Seeing Deep in a Shallow World

SD#23 Sharing a Legacy of Faith: Being a Family of Faith

June 11, 2019 13:02 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MB

Leaving a legacy requires us to live well. What does this mean? If we truly live our lives well for the glory of God, others around us will be impacted to do the same. And it is not enough that we just live our lives well—we need to help others too, and it starts with our own family. Listen in as we examine 14 key principles in the life of those who live well.

SD#22 What it Means to Live a Legacy: Forming a Legacy of Faith

June 03, 2019 12:21 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB

The natural thing in this life is to drift. And life sends us so many challenges that if we were not to adjust to each challenge, we would surely end up way off course. So how are we to live? This month we are talking about Leaving a Legacy: Living Our One Life Well. Listen in to this episode, where we discuss what it means to live a legacy and form a legacy of faith that endures. Living a legacy is not about being perfect or performing a lot of good deeds. Or even about being popular. We ca...

SD#21 Dare to Hope with Melissa Spoelstra

May 27, 2019 16:12 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MB

This month we have learned why our hope might have let us down. It was in the wrong place. And we discovered the hope God has for us and how to access it through a hope I call, “Hope Reinvented”. And today, I double dog dare you. I dare you to hope when it seems crazy to do so. And to help us in this quest, we have Melissa Spoelstra with us, the Author of “Dare to Hope: Living Intentionally in an Unstable World”.

SD#20 Hope Reinvented: Facing Disillusionment

May 21, 2019 13:58 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MB

Having our hope in the right place makes all the difference in the world. But life presses in and the hopes we have, even when we have tried to do everything “right” sometimes can lead us to disillusionment. What then? Listen in as Denise shares how to counter disillusionment with a hope that never fades.

SD#19 Hope Reinvented: Healing our Hearts and Hoping Again in a Hopeless World Part 2

May 12, 2019 11:41 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MB

What hopes do you have today? Are you disappointed by unfulfilled hopes? Our hope never depends on anything in this world, but on One. The secret to hope is in having it in the right place. Listen in as Denise continues this series on Hope Reinvented. Discover a hope that heals our hearts and helps us to have a hope that never fails.

SD#18 Hope Reinvented: Healing our Hearts and Hoping Again in a Hopeless World, Part 1

May 08, 2019 13:13 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MB

Our hope was set up to fail in a culture where life stories, even those including hard times, are always depicted with fairy tale endings. Every dream realized, every earthly human hope fulfilled. What is this hope that God longs to give us? What is hope, really? Listen in this week as Denise begins a series on Hope Reinvented. Discover a hope that heals our hearts and helps us to have a hope that never fails.

SD#17 Mended: Restoring our Relationships part 2

April 28, 2019 00:24 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MB

Join us as we continue our discussion with Authors Blythe Daniel and Helen McIntosh, authors of Mended. Mending Relationships is not about "getting something off our chest", but humbling ourselves and being the first to admit our part. Owning our mistakes, no matter how small, prepares hearts for restoration.

SD#16 Mended: Restoring our Relationships, Part 1

April 21, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MB

Relationships can be tricky, especially when there are different points of view. But there is a way to navigate our relationships that heals and restores. Listen in as Blythe Daniel and Helen McIntosh share on their new book, "Mended" and how finding common ground and humility were keys to restoring their relationship and can help yours, too.

SD#15 Restoring Our Identity

April 14, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MB

If we really knew who we are, we would live differently. Part of our sanctification process is the restoration of who we are in Christ. This month we are talking about being restored. So often we want restoration of things, relationships, statuses or desires, but it is our souls and our identity in Christ that need restoration. Listen in and be encouraged as Denise shares how to restore our identity in Christ. **BONUS: Free poster download on our identity in Christ.

SD#14 Restoring Our Souls

April 07, 2019 11:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

Do you need restoration? Are you worn out and wonder what God is up to when life seems upside down? What if we could have restoration right smack dab in the middle of life's drama? This month we are talking about Resurrecting and Restoring Who We Are in Christ. Listen in as Denise shares of this restoration of our souls available to those who have accepted Christ as their Savior.

SD#13 Interview with Lauren Gaskill - Overcoming Fear with Joy

March 31, 2019 11:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MB

Real joy can be found in the least likely places. Listen in as Denise interviews author Lauren Gaskill to discuss how she found joy in the midst of health challenges.

