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
- 1305
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
July 29 Doing Life: What Are You doing?
The chief end of man is to bring glory to God, not to ourselves!
July 28 Doing Life: East From West
"For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." (Jeremiah 31:34)
July 27 Doing Life: Oh Hell
"Therefore there is now no condemnation for those in christ Jesus....." (Romans 8:1 NIV)
July 26 Doing Life: Only Words
In person often means more than words alone
July 25 Doing Life: Carry On
"When all hell breask loose I am collected and cool..... (Psalm 27: 2-3 (The Message)
July 24 Doing Life: Blessings
The Beatitudes tell us the definition of happiness (Makarios) in 7 sentences.
July 23 Doing Life: Blowing It
Keep your eyes on the Lord. He's there even when you blow it and lose your cool!
July 22 Doing Life: Ubiquitous
"The eyes of the Lord are everywhere...." (Proverbs 15:3)
July 21 Doing Life: Fumes
"He gives power to the faint, and to him who had no might He increases strength." (Isaiah 40:29)
July 20 Doing Life: Lions and Tigers and Bears
"Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you!" (Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV)
July 19 Doing Life: Know the Tides
Keep us aware of the "tides" in our own lives. Pride can make us miss the dangers that lurk just below the surface.
July 18 Doing Life: Sufficient Grace
Lord, give us the clarity to see a bigger purpose when your answer to prayer is "no." Our weakness allows God's supernatural power to be on display, and the Glory is His.
July 17 Doing Life: The Chosen People
Never forget that God picked you, personally!!!
July 16 Doing Life: Summer Fruit
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. These are NOT something to strive for, but are the effects of faith, evidence of your re-birth!
July 15 Doing Life: The Tower
"The Name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run to it and are safe!" (Proverbs 18:10)
July 14 Doing Life: Thin Ice
It's not the strength of your faith that matters. It's the strength of the One in whom you put your faith.
July 13 Doing Life: Ants, Termites and Bees (Oh My!)
We draw strength from prayer and study, but community is critical.
july 12 Doing Life: Home
"There's no place like home!" (Dorothy, in the Wizard of Oz)
July 11 Doing Life: Losing Your Life
Losing your life sounds bad....but it's the opposite for the Christian!