Jesus says his heart is gentle, only his heart. This is consistent with the testimony of the Old Testament.

The Lord, the Lord, slowed to anger. Abounding! Instead, Fast Love, Exodus 34, which is picked up time and again throughout the Old Testament,

we picture God as the photo negative of this because we know way down deep we are guilty sinners.

We're free to honor Christ by letting his forgiveness loom larger than all of our guilt-shame and regret.

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson.

And I'm Dave Wilson and you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our Family Life app.

This is Family Life. Today!

Have you ever heard someone say, if I walked into the church, the walls would come down?

My brother said that. I've heard a lot of people say that, actually. But I remember my brother saying that.

And his thought was, I have so much sin in my life. There's no way that a sinner like me can be accepted in church.

Although he never told us that.

That's what we think. And we think that God would never embrace a sinner. And the truth is so much different and more beautiful than that.

That's what we're going to talk about today. But, you know, before we get there, we've got David Robinson in the studio with us today, the President Family Life.

And he's here because December is such a crucial moment in the life of Family Life Ministry. And David's going to talk about that.

So tell us why December is such a pivotal time in our ministry.

Well, it's real simple. What happens over the next few weeks will determine the amount of ministry that we will be able to do in the year to come.

Like many ministries and nonprofits, so much of our giving and people that generously donate to Family Life comes at the end of the year.

And when I think about this year, 2021 has been a vivid reminder of why we need to stay deeply committed to Jesus in our homes.

And that's why at Family Life, we are doubling down on this vision of every home becoming a godly home.

Because that's when people will find satisfaction in their families and in their life.

We are committed to it and we are seeing our engagement on radio and podcasting grow. It's grown 84% this year of 2021.

We're thankful for that growth, but we want to reach even more homes and your gift this year end can help us engage more homes with the gospel and the ways of Jesus that can be lived out among families.

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