Caring Conversations: Recent Episodes

Lake Grove Presbyterian Church

Caring Conversations aims to acknowledge the difficulty of this season, normalize and name it, then, bring comfort and offer pastoral Christian care through Scripture and prayer that is simple and accessible. Join Pastors Lillian Pak and Susan Graham from Lake Grove Presbyterian Church as they discuss a new topic each week.

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Caring Conversations | Fourth Week of Advent | Love

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Caring Conversations | Episode 44 | Staying Connected and Letting Go

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Caring Conversations - Episode 42 | Change

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Caring Conversations Episode 40 | Silence

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Caring Conversations Episode 40 - Sharing a Common Loss

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Caring Conversations: Fresh Wind | Episode 39

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Caring Conversations | Episode 38 | Faith Over Fear

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Caring Conversations | Episode 37 | Space

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Caring Conversations: Episode 36 | Online Worship

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Caring Conversations Episode 35: Growing in Maturity

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Reconnecting after disruption

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What to Do When You Don't Know What to Say

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Episode 32 | “Navigating Loss…Still.”

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Caring Conversations Episode 31 - Sabbath

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Caring Conversations Episode 30 | Navigating Guilt

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Caring Conversations Episode 29 | Beloved

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Episode 28: Languishing

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Episode 27: Suicide Prevention

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Episode 26: Inviting New Spiritual Practices

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Episode 25  - Thresholds

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Episode 24 The Value of Laughing

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Episode 23: Envision a Better Future

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Episode 22  -  Seven Types of Rest

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Episode 21, Part 1 Reconciling Relationships

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Episode 21 Part 2 of Reconciling Relationships

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Episode 20 Reflections on Easter 

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Caring Conversations Episode 19 - Cultivating Social Networks

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Caring Conversations Episode 18 | Emotional Exhaustion

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Episode 17: Self-Hatred

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Episode 16:  “Purity is a Relationship”

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Episode 15 - Grace as We Grow

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Episode 14: Keeping Hope in Uncertainty

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In this episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan are talking about a Christian response to the events that took place on Capitol Hill January 6, 2020.

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Our first episode of 2021, Pastors Lillian and Susan talk about transition.  They discuss the importance of turning the page and reflecting on what life has been like and dream into the future, during transition points in our lives.

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In this episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan are talking about caring for ourselves through the winter.

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Today’s episode, finds Pastors Lillian and Susan talking about disruption.  The reality of disruption in our lives is very real, and today they talk about what do we do with and how do we process disruption in our lives.

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In today's episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan are joined by Kathleen Fast.  Kathleen is the Director of Youth Ministries at Lake Grove and together with Pastors Lillian and Susan they discuss the impact of 2020 on our youth.

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Today, Pastors Lillian and Susan discuss the topic, Hope in the Darkness.  This conversation was sparked by an article by Pastor Jeff Peabody in Christianity Today:  https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/november-web-only/advent-shepherds-night-after-christmas-still-dark.html.

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In this episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan discuss the topic of Anger.  In this challenging time, when we turn on the news, open social media, or even look within we see anger all around us.  Today, Lillian and Susan ask the question:  “what is our anger telling us?”

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In this episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan discuss the topic of stress.  Stress can hijack our lives and show up at any time, in any moment.  Today, Lillian and Susan share how we can choose to respond, rather than react to the stress in our lives.

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In today's episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan discuss the topic of anxiety and how it’s impacting all of us and our everyday lives.

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In this episode, Pastors Lillian and Susan discuss loneliness and how we are all feeling the impacts of social isolation during this season of the current pandemic.

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On this episode of Caring Conversations, Pastors Lillian Pak and Susan Graham talk about the topic of fear and the impact it has on our lives.

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At Lake Grove Presbyterian Church we recognize the complexity of this season and invite you to join us in reflecting on our experience of this complicated time together. We will acknowledge the difficulty of this season, normalize and name it, then, bring comfort and offer pastoral Christian care through Scripture and prayer that is simple and accessible.

Join Pastors Lillian Pak and Susan Graham for this episode of Caring Conversations as they talk about Grief in this season.