Journey of Ruth: Recent Episodes
Courtney Lowman
The Journey of Ruth Podcast desires to encourage listeners to Love Jesus, Study His Word, and Reach Others. We all need a place to go for encouragement, advice, and mentoring but don't always know where to go or who can help. On the podcast, host Courtney Lowman speaks with faithful men and women who have a story to tell and wisdom to share. Listeners will enjoy our fun conversations and be encouraged to find their own community and mentors who will encourage them in their journey as a follower of Christ.
Today's episode is a celebration! 150 episodes later, the Journey of Ruth Podcast is coming to an end. Today we get to celebrate all that has happened in the last 4 years and all that God did. Courtney chats about some of the most popular episodes and guests, Explains what is happening next and where you can continue to see what is next in the Journey of Ruth community, and she ends by playing your answers to our weekly final question. What a blessing it has been to produce this podcast over the last 4 years and we are truly looking forward to the next journey! Thank you, Enjoy the final episode and Farewell!!
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Bobby Harrington is a lead pastor, author, disciple-maker coach, and trainer of other leaders. Dr. Harrington is the point-leader of renew.org and the Executive Director or Discipleship.org . Dr. Harrington and I chat about the importance of a clear definition of discipleship within every local church, trends he has observed in the area of dsciple-making within today’s church cultures, and we discuss some shocking outcomes discipleship.org discovered in the national disciples making study they did alongside Exponential.
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Laura Bruder works for Brave Love, a pro-adoption movement dedicated to changing the perception of adoption by acknowledging birth moms for their brave decision. Laura and I chat about the impact that creating an adoption plan can have for a mom experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. We discussed the emotions that birth mom go through before and after placing their child with an adoptive family, the benefits of considering an open adoption, the need that birth moms have for a community who understands what they have experience, and how adoptive families can honor the mother of their adopted child. This is a really important and necessary conversation. Whether you have adopted children, chosen adoption yourself, or maybe even know someone who made the brave choice to choose adoption, this conversation is for you.
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This is the final episode in a series of episodes where I am addressing topics that have come up as I have discipled women through the years. Today I am talking to both those being discipled and those who are discipling. If you have been around for awhile you have heard me talk about our discipleship tree. In fact We talked in detail about the 3 levels of discipleship in episode 43- The PLAA Process, Finding a Paul, Barnabus, and Timothy. Every Jesus follower needs to have someone discipling or mentoring them. So how can you prepare yourself to be a fruitful disciple? I have 4 things that we must practice if we hope to get the most out of our time with our discipler and L.O.C.K. in the things that we learn as a disciple. This episode would be a great one to pass on to someone that you are discipling so they know what you are expecting of them as you begin meeting together. Or maybe you are looking for someone to disciple…today I am going to give you a list of what to look for in a woman that is ready for discipleship.
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This episode is a continuation of topics that i have discussed with women I have discipled. Maybe the first time I came upon them, I wasn’t too confident and it would have been nice to have a couple idea of how to respond or where to go in God’s word for an example. We all come to this point in our life where we want to know what our purpose is in life. Sometimes we even figure out what our purpose is in life and then things change and we again enter a time of uncertainty! Today we are going to look at an example of someone in scripture that had a pretty interesting path towards his purpose, some tools for finding our purpose and how that search relates to your car’s GPS!
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Light in the Darkness
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In this episode, I spoke with Jim Baugh. Jim is the Ministry Partner Development Director for the Global Training Network. He teaches men and women how to understand and apply the Word of God and then how to go and teach others. Jim lets us in on some of the astounding statistics concerning Christians in the developing world, what effective discipleship looks like, what does and does not work in the church in America, and he gives us a new definition of what it means to truly follow Jesus.
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Our guest today is author and speaker Katie Reid. Katie has written two books and has a beautiful perspective on leading others that matches so well with our mission here at Journey of Ruth. Katie and I chat about being Eternally Focused and Kingdom Building, the loneliness epidemic, how to be a ladder-holding leader and her book that is being turned into a movie!
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In our relationships with others, conflict is inevitable. Is it possible for your connection to be stronger on the other side of conflict? Learning to deal with conflict correctly will not only benefit your friendships but also your family relationships, your professional relationships and marriage. Today Courtney talk about God’s opinion of reconciliation, the correct ways to handle conflict, and the reason we should face conflict and not ignore it.
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The transition to adulthood can be very challenging relationaly and personally. As the relationship changes between adult children and their parents, the words “Honor you Mother and Father” take on a different framework. In this episode I talk about why it is crucial that your relationship with your parents changes, what the words Honor and Respect truly mean, how to show your parents love, and how to love parents that have hurt you.
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In a continuation of our Discipleship Deep Dive Series, this episode addresses the very beginning of the whole discipleship process. If you desire to disciple someone, but don't have someone in your life that needs discipleship, where do you start? How do you begin to build relationships that lead to discipleship? I walk through how to place yourself in areas of influence, what that requires from you, how to engage those you meet, and the most important thing to remember as you spend time with those you meet.
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Today I get to chat with life coach, counselor and author Holley Gerth. Holley is a self proclaimed introvert who has struggled with anxiety for many years. Anxiety is a growing issue in today’s culture and Holley was so kind to serve as our own teacher or counselor in this conversation. Holley and I chat about the foundations of anxiety, how we can support others working through anxiety, how anxiety can help you uncover your superpower, and why telling someone to pray more is not helpful advice. Whether you struggle with anxiety yourself or you love someone who does, this episode is extremely valuable.
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Caesar Kalinowski is a serial church planter, coach, and the author of several books, including the top-selling, The Gospel Primer. Caesar and his wife are lovers of discipleship and together they help others learn how to incorporate discipleship into their every day lives and today he’s going to be OUR coach! Caesar and I chat about what living a discipleship lifestyle looks like in each of our homes. Then we jump into how we can be intentional about discipling others by harnessing rhythms that already exist in our lives and how churches can use a top down model to begin building a culture of discipleship in their congregation. There is so much great advice, you won’t want to miss a moment of this.
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You know how important I believe community is. Thats what discipleship is all about! My guests today have created an international, online community to encourage women in their walk with Christ called Sojo Academy. Jen Evangelista and Arabah Joy (or AJ) are two women with over half a century of ministry experience between them who have a passion for the Gospel and love to encourage women to get into God's Word! They do this through Bible Studies, creative worship, community, and teaching. In their community they help women engage in Spiritual Disciplines and so we are going to dive into a great discussion about them. What are Spiritual Disciplines, how do we incorporate them into our routines, how and where do we even get started, and why are they important.
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My guest today is Jodie Niznik, a seminary-trained lover of God’s Word who has served in vocational ministry for over twelve years. She helps people create space for God in their lives through her Scripture meditation podcast and equips them to take another step with Jesus through her Real People, Real Faith Bible studies and teaching. Jodie and I chat about Lectio Divina, a form of scripture meditation. But we know that meditation, the word and the practice gets a lot of push back in the church. So we chat about what exactly Lectio Divina includes, the good and the bad versions of meditation, and how we can all begin practicing this discipline of stillness even if you have never done anything like this before.
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A perfect Valentines Day Release. How can we love those that the world might see as unlovable?
I have been looking forward to this episode for almost 2 months now! My guest this week is Rachelle Starr. Rachelle is the founder of Scarlet Hope ministries and she just released her new book Outrageous Obedience in November. Rachelle founded Scarlet Hope to reach out to women in the adult entertainment industry. We talk about how God drew Rachelle to minister to these women, how her upbringing influenced her ministry decisions, how we can be a light in a dark world, and just when you thought we were just going to talk about Rachelle’s ministry, we chat about why and how you and I should respond to the call that God has placed in our lives. It is such a great conversation. I do want to put a warning that due to the nature of Rachelle’s ministry, we do talk about some topics that might be inappropriate for little ears.
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My guest today is Amy Looper and our conversation is all for the working moms out there and anyone who knows a working mom!! Amy is a speaker, author, consultant and a business leader who understands the importance of the modern working mom's career. She is a wife, mother of two and spent the past two decades in technology & SAAS sales leadership. Healing from postpartum depression& anxiety was one of the greatest gifts of her life and she now helps other women do the same. Amy and I chat about the unique struggles of working moms, how we can support new working moms, the benefits of surrender, and how we can find joy in the toughest job of all, motherhood.
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Today I’m going to answer the #1 question I get asked when I speak. What is the difference between Mentorship and Discipleship? Are they the same thing? What about Coaching and Counseling? In todays episode, a part of our Discipleship Deep Dive Series, I talk about the difference between Coaching, Mentoring, and Discipling. While they are very similar, the differences come in who is involved, where the meeting happens, and what is discussed. Hopefully, at the end of this episode, all your questions will be answered.
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This week, we are kicking off 2023 with a bang!! If you are a long time listener of the podcast, you have heard past guests Erica Wiggenhorn and Tracy Steel a couple of times. But now they have teamed up, alongside Sara Reid and are ready to help equip women to lead in their communities! This dynamite trio have founded My Only Aim, a discipleship training community. Today we chat about the importance of discipleship in todays culture no matter your age or position, the missing elements in church communities today and how My Only Aim is looking forward to working alongside church bodies, and we dive deep into what My Only Aim provides for leaders as they hope to equip women no matter where their area of influence is.
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Here on this final episode of 2022, is my Dad and fan favorite, Pat Hail, Jr. and I are ending this year with a fun discussion about common holiday traditions. Christmas Trees, Holly and Ivy, the Yule log, Navitiy Sets, and Santa Claus himself. We chat about the beginning of each tradition, the cultural and spiritual significance, and how each tradition has transitioned through out the years. Parents, we are going to be talking about Santa’s FULL story towards the end of the episode, so this is your heads up if you need to be cautious.
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This week I am excited to share with you another part of the Entrust Conference. I had the blessing of opening the conference. During the opening session I wanted to encourage all the ladies in attendance that we all have the ability to Disciple, no matter our background, years in the faith, or levels of training. I wanted the women to see the opportunity we as Christians to influence today’s culture, to understand what effective discipleship includes, and to let go of some of the lies that we have believed that keep us from discipling the next generation.
