Grace In Real Life podcast
201 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -This podcast is for those who want to wholeheartedly pursue Christ.
You’re a woman who wants to follow where God leads, to live and love well, to extend grace to yourself and others, but there’s a part of you that’s like how?
You want your faith to intersect with your busy and full life, but you aren’t sure what that looks like in real-time.
Here at the Grace In Real Life podcast, we talk about how to practically apply grace in real life. Listen in!
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#197: What I Want You To Know: It takes a village: A behind-the-scenes look at the podcast
March 26, 2024 08:00 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBReceiving grace starts by being in community, by belonging, and connecting. How does grace show up when producing a podcast? Take a listen for this behind-the-scenes look. Before I launched the podcast, I knew I needed a team around me—people to pray for me and the podcast, give insight and ideas, offer suggestions for guests and questions to ask those guests, help me write a title that would appeal most to my listeners, and come alongside me to determine if a guest was in theological and ...
#196: What I Want You To Know: Your Good Shepherd leads you to wide open spaces
March 19, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 23.6 MBBeing who you are, being who God created you to be, is the most free way to live. So how do we live in the wide open space God offers? Listen in. Living in God’s wide open spaces means there is no condemnation in Christ. God certainly convicts and corrects, but He never assaults your identity. If the Lord has set you free, you are free indeed. It is a grace to accept the fearful and wonderful way God designed you, not to wish you were more like someone else, not to feel confined by the b...
#195: What I Want You To Know: It all counts
March 12, 2024 08:00 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MBIt all counts. Every act the Lord asks you to do is valuable. He sees it all. It all matters. All the work given to you by God and done in love is meaningful. I’m really good at discounting or downplaying the good ways God wired me, how He’s forming me through trials, and the work I do, the roles I hold, and how I show up in the world. And y’all, I believe that discounting is an effective - but totally flimsy - tactic of our enemy, who wants us quiet and isolated and stuck because we’re q...
#194: What I Want You To Know: Our God of AND
March 05, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBOur God is a God of grace and truth. But what does this mean for us in our busy and full lives? Listen to what it means for our God to be a God of AND. If you’ve been around the Grace In Real Life podcast long enough, you’ve heard me share that our God is a God of AND: He’s grace AND truth Mercy AND holy justice Love AND perfect judgment Man of Sorrows AND Prince of Peace Offensive AND attractive What does this concept of God’s AND-ness mean for our everyday, walking-around lives?...
#193: Spiritual Health: Disciple-making in your right-now life with Kirk Freeman
February 27, 2024 09:00 - 48 minutes - 67.4 MBWhat is disciple-making? How do we do it? What does it look like to make disciples when your schedule is full? And how can you possibly disciple your teenagers? When I really stop and think about it, going and making disciples sounds intimidating. How do I do it? What does it even look like? Is it One More Thing to add to my already full schedule? But as today’s guest points out, disciple-making is as easy and light as enjoying and following Jesus and helping others enjoy and follow Jes...
#192: Spiritual Health: Building resilient relationships one question at a time with Mandy Pallock
February 20, 2024 09:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBWhen we were in college, Ryan gave me the nickname “The Interrogator” because I love asking questions. People are truly fascinating to me, and God gave us such an incredible world to discover, it seems impossible for me to not ask eleventybillion questions in a day. But as today’s guest points out, if all we do is ask questions, we’re just delving into trivia instead of a person's heart. Because asking and responding to questions is an art in which many of us would like to grow, I invite...
#191: Spiritual Health: Doing theology with Jen Wilkin
February 13, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MBWhat are the benefits of studying theology? Isn’t theology for those in seminary or pastors? Do you need to study it? The truth is this: You are a theologian. If you’re like me, you’re like, “Am I a theologian? I’m pretty sure theologians went to seminary and read ancient texts and write papers about abstract attributes of God. I’m pretty sure I’m not one.” Through this conversation, Jen Wilkin will convince you of how you really, truly are a theologian in your right-now life and why tha...
#190: Spiritual Health: Glorifying God through your work with Jordan Raynor
February 06, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBWe’re talking about becoming spiritually healthy by recognizing how sacred our work is – no matter what we do – and how our work matters for eternity. Some of you might hear that and think, “But I’m not in full-time ministry. I’m not a missionary or on a church’s staff or recording a worship album. How is my work sacred?” Or maybe you think, “Well, maybe my work is important because it’s where I get to share the gospel.” I hope you receive the light Jordan sheds on how important your wor...
