The 10 Minute Hope Show: Recent Episodes
Beth Tomko and Heather Lake
In this episode we are talking about how to stay friends with people we disagree with, and how our time spent online can serve to divide us from the people we know and love. Join us this week as we discuss Chapter 7 of Motherhood Unplugged.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 6: "Why We're Addicted to Our Phones."
Links:
Too Much TV Book
https://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Too-Much-TV/dp/0394865707
TED Talk Cal Newport
https://www.ted.com/talks/cal_newport_why_you_should_quit_social_media?subtitle=en
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 5: "What's an iPhone?" and discussing how to cultivate a rich inner world. In this Bonus Episode we have some extra snippets of wisdom from our chat with author and speaker Susan B. Arico who writes on human flourishing at the intersection of cell and soul. Be sure to listen to the full episode with her just before this one!
Links:
Susan's Website (and Newsletter sign-up)
Book: Your Faith and Your Phone: A 30 Day Devotional
Susan's Substack and Writing
Gryphon Router for safe internet
Subscribe to Susan's Newsletter
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing Chapter 5: "What's an iPhone" with an emphasis on Cultivating a Rich Inner World.
Our guest this week is author and speaker Susan B. Arico who writes on human flourishing at the intersection of cell and soul. Her wisdom was so encouraging and rich, this episode is a don't miss!
We had so much to chat about that we made it into 2 episodes so be sure to check out the Bonus Episode with Susan as well!
Links:
Susan's Website (and Newsletter sign-up)
Book: Your Faith and Your Phone: A 30 Day Devotional
Susan's Substack and Writing
Gryphon Router for safe internet
Subscribe to Susan's Newsletter
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing Chapter 4: Service vs. Celebrity.
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing Chapter 3: Trying to Be Everywhere at Once.
In this episode we discuss:
Quotes and Resources Mentioned:
"If you look at the world, you'll be distressed.
If you look at yourself, you'll be depressed.
If you look at God, you'll be at rest."
- Corrie Ten Boom
"Hold your Bible in one hand and your newspaper in the other."
- Karl Barth
Susan B. Arico "Attention on Advent"
The Bible in One Year app
Discussion Question: What is one world issue that is bothering you? How can you take that issue to the Lord today?
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing Chapter 2: Influencer Culture and Me.
In this episode we discuss 3 pressures facing young people today as a result of Influencer Culture, especially the many who aspire to be influencers themselves.
News Articles Mentioned:
Most Gen Zers think it’s easy to make a career in influencing
Young influencers are being offered cheap procedures in return for promotion. They say it’s coming at a cost.
Discussion Question: What pressures do you see in your own life as a result of "Influencer Culture."
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing Chapter 1: Welcome to the Attention Economy. In this Bonus Episode we have some extra snippets of wisdom from our chat with my Dad, Tim Ryan.
Motherhood Unplugged is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing Chapter 1: Welcome to the Attention Economy.
Building a family in the Attention Economy isn't easy, today we talk with my dad, Tim Ryan about the realities of what tech companies today are focused on, and a few practical ways to continue to build our own families in the midst of a distracting and overwhelming world. I hope you'll join us!
Discussion Question: What is one way your family likes to spend time together?
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are discussing the Introduction: A Brave New World.
Today we answer two key questions about parenting and technology:
What is not your role?
What is your role?
Join us as we kick off our discussion on parenting in the digital age as we work our way through Motherhood Unplugged.
Questions to consider:
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Have I been pressured to change my parenting decisions based on what my children's friends are doing?
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What is a way that I can respond when faced with this in the future?
Join the discussion on Instagram @digimummy.
Motherhood Unplugged by Heather Lake is available on Amazon.
Elisabeth Elliot worked as a missionary in Ecuador even after the death of her husband Jim Elliot at the hands of the people they had come to serve.
For more information, check out her website: www.elisabethelliot.org
Verse: Isaiah 43:2
Poem: Do The Next Thing
Elisabeth's Radio Show: Gateway to Joy
Elisabeth's Podcast: The Elisabeth Elliot Podcast
Viktor Frankl was a Austrian neurologist who was also a Jew during World War 2. He lost his entire family during the Holocaust, and spent time in a Nazi concentration camp himself as well. After he was released, he wrote a book called "Man's Search for Meaning" which was the world-wide best seller that year. Join us as we delve into his story today.
In this episode we're sharing some of the stories of prayer that helped to usher in the end of World War 2. We hope you'll join us!
Today we talk about the importance of praying for leaders, such as the Ukrainian President Zelensky, in times of conflict, and specific ways we can be praying for Ukraine right now.
Show Notes:
1 Timothy 2:1 YWAM Kyiv - www.ywamkyiv.org
Amy Carmichael was a missionary to India at the turn of the century. She lived there for 55 years, and rescued many children from the evil practice of selling children as slaves to the temples. She cared for them, raised them, gave them a home, and taught them about the Lord. Her work still continues today.
For more information:
A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot
Gold Cord by Amy Carmichael
Note: This episode contains mature content and is not appropriate for children.
Josephine Butler fought for the rights of women and girls in England in the late 1800s. She is campaigned specifically against the Contagious Diseases Act which in practice caused much more harm than good, especially for women, and saw great changes happen in her lifetime.
Butler, Josephine. Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade. (Horace Marshall and Son, London) 1911
Joseph La Flesche was a Native American chief in the 1800s who saw change on the horizon for his people. Equipped with a faith in God and the belief that He could lead them into a new age, Joseph navigated and created a "New Normal" for his people. He paved the way for them to have a new future where they could thrive, even as change raged around them.
Casper Ten Boom was the father of Corrie Ten Boom, author of the book the Hiding Place. His faithful leadership of their family led them through dark places, without losing their faith. Hear part of his deeply moving testimony and what he said, when offered the chance to stay home, rather than be taken away to a Nazi prison.
The extraordinary story of the Japanese village, completely transformed by one Bible, a visiting missionary, and two faithful elderly men.
Welcome to the 10 Minute Hope Show! We are sisters, Heather and Beth, one in New Zealand and one in Texas. We wanted to do something to encourage ourselves and our friends during the pandemic.
This podcast will share stories of hope and light from history, one story each week about people whose stories encourage us, and give us light to live by in our own lives today.
We hope you'll join us.