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Here at the Journey of Ruth, we think that Advent should be fun! Especially if you are hoping to get the whole family involved! In this episode, Leeann Reynolds and I share resources and ideas to help your family celebrate this Advent season!! We have found books, lists, activities, devotionals- all with the purpose of engaging your family in the Advent season where we await the coming of Christ. We talk about these resources, display some of the books, and show you the items your family will create with some of these lists.
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My guest today is Valerie Pierce. You heard her all the way back on episode 28. Thats right, she has been a friend of the podcast for awhile now! Valerie and I have partnered up for an exciting project this fall and today we are going to tell you all about it! We both have been teasing you on social media and now we are so excited to announce that together we have created the Bible Journal for Busy Women! We have been working on this since this past summer and we are so excited to get this into your hands! We had a few friends that tested the journal for us and gave us feedback, but we can’t wait to hear what you think when you receive your copy in the mail! The Journal is available now for pre-order and will ship out the first week of December.
In this episode we are going to chat about the heart behind the journal, why we created it and who we created it for, What you will find inside, and how we have both benefited by using the journal platform we have created. We think this journal is going to be so helpful and useful for listeners that we can’t wait for you all to get it!
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One of the most amazing moments during the Entrust Conference in September was the Generational Discipleship Panel. During this session I had the chance to interview Margi Galloway, Tracy Steel, and Jen Porras. 3 women who are all in different generations but who are a part of the same discipleship family tree. I had several people let me know that the panel was their favorite part of the conference. After the conference was over and I could step out of the conference organizing role, I listened back to the panel and WOW! In almost 130 episodes, no episode has effected me so deeply while I was editing than this episode today.
During the panel we spoke about how discipleship looked different in each of their lives, how to disciple individuals from a generation you don’t understand, and what happens when you fail. I know you will love this conversation as much as I did!
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This week we are getting practical with discipleship! Sometimes discipleship is as much about What you do as it is about HOW you do it. In this episode of our Discipleship Deep Dive Series we are going to discuss the 5 Attributes of Effective Discipleship. These attributes will help you have successful discipleship meetings, deepen your relationship with your disciples, increase the depth and value of your conversations and most importantly help women to develop into disciples that create more disciples.
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Our guest this week is Carol Tetzlaff. Carol is going to help us establish a new perspective on worship and the role it plays in our lives.
Carol Tetzlaff is an author and speaker who serves at Redemption Press as content creator along with leading the She Writes for Him events and trainings. Her passion is discipleship of all ages as she has served many years on staff at the local church in every capacity from kids’ ministry to worship ministries. You are going to hear about how Carol and I met, but I am so excited for you all to get to know her today. Carol and I chat about the importance of reading ALL of God’s word, some of the New lessons we can learn from the Old Testament, and we spend the bulk of our time talking about worship, what it is, what it isn’t, and how living a life of worship includes so much more than music.
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Hannah Gronowski Barnett, Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker, Preacher and Author has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live. A passionate movement-maker, social influencer and voice for her generation, Hannah had a jump start at speaking and writing, working full time in youth ministry, spending a ministry season in the Dominican Republic, graduating college and launching Generation Distinct, all by age 20.
Generation Distinct has grown to reach leaders all over the world with a vision to use conversations around passion, purpose & justice to bring the next generation into conversations around Jesus, the Gospel & the Great Commission.
Hannah and I chat about Generation Z’s search for purpose, Their very interesting perspective on the best way to get things done, what they need from the older generations around them, and the many things they have to offer our society.
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My guest today is Eric Nevins. After years of working in the financial industry, Eric launched his podcast, Halfway There, to tell the whole story about the spiritual journey. He quickly found the community podcasting is known for and started a group to bring Christian podcasters together. Since then, he’s worked with podcasters to launch and improve their podcast, most recently with Christian Podcasters Association and has created a platform where Podcasters can learn, be encouraged, and network.
Podcasts exploded in popularity in the last few years. But the truth is, it can be a difficult and often thankless venture so many people do not get farther than the first episode or the first season. This week, Eric and I chat about the challenges of podcasting, what it looks like to be a Christian podcaster, the importance of Mentorship in the podcasting world, and how we can support the podcasters in our lives and those we enjoy listening to.
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Equip
The Green Acres Women Equip Podcast seeks to equip women with tools for everyday life!
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Veteran for God Podcast
Christianity, the Word of God, Evangelism, and Apologetics:Hello my name is Dakota and...
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Today my guest is Megan Brown. She’s a firecracker ya’ll and has hair to match! Megan is a seasoned military spouse and military missionary. She is the Founder and Executive Director at MilSpo Co., the Military Liaison for the Speak Up Conference Global Missions Military Scholarship, and the 2019-Armed Forces Insurance Robins AFB Military Spouse of the Year.
Megan has a passion for seeing other military spouses begin and flourish in a relationship with Jesus Christ and then take that faith to every military base around the world! We chat about the importance of understanding scripture when life gets hard, the impact military spouses can have on spreading the Word of God around the globe, struggles unique to military families, and how the local church here in America can support and serve military families in their community.
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This week is conference week!! The Entrust Conference is happening this weekend in Glendale, AZ. To get us ready, we are revisiting the Q&A episode Leeann Reynolds and I did about the Conference.
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Leeann Reynolds and I chat about the Entrust Conference. You have heard about the Entrust conference on the podcast, but since its the first year, you probably have questions. What exactly is the Entrust conference? What will we be talking about? Who should come to the Entrust conference? Well all your questions will be answered today! Tickets for the Entrust Conference are on sale now. The conference will take place on September 24th from 9am-12pm.
God is so good and has brought together an AMAZING group of nationally known speakers from all generations to come together with the point of encouraging and equipping women to courageously step out as the disciple makers God has commanded them to be. You will leave feeling prepared to disciple whoever God brings in your life and help them to also become a disciple maker! For more information and to buy your tickets head to www.journeyofruth.com/entrust.
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This week I am spoke with Sharon Engram and Lori Rohlinger. Both women are widows who lost their husbands in very different seasons of life, and yet shared similar things. Sharon and Lori wanted to create a resource for widows by widows to help disciple women towards hope in a dark situation. On todays episode we discuss their book Surviving Widowhood, they describe their experience in the months and years following their husbands’ deaths, share encouragement and hope for those experiencing widowhood, and offer some wisdom for those of us that may be walking alongside a widow, how we can serve and encourage her.
I know that everything you will hear from Sharon and Lori is true, not only because of their heart to help women which I believe you will come to see, but also because as their shared their stories and things they experienced, they paralleled our families experience as we have walked alongside my Dad and the experiences of friends who are walking with their parents or friends who have lost a spouse. It might seem like its going to be a sad conversation, but you might be surprised how much HOPE these women have to share with us!
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It's The Salt for Me!
When you love the Lord, but you Salty!
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I am so excited to invite the 3 hosts of The Pastor’s Wives Tell All podcast. Stephanie Gilbert, Jenna Allen, and Jessica Taylor each have their own careers and gifting, but the one thing that brings them together is they are all Pastor’s wives. They feel blessed to have found one another but they understand how hard it is to find a community as a pastor’s wife. We chat about the unique challenges that all Pastor’s wives face, how and where pastor’s wives can find someone they can be fully honest with, and what we should…and shouldn’t expect from our pastor and his family. I think this episode will be an encouragement to all pastor’s wives and a bit of an education for the rest of us in the church.
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OSV Talks
Catholic Talks to Get the Church Talking
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I welcomed my dad, Pat Hail, Jr. back on this episode of the podcast!! You all loved our last episode about the book of Jonah. So I thought we would do that again and talk about another book. And since we are going to be talking about 2 Timothy at the Entrust Conference, I thought, why don’t we talk about that! In our usual serious…..or not so serious way….we chat about the history of 2 Timothy and how Timothy’s ministry location was a lot like Las Vegas, why a legacy of faith is so important, how we can stand firm in our faith when we have so many other opinions swirling around us, and how we can raise up the next generation of leaders in our church and society.
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Today I am so excited to share with you what I believe are 4 characteristics of a Fruitful Disciple-Maker. Most people have a list in their heads of what it takes to disciple someone. Along with that come a list of necessary qualifications and that list can be QUITE long!
What if I told you the list isn’t long and the qualifications are probably a lot more reasonable than you believe! I had a list in my head when I first started discipling and that resulted in fear every time that I met with a woman for discipleship. I came to realize that the list of characteristics a woman needs to be a fruitful disciple maker is much simpler and more obtainable than I believed.
We’re going to go through the list and I think, just like me, you will leave with the belief that you truly are qualified to go out and follow God’s command to be a disciple maker!
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Emily Louis is a grace-centered faith coach, podcaster, and speaker. She is the host of the Abundant Grace Podcast and creator of Abundant Grace Bible Studies. Through coaching and discipleship, Emily helps women OWN their worth and transform their relationship with God. Her mission is to help Christians know that they don't have to fit a box or mold to have a thriving relationship with God. She has helped dozens of women understand that they are unconditionally loved and that they can rest from achieving. Today we are going to discuss Emily’s own story of betrayal and abuse within the church; how she found freedom in a faith led by grace and love and not guilt, the peace that is found when you step out of a performance based religion, and how you can begin to trust God and his people again following a betrayal.
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Emily Louis is a grace-centered faith coach, podcaster, and speaker. She is the host of the Abundant Grace Podcast and creator of Abundant Grace Bible Studies. Through coaching and discipleship, Emily helps women OWN their worth and transform their relationship with God. Her mission is to help Christians know that they don't have to fit a box or mold to have a thriving relationship with God. She has helped dozens of women understand that they are unconditionally loved and that they can rest from achieving. Today we are going to discuss Emily’s own story of betrayal and abuse within the church; how she found freedom in a faith led by grace and love and not guilt, the peace that is found when you step out of a performance based religion, and how you can begin to trust God and his people again following a betrayal.
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My guest today is Debbie G. Debbie is the founder of Beyond Fear to Freedom. Debbie had a great career and all the answers, but she was not ready for a series of events that rocked her life. She ended up in a mess of addiction, divorce, dysfunction, and heartache. She lost loved ones, and knew she couldn’t get her life back. She had to take a step in a new direction. It took time, love, and mentoring, but her life was changed. Jesus has redeemed her life and given her a purpose she never had before. Today she sits with people in crisis and serves them in the same way that she was served. She says “I get it because I’ve lived it, and I will stick with you!”
At the beginning of her ministry, Debbie brought her message and testimony to the church but was surprised at the response she got....or didn't get. It was only when she took her ministry to the streets, just as the Lord told her to, that she saw a God sized increase and impact. Debbie and I chat about her dramatic conversion, how we can sit with people even through the toughest moments in life, the change that discipleship can bring in both you and the person you disciple and the amazing ways Debbie has seen God work in the lives of women since starting BFF.
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"We must to be in alignment with His Will, His Ways, and His Word." - Shayna Rattler
Today’s Guest is Shayna Rattler. Shayna is an author and speaker and founder of A God Shift Movement. You will hear that she Shayna doesn’t do timid. She is bold disciple of Christ and speaks highly of her Jesus and His power! Shayna and I chat about how we can step into the Kingdom Authority promised to us in scripture, the keys to elevating God’s position in our lives and hearts, what the world says about manifestation and what the Bible has to say about it, and what we can do when God doesn’t gives us a clear path forward or 3 easy step to fulfilling our purpose!
Are you ready to be a disciple that steps out with a holy boldness? This episode is going to inspire you to head in that direction!
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Have you ever wondered what to do once you start meeting with a disciple? Maybe you are looking to create some consistency in your discipleship time together so it can be more productive. Today host Courtney Lowman is going to share 3 Steps to a Productive Discipleship Session and if you follow these steps you will find that your time with your disciple will be valuable and fruitful for everyone. As a bonus, Courtney discusses what to do on your very first meeting with your disciple to set your relationship up for success in the long run.
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Sue Corl is an international women’s conference speaker, author, mentor, Bible teacher, Cru missionary, and founder and director of Crown of Beauty International. You will hear more about her impressive resume in the episode. Her greatest joy is being a wife and mother of two adult children. She has a passion to see women set free to live in the powerful truths of who they are in Christ and the love of God. Sue and I chat about the common lies that she sees women struggle with in her global ministry, how do we work through deep hurt and the Truths found in the Bible that help us combat those lies we have believed.
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Melissa Spoelstra is a women’s conference speaker, Bible teacher, and author who is madly in love with Jesus and passionate about studying God’s Word and helping women of all ages to seek Christ and know Him more intimately through serious Bible study. Melissa has a degree in Bible theology and is the author of several Bible studies and books, including her most recent Isaiah:Striving Less and Trusting God More published with Lifeway. She is a regular contributor to the Proverbs 31 First Five App and the Girlfriends in God online daily devotional. Melissa and I chat discuss what it looks like to trust God complete, why we can’t earn God’s Love, and our need to develop a bigger vision of who God is; with him being less of a microwave God and more of a crockpot God.
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Brianne Bell is host of the Passive Income Nurse Podcast and a lifestyle and wellness coach. Brianne disciples and coaches women who are looking for a healthier lifestyle and who desire to make some additional income using the gifts God has given them. As we dive into our conversation, you will hear us say that we are going to talk about nurses, because that is Brianne’s background, but the lessons she has learned and the wisdom she has gained can benefit us all. We chat about how to know if you need to make a change in your life professionally, how to be sure you priorities are in the right place, and how to identify your calling and your identity outside of your work, degree, or title. I can’t wait for you to hear what Brianne has to share.
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Everyone needs a vacation! Well, my family and I are on vacation this week and there will be no normal podcast. However, I have been saving a few special clips for this moment and now I have posted them all over on Youtube. Go check out all the new videos and if you find one you like, check out the full episode.
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Leeann Reynolds and I chat about the Entrust Conference. You have heard about the Entrust conference on the podcast, but since its the first year, you probably have questions. What exactly is the Entrust conference? What will we be talking about? Who should come to the Entrust conference? Well all your questions will be answered today! So stay tuned because at the end we give a Coupon code for $5 off your conference ticket! Tickets for the Entrust Conference are on sale now. The conference will take place on September 24th from 9am-4pm.
God is so good and has brought together an AMAZING group of nationally known speakers from all generations to come together with the point of encouraging and equipping women to courageously step out as the disciple makers God has commanded them to be. You will leave feeling prepared to disciple whoever God brings in your life and help them to also become a disciple maker! For more information and to buy your tickets head to www.journeyofruth.com/entrust.
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Eric and Meagan VanSchoonhoven are church planters who Pastor at The Bridge Church and parents to Samson. Neither of them started out to be church planters or had dream of serving in ministry, but as so often happens, God had his own plans that didn’t exactly match theirs. Now they are pastoring a thriving church in Glendale AZ with a passion to meet people where they are at, showing them the love of Jesus while being 100% authentic. We chat about what it looks like to successfully navigate a change in life or ministry, how we can support our pastors and their families, why discipleship is important for ministry leaders, and how to respond when God’s vision looks very different from you own.
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Jennifer Ford Berry is an organizational expert, best selling author, host of The 29 Minute Mom podcast, national inspirational speaker and promoter of God’s plan. She has written 6 books including Purpose over Possessions, her 4 book Organize NOW series, and now her newest release, Make Room: Take Control of your Space, time, Energy, and money to live on purpose. Jennifer and I talk about the importance of organization in our lives and how it can help us live out our God-given purpose. We chat about how organization can help us find more joy in our life, help us live out our priorities and purpose, and just for you mammas, how teaching our kids to organize can help them…and us…not feel overwhelmed in our own home.
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Shelby Hohsfield and I chat about the dream that shook her faith, how her choice to leave the Mormon church led to finding her true worth in surrender to Christ, and how she has helped her kids to find God while walking her own faith journey.
Shelby is a podcaster, artist, motivational speaker and unstoppable enthusiast of living out God's purpose after religion. Her faith journey has been a winding road, from praying to God as an eight year old for truth, leaving the mormon church at 18, walking without God, getting curious, making so many mistakes, and finally finding the true love of our Amazing Creator. Shelby now helps ladies who find themselves lost after leaving religion learn to pray, find truth and gain trust in the Lord through her podcast and ministry which are both titled Finding Faith Above.
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This episode is for anyone feeling tired, rundown, or overwhelmed. Sabbath, do you do it? Do you know what it is? Have you ever observed any Sabbath rhythms in you home?
My guest Amber Cullum is a wife, mom, speaker, and podcaster. The Grace Enough Podcast encourages Christians that God can use you to impact His kingdom no matter you story. Amber and her family have instituted time of Sabbath in their home and you will be surprised at how it has impacted every member of their family. She and I talk about studying scripture in community alongside mentors, why God commanded and modeled Sabbath, and practical tips for starting Sabbath rhythms in your own home. Spoiler alert, its not as hard nor boring as you might think.
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Alexia Carrillo is a driven mother, wife, coach and podcaster. After receiving a PHD in Cancer Biology and working as a teacher, Alexia felt called to transition to being a work from home mom to spend more time with her son. However, her transition home was not the fairytale she imagined. She began to experience struggles with balance and unmet expectations. Alexia would later create her podcast, Mama With A Calling, to shares her own experiences and help other moms that are also changing their career direction to find balance and peace. We chat about our mutual struggles as achievers and how a desire to achieve can make a work and home life balance difficult, how we can make sure we are prioritizing our family, and we contrast some of the advice Alexia received from non-Christian sources to what she found in the Bible.
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Rev Robin T Jennings is a father and grandfather, author and speaker. His book “A Letter to the Church and the Next Generation: Spiritual Growth through the Witness of James” is a walk through the book of James with steps that teach readers how to disciple the next generation. Rev Jennings, a Baby Boomer himself, believes that the older generation has a critical role to play in the lives of Millennials and GenZ. And I agree wholeheartedly! We chat about Spiritual growth and how to achieve that, the importance of surrender and vulnerability in discipleship, and how to build a bridge between generations from both sides.
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Christie Thomas is a wife, mom of 3 boys, author of several books, and former child pastor. Her time in children’s ministry convinced her of the importance of family ministry and the value of parents in the spiritual lives of their kids. She helps families live that family discipleship out on her website Little Shoots Deep Roots . Christie and I chat about the small changes we can make TODAY to impact the future spiritual formation of our children. She assures us that we are all qualified to disciple our kids, explains how to create a blessing over your children, and makes family discipleship simple with her 4 C’s.
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This episode is for all the imperfect parents out there. Sandy is a wife, mom, author, blogger at thescooponbalance.com and host of the Balanced Momcast. Her newest book,Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You, just released last week. it is a seamless collection of essays from her adventures in motherhood. Today Sandy is leaving us with valuable advice in areas of balance, managing our expectations of our parenting, and staying calm when our kids are freaking out. Sandy shares wisdom from every season of motherhood, the infant stage, the young child years, and the adventure that is adolescence.
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Today’s topic is a listener request. This episode is for parents, Aunts and Uncles, and anyone who acts as a discipler to young children. Our guest, Lisa Appelo is a mother, Blogger and author. Lisa and her family experienced an enormous loss when her husband suddenly and tragically died o few days before Father’s Day. In the midst of her grief, Lisa was faced with caring for her 7 children and helping them as they processed their own grief. Through the last 10 years she and her family have learned lessons about grief and how to work through it together. Lisa and I talk through her story and she offers sage advice for creating a safe place for your children to grieve, answering their hard questions, and how the work you do to disciple your grieving child now will help them as they mature into adulthood.
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Today’s episode is pure joy and fun! I asked my friends Ali Gentry and Amber Perona, both who LOVE to travel, to come on the pod together and share some of their best travel tips. Although their destinations are very similar, their travel styles could NOT be more different! Watching the two of them react to one another was hilarious! Both Ali and Amber have been on the podcast before where we talked about their own individual stories.
Ali on Episode #49 and Amber on Episode #14.
I know we can get real deep here on the podcast, and while we may get practical at points in this episode….today is all about fun. Think of these ladies as your traveling mentors! We talk about their travel tips and tricks, our favorite travel destination, and then get a good laugh from some travel fails! Yep, we share our travel fails and we read stories from listeners that wrote in!
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April Sweersl is a wife, mother, bible study writer and teacher, host of the Her God Speaks Podcast, and fellow bible nerd. She is an amazing follow on Instagram, in fact thats the first place I found her! She has an amazing ability to take hard topics like theology and doctrine and throw a comedic twist on them. Today we are going to talk about doctrine. May sound deep and serious, but instead we are talking about Christian doctrine for the everyday believer, with some humor of course! We also talk about what to do if you begin to rethink some of the doctrine you may have grown up with or learned as a child and why discipleship and community are so important to developing sound doctrine.
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Discipleship has always been the main point of the Journey of Ruth Podcast. Here on our 100th episode, I am blessed to share the microphone with my husband Jeff and discuss his own call to discipleship. While Jeff's business was originally born out of desperation, God has recently transformed his business mission and vision to include discipleship and mentorship of the young men that work for him. In today's milestone episode Jeff and I chat about our love story, the direction his business is taking, the importance of hard work, and how God has been so faithful in our family’s life. We throughly enjoyed our time together and laughed as we answered questions from listeners.
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You may not be sitting in the belly of the whale, but it might feel like it. We have all found ourselves in situations that seem dark and hopeless. My guest, Pat Hail, Jr. and I are talking about those dark moments paralleled with the story of Jonah. Yep, that story about a man who gets eaten by a fish and vomited back out. However, there is a lesson to be learned about the presence of God during times of struggle or during your own big fish moments. We chat about God’s faithfulness during hard times, how he is already preparing the way for us in those struggles, and how we can find joy and gratitude in our own hearts.
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This week I get to chat with you all by myself. Over the last 5 years, God has shown me how we as humans have the tendency to disqualify ourselves from a task or a job very quickly. We don’t ask questions or take time to think….if it sounds hard or scary we say I can’t and don’t give it a second thought. We’re gonna talk about that today and what words we can say instead of “I can’t”.
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Todays conversation is a special one. Angie Baughman is a Mom, Wife, pastor, author, and host of The Steady On Podcast. The story of how God as brought her through abuse and trauma into a place where she can claim the title Survivor is inspiring. In the hour we spent together, Angie was so generous in how she shared about her past, her healing, and how she is still healing and learning to cope while also living out her role as a wife and Mom. She is going to encourage us with a deep but quick way to study scripture, how we can talk to our triggers so we don’t take out our emotions on our children, and how we too can find healing in the aftermath of trauma.
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Shannon Earley is a wife, mom to 4 kids, 3 or which have special needs, and host of the Mamas Need Love Podcast. She approaches life with such joy despite her history with abuse and the challenges that come along with parenting the children God has blessed her with. Shannon and I discuss how she survived and healed from her abusive past, how she has seen God answer prayers in a big way, offer advise for parents facing a tough diagnosis, and offer suggestion to those that are in community with parents of special needs children.
Warning: This episode includes the topic of abuse which may not be appropriate for all listening audiences.
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Adrianne Taylor is a wife, a mom of 5 boys, and the host of the Relentless Boy Mom Podcast. As a mom with 25 years of experience, she has a plethora of wisdom to share and a wealth of funny mom stories to share. We could have spoken for 3 hours just about the things that happen in a home with 5 boys! She has a desire to encourage other moms with her stories of struggle and victory and I think she does just that in our conversation today. We chat about Mom guilt, how comparison hurts, the importance of community with other Mom’s and how we can help our children build a firm spiritual foundation.
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Young artists are a special breed. They need individuals to come alongside them who understand what they are going through. Ruth Douthit is one of those people. Ruth is an artist and a writer who has published 14 books! She has worked as a teacher, instructor, and mentor in the art and writing worlds. Ruth and I chat about what comes easy to her and how she struggles as an artist. We talk about constructive criticism, the need for a thick skin in the arts, the struggle between creating what we love and creating what makes money, and the various ways she encourages young artists and writers in their journeys!
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Jonathan DeVore is the Charolotte City Director for Love Life. Love Life is an organization that seeks to work with the church to see AN END TO ABORTION AND THE ORPHAN CRISIS. Their organization takes a wholistic approach that includes counseling individuals and couples considering abortion, connecting those that have chosen life with local church communities, and ministering to individuals that have experienced an abortion. I was blessed to have an open and honest conversation with Jonathan about his experience with abortion, the ministry of Love Life, and how to we can appropriately and lovingly have a conversation with others about abortion.
Warning: This week’s conversation could be a trigger for some or inappropriate for little ears. We will be discussing the topic of abortion. You may wish to listen when children are not present.
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My guest this week is someone you met during Advent. Kris Camealy is a wife and mother, author, creator of Refine the Retreat, and as you will hear in today’s episode, a lover of Beauty! We discuss beauty in every aspect of our world and lives. What exactly is beauty? Can we even agree on a definition? What does it mean to find beauty in our lives and our hectic culture? And what does Beauty have to do with God? Spoiler alert…Everything!
This is a mindset altering conversation that I hope will leave you encouraged and possibly changed forever!
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Tracy Steel is an interior designer turned author, speaker, and ministry leader. She started her professional career helping clients redesign their physical spaces. After meeting Jesus, she began helping women redesign their internal lives. We talk about her book, A Redesigned Life, and how we should respond when things don’t go the way we hoped they would. I am confident in saying that every person on this planet has had to change course at some point in the last couple of years. How we respond to those changes reveals the condition of our hearts. Tracy and I talk about how to change our perspective when life doesn’t go as we planned, understanding what our goal really should be, and how love and grief play into our daily lives.
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This episode may seem like its for perfectionists, but it turns out we all have some perfectionist tendencies! I am talking with Andrea Fortenberry, the host of the Perfectionist Guide to Mothering Podcast. As a recovering perfectionist, Andrea encourages women to develop realistic expectations, find a supportive community, and understand where their true value comes from. As we spoke, she shared many practical tips to help us find a little more peace and grace in our daily lives.
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At some point, we all wrestle with the legacy that we are leaving behind. It offend happens near the point of death, but the legacy we leave is one we develop throughout our whole lives. Chris Syme is an author and cohost of the Women Finishing Well Podcast. She has a meaningful message for us about living a legacy lifestyle starting today. What a great way to kick off a new year!
Throughout my conversation with Chris Syme you are going to hear clips from previous guests. For the past year I have been asking each of my guests “What is the impact your parents had on who you have become today?” The answers they gave are SO good and I’m so thrilled to share them with you today.
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This upcoming Sunday we will be lighting the Love candle! I could think of no better person to share the last episode of 2021 with than my Dad, Pat Hail, Jr! I was blessed to hear how many of you enjoyed his last episode on Hearing the Holy Spirit. So I asked him to come join me to talk about the 4th advent candle, Love. And if you think we only stuck to serious conversation….you would be wrong. Get ready to laugh. We chat about the importance of Love during Advent, what our Love story with God looks like, and how we can show love to others during the Advent season.
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This upcoming Sunday we will be lighting the Joy candle! I had no idea that this episode would be the fulfillment of a childhood dream for our guest when I asked her to join me. Tracy Steel is an author and a speaker and any one who meets her quickly comes to see the Joy she brings to any room she enters! Tracy and I discuss why Joy is an important part of Advent, where we see Joy in our traditions, and how we can continually find Joy, even in the midst of pain and grief.
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Marian Sorci is a facilitator of Grief Share, an organization that provides a safe place for individuals to work through the loss of a loved one. She’s also a dear friend of mine and was a huge help when my Mom passed away just one year ago from glioblastoma.
Marian and I sat down to talk specifically about grief during the holiday season which can be particularly hard to get through after losing a loved one. Marian gives us some great tips for surviving the holidays, stepping into new traditions, and how we can support others that are grieving. This episode is an important one for every one to listen to. After the last few years, I think its safe to assume that all of us either lost a loved one or know someone that did.
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This coming Sunday marks week 2 of Advent. We will be lighting the PEACE candle.
You know my guest this week, Leeann Reynolds, is a wife and a mom, a teacher, and a disciple. Today we are speaking today about the second Advent Candle, Peace. Not something we find in our homes as Moms of young kids.
In this week's episode, Leeann and I chat about traditions of peace in the Christmas season, we discuss how to find peace during Advent and the rest of the year, and how the hope we spoke about in week one connects with Peace
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This upcoming Sunday is the first week of Advent 2021! In honor of that, we will be chatting through the themes of Advent each week and this week begins with HOPE. Kris Camealy is a wife and a mom, author, speaker, and Founder and Director of Refine, the Retreat. She has an advent devotional book called Come Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting. She has a particular passion for the first week’s theme of HOPE so she excitedly agreed to speak with us this week. We talk about why hope is important, why it is associated with the Advent season and how we can both celebrate and observe hope through out this week and the rest of Advent.
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Before you can obey Christ or encourage others to follow him, you must know what he is asking you to do. The only place to find that is in Scripture. Sure you can read Christian books, participate in Bible studies, listen to sermons, but what if you could grasp this relationship with Jesus Christ on a deeper level and understand the Bible in a way that speaks directly to you!
Simone Lake is the founder of Deep Roots in Christ Ministry, a pastor’s wife, and has taught seminary level curriculum. Believe me when I say, Simone knows her Bible and wants to see every woman do the same! In this episode, Simone and I chat about studying God’s word, defending your faith, and what obedience to Christ really looks like. She is even going to help break down some big Churchy words like Apologetics and hermeneutics for us and give us some practical tips on engaging Gods word in our every day lives.
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Here at the Journey of Ruth, we think that Advent should be fun! Especially if you are hoping to get the whole family involved! In this episode, Leeann Reynolds and I share resources and ideas to help your family celebrate this Advent season!! We have found books, lists, activities, devotionals- all with the purpose of engaging your family in the Advent season where we await the coming of Christ. We talk about these resources, display some of the books, and show you the items your family will create with some of these lists.
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After an 8 month Sabbatical, Courtney Lowman was so ready to return to recording new episodes of the podcast. She approached the launch with excitement paired with a cautious drive. There was a lot learned and revealed during her sabbatical. In this episode, Courtney shares about God’s call for her to surrender, a change in priorities, filling your calendar and so may more lessons that the Lord taught her. Surrender is not an easy thing, but what if it leads to rest, a greater effectiveness, and a clear direction. Come along for the ride of the last year with our host Courtney Lowman.
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Mordecai Jasper is a pastor, engineer, husband, and brother…just wait til you hear the size of his family! Mordecai has spent years counseling couples as they prepare for marriage and walking individuals through a course on healthy relationships. In this episode Mordecai and I chat about what healthy relationships require, dysfunctional families and beliefs, drawing boundaries, and the one question he answered at one of our family gatherings that made the whole room go quiet.
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The Discipleship Defined series has helped us picture what discipleship looks like in various context within our daily lives. In this final episode, my guest Adam Griffin and I are going to focus in on the family and the home.
Adam Griffin is a pastor, husband, and dad. His book Family Discipleship is a great resource for all parents no matter your kids age. His brand new podcast, The Family Discipleship Podcast dives deeper into some of these same topics. In his book, Adam helps us see how we can use the big and the small everyday moments as open doors for discipleship and “train our kids in the way they should go.”
In today’s episode he and I talk about what discipleship looks like in the home, developing a Biblical Worldview in our children, and how we can be intentional about our time spent at home and as a family.
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Lucille Williams is a speaker, author, the wife of a children’s pastor, and a very proud Mom. Lucille’s, an avid reader of parenting books decided to write one, but with a twist. Her new book, The Impossible Kid: Parenting a Strong-Willed child with Love and Grace was written alongside her daughter Monica! In this episode, Lucille and I chat about finding balance in your household, mistakes made in discipline, how to raise your children with their future in mind, and how you can stay connected in your marriage while parenting well. Throughout our conversation we sprinkle in some funny stories and some parenting fails.
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Dr. Kristin Beasley has served in so many capacities, but I'm going to let her give you the list in this episode. All of her careers and positions serve her mission to help women identify who they are in Christ. Christ loves you and created you for a purpose. But how can we know what that is and live it out? Well we discuss just that!
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Brenna Stull is a mom, author, and wife. After the Lord helped her find small ways to bring organization and peace back into her home, she decided to share those techniques with other moms in her book Coach Mom: 7 Strategies for Organizing Your Family into an All-Star Team. Brenna and I have a life changing conversation on parenting, organizing, technology, and helping your kids set boundaries in your home. Its a conversation that I have been thinking about for weeks because her tips are so practical and encouraging!
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Dana Yeakley, an author, mother, wife, and past missionary with The Navigators, has years of experience in disciple-making. The wisdom she has acquired through the years can be found in her book The Gentle Art of Discipling Women. In episode three of the Discipleship Defined series, Dana and I speak about discipleship and it’s importance for all Christians. Then we zoom in on its importance for women, why discipleship is so scary for Christians in today’s culture, define what discipleship looks like, and reveal why every believer should desire to be a F.A.T. woman.
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66% of high school students leave the church after graduating high school. But Jeff Harding is one person helping to lower that number and you can too! Jeff Harding is a father, youth director, writer and host of the Youth Ministry Maverick Podcast where he explores opportunities to break the mold on how we invest in the next generation of the church. As a high schooler, he was blessed to have a youth pastor that invested in him and showed him the importance of discipleship and perseverance in ministry. He passes these lessons on to his own students and us in our second episode of the Discipleship Defined series. Jeff and I discuss the need for asking good questions, the importance of going deep with teenagers, and why discipleship is THE answer to helping students remain faithful to Jesus and their faith after high school.
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Pastor Steven Sanchez was discipled in college by men who encouraged him in his new faith. This led to his belief that discipleship is an integral part of every Christian's faith walk and it should be encouraged within the local church. This is the first episode in our Discipleship Defined Series. Our hope is to answer the question "What is discipleship, where does it take place, and how should we respond? In our conversation, Steven and I define discipleship, describe the responsibility of the local church as "disciple enablers", and discuss why discipleship must be simple, intentional, and reproducible.
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Erica Wiggenhorn, speaker, teacher, and author of Letting God Be Enough: Why Striving Keeps You Stuck & How Surrender Sets You Free speaks from experience when she talks us through fighting against Imposter Syndrome, a feeling of inadequacy despite evident success. She experienced it herself and was surprised to find it in the Biblical example of Moses!
Erica and I had a great conversation about Imposter Syndrome, how to identify it and push back against it, how to stop striving (I’m looking at you over-workers and over achievers), and peace that we experience when we surrender and listen to what God has for our lives. This episode is full of great reminders as we try to live a life that honors God.
Be sure to preorder her book which releases September 7th.
All links are in the Show Notes!
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To kickoff Season 2, Cherie Wagner is the perfect guest. Cherie Wagner, a fellow Bible nerd, is a speaker, author, and the creator of Neue Thing. Her passion for God's word shows in the clear, straightforward way she preaches and communicates the scriptures. We discuss why its is important to read the Bible on a daily basis, how the Lord speaks to us through His word, and the transformation that can be found in reading and applying Scripture. We close with practical advice on how to make the Bible a part of your daily life.
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Chris Gardiner has been working with High School students and developing the discipleship program at his school for the last 13 years. He and I talk about the importance of discipleship in the lives of high schoolers. He recounts how they have shaped their Community Groups and the way that they not only disciple kids but train students to disciple others. Then we chat with two students that have completed 4 years in the program. You will see not only the impact the program has had on them, but also how taking on the role of discipling others has inspired them to reach out to their individual communities.
Episode Originally Aired June 2, 2020
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Jacob Hodge and his wife Sherin work with the Navigators at The University of Arizona. Jacob disciples young men while encouraging them to reach out to their fellow classmates. Jacob shares with us his approach to mentoring young gentlemen and how he encourages them to reach out to their fellow classmates. We discuss the importance of scripture memory and Jacob gives us some resources to help us with incorporating scripture memory into our own lives.
Some of the resources Jacob mentions:
TMS- Topical Memory System
The Bible Memory App
The Navigator's Home Page
To Contact Jacob: jacob.hodge@navigators.org
To Partner with Jacob and Sherin:
Support Hodge Family
Episode Originally Aired October 19, 2019
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Pat Hail, Jr, a pastor for many years, now serves as an “ordained” construction project manager. He has served as a youth pastor, Senior pastor, Church Stewardship advisor, and construction worker. We talk about all these positions and how they have shaped him as a believer, a pastor, and a father. We take the time to discuss Pat’s journey towards a more complete understanding of the Holy Spirit and how that has effected his faith, outlook on others and reaction to current and future events. He ends by giving us some practical advice on how to avoid future financial instability and burnout.
Books suggested by Pat:
Systematic Theology Vol VI: Pneumatology- Lewis Sperry Chafer
The God I Never Knew- Robert Morris
Practicing the Power- Sam Storms
The Treasure Principle- Randy Alcorn
The Little Red Book of Wisdom- Thomas Nelson
Youth Aflame- Winkie Pratney
Janet Five:
Prayer
Eat Right
Exercise
Read the Word
Get plenty of Rest
Episode Originally Aired Dec 17, 2019
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Rob James is a pastor, writer, and radio presenter from Pembroke, Wales. In addition to his weekly thoughts on local radio and his occasional services on BBC Radio, Rob serves as an itinerate pastor and as the church and media consultant for the Evangelical Alliance in Wales where he helps churches understand what it means to minister to their communities in the 21st century. Rob and I discuss the religious climate through out Wales and how this is reflected in the American culture. We talk about the missional mindset that churches should have and the need for them to step out of their buildings to reach their community whether that is through technology, Messy Church, or serving those in need. Finally, we talk about what it looks like when we say yes to what God asks of us even when his request seems too big for us to handle. Rob graces us with amazing stories of other faithful men and women he has met along the way and how they have impacted not just him, but also their community.
Books we Discussed: (Affiliate Links Below)
Little Thoughts About a Big God- Rob James
Kingdom of Fools- Nick Page
Anything- Jennie Allen
Rob James email:
rjames2954@btinternet.com
Episode originally aired Nov 4, 2019
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This episode was originally aired in 2019, but this was the perfect time to replay the episode. Lainee Pegelow has worked with college students through Christian Challenge at Northern Arizona University for the last 26 years! She has incredible insight into the challenges students face as they transition from high school and adolescence to college and adulthood. What do students need to find success? How can parents help their student remain faithful to the God they grew up learning about? Can we ever fully arrive at perfection as a disciple? This episode will answer those questions for you and the students in your life.
Parents Be Aware: We are discussing topics concerning collegiate behavior that may be inappropriate for young ears, you may want to listen with caution.
Episode Notes
Episode originally aired Sept 23, 2019.
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Ali Gentry and I spent our time talking about the Bible and a lot of time laughing! This Episode was a part of our Weight of the Word Series. Ali and I talk about the fact that we are all qualified to approach the Word of God and should consider our ability to daily read the Bible a gift from God himself. He desires that we come to him just as we are, no need to change or "clean up" and NO EXCUSES.
Warning: Ali and I discuss the topic of suicide in this episode.
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Episode Originally Aired September 22, 2020
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Karen Harrison and I discuss her struggles with infertility, the loss of a child, and how she is now helping others experiencing the same tragedies. Karen is a mom, wife, child life specialist, avid woodburner, and one of the founders of Forget Me Not Ministries.
Forget Me Not is a ministry focused on helping those that have struggled with fertility issues or are grieving the loss of a baby born in any trimester. It's a heavy place to be, but Karen and those that serve with her help the whole family to grieve well and remember the child that has died by delivering free Forget Me Not boxes filled with items to help families begin to heal.
In this episode we speak about Forget Me Not's annual signature event, Made Known, which took place in 2019. Wives and husbands, separately or together, along with any of their community that wants to participate, can gather with other parents and have a moment to remember their children and share their story.
Episode Originally aired September 9, 2019
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I was honored to have my friend Amber speak with me about her own adoption and her love of adoption. We discuss her adoption story, what it was like growing up in a family that did not have the same cultural, ethnic, or racial background as she did, and what her hopes are for adoption in the future.
How can you get involved in adoption? What if you don’t feel like adopting a child is something you are supposed to do...do you still need to be involved?? YES!! And Amber gives us some suggestions. I know you will fall in love with her and her passion for adoption.
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Episode Originally Aired November 13, 2019
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"How do I find someone to disciple or mentor me?" This is a question that I have heard many times since beginning my journey into discipleship. In this episode, I start by diving into the 3 levels of discipleship (mentor, associate, and apprentice). Then I walk through the PLAA Process- a 4 step plan for finding a person to disciple you or a person to disciple. With this information and process, I demystify discipleship and make finding a discipler assessable for everyone.
PLAA Process Worksheet
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Episode Originally Aired June 30, 2020
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Becky Getz and I originally had this conversation just weeks into the quarantine! We had no idea just how impactful this message would be to so many people!
Becky Getz and her husband David knew from their 18 week ultrasound that their son Zachary would need medical intervention, but from that moment, Zachary would continue to surprise the doctors and his family. God was very faithful to this family and God and their community became the rock they leaned on during Zach's life and after his death. Becky and I talk about Zach's story, the decisions they made, and the different ways that God has shown up at every step. We discuss why community is so important and how they can continue to serve after the loss of Zach.
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Episode originally aired April 21, 2020
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Amberly Neese is a comedian and author of "The Belonging Project: Finding Your Tribe and Learning to Thrive". Amberly and I have both seen how important it is for women to have a community (or a tribe) to belong to. Without this tribe, we are unsure where to go when we need advice, help, or just a shoulder to cry on. We talk about why community is important and end with some practical and possibly surprising tips on how to find it.
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This week I sat down with Sue Sunderland to talk about marriage and her ministry to young couples and families during the last 25 years. She shares several common areas that couples struggle with and some helpful tips. These are not fix it quick tips. Marriage is a relationship that must be cared for and must be seen as a priority in your life. She addresses what to do if you feel your marriage is in crisis and how we as wives can be love our husbands more effectively.
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This week's episode is a celebration of a 17 year old dream come true! Author Jennifer Diebel and I discuss how perfect God's timing is as we celebrate the release of her first book A Dance in Donegal. God's timing does not always match our own. However, can we believe that God has a better plan in mind than we can ever imagine? Come and listen and celebrate with us!
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After the year that 2020 was and with the stress that this week brings with the inauguration, the message of today's episode could not be more timely.
Sandy Forbes and I have a great conversation about how we can honor the struggle in our lives. How can we change the way we think about our circumstances, experiences, and hardships? Sandy is a business owner, speaker, and mother. After a life full of working through hardship and being derailed and surprised by life, Sandy shares a lot of wisdom with us and leaves us with some practical application that can help us change our mindset when life gets hard and sometimes dark.
Note: Episode originally aired Dec 8, 2019
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Laura Wright is an Intensive Care Nurse and the creator of Zen RN Yoga. She is a busy mom and wife, but if fulfilling her call to encourage other nurses to take care of themselves so they can continue to take care of others. Laura and I chat about her journey, yoga, and how we can find time for silence and personal reflection. We laugh, we cry, and overall have a great time together! Make sure you go and check out her social media and website for encouragement and motivation.
Note: This episode originally aired on Jan 13, 2020.
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Kristen Hepner and I talk about the practiced skill of surrendering to God's will on a daily basis. We need to surrender to God in every aspect of our life including marriage, parenting, professional, etc. However, this isn't an easy discipline to begin. Kristen shares some tips, advice, and personal reflection on how she developed the discipline of surrender in her own life on today's podcast and also in her book, Surrendering- My Story of Embracing the Will of God.
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Brittany L Bergman is a mom and author of the book Expecting Wonder. Brittany and I discuss motherhood, the journey of pregnancy, and the spiritual changes that occur along side physical and emotional changes during pregnancy. We also talk about Mary and her pregnancy with Jesus and what we stand to learn from Mary as a mother.
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Bethany and Corey Adkins, hosts of the Millennial Mission Podcast, join me for a discussion important for millennials, non millennials, parents, and non parents. We chat about finding God's purpose for your life and how to engage with the questions your kids ask. Bethany created the My Why Journal to help parents answer their children's questions, from the simple to the complex. She walks us through the journal and gives us tips on how to use it to keep open lines of communication with our children for years to come.
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What is the difference between hospitality and entertaining? Sue Donaldson, author, speaker, and creator of welcomeheart.com, and I talk about this question and several others concerting hospitality. Most of us find ourselves hosting guests in our home over the holiday season and are therefore given the opportunity to "Practice" the act of hospitality. Sue and I discuss our successes and our failures in the area of hospitality and get down to the real reason why showing hospitality is not just a command, but a response to who God is. This episode is packed with helpful tips, funny stories, hospitality mishaps submitted by YOU the listeners, and so much more! We really cover the gamut in this episode.
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In the final episode of the Weight of the Word series, we talk about Scripture Memory. Why Scripture Memory is important, what the benefits are, and how to be successful at it. Instead of interviewing one guest like normal, there was some really great advice in this area from some of our previous guests. So I chose clips from those guests and brought them into one episode. We've never done something like this, but hearing different voices speak on the same subject brought a power to the topic I wasn't expecting.
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Brett Irwin and I continue the Weight of the Word series as we discuss the importance of understanding historical context when you are reading the Bible. We also talk about how he answers the hard biblical and theological questions that come his way as a High School teacher.
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Ali Gentry and I spent our time talking about the Bible and a lot of time laughing! On Episode 2 of the Weight of the Word series, Ali and I talk about the fact that we are all qualified to approach the Word of God and should consider our ability to daily read the Bible a gift from God himself. He desires that we come to him just as we are, no need to change or "clean up" and NO EXCUSES.
Warning: Ali and I discuss the topic of suicide in this episode.
BLESSED Bookmark
Ali's Website
ArisePHX
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In Episode 1 of the Weight of the Word Series, Hanna Seymour and I chat about how God led her to pour into young women providing for them a person they could trust and how she is continuing to help others feel confident as they approach God’s Word daily. We discuss why it is crucial to our mental and spiritual health that we spend regular time with God in the Word.
Let's encourage one another! Share with us what God is teaching you during your time with Him on our Facebook and Instagram.
https://hannaseymour.com
The College Girl's Survival Guide
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After Maggi Garrison, our guest from Episode 1, suggested I let her interview me for my one year podcast anniversary, I said YES! So this week we did exactly that. I answered questions from both Maggi and listener submitted question. The topics we talk about are silly, serious, and authentic.
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Kristie Christie and I talk about Compassion International where they "Release children from poverty in Jesus' name". Kristie and I discuss the work that Compassion does with kids around the globe through a church based, child focused, Christ centered program. Kristie shares with us wonderful stories of lives changed, the impact of local church and church workers, and how we can be a part of something so hopeful in the midst of a crisis by "loving the least of these".
SPONSOR A CHILD
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Imagine being pregnant, alone, facing judgement from family, and unsure of where to go for help. Ashlee Schomburg works for the Choices Pregnancy Center in Arizona where they meet women in this exact situation with open arms. Many of the young women and men they serve at Choices are at a crossroads in their lives due to an unplanned pregnancy. Choices seeks to provide a safe place to talk, explore options, seek medical services, learn about available resources and hear about the hope available to all for a better life. Ashlee and I talk about what brought her to Choices, the myriad of services they provide for their clients and the volunteers that disciple these men and women seeking help.
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Choices Website
Choices Facebook
Choices Instagram
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Janine Bailey has been homeschooling her 2 boys for the last 8 years. Many of us have found ourselves schooling our kids at home in the last few months and may be doing more of the same in the fall. I asked Janine for some tips and tricks of the trade. We discuss how to keep going when things get tough, the importance of flexibility, and how to plan your day to day.
Resource Links
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"How do I find someone to disciple or mentor me?" A question that I have heard many times since beginning my journey into discipleship. So I start by diving into the 3 levels of discipleship (mentor, associate, and apprentice). Then I walk through the PLAA Process- a 4 step plan for finding a person to disciple you or a person to disciple. With this information and process, I demystify discipleship and make finding a discipler assessable for everyone.
The PLAA Process Worksheet
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Safe Families for Children is an organization that creates a safe space for children while their parents deal with a temporary crisis situation. This keeps the children out of the Child Welfare System and allows the parents to retain custody.
Cody Fort is the Supervisor at Safe Families for Children and Koral Lorenson along with her husband and family serve as a host family for the organization. We talk about the mission of Safe Families and how they are able to serve vulnerable families around the United States. We also talk with Koral about being a host family. She and her husband have volunteered with Safe Families for the last 6 years and we discuss the blessings and difficulties that come with hosting a child in your home.
Get Help from Safe FamiliesMore Info/VolunteerChristian Family CareSafe Families for Children AZ Facebook Hotline: 602-396-2720
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Chris Gardiner has been working with High School students and developing the discipleship program at his school for the last 13 years. He and I talk about the importance of discipleship in the lives of high schoolers. He recounts how they have shaped their Community Groups and the way that they not only disciple kids but train students to disciple others. Then we chat with two students that have completed 4 years in the program. You will see not only the impact the program has had on them, but also how taking on the role of discipling others has inspired them to reach out to their individual communities.
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Carrie Wilkerson is award-winning author, international speaker and sought after television & radio guest who has run her own business for over 21 years. Carrie and I talk about how her family inspired her professional decisions. We also talk about the mindset adjustments we must make to be successful as we take steps forward towards our next path, whatever that might be.
carriewilkerson.com
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We are all in a time of transition right now. Things don't look the same for anyone as they did a couple months ago. A year and a half ago, Ruthann Cross moved with her husband and 4 children to Spain. As a family they were already navigating this big life change when the COVID-19 quarantine hit which was much more restrictive in Spain than in the United States. Ruthann and I chat about how she has remained hopeful and positive during these changes and how she has worked to help her children transition well. We also talk about helping your kids adjust well when you are not in a close proximity as she prepares for one of the biggest transitions in parenting, sending a child off to college....in another country!
