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Between the expectations and demands of ministry…It’s easy to lose yourself in trying to be everything people need you to be. But that isn’t what God intended. When He called you to serve His people, He called you to be YOU!
In this episode of The Living Room, I dive deep with the amazing women behind a popular ministry podcast as we talk about their new book – Pastor’s Wives Tell All: Navigating Real Church Life with Honesty. Stephanie, Jessica, Jenna and I talk about the realities of being a pastor’s wife as we explore topics like:
- Overcoming the pressure to be perfect
- Balancing personal identity with ministry roles
- Navigating church hurt and supporting your spouse
- The importance of vulnerability and authenticity in leadership
- Encouraging every member of the church to find their place and serve
Whether you’re a pastor’s wife or want to know how to love and support the ministry women in your life – this interview is for you!
Links from ShowThe Book: Pastor’s Wives Tell All: Navigating Real Church Life with Honesty
The Podcast: Pastor’s Wives Tell All
Facebook Group: Pastor’s Wives Tell All Community
Joanna’s Latest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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What do you do when everything falls apart?In this episode of The Living Room podcast, Courtney Joseph Fallick shares the painful yet profound journey she experienced when her seemingly perfect life was dismantled by her husband’s unfaithfulness.
Her book, Still Standing: How to Live in God’s Light While Wrestling with the Dark, offers hope and encouragement to anyone grappling with unexpected challenges. Topics discussed include:
- Courtney’s early ministry, including her blog and book “Women Living Well”
- The sudden and painful end of her 19-year marriage
- Navigating single motherhood and the spiritual warfare that ensued
- The importance of forgiveness, community, and maintaining faith amidst trials
- Practical tips for finding God’s presence in everyday life and overcoming loneliness
- How Courtney’s ministry evolved and flourished through her trials
No matter what you’re going through, Courtney’s story is a reminder that even when life takes unexpected turns, God walks with us every step of the way.
Links from ShowCourtney’s Book: Still Standing: How to Live in God’s Light While Wrestling with the Dark
Courtney’s Ministry: Women Living Well & Good Morning Girls
Joanna’s Latest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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It’s easy to miss the Good News if we don’t understand God’s heart toward us.Even as Christians, we can spend so much time trying to please God, we miss the joy of simply being His child.
In this episode of The Living Room, Caroline Saunders and I have a delightful discussion about the God and His heart toward us. We share our own journey to a deeper friendship with Jesus and offer advice like:
- Practical tips for studying the Bible
- The impact of themes in Scripture
- Encouragement for those struggling in their faith
- The beautiful belonging that is ours in Christ
Hope you enjoy the interview like I did!
Links from ShowCaroline’s Study: Come Home – Bible Study with Video Access
Children’s Book: Kids in the Bible: A Storybook Bible About God’s Children
Joanna’s Latest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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In a busy, noisy world…it can be hard to hear God.Surrounded by distractions, it can be difficult to find the stillness needed to renew and restore our soul.
In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, Sarah Clarkson talk about her book, Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention (coming November 2024). She gives practical tips for reclaiming quiet. But most of all, she shares the tender love God has for us. Wooing and calling us away from noise to a deeper friendship with Him.
Links from ShowSarah’s Book: Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention
Previous Book: This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness
Previous Episode: TLR 074: God’s Goodness in the Dark with Sarah Clarkson
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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If you were to take the pulse of your life, what would you find?Does it feel like you’re in “a-fib” – ping-ponging off one responsibility to another? Or have you flat-lined and feel a little dead?
Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith has been where you’ve been and in this episode of The Living Room Podcast, she’s shares lessons from her book, Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity. You were not made to go full tilt and burn out for Jesus. He created you for an abundant life. And that includes cultivating a rest that renews and restores your soul.
Check out Dr. Saundra’s “Rest Quiz.” It will help you gauge where you fall in seven specific areas. (And be sure to tune in to next week’s YouTube video where I’ll unpack how I’m going to apply the “7 Types of Rest” this summer!)