#189: Spiritual Health: Naming what matters with Kendra Adachi
January 23, 2024 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBHave you ever wondered how to be compassionate to yourself? What would it look like to live in grace? Listen to Kendra Adachi on Grace In Real Life. This entire podcast is predicated on answering the question, “How do we live in and give out grace in our busy and full lives?” And one of the most generous, practical, action-oriented grace-girls I know is The Lazy Genius, Kendra Adachi. Kendra believes and practices self-compassion, contentedness, rest, and grace. Because living in grace ...
#188: Spiritual Health: Moving Jesus’s love from your head to your heart with Dr. Curt Thompson
January 16, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIf we do not know Jesus' love on a deeply personal level and encounter His love in our busy and full, real lives, then the spiritual disciplines devolve into legalism and empty works. Without recognizing how much we are loved and cared for, everything else we do in that relationship is a striving attempt to be loved. Because experiencing God’s love for us is a gift we want to receive AND struggle with experiencing, I’ve invited Dr. Curt Thompson to join the show. In today’s episode, yo...
#187: The grace girl’s guide to a new year
January 09, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBHow can you start the new year with grace? What does that look like? Whether you’re starting a new year, a new job, or a new season, listen in. May we not be women who squash or silence this gift, but may we be women who partner with Christ to become new in the ways He wants to shape and form us. To that end, I’ve curated past Grace In Real Life episodes and resources in one place just for you. When you want to embrace newness in practical and actionable ways, come here and find what yo...
#186: Advent: Peace: Forgiveness + reconciliation
December 19, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MBHave you ever wondered how to have peace with God? Or how you can live in peace with others? If your life lacks peace and you’re looking for encouragement, listen in. In today’s Advent episode, we take a look at what it means to be at peace with God and others. How to have peace with God Once sin entered the world, we humans were at war with God. Not that God was at war with us, but that we chose our way over His, our thoughts over His, our agenda over His. And there was no peace in t...
#185: Advent: Joy: Making room for the singing of angels
December 12, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBIn today’s Advent episode, we take a look at how the shepherds found joy in the middle of their everyday, right now lives. How to find joy in the little things For there to always remain in your life some place for the singing of angels, you do not need an angelic visit. Perhaps to make space for the singing of angels means to do the work God specifically created you to do, at the time He gave you to do it, to be open to the possibility of wonder and miracle, to go and see Jesus for y...
#184: Advent: Faith: Embodying your faith
December 05, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes - 16 MBHow do we exercise our faith? What does it look like to have embodied faith? What does living out our faith look like in real life? Listen in. In today’s Advent episode, we take a look at Mary’s faith journey. How do we exercise our faith? Faith starts in the mind with knowledge about God, facts about His character and understanding who He is and what He can do. Then faith moves into consent: We intellectually agree with the facts we know and the reality we understand, and then con...
#183: Advent: Hope: God is the Author
November 28, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBWe have hope because God is the Author of our story, and we are not. We have hope because we are not alone. We have hope because Jesus is the protagonist of our story. We have hope because God is the Author The Author and Finisher of our faith is the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word is Jesus, and the language the Author speaks is Christ. When God spoke and wrote the story of redemption, His speech wasn’t in the mode of sentences or nouns or verbs or arti...
#182: Grace Over Fear: When you fear taking up space + want to be low-maintenance
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBWhat does it mean to take up space? Do you have a fear of taking up space? Do you want to be seen as low maintenance? Listen in. Taking up space means to be more than furniture; to be human. In the words of Pinocchio to be “a real boy.” It means to kindly and directly – without apology or embarrassment – share needs, wants, preferences, and dreams. Friends, God created you to take up space. We are allowed to take up space. To be human means that our physical body, emotions, thoughts,...
#181: Grace Over Fear: When you fear being vulnerable with Jamie Ivey
November 07, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBWhy is it hard to be vulnerable? What are the characteristics of a safe person? If you fear being vulnerable but want to try, listen to Jamie Ivey. Being vulnerable with safe people in the midst of your mess is a sacred space. Saying “I’m struggling too” is a saint’s cry. Wherever you struggle today, Whether it’s struggling with sin and temptation, a hard season in your marriage, or doubting God’s goodness and sovereignty in the midst of a cancer diagnosis, God longs for you to tell Him...
#180: Grace Over Fear: When you avoid the discomfort of grief with Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
October 31, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBEven today, I imagine you experienced grief. Perhaps you’re back at work, even though you loved staying at home Or you miss your daughter, who’s off at college Or a friend has stood you up and blocked you out, and you feel unsettled by the loss. Or you are so sad about your pet who has passed away, Or maybe you’re grieving your spouse or parent who is slowly slipping away because of a diagnosis. Today, I’m grieving that the rhythms and routines I once held dear are met with sighs o...
#179: Grace Over Fear: When you feel embarrassed by your tears
October 24, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 22 MBHave you ever felt embarrassed by your tears? What is going on when we do not like to cry in front of others? Listen in. If Jesus wept, if Jesus calls us to suffer with those who suffer and weep with those who weep, why do we fear crying so much? The reality is that as much as we hate crying, most of us cry relatively often. As image-bearers, we resonate deeply with Jesus as the Man of Sorrows. We cry because we feel so deeply that words cannot convey our grief and heartbreak. In toda...
#178: Grace In Marriage: How to have a D.R.E.A.M. marriage with Arlene Pellicane
October 10, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBHow happy is your marriage? How can you have a happier marriage? Listen to Arlene Pellicane as she shares how to be a happier wife. You’re listening to this episode because you want a happier marriage. Your marriage may be super happy and full of joy, and you want to increase it. Or, your marriage may feel like it’s on its last breath, and you are so ready for Jesus to breathe laughter and smiling and hope back into your relationship. You and Jesus and your spouse know where you are in y...
#177: Grace in Marriage: Intentionally creating the marriage you want with Kevin A. Thompson
October 03, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBYou don’t want to leave your marriage to chance. You want to design an intentional marriage, but how? Listen to Kevin Thompson in today's episode My marriage isn’t perfect. Ryan and I aren’t perfect. We struggle and get frustrated with each other. AND ALSO, we work on the relationship that we have. We are bound and determined to remember that before we were mom and dad, we were Ryan and Jill, two fun, Jesus-loving people who thought the other person was too awesome to get away. As much...
#176: Grace in Marriage: How the Enneagram can help you build a healthy marriage with Beth McCord
September 26, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBHave you ever wondered how the Enneagram can improve your marriage? Listen to Beth McCord as she breaks down how to use this tool. You don’t need me to tell you that seeing the same situation through a different lens can cause friction. So what do we do with this? How do we grow in our marriages without getting super annoyed at someone who sees life differently? I can think of no one better to speak about offering grace in marriage than today’s guest, Beth McCord. In today’s episode, y...
#175: Skill Set: Acknowledging everything is (not) fine with Katie Schnack
September 12, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBI feel like I’m the poster child for the sentiment, “I’m fine. It’s fine. Everything’s fine,” when clearly it is not. Friend, I cannot tell you how much energy I spend avoiding pain, trying to make the bad, hard thing disappear, or pretending it’s all okay. But what if the most gracious, most life-giving gift we can give ourselves today is to acknowledge that we are struggling, that everything is not fine, that we need the Lord, and we need His people, our people? Perhaps we need to qu...
#174: Skill Set: Building a resilient thought life with Lauren Gaines
September 05, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 31.5 MBY’all, our world feels crazy and seems to get crazier by the year. Our children experience questions and come up against worldviews we never had to face at their age. As much as I want to be an ostrich and bury my head in the sand, I refuse to do that to my girls. I want to be mentally tough in the Lord. I want to combat lies with truth. I don’t want to be apathetic or resigned, but strong and courageous because I know the truth that my God is good. So, how do we become resilient and emo...
#173: Skill Set: How to listen so people will talk with Becky Harling
August 29, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 31.9 MBThe first words in the Bible speak of the cosmos hearing God’s spoken words and obeying: “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” At the heart of Israel’s prayer life is God’s call to listen in Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” The writers of the Psalms ask God to listen to them and then write how He hears them and acts. As God’s sheep, we hear His voice; because we listen, we follow Him. So, yes, listening is important to God. It is ...
#172: Skill Set: Building trust in the Lord with Maleah Stephens
August 22, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 40.9 MBAs a Grace In Real Life podcast listener, you want to grow in your faith and become more and more like Christ, but how do you do that? In your hardest moments, in the most mundane, what does it look like to trust the Lord? I can think of no one better to share about how to trust the Lord in shaky circumstances than today’s guest, Maleah Stephens. Maleah’s story is one of bold faith, love, survival, and hope. Her’s is the story of hearing that her firstborn had a congenital heart defect ...
#171: Skill Set: Setting healthy boundaries that work with LPC Shundria Riddick
August 15, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 36 MBIf you’re anything like me, you’re like, “I’m not sure I need to listen to this episode. I don’t feel like I struggle with setting boundaries.” As a 47-year-old, I know my strengths and weaknesses, I invest in emotionally healthy people, and I don’t get sucked into drama or volunteering. And also… I wonder about the Bible’s call to help others and sacrifice myself with the reality that I get burned out and overwhelmed. I often fear turning down an opportunity because I don’t want people ...
#170: Skill Set: Reclaiming fun and playfulness in your busy life with Courtney Ellis
August 08, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 37.7 MBYou may be hard-wired for efficiency, effectiveness, and checking tasks off the list. Being playful and silly and giving into whimsy is not your strong suit. We have fun AFTER we work. But the work is never done, and fun is the first to go when our calendar is full. And yet… when we don’t play, when we don’t laugh, when we don’t lighten up, seriousness scrunches up our souls. And it seems as if playfulness is the only way out and back to our true, God-made self. So how can we become mo...
#169: Grace is: allowing the Lord to tend to your heart with Vivian Mabuni
June 27, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes - 33.8 MBPLEASE KNOW: This is the last podcast until August 2023. Grace In Real Life is taking a break in July 2023. What does it mean for God to tend to your heart? How does God comfort you in real life? How does God heal our hurting hearts? I’ll never forget the first time I heard the phrase, “Allow the Lord to tend to your heart.” A friend of mine said it, and I was like, What is she talking about? What does that even mean? I’ve pondered that phrase for six years now: What does it mean for t...
#168: Grace is: forgiving others + yourself with Jennifer Barnett
June 20, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 39.5 MBWhat is forgiveness, really? Is it something more than feeling like we should apologize? Is it more than just saying we forgive someone who hurt us even when we don’t want to at all? Forgiving others and asking for forgiveness are ground zero for receiving grace. Because isn’t the Lord’s forgiving of our sins the ultimate gift of grace? Forgiveness is foundational to our understanding of what it means to receive and live from grace. In today’s episode, you’ll receive practical strategies...
#167: Grace is: Bringing it all into the light
June 13, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.5 MBWe know there are no formulas, AND we also know God gives instructions and has a teacher’s heart. The Lord wants to give humans practices and principles to make the theoretical and theological practical and applicable. Which is how this series came to be. How does one go about receiving the grace God so freely offers? Every believer has access to God’s grace and the tools and ability to receive it when we: Bring our hurts, sins, emotions, dreams, and needs into the light Forgive and...
#166: Grace in Parenting: Parenting teens with anxiety with Dr. Chinwé Williams
June 06, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 38.9 MBRaising teens with anxiety is one tough assignment. How can you tell the difference between anxiety and worry? Anxiety, worry, stress, learning what you like, what you don’t, and what you believe and what you don’t is a part of becoming an adult. However, as Christ-following mamas, we don’t want anxiety to have the final say about our kids. We know our God offers all of us – teens included – a spirit of peace, but how do we access that when we’re living real-life in real-time? In toda...
#165: Grace in Parenting: Raising confident daughters with Susan Seay
May 30, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 46.1 MBRaising godly daughters – how does a mom do it? How can you raise confident daughters? Listen in to Episode 165 with Susan Seay as we talk about grace-based parenting for moms raising girls. Girl-moms, let us continue to partner with Jesus as we raise confident women, who love the Lord, who know who God created them to be, and who speak life, not gossip, into their friendship circles. May we be girl-moms who raise women who hold fast to the truth of who they are beloved, cherished, seen, a...
#164: Grace in Parenting: Raising responsible sons with Marnie Hammar
May 23, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 46 MBRaising boys is a gift, privilege, and challenge. How can you raise your sons to be responsible? How you can connect with your son when you have different personalities? Listen in to Episode 164 with Marnie Hammar as we talk about grace-based parenting for moms raising boys. We need boy-moms who are speaking truth and life into their sons, who are raising boys who will become men who lead in our country, community, and home, and who love Jesus and their people. Thank you, boy-moms, who a...
#163: Grace in Parenting: Balancing motherhood and ministry with Katie Scott
May 16, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 47 MBHow can we balance motherhood and ministry? Is it possible to follow your passions and be a mom? How can you handle mom guilt as you work in ministry? Listen in to Episode 163 with Katie Scott as we talk about grace-based parenting for those in ministry. You’re a mom. You're also in ministry, whether that’s by being on staff at your church, leading a Bible study at home, writing a book, or volunteering on Sunday mornings. How can balance motherhood with ministry? What do we do with the mom...
#162: Grace in Parenting: Hope when your child’s choices break your heart with Mary DeMuth
May 09, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 37 MBWhat is a wayward child? How do we love that adult child well when they continually make unwise choices? As parents, we have dreams and plans for our children, and those can come crashing down. What do we do with the expectations we hold about how our kids will turn out when they blindside us with the choices they make? Mom, there is hope. Do not give up on your child. Listen to this episode with Mary DeMuth. In today’s episode, you’ll receive practical strategies and anchoring truths a...
#161: Grace in Parenting: How to rest in God’s love when your schedule is full with Crystal Paine
May 02, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 36.8 MBAre you an overwhelmed mom? Are you struggling with a long to-do list? What are practical strategies + anchoring truths when you feel exhausted? Listen in for grace-based parenting help. As a mom, you juggle so much: the family calendar, the emotional needs of your people, caring for yourself, running a household, and working. How can you enjoy your life and accomplish what matters most when there is so much to do? What would it look like to not be the victim of your calendar? How would...
#160: Race + Grace: How you can do something about racism with Jenny Booth Potter
April 25, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 46 MBHow to fight racism is a question we want and need to answer. What can you do about racism? How can you make a difference? Listen in. Racism is hurting real people right now. Racism is hurting your brothers + sisters in Christ at this exact moment. Racism should make your skin boil because it is not God's plan for His people. So, what do you do? Where can you start? I mean, you're one person, what difference can you make? If you're wondering how you can become an antiracist, give Episode...
#159: Race + Grace: Expanding your friendship circle beyond those who look just like you with Torrie Sorge
April 18, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 43 MBHow to cultivate interracial friendship is a question we hold. How do we build friendships with people who don’t look like we do? What are do’s and don’ts in conversations with people of other ethnicities? Listen in. Diversifying our friendships is important. Diversifying our life is important too. Where do we start? What can we do to cultivate interracial friendships? I’m so glad you asked! You can cultivate interracial friendship with those in your real life starting today! In toda...
#158: Race + Grace: Weaving conversations about race into your real life with Michelle Ami Reyes
April 11, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 44.2 MBStarting and holding a conversation about race with your people can feel intimidating. My hope is for us, as Christ's followers, to begin talking about race with the people most important to us because God’s heart is for people of every nation, tribe, and tongue to know and worship Him. If this is what heaven will look like, why can’t we bring heaven to earth now? Why can’t the Church be the frontrunner in racial reconciliation and hope? Friend, I posit to you today that it is no longe...
#157: The part of the gospel we don’t hear enough about
April 04, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBYou are loved by God. Yes, you are a sinner, AND God saved you because He loved you first. Sinning is a part of your story, but that’s not the only true truth about you. If you grew up with the drumbeat of messaging that reminded you of how sinful, unworthy, unrighteous, deceitful you were– which is certainly biblical but not the only or even most important part of your salvation story – please remember these truths. Yes, you are a sinner, AND God saved you because He loved you f...
#156: Grace Beneath the Waves: Grace will set you free
March 28, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 28.8 MBLearn what it means to be free, the four steps to break free from sin, and how to break free from lies that don’t serve you well in Episode 156. Through this last chapter of Jonah, we’ll see that only grace holds the power to set you free. God’s heart for us is not to be trapped by anger or sin or worry but to be free. God created us to be free from sin and wounds and lies, so we could be free to be loved by Him, to be healed by Him, to obey Him, to worship Him, to delight in Him and fee...
#155: Grace Beneath the Waves: How to give grace to others
March 21, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 30.1 MBLearn the four powerful steps of forgiveness, three ways to practically show people grace in your real life, and 10 simple ways to lead with humility in Episode 155. People frustrate us, right? We bump up against each other’s sharp edges when we live, work, and play together. To live and love as Christ calls us to live and love, we must extend grace to others. I would imagine many of you have hard people in your life. Maybe you have a neighbor who hosts loud parties every Saturday nigh...
#154: Grace Beneath the Waves: How to receive God's grace
March 14, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 30.4 MBLearn how to receive God’s grace, three reasons you might reject, and three phrases to put on repeat to live a grace-filled life. Listen in. God’s grace is for the perfectionists, the ones who feel like they don’t belong, the ones who hate being vulnerable, and the ones who find their worth in metrics and knowledge. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to receive God’s grace, three reasons you might reject, and three phrases to put on repeat to live a grace-filled life. If you’d ...
#153: Grace Beneath the Waves: What is grace?
March 07, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 35.3 MBMany of us feel today like we have been blindsided by a life we thought was going well; instead, we’ve been overcome by a health diagnosis. We feel untethered to who we are because our child is walking through hell, and we’ve done all we can, and we don’t know what to do, but we want our child’s pain to end. Or – oh, I don’t know: our world has been turned upside down over the past two years. Many of us feel like we have been scooped up into a reality we didn’t choose, don’t like, and didn...
#152: Spiritual Health: Pouring out your heart to the Lord with Jennifer Dukes Lee
February 28, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes - 35.4 MBIt is no accident that our Spiritual Health series started with paying attention and ends with sharing what rumbles in our souls. Only when we wake up to what’s bothering us on the inside can we pour it out to the Lord as David did in the psalms. We must know ourselves – our fears, hopes, dreams, worries, nervous ticks, default coping mechanisms – so we can articulate them to God, not because He doesn’t already know them but so we know ourselves in the light of His presence. Because d...
#151: Spiritual Health: Praying outside the box with Asheritah Ciuciu
February 21, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 41.8 MBLearn how to cultivate a deep prayer life and pray effectively, including incorporating prayer in your daily rhythms in Grace In Real Life Ep 151 w/Asheritah Ciuciu. I’ve been talking to God since I was little. My prayer life started with those basic prayers of mimicking what my parents spoke and saying grace before meals. I’m pretty sure I went radio silent in high school and college. I told myself God was too busy when I was not even considering talking to Him. Becoming a mother grou...
#150: Spiritual Health: Developing curiosity about God, yourself, and others with Lore Ferguson Wilbert
February 14, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 38.6 MBCuriosity is a skill we can use to better understand each other. But can we use that same skill to grow our faith? Can we develop curiosity about ourselves: Why do we tense up the way we do around that person? Why do we always say “yes” before checking our calendar? What does it look like to be curious about God, ourselves, and the world? Because developing curiosity is a skill that takes time and effort to cultivate, I invited Lore Ferguson Wilbert to the show. Today, Lore walks us ...
#149: Spiritual Health: Overcome challenges in finding community with Rachael Wade
February 07, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 38.3 MBLearn three easy places to find community, one sign you’re open to community, and two simple ways to encourage your friends. If you’re lonely and ever wondered how to find community and belonging, listen in to Grace In Real Life Episode 149 with Rachael Wade. God Himself is in community, being a part of the Trinity. He designed families as a way for people to be loved, supported, and strengthened. And then, He placed those families into tribes, cities, communities, and nations. Throughou...
#148: Spiritual Health: Study the Bible like a pro with Portia Collins
January 31, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 47.7 MBYou’ll learn easy ways to study the Word of God every woman can use. If you’ve ever wondered how to read God’s Word effectively, listen in to Grace In Real Life Episode 148 with Portia Collins. I’m 99% sure that you read the Bible. Maybe you read a verse a day or are reading the Bible chronologically or are reading it in a year. Maybe you listen to Scripture on the way to work. But how do we study the word of God when we aren’t biblical scholars? How do we know we’re interpreting Scriptu...