Heart of a Friend
The Heart of a Friend podcast was born out of a desire to share some of the most important things learned from a lifetime of experience. It is hosted by Andy Wiegand. Andy retired in 2017 after 40 years of pastoral ministry. He and his wife now reside in Columbus, Ohio. They have raised six children and are now very happy to be grandparents.
Andy grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received his education at Harvard University (B.A. ’73) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div. ’78). In his retirement Andy devotes time to charitable work, visits with friends and family, exercises and continues to do a lot of reading and thinking about life.
Heart of a Friend
Six Things You Can Do That Will Last Forever | Ep. 60 | Finding God in the Psalms - Ps. 90:17
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Highlights
Six Things You Can Do That Will Last Forever (Episode 60)
Confirm the work of our hands…confirm the work of our hands…Give it your approval and make it last. (Psalm 90:17)
Decide to Follow Jesus What does it profit a person, if they gain the whole world but lose their soul…their eternal soul? (Jesus)
If individuals live only 70/80 years, then a state, or a nation, or a civilization which may last for a thousand years, is more important than an individual. But, if Christianity is true, then the individual is not only more important but incomparably more important, for he is everlasting and the life of a state or a civilization, compared with his, is only a moment. (C.S. Lewis)
Be Kind
Maybe no-one else will remember your good deeds, your acts of kindness/compassion, but Jesus will. And that makes all the difference.
Complete Your God-given Mission
Too often, we’re preoccupied trying to imitate some else’s success. Our benchmark for success is a standard that has nothing to do with our own unique assignment. Comparison like this is a graveyard where joy goes to die.
Practice Extravagant Generosity
Ironically, in the end, all that we will have left is what we’ve given away.
Serve Jesus’ Church Forgive Others
He who cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must travel. (George Herbert) Civilizations will come and go. But he who does the will of God will abide forever.
The World Without Us, Alan Weisman.
Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History, John Dickson.
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind, Tom Holland
Heart of a Friend - Lord’s Prayer Series (Episode 18) “Set the Prisoner Free”
Heart of a Friend - Mere Christianity Series (Episode 28) “A Terrible Duty”