Links from ShowDr Saundra’s Book: Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity
Dr Saundra’s Quiz: The Rest Quiz
Dr Saundra’s Other Book: Set Free to Live Free
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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Life offers lots of reasons to be anxious…But God invites us to calm our hearts and still our soul by learning to rest in Him. No matter what we face.
In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, best-selling author Linda Dillow shares how God has taught her to trust Him more – and the beautiful ministry He’s opened to her in war-torn countries like Ukraine.
This interview had me in tears – it’s just that good. Hope you’ll share it with a friend.
Links from ShowLinda’s Book: Calm My Anxious Heart
Other Books:
What’s It Like to Be Married to Me?
Creative Counterpart
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Let’s be honest…building friendships with other women can be difficult!Even as Christians, fear of rejection, insecurity and the snare of compare often make us hold each other at a distance.
In this episode, Jenn Schultz and I talk about her new study, She’s Not Your Enemy: Conquering Our Insecurities So We Can Build God’s Kingdom Together. Satan loves to divide and conquer, but God wants us to push back the obstacles and step into the sweet sisterhood He wants for His daughters.
Links from ShowJenn’s Book: She’s Not Your Enemy: Conquering Our Insecurities So We Can Build God’s Kingdom Together
(Book Purchase Includes 10-session Video Bible Study)
Jenn’s Website Resources
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Is God calling you to take a leap of faith?
It’s risky stepping out when God calls…but its even riskier not to obey.
In this episode of The Living Room, Rachel G. Scott shares from her book, Taking the 5 Leaps of Faith: Experiencing God’s Faithfulness as You Respond to His Call. She shares from her own journey and shows us how to prepare, plan and execute the leap God is asking us to take.
“Taking leaps always includes risks and tons of unknowns,” Rachel says, “but I want you to remember that the risk is worth Heaven’s reward.”
Links from ShowRachel’s Book: Taking the 5 Leaps of Faith: Experiencing God’s Faithfulness as You Respond to His Call.
Podcast: Taking the Leap with Rachel G. Scott
Quiz: The 5 Leaps Quiz
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Change can be exciting, but it can also be hard.But God promises to be with us every step of the way. In today’s episode of The Living Room, Andi Andrew shares from her book, Braving Change: Release the Past, Welcome Growth, and Trust Where God is Leading You.
Andi and I talk about the massive transitions the Lord has taken us through – and how we can fully engage in the journey. Whether it’s moving across the country or navigating the loss of someone we loved, we can count on the Lord to help us brave change.
Links from ShowBook: Braving Change: Release the Past, Welcome Growth, and Trust Where God is Leading You
Previous Episode: TLR 076: Uncomplicating Friendship
Previous Book: Friendship—It’s Complicated: Avoid the Drama, Create Authentic Connection and Fulfill Your Purpose Together
Podcast: Coffee With Andi
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As Christians, we know that Jesus is with us…But sometimes we live as though He’s far away. A destination we have to reach rather than a Friend who lives within us.
In this episode of The Living Room, Joni Eareckson Tada and I talk Brother Lawrences’ classic book and how he practiced the presence of God in such a way it changed his life. Joni talks about practical ways we cultivate the Lord’s presence in the midst of everyday life.
Her new devotional, The Practice of the Presence of Jesus: Daily Meditations on the Nearness of Our Savior, has ministered to me deeply – but it’s Joni herself that inspires me to go deeper with Jesus.
Much like Brother Lawrence, Joni’s books and life has blazed a trail to friendship with Jesus that generations will follow.
Links from ShowJoni’s Book: The Practice of the Presence of Jesus: Daily Meditations on the Nearness of Our Savior
Brother Lawrence Book: The Practice of the Presence of God
Joni’s Previous Interview: TLR 082: The Beautiful Faithfulness of God with Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni’s Ministry: Joni & Friends
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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Is your spiritual hunger where you want it to be?In a world filled with distractions, our appetite for God can be sedated with lesser things. But God is stirring a hunger in the heart of His people. Can you feel it? A holy dissatisfaction that’s awakening a desire to pursue God in a deeper way than ever before. But how to do it? That is the question.
