"The Lord sometimes reveals himself to us and shows himself to us in ways that we wouldn't know apart from our flesh and our heart failing."
— Megan Hill
Today's Episode: Join Natalie Abbott and Megan Hill as they discuss both individual failure and corporate failure in the church and how God meets us in both places. Megan gives spiritual insights and practical advice for how we can deal with our own doubts and disappointments by honestly bringing them to God and relying on others to lift us up. She also gives us some helpful categories for understanding the failures of others in the church, and she walks us through what we can do when we experience those hurts first-hand. It's a great conversation that helps us understand a biblical framework for how God is always at work even through our failures, both individually and corporately.
This month's memory verse: "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." — Psalm 73:26
Today's guest: Megan Hill is the managing editor for The Gospel Coalition. She is also the author of several books for adults and children, most recently Sighing on Sunday: 40 Meditations for When Church Hurts and Sabbath Rest. Megan lives with her husband and four children in Massachusetts where they belong to West Springfield Covenant Community Church (PCA).
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Links from today's show:
- Find out more about Megan here. Dealing with church hurt? Get Sighing on Sunday here.
- Discover more about the resurrection in The “If” That Changes Everything by Mike Hood. Use code IF to receive 30% off your copy at thegoodbook.com.
- Develop life-changing habits in the Disciplines of Devotion series. Get 30% off at crossway.org/disciplinesofdevotion with a free Crossway Plus account.
- Discover God’s heart for you through deeper study and reflection in Every Woman's Bible.
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