The Cartographers
243 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWelcome to The Cartographers, a podcast to help Christian leaders map a changing cultural landscape in the 21st century. Join us, Bryce Hales and Ashley Hales, Pastor and PhD, as we explore with our guests how to cultivate fruitful and resilient lives and communities.
More at: https://www.willowbrae.org/media
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
118: Jake Meador on Christians for the Sake of the World
May 11, 2022 14:04 - 32 minutesAshley Hales and Jake Meador talk about what Christians offer the world in this moment in time. A practical and thoughtful conversation on Christian community, imagination, and care for our environment and families -- don't miss it. LINKS + RESOURCES Jake's newest book, What Are Christians For? Jake's first book, In Search of the Common Good Episode 35 where we talked about loneliness and the common good Ashley's newest book, A Spacious Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
117: Hans Boersma on Seeing God
May 03, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesAshley and Hans Boersma talk about the whole point of life — moving toward union with God and what the blessed life looks like now. This conversation may help you tap into the transcendent life in your ordinary one. LINKS Hans Boersma’s book, Seeing God Hans’ website: https://www.hansboersma.org/ Ashley’s more recent book, A Spacious Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
116: Mark Noll on the Evangelical Mind
April 26, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutesAshley is joined by Mark Noll, Christian historian, as they talk about the word "evangelical," if it could and should be saved, and what to do about the intellectual project for Christians. LINKS + WORKS MENTIONED Books by Mark: Mark's updated classic, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind History of Christianity in American and Canada America’s book (out in May) Others mentioned: Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Sojourner Truth, Narrative of Sojourne, Tr Truth ...
115: Staying Awake with Anjuli Paschall
April 19, 2022 15:42 - 33 minutesAshley and Anjuli talk about staying awake rather than numbing, hiding, or sidestepping life. We talk about conflict, faith, and how to move forward. A helpful, practical conversation especially if you feel unmoored in the last several years. LINKS Follow Anjuli on Instagram Anjuli's second book, Awake Anjuli's first book, Stay Ashley's most recent book, A Spacious Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
114: The Loneliness Epidemic with Susan Mettes
April 12, 2022 16:02 - 39 minutesAshley talks with Susan Mettes about the loneliness epidemic, the research that informs this challenge, what needs to change in the church, and how to move forward. LINKS Susan's book, The Loneliness Epidemic Follow Susan on Twitter Get your Holy Week at Home Bundle for just $5 here. It includes a workbook to help you process your joys and losses with Jesus, as well as recipes for sourdough and tomb cookies. You'll also get Walking at a Human Pace audio prayer devotionals for Holy Week. Le...
113: Mental Health with Diana Gruver
April 05, 2022 15:23 - 38 minutesOften going back to go forward looks like naming depression or anxiety and finding a path through. In this conversation with Diana Gruver, she and Ashley talk about mental health and where we find companions in darkness in the church through time. LINKS Diana's book, Companions in the Darkness Follow Diana on Twitter Ashley's book, A Spacious Life Get your Holy Week at Home Bundle for just $5 here. It includes a workbook to help you process your joys and losses with Jesus, as well as recipes...
112: Strength to Love Neighbors and Enemies with Catherine McNiel
March 29, 2022 15:16 - 40 minutesWhat do we do with fear, polarization, and the call to love not just our neighbors, but also our enemies? Catherine McNiel and I talk about this radical and inviting call with her book, Fearing Bravely. LINKS Catherine's book, Fearing Bravely Follow Catherine on Twitter Catherine's other books, All Shall Be Well and Long Days of Small Things Get your Holy Week at Home Bundle for just $5 here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
111: How Baptism Changes Us with Kevin Adams
March 24, 2022 15:34 - 41 minutesWhat does it mean to go back to go forward? In this series, we're talking about how as we move backward -- in history, in place, in our lives -- we'll begin to grow and be transformed spiritually. Kicking us off is Kevin Adams. We talk about baptism and how being part of "the baptized" changes everything. Listen in to hear how Kevin Adams learned and grew as he surveyed a wide variety of believers and how baptism changes how we live now . LINKS Living Under Water Kevin’s church, Granite Spri...
