Podcasts by Glimmers in the Fog Podcast
Further podcasts by Kim Stiver
Podcast on the topic Christentum
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The Last Glimmer... For Now from 2020-01-22T17:48:15
Sometimes the most spectacular movements of God are the hardest to see, but that doesn't mean they aren't there. This message offers encouragement for anyone who’s struggled with unmet expectations...
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Romans 8: God's Christmas Card from 2019-12-18T23:13:13
When we read the Word of God out loud, sometimes the Holy Spirit brings a passage to life in a whole new way. Romans 8 is not traditionally considered an Advent message, but when it's read aloud an...
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Gratitude, the Great Antidote from 2019-11-27T21:23:52
What would happen if more followers of Jesus practiced heartfelt gratitude every day, all throughout the day? This kind of thankful posture is not naturally within us, but it’s what our souls are l...
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Harnessing the Power of Habit from 2019-11-20T19:51:44
In the next few minutes, you and I will both do something out of habit. Yet the Word of God tells us that we have a power far greater within us than that of habits. God created the power of habit a...
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Broken Made Beautiful... Believe in the Impossible. from 2019-11-06T20:14:22
Some stories shouldn’t be unpacked too soon. They need time to mature and mellow before they are opened up and experienced again. God mercifully allows us to forget certain things or experiences un...
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The Incredible Impact of Being Ordinary from 2019-10-30T22:50:26
Jesus taught the disciples to operate on a micro-scale, creating a ripple effect powered by the Holy Spirit that eventually changed the lives of countless people throughout the ages. Today, more an...
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Is Jesus Trying to Empty Your Net? from 2019-10-23T22:32:25
When the Holy Spirit begins the work of emptying your heart or your life of things that are getting in the way of holy transformation, it can feel like a crushing blow. We often assume that God’s c...
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Why I Stopped Having a Daily Quiet Time... and What Brought Me Back from 2019-10-16T23:16:05
If you grew up being told that you had to achieve certain objectives or obey a list of rules to be a Christian, your sense of duty or obligation to God may eclipse your desire for Him… just to be w...
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The Importance of Love-Infused Criticism and Why God Wants You to Give It from 2019-10-09T23:53:31
One of the most difficult and least practiced things God asks every believer to do is to love each other completely. Fully. Not just a half-way, happy, feel-good, social love. Gritty, down-in-the-t...
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10 Keys to a Contented Heart from 2019-10-02T18:26:52
Whether you secretly struggle with envy or simply cannot be still while waiting on God to bring about a much-needed change, discontentment can lurk in every corner of your heart. Yet, Jesus calls u...
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Here's Why"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff"Isn't Always the Right Advice from 2019-09-25T23:36:15
Nothing about us or what we do is small to God. It all matters to Him. But the great news is Jesus will take care of sweating the small stuff for us. Only He can do it the right way. However, we ha...
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Finding Healing from Ourselves and Renewed Hope for Tomorrow from 2019-09-19T00:32:26
Desperation of some sort lurks within all of us. We just sometimes cover it up with our own resources, remedies, talents, skills, ambition, and even our dreams. But healing comes when we finally le...
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Praising God Past the Point of No Return from 2019-09-11T19:29:16
Turning to God in our moments of need is often comprised of spiritual disciplines that feel comfortable in our solitude. Prayer is powerful. Meditating on the Word is life-changing. But we often mi...
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Three Ways to Draw Closer to God By Using Your Imagination from 2019-09-04T20:28:53
Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” When Jesus told the disciples that they needed to become like little children, He was im...
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Need more joy in your heart? Here's 3 ways to get started. from 2019-08-28T18:50:55
One of the most prevalent commands in all of the Bible is to rejoice, yet choosing to be joyful during times of stress, grief, tragedy, or prolonged difficult circumstances can be one of the hardes...
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Are You Being Real? from 2019-08-22T00:26:15
Most of us struggle to not only be real about our doubts, fears, and struggles with other people, but also be authentically open with God and even ourselves. It's only when we live authentically th...
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How God Sees You from 2019-08-14T22:46:12
The struggles of life have a strange way of clouding or warping our vision, often causing us to rely on our own wisdom, memories, or previous experiences to evaluate what’s happening around us or t...
