The Lord's Delight
Have you ever watched someone look at something they absolutely adore? Maybe it's a mother gazing at her newborn, or an artist admiring their masterpiece. That look of pure delight and joy... Now imagine something even more profound: the Creator of the universe looking at you with that same expression of absolute delight. That's exactly what we discover in Zephaniah 3:17. Tune in to this first episode in 2025 as we dig deep into this verse.
God's Blessing of Marriage
Doug and Leslie Davis encourage and equip couples in their relationship with Jesus and each other. Doug’s 30 years as a pastor and Leslie’s 15 years as a counselor has allowed them to develop a framework of wisdom and insight that propels their ministry. They are passionate about guiding others through the process of redemption, edification, and rejuvenation. Doug has accomplished this through many revivals, retreats, and ministry events. Leslie through the counseling office, women’s events, and retreats. Doug and Leslie minister together through HeartCall Ministries, a marriage ministry that encompasses speaking, online ministry and The Vision-Driven Marriage Podcast. To connect with Pastor Doug and Leslie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vision-driven-marriage/id1665947928https://heartcallministries.org/Mentioned in the podcast: Steady On Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steady-on/id1530478791https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steady-on/id1530478791· The Love Languages by Gary Chapman· To access The Love Languages Quiz: https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language
The Joy of Motherhood
The renowned author, Jill Churchill wrote, “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”In this episode of Digging Deep for Treasures, I invited two beautiful mothers to join me in conversationabout motherhood. Caroline Cormier is a mom four heavenly babies and one earthly 21-year-young daughter, a lover of all things Disney,crafter, and travel lover. God, family, friends, everything else is how she prioritizes her life. She finds the bright spot in everything, and always see thegood in everyone else. She was born in New Jersey and has lived in Texas and Oregon in addition to California. She’s been blessed with the ability to be astay-at-home Mom, allowing her time to take care of her mom. She writes: Life is always good!I have known Gail for more than twenty years, but it brings me joy to know her more as our friendship grows. Gail was born in Accra, Ghana, Africa, a fact I didn’t know until this podcast. She grew up in SF Valley, CA, was a home childcare provider and a homeschooler mom. She is a lover of God and His glorious Word, The Bible.I hope this episode blesses you, moms, moms to be, grandmas and all who love like a mother loves.
The Transforming Power of God
My guest today is Alison Kozlow. Ali is a widow, chronic illness warrior, and mom to two boys and a 75 lbs. fur baby. Ali loves reading, taking nature walks, and sipping on a steaming cup of coffee. Her mission is to encourage others to put Jesus "first in their lives and to look to Him for hope and healing. Ali’s life verse is Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.” (WEB) She lives in Northern Ontario, Canada. You can connect with her at: h6ps://www.facebook.com/alikozlowwriter or h6ps://www.instagram.com/alikozlow/?hl=en
The Lord's Faithfulness in the Dark Valleys of Life
Psalm 100:3 tells us, “Know that the LORD, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture." In this psalm and numerous other passages in the Bible, we and our relationship with God is compared to that of sheep and his shepherd. Like sheep, we need not only food and water, but also shelter and safety from predators as well as the valleys of darkness in life. In this episode, my guest, Hadassah Treu shares with us how God, as her good and faithful Shepherd, sees her through her valley of darkness and how He, too, can do that for you. Hadassah Treu is an award-winning Christian author, blogger, and poet, the Encouraging Blogger Award Winner of 2020. She is passionate about encouraging people on the journey of faith and a deeper walk with God. She is a regular contributor to the faith-based platforms Devotable and Koinonia; COMPEL Proverbs 31 Ministries Blog writer and Freelancing Community Group leader, and Blogger Voices Network contributor. Hadassah is a contributing author to several faith-based devotional and poetry anthologies. She has been featured on (In)courage, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Living by Design Ministries, Thoughts About God, Aletheia Today, Today’s Christian Living, and other popular sites. Connect with Hadassah on her blog https://onthewaybg.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Inyour stagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.Sheep facts are taken from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep.