He’s Here!!!

Our everyday choices may seem simple and logical. “Of course I would say that.” “Of course I would go there.” “Of course I would help them.”

But the truth is, most of these choices are highly dependent on what we believe in our hearts: what we believe about God, what we believe about ourselves, and what we believe about how God feels about us.

So when we meet the Samaritan woman in John, chapter 4 and she is going to the well in the middle of the day and acting defensively toward Jesus, we know there is more going on below the surface.

And Jesus goes there. He jumps into the deep end, confronting the lies and pain that have led to choices that have separated her from others. He calls out the shame that has been her companion, and He offers Himself instead. He reveals that He is the Messiah that everyone has been waiting for—that she has been waiting for.

Jesus still does this. He dives in and meets us in our shame. He finds us in the places where we search for sustenance. He shifts our perspective and reveals the truth about how God feels about us. For God so loved YOU that He gave His one and only Son.

As we approach Christmas and the New Year and the aftermath of it all, let us drink deeply from the living water Jesus offers and remember that the True Light in our corner is here.

ALSO:

-Jesus is the point

-Don’t be married to the results

-Freedom in confession

-Steak for Christmas

-The purpose of stars

-Being a well for the living water

References:

John 4

Ephesians 4

Genesis 1:14-15

“Garden in Manhattan” by Josiah Queen

Downton Abbey

“Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Prattville’s Artesian Well: https://fromthealdergrove.com/2023/07/16/artesian-well-potd/

#lightinyourcorner #livingwater #Jesus #HolySpirit #freedom #Gospel

Everything We Need

Every self-help guru, every modern-day motivational speaker will tell you something similar, even if the packaging looks a little different. All of them will say this: “I have figured it out. Want a better job? Better position? Better relationships? Better finances? Let me share what I have learned and all you have to do is follow the way.”

It’s not a new message. There are a lot of Christian leaders out there who say the same thing and there is nothing inherently bad about it.

The trouble comes when we start to strip Jesus down into simply another key point that will make our life here better. We might not be expecting him to show up at our cookout and miraculously feed us and 5,000 of our closest friends, but we can be easily tempted to love Jesus for what He gives instead of who He is.

Thankfully, He refuses to accept that. So instead of “this is the way,” He says “I am the way.” Instead of “Eat this, not that,” He says, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

Today we are going to dive into some hard but life-giving words from Jesus, who loves us so much that He refuses to be anything less than our Savior. He really is all we need, every day.

ALSO:

-Who’s on your zombie apocalypse team?

-Little Worship Factories

-God can make it make sense

-When your community reminds you that you’re not enough, but Jesus is

-Your genealogy can’t do it for you

-Simon Peter coming in clutch with his confession

References:

-John 6:22-71

-Blurry Creatures

-John Mark Comer Podcast: “Stay Together to Grow/Community Ep. 4”

-“Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

In the Pasture with Jesus

Hi, everyone! As we approach Thanksgiving Day, we first of all want to say THANK YOU for being so awesome. We are incredibly thankful that we get to spend time recording together, but even more than that, we are thankful that you spend your time listening to and encouraging us. We truly thank God for you all.

This episode we are looking at Jesus’s words in John 10 when He calls Himself “the gate” and then “The Good Shepherd”. Like most things Jesus said, this can look very simple on the outside, but there are more layers to it.

Maybe you are super familiar with Jesus as the Good Shepherd and have heard it preached on a hundred times. Or maybe you are less familiar with it and haven’t given it much thought.

Either way, it does us good to spend time contemplating our position as sheep cared for by the ultimate good shepherd. So rest with us a while as we talk about life in the pasture with Jesus.

ALSO:

—Maybe someone told me that?

—Faithful regurgitation of ideas

—Jesus lived with (and smelled like) His sheep

—Shepherds v. Hired Hands

—Where is this pasture?

—Everyone isn’t for everyone

—We live in a pasture, but also Egypt

References:

—Podcast: John Mark Comer Teachings: Sabbath as Resistance | Garden City E6, Oct 30, 2025

—John 10

—Ezekiel 34

—Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Documentary

More Vine, Less Whine

Today we are fortifying ourselves to face a world saturated with discontent, impatience and fear.

So how do we fight against the current that threatens to drag us down into anxiety and despair and apathy? Where do we find the nourishment that will give us life and help us bear fruit?

Jesus’s disciples faced the same basic threats and here is the answer He gave them: Abide in me.

Jesus chose them, and He chose us, to abide in His love and bear the fruit of His love in our lives.

Today we will talk about that—about our TRUE vine, Jesus, and about what it looks like to be pruned as we abide in His love and bear fruit.

John 15 is a really great place to spend some time and we are so happy you are spending your time with us today! If you want to spend even more time with us at Light In Your Corner, you can find us on Instagram at LightInYourCorner or you can email us at Lightinyourcorner@gmail.com and we can even add you to our gratitude circle on @GratitudePlus!

ALSO:

• Rebellion against the streak
• Cells, DNA, Light and Mass
• The pruning never ends
• Look for the fruit and name it
• Whether it’s 1200 or 2, fruit is fruit

References:

• Gratitude Plus app
• Ezekiel 15 & 17
• Daniel 4
• John 15

#gratitude #thankful #bearingfruit #trinity #truevine #Jesus #HolySpirit #GodtheFather #VineandBranches

The Son of Man, and Micro-dosing and Beasts, Oh My!

