Woven: Recent Episodes
Rebecca Cochran and Rebecca Peet
A chef and a theologian step up to the microphone and out flows the Woven podcast. As a former professional chef currently striving to mother as a verb, Rebecca Cochran sees life and faith through the lens of food and community. Rebecca Peet is a theologian, writer and speaker who believes intimacy with Jesus is the cure for what ails you and sees biblical knowledge as not only approachable but essential for the everywoman. With humor and vulnerability, Woven seeks to encourage women to live balanced lives right where they are- in the arms of Jesus.
This month, we wrap-up our summer series on play by sharing what we've each learned about the spiritual discipline of playfulness over the last couple of months. We also share the 2nd half of our interview with Courtney Ellis. If you didn't listen to our July episode, go back and listen, Courtney is a fount of wisdom when it comes to the art of playfulness and its importance to the Christian life.
Also, in our introduction to Courtney's interview, we share some big news about the future of Woven!
To learn more about Courtney and her ministry visit her at www.courtneybellis.com. Her new book, Happy Now, released on August 1. You can find it wherever books are sold!
Past Woven Episodes with Courtney:
Episode 44: Uncluttered
Episode 57: Spiritual Practices
Episode 72: Mutual Submission
In July and August on Woven, we are talking all things "play". For our July episode, we discuss our own barriers to play and the areas where we'd like to become more playful. We also challenge each other to do something playful over the next month.
To enhance our discussion, we also talk to Courtney Ellis, the author of Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit. We talk with her about why it's so hard for adults, even Christian adults to play. We also discuss that Jesus cares about our play, and how playfulness can even be a spiritual discipline. She also shares with us some practical ways to boost play and joy in our everyday lives. Come back in August to hear the 2nd half of the interview!
If, after listening to this episode, you want to join us in our play challenge, please hop over to IG and let us know!
To learn more about Courtney and her ministry visit her at www.courtneybellis.com. Her new book, Happy Now, releases on August 1. You can find it wherever books are sold! Pre-order today!
Past Woven Episodes with Courtney:
Episode 44: Uncluttered
Episode 57: Spiritual Practices
Episode 72: Mutual Submission
Woven is taking a short break in June, but we still want to share a little something with our listeners. Since we're talking about fun and playfulness in our July and August episodes, we asked Christie Cuthbert, author and friend of Woven, to read an excerpt from her book Mom I Farted in Church for our June episode. Christie is an expert in finding the humor and fun in parenting. We hope you enjoy this reading, and check out Christie and all her work.
Christie's Website
Mom, I Farted in Church
Mischief Maker Books
It's finally May! With a new season and the end of a school year approaching, lots of transitions are on the horizon. This month we talk life transitions- how we handle them differently, how we can prepare for them better and how we can keep growing even in times of transition. We also talk summer and share some ideas on surviving and maybe even thriving in this new season.
Free 99 Fridge Ministry
Bonus Episode! Our May episode comes out on Tuesday, but in honor of Mother's Day, we thought we'd drop a bonus discussion on mothering- different types of mothering, our strengths and weaknesses as mothers, the Proverbs 31 woman (spoiler alert: it's not what you think), and how Mother's Day isn't always the easiest day for a lot of people. Enjoy!
Podcast Episodes Mentioned:
Don't Mom Alone: Owning Your Motherhood
Popcast Moms I'd Like to Friend Episode
For our April episode, we process what it means to grow slowly in different aspects of our lives. We talk about the areas where we struggle to grow low and slow versus fast and flashy. We also interview Jennifer Dukes Lee about her new book Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl. In our third segment, we talk about gardening, slow cooking, and books that are helping us to lean into the spring "growing" season and Eastertide.
About Jennifer:
Jennifer Dukes Lee lives on the fifth-generation Lee family farm in Iowa, where she and her husband are raising crops, pigs, and two beautiful humans. She writes books, loves queso, and enjoys singing too loudly to songs with great harmony. Once upon a time, she didn't believe in Jesus; now he's her CEO. Find Jennifer at JenniferDukesLee.com and on Instagram at @JenniferDukesLee.
Other Resources Mentioned:
Jennifer's New Book: Growing Slow
Tim Keller's New Book: Hope in Times of Fear
Surprised By Hope
The Four Winds
Episodes with Will Harris of White Oak Pastures-
Episode 16
Episode 17
As we inch into spring, towards Easter, and slowly out of the COVID crisis, we talk about what we've learned in the past year and what it looks like to add things back into our lives after much has been stripped away. What does it mean to begin again?
We also interview home designer, Shannon Acheson, about her new book Home Made Lovely. Many of us during this pandemic have spent time reexamining our homes, because we've spent more time in them than ever. We've learned what it means to make a house a home, and how we can make our homes work better for our families. Also, as we move out of the pandemic, we get to reexamine how we practice hospitality in our homes. We talk about all of this and more with Shannon.
In our last segment we talk charcuterie, Tim Keller's new book on Easter, and more.
If you would like to get an extra episode from us a month, head over to www.patreon.com/woveninhim to join our online community.
Our February episode is here, and so is Lent! That means it's time to do some Spring Cleaning, and we're not talking about the dusting the baseboards and cleaning out the pantry type of Spring Cleaning. This month, we discuss how to Spring Clean internally. What does it mean to unclutter our spirts, souls, hearts, minds, etc?
Joining us for the interview portion of this episode is Carla Gasser. Carla is the author of a new devotional entitled The Beauty of the Uncluttered Soul: Allowing God's Spirit to Transform You from the Inside Out. With Carla, we discuss what it means to unclutter our souls, but even more importantly, the fruit that uncluttering can produce in our lives. When we do the work, the fruit of God's Spirit can grow in us for His sake and for the sake of those around us.
We also discuss, practically, what we're giving up for Lent this year and share resources to help as you prepare to Spring Clean during the Lenten season.
Resources Mentioned:
Jesus Over Everything Shopping Fast Guide
The Wisdom Pyramid article
Erin Moon's Lent Guide
Last Year's Lent Episode with Erin Moon
If you're interested in joining the Woven Patreon community and receiving an extra episode a month, please visit us at www.patreon.com/woveninhim
Welcome to Woven Season 6! This season we are changing up our format a bit. We will release one long form, segmented episode a month on public channels, and one monthly unedited episode on Patreon. This new talk show-like format will include a devotional, an interview, recommendations, a recipe and a practical exercise segment all centered around one monthly theme.
This month our theme is Reading: A Love Story. Instead of interviewing a guest, we interview each other on our reading journey, why we love to read, and how our reading lives have evolved over time. We also share our favorite reads from 2020, and what we're looking forward to reading in 2021. Rebecca Cochran also shares a recipe for a fun reading snack, and we talk about some practical ways we can all grow in our reading discipline.
Books Mentioned:
Learning to Walk in the Dark
The Body
The Hidden Life of Trees
The Taste of Country Cooking
What Kind of Woman
Reading While Black
Homegoing
Compassion and Conviction
Team of Rivals
Jane Eyre
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent
The Daily Bible
Ten Words to Live By
The Vanishing Half
The Evening and The Morning
Transcendent Kingdom
The Good Neighbor
Brave New World
Quest Study Bible
God's Pursuit of Man
David Lebovitz's Mixed Nuts Recipe
Want to join our Patreon Community and get an extra episode a month? Visit us over at www.patreon.com/woveninhim
Happy New Year! Join us as we discuss what we learned in 2020, how we will bring those lessons into 2021, and the changes that are coming to Woven in the new year.
Want to join the Woven Patreon Community? Visit us over at www.patreon.com/woveninhim
To wrap up our 2020 Advent series, we discuss the history and meaning behind the Christmas carol that happens to be both Rebeccas' favorite- O Holy Night. We also discuss how we're finding joy this Advent season in a year where joy and cheer seem to be elusive. Once again, thank you to Erin Freeman for lending her beautiful voice to our series. Merry Christmas listeners, and we will be back in your ears in 2021!
Interested in supporting Woven? Head over to www.patreon.com/woveninhim.
This week, for Part 3 of our Advent series, we discuss the history behind the Christmas carol Silent Night. What a sweet story! Also, we discuss how our Advent observances are going, and why RP isn't a fan of the Elf on the Shelf. Once again, thank you to Erin Freeman for opening our show with her beautiful rendition of Silent Night.
Things Mentioned:
That Sounds Fun with Rend Collective
RP's Christmas Playlist
For our Advent series this year, we are doing a 4-part series on the history behind some of the church's most beloved Christmas hymns. This week we're focusing on Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. This song is so theologically rich, and we pray that after you listen to this episode you also will have a deeper appreciation for this carol. Again this week, Erin Freeman joins us to sing her rendition of this week's song. Thanks Erin! And, thanks for being such an awesome friend of the show!
If you want to become a friend of Woven and join out Patreon community, please visit www.patreon.com/woveninhim.
The Advent season is upon us! This year we are doing a 4-part series on the history behind some of our most beloved Christmas hymns. We'll learn about the people who wrote them, the stories behind the lyrics, and why we still sing them today. We'll also talk about our favorite versions of each song, and share some of our favorite Christmas albums. We know there is a lot about this year that will make the Advent season different than years past, but music is something that can remain timeless and untouched by the world around us. We pray this series will be a light in the darkness for you as you celebrate the season.
Our first song is O Come, O Come Emmanuel. We are grateful to Erin Freeman, friend of the show and faithful Patron, for singing each song of the series for us on our episodes. Thank you, Erin for sharing your beautiful gift with us and our listeners!
Interested in becoming a Patron of the show?! Visit www.patreon.com/woveninhim
Next week is Thanksgiving, and while it's been a hard year for all; we also know we have so much to be grateful for even in difficult times. But, before we can truly experience hope, praise and gratitude, we have to learn how to grieve and lament. This week we discuss what defines Christian lament, the difference between lament and complaining, and what we are each lamenting right now. We pray that while it's an intense topic, we will all learn the prayer language of lament so we can more deeply experience gratitude. From us to you, Happy Thanksgiving!
Articles Mentioned:
Desiring God
Franciscan Media
This week, we're sharing an episode with our weekly listeners that normally only releases to our Patreon supporters. We call these episodes "The List", and our lists typically contain goods, ideas, shows, books, follows, etc. that are bringing us life right now, making our lives easier, or we're just excited to share with our friends. If you dig these types of episodes, come join us over on Patreon; we'd love your support and for you to be a part of our community.
Books:
Team of Rivals
Barbara Brown Taylor- An Alter in the World
Barbara Brown Taylor- Learning to Walk in the Dark
Truly Madly Guilty
Homegoing
Compassion and Conviction
RBG Biography
Clothing:
Lake PJs
Amazon Leggings
Amazon Backpack Purse
Amazon Lounge Set
Corgi Sweater
Dachshund Sweater
Leopard Sweater
Rothy Boots
Cosmetics:
Wei Mud Mask
Prose
The Ordinary skincare
Food:
Nespresso Advent Calendar
Meatloaf Recipe from Katie Lee
The Lazy Genius Aldi Episode
IG Follows:
@naptimekitchen
@thelazygenius
@andcampaign
We are one week out from Election Day! For some of us, this thought brings excitement and energy, for others this thought brings dread and despair. We all know we are called to fulfill our civic responsibilities, but what really is the Christian's role in politics and political discourse? No matter the outcome of the election, how can we be filled with grace and hope as we live in community and love our neighbor? We, here at Woven, do not have it all figured out, but instead are on our own journeys of learning what it means to be a Christian during rough and tense political seasons. We pray our discussion will help you as you process your own thoughts over the next week and beyond. And, GO VOTE!!!
Resources Mentioned:
Article by Scott Sauls
The And Campaign
Compassion and Conviction Book
5-Hour Empathy- SNL
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We are back with one of our favorite annual episodes-the GIFT GIVING GUIDE! The unusual circumstances in which we find ourselves in 2020 have us thinking of ways to elevate our everyday lives and keep it cozy. We hope this 2 part episode gives you some fun ideas for your gift giving this year! For the KIDS: Indoor Bouncy House
Washi Tape Set NatGeo Kids Magazine Highlights Magazine Kid-friendly hot chocolate mug Hot Chocolate on a stick Illustrated Classics Harry Potter Illustrated Earring Subscription Box For the LADIES: A semi-bougie headband Pack of black washcloths Reusable cotton rounds Light Bathrobe Living Proof In-Shower Styler Hosanna Revival Bibles Hand Painted Bibles Cute Popcorn Cardigan Hair Ties Caroline Hirons Skin Care Book Pretty Bookmarks ANYONE: Aldi Finds- check out weekly for small gifts, candles, chocolate, etc Demeter Fragrances The Lazy Genius Way How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract Weighted Blanket Sheet Spray Cashmere Beanie Digital Frame MEN: Silicone AirPods case Sweat-wicking shirts Gourmet Bacon Bits Steak Harry's Razors Pajamas Make a Cocktail Kit Grown-up Koozie Flaviar TEACHERS: Christmas Ornaments Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten Sturdy Canvas Tote
We are back with one of our favorite annual episodes-the GIFT GIVING GUIDE! The unusual circumstances in which we find ourselves in 2020 have us thinking of ways to elevate our everyday lives and keep it cozy. We hope this 2 part episode gives you some fun ideas for your gift giving this year! For the KIDS: Indoor Bouncy House
Washi Tape Set NatGeo Kids Magazine Highlights Magazine Kid-friendly hot chocolate mug Hot Chocolate on a stick Illustrated Classics Harry Potter Illustrated Earring Subscription Box For the LADIES: A semi-bougie headband Pack of black washcloths Reusable cotton rounds Light Bathrobe Living Proof In-Shower Styler Hosanna Revival Bibles Hand Painted Bibles Cute Popcorn Cardigan Hair Ties Caroline Hirons Skin Care Book Pretty Bookmarks ANYONE: Aldi Finds- check out weekly for small gifts, candles, chocolate, etc Demeter Fragrances The Lazy Genius Way How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract Weighted Blanket Sheet Spray Cashmere Beanie Digital Frame MEN: Silicone AirPods case Sweat-wicking shirts Gourmet Bacon Bits Steak Harry's Razors Pajamas Make a Cocktail Kit Grown-up Koozie Flaviar TEACHERS: Christmas Ornaments Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten Sturdy Canvas Tote
We're back!!! After a very refreshing September Sabbatical, we are so excited to be back in your ears. This week we talk Boundaries and the Enneagram. Every year, as the holiday season approaches, we like to tackle the idea of boundaries as this seems to be a season, both time-wise and relationally, that learning to establish boundaries in our lives seems to be of great help for everyone. In this episode we not only tackle what it looks like to set boundaries with family and friends during the holidays, we also discuss what it looks like to have boundaries in other areas of our life including with social media, news, etc. We also dig into how each Enneagram type deals with boundaries and how they can play to their strengths this holiday season.
Past Boundaries Episode:
Boundaries and the Holidays (Season 2)
Resources Mentioned:
Boundaries Book
The Social Dilemma
A Gentle Answer
Your Enneagram Coach
Sage Enneagram Consulting (RP's coaching business)
This week, Dr. Angela Schaffner joins us again to discuss mental health and the pandemic. Whether you've struggled with mental health in the past, or mental health struggles such as anxiety, OCD, depression, etc. are new to you, but have been brought on by the current crisis, we want you to know you are not alone. Our goal this week is normalize these struggles, and talk about how we can cope and see some light shining in the darkness. We also discuss Body Image and how it relates to these shared realties of stress and quarantine. We pray our chat with Dr. Schaffner is as helpful to y'all as it was to us!
Resources from Dr. Schaffner:
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ https://www.livestrong.com/article/13727491-kickstart-healthy-habits/ Atlanta Area Dietitians: Page Love, RD, LD https://www.nutrifitga.com/ Erin Schulberg, RDN, LDN http://www.wholeheartpsychotherapy.net/erinschulberg Erin Enzweiler, LPC, RD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/erin-enzweiler-marietta-ga/311321 Heather Lasco, RD https://heatherlasco.com/ Eileen Shaw, LPC, RD, CEDS https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/eileen-broudy-shaw-atlanta-ga/417378 For more information about Dr. Schaffner's writing and counseling practice, visit her at www.angeladschaffner.com
For the next two weeks, we've invited Dr. Angela Schaffner back to Woven. Next week, we will discuss mental health and the Pandemic. But, this week, we discuss her new book, Gather Us In: Leading Transformational Small Groups. While the way we gather, at church or otherwise, has changed significantly, our need for community has not. We all find ourselves in situations, whether in our families, our neighborhoods, at work, at school, at church, etc. where we are leading and engaging with small groups of people. How can these groups be arenas where true transformation and authentic community takes place? What are some tips for leading groups in new capacities, even for those of us who don't usually consider ourselves leaders? Angela helps us address these questions and more!
Don't forget to purchase and review her new book at the Amazon link above! Also, to learn more about Dr. Schaffner and her counseling practice, visit her website-http://angeladschaffner.com
Want to find out more about the launch of our new Woven Small Group? Visit www.patreon.com/woveninhim
Continuing in our series, Pandemic Parenting, this week we talk to Kari Kampakis. Kari is the author of the new book Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter. If you have a daughter, know someone with a daughter, or serve teenagers in any capacity, this book is a very hope-filled and practical guide to loving them well. Even if your daughter is younger, she will be a teenager one day, and now is the time to build the foundation with her for what's to come later. Kari brings her wealth of experience writing for and working with teenagers to us and our listeners as we all navigate how to love the girls in our life well. It is a powerful and practical discussion.
Kari Kampakis is an author, speaker, blogger, and newspaper columnist from Birmingham, Alabama.
Her two books for teen girls, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know and Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For, have been used widely across the country by teen youth groups and small groups to empower girls through faith. Kari’s newest book, Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter, releases August 2020.
Kari’s work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The TODAY Show, EWTN, Proverbs 31, Yahoo! News, The Eric Metaxas Show, Ann Voskamp’s blog, and other national outlets. She and her husband, Harry, have four daughters and a dog named Lola.
Learn more by visiting www.karikampakis.com or finding Kari on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.
To learn more about joining the Woven community over on Patreon, visit www.patreon.com/woveninhim.
This week we begin a new series called "Pandemic Parenting". Living during a global pandemic has definitely presented parents with new challenges. The one on the forefront of most parents' minds right now is the looming 2020-2021 school year. No matter what you choose for your children and their schooling this year, or if you've not been given a choice; we've all been thrown for a loop. No matter where you live, this new school year will look very different from years past. How do we as parent prepare ourselves and our kids for all the changes to come? What are the right decisions to make for our kids? How do we finish summer strong while we have so much anxiety for the fall?
To help us answer all these questions and more, we've invited Michelle Nietert to join us. As a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, Michelle has been providing therapeutic interventions to children and their families in counseling offices for over 20 years. As a previous educator, public school crisis counselor, and youth and children’s minister, she interacts regularly with parents and students at public school assemblies, PTA meetings, local churches, and is the mental health consultant for a local private Christian school. Michelle also provides trainings for school counselors, teachers and homeschool parents. A recognized expert in Solution Focused Therapy, she is the clinical director and owner of a large counseling center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Michelle’s writing can be found on the MOPS blog, in Lifeway’s Parenting Magazine and she is the Mental Health columnist for Just Between Us Magazine. She also joins her audiences in the parenting trenches as a happily married mom of two school-aged children. To discover her Counselor Thoughts blog and podcast providing Solutions for Life, please visit MichelleNietert.com. She is also the co-author of the book Loved and Cherished, a devotional bool for girls ages 8-12, which releases on 9/8. Michelle also co-hosts the Raising Brave Beauties podcast with Lynn Cowell, co-author of Loved and Cherished.
This week we conclude our series we've called "Just Keep Swimming". We all find ourselves in the precarious, messy middle of this crazy year- 2020. Many of us find ourselves burned out, depressed, anxious, and uncertain about our future. We know we're called to push through despite all these emotions, but how? How do we remain faithful to Jesus when we can barely wake up and face a new day of social distancing? How do we find time for rest when we have to be constantly vigilant and entertaining to our children? How do we not burn out as we are being called to be consistent activists for social justice? Our prayer is that we can answer some of these questions and more in this series.
Today, Jen Young joins us to discuss sustainable activism. Not only are we in the middle of a global pandemic, we also find ourselves in the middle of a time where injustices have finally been brought to the surface. Many of us have joined the call to be activists and allies on many fronts. We here at Woven affirm those calls, but we also want to provide resources on how sustain quality activism that doesn't lead us to burn out. How can we incrementally create change, while not giving up and fizzling out? How can we join causes and fight for justice without our push being a flash in the pan? How can we rest and rejuvenate in order to continue soldiering on? How do we approach social media in a way that brings awareness with authenticity? All of these are hard questions, and we are thankful for Jen's wisdom in helping us find some of the answers.
Jen has a lot of experience in the area of sustainable activism. She is the executive director of Impact 46, a faith-based nonprofit in Lawrenceville, GA that builds partnerships with a purpose to transform Lawrenceville into a thriving place with thriving people. To learn more about Impact 46, visit the website linked above, or follow them on these social media platforms:
Facebook- @impact30046
Instagram- @impact46_inc
YouTube- @impact46, Inc.
Resource Mentioned:
Sacred Pathways
This week we continue our series we're calling "Just Keep Swimming". We all find ourselves in the precarious, messy middle of this crazy year- 2020. Many of us find ourselves burned out, depressed, anxious, and uncertain about our future. We know we're called to push through despite all these emotions, but how? How do we remain faithful to Jesus when we can barely wake up and face a new day of social distancing? How do we find time for rest when we have to be constantly vigilant and entertaining to our children? How do we not burn out as we are being called to be consistent activists for social justice? Our prayer is that we can answer some of these questions and more in this series.
This week, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith joins us to discuss how rest is a very important if not essential part of perseverance. Dr. Dalton-Smith is a doctor of Internal Medicine and the author of Sacred Rest In sacred rest and in this conversation, we discuss the 7 types of rest she found in the lives of those in her practice. She expertly ties the science of rest with the spirituality and gifts of rest. If you feel worn out, exhausted and unable to move forward in this time, this conversation is definitely for you! We are so grateful that Dr. Dalton-Smith joined us, and shared her wisdom and expertise with us. We were greatly enriched by this interview and pray you are as well.
To learn more about Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith's practice and ministry, visit her website. You can also follow her on IG @drdaltonsmith and FB @Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith.
To learn more about supporting Woven financially and joining our Patreon community visit us at www.patreon.com/woveninhim
This week we begin a new series we're calling "Just Keep Swimming". We all find ourselves in the precarious, messy middle of this crazy year- 2020. Many of us find ourselves burned out, depressed, anxious, and uncertain about our future. We know we're called to push through despite all these emotions, but how? How do we remain faithful to Jesus when we can barely wake up and face a new day of social distancing? How do we find time for rest when we have to be constantly vigilant and entertaining to our children? How do we not burn out as we are being called to be consistent activists for social justice? Our prayer is that we can answer some of these questions and more in this series.
For the first part of this series, we interview Glenna Marshall on her new book, Everyday Faithfulness: The Beauty of Everyday Perseverance in a Demanding World. With Glenna's help, we discuss what Christian faithfulness looks like when life is demanding, hard or just plain ordinary. We discuss small ways to build simple habits that can lead to a lifetime of spiritual growth. As Christians, we are called to persevere in all circumstances. With grace and strength, Glenna helps us to see how it is possible with God's help.
Besides Glenna's website (linked above), you can find Glenna on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter where she writes consistently and beautifully about a host of topics. Along with purchasing Everyday Faithfulness (linked above), you can check out her first book, The Promise is His Presence which we discuss with her back on episode 76 during out Faith and Doubt series. In this episode, we also discuss that Glenna is a pastor's wife, and we learn about some amazing things going on at her family's church. To hear more, visit their website- Grace Bible Fellowship of Sikeston, MO
This week we take a little break from our more serious topics to talk summer food. Our resident culinary expert, Rebecca Cochran, reminds us of some summer food safety tips and gives us some creative twists to liven up our humdrum, traditional summer dishes. Also. we know a lot of you have been tending to new gardens during COVID, but what do we do with all those tomatoes and zucchini?!! We hope you enjoy! Stay safe this 4th!
Zucchini Pie Recipe
This week we wrap up our political series with an episode on how to argue effectively, wisely and gracefully. We tackle 10 logical fallacies often used in discourse, and we discuss how we can argue more like Jesus. Arguments and discourse are inevitable, but our conversations can still be salt and light, even as we agree to disagree. We pray this episode, and this series, empower you to not shy away from the hard conversations of our time, but to lean into them confidently and winsomely.
Resources Mentioned:
Logical Fallacies article from Perdue University
How To Argue Like Jesus Book
A Gentle Answer Book
For Part 2 of our political series, we decided we all needed to return to Poli-Sci 101. Many times, in election years, we get into heated arguments about politics or fall into despair, forgetting basic facts about our government and political system. This week, Chris Cochran (Rebecca C's husband), joins Woven to re-educate us on topics such as the party system, checks and balances, how a bill becomes a law, and the electoral college. Chris holds a degree in political science and works in government administration. We pray that renewed knowledge will help us all to have not only graceful but also educated political conversations in our communities.
This week we kick off a three-part political series. As we sit in uncertain times, in a divided nation, approaching another election cycle, we want to offer a series that doesn't delve into specific candidates or platforms, but into how we can be grace-filled in our political conversations. We want to be women who don't shy away from the hard discussions, but we want to have them in love.
We are so excited that our first guests in the series are Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers from Pantsuit Politics. The Pantsuit Politics podcast is "a podcast for real conversations that help us understand politics, democracy, and the news – while still treating each other like thoughtful human beings." They strive "to create an informative and grace-filled space by respecting each other as people who are sharing insights into the issues and our hearts. Grace is something that everyone deserves, and it allows for greater depth in our conversations and connections."
We are so grateful that they shared their insight and words of wisdom on creating a grace-filled space as we delve into the hard topics swirling around in our culture. We at Woven are committed to talking about the hard stuff, but doing it in away that invites everyone to be apart of the conversation.
