Born of Fire
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GD0tuvbbupjQ1pCKgEIGr Life is full of unexpected things: Flat tires, washing machine goes on the fritz, a diagnosis that changes your outlook on your future. But what if the unexpected is a welcome surprise? The person ahead of you paid for your lunch, or you find a bag of groceries on your doorstep with a note …
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/5A3C0Rh0HzLXtRyORc4dEI Show up... Listen... Pay attention... Use what you have... Being a person who helps build community is not hard. It may take time, resources and presence, but there is not a complicated formula to help. It just takes being willing and  taking the step to get out and get involved. Nate Frazier, founder of …
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1h0GsYT85lEGMnHNrtzBFX At no time in human history is the following phrase more apropos: No man is an island.John Donne, 17th century English poet It may take a special person to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and make a name for themselves, but those people rarely make great superheroes. Real superheroes are always focused …
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Asking for or accepting help is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. When Jesus was about to go through his toughest trial, he asked his closest friends to be there with him. I wouldn't count the Son of God as a wimp.