Hey Friends! We are back and today we are talking about just some of the many times Jesus called himself the Son of Man. It was a name that brought comfort to those seeking God’s kingdom, and it unsettled those who meant to establish their own kingdoms.

So which camp do we fall into?

In a world where we struggle to find meaning in hardship and relief in our struggles, it can be tempting to try one of the many paths presented to us. But true healing comes when you know that this isn’t all there is—that Jesus came Himself as one of us, a Son of Man, and that one day He is coming back to bring His kingdom that will never end.

In the meantime, we are talking about what it means to live in anticipation of that kingdom and how to worship in gratitude for all He has done for us.

If you would like to join our Light In Your Corner gratitude circle, download the Gratitude Plus app and text us or message us over Instagram at @lightinyourcorner. Or email us at light in your corner at gmail.com. We would love to have you join us!

ALSO:

• Why do bad things happen?
• Cautions about some uncertain methods of healing
• The link between gratitude and worship
• The parable of the weeds
• Healing and forgiveness
• The intentional vulnerability of Jesus

References:

• Daniel 7
• Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
• Matthew 9:1-8
• Matthew 8:18-20
• The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick

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@blurrycreatures

@gratitudeplusapp

Who do you say I am?

Opinions. Spend thirty seconds online or in a grocery store with another human being and you are going to hear someone’s thoughts about something as small as toilet paper or as large as global politics. You can’t escape the opinions, and the voices just keep getting louder.

That said, thank you for taking the time to listen to OUR voices today. Really, it means so much.

People had all kinds of opinions in Jesus’s day, too. In fact, He asked His disciples what others were saying about Him. And then He asked them a more personal question: Who do you say I am?

We are getting back to the basics in the next few weeks—looking at who Jesus is, based on who He said He was. It’s easy to get distracted and overwhelmed by all the voices. At Light in Your Corner we are going to look specifically at His words, hearing His voice, and leaning in as His light shines into our lives.

ALSO:

• The legacy of faith
• We're still here!
• Living like your life is over
• “Nothing’s more timely than the Office of the Keys!”
• Praying for education in all its forms
• Faith like children, but no acting like babies
• Spaghetti brains and spiritual milk

References:

• Matthew 16:13-20
• 1 Corinthians 3
• Ballad of Wallis Island
• Paul David Tripp Podcast, ep. 933
• Wild Horses
• “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey

To Fast or Not to Fast? That’s Just One of Many Questions

Hi, friend, we are so glad you are with us today! In today’s episode we have a discussion about what we are doing, and what others suggest we do, to grow in living out our faith.

It started as a text conversation in response to an interview John Mark Comer did about his book “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry,” but we knew there was more to discuss, and where better to discuss it than here on “Light in Your Corner”?

So buckle up, folks. We are about to discuss fasting, spiritual disciplines, embracing discomfort, hearing voices, and a lot of other stuff. And still, we land on this truth: we belong to Christ already. There is nothing we need to do to earn it. It is a gift and it is ours in Jesus. Let that be our starting place, our ending place, and the truth that guides us every step of the way.

ALSO:

• Just a couple international cosmopolitan ladies
• Regional idiosyncrasies: “We’re not the same”
• Defining love based on who God is
• The benefits of confession
• The Theology of the Body

References:

• Podcast episode: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: John Mark Comer; No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp; John Mark Comer Tokens Podcast
• “Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough”, by Elmer Towns
• “One Thousand Gifts”, by Ann Voskamp
• “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”, by John Mark Comer
• Back to the Frontier. On HBO
• Blurry Creatures podcast
• “Practicing the Way”
• 1 Corinthians 13
• Isaiah 58
• Joel 2:12-13
• Colossians 2
• Romans 6:3-4

“He’s Not a Tame Lion”

We are back, Friends! It’s been a good summer, but we are happy to be back together and getting back into the swing of things podcast-wise.

In this episode we are going to catch up a little. It has been a month since our last episode, so we are going to check in and see how things have been going.

If you want to skip all that and get right to the heavy conversations, you can always go to minute 30 where we will start to discuss things like how God is good enough to get in our way. He slows us down. He doesn’t bow to our whims or our foolish attempts to play God. He doesn’t always speak in the way we want Him to speak, either, but that is a good thing.

Because He tells us over and over again that He loves us. He tells us in His Word and in His world. He provides all that we need not just for life here, but for life eternally with Him. He doesn’t get worked up when we aren’t producing what we think we should be producing. That’s not why He loves us anyway.

That’s what we want people to come and see. That’s why we are back here recording. May this episode bless you and shine light on your day, Friend.

ALSO:

• Being good with God
• “At some point you just have to trust what He said.”
• Looking back at how God has been faithful
• When God gets in the way
• “I want to be the kind of person that says, ‘Come and see.’”
• You don’t always have to be producing

References:

• Ryan Teagan
• Forrest Frank
• Happy Gilmore 2
• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
• The Breakfast Club
• Downton Abbey
• Gilded Age
• Good Hang
• Blurry Creatures
• Our American Stories
• LifeWise
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt