The Good News Club! Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF). Do the schools in your community offer the Good News Club via an after school program? If not, I pray you'll help start one. I had the opportunity to interview the International President for CEF, Dr. Jeremiah Cho, and what a fascinating story he has to tell. You can hear his deep love for God and for reaching children for Christ in his voice.…
Most Christians in America cannot comprehend the persecution happening to Christians around the world. Sure, we might read an article, see a social media post about praying for the Persecuted Church, but most will scroll on by. We don't hear about it from the pulpit like we should, and it's certainly not a headline grabber for the media. This is why I'm so humbled to have been asked to do a LR…
Season 3, episode 1 is a round-table discussion about faith and fostering in SC. Three foster moms, (Amy Bowen, Lacey Hines, Debbie Smith) talk about their amazing stories of fostering, how their faith directs their steps, and the joys and frustrations they've experienced in being a foster family. All three families have also adopted children they have fostered. I consider these women and their…
Part One: Open the Word - Exposing the Enemy of the Light Follow along as we examine Ephesians 6:12, 5:8b, 11 to discover who the real enemy of our souls is, and how we push back against this present darkness with the Light of Christ. Part Two: A Conversation with author, Charles Martin - For more info, go to https://www.charlesmartinbooks.com/ This conversation is one of my favorites so far.…
Part One of this Living Real episode dives into the significance of Israel. Why is this tiny nation surrounded by regimes who want it to fall of such biblically prophetic importance? My guest in Part Two challenged me to go deeper into "Why Israel?," because a particular piece from her art collection wrecked me. Psalm 8:2 helps explain why. Part Two is my conversation with a divinely gifted…
What is an influencer? An influencer is one who impacts the decisions of others. As influencers for Christ, we have an awesome responsibility and privilege to impact the decisions others make in response to God's calling on and purpose for their lives. We all have been entrusted with a circle of influence. Some circles are small, others are large, but every circle is of utmost importance. In Part…
What do you think of when you hear the word "mercy"? In Part One of the podcast, we open the Word of God and talk about this amazing gift. Lamentations 3: 22-23 are verses often quoted when speaking about God's mercy. These powerful verses must have deeply impacted Thomas Obadiah Chisholm when he wrote the lyrics, Morning by morning, new mercies I see, in the timeless hymn, Great Is Thy…
Part 1: We're opening the Word to Psalm 139: 13-16. This is the framing of every one of our stories. These verses explain how we are formed by our Creator, intricately and intimately. No two people are exactly the same. We're fashioned by God's hands in the wombs of our mothers for His purpose and glory. Each conception is God-breathed, no matter the circumstances surrounding our conception. Life…
Welcome to Season 2, Episode One of the Living Real Podcast! This season we will bring you two parts of each episode. Part one is opening the Scriptures together, and Part 2 is the interview portion with someone seeking to live real faith in real life. Part One: A Look Into Psalm 3. David is in a tug-o-war with his mind and emotions. He's being pursued by his enemies, and though everything looks…
This episode concludes our first season of the Living Real Podcast. And my, what a year it has been! Shout outs to all who've had a hand in helping to bring our podcast to life, and to those who've been my guests. Everyone was amazing! In this episode, you'll hear straight from me, your host and Editor-in-Chief of Living Real Magazine. I'm speaking about how to see past the obvious of 2020 and…