The Bible tells us to always be joyful but for people who are going through tough times, it can be hard to feel joyful. In this encore episode, we are blessed to have our regular host, Carmen Pate, share about her ongoing battle with leukemia and how she continues to experience joy in the midst of trials.

Happy New Year from Grace School of Theology and the Saving Grace Podcast! To start off the year, we bring you an encore series that fits perfectly as we enter this new season full of hope and expectations. In this series, we are focusing on the One whose first and second coming fulfils every hope and gives each of us the potential of lives full of joy, love and peace. Today, let’s consider the hope of Christ’s coming, both then and now with Dr. Dave Anderson, the founder and president of Grace School of Theology.

We have become so familiar with the beauty of the Christmas story. But perhaps we have failed to make a personal connection with the people in the biblical narrative who were awaiting the arrival of the Messiah. To kick off this 5-part Advent series, The Right Time, Rev. Mark Rae will re-introduce Mary, the mother of Jesus. Why was she favored, and how did she respond to the news Gabriel delivered?