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Americans are the most overworked, exhausted, stressed, under-rested people in the world. And American Christians are no better, for the most part. In this episode we look at a story in the life of Moses’ about he was in danger of burning out, and how he got some good advice about a different way to […]

Moses misinterpreted how and when God wanted to use him to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. God comes to him when he is in a time of weakness and not believing that he is up to the task. But God is patient and affirming, even when Moses keeps trying to […]

Many stories of the Bible have amazing insights about mental, emotional, and relational health and wholeness. Next to the stories of Jesus, the most important are the stories of Moses and the journey of Israel from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. So in this podcast we look at the beginning of Moses’s story, […]

We sing that at Jesus’ birth “all was calm, all is bright”.  But underneath the details of the Christmas story there is another side to it, a tale of courage and faith in the midst of heartbreak, confusion, pain, and misunderstanding.  In this episode we see how the unsung hero of the story is Joseph, […]

In this episode Joe uses 3 examples from his counseling practice and 2 stories from the Bible to illustrate what forgiveness means and what it looks like in our everyday lives. Despite the fact that it is one of the major themes in the Bible, most people still struggle with understanding forgiveness, and knowing what […]

In order to have relationships of depth and intimacy, and to truly “accept one another”, we have to learn to navigate our differences. This is especially crucial in a world where we are sliding more and more to “us vs. them”, and vilifying people who are outside of our tribe. In this episode Joe talks […]