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Does God Want You to Be a Minimalist? from 2019-08-08T00:16:54
Most of us have simply accumulated too much stuff through the years — either accidentally, intentionally, or a mix of both. We all exist somewhere on the continuum between minimalism and hoarding. ...
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Jesus Wants Participants, Not Distant Observers from 2019-08-01T00:16:33
If you’ve ever wondered how you can best help a friend in need or why you may have hit a plateau in your spiritual growth, the solution to both situations is connected to intercessory prayer, which...
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Reassembling Life Even When You Can't Find the Pieces from 2019-07-24T23:59:23
When life seems anything but organized or expected, sometimes we can become so overwhelmed in the details that we miss seeing Jesus in the midst of our chaos. And sometimes the opposite is true. We...
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Never a Dull Moment with God: 5 Ways to Cultivate a Heart for Adventure from 2019-06-19T18:18:02
There are no ordinary moments in the life of the believer. Even the seasons of waiting and quiet rest are active parts of God’s grand adventure for your life. But what if you’re afraid during seaso...
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Too Much of a Good Thing = Not Enough Jesus from 2019-06-12T20:38:22
The longings of our heart are each directly tied to a spiritual need in our lives. When something is lacking deep within us, we often resort to using the good elements and blessings of life as a pr...
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How to Hear the Voice of God Part 2: The Six Hallmarks of His Voice from 2019-06-05T18:52:06
Based on how God has spoken throughout the ages, there are six Biblical hallmarks of His voice that offer us critical insight into exactly what His voice sounds like — and of equal importance — wha...
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How to Hear the Voice of God Part 1 from 2019-05-29T15:48:45
Jesus said His followers will know His voice, but if you're struggling to hear Him you may wonder what you're doing wrong. His voice is not likely to come in the way you imagine, and rarely will it...
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Prayer: The Ladder to Heaven from 2019-05-22T16:17:18
We are told in the Bible that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, but what should you do when nothing in life seems to be good right now? How do we embrace what God al...
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How to Get Back on Track after a Big Setback from 2019-05-15T14:52:20
Your desire for something other than what God wants for you is never about the thing itself. It always points to a deeper need. Jesus submitted His flesh to the ultimate torture and death, to make ...
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The Surprising Truth about Spiritual Laziness from 2019-05-08T17:57:27
On the surface, spiritual laziness may look like not getting up early enough to pray and read your Bible, but not doing those disciplines is only a symptom of another problem buried much deeper in ...
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Why You Can't Destroy God's Plan for Your Life from 2019-05-01T17:18:28
No matter what you’ve done or what you’ll do, you can't change God's love for you or His desire for you to walk in close step to a plan He's designed just for you. That truth is often hard to belie...
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Why You Need Church (Even if You Don't Think You Do) from 2019-04-24T14:53:08
Despite its shortcomings, the local church is still relevant and essential for every follower of Jesus. Whether you’re a seasoned churchgoer who might be struggling with burnout or you’ve never rea...
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How to See Miracles in the Middle from 2019-04-17T18:33:18
Sometimes God obscures the light of our coming relief to keep our eyes fixed only on Him. If we could see the light at the end of the tunnel, then we might not turn our eyes to look at the miracles...
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Finding the Fear to Live Fearlessly from 2019-04-10T18:47:38
Why does God ask us to fear Him and then tell us that we shouldn’t have any fears or doubts because of His perfect love? It sounds like both a contradiction and a tall order. While it may seem impo...
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When God's Love Collides with Our Pain from 2019-04-03T17:42:48
The Bible makes it as clear as the Caribbean ocean that He not only cares about the details and struggles of our lives, He is actively involved in the minutia of our days. Like an invisible pattern...
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The Step-by-Step Cure for Anxiety&Stress from 2019-03-27T18:47:16
Whether you struggle with life’s day to day frustrations or you have deep-seated fears about the future, stress, anxiety, and worries can cripple your productivity, steal joy from your heart, and k...
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How to Be Flavorful for Jesus from 2019-03-20T20:24:36
Jesus said that His followers are to be the salt of the earth. But in order to truly make a difference… in order to be valuable for Kingdom work... we must take action and practice the art of being...
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Why Every Soul Needs Spiritual Sandpaper from 2019-03-13T20:02:09
Every situation we encounter is an opportunity for spiritual growth if we have the eyes to see it. Like sandpaper on our souls, Jesus gently smooths out our rough edges and transforms us into His w...
