How to Make Much of Jesus this Christmas Season
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
Release Date: 12/05/2017
We're Back! Eternal Perspective on COVID-19
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
We live in an uncertain time. The whole world is experiencing a pandemic, and we're all affected in many different ways.
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The Idol of an Easy LIfe
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
Our culture (and our human nature) condition us to expect and desire an easy life. Rather than serving, we want to be served. Rather than sacrifice, we want comfort. In this episode of the Embracing a Simpler Life podcast we will be exposing the idol of an easy life, considering the value of "easy" in eternity, and taking a look at what the Bible has to say.
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Unblinded Faith with Elisa Pulliiam
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
What does it mean to believe God's word, no matter what? How do we live with unshakable hope, unblinded faith, and sights clearly set on heaven? That is exactly what we're talking about in this week's episode of the Embracing a Simpler Life podcast!
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Making Sense of Suffering in Light of Eternity
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
This week on the Embracing a Simpler Life podcast we are tackling an incredibly difficult topic: suffering.
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Motherhood in Light of Eternity Part 2: On Making Disciples
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
What does God want from us as Christian parents? What are His goals for our children? How do we work towards those goals? These are all questions we're considering in todays episode as we explore what it means to live out the Great Commission as mothers.
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Motherhood in Light of Eternity Part 1: On Serving
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
Welcome to our first ever mini-series! In honor of the launch of my new book Heavenly Minded Mom, we will be spending the next two episodes looking at what it means to mother in light of eternity.
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My Story of Following God: The "making of" Heavenly Minded Mom
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
Isn't it amazing to see what God will do as we take steps forward in obedience?
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Living a Life of Spiritual Discipline with Leigh Ann Dutton
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
When we become believers, we are given the privilege of entering into a restored, love relationship with the very God who created us. There is an incomprehensible glory and weightiness in that calling. We learn what it means to take up our cross (sacrificing "self") in order to follow Him.
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How to Actually Believe God and Why It Matters
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
So much of what we invest our time into during this life will not matter eternally.
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Media Choices in Light of Eternity (TV Edition)
Embracing a Simpler Life in Light of Eternity
Have you ever wondered what the Bible has to say about the media we choose to consume?
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Christmas is a confusing holiday. There are two seemingly unrelated storylines unfolding, one is about baby Jesus and the other is all Santa. This week on the Embracing a Simpler Life podcast we will sort it all out, explain why we celebrate Christmas as we do and how these two celebrations are related.
Join me (Katie), as I offer you some deep felt inspiration along with many practical suggestions for making much of Jesus in your holiday celebration this year.
Additional Resources
- Why Do We Call it Christmas? By Phil Vischer
- In which I explain why we chose not to do Santa
- Share your idea for a Christ-Centered Christmas HERE
- The Nativity Story movie- Katie’s favorite Christmas movie
- The Star movie- (in theaters)
- Truth in Tinsel Advent eBook
- The Complete Guide to Creating a Christmas Book Advent Calendar
- Jesse Tree books: The Wonder of the Greatest Gift, and Unwrapping the Greatest Gift
- Podcast EP3. | Redeeming Christmas Gift Giving
- Children’s Nativity Play Set
- Read the Christmas story in the Bible here: in Matthew, in Luke
- THE EMAIL GUIDE: How to Have a Simpler and More Christ-Centered Christmas
- The photo of our daughter Clara enthralled with this large, outdoor nativity:
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