Episodes

  • Looking Up: A Conversation with Courtney Ellis

    Looking Up: A Conversation with Courtney Ellis
    Dec 17 2024
    If you love birds or nature, then you are really going to enjoy today’s conversation with guest, Courtney Ellis, about her new book, Looking Up: A Birder’s Guide to Hope Through Grief. This is such a great episode about ministry, grief, mindfulness, and soul-care. It’s also sprinkled throughout with great bird facts! Courtney is a […]
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    47 mins
  • Psalms of New Orientation

    Psalms of New Orientation
    Dec 10 2024
    Today, we conclude our series on the Psalms by examining Psalms of new orientation. We’ll be looking for signs of life, of rescue, of reversal of fortune, and of thanksgiving as we meditate upon Psalms 34 together. What is clear in all of these Psalms of new orientation is that there is a celebration of […]
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    18 mins
  • Psalms of Disorientation

    Psalms of Disorientation
    Dec 3 2024
    We’re continuing our series on the Psalms and what they teach us about being a human in process. Today, we’re talking about psalms of disorientation. These are songs of darkness, of grief, of anger, of lament, and of complaint. These psalms answer the question of how we might worship and pray when our world is […]
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    19 mins
  • Psalms of Orientation

    Psalms of Orientation
    Nov 26 2024
    Today we continue our series on the Psalms and learning what they teach us about being a human in process. We’ll be meditating on a psalm of orientation today, Psalm 19. Psalms of orientation evoke gratitude for the blessings of creation and God’s good law. It just so happens that we’ll be reading this on […]
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    19 mins
  • Orientation, Disorientation, and New Orientation

    Orientation, Disorientation, and New Orientation
    Nov 19 2024
    We might call this mini-series, “where faith meets mental health.” More specifically, we would call it, “where worship and prayer meet mental health.” For the next few weeks, we are going to be diving into the Psalms and examining them through Walter Brueggemann’s lens of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation. This framework beautifully encapsulates being […]
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    20 mins
  • These Stones Remain: A Conversation with Claudia Campbell

    These Stones Remain: A Conversation with Claudia Campbell
    Nov 5 2024
    How can we find hope when darkness and suffering linger? This week’s guest, Claudia Campbell, shares about her experience of wrestling through just that question. She recently wrote a book of reflections called These Stones Remain, in which she processes the Lord’s faithfulness through dark seasons. Claudia is full of joy, and her authenticity is […]
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    42 mins
  • Soul-Care Reflections: A Bird From the Lord

    Soul-Care Reflections: A Bird From the Lord
    Oct 29 2024
    Join me today for a short and sweet reflection episode about how the Lord’s grace met me in an unexpected way last spring. We’ll start by doing a regulation exercise together called the magic moustache. Then, I’ll share a story about a bird from the Lord. I’d love to hear your story of how the […]
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Mountains, Valleys, and Ditches: The Story of Helen Roseveare

    Mountains, Valleys, and Ditches: The Story of Helen Roseveare
    Oct 22 2024
    It’s time for a biography episode! Today, we’re talking about Helen Roseveare, a doctor, writer, missionary, speaker, and ditch-digger. Her faith and her story will both inspire and challenge you. I was first introduced to Helen’s story a few years ago, and over the past few months as I was considering who to study next, […]
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