SD12: Living the Joy-Filled Life

March 24, 2019 11:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MB

As we have been exploring what real hope is, this week we can learn life-changing truths from Ezra and Nehemiah. We live the joy-filled life when we have an understanding of God's word and walk in it. Those who have tasted and seen that the LORD is good understand that He is our joy and the joy of the LORD is our strength. Listen in as we let go of the world's hold on our joy and learn to live the joy-filled life that Christ has for us.

SD#11 Choosing Joy

March 18, 2019 19:18 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MB

Choosing joy might seem impossible, but those who are hidden in Christ know the secret source of inner joy. Listen in as I share strategies on how to face the joy thieves in our lives and to choose joy as we saturate our minds in the word of God together. Our joy is in our salvation. Our sins are covered! And when we have our joy renewed, we can help others find theirs, too.

SD#10 Cultivating Joy

March 10, 2019 11:00 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB

The formation of joy takes some preparation and cultivation of our minds and hearts. Merely telling someone to be happy is not enough to cultivate or produce real joy. Cultivating joy cannot depend on our flesh choosing to be joyful, either. That is a set up for failure. But we can cultivate joy intentionally through hope, God’s word, prayer and help from the Holy Spirit. Listen in as Denise shares some strategies to cultivate joy that lasts.

SD#9: How to Find Real Joy in a Fake World

March 05, 2019 13:46 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MB

This month we are talking about Having Real Joy in a Jaded World. And today, I want to start on this journey to joy as we look at How to Find Real Joy in a Fake World. When the world leaves us hurting and joy seems impossible to be found, God's word shows us where real joy can be found. And it won't require faking it.

SD#8 Being Whole and Holy in a Fallen World: Know Our Calling

February 24, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MB

As we seek to be whole in Christ, the impact wholeness can have on our calling is incredible. Ministering out of wholeness instead of brokenness, our mission becomes less about us and more about God. The funny thing about our brokenness, though—instead of inhibiting us, it now becomes a tool that we can use to help others identify with us and to see how God met us in our place of brokenness. Our brokenness becomes a part of our calling when we are able to share that testimony with others.

SD#7 Being Whole and Holy in a Fallen World: Know Others

February 17, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MB

The exploration this month has a singular focus: to be whole and Holy in Christ, through knowing God, ourselves and now this week, knowing others. Knowing others means we are aware of their good and bad side and still choose to love them like Christ does. And maybe it is in knowing other’s weaknesses and strengths and accepting them anyway that we see the love of God toward us, with the same flaws. This is what it means to walk out this life in holiness. Listen in as Denise shares on what lo...

SD#6 Being Whole and Holy in a Fallen World: Know Thyself

February 12, 2019 22:24 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MB

So, do you know yourself, really know yourself? Seems like an obvious question with an automatic answer, but it is not so easy. The definition of us is so much more than skin deep. And we are not defined by our weaknesses, but informed. Listen in as Denise Pass examines Scripture and the relevance knowing ourselves can have on us being whole and holy in a fallen world.

SD#4 You Don't Have to Try So Hard, part 2

January 27, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MB

Listen in as Denise Pass continues the conversation with authors Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory to discuss their new book, "You Don't Have to Try So Hard: Ditch Expectations and Live Your Own Best Life". If you have been burdened under the weight of all of your effort that seems to bear no fruit, God has called you to rest, friend. Maybe achieving our goals is not so hard, after all.

SD#3 You Don't Have to Try So Hard, part 1

January 20, 2019 12:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MB

It's a New Year and those resolutions can really become a taskmaster. Listen in to this episode as Denise interviews authors Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory to discuss their new book, "You Don't Have to Try So Hard: Ditch Expectations and Live Your Own Best Life". Maybe achieving our goals is not so hard, after all.

SD#2 Time Management: Cultivate What Matters - An Interview with Lara Casey

January 13, 2019 12:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB

Sometimes we aim for goals someone else has set for us. But one size does not fit all. God's plans for us are unique. Listen in as Denise and Lara Casey discuss how to number our days aright that we may gain a heart of wisdom in a fallen world. How do you plan and achieve your goals? Leave a comment to be entered to receive a free copy of "Cultivate What Matters" Prize Pack that would include a set of PowerSheets. Links for resources from today's show are below.

SD#1 Living on Purpose—Making the Most of Our Days

January 06, 2019 02:38 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MB

Welcome to the first episode of the Seeing Deep podcast! Ever feel daunted at the onset of a new year? Or excited at the prospect? Guess it is an optimist versus a pessimist worldview, but ultimately, we all are tasked with how we will spend our time. Listen in to this first episode as we examine Psalm 90:12 and look at ten chief ways we can live our lives on purpose and make the most of our days.

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