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In today’s conversation with my sister Diana, we’ll consider some of the trends and pressures of our culture around the Christmas season, how to maintain a biblical perspective about giving but also be practical and wise about our budget, and how to battle materialism during the holidays. If you’ve ever felt stressed about gifts, money, and expectations during the holidays, this podcast is your you! Grab a pen, you’re going to want to take notes! ABOUT LINA ABUJAMRA Lina AbuJamra founded Living with Power Ministries and is a popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker. She's also the author of several books and the host of a radio show. In her “spare” time, Lina is a pediatric ER doctor who practices telemedicine and provides medical care and humanitarian help to Syrian refugees and others in disaster areas. Learn more about her at LivingWithPower.org. Follow on Facebook. Follow on Instagram. Join Lina's Facebook community. 

Last week we launched a new podcast series called Soul Sisters where I’m joined by my sister Diana to converse about life around the holiday season. Our goal is to help us maintain a biblical perspective and be whole and healthy during the holidays. If your family is hard to deal with around the holidays, you’re not alone... In today’s episode we’ll talk about the challenges that are caused by family interactions during the holidays, and how to navigate family relationships in way that is more peaceful, joyful, and constructive. ABOUT LINA ABUJAMRA Lina AbuJamra founded Living with Power Ministries and is a popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker. She's also the author of several books and the host of a radio show. In her “spare” time, Lina is a pediatric ER doctor who practices telemedicine and provides medical care and humanitarian help to Syrian refugees and others in disaster areas. Learn more about her at LivingWithPower.org. Follow on Facebook. Follow on Instagram. Join Lina's Facebo

For the next seven weeks I’m inviting my sister Diana Sahakian to conversations about life around the holiday season. Holidays can be a challenging time for many reasons, but what if we could address those difficulties from a biblical and practical perspective so that we can learn to navigate them better, and experience more peace and joy? That’s our hope with this podcast series called Soul Sisters! To ignite your hope and stir you towards Christlikeness even through the holiday challenges. Today we’ll kick off with a conversation about loneliness at holidays and we’re going to answer some weighty questions like What is loneliness? Is loneliness a heart issue or a circumstantial issue? Does business contribute to loneliness? Can we get ourselves out of loneliness? Don’t miss! You’re going to see that we can deal with loneliness in a constructive way.

What do you feel when you think about aging? Resistance? Anxiety? Hopelessness? Disorientation? Most people associate negative emotions with the aging of our bodies. Granted, aging has its difficulties, but a look at what the Scripture says about old age is in fact comforting. God’s word is good news also for the aging, encouraging us to fix our eyes on a God who always cares for us (Isaiah 46:4), and filling us with hope for the bright future Christ has for us. Take a listen to today’s podcast where I answer this question: Dear Lina, I’m struggling with the aging process both physically and emotionally. What are some Biblical ways to handle aging in a godly manner?

Caring for elderly parents can be a challenging season in emotional, practical, and financial ways, and there is no ‘one size fits all’ guide to teach us how to balance this act. Does the Bible speak to this situation? What is the right way to handle the aging of one’s parents? What if we didn’t have good relationship with our parents? Are we doing enough? What about my own life goals and responsibilities? These are just a few of the questions I’ll address in today’s podcast. I believe this is a topic that we need to pay more attention to because we know how deeply God cares for those who cannot care for themselves. Take a listen!

Many people believe that the way to a more confident, free, whole, and happy life is to love ourselves. In fact, some Christians think Jesus said you must love yourself before you can love others (Matthew 22:39).  Is self-love a biblical concept and if so, how do I do it? In today’s podcast I invite you on a journey of defining this ambiguous concept and exploring what the Bible has to say about it. Let us prayerfully discern if self love is the message of the culture or of Jesus.

Have you ever been asked that question? Have you ever asked that question yourself? Many Christians believe that Jesus died and rose again for our salvation but have no personal experience of the love of God. Perhaps our own shortcomings, insecurities, struggles with identity, and false measures we use to determine our value make us question how God could love someone like us. In today’s podcast I invite you to discover some of the wrong assumptions about God’s love and how to undoubtedly know how valuable and loved you are by your Creator.

It can be difficult to “evangelize” those who are closest to us, especially when we’ve repeatedly shared the gospel with them, and it can be too easy to believe that our loved ones will never change.    But today I’m here to remind you to not lose heart, and to not give in to the lie that your spouse, child, neighbor, or friend will never come to know Jesus. Keep walking a walk that reflects your Savior, keep patiently speaking as you have opportunity, keep praying for God to move on their hearts, and keep loving them with the love of Jesus.    In his podcast, listen to three practical ways you can influence your unsaved loved ones to Jesus!