In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, Lisa Whittle shares how God used a similar desperation to take her on a journey that led to her book, I Want God: How to Love Him with All Your Heart and Revive Your Soul.
We go so many beautiful places in this conversation – I hope you enjoy!
Links from ShowLisa’s Book: I Want God: How to Love Him with All Your Heart and Revive Your Soul
Lisa’s Previous Interview: TLR 043: Jesus Over Everything with Lisa Whittle
Lisa’s Ministry: Called Creatives
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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His words have impacted millions of Christians…But Oswald Chambers’ classic devotional might not have ever been written had it not been for his wife. What a loss that would have been! For through the sermons she compiled, Oswald Chambers has been my spiritual mentor for nearly forty years.
In this episode of The Living Room, biographer Michelle Ule shares the incredible story behind this classic devotional and Biddy Chambers – the woman who captured her husband’s words and shared them with the world.
It is an inspiring episode in so many ways! I hope you are challenged like I was to use my giftings for God’s glory – no matter the pain and sacrifice that might be involved.
Links from ShowMichelle’s book: Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The Woman behind the World’s Bestselling Devotional
My Utmost for His Highest: Classic Edition / Updated Language Edition
Michelle’s Guest Post: Mrs. Oswald Chambers | Guest Michelle Ule
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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We’re surrounded by messages from culture…
Messages that tell us that beauty is the highest goal. That if we’d only wear the right clothes, but the right beauty products, then we’d feel fulfilled.
But the world’s definition of beauty is not only skewed…it can be downright dangerous. Not only to our mental health and physical bodies, but to our spiritual life as well.
In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, family therapist and author, Melissa Johnson, shares from her new book: Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless.
I hope you share this episode with a friend!
Links from ShowMelissa’s Book: Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless.
Melissa’s Podcast: Impossible Beauty
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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End-of-year planning often focuses on what went wrong…But what if we focused on what went right?
That’s what I did last month, and what I discovered was amazing! Though I haven’t experienced freedom in every area, the Lord has certainly taught me a lot this past year – and He’s given me several victories. And I want to share them with you:
- Obedience over outcome
- Progress over perfection
- Patience over anxiety
- Hold things loosely
- Let God change your heart
You can listen to the podcast or check out the video below or watch on YouTube @ https://youtu.be/_vpXYS2_1BQ
I hope you are encouraged by this episode of the podcast, but I especially hope you’ll take time to look back at the past year, and with the Holy Spirit’s help, discover the life-changing things the Lord’s been teaching you.
If you missed the last episode, you might want to listen to “Looking Back & Moving Forward.” It’s available to watch on YouTube as well!
- LISTEN: “Looking Back & Moving Forward in 2024”
- WATCH: “How to Have a GREAT Year in 2024”
- WORKSHEET: “Four Powerful Questions”
Links from ShowJoanna’s Best-selling Book: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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Tis the season of goal-setting and making plans for the new year… But we often miss the most important part! In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, I share four powerful questions to help us look back so we can move forward with confidence into 2024, knowing that God is with us every step of the way.
To help you reflect on where you’ve been so you can get where you want to go, I’ve created a FREE pdf of the questions that provides space for your answers. Hope you enjoy!
Also available at YouTube – https://linktw.in/XBPhQn
Links from ShowDownload: Four Powerful Questions Worksheet
Joanna’s Best-selling Book: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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Do you have a formula Christianity?The approach that, if I do a and I do b, then God has to do c?
The problem with formula Christianity is that it doesn’t work. Life tends to mess with it and God isn’t bound by it. But worst of all, it tends to push us away from God rather than draw us near.
In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, Michele Cushatt shares how the dismantling of her religious formulas helped her find God in a deeper way as she shares from her new book, A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart.
“God didn’t cause my cancer,” Michele says, “but He certainly didn’t waste it!”