Want to learn more about Pantsuit Politics? You can visit their website- www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com. Their bi-weekly show is available wherever you stream podcasts. They are also very active on IG @pantsuitpolitics. You can also purchase their book I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) wherever books are sold.
Before we kick-off our summer series, we decided to check-in with each other as we enter this "messy middle" of the pandemic. We discuss how we're doing, what we're learning and what we're eager to get back (also what we're fine with never coming back). We don't know how long this phase will last, when the end will be in sight, but we pray God helps us to thrive in the middle.
This week, we finish up celebrating our milestone of 100 episodes by releasing our most popular show so far! No surprise that it is about Body Image-this is the most requested topic we get! -------------- Here are the OG show notes from Episode 2: This week's episode kicks off our series on integrating the mind, body and spirit. We begin the series by focusing on our bodies- what does it look like to have a healthy view of our own bodies and what does God say about our bodies. In this episode, we present our own struggles with body image and discuss a biblical view of the body. We are so excited about this series and we pray it speaks to you as well!
Scripture References:
1 Timothy 5:23; 1 Timothy 4:3-4; Matthew 26:41; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Romans 12:1; 1 Timothy 4:8
Links:
http://www.pbs.org/show/food-delicious-science/
Remember, you can always find us on Instagram @woveninhim.
Also: We've covered Body Image a lot! Here are some other episodes, if you're interested: The Doctor is In The Doctor is In (Part 2) Practicing Contentment: Aging BONUS EPISODE: Body Image Revisited Wonderfully Made (Part 1) -A Series on Body Image Wonderfully Made (Part 2) -A Series on Body Image Wonderfully Made (Part 3) -A Series on Body Image Wonderfully Made (Part 4) -A Series on Body Image
This week we continue the celebration of our 100th episode milestone by releasing our top 3 most popular shows. Today's episode is our 2nd most popular episode ever, in which we discuss differentiating between our mind, emotions, heart and will. ---------------- Here are the OG show notes from Episode 5: In this episode, we continue our series on the integration of our soul- our body, our mind and emotions, and our spirit. The focus of this episode is our mind and emotions. We try to tackle defining the terms mind, emotions and heart. We also discuss our own struggles with integrating our mind and emotions and what it looks like to live balanced in these areas.
Scripture references: Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Matthew 22:37, Jeremiah 17:9, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:17
https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Ordinary-Matters-Gospel-Coalition/dp/1433552671
Also: We've covered mental health several times. Here are some other episodes, if you're interested: The More You Know (Part 1) The More You Know (Part 2) Sustaining Grace Grace, Grace Baby Episode 19: Stewardship with Information-An Interview with Dr. Angela Schaffner Boundaries and the Holidays Fully Alive (An Interview with Susie Larson) (Episode 31) Freedom! (An Interview with Jennifer Watson {Episode 48} Faith and Doubt-An Interview with Stephanie Lobdell Invitation to Stay (An Interview with Anjuli Paschall)
For the next three weeks, we are celebrating our milestone of 100 episodes by releasing our top 3 most popular shows. Today's episode is our third most popular show ever, and that's no surprise being that it featured one of our favorite ladies (Courtney B. Ellis, 3x guest of Woven) and one of our universal struggles (Uncluttering our lives). It feels as timely as ever in the wake of our global pandemic. We hope you enjoy! ------ Here are the OG show notes from Episode 44: This week, author and pastor Courtney Ellis joins us to wrap up our Fun Stuff series with an episode about Uncluttering. We can't even really talk about "Fun" without talking about what gets in the way of it, and for many of us it's a lot of small things that add up to busy days and tired souls. On this episode, we discuss uncluttering our possessions, our calendars, and our digital spaces. The approaches we take will look very different for every person, but the end results are the same: peace, increased happiness, and rest. Courtney is funny and candid, and we LOVED having her on! Check out Uncluttered (currently the #1 new release in its category!), and enjoy the The FREE Uncluttered study guide and the first chapter of Uncluttered. Check out her website, Facebook and Twitter, too.
We did it! We made it to 100!! To celebrate, we play a fun game of 2 Truths and a Lie, reveal our 10 most downloaded episodes, discuss our favorite and least favorite episodes, and re-tell the origin story of Woven. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it!
Links to Top 10 Episodes:
#10- Boundaries and the Holidays
#9- Sustaining Grace
#8- Practicing Contentment: Relationships
#7- Drunk in the Spirit
#6- Practicing Contentment: Aging
#5- What's Your Number
#4- The Doctor Is In
#3- Fun Stuff: Uncluttered with Courtney Ellis
#2- Beautiful Mind
#1- Your Body is a Wonderland
Article about Rebecca C's Great Uncle
It's episode 99! Next week we hit 100! This week we discuss how our Enneagram numbers can bring hope to our world in crisis. Each number has strengths that can encourage those around us, and bring meaning from the chaos. If you want more information about the Enneagram, visit the links below. We can't wait to celebrate with you next week!
Best Enneagram Primer (in Rebecca Peet's opinion)
What's Your Number? (Woven Episode #9)
Yoked: The Enneagram in Marriage (Woven Episode #70)
Your Enneagram Coach Test
My IGTV Videos (Rebecca Peet's IG- @beccapeet79)
This week we check in to see how quarantine life is going with each other. We talk about some of the weird things we've done and what's saving us right now. We'd love to hear from you guys! Share with us the weirdest thing you done while sheltering in place. What's saving you right now? Oh, and 2 more episode until the 100th!!!
Mentions:
Yoga with Adriene
Some Good News
Rebecca C's Tzatziki Recipe:
1 7”-9” cucumber, cut in half lengthwise
1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt (NOT fat free)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 T white vinegar
Chopped mint and dill, to taste
Remove seeds from cucumber and grate on a box grater. Place on a clean, absorbent kitchen towel and sprinkle liberally with salt. Let sit for a few minutes, then squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
Place minced garlic into vinegar, letting sit for 10 minutes or so.
In a bowl, combine drained cucumbers and Greek yogurt. Strain vinegar into the mixture, discarding the garlic solids. Mix together with herbs, if desired. Let sit in fridge for an hour to let flavors meld, then add salt and additional vinegar as needed.
Serve with pita chips, crudités, grilled meats and vegetables, on top of rice... possibilities are endless!
Our special guest this week is Anjuli Paschall. Anjuli is a pastor’s wife, mom to five wildly beautiful children, retired photographer, founder of “The Moms We Love Club,” author, question asker, and spiritual director.
Anjuli also just launched her first book, Stay: Discovering Grace, Freedom, and Wholeness Where You Never Imagined Looking, on March 31. Her book, and our discussion, are an invitation to Stay- stay with our hurts, our pains, our anger, our joy; it's an invitation to be present to it all. Staying in all of it, with Jesus, is where we find true freedom. We feel this message is never more timely than right now as we are all being called to Stay Home physically. May we also learn in this moment how to not just stay physically, but spiritually and emotionally as well.
Ways to find Anjuli:
Her Website
IG- @lovealways.anjuli
Easter is Coming! In preparation for Holy Week and Easter, we discuss the importance of celebrating the most important event on the Christian calendar despite a pandemic, and we talk about how even when we don't feel like celebrating, we are called to anyways. We also brainstorm ways to make the holiday special even if it will look different than years past. We'd also love to hear how you're planning to celebrate, so please share with us on social media! He is risen! He is risen indeed!
Resources Mentioned:
Hot Cross Bun Recipe
Grief Article
This week we wrap up our Lent series with a discussion of the idols we've created in our lives that help us numb out and distract us from reality. As we said last week, these episodes were recorded before social distancing became a thing, and we recognize that we're all in need of grace right now as we navigate our new realities. We are all numbing out in various ways, and that is OKAY. But, we also think this discussion is still relevant in many ways as we grapple with this new way of life. We hope it still challenges and encourages you. Also, EASTER IS COMING!!!
We are continuing in our Lent study this week. We recorded these episodes before Covid-19 really took root in the US, and we know most of us have probably suspended our Lenten fasts during this time, but we also believe that in times like these, we truly learn the idols our hearts are attached to and how we need God even more as they are revealed. This week we address the idols of career, success and accomplishments. We hope you still enjoy and get something out of our discussion. We love you all and are praying for you.
We've decided, given the state of the world right now, we should probably take a break from our heavier Lent episodes, and release a fun rambling of our favorite things about Spring. We did record this episode before the COVID-19 situation really hit the fan, so we don't really address it directly and make a few jokes, but we truly believe that even though this is a serious time, we also could all use moments of levity in our days. We at Woven are praying for all of you and your families during this unprecedented time. Stay safe and healthy!
Continuing in our Lent series on idols, we explore 3 American idols- marriage/romance, parenting and politics. We know those aren't the only idols we struggle with as a culture, but we know they can be some of the biggies. We also know these can be subtle idols. On the surface, none of them are bad or sinful, but when they take the place of God as our object of worship or control, that's when they can cross into unhealthy territory. Thankfully, God's grace is abundant as we struggle to put these idols in their proper place.