110: Elizabeth Santelmann on Limits in Parenting + Platforms
March 16, 2022 13:46 - 41 minutesIn this conversation, Ashley talks with Elizabeth Santelmann about limits in our lives: from our past, in our parenting, and online. It's a great conversation on character, wisdom, and not doing it all. LINKS Follow Elizabeth on Instagram @sunshineinmynest Elizabeth's website: https://sunshineinmynest.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
109: Reading as a Spiritual Practice with Jessica Hooten Wilson
March 07, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutesHow does fiction help us live as people of faith? When we read a novel, how might we grow? In this episode, Jessica Hooten Wilson and I talk about holiness in fiction and how reading forms us. LINKS Jessica's book, The Scandal of Holiness: Follow Jessica on Twitter Special Offer: Join us this Lent for 40 walking devotionals. "Walking at a Human Pace" is $10 in my shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
108: Walk at a Human Pace this Lent
February 28, 2022 17:34 - 20 minutesWhat is your human pace? This episode I'm letting you preview the first day of a 40-day journey this Lent called, Walking at a Human Pace." Lace up your shoes, put in your earbuds, listen to the episode and be welcomed into an experience of movement, scripture and prayer. LINKS Get Walking at a Human Pace now at this link: www.aahales.com/shop/walking Follow Ashley on Instagram or use the hashtag #walkingatahumanpace to join in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
107: Christ as the Basis for Beauty with Chris Green
February 22, 2022 15:20 - 40 minutesIn this fascinating conversation with Chris Green, we talk about Jesus as the basis for beauty. Listen in for big ideas made accessible and inspirational to help you live out your ordinary life well. LINKS Chris' book, All Things Beautiful: https://amzn.to/36miwym Chris' website: https://www.cewgreen.com/ **Be sure to get a reminder when my Lenten offering, "Walking at a Human Pace," drops on March 1. Sign up here. It's a 40-day contemplative walking journey as we move towards Easter. Move y...
106: Imagination and Art with Ned Bustard
February 08, 2022 14:12 - 44 minutesWe’re creative beings because we’re made in the image of a creative God. Listen in to this conversation with Ned Bustard, a visual artist, as we talk about imagination, the church, and the limits of art and life to draw us towards God. LINKS In this wide-ranging conversation, we mention so many works, books, and more. Use the links below to get started in this wider conversation. Get Ned’s art from Every Moment Holy: https://store.rabbitroom.com/products/liturgy-prints-every-moment-holy?vari...
105: Limits of Knowing, Limits of Art with Daniel Bowman
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutesAshley talks with Professor Daniel Bowman about his autism spectrum diagnosis as an adult and the gifts and limits of knowledge and art. A great conversation you won’t want to miss. LINKS Dan’s book, On the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/35psP4f Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielbowmanjr You can grab a copy of Ashley’s A Spacious New Year workbook to help you create sustainable rhythms this year. It’s just $6 in her shop. Be on the lookout for a Lent offering; so be sure to follo...
104: The Gifts and Limits of Christian Fiction with Daniel Silliman
January 25, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutesAshley talks with Daniel Silliman on the gifts and limits of fiction — particularly evangelical popular fiction over the last several decades — and what it means for faith and culture. LINKS Daniel’s book, Reading Evangelicals: https://amzn.to/3416fhJ Follow Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielsilliman Ashley’s book, A Spacious Life Be sure to grab a copy of “A Spacious New Year” — it’s just $6 and will help you create healthy rhythms. You can grab a copy along with A Spacious Life...
103: The Healing Power of Poetry with Tanner Olson
January 18, 2022 16:57 - 34 minutesAshley talks with Tanner Olson about his newest book of poetry and how poetry can be a vehicle to connect with others. LINKS Follow Tanner on Instagram @writtentospeak: https://www.instagram.com/writtentospeak/ Tanner’s book, Walk a Little Slower: https://amzn.to/3rrLdko Other books of poetry recommended: Denise Levertov, Mary Oliver, Malcolm Guite Grab your “A Spacious New Year” workbook for $6 to help you create sustainable rhythms in 2022 (not the crazy goal-setting, wrestle-your-life li...
102: The Goodness of Human Limits with Dr. Kelly Kapic
January 10, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutesJoin Ashley as she talks with Professor Kelly Kapic as they dive into the topic of limits — and as she kicks off this series on art and limits. How do limits grow our creativity? How do they make us more human? Listen in. As you settle into a new year, this conversation is sure to help you connect the dots between goals and how to also be well, human. LINKS Kelly Kapic’s book, You’re Only Human (out on Jan 18): https://amzn.to/3HPXJRj Kelly Kapic’s Amazon page Pick up a copy of Ashley’s boo...
101: Let's Think about Health: Healthy Bodies with Jennifer Taylor Wagner
December 21, 2021 22:06 - 36 minutesNeed some thoughtful conversation on healthy bodies when all forms of media will want you to be discontent with who you are? Listen in to this conversation with Ashley and Jennifer Wagner, author of Your Good Body. LINKS Jennifer’s book (out in January!): Your Good Body, https://amzn.to/3yOdXad Follow Jennifer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifertaylorwagner/ Be sure to pick up a copy of Ashley’s latest book, A Spacious Life (https://amzn.to/3pjXxTO). It’s available wherever boo...
100: Let's Think about Health: Spiritual Health with Tim Challies
December 14, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutesAs we consider health in these few episodes this month, we talk spiritual health and rhythms with author and pastor, Tim Challies. The rhythms we can do this season are smaller than we think and more important than we believe. LINKS Tim’s blog: https://www.challies.com/category/articles/ Tim’s book, Knowing and Enjoying God: https://amzn.to/3oT3XJK A Spacious Life is out now! Pick up a copy of A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits. If you’re looking for A Spaci...
99: Let's Think about Health: Pastoral Burnout and Church Health
December 07, 2021 16:34 - 53 minutesAshley talks to Jon Medlock about his research into what makes a pastor and church healthy. Listen in for antidotes to narcissism, burnout, and 3 things to help you to grow in spiritual and church health. LINKS Download the research findings: https://pcarbi.org/resources/wellbeing-report-2021/ A Spacious Life is out now! Take your Hustle Habit quiz at aspacious.life, get your roadmap to help you live within your limits, and pick up a copy of A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for th...
98: Let's think about Health: Creation Care with Au Sable Institute
November 29, 2021 15:51 - 41 minutesAs we consider topics of health in these four episodes, Ashley talks with Liuan Huska and Jon Terry about creation care and the Au Sable Institute. LINKS Au Sable Institute Get your workbook here: www.ausable.org/liturgies Liuan’s book, Hurting Yet Whole: https://amzn.to/3FOx9Hk Book mentioned, Saving Us: https://amzn.to/3I5Vn1N A Spacious Season: A Weary Mom Rejoices is available in the Shop on Ashley’s website: www.aahales.com/shop/aspaciousseason A Spacious Life is out now! Take your Hus...
97: Introducing: A Spacious Season: A Weary Mom Rejoices!
November 16, 2021 05:58 - 12 minutesWe need to see our story — and our parenting journey — in light of God’s big story of redemption. The challenge can be when there’s so much that calls for our attention, or you find yourself unable to make space for scripture reading and contemplation — you need gentle starting places. A Spacious Season is your invitation. It’s on-the-ground resource for busy moms (and dads!) like you. We don’t need to do more this holiday season, we likely need to do less. A Spacious Season helps you think ...
96: But how do we create a spacious life? (with Sharon Morginsky)
November 09, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutesIn this conversation Ashley talks to counselor Sharon Morginsky about what it looks like to embrace our limits. We talk about re-parenting ourselves, individual and communal limits, and how to move forward with grace. LINKS Sharon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonmorginskycounseling/ Find out more about her counseling practice and global counseling network Curt Thompson’s books (some mentioned): Anatomy of the Soul, The Soul of Shame and The Soul of Desire A Spacious Life is ou...
95: How do we Choose Limits for Good? (with Shannan Martin)
November 02, 2021 13:44 - 31 minutesHow do we choose good limits? Ashley talks with Shannan Martin about how her limits of place have provided challenge and freedom. LINKS Follow Shannan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannanwrites/ Sign up for Shannan’s email list: The Soup Her books: Falling Free, The Ministry of Ordinary Places A Spacious Life is out now! Take your Hustle Habit quiz at aspacious.life, get your roadmap to help you live within your limits, and pick up a copy of A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hu...
94: Creating Space for Ourselves and Others (with Karla Reed)
October 25, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutesIn this conversation with Karla Reed, we talk about why I dedicated A Spacious Life to her and her husband and what it looks like to create a spacious place for others. We talk about grief and anxiety and what reframing looks like. Don’t miss it. LINKS Follow Karla on Instagram Buy A Spacious Life at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EbmMfV, or your favorite retailer A Spacious Life is out now! Take your Hustle Habit quiz at aspacious.life, get your roadmap to help you live within your limits, and p...
93: What's in a Name? (with Aubrey Sampson)
October 19, 2021 14:19 - 35 minutesJoin Ashley as she talks with Aubrey Sampson about naming and being known, moving past shame, and how a spacious life fits in. LINKS Aubrey's book, Known Follow Aubrey on Instagram Connect with Aubrey at her website Ashley's book, A Spacious Life A Spacious Life will help you recover joy, purpose and rest in a world of hurry and hustle. Be sure to take your Hustle Habit quiz, get your roadmap and pick up a copy of A Spacious Life today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
92: What to do When You Can't Pray (with Kayla Craig)
October 12, 2021 14:57 - 32 minutesAshley talks with Kayla Craig on liturgy, prayer, and what to do when we don't have the words. LINKS Kayla's book, To Light Their Way: https://amzn.to/3mGyWGq Follow Kayla on Instagram on her personal page and Liturgies for Parents Ashley's book: A Spacious Life: https://amzn.to/2YQtrwR Take your Hustle Habit quiz here and grab your roadmap to help you find your way out. A Spacious Life is available wherever books are sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
91: How does What we Know influence What we Love? (with Amy Gannett)
October 05, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutesAshley talks to Amy Cate Gannett about why theology matters and how what we know can lead to how we love. LINKS Amy’s book, Fix Your Eyes: https://amzn.to/3alb7OR Grab your copy of A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits. It’s out everywhere! Don’t forget to take your Hustle Habit quiz, get your Pocket Practices, and find out more at aspacious.life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
90: How does God invite us to Lead? (with Sharon Hodde Miller)
September 29, 2021 17:39 - 33 minutesListen in to this conversation with Sharon Hodde Miller as she and Ashley talk about leadership and limits. LINKS Sharon on Instagram and Twitter Sharon's latest books, Nice and Free of Me Ashley's book: A Spacious Life Get Pocket Practices and take your Hustle Habit quiz! Get a copy of A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
89: Where is God in the dark? (with Tish Harrison Warren)
September 21, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutesIn this conversation Ashley talks with Tish Harrison Warren about how to pray when we can't, the limits and invitations of liturgy, our own limits of time and ability, and what a spacious life might look like. LINKS Tish's book, Prayer in the Night: https://amzn.to/3CmMo8s Follow Tish on Twitter Tish's NYT newsletter: https://www.nytimes.com/column/tish-harrison-warren Ashley's book, A Spacious Life: https://amzn.to/2XDlCdi Follow Ashley on Twitter and Instagram Take your hustle habit quiz ...
88: Flipping the mic: A Spacious Life is born (with Ashley Hales)!
September 14, 2021 03:19 - 41 minutesWe're flipping the mic and Ashley is the one answering questions! Join Laura Fabrycky as she asks insightful questions and she and Ashley discuss how we can find a spacious life in the midst of our everyday lives. Don't miss this episode! A Spacious Life is out today! Help out by ordering a copy or reviewing on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-million or wherever you buy books. Thank you! Follow Ashley on Twitter and Instagram and take your hustle habit quiz today. Learn more about your ad c...
87: When balance doesn't work, what does? (with Jen Pollock Michel)
September 07, 2021 19:58 - 37 minutesJen Pollock Michel talks with Ashley about what a spacious life looks like and what is the good news when "balance" doesn't work out. Listen in to how Jen's limits have been invitations she didn't know she needed. LINKS Jen's most recent book, A Habit Called Faith: https://amzn.to/3nj2VWG Find out more about Jen and her work at her website: https://www.jenpollockmichel.com/ Follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram IT'S THE LAST WEEK TO PREORDER A Spacious Life! Get your free pocket practices whe...
86: What is the path through dark valleys? (with Sandra McCracken)
August 31, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutesIn this conversation with Sandra McCracken, we talk about the creative process, the valleys in our lives, our limits, and how we can abide with God in the dark valleys in our souls. Listen in: you'll find your soul uplifted through her wisdom. LINKS Sandra's book, Send Out Your Light Follow Sandra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandramccracken/ Listen to Sandra on Spotify Pre-order Ashley's book, A Spacious Life *Take your Hustle Habit quiz here and get your free roadmap to help y...
85: When we hurry, what are we afraid of? (with Jennifer Dukes Lee)
August 24, 2021 14:21 - 40 minutesIn this conversation with Jennifer Dukes Lee, we talk about fear, the goodness of growing slow, what the land has to teach us, and small habits we can practice now. LINKS Get Jennifer’s book: Growing Slow Follow Jennifer on Instagram Get Habits of the Unhurried here for free. Preorder A Spacious Life *Take your Hustle Habit quiz here and get your free roadmap to help you find healthier rhythms. Get pocket practices when you preorder A Spacious Life. Details here. Learn more about your ad ...
84: How do we stay in our lane when it comes to calling or pain? (with Marlena Graves)
August 16, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutesAshley talks with Marlena Graves about boundaries, hurt and trauma, calling, and what it might look like to embrace our limits. If you’re looking for some guidelines about when and what to speak out on, this is a great conversation — and one that helps you see the beauty of self-restraint. LINKS Get Marlena’s most recent book, The Way Up is Down: https://amzn.to/3yUPTSo Pre-order Ashley’s book, A Spacious Life: https://amzn.to/37ZS4IJ Follow Marlena on Twitter and Instagram *Take your Hustle...
83: If You're Not Your Own, then What? with Alan Noble
August 10, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutesListen in to this conversation with Alan Noble as we talk about the problem with unlimited autonomy today, how we might engage thoughtfully with social media, how *not* to curate a life, and the psychic load on people today. We discuss how limits and belonging to God begin to help us navigate a path forward. LINKS Preorder A Spacious Life: https://amzn.to/3lGNLtD Preorder You Are Not Your Own: https://amzn.to/3Anwude Follow Alan on Twitter and Instagram A SPACIOUS COMMUNITY opens to new mem...
82: What does it take to turn an idea into a book?
August 02, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutesIn this episode, kicking off Season 5, Ashley sits down with her literary agent and editor to talk about A Spacious Life. How does an idea go from concept to book? What drew Don Gates and Elissa Schauer to the project? Listen in -- and don't forget to find out their hustle habit and laundry routines! Links Pre-order A Spacious Life at Amazon, IVP, or wherever books are sold. Join the Spacious Community (opens 8/9 and kicks off 8/16 when you fill out this form: http://aspacious.life/ Don Gate...
81: Welcome to a Spacious Life in Season 5
July 29, 2021 13:45 - 8 minutesThere's more than hurry and hustle. Welcome to a spacious life -- where we're learning to see our limits as good. Here's your invitation to know that there's a spacious life waiting for you in the midst of your actual one. This season I'll be sitting down with artists, activists, professors and writers to talk about how our limits are good, what my guests' hustle habits are, and of course, their laundry routines. Pre-order A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits. ...
80: Kendra Adachi On Genius-ing your Laundry and Your Life
July 19, 2021 17:56 - 39 minutesKendra Adachi and Ashley Hales talk about laundry as an act of love, vulnerability and messiness, and how we connect the dots between the meaning behind chores and the task itself. Listen in to get some genius tips on finding out what matters most to you. Links Kendra's book: The Lazy Genius Way Follow Kendra on Instagram Kendra's podcast: The Lazy Genius Check out last week's episode, The Laundry Episode. Next Steps As a small next step, find what matters to you -- in laundry and in life. ...
79: The Laundry Episode
July 12, 2021 16:16 - 31 minutesWhat does our laundry have to do with the big ideas of life? At the Finding Holy podcast, I ask all my guests about their laundry routines. In this episode, hear why I ask that question, some memorable routines, and some tips for you as you connect the dots between the things that matter and your everyday, holy life. LINKS The Quotidian Mysteries by Kathleen Norris: https://amzn.to/3AStaYD Follow Ashley on Twitter or Instagram Curious about the original episodes? Check these out: Jen Polloc...
78: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill: Power + the Church
July 05, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutesMike Cosper joins us on the Finding Holy Podcast to talk about: church hurt, his recent CT podcast, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, and power and hope for the church. Listen in. Listen to The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/id1569401963 Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeCosper Your One Small Step Consider: Are your communities repentant communities? Are they safe places...
77: Alan Noble on our Digital Lives
June 28, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutesIn this best of series, Alan Noble joins Ashley Hales to talk about our digital lives. You can preorder his next book, You Are Not Your Own, here. His first book is Disruptive Witness and you can follow him on Twitter. Subscribe to the Finding Holy Podcast and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
76: Laura Fabrycky on our Civic Witness
June 23, 2021 14:11 - 35 minutesThis is such an important conversation about the nature of courage, how we might maintain civic identities, and love our neighbors -- and learn more about the witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You can pick up a copy of Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus here. Follow Laura on Instagram and Twitter. Don't forget to subscribe to the Finding Holy Podcast and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
76: BEST OF: Laura Fabrycky on our Civic Witness
June 23, 2021 14:11 - 35 minutesThis is such an important conversation about the nature of courage, how we might maintain civic identities, and love our neighbors -- and learn more about the witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You can pick up a copy of Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus here. Follow Laura on Instagram and Twitter. Don't forget to subscribe to the Finding Holy Podcast and leave a review!
75: BEST OF: Karla Reed on Generosity + Creativity
June 18, 2021 13:43 - 34 minutesEnjoy this "best of" episode with Karla Reed as we talk generosity, creativity, and spending. Though this came out at the beginning of the pandemic, it's a helpful way to think about how we spend and what we do affects what we love. Listen in! Follow Karla on Instagram.
75: Karla Reed on Generosity + Creativity
June 18, 2021 13:43 - 34 minutesEnjoy this "best of" episode with Karla Reed as we talk generosity, creativity, and spending. Though this came out at the beginning of the pandemic, it's a helpful way to think about how we spend and what we do affects what we love. Listen in! Follow Karla on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
74: A.J. Swoboda on Doubt
June 02, 2021 12:19 - 40 minutesHow do we reckon with our own doubt? Can we do so in the context of the church? Listen in to this wide-ranging conversation with A.J. Swoboda to find a pathway and roadmap through — to see doubt not as an absence of faith but a sister to it. LINKS A.J’s newest book, After Doubt A.J.’s website Follow A.J. on Twitter Another great book of his, Subversive Sabbath ONE SMALL STEP Spend 10 minutes is silence and solitude before God. Write down your doubts. See what happens. Bring some of those do...
73: Pandemic Relationships: Rhonda Spencer-Hwang on Parenting
May 18, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutesThe global Covid-19 pandemic has taught us that resilience is an important muscle we need to flex (and to learn how to do so better). Listen in to this conversation with Rhonda Spencer-Hwang about what you can do for yourself and your family to practice new habits. LINKS Pre-order Rhonda’s book: Raising Resilient Kids Rhonda’s website: https://drrhondaspencer.com/ ONE SMALL STEP Pre-order Rhonda’s book here. Take a 20-minute walk each day this week. Get your body moving and get out in natu...
72: Pandemic Relationships: Dorothy Greco on Marriage
May 11, 2021 17:28 - 35 minutesThis is a great conversation on how the pandemic has changed marriages and what it might look like to begin to imagine more for our marriages. Listen in to author, speaker, and photographer Dorothy Greco as she shares practical and soulful ways to connect. LINKS Marriage in the Middle: https://amzn.to/33Bn3bQ Dorothy’s first book: Making Marriage Beautiful Dorothy’s website: https://www.dorothygreco.com/ My review of Dorothy’s book, Marriage in the Middle, for Christianity Today ONE SMALL S...
71: Pandemic Relationships: Todd Wilson on The Enneagram Goes to Church
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutesThis is a great conversation on how social media and the pandemic has changed relationships in the church. Listen in to Todd Wilson help listeners learn about the Enneagram, the wisdom of dark emotions, and being self-aware for the sake of others. LINKS Todd’s book: https://amzn.to/3xLWbnd Todd’s website: https://www.toddawilson.com/ Follow Todd on Twitter Check out The Road Back to You as an Enneagram primer IVP's Enneagram devotionals are a great gift for you or a friend ONE SMALL STEP To...