And He’s not going to waste the painful things in your life, my friend. Though Satan intends it for evil, God is going to work it all together for good.
Links from ShowMichele’s Book: A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart
Michele’s Other Episodes: TLR 018: The Relentless Presence of God and TLR 005: Finding Our Identity
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s YouTube Channel
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Do you want a stronger, sweeter marriage? We’ve all heard that a good marriage takes work – and it certainly does. But I’ve found that great marriages are forged through the power of prayer. In this episode of The Living Room Podcast, author Jodie Berndt shares tips for Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage: Trusting […]
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I think we’d all prefer a perfect life that’s never messy… If given a choice, we’d choose a life that’s never marred by our mistakes. But God isn’t threatened by our junk. Instead, when we place it in His hands, He not only heals and restores us, He turns our mess into a message that […]
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Have you ever felt God calling you to step out for Him, but have been too afraid? Lori Wilhite knows exactly how you feel. Though married to Jud Wilhite, pastor of one of the leading churches in America, for years Lori was paralyzed by fear that she might destroy their ministry. But out of that […]
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Does your spiritual life feel a bit half-hearted? Though we don’t want it, there is often a disconnect between the person you are and the person you want to be. Especially when it comes to our walk with God. In this episode of The Living Room podcast, Kathryn Maack shares from her book, Whole: The […]
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If you’re like me…it’s your thought-life that trips you up more often not. Even as a life-long Christian, too often, I allow my thoughts to dictate my peace. My fears to dismantle my joy. And the longer we allow our thoughts to run wild, the longer we’ll live in emotional and mental chaos. But there’s […]
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Wherever you are…be there! That’s the message of this episode with Heather MacFadyen, author of Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space. But there is so much more to this interview! Heather shares the importance of connecting to God and tapping into the power He provides to become everything […]
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“Prayer looks different for each one of us…”
When it comes to prayer, It isn’t the method that matters as much as connecting with God. In this episode of The Living Room, Suzie Eller talks about her latest book, Prayer Starters: Talking With God About Hard Times. Whether you’ve enjoyed a vibrant prayer life or don’t know where to begin, Suzie offers tips on how to get honest with God despite what we might be feeling.
For when we pour out our hearts to Him, He pours in the grace and peace we so desperately need. But more importantly, our relationship with Him deepens. All because we’ve taken time to connect with Him in prayer.
Links from ShowSuzie’s Book: Prayer Starters: Talking With God About Hard Times.
Suzie’s Podcast: Prayer Starters Podcast
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s Youtube Channel
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What if the unexpected is a pathway to becoming who you were always meant to be?
Your unexpected circumstances may not “be” good, my friend. But God can make good come from them.
In today’s episode, Jillian Benfield shares from her book The Gift of the Unexpected: Discovering Who You Were Meant to Be When Life Goes Off Plan. A former TV journalist, Jillian learned the gifts found in having her plans derailed and her agenda dismantled when she found out she was pregnant with a son who had Downs Syndrome.
This book – and conversation! – is for anyone whose life has taken a wide left turn and is looking to find meaning through it.
Need a Deeper Trust in God?You could be five days away from a closer, deeper trust in God than ever before. The email challenge and companion videos can be done anytime and anywhere.
GET THE CHALLENGE!
Whether you do it in five days or over five weeks, as you take time to live in the truths of Proverbs 3:5-6, I believe they will transform your life!
Links from ShowJillian’s New Book: The Gift of the Unexpected: Discovering Who You Were Meant to Be When Life Goes Off Plan
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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So when you hear the word “theology,” what comes to mind?
Does it inspire mental images of dusty libraries filled with massive books about God? Perhaps it makes you thing of grey-haired scholars using big, multi-syllabled words as they tryt to describe the Almighty?
Well, I believe my conversation with Jenny Randle is going to change all that! The best type of theology doesn’t leave a mental fog – instead, it helps us gain a greater understand of who God really is. Rather than bringing God down to our level, theology opens our hearts and elevates our minds so we come up to His.
Our discussion about Jenny’s new book, Flash Theology is anything but dry, my friend! It’s downright fire!
PODCAST: Listen @ Apple or Spotify or any podcast player.
YOUTUBE: This interview will air on YouTube Thursday, May 4 @ 11:30 am. If you subscribe to my channel and hit the notification bell, you’ll be automatically notified each time a new video is posted.
|| WATCH JENNY & JOANNA ||Links from ShowJenny Randle’s Book: Flash Theology
Jenny’s Other Books: Amazon
Jenny’s Podcast: Shut the Should Up
Jenny’s Community: Freedom Creatives
Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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Are you feeling spiritually lethargic? You may need a diet change…
Sadly, we can stuff ourselves so full of things of this world, we nearly starve to death when it comes to our spiritual life with God. But Amy Seiffert offers a new way to live in her new book, Starved: Why We Need a Spiritual Diet Change to Move Us from Tired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed to Fulfilled, Whole and Free.
Our conversation covers so much ground, you guys! From the importance of silence and gratitude to our deep need to shed our shame so God can give us a new story. This is a powerful episode! I hope you’ll share it with a friend.
The Living Room on YouTubeYou can watch this episode with Amy on YouTube as well! You’ll love her gentle heart and gracious beauty. ke to automatically subscribe to my channel, just HIT THIS LINK!
Links from ShowAmy’s New Book: Starved: Why We Need a Spiritual Diet Change to Move Us from Tired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed to Fulfilled, Whole and Free
Amy’s FREE Bible Study for Starved
Amy’s FREE Printables
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s Youtube Channel
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Do you feel inadequate when it comes to answering hard questions of faith?
In this episode of The Living Room, I have the privilege of interviewing theology professor and author, Mary Jo Sharp about Dark Room Faith – a video curriculum designed to address the objections many young people have about the Christian faith. This free curriculum can be used by youth leaders but also parents to help them talk through the questions teens often face.
But we also talk about how many millenials are leaving the faith because of hypocrisy in the church and her book, Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist’s Reckoning with the Bad Reptutation Christians Give a Good God. I hope you’ll check out all of Mary Jo’s excellent material – and share this episode with a friend.
Watch on YouTubeMy interview with Mary Jo Sharp is also available on YouTube (Wednesday @ 3:00pm)! Subscribe and hit the notification bell to be notified each time a video goes live.
Embracing Trust Challenge – Also on YouTube!I have so enjoyed hearing from people who are doing the Embracing Trust Challenge! And it’s not too late to start because it can be done anytime and anywhere.
All five days of the challenge have been uploaded to YouTube – but you definitely want to sign up to receive the FREE worksheets and daily emails before you start. Resist the impulse to watch all five days at once, because the best way to get the most out of the challenge, is to live in each truth for awhile.
In fact, you may want to do it over five weeks rather than five days! Because each one of the truths from Proverbs 3:5-6 have the power to transform your life.
GET THE CHALLENGE!
Links from ShowMary Jo’s Curriculum: Dark Room Faith
Mary Jo’s Book: Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist’s Reckoning with the Bad Reptutation Christians Give a Good God
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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Connect with Mary Jo SharpWebsite | Instagram | Facebook
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Are there things in your past that you’d like to forget?
Do you struggle with lingering shame over things done to you or done by you? Regret over past mistakes or old wounds that just don’t seem to heal?
In this episode of The Living Room Podcast, author and teaching pastor, Alli Patterson, shares how God helped her break free of shame and invites us to do the same. For when we come to Jesus, He not only forgives our sin and heals our soul, He takes the worst parts of our story and turns it into a display case for God’s glory!
Check Out The Living Room on YouTube!It’s seriously so fun to chat with my guests face to face! And even more fun to share that experience with you. Be sure to check out Alli’s interview on YouTube! She is so passionate for Jesus that you can’t help but have some of that passion rub off on you.
Embracing Trust Challenge – Also on YouTube!I have so enjoyed hearing from people who are doing the Embracing Trust Challenge! And it’s not too late to start because it can be done anytime and anywhere.
All five days of the challenge have been uploaded to YouTube – but you definitely want to sign up to receive the FREE worksheets and daily emails before you start. Resist the impulse to watch all five days at once, because the best way to get the most out of the challenge, is to live in each truth for awhile.
In fact, you may want to do it over five weeks rather than five days! Because each one of the truths from Proverbs 3:5-6 have the power to transform your life.
GET THE CHALLENGE!
Links from ShowAlli’s New Book: How to Stay Standing: 3 Essential Practices to Build a Faith That Lasts
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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Connect with Alli PattersonWebsite | Instagram | Facebook
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God never asks us to give something up unless He wants to give us something better – Himself!
For most of us, fasting seems a little out of reach. Something we’ve tried to do and failed – or have felt too weak to even attempt. But fasting isn’t as hard as it seems.
In today’s episode, best-selling author Wendy Speake talks about how fasting leads to feasting on the goodness of God. We trade stories of how fasting the things that have stolen our attention and affection from God has led to freedom – not only in our relationship with the Lord but in our very lives.
This is a great conversation! Hope you’ll share it with a friend.
The Living Room is Available on YouTube!I’m so excited to announce that you can not only listen but also WATCH the Living Room Podcast on YouTube! It’s so fun to see my guest’s face as we talk, and now you get to see them too!
Every other Wednesday, I post a shorter video ike this one: “How to Draw Close to God.” It’s my prayer that both formats bless and encourage you – but more importantly, equip you for a victorious life in Christ!
Embracing Trust 5-Day Challenge is Coming Soon!A deeper trust in God might be closer than you think! Join me on March 1, 2023 for the launch of the Embracing Trust 5-Day Challenge. Just click on the button to learn more about it!
LEARN MORE!
Links from ShowWendy’s New Book: The 40-Day Feast: Taste and See the Goodness of God
The 40-Day Feast Online Study (starts February 22, 2023)
Wendy’s Other Books: The 40-Day Sugar Fast | The 40-Day Social Media Fast
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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” Those who are the most broken are the most ripe for Jesus’ message of true blessing.”
What does it mean to live a blessed life? Best-selling author and Bible teacher, Kelly Minter joins us today to talk about the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ definition of true blessing.
Her new devotional, The Blessed Life: A 90-Day Journey Through The Teachings And Healings Of Jesus, helps us reshape our thinking to the specifications of the Word. For we were all created to experience God’s true blessing.
The Living Room on YouTube!Hey, did you know that I’m posting regularly over at YouTube? I’m so excited about the opportunity to reach new people with the Good News of the Gospel – but also to encourage believers to go deeper and farther in their faith. Each Wednesday, I post a new video – and this week features my conversation with Kelly. If you’d like to automatically subscribe, just HIT THIS LINK!
In This Show We Talk About: 1:35 The definition of a blessed life * 5:36 Kelly shares how she breaks down Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in her book * 11:02 Coming to the end of ourselves * 13:55 Learning how to let go of our “to-do list” and partner with the Holy Spirit * 20:04 How God changes our hearts * 21:42 The process of sanctification * 23:29 The calling to wholeness in the Sermon on the Mount * 27:03* How Kelly’s experiences in other countries put her idea of “blessing” into perspective
Links from ShowKelly Minter’s New Book: The Blessed Life: A 90-Day Devotional through the Teachings and Miracles of Jesus
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s Youtube Channel
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“When we renew our minds, truth actually changes our desires. It changes both our desires and our negative emotions. ”
For many of us, this month means reigning in our eating habits as we recover from the holidays. But how to we truly gain victory when emotional eating controls our lives? Barb Raveling and I sit down to discuss her journey in overcoming emotional eating and how we can turn to the only one who can truly satisfy our hunger for more.
In This Show We Talk About: 2:03 Barb shares about her new book “Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating” and her own journey in overcoming emotional eating. * 4:30 The format and interactive exercises included in Barb’s book, * 7:03 What is emotional eating? * 8:55 Joanna shares her own journey through emotional eating * 10:12 Barb talks about how to renewing our minds and letting the truth inform our thinking can change the way we view food. * 11:53 The life changes Barb has experienced in her ministry to other women. * 14:35 How to renew our minds concerning food and emotional eating on a practical level. * 20:29 Practical tools that can help us in our everyday struggles with overeating. * 22:36 How to navigate the benefits and dangers of diets. * 27:38 How our relationship with food impacts or relationship with God. * 29:41* Barb talks about the power of “Truth Journaling”.
Links from ShowBarb Raveling’s New Book: Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating: 100 Renewing Exercises to Help You Break Free From the Control of Food
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
[Disclosure: I make a small commission from affiliate links used in this post.]
Connect with Barb RavelingWebsite | Facebook | Instagram | Podcast
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How do we keep going when everything inside shouts to give up?
In this episode, I share some important lessons I’ve learned about persevering over the past five years of writing.
Whether you’re in the middle of a huge project that feels overwhelming, or in a difficult season that seems like it will never end, God wants to give you the stick-to-itiveness to press on and push through. For the Bible promises a “harvest of blessings if we don’t give up” (Galatians 6:9).
FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER IN THE DIFFICULT MIDDLE:
1. You are not alone
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. (Deuteronomy 31:8)
2. You aren’t doing it wrong
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. (Galatians 6:9)
3. Find a sustainable pace
Throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… (Hebrews 12:1)
4. Don’t be afraid to ask for help
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me…and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11;28-29)
5. Keep on keeping on
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because 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. (James 1:2-4)
MORE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUR HEART
Here are some other posts you might find helpful for persevering in and through your situation:
- 7 Verses for When You Are Weary
- Why Doing Less Could Be Doing More (Really!)
- TLR 095: Overcoming Anxiety with Amy Sieffert
And of course, I’d love to have you check out my new BOOK and VIDEO BIBLE STUDY – Embracing Trust! It’s all about learning to trust God in the difficult parts of life as well as the good times.
Here’s the 10-Week Study Promo…
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“If nothing was too insignificant for the Savior of the world, then nothing is too insignificant for me and you.”
Are you feeling the pressure to make your life bigger, brighter and more significant? In this episode Rachael Adams and I talk about “the power of small” and how God makes a little go a long way. Rachael and I talk about the significance of the small moments, and how we can follow Jesus’ example by being faithful in the everyday and mundane.
In This Show We Talk About: 1:40 Rachael talks about what led her to write “A Little Goes A Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life” * 5:27 Balancing the tension between being satisfied with what we have and the longing for significance and purpose. * 7:28 How we often see God as a taskmaster instead of a loving Father. * 8:27 Rachael’s desire for the woman discouraged in the seemingly insignificant daily duties of life. * 11:00 How to get our eyes off what we thought our life would be like and onto what God has for us today. * 13:50 The paradigm shift that helps us embrace the “little” things. * 15:41 The power of being available. * 19:55 How God uses the unlikely and ordinary. * 20:34 Listening when God calls us to step out of our comfort zone into something bigger. * 26:07 Learning to overcome our fears and insecurity and encouraging others in the faith. * 30:18* Rachael shares what she and her family learned from living a simpler life in an RV.
Links from ShowRachael Adams’ Book: A Little Goes A Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life
Embracing Trust 10-week Video Bible Study
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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“Every day we are given the opportunity to either accuse God or to trust Him”
Do you constantly feel crippled by fear or disappointment, wondering where God is in the midst of your suffering? In this 100th episode of The Living Room, Susie Larson shares from her new book Soul Care for the Battle. We discuss the fears that pull us away from peace with God and how to learn to trust God’s goodness during life’s trials.
