You’ve probably thought about what you would do if faced with an invitation to a same sex wedding.

It’s one thing to have a hypothetical situation. It’s another to have real relationships with real people that you really love and to struggle with whether or not to celebrate their same sex relationship.

Bible scholar and author of Known for Love: Loving Your LGBTQ Family and Friends Without Compromising Biblical Truth, Dr. Casey B. Hough, joins us to show how we can, in real life, love our LGBTQ friends and family well.  

But what does that mean and how can we be like Jesus as we navigate loving those around us? Can we love others without affirming their lifestyle? And can we not affirm their lifestyle and love them?

Would Jesus attend a same sex wedding? We’ve seen Bible teachers change their position on sexuality when it gets personal. What’s up with that?

If you want to cultivate a heart for God and others that upholds truth, a heart that is marked by compassion and love, a heart that strengthens you and others in the gospel, you will be strengthened by this conversation.

If you’re encouraged, please share!

You&rsquo;ve probably thought about what you would do if faced with an invitation to a same sex wedding.
It&rsquo;s one thing to have a hypothetical situation. It&rsquo;s another to have real relationships with real people that you really love and to struggle with whether or not to celebrate their same sex relationship.
Bible scholar and author of <a href="https://www.moodypublishers.com/known-for-love/" data-outlook-id="abc877ba-f86a-4476-bb7b-d9eafea76a11">Known for Love</a>: Loving Your LGBTQ Family and Friends Without Compromising Biblical Truth, Dr. Casey B. Hough, joins us to show how we can, in real life, love our LGBTQ friends and family well. &nbsp;
But what does that mean and how can we be like Jesus as we navigate loving those around us? Can we love others without affirming their lifestyle? And can we not affirm their lifestyle and love them?
Would Jesus attend a same sex wedding? We&rsquo;ve seen Bible teachers change their position on sexuality when it gets personal. What&rsquo;s up with that?
If you want to cultivate a heart for God and others that upholds truth, a heart that is marked by compassion and love, a heart that strengthens you and others in the gospel, you will be strengthened by this conversation.
If you&rsquo;re encouraged, please share!

The Perry and Shawna Podcast: Real life conversations reminding you that you’re Abba’s child and that you’re blessed to be a blessing and loved to share Jesus’ love.

The Perry and Shawna Podcast: Real life conversations reminding you that you’re Abba’s child and that you’re blessed to be a blessing and loved to share Jesus’ love.

Perry and Shawna

The Perry and Shawna Podcast: Real life conversations reminding you that you&rsquo;re Abba&rsquo;s child and that you&rsquo;re blessed to be a blessing and loved to share Jesus&rsquo; love.

Perry and Shawna Mornings

Would Jesus Attend A Same Sex Wedding?

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Perry admits, “There is this massive gap between who I am and who Jesus is, and I feel that deeply.” It’s a raw conversation about when we feel like we’re not enough and what God feels about us when he knows we’re not enough.

How can you know if you’re growing spiritually? By taking an honest look at the fruit of the Spirit in your life. The Holy Spirit does the heart work from the inside out to make us more like Jesus.

Perry shares, “I was feeling discouraged, a bit down, even a little depressed. And that was yesterday!” And then he started thinking about the gospel and he realized God was speaking right into his discouragement.

Yesterday was a hard day for Perry. But on the way in to do the show this morning, the Lord showed up to restore his anxious heart. New mercies are really a thing! 

When our circumstances are hard, hopelessness sinks in. But when we fix our eyes on God we are reminded that anything is possible.

Last, at what age should we start giving children money for helping out so they learn how to handle, save, buy things, basically to learn to manage money, and how much should we give them?

Host of Faith and Finance Live, Rob West, shares some great financial wisdom and practical tips for helping our kids understand and practice biblical stewardship.

Perry admits, &ldquo;There is this massive gap between who I am and who Jesus is, and I feel that deeply.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a raw conversation about when we feel like we&rsquo;re not enough and what God feels about us when he knows we&rsquo;re not enough.
How can you know if you&rsquo;re growing spiritually? By taking an honest look at the fruit of the Spirit in your life. The Holy Spirit does the heart work from the inside out to make us more like Jesus.
Perry shares, &ldquo;I was feeling discouraged, a bit down, even a little depressed. And that was yesterday!&rdquo; And then he started thinking about the gospel and he realized God was speaking right into his discouragement.
Yesterday was a hard day for Perry. But on the way in to do the show this morning, the Lord showed up to restore his anxious heart. New mercies are really a thing!&nbsp;
When our circumstances are hard, hopelessness sinks in. But when we fix our eyes on God we are reminded that anything is possible.
Last, at what age should we start giving children money for helping out so they learn how to handle, save, buy things, basically to learn to manage money, and how much should we give them?
Host of <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faithfi.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBen.Fridsma%40moody.edu%7Cfffd35ffd2484b5a8e2708dc96cdc3a0%7Cc82354df7b3646468e6a064160399dcd%7C1%7C0%7C638551057724737576%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2c1zycbwHqse8ss8GCB6NtI893SFxAgQbAILD0e4Ae4%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-outlook-id="33f53d1d-1ee8-40ed-9323-8e3d449c52d0">Faith and Finance Live,</a> Rob West, shares some great financial wisdom and practical tips for helping our kids understand and practice biblical stewardship.

“I Just Feel Like I’m Never Enough”

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His heart was pounding out of his chest. He was physically sick, almost daily. And he didn’t tell a soul.

As a college student his roommates saw what was going on and they were concerned. They brought him to a wise sage in the psych department, you know the one, the gray haired grandfather to all.

That was the first time he shared the anxiety he was going through and it was the start of getting the help he needed to beat it once and for all. Within months the symptoms were gone.

Rob Jackson, licensed counselor with Focus on the Family, joins us to share his struggle with panic disorder that caused him to think he was losing his mind.

Many men, maybe you, struggle with mental health issues but are far less likely to reach out for help than women are.

If you are struggling there’s help at Focus on the Family! Reach out today.

His heart was pounding out of his chest. He was physically sick, almost daily. And he didn&rsquo;t tell a soul.
As a college student his roommates saw what was going on and they were concerned. They brought him to a wise sage in the psych department, you know the one, the gray haired grandfather to all.
That was the first time he shared the anxiety he was going through and it was the start of getting the help he needed to beat it once and for all. Within months the symptoms were gone.
Rob Jackson, licensed counselor with Focus on the Family, joins us to share his struggle with panic disorder that caused him to think he was losing his mind.
Many men, maybe you, struggle with mental health issues but are far less likely to reach out for help than women are.
If you are struggling there&rsquo;s help at <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.focusonthefamily.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBen.Fridsma%40moody.edu%7C0359fcc5c7904b4858b908dc95f1d45d%7Cc82354df7b3646468e6a064160399dcd%7C1%7C0%7C638550113083079378%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9Da0DsOM3BHFfwHWmNIHWTFaZO%2BA3CESHZnpXLMR9vc%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-outlook-id="3ebb26ad-dc45-44e6-b729-82ec38852982">Focus on the Family</a>! Reach out today.

“I Think I’m Losing My Mind”

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When we worship a Jesus of our own making – taking the parts about Jesus that resonate with us and leaving behind the parts that are hard for us to swallow or flat out confusing – not only is that idol worship but we’re missing out on the real person of Jesus and the relationship of intimacy we were created for with Him.

Rick Lawrence, Executive Director of Vibrant Faith and author of Editing Jesus: Confronting the Distorted Faith of the American Church says the driving force propelling the church into irrelevance is it’s propensity to reduce Jesus. When we discover and return to the unedited Jesus, it’s impossible to remain unchanged.

Then, some think faith means the ability to move mountains and do greater works than Jesus himself, others think it’s faithful endurance through long seasons of hardship. But it’s not either/or, it’s both/and!

When we worship a Jesus of our own making &ndash; taking the parts about Jesus that resonate with us and leaving behind the parts that are hard for us to swallow or flat out confusing &ndash; not only is that idol worship but we&rsquo;re missing out on the real person of Jesus and the relationship of intimacy we were created for with Him.
Rick Lawrence, Executive Director of Vibrant Faith and author of <a href="https://www.moodypublishers.com/editing-jesus/" data-outlook-id="73d87c83-b63b-4868-8c8b-1cd45068de98">Editing Jesus</a>: Confronting the Distorted Faith of the American Church says the driving force propelling the church into irrelevance is it&rsquo;s propensity to reduce Jesus. When we discover and return to the unedited Jesus, it&rsquo;s impossible to remain unchanged.
Then, some think faith means the ability to move mountains and do greater works than Jesus himself, others think it&rsquo;s faithful endurance through long seasons of hardship. But it&rsquo;s not either/or, it&rsquo;s both/and!

The Jesus of My Imagination

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