Christmas Expectations (with Ruth Chou Simons)

Set your busy mind at peace as you focus instead on who God is.

Guest Bio: For 15 years, Jenny has been a formidable force in the fight against sex-trafficking. With a deep commitment to supporting victims and providing advocacy, she has dedicated her career to training and empowering survivors, advocates, and communities to combat trafficking. Overcoming her own exploitation, she launched into the antitrafficking movement with a vision to create sustainable, collaborative, and holistic approaches to abolish modern-day slavery. She has successfully established herself as an expert in counter-trafficking efforts and survivor empowerment and continues to contribute to the advancement of the global anti-trafficking movement. 

Enjoy reflecting on the welcome of God towards you.

Co-founder of The Institute for Bible Reading (IFBR), Paul Caminiti, joins the group to talk about one of the barriers to robust Bible engagement–the fact that we tend to want to read the Bible in isolation. One of the strategies of the IFBR is to introduce, or actually re-introduce, us to reading the Bible in community. Discover how “Communal Bible Engagement” can be a transformational experience in this week of conversations.

Take in the immense depth, breadth and height of God’s faithfulness towards you with Deuteronomy 32 in this extended episode.

Entrust the burdens of your life and this world to the One who does right.

Lift your head and heart to the banner Christ waves over you in Psalm 20.

Feel your heart fill with the warmth of Christ alongside the disciples in Luke 24.

Know the peace and reassurance of the risen Christ as you meet with Him in John 20.

Nestle under the safe wings of your almighty God tonight.