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The 5 Lies of Social Media (Part 2 of Finding Spiritual Authenticity in the Selfie Age) from 2019-03-06T19:43:16
Social media presents Christ followers with unique challenges and it can be difficult to know how to live out your faith with loving confidence and conviction in today's cultural arena. But when we...
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Finding Spiritual Authenticity in the Selfie Age, Part 1 from 2019-02-27T22:51:57
How are Christians called to consume and contribute to the social media machine? More than ever, we are bombarded on a daily basis by images of “ideal” people living enviable lives doing exciting t...
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The Most Neglected Way to Draw Closer to Jesus from 2019-02-21T02:10:06
Less than 5% of Christians do this, but practicing this powerful spiritual discipline will catapult your walk with God. Like a chain around our hearts, we can unknowingly shackle our lives to earth...
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The 5 Hallmarks of Satisfying Love from 2019-02-13T18:59:17
What can a love letter from Johnny Cash teach us about loving God? Find out in this special Valentine's edition of Glimmers in the Fog about the all-satisfying love of Jesus. Like Johnny and June, ...
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Winning the Battle Within from 2019-02-06T20:58:06
The spiritual struggles within all of us often stir up baffling contradictions of simultaneous love and hate. But at every point in our faith journey, we can find concrete encouragement and explici...
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The Optical Illusion of Ownership from 2019-01-30T23:30:23
Ownership is an optical illusion that tricks us into believing that we are in control of what only God can give. But when we allow God to take the lead, we can rest in the assurance that He alone i...
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Is a Christian Supposed to Be an Optimist? from 2019-01-23T22:46:14
Most of us have a very hard time “feeling” the hope of heaven when we’re down in the pits of the daily grind. But when we learn how to put it into practice, hope -- and all its benefits -- is withi...
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Come to the Garden from 2019-01-16T21:20:11
God designed our souls to crave a Garden experience with Him on a daily basis. The problem is that most of us have either forgotten how to get to the Garden, are afraid of allowing ourselves to go ...
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Steadfastness in Times of Change from 2019-01-09T23:14:29
When change arrives, it always brings with it a life lesson. It forces us to make a choice -- we can pivot in trust toward hope or turn in fear toward bitterness. Trust will teach us the lesson and...
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The Day After Greatness from 2018-12-26T22:05:44
We cannot exhaust God's newness anymore than we can reach the end of His love for us. The resolutions we should keep have nothing to do with a new year but have everything to do with the daily rene...
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Lessons from a Bed of Straw Part 3: Joyous Love from 2018-12-19T18:02:15
How much love does it take for a king to leave his splendor in order to wrap himself in the rags of common humanity? One minute Jesus was walking on streets of gold and the next he was beginning a ...
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Lessons from a Bed of Straw Part 2: Obedience from 2018-12-12T23:50:04
When life takes a turn we could've never imagined, God calls us to trust Him regardless of baffling circumstances. Joseph gives us a powerful example of obeying God even when the path ahead demands...
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Lessons from a Bed of Straw Part 1: Humility from 2018-12-05T22:31:32
During the Advent season, many people have only a superficial understanding of one of the most pivotal characters in the Christmas story — Mary. She had the most important ingredient for God to use...
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Glory in the Grunt Work from 2018-11-28T20:39:28
There’s not a person on this planet who doesn’t make mountains out of molehills when it comes to doing things they dread. But God can turn any pile of misery into magnificence if we seek His glory ...
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The Path to Joy is Blazed by Thankfulness from 2018-11-21T16:35:43
What do the Grinch, Clark Griswold, and George Bailey have in common? Find out what Christmas movies can teach us about Thanksgiving and preparing our hearts for the Advent season. #Thanksgiving #C...
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Is Your Mind Where You Think It Is? from 2018-11-14T22:31:25
The mind is like a muscle. It prefers to sit on the couch of familiarity.
Discipline is like exercise. It kicks the mind off the couch every day.
The brain's plasticity is reshaped and impr...
The Most Soothing Word in the World from 2018-11-07T22:39:19
When we go through difficulties or disappointments, our souls long to be soothed. But we can’t expect to be fully comforted, calmed, cheered, strengthened, satisfied, or healed when we only receive...
