True Confessions: Episode 860

True Confessions: Episode 860

Author: Focus on the Family July 25, 2024 Duration: 55:15

Being content in every circumstance, plus tips for connecting with your neighbors, and responding when someone confesses a sin struggle.     

Featured musical artist: Je’kob

Roundtable: Finding Contentment

Opportunities to buy into the lie, “I’d be happy if I had (fill in the blank),” surround us everywhere we go. But what if there were a way to truly be content regardless of the circumstance or season? Our guests share their struggles with contentment and how they’ve learned to seek trust and gratitude instead. 

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Culture: Neighborhood Watch

In a world of increasing isolation, it’s easy to overlook our neighbors. But what if you discovered creative opportunities to connect with and be a light to the people on your street and in your community? Chris and Elizabeth McKinney felt God’s call to do just that. They’re here this week to share their best strategies for becoming a friend to the people (literally) around you. 

Neighborhoods Reimagined: How the Beatitudes Inspire Our Call to be Good Neighbors

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Inbox: When a Friend Confesses Sin

What should you do if a friend confesses a sin struggle to you? Counselor George Stahnke weighs in.

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