DOING LIFE: Daily Devotions For Finding Peace in Stressful Times
We live in a world that has been driven to the brink by natural disasters, political divisiveness, and a pandemic that threatened to crush the world's socioeconomic infrastructure, no less the health and welfare of every individual. Dr. Thurston draws on a lifetime of experience in medicine, his formal theological training in seminary, and his love of music, sailing, animals and children, to bring you these first 365 devotions. Through laughter and tears, each will reorient you to what's truly important in life, and provide you with new approaches to finding lasting peace and contentment! Anyone dealing with stress or grief, or simply feeling lost, will find solace in these podcasts!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 1308
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
July 20 Doing Life: Lions, Tigers and Bears
We are all off to see the Wizard in a way!
July 19 Doing Life: Know the Tides
WE need to be watchful and aware of the tides in our own lives
July 18 Doing Life: Sufficient Grace
Our weakness allows God's supernatural power to be exhibited more easily and credit given where credit is due!
July 17 Doing Life: The Chosen People
Who are the Chosen People? Did pick us too?
July 15 Doing Life: The Tower
What does it mean to "run to a strong tower?"
July 14 Doing Life: Thin Ice
Everything changes with faith in the REALITY of the Creator!
July 13 Doing Life: Ants, Termites and Bees (Oh My!)
Each of us has different gifts.
July 11 Doing Life: Losing Your Life
For a Christian to "lose their life in order to gain it" (Mt 10:38) can be thought of as simply "getting yourself out of the way!"
July 10 Doing Life: Fear
The Good News is simply that you never need be afraid again! That's pretty cool.
July 9 Doing Life: Silence
Unexpected tragedy deserves silent availability for comfort.
July 8 Doing Life: Hidden Blessings
"What if your Blessings come through raindrops? What if your Blessings come through tears?" (Laura Story)
July 7 Doing Life: Essentials
"In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, and in in all things, love." (Augustine)
July 5 Doing Life: Greener
It's okay to want nice things, just not because you see someone else has them, and so YOU want them too!
July 4 Doing Life: Independence Day
You can celebrate Independence Day every day if you choose!
July 3 Doing Life: Charging
Our physical bodies need to be recharged; so does our spirit!
July 2 Doing Life: Horse Play
There is a magnificent creation RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU
July 1 Doing Life: Killing of Innocents
Killing of innocents is abhorrent! But killing of innocents is MOST abhorrent to God!