today on real life radio.

I was reminded in some of the reading I was doing

that the greater the storms, the deeper

the roots of a tree go and the stronger the tree.

Where it's windy and stormy and rough, trees, roots go deep. Foundations.

All the stuff you've gone through this year, God had it tailor-made for you so that your roots would go deeper.

This is real life.

Welcome to real life radio with Pastor Jack Hibbs.

I'm David Jay thanking you for joining us today as we

listen, learn, and are challenged by God's Word, the Bible.

You know, in a hectic world, it's hard to find a moment's peace a beautiful sunrise on a quiet beach gives temporary solace but daily inspiration that will guide and uplift our spirits is what we need the most.

It's why people of all ages are turning to devotions with Jack Hibbs.

There's a new devotion each week and previous devotions you can go to to start each day

with purpose and hope. Jack Hibs Devotions you can go to to start each day with purpose and hope.

Jack Hibbs devotions are available on our website at jack Hibbs.com.

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On today's very special New Year edition of Real Life Radio, this is our look

at the year behind us and with hope and expectation, a look forward to the new year ahead of us.

You see, being this last week of the year we naturally come to a place of memorial.

In most cases, many of us think that the word memorial means sorrowful or sad, but in the Bible,

memorials are altogether something different.

So today in this special New Year message, Pastor Jack tells us that when Joshua and the Israelites

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