Woven is almost 100! Our 100th episode releases May 5. To celebrate, we are hosting a party and live recording on Thursday, April 30 from 6-8pm at Trinity Anglican Mission (Westside) in Atlanta. Be on the look out for how to RSVP. We hope to see you there!!
This week, continuing in our Lent series, we discuss the top 3 most obvious sins and idols that show up in our lives- Sex, Money and Power. We honestly talk about some of our own struggles with these idols and dig deeper into the motivations under the surface of our worship of them. Most of what we discuss this week comes from our study of Tim Keller's book, Counterfeit Gods. We also discuss Seculosity (and will be referencing it more over the next few weeks) by David Zahl.
Live in the Atlanta area? Want to attend a Live Recording of Woven? We are having a party and Woven Live Recording on Thursday, April 30th at 6:00pm to celebrate our 100th episode! Mark your calendars and look for more details to come!
The 2020 Lenten season begins this week. Throughout this season on Woven, we will explore the topic of sin and idols (with a couple more light-hearted episodes thrown in). To help us kick-off this discussion, we've invited Erin Moon on to join us. If anyone can have fun while talking Lent, sin and idols, it's Erin. In this episode, we discuss the purpose of Lent, the meaning of sin and why it's important to identify the idols in our life as we approach the cross and the resurrection over the next 40 days.
Erin Moon is a self-described Swiss Army knife- she does all the things. She is a Bible study and devotional writer and editor. She also runs operations for the Popcast Media Group, and serves as the Resident Bible Scholar on The Bible Binge. She is also a wife and a mom living in Alabama. To find her on the internet, visit her website, or connect with her on Instagram @erinhmoon.
Don't forget to purchase Erin's Lent and Holy Week devotional on Ecclesiastes, Every Broken Thing!
This February, we've been talking all things "Friendship". We've discussed our own friendship experiences, the "why" of friendships and this week we wrap-up this series by discussing friendship in practice. To help us apply a lot of the truths we've learned and to answer listener questions, we've invited Certified Christian Counselor, Mediator and Life Coach Pat Brannon on to give us insight and wisdom into some of the harder parts of friendship.
To learn more about Pat's counseling practice and coaching services, visit her website at www.aconnectedlife.org
Resources Mentioned:
Boundaries
John Eldredge Book
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Continuing in our February Friendship series, this week, we dig into the why of friendships. Why do we need friends? Is it a calling to be a friend, or just a nice addition to our lives? Is there an art to deepening friend relationships, or making new friends? What does Jesus have to say about the purpose of our friendships? Our guest Kim Wier is going to help us answer all these questions and more.
Kim is the author of "The Art of Friendship: Creating and Keeping Relationships That Matter". She is also a radio talk show host, humor columnist, Bible teacher and speaker. To learn more about Kim and connect with her, visit her at www.kimwier.com. There you will find a link to her radio show, a sign-up to receive her daily devotional and to learn more about her upcoming podcast, The Art of Friendship.
It's February! January was the longest month EVER! February is often considered the month of Love, but here on Woven we're talking Friendship. This week we begin the series by discussing both of our own, individual experiences with friendships over the years. While we have almost polar opposite stories, we have a common desire to seek out, develop and sustain deep and lasting friendships. This month we'll also talk to others about what it means to be a good friend "in theory" and "in practice".
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To conclude our series on body image, we invited Amber Salhus from the Mom Wants More Podcast on to help us wrap up our discussion. Amber, along with being a writer and podcaster, is an online wellness coach. We discuss all three of our own journeys with body image as well as the "what next" of this conversation. The ultimate goal of this whole discussion is for us to learn how to experience freedom in this area, and move towards seeing our bodies as our ally and not our adversary. To connect with Amber you can find her at:
https://themomwantsmorepodcast.com
http://ambersalhus.com
IG- @ambersalhus @fitishandfree
Continuing in our January Body Image series, we have the special privilege of talking to Dr. Angela Schaffner for the 7th time on Woven. She's on this week to discuss body image from a Biblical perspective, and we also dive into what it means to have a balanced view of our bodies. We also talk about how to recalibrate once we've veered into unhealthy body image territory. We are so thankful Angela continues to join us and share her breadth of knowledge on this and many other subjects.
To learn more about Angela- her practice, her books, etc.- visit her at www.angeladschaffner.com
Happy New Year! We're spending our first four episodes of 2020 on a very popular and requested topic from our listeners- body image. Ever wondered how bathroom scales got in your bathroom? Or who invented the BMI chart? Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN joins us to shed light on the topics of diet culture, our bodies, raising kids who don’t pick themselves apart in front of a mirror, and learning to be nice to ourselves and pursue health in a realistic and, well, healthy way. The interview was so dense and rich that we've split it up into two episodes. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do, and big thanks to Rebecca for bringing your wisdom and passion to Woven! (that's 3 Rebeccas if you're counting, ha ha.) About Rebecca Scritchfield: Rebecca is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, ACSM certified exercise physiologist, and author of the book, Body Kindness: Transform your health from the inside out and never say diet again (Workman Publishing), which Publisher’s Weekly calls “a rousing guide to better health” and The New York Times Book Review calls “simple and true”. Through her weight-inclusive Body Kindness counseling practice, Rebecca helps people reject diets and body shame to create a better life with workable, interesting self-care goals to fit individual’s needs and preferences, not society’s unrealistic weight and beauty standards. Rebecca has influenced millions through her writing, podcast, workshops, and appearances in over 100 media outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, the TODAY show, O Magazine, Real Simple, Time, and many others. Rebecca is a freelance writer for The Washington Post and Self magazine, an advisor to Health Magazine (2019) and Diversify Dietetics, and a mom of two young girls. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she was recognized as one of ten “Supermom” entrepreneurs in the Nation’s Capital. Rebecca Scritchfield website Rebecca in January's Real Simple Buy Body Kindness Listen to the Body Kindness Podcast
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Happy New Year! We're spending our first four episodes of 2020 on a very popular and requested topic from our listeners- body image. Ever wondered how bathroom scales got in your bathroom? Or who invented the BMI chart? Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN joins us to shed light on the topics of diet culture, our bodies, raising kids who don’t pick themselves apart in front of a mirror, and learning to be nice to ourselves and pursue health in a realistic and, well, healthy way. The interview was so dense and rich that we've split it up into two episodes. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do, and big thanks to Rebecca for bringing your wisdom and passion to Woven! (that's 3 Rebeccas if you're counting, ha ha.) About Rebecca Scritchfield: Rebecca is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, ACSM certified exercise physiologist, and author of the book, Body Kindness: Transform your health from the inside out and never say diet again (Workman Publishing), which Publisher’s Weekly calls “a rousing guide to better health” and The New York Times Book Review calls “simple and true”. Through her weight-inclusive Body Kindness counseling practice, Rebecca helps people reject diets and body shame to create a better life with workable, interesting self-care goals to fit individual’s needs and preferences, not society’s unrealistic weight and beauty standards. Rebecca has influenced millions through her writing, podcast, workshops, and appearances in over 100 media outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, the TODAY show, O Magazine, Real Simple, Time, and many others. Rebecca is a freelance writer for The Washington Post and Self magazine, an advisor to Health Magazine (2019) and Diversify Dietetics, and a mom of two young girls. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she was recognized as one of ten “Supermom” entrepreneurs in the Nation’s Capital. Rebecca Scritchfield website Rebecca in January's Real Simple Buy Body Kindness Listen to the Body Kindness Podcast
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This week we wrap-up (no pun intended) our Advent series. What a joy it's been to dig deeper into the meanings of a few of the names Jesus is called in scripture! For our last episode in this series, we discuss the names Lion and Lamb. While these names seem to be contradictory, we discuss how they both work in tandem to give us a fuller picture of Jesus' true nature. We've invited Kris McDaniel (Lead Pastor at Trinity Anglican Mission) as our guest again to help us explore these names. Kris not only loves the Word and Jesus, he also has a deep appreciation for the works of C.S. Lewis who used the theme of Jesus as a lion king throughout many of his novels. Kris drops some major truth bombs this week, and we are grateful for his time and thoughts.
That's it for us this Advent season, but we can't wait to be back in January ready to dive into some great topics. Until then, go catch up on past episodes, follow us on social media and check out our community over on Patreon- www.patreon.com/woveninhim.
Continuing in our Advent series on the different names Jesus was called in Scripture, this week we discuss the dichotomy between two of Jesus' names- Son of God and Son of Man. What does it mean that Jesus is both God and man, both divine and human? Also, what does this mean to us, right now, as Christians in the 21st century? It's a hard topic, but a great one to meditate on this Advent season.
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This week, we are taking a little break in our Advent series, to talk about "all the other stuff" related to the holidays other than the real "reason for the season". You know- food, decorating, cards, parties, etc, etc, etc. We discuss what it means to hold on to the items on your holiday to-do list that bring you joy and letting go of the things that don't, even if it seems those things are expected of you. We had a lot of fun, and we hope it's a fun listen.
Things Mentioned:
Lazy Genius Christmas Episode- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/87-the-lazy-genius-guide-to-flexibilty/id1111796513?i=1000425491335
Nester's Book- https://www.amazon.com/Cozy-Minimalist-Home-Style-Stuff/dp/0310350913
Piedmont Driving Club Buttered Saltines Recipe- https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/food--cooking/piedmont-driving-club-famous-buttered-saltines-are-perfect-for-the-holidays/1tDLCiwGOPZPW1miiIdIVO/
Episode Sponsor- Dr. Angela Schaffner http://angeladschaffner.com
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This week we discuss the significance of Jesus being called the names Bread of Life and Chief Cornerstone. To help us with our discussion on bread and it's significance historically and spiritually, we invited Leah Lonsbury from Just Bakery to be with us. We talk about why it's significant that Jesus called himself the Bread of Life, and how bread was (and still is in many parts of the world) the cornerstone or foundation of their diets in the ancient times. That context provides us insight in to why Jesus as the Bread of Life is so meaningful for our walk with him.
About Just Bakery:
Just Bakery of Atlanta is a non-profit that partners with our refugee neighbors on paid job training, professional certification, and a living wage. We bake with local and sustainable ingredients whenever possible and aim to build a more diverse, compassionate, and connected community for all.
Just Bakery was founded to be a creative and viable option for next steps in the long-term resettlement process by providing opportunities for our partners to build economic security as they recreate home in the Atlanta area.
To learn more about Just Bakery or to shop their products, visit their website at www.justbakeryatl.org.
Continuing in our Advent series on the different names of Jesus, we discuss what it means that Jesus is called Wonderful Counselor and Advocate. To help us, we invited Dr. Angela Schaffner to join us. Angela is a counselor and an advocate in "real life", and we cover not only what it means that Jesus is called our Wonderful Counselor and Advocate, but how we can also be like Jesus in those areas for others.
Angela is a psychologist, a speaker and an author. You can find her at www.angeladschaffner.com. You can also find her book Revealed: What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself, wherever books are sold.
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In these weeks leading up to Advent and Christmas, we hope to spend some time discussing the person and work of Jesus through the many names he's called in the Bible. We've all heard him called these names, but what do his names mean, what do they reveal to us about his character, and how do they play into our living, breathing relationship with him and others?
This week we discuss why we wanted to do this series for Advent, the importance of names and the words we speak, and we dive into what it means that Jesus is called The Word and The Truth.
Scripture References:
Isaiah 9
John 1
Genesis 1
Colossians 1:16
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This week we conclude our Faith and Doubt series with our guest, Stephanie Lobdell. Stephanie is a campus pastor, speaker, writer, and a mama of 2. Her first book, Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope Out of Ordinary Losses, released on October 1. In Signs of Life, Stephanie leads readers into the grand story of God’s saving action and resurrection power. Punctuated with stories of biblical figures such as Sarah, Naaman, Saul, and Anna—who faced ordinary deaths and also God’s reviving power—Signs of Life claims Jesus’ resurrection matters now. In candid and artful prose, Lobdell shares stories of her own depression, loss of confidence, and disillusionment with the church.
In this episode, we discuss doubt and resurrecting faith after periods of church hurt and mental illness. We are so thankful to Stephanie for opening up and sharing her struggles in such a vulnerable way, and for sharing how God has resurrected new faith and hope in the midst of those struggles.
Continuing in our Faith and Doubt series, we talk with author, speaker and musician, Glenna Marshall, about Faith and Doubt as they relate to suffering, unmet expectations and dark nights of the soul. We discuss what it means to feel stripped, for doubt to creep in and how we can fight doubt when we realize that God always promises His presence.
Glenna is a pastor’s wife, mom of two boys, musician, and writer. She has a long-term relationship with infertility which resulted in a long-term relationship with adoption. She has some chronic illnesses and is regularly learning to trust the Lord with her life, one day at a time. It’s taken more than a decade for her to understand just how desperate she is to know Christ and how much she needs Him in every facet of her life. God has used some long, dark roads to teach her to turn to Him in every circumstance: whether it’s the dark nights of the soul that challenge every layer of her faith or the patches of joy that break through periods of waiting and longing with such brightness she can only attribute it to the faithful love of God.
Glenna is the author of two books, The Promise is His Presence: Why God is Always Enough (released August 1, 2019) and Everyday Faithfulness: The Beauty of Ordinary Perseverance in a Demanding World (set to release June 2020).
You can connect with Glenna on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
This week's episode kicks off Season 4!!! We made it to episode 75! In our first series of this season, we explore the journey down the parallel roads of Faith and Doubt in the Christian life. We discuss the fact that the Christian life is not one without the other, and faith only grows stronger when we lean into the fact that we often doubt. God is cool with it, and we need to be cool with it, too. Before we explore this topic with some amazing authors, we share our own journeys through periods of faith and doubt.
Thank you all for your love and support over the last 3 seasons. If you love Woven and have never left a review, please do us a favor and leave one wherever you listen to podcasts. Reviews help others to find us! Thanks a ton!
Before we start our 4th season of Woven with some pretty awesome (and deep) series, we thought we'd shoot the breeze about fall, the books we're reading and just things that our on our minds. Warning: this is a filler episode, but we will be back next week with a strong, new series. Thanks for listening!
Rebecca Peet is 40! This week we celebrate this milestone birthday by discussing not only what it means for Rebecca to turn 40, but also what it looks like to approach the Third Quarter of life. We dispel the myth that turning 40 is scary. Instead, approaching the "second half" can be quite freeing and hopeful. Cheers to 40!
This week we are rounding out our series on marriage, Yoked, with a conversation on mutual submission. To help us define mutual submission and sort through all the misconceptions on the topic, we invited back our friend, Courtney Ellis.
Courtney is an author, speaker and a pastor. She has written two books- Uncluttered and Almost Holy Mama. She's also a mom and a wife. To learn about Courtney and her work visit her at courtneybellis.com.
Courtney's Past Episodes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-stuff-uncluttered-with-courtney-ellis-episode-44/id1360643801?i=1000430644649
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-practices-part-1-interview-courtney-ellis/id1360643801?i=1000440579738
Scripture Reference:
Ephesians 5:21-33
Continuing in our marriage series, Yoked, this week we broach the very difficult subject of infidelity in marriage. To help us, we've invited our friend, Sarah Collier, to join us. We discuss all types of infidelity in marriage, not just sexual, how to identify and communicate our needs to our spouses, and building, rebuilding and maintaining trust in a marriage. Sarah is such a wise resource on these topics.
Sarah is a LPC with a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling. She works out of a private practice in the Atlanta area called Tapestry Associates. Sarah has been on Woven previously to talk about mental health and boundaries. To listen to those episodes, please see the links below.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-more-you-know-part-1/id1360643801?i=1000409732181
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-more-you-know-part-2/id1360643801?i=1000410366287
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boundaries-and-the-holidays/id1360643801?i=1000422844867
Tapestry Associates' Podcast Episodes on Infidelity:
http://tapestryassociates.com/recovering-from-infidelity-part-1
http://tapestryassociates.com/recovering-from-infidelity-part-2
http://tapestryassociates.com/recovering-from-infidelity-part-3
http://tapestryassociates.com/recovering-from-infidelity-part-4
This week we continue in our marriage series, Yoked, by discussing the oh so popular topic- the Enneagram. To help us work through how the Enneagram plays out in our marriages, we invited Beth McCord to join us.
Beth is an enneagram author, speaker, and coach. She is the founder and lead content creator of Your Enneagram Coach, a community designed to be a safe place for individuals to explore the Enneagram. With years of experience and a passion for coming alongside individuals, couples, and groups, Beth is leading the way in simplifying the deep truths of the Enneagram from a Biblical perspective. Her mission is to make personal awareness and growth accessible for everyone, anywhere, so they can experience health and transformation in every area of their lives.
Beth and her husband Jeff are releasing a book on the Enneagram in marriage entitled Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage on October 1. Pre-order wherever books are sold. They also host live events and provide marriage courses specifically designed for each Enneagram couple paring. To learn more, visit www.becomingus.com.
For more information on the Enneagram in general, visit Beth at Your Enneagram Coach, and follow her on IG and FB at the same name.
We are grateful for Beth's time and wisdom!
This week we begin a 4-part series on marriage entitled Yoked. In this first episode, we introduce the series by discussing our own marriage journeys, ways our views on marriage have evolved and some tools that have encouraged us through the years.
Resources:
Singleness Episode
Kris McDaniel's Sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:25-40
The Meaning of Marriage
The 5 Love Languages
Financial Peace University
Crown Financial Ministries
This week we wrap up our "Four" Keeps of Mothering series with a revisiting of the topic of self-care. We discuss self-care versus self-indulgence, how different people need different types of self-care, and potential motivations behind self-care. To listen to our previous episode on self-care click here- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sustaining-grace/id1360643801?i=1000414114472
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Continuing in our "Four" Keeps of Mothering series, we talk with the women from the Mom Wants More podcast, Alana Dawson and Amber Salhus about how we can invest in our creative pursuits while "moming". We discuss barriers to being creative, misnomers about what it means to be creative, small steps to take to flex your creative muscle, why being creative is important to our well-being, and so much more.
Alana and Amber do this topic so much justice on a weekly basis on their podcast, Mom Wants More. To learn more, visit The Mom Wants More Podcast
Resources:
The Next Right Thing Podcast
The War of Art
Big Magic
The Artist's Way
Let Your Life Speak
Continuing in our "Four" Keeps of Mothering series, we talk with Christie Cuthbert about the importance of finding humor on this crazy parenting journey.
What do you get when you take a majorly Type A journalist and throw in a crazy fertility journey, four boys including a set of triplets, moves around the country and loads of laughter and wine? That would be Christie Cuthbert, in a nutshell. An award winning journalist, Christie is in the process of finishing her first book, "Mom! I Farted in Church: A Type A Mama's Journey Learning to Laugh." She also writes for Today Parents, Scary Mommy, Alamo City Moms Blog and San Antonio Woman's Magazine. To follow Christie on social media she is @momifartedinchurch on FB and @christiecuthbert on IG.
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This week we start a new series entitled The "Four" Keeps of Mothering. Our four "keeps" are Keep Relating, Keep Laughing, Keep Creating and Keep Caring. To help us kick off this series with Keep Relating, we talk with Jen Babakhan. Jen is the author of Detoured: The Messy, Grace-Filled Journey from Working Professional to Stay-at-Home Mom.
One of the hardest parts of becoming a parent, whether you stay-at-home or work, is learning how to navigate community and finding your "people". We all know we need to keep relating with others even in the midst of the chaos of parenting, but it's not easy. Hopefully, after listening to our discussion with Jen, you will feel more empowered to seek out community whatever that looks like to you. We aren't meant to do this life alone.
Resources:
www.jenbabakhan.com
Last summer we recorded a series on Stewardship and it really resonated with a lot of our listeners. So, we decided to revisit the subject and see how we were doing with our Stewardship in the areas of shopping, eating and media. If you'd like to listen to last year's series, here are the episode links:
Stewardship Introduction
Stewardship in Eating: Interview with Will Harris (1)
Stewardship in Eating: Interview with Will Harris (2)
Stewardship in Shopping: Interview with Stephanie Giddens
Stewardship with Information: Interview with Dr. Angela Schaffner
We also referenced this Louie CK video- Louis CK Hates Cell Phones
This week we discuss kitchen hacks, 23 and me, Rebecca Peet's midlife crisis and summer weddings. It's a smorgasbord of topics indeed.
Links:
23 and Me
Woven's Patreon Page
This week we put our pastor, Kris McDaniel, in the hot seat on Woven. We discuss tattoos, piercings, judging others on outward appearance, freedom, and so much more. As you can tell by listening, we had a great time!
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Our Church- Trinity Anglican Mission
@mattgreenhalgh- Only You Tattoo
@jennybunnydavis- Timeless Tattoo
Occasionally on Woven, we like to explore topics that are often misunderstood or taboo within the Christian world. Our goal is to help dispel myths, push passed fears and have a thoughtful conversation about these topics. This week we're talking about the practice of yoga. Christine Cown, a certified Holy Yoga instructor, joins us to discuss the history of the practice, why Christians don't need to be scared of yoga and how we can practice Christ-centered yoga. We also explore the topic of experiential worship and how to move from worship that is only in our mind to worship that involves all of us- mind, body, emotions, spirit, etc.
Resources Mentioned in Episode:
Funny Christian Yoga Video
@christinecownyoga on FB and IG
Holy Yoga
Experiential Worship
Yoga with Adriene
This week, to round out our Spiritual Practices series, we discuss the Lectio Divina. Joining us to discuss the history of this historical practice of Bible reading is Summer Gross. Summer is an Anglican priest, a spiritual director, a writer and a podcaster. Her passion is, through spiritual direction, to lead people from anxiety to resting in God. Summer can be found at www.athirstforgod.com and her podcast is called The Presence Project.
As we've done the last few weeks, we will release 2 episodes this week, this one that will serve as an introduction to the practice and a second one where Summer leads us through a Lectio. Our prayer is that you will use the second episode as a resource to listen to over and over again.
Resources:
Scripture reference- Colossians 2:2-4
Sacred Rhythms
Meeting God in Scripture
This week we discuss the practice of the Lectio Divina. Summer Gross walks us through an actual Lectio in this episode. Our prayer is that you will use this episode as a resource to listen to over and over again.
This week, for our Spiritual Practices series, we discuss the Prayer of Examen. Joining us to discuss the history of this historic practice is Karyn McDaniel. Karyn is an old friend of the podcast and you can hear her thoughts on the Spirit back in our first series, episode 8. As we did last week, we will release 2 episodes this week- this one that will serve as an introduction to the practice and a second one where Karyn leads us through an actual Prayer of Examen. Our prayer is that you will use the second episode as a resource to listen to over and over again.
Resources:
Sleeping with Bread
A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer
Reimagining the Examen
Reimagining the Examen App
This week we discuss the practice of the Prayer of Examen. Karyn McDaniel returns to walk us through one of these prayers. Our prayer is that you will use this episode as a resource to listen to over and over again.
Here's the second part of our affirmations episode with Dr. Angela Schaffner. After listening to the intro episode, this episode can be used as a resource to listen to over and over again.
Over the next three weeks, for our Spiritual Practices series, we will discuss 3 practices- contemplation, the prayer of examen and lectio divina. Each week we will use one episode to introduce the topic and in the other episode, a guest will lead us through the specific practice we've discussed. The purpose of separating the episodes are so that, if you are interested, you could go back and re-listen to the practice over and over as a resource.
This week we discuss the practice of contemplation and more specifically, how to use affirmations or promises to aid us in contemplating God's love for us. Dr. Angela Schaffner returns to discuss affirmations and to lead us through some specific contemplative affirmations.
Resources:
www.angelaschaffnerphd.com
Angela's Affirmations
God created me just like God created the earth, moon, stars, and sea.
God breathes life into me when I feel like it’s difficult to find my next breath.
God created me in the divine image, capable of being both loving and powerful.
God saw me and knew who I would become even before I was born.
God knows my words before I say them, and God is attentive to even the minute details of me and my life.
God took great care in making me. I am God’s precious creation.
God has entrusted me with authority.
I’m not perfect and God knows it.
Even though I’ve fallen short, gotten distracted, and turned away repeatedly, God loves me.
God sees the eternal picture and offers it to me when I am stuck in a mindset that only sees what is right in front of me.
Grace is greater than the discrepancy between who I am and who I want to be.
My belief in God is a powerful source of belonging.
God is the perfect parent, both warm and strong, always present to guide me.
My regrets can be left by the wayside, because every day is new in my walk with God.
God doesn’t criticize me the way I criticize myself.
When I see my efforts as hopelessly falling short of God’s intentions for my life, God sees beyond my efforts. God sees me, already forgiven and already cleansed from my worst moments.
I am insecure sometimes, but I can return to the security I find in God, moment by moment.
My worst personal decisions, my worst parenting decisions, my worst career decisions- none of it can separate me from God’s love.
No one’s lack of kindness or hurtful behaviors can remove me from God’s secure embrace. I can always find rest in the shelter of God’s wings.
While people may leave me or fail to meet my emotional needs, God remains present and is always only a prayer away.
In God, I belong to a body of believers, my family of faith.
Christ is in me, and I am in him. We remain in one another always.
When I come to Jesus in prayer, I find life.
The Spirit shows me what I need to know moment to moment, helps me do what I need to do, and empowers me to do amazing work.
God transforms me into someone more true and authentic day by day.
In the end, I will find ultimate fulfillment and I will be complete. Everything will become clear.
God allows tears, and Jesus himself wept. God also lovingly addresses my sadness and wipes the tears away when I am ready.
God wants me to partake in a guilt-free feast with food and quality wine.
Living in God’s kingdom means living in eternal fullness of rest, joy, and pleasures.
I am light, and I can walk as a living light when the darkness of pain surrounds me.
I am a saint, a servant, a steward, and a soldier.
I am working as a witness of God’s love.
I have already overcome a lot, and I have a good future.
Jesus wants me to communicate a uniquely valuable message to the world that only I can bring to it.