In This Show We Talk About: 2:45 Susie shares the story behind her new book “Soul Care for the Battle”. * 8:19 Learning to discern the difference between a warning from the Holy Spirit and fear from the enemy. * 12:18 How to respond to fear and intense emotion in a godly way. * 13:54 When fear turns into rebellion, and how to prepare for hard times as a believer. * 20:40 Susie reads a poem the Lord inspired her to write during a time of intense suffering. * 24:09 Susie shares the verse that has proven true to her in the midst of life’s worst storms. * 25:42 Joanna and Susie discuss the ability to accept both God’s blessings and the trials of life in tandem. * 28:25 Why we shouldn’t move past the “Why me?” question too quickly. * 31:43 How we miss God’s goodness by looking for the good. * 44:01* The difference between holy lament, honest before God and self-pity.
Links from ShowSusie Larson’s Book: Soul Care for the Battle
Embracing Trust 10-week Video Bible Study
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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“It’s not so much about having the longing for success or significance, but where we turn in the midst of that longing.” Do you have big dreams and callings from the Lord, but feel held back by fear of failure, or even fear of success? I sit down with my dear friend Rebecca George as […]
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“Trust is the key that takes us back to the Garden – back to intimate friendship with God.” How can we lay down our fear and hold on in faith amidst the ups and downs of marriage and parenting? In this episode of the Moms in Prayer podcast, Joanna shares the journey God took her […]
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“The goal of Christian fiction is to stir the reader’s curiosity and send them to the Bible for more.” In this episode Mesu Andrew talks with us about bringing the Bible alive and truly loving the word of God. Mesu has written 13 Biblical novels, her newest being Miriam: A Treasures of the Nile Novel. […]
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“Depth and personal transformation is more important than trying to impact others.” In the age of YouTube stars and social media influencers, it’s easy to find our identity in our online presence. You may find things that temporarily fill your spiritual buckets, but are left once again dry, anxious, and weary. In today’s podcast, author […]
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“Trust God’s future promises because of His past faithfulness” Do you find yourself in a routine of casting your cares upon the Lord, only to take them back again? You may find things that temporarily fill your spiritual buckets, but are left once again dry, anxious, and weary. In today’s podcast, author and speaker, Amy […]
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“If you are not working on your recovery, you are working on your relapse.” Do you feel the weight of shame pulling you down? Weaknesses that feel too deep and shameful to admit? In today’s episode, author, speaker and life coach, Irene Rollins, shares from her newest book, Reframe Your Shame: Experience Freedom from What Holds […]
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“If God can create His proudest creation from mud, what can He do with the mud in our lives?” Have you ever felt disqualified by your origin story? Or perhaps driven to prove that you’re better than your past? In today’s episode, Mary Marantz shares how God has helped her navigate the broken pieces of […]
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Oh you guys… I’ve been waiting for five years for this moment! Next Tuesday – August 16, 2022 – my new book releases in the world. But my publisher was kind to let me give you a sneak peek of the introduction and first chapter. Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On […]
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Our identity is not found in external things, but in an internal God. In this week’s episode, our very special guests, Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer share from their newest book. Her True Worth: Breaking free from a Culture of Selfies, Side Hustles, and People Pleasing to Embrace Your True Identity in Christ. Brittany and Cassandra […]
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Let us embrace the ever-present presence of God In this episode, the incredible, Jeanne Stevens shares from her new book, What’s here Now? How to Stop Rehashing the Past and Rehearsing the Future– and Start Receiving the Present. Jeanne is an author, speaker, and the founding and co-lead pastor of Soul City Church in Chicago. […]
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Trusting God is a revolt against worry and anxiety. In this episode, dear friend and author of The Settled Soul, Jodi Detrick, shares her experience of living with only half-sight after a series of eye complications. She has not only adjusted to life with a new perception visually, but her perception spiritually has attuned to […]
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You may feel like you can control every situation, but it will come at a high cost. It’s never too late to turn a controlling habit into a trusting one. In this episode, author and speaker, Sharon Hodde Miller shares from her newest book, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It […]
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