{"id":245066,"date":"2023-03-20T10:19:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/?p=245066"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:26:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:26:36","slug":"think-deeper-christian-optimism-in-a-dark-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/2023\/03\/20\/think-deeper-christian-optimism-in-a-dark-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Deeper: Christian Optimism in a Dark World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every day seems to bring more bad news &#8211; bank collapses, concerns over Russia, inflation, rampant sexual immorality, etc.<\/p>\n<p>As Christians, we know we should be hopeful, but sometimes it feels foolish to be optimistic about the future. Yeah, we know eternity will be great &#8211; but what about now?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we discuss why Christians can have a positive outlook for the here in now even without denying the reality of the challenges we face.<\/p>\n<p>Listen below, or, to listen on your phone,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/think-deeper\/id1437439840?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here for iPhone<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjI5NjU4NjAyOC9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&amp;ved=0CEwQ27cFahcKEwjYodbDm-X3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here for Android<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4I5GTTajozLqD2HN0r4Jfd?si=11dd5c072a1746fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here for\u00a0Spotify<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/focuspressinc\/christian-optimism-in-a-dark-world\/s-u78LUgRxrnS?si=f9c4aaee70724bb2a46280f63e8614eb&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/focuspressinc\/christian-optimism-in-a-dark-world\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day seems to bring more bad news &#8211; bank collapses, concerns over Russia, inflation, rampant sexual immorality, etc. As Christians, we know we should be hopeful, but sometimes it feels foolish to be optimistic about the future. 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