Happy Summer! Our first series of the season focuses on ways to develop spiritual practices such as contemplation, prayer of examen, lectio divina, meditation, etc. We all live busy lives and while we often desire to develop and sustain healthy spiritual practices and rhythms, we struggle to find the time. Courtney Ellis joins us this week to discuss this very subject which also happens to be the theme of her new book, Almost Holy Mama (Life Giving Spiritual Practices for Weary Parents). Courtney is a great friend of the podcast and once again, with humor and honesty, she discusses the struggles of sustaining a healthy and intimate relationship with Jesus in the midst of one of the busiest times in life. She's a fount of wisdom and we are grateful she joined us again to kick off this series.
Almost Holy Mama just released on Monday, June 3. You can find it wherever books are sold including Amazon. Want to read the first chapter for free? Hop over to Courtney's website.
Love Courtney like we do? She was also on Woven back in February (Episode 44) discussing her first book Uncluttered. Have a listen!
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To wrap up our "Won't You Be My Neighbor" series, we asked our friends Meredith Copley and Shannon Doyle Bell to join us to discuss engaging racial diversity in our communities. Shannon and Meredith met when they got involved in a local Be the Bridge group last year, and we are so grateful they joined us. Our discussion was rich and deep and important and lengthy, so lengthy in fact, it will be a two-episode discussion. Thank you to Meredith and Shannon for their willingness to engage in this conversation. We threw out tons of resources which are listed below.
Be the Bridge
A Very Good Gospel
White Picket Fences
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria
White Fragility
Just Mercy
The New Jim Crow
The Gospel in Color Set (for families)
13th- Documentary on Netflix
Inclusive Performance Strategies
Community Engagement Toolkit
Instagram Account- @nowhitesaviors
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
To wrap up our "Won't You Be My Neighbor" series, we asked our friends Meredith Copley and Shannon Doyle Bell to join us to discuss engaging racial diversity in our communities. Shannon and Meredith met when they got involved in a local Be the Bridge group last year, and we are so grateful they joined us. Our discussion was rich and deep and important and lengthy, so lengthy in fact, it will be a two episode discussion. Thank you to Meredith and Shannon for their willingness to engage in this conversation. We threw out tons of resources which are listed below.
Be the Bridge
A Very Good Gospel
White Picket Fences
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria
White Fragility
Just Mercy
The New Jim Crow
The Gospel in Color Set (for families)
13th- Documentary on Netflix
Inclusive Performance Strategies
Community Engagement Toolkit
Instagram Account- @nowhitesaviors
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Continuing in our "Won't You Be My Neighbor" series, this week we talk with Chaffraix Rowles about how community can be built around food and a common table. Chaffraix is part owner of Oak Grove Market in Decatur, GA. OGM embodies their mission of being a place of fellowship for all people so beautifully. What a rich discussion we had!
If you'd like to learn more about Oak Grove Market, visit www.oakgrovemarket.com. You can also visit them on Facebook @oakgrovemarket.
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It's almost summer! And, with summer, often comes a slew of body image thoughts and concerns. More skin often equals less confidence. But, we want to fight the cultural narrative that we can only have a great summer if we have a great summer bod. More importantly we discuss how all of our bodies are wonderful and we need to start seeing them that way. Dr. Angela Schaffner once again graciously gives of her time to sit down with us as we revisit what has proven to be a very popular topic on Woven.
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Resources Mentioned:
Seculosity
This week we begin our new series, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?". In this series we'll explore who our neighbors are and how we can engage our community better. In Part 1, we discuss how to engage our older neighbors and the elderly in our community more thoughtfully. We speak with our friend Laurie Dorough and glean wisdom from her heart towards the older generation. We talk about why it's so hard to engage others in different life stages than us and how we can get more comfortable doing it. It was a rich discussion!
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As we head into summer and a new season on Woven, we're spending this week processing our highs and lows, and discussing what our plans are for our summer series!
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We're starting Season 3 on a light note. This week we discuss some of our favorite things (cue Judy Garland). Tell us some of your favorite things!
Some of our favorite things:
Podcasts:
Relevant
Popcast
How I Built This
Typology
The Bible Binge
The Lazy Genius
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Mobituaries
This American Life
Products:
Tarte Shape Tape
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream
Bag Balm
Garnier Texture Tease
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder
Pentel RSVP Pen
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50 episodes!!! We've recorded 50 episodes of Woven! Yay!!!! Time to celebrate! Which is great, because this week is also Easter which marks the beginning of 50 days of celebration on the Church calendar. This week we talk all things Woven, Easter and celebration. Thank you to all of our listeners for coming alongside us for 50 episodes. Here's to many more!
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Psalm Sunday to Easter Sunday is the most significant week in the Christian Year. But, in our modern culture the weight of this week often gets lost in everyday business and holiday obligation. On Woven this week, we discuss the significance of Holy Week and ways we can lean into the heaviness and the gravity of the events that took place the last week of Jesus' life.
Resources:
The Death of Reading is Threatening the Soul
Living the Christian Year
The Cross of Christ
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We live in a culture that values authenticity and vulnerability, which is wonderful, but what do we do when we start to feel stuck in our mess. How can we move from a victim mentality to breakthrough? How can we live authentic yet free lives? This week we have the pleasure of talking to Jennifer Watson about these very topics and her new book, Freedom: The Gutsy Pursuit of Breakthrough and the Life Beyond It.
Jennifer is in full-time church ministry, blogs regularly at www.jenniferreneewatson.com and co-hosts the More Than Small Talk Podcast with Holly Gerth and Suzie Eller.
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Dr. Angela Schaffner is back with us this week to check-in as we wrap-up our Play Revealed Challenge. We talk about what we've learned over the past month about play- all the ways we did well and all we still have to learn.
Angela's book, Revealed: What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself is out now!
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It's Lent and while we at Woven are big fans of the season, we also recognize that it's easy to get legalistic with our faith during seasons such as these. On today's episode, we talk with Kendra Fletcher, author of Lost and Found: Losing Religion, Finding Grace and Leaving Legalism: Learning to Love God, Others, and Yourself Again, about her family's story of leaving a legalistic religious community, grace and finding freedom. May the rituals of the season draw us closer to the grace of God and away from our desire to check all the right religious boxes. To learn more about Kendra, her books and her ministry head over to www.kendrafletcher.com.
This week marks the beginning of the 2019 Lenten Season. Listen in for a little history lesson about Lent and what the Rebeccas are planning to do to prepare their hearts for Easter this year.
Questions about Lent? Want to share what you're giving up/adding to your life for Lent? Let us know on our Social Media accounts (@woveninhim).
Resources:
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God
Don't forget our #playrevealed Challenge ends next Tuesday, March 19. Let us know how you're adding "play" to your life right now. Don't forget to use the #playrevealed and tag us in your post. You'll be entered to win Dr. Angela Schaffner's book Revealed: What the Bible Can Teach You About Yourself and a cute pair of earrings from Hyde And Chic Atlanta.
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This week, author and pastor Courtney Ellis joins us to wrap up our Fun Stuff series with an episode about Uncluttering. We can't even really talk about "Fun" without talking about what gets in the way of it, and for many of us it's a lot of small things that add up to busy days and tired souls. On this episode, we discuss uncluttering our possessions, our calendars, and our digital spaces. The approaches we take will look very different for every person, but the end results are the same: peace, increased happiness, and rest. Courtney is funny and candid, and we LOVED having her on! Check out Uncluttered (currently the #1 new release in its category!), and enjoy the The FREE Uncluttered study guide and the first chapter of Uncluttered. Check out her website, Facebook and Twitter, too.
Continuing in our "Fun Stuff" series, this week we talk "Play" with Dr. Angela Schaffner. We discuss the importance of play, barriers to play and practical ideas on how to play even as adults. Angela also just released her first book, "Revealed: What The Bible Can Teach You About Yourself". As a part of this series and in celebration of Angela's book release, we are extending a "Play" Challenge to ourselves and our listeners. Over the next month (finishing up March 19), take pictures of yourself playing in someway and post them to social media using #playrevealed. Don't forget to tag @woveninhim so we can see all your awesome pictures!
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This week we start a 3-part series on "Fun Stuff". For our first episode in the series, we invited Ryan Rumpel to talk with us about women and their hair. Our discussion goes from the existential to the very practical. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we liked having it. For those in the Atlanta area, Ryan is a stylist at Expressions Hair Studio on the Upper West Side.
Resources:
Purple shampoo (for graying, white and highlighted/blonde hair)
Clarifying shampoo Living Proof dry shampoo Trauma Treatment Verb volume spray Trader Joe's tea tree shampoo Massage brush Patreon: Would you like to support Woven and receive extra, bonus content? Learn more by visiting our Patreon Page! As always, you can find us on FB and IG by searching for @woveninhim.
