Captivated: Recent Episodes
Stasi Eldredge
Hosted by Stasi Eldredge, her desire for this podcast is for the revelation of the Love of God to so engulf the listener that they become exquisitely captivated by Jesus. Stasi wants to invite listeners to respond to the reality that they are the purpose of His pursuit, the desire of His heart, the intent of the Larger Story and the prize of Heaven. The King is captivated by them.
Episodes will be flavored with humor, passion, perspective, honesty, and personal stories both from Stasi and from guests that highlight the shared experiences of women living in these extraordinary days with hearts captured by Jesus.
Stasi Eldredge is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have sold nearly 3 million copies and changed women’s lives all over the world. A teacher and conference speaker, Stasi is the director of the women’s ministry at Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God’s love, and learn to live in God’s kingdom. Her passion is to see lives transformed by the beauty of the gospel.
Stasi welcomes her dear friend Becky Allender on today’s podcast to discuss story work and the healing that can come through it. Story work is a way of honoring our life’s story and the ways it has shaped us and engaging the places we need care, compassion, and mercy. If this feels new to you, Becky also offers a simple place to start. Friends, each of us desires to be seen and known, and giving a voice to our story is a beautiful level of self-care that expands our hearts for Jesus to come and compassionately give us more freedom through healing.
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VERSES:
Psalm 139:17-18 (NLV) — Your thoughts are of great worth to me, O God. How many there are! If I could number them, there would be more than the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
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Becky Allender BIO:
Becky Allender lives in the Pacific Northwest and is the co-founder of The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Psychology and Theology. She is the author of Hidden In Plain Sight, One Woman’s Search for Identity, Intimacy and Calling. Becky has been facilitating Story Workshop groups and Narrative Focus Trauma Groups with The Allender Center. She has been a monthly contributor to the online magazine, Red Tent Living, for the past eleven years. She and her husband, Dan Allender, lead Marriage Intensives, Conferences, and Retreats with Steve and Lisa Call’s organization “Reconnect”. Her greatest joy is being a wife, mother, and grandmother to 6 beautiful wild, beautiful grandchildren.
RedTentLiving.com contributor: https://wahe.art/45wBDPD
Blog: https://fridaylights.wordpress.com/
Instagram: @Becky3971
Becky's Book: Hidden In Plain Sight: One Woman's Search for Identity, Intimacy and Calling https://wahe.art/3sfJiUc
Additional Podcasts:
Allender Center Podcast – Hiding No More: https://wahe.art/4532Eud
Adam Young Podcast – How Your Story Leads to Your Style of Relating https://wahe.art/45qNsYd
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OTHER RESOURCES:
The Allender Center Story Workshops https://wahe.art/3ORgIAi
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Unanswered prayer or the perceived silence of God in the midst of suffering is one of the most difficult things to endure, yet it is something that every believer has experienced. There is a way forward in these hard times. Join Stasi today as she talks about this subject head-on and leads us to the truth that though we are not promised a life free from sorrow, we are promised that our God will be with us in it…with us, in fact, in every moment of our lives.
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VERSES:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV) — Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Romans 8:38-39 (NIV) — For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 26:39 (NIV) — Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
Colossians 1:24 (NIV) — Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) — Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV) — The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
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OTHER RESOURCES:
Tyler Staton Praying Like Monks, Living like Fools https://amzn.to/3DLqdfd
Pete Greig God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer https://amzn.to/3Qu4UWU
C.S. Lewis The Weight of Glory https://amzn.to/43WkSvX
Corrie Ten Boom story: The Hiding Place https://amzn.to/3KzuR3E
The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything | Serez Family Short-Documentary https://wahe.art/3s52uE9
Closing Song: The Name of Jesus (sung in Hebrew) by Harpa Dei
Song: https://wahe.art/3Kt4dsX
Harpa Dei Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HarpaDeiMusic
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In this episode, Stasi and guest Lisa Bevere – author and co-founder of Messenger International – share about the transformative power of Jesus' love. The conversation explores how we are each uniquely loved and reframes what it means to live a surrendered life. When we step into our identity as the daughters and sons of God, we are able to embrace the truth that who we are to God matters more than what we do for Him.
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VERSES:
Psalm 139:5 (NIV) — You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Psalm 68:11 (NIV) — The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV) — The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness
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Lisa Bevere BIO:
Lisa Bevere has spent four decades empowering women of all ages to find their identity and purpose. She is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally known minister. Her books, which include Without Rival, Godmothers, Girls with Swords, Lioness Arising, Strong, and her recent devo Fiercely Loved, are in the hands of millions worldwide. Lisa and her husband, John, co-founded Messenger International, an organization committed to developing uncompromising followers of Christ who transform their world. Messenger International has given away 60 million resources in 123 languages.
Website: LisaBevere.com
Ministry: MessengerInternational.org
facebook.com/lisabevere.page
twitter.com/lisabevere
instagram.com/lisabevere/
Lisa’s Books (Mentioned in the podcast):
Fiercely Loved: God’s Wild Thoughts about You (A 90-Day Devotional) https://amzn.to/42Ya1kL
Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison https://amzn.to/3Jyqa9w
Strong: Devotions to Live a Powerful and Passionate Life (A 90-Day Devotional) https://amzn.to/46r0dTw
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Join Stasi for this delightful conversation with her friend Yolanda Weinberger. Yolanda is a wise and passionate woman who loves Jesus deeply, and it is an honor to listen as she shares her story. Yolanda tells of how she has fallen more in love with Jesus through her daily rhythms, her parenting of adult children, and as she battled cancer. In all of it, Jesus has pursued her with his faithful love in a way she can recognize – in the language of her heart. God desires for each of us to draw closer to him, and we hope this conversation will inspire you to recognize his personal gifts to you as well as come to know his perfect peace in all of your circumstances.
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CONNECT WITH YOLANDA:Facebook: https://wahe.art/3Nv4Hj6
Instagram: https://wahe.art/3CS3DRr
LinkdIn: https://wahe.art/3JzLQ5a
RESOURCES:
Pause App: One Minute Pause and 30 Days to Resilient
https://www.pauseapp.com/
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One of the ways we experience God is through the beauty of his creation. Beauty heals. Beauty refreshes. Beauty puts our souls at rest. Beauty speaks hope. In today’s podcast, Stasi, along with Polly Dodge and Jamie Goudie of the Wild at Heart team, share the ways they cultivate beauty, and why choosing to look for beauty is so important. Jesus is Divine Beauty, perfect, alluring, and glorious. When we ask him, he will help us find beauty even in desolate places, surprising us with it in abundance, healing our hearts and opening us to receive even more of him.
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VERSES:
Matthew 5:48 (NIV) — Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Song of Solomon 5:16 (NIV) — His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend,daughters of Jerusalem.
Psalm 27:4 (NIV) — One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
Isaiah 33:17(NIV) — Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.
Psalm 45 (in its entirety, but here 45:1 [NIV]) — My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Isaiah 43:19(NIV) — See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
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OTHER RESOURCES:
The Journey of Desire by John Eldredge – https://wahe.art/46qgloe
Beginning quote by Jonathan Edwards from The Nature of True Virtue – https://wahe.art/3qY6HJe
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Friends, have you ever felt distant and disconnected from God? Of course, you have. You are not alone in that. But what then? In today’s podcast, Stasi reminds us of the good news: while our feelings may fluctuate, God remains constant and unchanging. Even when we feel like God is hiding from us, we can know that He will never turn His face away. It is in the hard seasons that we come to know God’s grace even more deeply, and can come to rest in the truth that though our experiences may change, our place in the heart of our King never does.
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VERSES:
Romans 8:28-39 (NIV) — And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. …
Ephesians 3:16-19 (NIV) — I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
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RESOURCES:
Song: Sails (Live) by Pat Barret, Stephanie Gretzinger, and Amanda Cook — https://spoti.fi/42mOvG4
Pause App: One Minute Pause and 30 Days to Resilent (Friends, go through week one especially, on Union with God. It is so good!)
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In God’s presence, we can find healing. In his pure love, our hearts can find hope. Join Stasi for a delightful conversation with guest Liz Wright – best-selling author, international speaker, podcast host, and Founder of the International Mentoring Community. Liz shares her powerful story of falling in love with Jesus in the middle of a painful season, and her heart for everyone to experience the transformational life found in resting in God’s embrace.
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Verses:
1 John 3:2 (NIV) — Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Romans 8:1 (NIV) — Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
Romans 16:20 (NIV) — The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV) — He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Ephesians 4:23-24 (TPT) — And to be transformed as you embrace the glorious Christ-within as your new life and live in union with him! For God has re-created you all over again in his perfect righteousness, and you now belong to him in the realm of true holiness.
John 17:22-23 (NIV) — I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Psalm 23:1 (NIV) — The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
Luke 11:34 (TPT) — The eyes of your spirit allow revelation-light to enter into your being. When your heart is open the light floods in. But when your heart is hard and closed, the light cannot penetrate and darkness takes its place.
LIZ WRIGHT
- Website: https://lizwright.org/
- Courses: https://courses.lizwright.org/
- Instagram: https://@lizwrightministries
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizwrightministries/about
- Television Show: Encountering God: https://lizwright.org/encountering-god
- International Mentoring Community: https://www.jointheimc.com/
- Podcast: Live Your Best Life with Liz Wright https://www.charismapodcastnetwork.com/show/liveyourbestlife
- Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/LizWright
Books:
- Ekklesia Rising
- Reflecting God - Spiritual Keys to Unlock the Supernatural You
- Loved - A 90 day journey into the heart of God
Liz Wright Bio:
Based in the UK, Liz Wright is an international best-selling author, speaker, presenter of the TV show Encountering God with Liz Wright, host of the Charisma Podcast show Live Your Best Life with Liz Wright, and the CEO and Founder of the International Mentoring Community.
Liz's life changed forever in 1995 with a physical visitation from Jesus Christ. Since that time, she has helped millions around the world to know the heart of God and experience His life-transforming love for themselves.
Stasi invites guest Danita Jenae, author of When Mountains Crumble, into the studio for this week's podcast to share about the faithfulness of Jesus amidst tragedy and grief. With practical wisdom, Stasi and Danita talk about finding peace even when things fall apart, grieving without shame, and what Danita came to know of God through her heartbreaking loss. Her story is filled with beauty and pain, and the conversation is a blessing of knowing God’s unshakable presence.
Show Notes:
DANITA JENAE
Website: danitajenae.com
Website: WhenMountainsCrumble.com
Instagram: @CompanionInSorrow and @danitajenae
Book: When Mountains Crumble
Danita Jenae Bio:
Danita Jenae is a young mom and recent military widow learning to carry both joy and sorrow in the same breath. As an author, speaker, poet, and artist, she walks alongside the broken-hearted, offering practical and creative ways to lead a Spirit-led life at danitajenae.com and @CompanionInSorrow. To help you find your way in sorrow, Danita invites you to grab your free copy of her Find Your Footing Grief Guide at WhenMountainsCrumble.com.
Stasi is so happy to have guest Eric Gilmour from Sonship International on today’s podcast. Out of his deep love for Jesus, Eric shares what it means to abide in God and fix our gaze on him, as well as ways to access what God offers us. Friends, we won’t know the depth of God’s love until we have tasted the majesty and goodness of Jesus. As Jeremiah 29:13 says, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
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Verses:
Ephesians 5:25 (NIV) — Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Song of Solomon 2:14 (NIV) — My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
Song of Solomon 1:2-3 (NIV) — Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) — You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV) — fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Psalm 25:15 (NIV) — My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
Hebrews 1:4 (NIV) — So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
Hebrews 2:1 (NIV) — We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Deuteronomy 6:8-9 (NIV) — Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Third Day Song Reference:
Love Song — “I've heard it said that a man would climb a mountain. Just to be with the one He loves.”
ERIC GILMOUR
Website: https://www.sonship-international.org/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ewgilmour
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fVjCsKdS30DoRnMfOlG4j
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonshipintl/
Eric Gilmour Bio:
Eric Gilmour is an author, musician, and itinerant speaker who travels domestically and internationally. He and his wife Brooke are the founders of Sonship International- a teaching ministry committed to strengthening the church. Their hearts are to bring the church into a deeper experience of God's presence in their daily lives. With over one hundred thousand subscribers on YouTube Eric's music and teachings have aided millions of people in resting in the presence of God.
Eric, Brooke and their two daughters, Madison and Lia, reside in Orlando, Florida. They have two golden retrievers, Mia and Oakley. When he's home you can find him spending time with his family, reading and/or with a camera in his hand filming or taking pictures, namely in the golden hour.
Join Stasi as she dives deeper into the beautiful truths of who we are in Christ and what our magnificent God has accomplished for us! Growing in our practice of resting in these truths helps us to guard against Identity Theft — the enemy’s #1 tool to keep us from living in the love and power of God.
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Verses:
1 John 1:3 (NIV) — See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Revelation 4:1 (NIV) — After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”,
Colossians 2:13-25 (NIV) — When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. …
John 19:30 (NIV) — When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Colossians 1:15-22 (NIV) — The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
Colossians 3:1-3 (NIV) — Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Ephesians 1:20-23 (NIV) — he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Luke 1:26-33 (NIV) — …He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Luke 22:69 (NIV) — But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.
Matthew 26:64 (NIV) — “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Hebrews 8:1 (NIV) — Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
1 Peter 3:22 (NIV) — who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
Hebrews 10:12 (NIV) — But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
Ephesians 2:6-7 (NIV) — And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, …
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV) — fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Philippians 3:20-21 (NIV) — But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
Colossians 2:2 (NIV) — My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
Colossians 1:25-27 (NIV) — I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness — the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
kalah
Original Word: כָּלָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kalah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-law')
Definition: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent
The busyness of the world can leave us feeling fragmented and buried. Jamie Goudie joins Stasi to talk about the ways the pressures of life separate us from the heart of God, and the importance of not letting go of the things that bring us life and connect us to Him. Tending to our hearts is an invitation to show up just as we are, trusting Him to meet us with His mercy and kindness.
SHOW NOTES:
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) — “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”
Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul In These Turbulent Times by John Eldredge
Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad by John Eldredge
Pause App: 1-minute Pause and 30 Days to Resilient
Additional Podcasts Referenced from Wild at Heart:
- Depleted Reserves
- Protect the Epicenter
- Was Summer Enough?
- Natural vs. Supernatural Help
It’s helpful to know we are not alone in not fitting in. Today’s guest is Nancy Carmichael, creator of IsleofMisfits.com. She loves to encourage others in their “weird,” and today she shares her three core values: owning your awkward, loving your fellow misfits, and seeking beauty and truth. Believing that God doesn’t just love us but actually likes the way he made us can help us own who we are and step into the glory and purpose he intended.
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Verses:
John 6:67-68 (NIV) — “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Luke 8:26-39 (NIV) — Story of Legion being set free — (verse 36-37) Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
Galatians 5:1 (NIV) — It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. …
John Keats Quote: “Beauty is truth — truth beauty — that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know.”
NANCY CARMICHAEL
Website: https://isleofmisfits.com/
Podcast: https://isleofmisfits.com/podcasts/
Blog: https://isleofmisfits.com/blog/
Nancy Carmichael Bio:
Nancy Carmichael is the Proprietor and Chief Misfit of the IsleofMisfits.com, a blogging and podcasting Oasis for self-proclaimed square pegs, far and wide. Through it, she hopes to build a community of people who own their awkward, love their fellow misfit and embrace beauty and truth in the weirdness of life. Aside from this, one of her main claims to fame is being merely 1 degree separated from Kevin Bacon, thanks to a friend who once played a stand-in for his leading lady in the 80’s classic “She’s Having a Baby”. As if it could get any better, Nancy is married to a man so good it took EHarmony to help her find him, and a daughter she will obnoxiously brag about if given even half a chance. She has spent her life communicating good news wherever in the world the door opens, through writing, singing, speaking, coaching, counseling and advocating for those whom society often overlooks.
So often our plans do not go quite as well as we had hoped. What then? Where is God in that? Join Stasi in this week's podcast as she shares from personal experiences about that very thing.
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Verses:
Luke 17:21 (NIV) — When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) — As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Psalm 52:8-9 (NIV) — But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever. For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
Women at the Well original video recording When We Fail
Story Clip from This is Us, Season 6 Episode 06, “Our Little Island Girl Part II”
Join Stasi in this delightful conversation with singer, songwriter and gifted worship leader Rita Springer. Rita shares pieces of her story, including the powerful moment when she heard God ask her to “sing.” Friends, worshipping Jesus releases both a sweet, alluring fragrance and the power to break strongholds. Listen in and be encouraged by this wise woman.
SHOW NOTES:
Isaiah 54; specifically verse 54:1 (NIV) — “Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the Lord.
Rita Springer
Website: http://www.ritaspringer.com/welcome
Podcast: https://ritaspringerpdocast.buzzsprout.com/share
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritaspringer/
Songs that Stasi referenced:
Never Lost
They Kingdom Come
Rita Springer Bio:
Rita is one of the most gifted worship leaders to arise over the last fifteen years. She believes that the joy of being a worship leader is to make those listening, jealous for what has been found in Christ. Making Christ famous through the art, act and physical sound of our worship is Rita’s anthem and her deepest desire is to see this arise in the body of Christ. Her motto is; “To make the Lord famous in whatever I do with my worship and relationship with Him”. Born out of that deep desire and to see women free through the tools of the Word, Worship and Prayer, she started her own women’s conference in 2000 called ‘Fragrant Oil’ it was an incredible season of 7 years watching God use worship powerfully to transform lives across the globe.
In 2008 she began a worship school called DIVE. (Deep - Innovative - Vertical - Expression) The School trains and encourages upcoming worship leaders all over the world with weeklong intensive one-on-one courses. Staying true to her calling, Rita continues to write new songs and leads worship at churches, conferences and events around the country. Rita released her first book in 2013, Finding Eve.
Jonathan Edwards Quote from Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758 (WJE Online Vol. 25):
It is the sight of the divine beauty of Christ, that bows the wills, and draws the heart…
Endings are hard. They mark the close of a season, but they also mark a beginning. In this new podcast, Stasi and Stacey Burton talk together about the significance of endings in our lives, and the importance of grieving so that we can fully step into the new. To be present and merciful to our hearts in the ache of a shift, and not run from it, we can find Christ and rest in his promise that no ending is forever.
Show Notes:
"Silence is God's first language" — Quote from Phantastes by George McDonald
Defiant Joy: Taking Hold of Hope, Beauty, and Life in a Hurting World by Stasi Eldredge
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
In this week’s podcast, Stasi shares her thoughts on the importance of nourishing our souls this summer by drinking in God’s presence more deeply. In order to make room for the much-needed refreshment and restoration that we all have, Stasi encourages us to ask God for His unique prescription for us. Where is God inviting you into more beauty? Intimacy? Adventure? What does your heart need?
SHOW NOTES:
Books:
Resilient by John Eldredge
The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
Pause App
The 30 Days to Resilience experience is found within the Pause App
https://wildatheart.org/resilient/
Cheryl Wright on the Captivated Podcast: Encountering Jesus
Verses:
Luke 17:21 (NKJV) — nor will they say,‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.
Psalm 42:2 (TPT) — My soul thirsts, pants, and longs for the living God. I want to come and see the face of God.
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) — I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Hosea 2:19-20 (NKJV) — I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, And you shall know the Lord.
John 17:3 (NIV) — Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Psalm 42:1 (TPT) — I long to drink of you, O God, to drink deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you!
Author Sara Hagerty joins Stasi on this week's podcast to share what she has learned of the intimate and kind way God becomes our strength in our weakness—in the midst of crisis, heartache, grief, even the mundane. God especially loves to meet us in the hiddenness of our everyday moments, because his best work is within us, in the secret depths of our hearts. To adore Jesus in the midst of the hard and the challenging as well as the soaring and serene, Sara has learned, is the key to truly experiencing his boundless love, his immeasurable strength.
SHOW NOTES:
Sara Hagerty Bio:
Sara is a wife to Nate and a mother of seven whose arms stretched wide across the expanse between the United States and Africa. After almost a decade of Christian life she was introduced to pain and perplexity and, ultimately, intimacy with Jesus. God met her and moved her when life stopped working for her. And out of the overflow of this perplexity, came her writing, both on her blog and in her books:
- Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet
- Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World that Loves to be Noticed
- ADORE: A Simple Practice for Experiencing God in the Middle Minutes of Your Day
Sara writes regularly here: https://sarahagerty.substack.com/archive
Verses:
Matthew 6:6-8 (NIV) — But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
James 1:2-4 (NIV) — Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
John 16:33 (NIV) — I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
Psalm 29:3 (NIV) — The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
Psalm 73 says that God is the strength of our hearts. But how do we draw from that strength to replenish our tired souls? John Eldredge joins Stasi on her podcast today to share the good news that God's provision for these challenging days is available, and it is absolutely free. John lets us in on what compelled him to write his new book, Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times, and offer its incredible heart-strengthening tools. We all need a deeper life with God; we all need to tap into the resources of his Kingdom to receive significant replenishment for the days ahead. John shows us how.
SHOW NOTES:
Books:
Resilient by John Eldredge — Releases June 7, 2022
Get Your Life Back by John Eldredge
Pause App
The 30-Days to Resilience experience is found within the Pause App
Verses:
Ephesians 3:16 (NIV) — I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
Psalm 73:26 (NIV) — My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
John 7:37-38 (NIV) — On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Ezekiel 7:1-12 (NIV) — …, so where the river flows everything will live.
Revelation 21&22 (NIV) — (Rev 22:1) Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
John 4:4-42 (NIV) — The Woman of Samaria/Woman at the well: (v. 14) “...but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”
John 14 (NIV) — entire chapter; Jesus Prepares His Disciples
Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) — …, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Luke 21:32 (NIV) — “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
How do we perceive our bodies? Treat them? What do we say when we look in the mirror? The way we feel about our bodies rests deep in our stories. But what does God think about them? Friends, God does not just tolerate our bodies, he delights in them! For many of us, the idea of delighting in our bodies is counter-cultural. This week, Stasi sits down with Stacey Burton to talk about their journey with their bodies, their relationship with food, and the importance of blessing our bodies—a beautiful temple bestowed by God.
We all have a core need to belong. As infants, we seek this secure belonging through our parents and caregivers, primarily from our mothers, and this attachment frames our sense of belonging throughout our lives. Join Stasi as she shares this hopeful message on what it means to belong to God, who is our El Shaddi—the One who provides all that we need, who cares for us, and who lovingly says to us, Daughter, you are mine, and you belong. God is our essential attachment, and our soul coming home.
Show Notes:
Verses:
- Romans 12:5 (NIV) — so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
- Psalm 23:1 (TPT) — Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough.
- Isaiah 44:5 (NIV) — Some will say, ‘I belong to the Lord’; others will call themselves by the name of Jacob; still others will write on their hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ and will take the name Israel.
- Deuteronomy 8:7-9 (NIV) — For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.
Quote: J. I. Packer from Knowing God
“What matters supremely, therefore, is not, in the last analysis, the fact that I know God, but the larger fact which underlies it—the fact that He knows me. I am graven on the palms of His hands; I am never out of His mind. “
Join Stasi in this hope-filled conversation with guest Kia Stephens, a writer, podcaster and creator of Entrusted Women a ministry devoted to equipping Christian communicators of color. Kia has a passion for illuminating the Father love of God. The relationship with our earthly father, good or bad, has a huge effect on our hearts, and often healing is needed. Kia shares her story, walking with God in forgiveness, and her journey of answering God's call to engage with women and their father wounds, offering them hope and encouragement to help them heal.
About Kia:
Kia Stephens is a wife and mom of two who is passionate about helping women know God as Father. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. In addition to these ministries, Kia faithfully serves in Bible Study Fellowship and her local church in Atlanta, Georgia. When Kia is not writing or serving women, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends.
Kia will be releasing her first book, Overcoming Father Wounds, on March 7, 2023.
Website: https://www.kiastephens.com/
Entrusted Women website: https://www.entrustedwomen.com/
Fatherswap Blog: https://www.fatherswap.com/
Verses:
James 4:10 (NIV) — Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Psalms 37:4 (NIV) — Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 147:3 (NIV) — He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
By remembering what is true, we hold onto the Promise that everlasting joy is our inheritance. As we step into Easter, Stasi reminds us that even in the midst of overwhelming heartbreak, Jesus is victorious, and in that, our hope rests. Friends, sorrow, pain, and loss do not have the final word nor does it define us. We will overcome because Jesus has overcome.
SHOW NOTES:
Verses:
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV) — Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) — …Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) — The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.
Psalms 56:8 (NLT) — You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
Matthew 7:25 (NIV) — The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
Psalms 32:11 (NIV) — Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Psalms 96:11 (NIV) — Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
Joshua 4:5-9 (NIV) — Reference to the story of remembering stones
Joel 1:3 (NIV) — Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
John 16:24 (NIV) — Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
John 16:22 (NLT) — So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.
Song Reference:
It Is Well With My Soul penned byHoratio Spafford
Books:
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp — ”Eucharisteo (Thanksgiving) always precedes the miracle.”
Defiant Joy by Stasi Eldredge
Cherie Snyder joins Stasi in this week's podcast for an honest conversation, filled with mercy and kindness, on anxiety. Anxiety is rooted in the debilitating fear that we are unworthy, unloved, and imperfect. Our human condition has made this feel unsafe, and so we often turn to false lovers to be soothed. But take heart: these feelings are not what is wrong with us, but what is right. Jesus has not abandoned us here. Through his mercy we can know we are seen by God and secure in his love.
Show Notes:
Verses:
Psalm 31:9-12 (NIV) — Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak. Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends—those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.
Philippians 4:6 (NIV) — Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Books:
The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
To come alongside someone on their journey of suffering is an honor and sacred ground. In today’s podcast, Stasi is joined by her friend Gayleen Gardner who has traveled this road with many. Gayleen shares tangible ideas she has learned through her own battle with cancer as well as holy stories of walking beloveds up to the doorway of Heaven. Gayleen offers ideas of how to love, encourage, and bring hope as people move from life to Life.
Show Notes:
Verses:
John 14:3 (KJV) — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself
Resources:
Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, & Hope by Douglas Kaine McKelvey; Reading from pg. 113 — A Liturgy for Beginning a Bedside Vigil
All Things New by John Eldredge
Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home by Randy Alcorn
Ministry for gift boxes of hope: Endurance with Jan & Dave Dravecky
To know someone deeply is a great honor. Jesus knows us inside and out and wants to be known by us intimately as well. In today’s podcast, Stasi talks about what it means to draw close to Jesus with intention. Friends, Jesus longs for our whole heart, our undivided love, and for our attention to be captured by who he is. We have a choice to make. God is inviting us to enjoy the vast riches of his heart by coming closer. Will you?
SHOW NOTES:
Yada` (יָדַע ; yâda) Hebrew: To be made known, be or become known, be revealed – to make oneself known – to be perceived – to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing)
Pause App by Wild at Heart Ministries; PauseApp.com
Henry Nouwen reading: Our God is a compassionate God. Henri Nouwen Society. January 7, 2022. https://henrinouwen.org/meditations/god-is-a-compassionate-god/
Epic by John Eldredge: For more information on Stasi’s reference to living in Act 3
https://churchsource.com/products/epic-the-story-god-is-telling
VERSES:
- Hosiah 2:19-20 (NIV) I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.
- Luke 10:38-42; (NIV) The story at Mary and Martha’s home
- Mark 14:1-9 (NIV) The story of Mary and the alabaster jar
- 1 John 4:19 (NIV) 19 We love because he first loved us.
- John 17:3 (NIV) Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NIV) …Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you…?
- Romans 8:10 (NIV) But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
- Galatians 2:20 (NIV) I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- Colossians 1:27 (NIV) To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- Romans 8:11 (NIV) And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
In today’s podcast, Stasi sits down with pastor and author Melanie Boudreau to talk about the unexpected life. Naturally, we pray and work towards the life that we hope for, but how do we respond when God gives us something other than what we planned for? It's hard to surrender our self-life and step out of our comfort zone, but with our identity deeply rooted in Christ, there is no limit to what he can do with us and through us—even when life is challenging.
Show Notes:
MelanieBoudreau.com
@melanie_boudreau
Melanie's Book: Toppling the Idols of Ideal
Psalm 103:19-21
The LORD has established His throne in heaven,
and His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength
who carry out His word,
who hearken to the voice of His command.
Bless the LORD, all His hosts,
you servants who do His will.
Join Stasi in this delightful conversation with Elizabeth Tabish. Elizabeth is best known for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the series The Chosen. She graciously shares her story, some of which helped her to connect with Mary Magdalene, to bring hope to others. Mary Magdalene’s story is our story, as Jesus’ intimate and fierce love helps flush out our humanity, and he kindly comes to change the trajectory of each of our lives with mercy.
Show Notes:
The Chosen: thechosen.tv/app
Elizabeth Tabish Links and Bio:
ElizabethTabish.com
@elizabethtabish
Elizabeth Tabish is an actress and filmmaker based in Los Angeles known for her portrayal as Mary Magdalene in The Chosen. She received her M.A. in Theater and B.A. in Film Studies from Oklahoma State University where she studied experimental and classic film and theater through a psychoanalytic lens. Elizabeth has produced and directed a number of award-winning short films that focus on female archetypes and explore a variety of vintage aesthetics. She is the Co-Creator and Art Director of Austin Arthouse Film Festival, one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on Film Freeway, now in its 5th year.
God dreams big, and he invites us to dream big with him—the desires in our hearts unique to each of us have been planted by him. Dreaming with God allows us to access these places in our hearts where desire dwells and to hear his voice. It awakens hope and possibility and allows us to see ourselves as he sees us. After all, nothing is too big for God, including our deepest desires.
Show Notes:
Books:
- Becoming Myself by Stasi Eldredge
- Happy Birthday to You!By Dr. Seuss: “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you.”
Scripture:
2 Corinthians 3:18 — And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Song of Songs 4:1 — You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words. Your eyes are like doves
(00:15:53) Take some time and allow your thoughts to dream with God. Sit with God and ask him to reveal and awaken your heart's desires. Here are some questions you can ask him to help you explore. It’s ok if it’s difficult to name the desire, but ask God to access to places where these desires are planted:
- What do you feel makes you particularly you?
- What do you like?
- What do you daydream about?
- If you could do anything, knowing it would go swimmingly well, what would it be?
- What do you want to be true of yourself?
- What do you want the impact of your life to be?
- Ask God, "what do you want for me?"
God intimately knows the longings of our hearts and desires for us to know him. In today’s podcast, Stasi talks with Jill Hardin from the Daily Audio Bible. Jill’s journey in following God's invitation to read the Bible daily on her DAB Chronological podcast is one of experiencing immense blessing after she submitted to God’s calling. Friends, God sees the full potential of who we are, and He will lead us into things beyond our imagination. The God of More has so much more for us when we submit ourselves to His Calling.
Show Notes:
Jill Hardin (Parr)
dailyaudiobible.com
jillparr
@officialjillparr
John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Song:
Nothing Else by Cody Carnes
The Christmas Season is upon us with all of its wonder, its joy, and its pressure. In this podcast, we gather to learn lessons from Scripture, fix our gaze once again on Jesus, and ask Him to interrupt our ordinary with His glorious and make something miraculous. Because He loves to do that very thing.
SHOW NOTESSCRIPTURE:
- Luke 1:30 — But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
- Mary’s story — Luke 1:1-56
- Wedding at Cana — John 2:1-12
SONGS:
A very special thank you to our vocalists: Karen Christakis, Michelle Patterson, Susie Eldredge, Amy Dale
- Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
As we enter into the Christmas season, today’s podcast is a special treat. Stasi invites the Wild at Heart team to share stories and words about what they love about Jesus. Friends, it’s so important to remind each other of the attributes of Jesus. As we intentionally turn our gaze upon him, we come to know the vast goodness of his heart for us more deeply. As you listen, may your heart be drawn closer to his.
Jesus is the God of the Valley, just as much as he is the God of the Mountaintop. In this conversation, Stasi, Michelle Patterson, and Karen Christakis talk about what it has been like for them to meet God in the desert. Friends, all of our tears are treasured by God, and when we turn to him in difficult times it is not only worship, it is a rescue.
Stasi invites Dr. Una, a pediatrician, entrepreneur, podcaster, and amazing woman of God, into the studio to talk about what it looks like to step into our calling from where we are now—not waiting until we feel ready. God simply wants us to be available to him with our “yes,” even when it feels uncomfortable and risky. It’s God’s way of inviting us into a deeper presence with him. Because our lives matter. Your life matters.
SHOW NOTES:
Psalms 139:13 (NIV) For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Dr. Una Bio and links:
Podcast: https://entremd.com/podcast/
EntreMD.com
Dr. Una Bio: Dr. Una is a multi-faceted leader whose passion is to help others succeed. She has been privileged to teach and coach many to set goals and to take action to make their dreams a reality. She is a Pediatrician and the CEO of Ivy League Pediatrics, an award-winning private practice. True to her commitment to pay it forward, she founded EntreMD, a company designed to help physician entrepreneurs build profitable businesses so they can live life and practice medicine on their terms. Dr. Una also co-pastors Dominion City Church in Norcross, GA with her husband of 15 years, Pastor Steve Unachukwu. They are blessed with four amazing children. She considers being used by God to impact lives as her greatest success. Dr. Una lives by the motto: Die empty. Use everything God gave you.
Something is revealed in our story when we feel like we don’t have enough—enough provision, enough safety, enough love. Through verses and stories, Stasi speaks to this question: What does it mean to be satisfied by God and to trust him as our provider for the things that matter most? In Christ, we have enough, and—because Christ dwells in us—we are enough. SHOW NOTES: (Verses) Psalm 131:2 (NIV): But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Genesis 17:1 (NIV): When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Psalm 103:5 (NIV): who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 23:1 (NIV): The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. Psalm 23:5 (NIV): You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Jamie Goudie joins Stasi in the studio for a conversation about inviting our beautiful God into the ordinary ins and outs of our days. Beauty matters to God, and as we practice opening our hearts to him amidst the messy and the mundane, we quickly discover that God cares about the details of our humanity and is available to us in every moment of our lives. SHOW NOTES: Scripture: Psalms 27:4 (NIV): One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Galatians 2:20 (NIV): I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Song: Artist by Laura Hackett Park Books: The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer Every Moment Holy by Douglas Kaine McKelvey and Ned Bustard
Living in close communion with Jesus is something we are meant to enjoy every day of our lives. Meeting with Him in the secret place of our heart is one of our deepest joys and an incredible source of strength. Join Stasi today as she talks with Cheryl Wright, a woman known for her intimacy with Jesus. SHOW NOTES: Cheryl Wright’s book: His Warrior Princess: A Girlfriend's Guide to Being Lit from Within Scripture: Revelation 3:20 (the Passion Translation): “Behold, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me.” Isaiah 44:5 (NLT): “Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’ Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own.” John 17:22-23 (NLT): “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.” Quote from J.I. Packer, Knowing God pg 41-42: “What matters supremely, therefore, is not, in the last analysis, the fact that I know God, but the larger fact which underlies it—the fact that he knows me. I am graven on the palms of his hands [Isa. 49:16]. I am never out of his mind.”
Welcome to the premier episode of Captivated with Stasi Eldredge. Our time together is an invitation to pursue the heart of Jesus and awaken the desire to know him more—because the more we know him, the more we love him. The more we love him, the more he fills us and transforms our lives.
Welcome to the Captivated podcast, a new podcast from Stasi Eldredge and Wild at Heart Ministries. Please subscribe to receive notifications of each new podcast, available every 2 weeks. A few upcoming episodes will cover: Encountering and intimacy with Jesus, Christ is enough, creating beauty in the ordinary, dreaming with God, meeting God in the desert… and so much more. We are so excited to bring these conversations to you, as we grow more in love with God, together.