#89 - Behind The Book "Advent" Part 2 (Crowder and Dr. Shaw)

Hope in God Shirley Crowder, author at Through the Lens of Scripture, and Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection joins the podcast for another episode in the Advent series. Shirley Crowder was born in a mission guest house under the shade of a mango tree in Nigeria, West Africa, where her parents served as missionaries. She is passionate about disciple-making, which is conducted in and through a myriad of ministry opportunities that include biblical counseling, teaching Bible studies, writing, and music. Shirley also currently serves as Vice-President of The Addiction Connection. Dr. Mark E. Shaw and Shirley discuss their new Advent book: Advent Meditations for Addicts, just released in 2020. Find it on Amazon here. How are Old Testament Prophecy and New Testament fulfillment? 3:17 - How would the prophecy that God gave to His people have given hope to Old Testament believers? 5:55 - The New Testament fulfillment is the next section of the weekly meditations. 10:05 - The God of hope 10:20 - Psalm 34:18 tells us that if we are crushed in spirit we can have the nearness of God and hope in Him. 11:45 - There is hope for the addicted. You can be forgiven through Jesus Christ and celebrate this Advent season with us! 12:56 - Remember Hope 14:19 - The chapters end with a hymn of response on Day 5. 16:18 - Trust – remember who God is to help us see that we really can trust Him.