Friend, we’re living in an age plagued by business and digital distractions, and it is easy to drift away from the godliness that God insists should characterize His people. Any Christian genuinely seeking to please God will struggle with being consistent in their walk with God. It is true that we can’t accomplish the Christian life on our own, and we need God’s work in us to capture our hearts and enable us to live the extraordinary life Jesus promised, but I also believe that we are called to make a conscious and continuous effort to stand steadfast in faith. Listen in to today’s podcast and hear about three postures that will help you become more consistent in your Christian life!

Someone recently asked me: Dear Lina, can the bond of Christ ever be broken? In other words, is it possible to lose my salvation? I understand the wrestling with this question. We read of people in the Bible like Demas, Hymenaeus, or Alexander, who started out well but ended up making a shipwreck of their faith (1 Tim 1:19-20). Does this mean they lost their salvation? Can we ever have an assurance of our salvation? Join me in today’s podcast as we turn again to the Scripture for insight and guidance. I believe we’ll find comfort and encouragement in it pages but also a call to persevere in the faith. 

In today’s podcast I will address a question that has great implications for how to increasingly live in the character and power of Christ.  Dear Lina, what are the spiritual disciplines and why do I need them? Also, how do I do them? If you’re wondering how to victoriously fight sin in your life, if you feel like your appetite for God needs to be re-awakened, if you’re looking for that freedom and joy that come from finding your pleasure in God, or if you’re longing to really become more Christ-like, then you need to learn and grow in practicing the spiritual disciplines.

Have you ever wondered what’s behind our sinful patterns? Why does sin have such a hold on us? Why does an all-powerful God seem powerless to change us? In today’s podcast I will address a significant question believers wrestle with: Dear Lina, why can’t I overcome sin in my life? If you’re stuck in a cycle of sin that has caused you to doubt whether you even know God, you’re not alone. But the good news is that as Christians we can break free from the entrapment of habitual sin and live in the reality of God’s grace and the enabling power of God’s Spirit.

I’m so excited to launch today a new podcast series called Bread and Butter Christianity! In this series I’m going to address topics that are the bread and butter of Christianity with the aim to equip us to navigate life and culture from a Christian perspective in this post-Christian world. In today’s episode I’m going to answer a critically important question about our salvation: Dear Lina: How can I tell if I’m really saved?

This week we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of my book Fractured Faith and I’m incredibly grateful and moved by how God has used my experience with church hurt and the near deconstruction of my faith to breathe hope into hurt and revive souls. In today’s podcast I’m sharing an interview I recently recorded with Pat Williams on his radio show The Power Hour, where we briefly discuss each chapter of Fractured Faith and the intent behind the book. Whether you read the book already or not, this episode will inspire you to trust God in the middle of your story and challenge you to see more clearly the spiritual realities that are worth fighting for. NEW! Fractured Faith Journal: A 45-Day Journal to Help You Reconstruct Your Faith Get it from our store!  

We all face giants in our life. Your giant might be a challenging marriage, an addiction, difficult kids, singleness, loneliness, financial problems, or a health crisis. [Stop to consider and name your giant] Today’s podcast about how David won the victory over Goliath (1 Samuel 17) will reveal some powerful truths that we can apply to our lives and that will equip us to fight our battles unshaken in our faith and unintimidated by the enemy.

In this podcast episode in our Unshaken series, we’ll be looking at the calling of David out of obscurity and anonymity to be anointed as the next king of Israel. You might feel hidden, insignificant, and even forgotten, but it is the waiting time that God uses as the training ground for your future. Will you worship, believe God, and submit to His ways in your years of obscurity like David did?

Have you ever felt caught in a cycle of besetting sin and felt unable to change? Have you ever wondered why we tend to go back to habits that we know will destroy us? What do you think will motivate us to give up our sinful ways for God’s ways? In today’s podcast we’ll look at the story of Samson and learn how devastating it can be to deal lightly with sin. Yet, God’s love and grace are available to us the moment we call on Him, and His invitation is to trust that living in obedience to His ways is the abundant, good life we are looking for. There is always hope in Christ! Take a listen to this message and share it with someone who might need encouragement.

Do you struggle with disbelief? Do you feel confused by the hardships in your life? Do your past experiences or failures paralyze you into inaction? The story of Gideon and how God used him mightily despite his lack of confidence will surely encourage you today!    Please listen to this podcast! 

If you’ve been a believer for some time, you are probably well accustomed with the story of the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6. God brought an incredible and miraculous victory for his people, and the long-awaited promise to enter a land flowing with milk and honey finally starts to be materialized. But before this victory takes place there is a pause in chapter 5 that can be easily missed. God is stopping his people and requires them to prepare spiritually for what’s about to happen. From this passage we can grasp that before experiencing fresh victories in our lives, there are three things that need to happen first. Take a listen!

Every now and then we find ourselves at a crossroad. A crossroad is a diverging road, giving you the option to go one way or another. You may find yourself at a relationship crossroad, a professional crossroad, a health-related crossroad, and you’re not sure which way to go. What do we do when we face the unknown, a new beginning, or a scary change? Listen to this Podcast episode in our #Unshaken series and learn some principles for when you’re at a crossroad.