What You Need To Know About Heaven [Episode 333]

Need to Know About Heaven The Kendrick Brothers, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick, Karen Kingsbury, Lisa-Jo Baker, Joni Eareckson Tada, Lee Strobel, Lisa Young, Kathie Lee Gifford, Amy Baik Lee

While I was writing my Heaven: When Faith Becomes Sight Bible study, my mom would text me most days and ask if I will be in Heaven today. Of course, she meant in the Heaven manuscript! But even though I wasn’t in Heaven literally, Heaven was in me—the hope of it, the wonder of it, the anticipation of it.

Now, after steeping myself in what Scripture says about Heaven over the past year, I feel far more anchored in the reality of eternity, and I’m growing in anticipation of my faith becoming sight, living fully in my glorious unending.

Can I Practice the Presence of Jesus? With Joni Eareckson Tada [BONUS]

Practice Presence Jesus Joni Eareckson Tada

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book The Practice of the Presence of Jesus by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

“Suffering has a way of heaving you beyond the shallows of life where your faith feels ankle-deep. It casts you out into the fathomless depths of God.”

These profound words were written by an incredible woman and one of my heroes of the faith, Joni Eareckson Tada, who I’m super pumped to have on the podcast today. If anybody knows about the “I Can” life of Philippians 4:13 … it’s Joni.

Despair is Going Down and Hope Is on the Rise – FGF Highlights, Chino, CA

Just before the Fresh Grounded Faith Chino conference began, we had a time of prayer with our wonderful team of volunteers. Our prayer team leader, Pastor Jane—a beautiful black woman from Kenya—prayed the heavens down.

FGF Chino CA

Thank you to Elise Rall for the beautiful photos. To see the entire Facebook photo album, click here. For those of you who joined the photo booth fun, you can view your photos here.

Pastor Jane said, “Before I pray, I always go to the Scriptures first.” The Lord led her to Genesis 8:5 where it speaks of Noah and the flood: