CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet
CCEF
How do the treasures of Scripture connect with the troubles of life? As Christians, we have the privilege and challenge of exploring this question. Hosted by Alasdair Groves, this podcast considers how Scripture meets us in day-to-day life, covering topics such as emotions, rest, trauma, weak faith, insomnia, and more.
Episodes
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Dec 2, 2021 • 19min
Why Should I Read Leviticus?
"Leviticus is probably not the first place that people think about life meeting scripture. Most of us don't get to January 1st, planning to read through the Bible this year, and put the day on their calendar that we get to start Leviticus. That's not how most of us tend to function. Of course, if you have read the entire Bible, you have a sense that the book of Leviticus is quite important."
Nov 4, 2021 • 20min
What if Counseling Isn't Encouraging?
"Think about Psalm 103. That beautiful phrase, "For the Lord knows that we are dust." He sees our frailty, He knows how fragile we are, and He meets us in that."
Sep 30, 2021 • 22min
Is It Okay to Want Affirmation?
"The problem is not that our desires need to stay constantly small and in check to make sure they don't threaten our feeble love for Christ. It's rather, we want our love for Christ to grow and grow"
Jun 24, 2021 • 18min
Languishing
“Biblical hope is, God is with you. You are not alone in the wilderness. God is with you and that changes everything.”
May 19, 2021 • 19min
Honesty
“If we are people of the God of grace, and the word of God is utterly full of grace, then any true words we say ought to be full of grace as well.”
Apr 1, 2021 • 22min
Negative Emotions Part 2
“The Bible offers one central way of dealing with our negative emotions: we pray them. We take our deeply distressing emotions and we run to the Lord, placing them in his hands."
Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 3min
Episode 5: Dave
“As Christians we share the experience of simultaneously being saints, sufferers and sinners. Knowing one another and loving one another well requires that we attend to these three foundational experiences.”
Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 14min
Episode 4: Jen
“As Christians we share the experience of simultaneously being saints, sufferers and sinners. Knowing one another and loving one another well requires that we attend to these three foundational experiences.”
Feb 25, 2021 • 56min
Episode 3: Sarah
“As Christians we share the experience of simultaneously being saints, sufferers and sinners. Knowing one another and loving one another well requires that we attend to these three foundational experiences.”
Feb 18, 2021 • 1h 14min
Episode 2: Rona
“Being a saint, sufferer, and sinner are intertwined experiences for believers. These are not segmented areas of our lives—our day to day experiences are a blending of the three.”