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How to Vote in Spirit and Truth from 2018-10-31T15:22:19
When the negative rhetoric is scarier than Halloween movies, how do we see the truth and make decisions that honor God? Following God's wisdom in the Bible, we can find the truth in the chaos of th...
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Finding Compassion in a World of Condemnation from 2018-10-24T19:15:19
We live in a world that is quick to condemn and prone to instant reactionary judgment regardless of moral, ethical, religious, or political leaning. And communicating the fullness of Christ’s love ...
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The Subversive Power of Secrets from 2018-10-17T20:31:07
As we have all discovered at one time or another, attempting to lock up a secret is as effective trying to conceal the sunrise — you may block the light for a while, but there’s no denying the time...
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Patience: The Virtue that Teaches Us to See from 2018-10-10T16:39:47
Learning to gracefully and compassionately manage our daily frustrations is a rapidly dwindling skill in today’s digitally driven culture, which demands instant gratification for just about everyth...
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To Seek is Human. To Find is Divine. from 2018-10-03T21:03:14
Every person has within them an innate desire to seek. To hunt. To discover. To chase. We are biologically wired and rewarded by the chemicals in our brains to seek out something or someone on a da...
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The Real Meaning of Royalty from 2018-09-26T21:10:35
Jesus calls us to treat others as He did — that they are fellow royalty no matter where they are on their spiritual journey. From prostitutes to thieves, He treated everyone he encountered based on...
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Jump into Change: Embracing New Seasons with Grace&Courage from 2018-09-19T21:54:01
Every moment of change is an opportunity to welcome God’s plan for our lives, which is not headed toward a cruel, impersonal end, but rather something positive and specifically designed for each of...
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Are We There Yet? 7 Keys to Waiting the Right Way from 2018-09-12T18:03:44
Scripture gives us a seven-part prescription for our seasons of waiting and included in this divine remedy we also find the reasons why He sometimes makes us wait in the first place. In His faithfu...
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Finding Hope in the Shadows of Heaven from 2018-09-05T18:04:36
Our greatest moments on earth are but shadows of the glory that awaits us in Heaven. Daydreaming about the life hereafter with Jesus is not only Biblical, it is also one of the best mood-lifters an...
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Building a Spiritual Backbone from 2018-08-29T17:53:52
Just as our spines are designed to be the balancing rod of our bodies, so our spiritual backbones are intended to keep our souls pointed in the right direction. Having a spiritual backbone is makin...
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Going Barefoot with God from 2018-08-22T14:19:35
Sometimes the things we think we need are exactly the things which hold us back. The shoes of comfort, obligation, and skepticism only keep us from sensing the Truth and responding to the direction...
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Taming the Force of Habit from 2018-08-15T17:49:46
Most habits and routines happen automatically, but the very things we don’t usually think about are some of the most critical things we should actually spend time thinking about. The force of our h...
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Knotholes in the Fence of Life from 2018-08-08T21:16:14
The time we have on earth is a lot like living in a big backyard surrounded by an unscalable wooden fence. But every now and then, we are blessed to come upon a knothole that gives us a glimpse int...
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How to Fill Every Longing in Your Heart from 2018-08-01T20:58:32
While self-sacrifice is a hallmark of a fruitful Christian life, God doesn't ask us to make it the aim of our relationship with Him. Instead, Jesus makes it clear that the ultimate goal of our rela...
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Not Every Good Idea Bears Good Fruit from 2018-07-25T19:04:43
Sometimes an amazing opportunity or idea can appear at what seems like the perfect time and be naturally aligned with your talents, but it turns out to be a mistake. In John 15, Jesus reveals both ...
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Busyness is Not a Badge of Honor from 2018-07-18T19:59:18
When we cram all our “rest” into Sundays, versus making it a daily lifestyle, we squeeze out the room for God to show up all week long. If you don’t have any margin in your daily schedule, you won’...
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Blog 7 12 18 Every Cloud of Worry has a Silver Lining of Hope from 2018-07-11T19:07:24
In every one of life’s trials, we have the opportunity to view everything that happens through the lens of a belief in a sovereign and loving God, or through our own human perspective. No matter wh...
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Do you really believe people can change? from 2018-06-27T19:37:55
We are challenged in encounters with people on a daily basis. Whether it’s a frustrating person you barely know, someone you deeply love, or anyone in between those two extremes, most of us struggl...
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