To support Ruthann and Sean:
World Venture
(search for Ruthann and Sean Cross)
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Becky Getz and her husband David knew from their 18 week ultrasound that their son Zachary would need medical intervention, but from that moment, Zachary would continue to surprise the doctors and his family. God was very faithful to this family and God and their community became the rock they leaned on during Zach's life and after his death. Becky and I talk about Zach's story, the decisions they made, and the different ways that God has walked with them at every step. We discuss why community is so important and how it is that they can continue to serve after the loss of Zach.
The Getz's blog about Zach's Journey:
Remembered By God
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Author Lindsay Harrel and I chat about her latest book, The Joy of Falling. The book tells the story of two women trying to navigate their way through the grief of losing their husbands and their hope of finding joy in the midst of that grief as they run an ultra-marathon in New Zealand. We discuss the reality of grief and fear and how it is possible to allow grief and joy to co-exist. Lindsay talks about her personal journey through grief and the tools she used to help work through those feelings.
Lindsay's Website
Instagram
Facebook
Preorder The Joy of Falling HERE
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Day 7: We are all experiencing a lack of community. Here is where the Church can really shine. Let’s pray that we can encourage each other, stay close to Jesus, and help when we can.
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Day 6: We have all seen the empty shelves at the market and behind the items you still see on the shelf are people working very hard long hours. Let’s lift them up and encourage them when we can!
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Chelsi Johnson is fundraising with Darcie and Dru at Go Rings. She and I talk about where she will be going, what she will be doing, and what its been like working with the ladies at Go Rings. Get to know Chelsi and how we can work together to get her on her way to Spain.
Partner Code: GETCHELSITOSPAIN
EMAIL: C.johnson@worldventure.net
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https://give.worldventure.com/partner/PartnerCommunity#/search
Enter Number 115 or Chelsi Johnson
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Darci, Dru and I had a great conversation about their company Go Rings. After both of them had success using the Original Go Ring to fundraise for their own mission trips, they decided that they could create a company to help others fundraise for trips and events that help grow the Kingdom of God. We talk about their business partnership, their jewelry, and most importantly, their heart for helping the women that partner with them.
Go Rings Website- www.gorings.com
Go Rings Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
Pintrest
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Day 4: Today let’s pray for each other as school and work look completely different than they did last week!
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Day 5: There are so many people that are sick and there are those doing everything they can not to get sick. Let’s pray for the high risk individuals we know and for those that are already sick.
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Our healthcare workers are working hard for all of us right now. While some of us are getting some time away from work, their time at work is increasing. Also there job is becoming increasingly more emotional and stressful. Lets take some time and pray over our healthcare workers.
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For the next week, I will be offering up a topic for us to lift up in prayer on that day.
Today is our National Leadership. No matter how you feel about their approach to this current pandemic, 1 Timothy is very clear that we need to be praying for them. Lets follow that instruction by praying for our President and his team as they lead us through these uncertain times.
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Valerie Pierce is the creator and owner of Kindred & Co. Valerie and I had a great conversation about the bravery it takes to step out in faith when God asks you to change directions in life. We talk about making the decision process more smooth by resting in who we ARE and not focusing so much on what we have DONE. Valerie hopes Kindred & Co can help women stay organized and find space in their life to breathe and reflect. We discuss why this is necessary and some mental roadblocks that get in the way.
www.kindredandco.net
Kindred.and.Co Instagram
Kindred and Co Facebook
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As a follower of Christ, I am a daughter and heir to His Kingdom. With that status comes a freedom from so many things that weigh us down as humans. However, I have discovered that accepting that freedom is something I have to do every day. Have you ever found yourself struggling with feelings and attitudes that the Bible says you are free from? In this episode I discuss what I am doing to find freedom as I make the daily choice to BE FREE!!!
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Happy 6 month anniversary to the podcast! Some changes are coming to the Journey of Ruth Podcast. Today I share how God has been moving and how that is changing the future of the podcast.
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Connie Deal and her husband are on staff with Athletes in Action. Connie and I had the chance to talk about their discipleship work with college and professional athletes in Arizona as well in East Asia. What does is look like to disciple a college basketball team and what are some interesting challenges that these girls face? We also discuss her kids and how they have been shaped by the ministry they do as a family. Connie gave us several resources for discipleship and those are linked below along with links to support Connie's ministry.
Support the Deal Family
Soulerium- Discussion cards for starting spiritual conversations
1 Peter by Jen Wilkin- An inductive study of 1 Peter
New Inductive Study Series
goaia.org- Athletes in Action site
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Arlene Timko and her husband Greg have been fostering for many years and have adopted a few of those children that have come into their home. Arlene and Greg follow God's call to "Love Kids...Period". There are no perameters, rules, preferences....if a child needs a home, their doors are open. With such an open heart and open hands, they have been able to help children with a variety of backgrounds and needs. In our conversation, we have the chance to tell some of those stories and discuss some of the struggles and victories that have resulted in their years of fostering. We also talk about her adopted children, the challenges they have faced, and what it means to be momma bear to children of different races and histories.
Questions? Contact Arlene:
Arlenetimko@icloud.com
Rise Services Inc.
kristinag@riseservicesinc.org
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Joe Oswald is a Senior Pastor, dad, and lover of sports. Pastor Joe and I talk about ministering to children through sports ministry and scripture memory and why this is not just important for them but also important for the church as a whole. We also talk about technology and its effect on society, religion, and relationships. Is technology good or evil and what can we do to make sure it doesn't become a stumbling block in our lives?
AZ Scripture List
Books by Joe Oswald:
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
From a Pastor's Heart and Hand
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Jenilee Samuel is a pastor, podcaster, mom to 4 boys, and owner of J. Samuel Styling! Jenilee and I had the chance to talk about our hopes and dreams for our children and how she finds herself in positions to serve others. Then she and I dive into fashion! Body types, best styles to fit each one, and upcoming colors and fashion trends. This episode is just FUN!
Contact Jenilee:
www.jsamuelstyling.com
J. Samuel Styling Instagram
J. Samuel Styling Facebook
Java with Jen Instagram
Java with Jen Facebook
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Laura Wright is an Intensive Care Nurse and the creator of Zen RN Yoga. She is a busy mom and wife, but if fulfilling her call to encourage other nurses to take care of themselves so they can continue to take care of others. Laura and I chat about her journey, yoga, and how we can find time for silence and personal reflection. We laugh, we cry, and overall have a great time together!
Laura's Contact Info:
Zen RN Yoga Facebook
Zen RN Yoga Instagram
zenrnyoga@gmail.com
Laura's Suggestions:
For the love Podcast-Jen Hatmaker
Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice- Brené Brown
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2019 was a CRAZY year for our family and surprisingly, it was the craziness that showed me more about who God is! Even in all the struggle, the pain, and the confusion, he was faithful to remain there with us and see us through to the other side. This week I talk about 2019, its crazy flips and turns, and how I saw God be ever present in our lives! I hope you will be encouraged to step into 2020 with confidence.
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Pat Hail, Jr, a pastor for many years, now serves as an “ordained” construction project manager. He has served as a youth pastor, Senior pastor, Church Stewardship advisor, and construction worker. We talk about all these positions and how they have shaped him as a believer, a pastor, and a father. We take the time to discuss Pat’s journey towards a more complete understanding of the Holy Spirit and how that has effected his faith, outlook on others and reaction to current and future events. He ends by giving us some practical advice on how to avoid future financial instability and burnout.
Books suggested by Pat:
Systematic Theology Vol VI: Pneumatology- Lewis Sperry Chafer
The God I Never Knew- Robert Morris
Practicing the Power- Sam Storms
The Treasure Principle- Randy Alcorn
The Little Red Book of Wisdom- Thomas Nelson
Youth Aflame- Winkie Pratney
Janet Five:
Prayer
Eat Right
Exercise
Read the Word
Get plenty of Rest
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Sandy Forbes and I have a great conversation about how we can honor the struggle in our lives. How can we change the way we think about our circumstances, experiences, and hardships? Sandy is a business owner, speaker, and mother. After a life full of working through hardship and being derailed and surprised by life, Sandy shares a lot of wisdom with us and leaves us with some practical application that can help us change our mindset when life gets hard and sometimes dark.
Contact Sandy:
Instagram
Facebook Group
www.purposefulliferenovator.com (Coming Soon)
Suggestions
The Broken Way- Ann Voskamp
Brendon Burchard Website
Kris Vallotton Website
Soul TIme- Meditation App
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Erica Wiggenhorn and I talk about her love of the Bible and why she chooses to write bible studies the way she does. She is adamant about the fact that while we must be studying scripture in our own time alone with God, there is so much to be gained by studying it in community with other believers. In this community you may glean new insights, learn from the knowledge others have found, develop further application, and receive advice for real life issues. We also discuss how to find community and how to make sure that we are living a life that is prioritized well.
Erica's Books: (below are affiliate links)
Unexplainable Life
Unexplainable Church
Unexplainable Jesus
Every Life Ministries Website:
www.ericawiggenhorn.com
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Larry Carmichael is a Lieutenant with the Salvation Army. Larry and I talk about the Red Kettles you see around your community during the holidays, where the money you donate goes, and how it goes to help people in YOUR community. We also talk about how the Salvation Army serves communities around the world through out the rest of the year. Larry finishes our conversation with an interesting challenge for this holiday season and 2020.
To Donate:
Salvation Army Online
Give to the Red Kettles
Give time at local Salvation Army
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John Correia is a speaker, firearms instructor, and served several years as my pastor. John and I talk about faith and how that has remained a constant as he has moved from the role of pastor and professor to firearms teachers and content creator. We discuss the expectations that were placed on him as a pastor and those put on him now that he is creating daily video content. Both sets of expectations, while different, can become overwhelming if we lose focus. John talks about how he keeps his focus on being a follower of The Way and through that he is able to build the bridges needed to speak truth into peoples lives, even people that have lives and religions that conflict with his own.
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November is National Adoption Awareness Month. So of course I asked my friend Amber to come on and talk about her own adoption and her love of adoption. We discuss her adoption story, what it was like growing up in a family that did not have the same cultural, ethnic, or racial background as she did, and what her hopes are for adoption in the future.
How can you get involved in adoption? What if you don’t feel like adopting a child is something you are supposed to do...do you still need to be involved?? YES!! And Amber gives us some suggestions. vI just love her and her passion for the subject and I know you will too!!
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Rob James is a pastor, writer, and radio presenter from Pembroke, Wales. In addition to his weekly thoughts on local radio and his occasional services on BBC Radio, Rob serves as an itinerate pastor and as the church and media consultant for the Evangelical Alliance in Wales where he helps churches understand what it means to minister to their communities in the 21st century. Rob and I discuss the religious climate through out Wales and how this is reflected in the American culture. We talk about the missional mindset that churches should have and the need for them to step out of their buildings to reach their community whether that is through technology, Messy Church, or serving those in need. Finally, we talk about what it looks like when we say yes to what God asks of us even when his request seems too big for us to handle. Rob graces us with amazing stories of other faithful men and women he has met along the way and how they have impacted not just him, but also their community.
Books we Discussed: (Affiliate Links Below)
Little Thoughts About a Big God- Rob James
Kingdom of Fools- Nick Page
Anything- Jennie Allen
Rob James email:
rjames2954@btinternet.com
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Kate Davis is a mother, blogger, and author currently living in North Carolina. We had the opportunity to have a deep conversation about her life, marriage, and her approach to the Advent season. Kate is very intentional about every area of life and attempts to made sure every decision made and tradition celebrated is backed by scripture. While Kate's views may be different than some of my own, we had a great discussion and I came away encouraged, inspired and was left with several things to think about.
The following are affiliate links
Kate's Book on Saint Nick:
The Saint Nick Story- Kate Davis
Kate's Advent Kid's Book List:
A Child Was Born: A First Nativity Book- Grace MacCarone
How Many Miles to Bethlehem?- Kevin Crossley-Holland
The Light of the World: The Life of Jesus for Children- Katherine Paterson
The Story of King Jesus- Benjamin Irwin
'Twas the Evening of Christmas- Glenys Nellist
Free Advent Guide for Children:
http://www.grassrootschristianity.com/blog-1/tag/Downloads
Kate's Suggested Reading:
Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ- Cynthia Long Westfall
Views on Women in Ministry (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)- Zondervan Publishers
Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women- Sarah Bessey
The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How you Read the Bible- Scot McKnight
Blog Suggestion:
https://tolove
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Jacob Hodge and his wife Sherin work with the Navigators at The University of Arizona. He has the chance to disciple young men and encourage them to reach out to their fellow classmates. Jacob shares with us his approach to mentoring these gentlemen and the importance of scripture memory. He finishes by giving us some resources to help us with our own scripture memory.
Some of the resources Jacob mentions:
TMS- Topical Memory System
The Bible Memory App
The Navigator's Home Page
To Contact Jacob:
jacob.hodge@navigators.org
To Partner with Jacob and Sherin:
Support Hodge Family
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Heather Babb and I dive right in and talk about her pregnancy and how long her and her husband waited for this time. She gives us a window into how she knew God was saying wait and the emotions that came along with that. The person she has become in that time led her to her position as worship minister at her church. We discuss worship and its importance during the entire week. We also talk about why music is so captivating to the soul. We get a little goofy at the end with some silly stories, but the one thing that shines through is how genuine Heather's faith really is.
Made Known- A Forget Me Not Ministry Event
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In my first solo episode, I share with you my story and how I came to start the Journey of Ruth Podcast. I have enjoyed creating the first 8 episodes and I felt it was time to introduce myself. I also discuss what I hope to see in the future and the steps for finding and meeting with a discipler.
Books Discussed:
The Gentle Art of Discipling Women- Dana Yeakley
Flourish- Passion City Church
Disciple Her- Kandi Gallaty
Disciplines of a Godly Woman- Barbara Hughes
Seamless- Angie Smith
Inductive Studies- Kay Arthur
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Lainee and I discuss her challenge to her students and local church. What amount of time can you give God to serve him and others? Can you give 1 hour? 1 day? 1 week? 1 month? Maybe even 1 year? She offers that same challenge to us: What is your “1”? Then we dive deep into the topic of Depression and Suicide. This is an important and relevant topic not just on college campuses but in culture as a whole. We discuss possible causes for depression and the importance of counseling. We also talk about how we should respond to a friend who is suffering through these thoughts. Lainee closes out our time sharing stories with us about her biggest life influences.
Warning: Due to our discussion of Depression this conversation may not be appropriate for young ears or those with sensitivities to this subject.
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Parents Be Aware: We are discussing topics concerning collegiate behavior that may be inappropriate for young ears, you may want to listen with caution.
Lainee Pegelow is a college minister, missions leader, and photographer who has served with Christian Challenge at NAU for the past 24 years. During that time, she has had the amazing opportunity to mentor hundreds of young women and help broaden her student's view of the world and understanding of scripture. We talk about the huge transition that student are making as they enter college and in what ways they seem unprepared. We also talk to parents and ministry leaders about how they can better prepare their kids to be ready for college life as a believer. I think her answer to "What do you wish students had a better handle on before coming to college?" will surprise you. Finally we will discuss depression and suicide on college campuses and positive steps to help fight these.
Books We Mentioned:
Debt Free Degree- Anthony Oneal
5 Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make In College- Anthony Oneal & Rachel Cruze
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On the 6th episode of the podcast I had the opportunity to sit down with Kim Prine. Kim Prine is a wife, a mom, and a true servant in her local church. Kim and I have the pleasure of working together in several capacities in the women’s ministry at our church. We were able to talk about Kim's story and how she began to transform her life after becoming a Christian at the age of 25. "What part of my life didn't God change?" We also dive into what it meant to respect her husband, who was not a believer at the time, as she strengthened her faith and prayed for her husband to follow Christ. Now Kim and her husband together, along with their 2 boys, enjoy loving their neighbors and neighborhood kids with their home's open door policy.
Books we discuss:
Soul Keeping by John Ortberg
Patriarchs by Beth Moore
Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
Apps:
First 5 by Proverbs 31 Ministry
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This week I get to speak with Karen Harrison. Karen is a mom, wife, child life specialist, avid woodburner, and one of the founders of Forget Me Not Ministries. As a child life specialist Karen spends her days inside a hospital helping children and their families stay strong during some of the hardest moments of their lives. This draw to help others in times of need extends outside of work as she serves families through Forget Me Not Ministries. Forget Me Not is a ministry focused on helping those that have struggled with fertility issues or are grieving the loss of a baby born in any trimester. It's a heavy place to be, but Karen and those that serve with her help the whole family to grieve well and remember the child that has died by delivering free Forget Me Not boxes filled with items to help families begin to heal. Forget Me Not's annual signature event, Made Known, will be taking place Oct 19, 2019. Wives and husbands, separately or together, along with any of their community that wants to participate, can gather with other parents and have a moment to remember their children and share their story.
Made Known Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/664957523916383/
To Contact Karen and her fellow workers:
https://forgetmenotministries.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/PalmcroftForgetMeNot/
Karen.forgetmenot@gmail.com
Becky.forgetmenot@gmail.com
Rachels.forgetmenot@gmail.com
You can donate to Forget Me Not Ministries here:
https://palmcroft.churchcenter.com/giving/to/forget-me-not-ministry?fbclid=IwAR0baPzMUejOfLw8gGVGY9-CMVdeKclSOtdSNkORzf0HSPBVQXc1Hyd6gJ0
Embers and Ash (Karen's Woodburning Business):
https://www.instagram.com/embersandashdesigns/
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Mentanna Campbell is a mom and a wife that is an expert question asker. She has some great advice for us this week on how to ask good questions that will help you dig deeper with those you love. Mentanna is also in the final steps of her Doctoral degree in Counseling. We talk about what it looks like to deal with doubt in today’s church. What do you do when life throws something your way that shakes who you think God is and how can we help friends through a season of doubt?
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In this episode we mention several books, if you are interested in buying them you will find the links below.
This week I sat down with Sue Sunderland to talk about marriage and her ministry to young couples and families. Sue and her husband Dean have been serving married couples for 25 years. They sit down with couples and help them discuss areas of their marriages that are strong and those that need work. They have found several common areas that couples struggle with and Sue addresses some of those in this episode. These are not fix it quick tips. Marriage is a relationship that must be cared for and must be seen as a priority in your life. She addresses what to do if you feel your marriage is in crisis and how we as wives can be better praying for our husbands. She also gives us a few great tips on how we as women can love...and respect...our husbands.
The books we spoke about in todays episode are:
Love and Respect- Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
5 love languages- Gary Chapman
Sacred Marriage- Gary Thomas
Sacred Influence- Gary Thomas
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Jennifer Deibel is a mom, teacher, blogger, and author. She lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona and writes on her blog over at www.thisgalsjourney.com along with guest writing for other blogs and online publications. We talk about her draw to the written word and her new book to be released in 2021! A large part of what Jen and I discuss is the huge changes that she and her husband, Seth, along with their 3 kids have experience in the last 6 years. Change can be hard for anyone, but as a couple they were able to help their kids thrive in the redefinition of their family's purpose. Listen for her wisdom on how she helped her kids, in the midst of chaos, to have an outward focus and a Jesus heart for the world.
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In the first episode of the Journey of Ruth podcast, I get the chance to sit down with Maggi Garrison. Along with being a wife, mother, and grandmother, she is the Missions and Women's Director at Palmcroft Baptist Church. We talk about the missionaries we can support, how we can disciple others or find someone to disciple us, how she has enjoyed many years of marriage, and how she's always giving people too many books to read. She shares a bit of wisdom with us and we share a few laughs.
Music: Ice Cream by Joey Pecoraro
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