1.0CT Pastorshttps://www.christianitytoday.com/pastorsCMS Adminhttps://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/content/author/cmsadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zxJsZ57fLA"><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/preaching/sermons/our-faith-romance-or-business/">Our Faith: Romance or Business?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/preaching/sermons/our-faith-romance-or-business/embed/#?secret=zxJsZ57fLA" width="600" height="338" title="“Our Faith: Romance or Business?” — CT Pastors" data-secret="zxJsZ57fLA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Introduction Longing and yearning—each one of us has his or her history of longing felt, longing muted and the decisions we make about how to proceed in the face of its emotional power. Those decisions are crucial because as Alan Jones has written, "A human being's longing is by definition a longing for God. The Read more...https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2025/12/ogimage.png?resize=1200,6281200628