Ep 15: Overcoming Your Past
Even though David was a “man after God’s own heart”, he also felt the sting of public rejection. His son, Absalom, turned against him and took a portion of David’s community with him. To make matters worse, as David fled for his life with his people, a man named Shimei threw stones at him. He called David a “worthless fellow” and “evil” (2 Samuel 16:5-14). How did David recover from a past of murder, adultery, and rejection from his son and his people to finally return to as king once...
read moreEpisode 14: The Power of Rest
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” Psalm 116:7 The Texas temps are in the 80’s and these are the ways we are finding rest. Sure, there are decisions to be made and a graduation speech that still needs saying. But for minutes out of each day, we push the pause button on all our individual activities and have been gathering outside to enjoy moments of silence or of wrestling #teenagers. Amy and I talk about the power of rest. And how summer interrupts our schedule in a way that gives us...
read more5 Podcasts for Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone–Courage, Goals, & Overcoming
I love listening to podcasts since it takes me a whole hour for a round-trip to where I work and where my kids attend school. If you’ve followed me for very long, you this all too well. 🙂 I live on a farm in the boonies, y’all. I spend a good deal of my time traveling so I listen to different varieties. Here are 5 that’ll encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and live with a tad bit more boldness than yesterday. 🙂 _______________________________________________________________ 1. Don’t Be Afraid: a sermon by...
read moreEpisode 13: Fear & What it Teaches Us
“I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 NIV In the scriptures, 241 times in the New King James, “fear not” or “do not fear” appeared in the Bible. 241 times, God took His people into their calling, their purpose, or their next step which required more than their own strength (and courage) to fulfill. 241 times, His people saw glimpses of what He had in store and it seemed too impossible, too big, too fantastical for their imaginations to...
read moreEpisode 12: Finding Your Tribe, Community Over Competition, & Fear of Rejection – Interview with Bobbie Shaeperkoetter
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV Even though Bobbie Schaeperkoetter is a writer, speaker, teacher, YouTuber, community builder, and an empowerer of women, she has struggled to be vulnerable and authentic. Hear what it took for her to leave a place of isolation to step into a place of new community even as she felt inadequate. Learn about the invitation that surprised her and how it brought her defensive walls down. Listen in as we (Amy, Bobbie, and...
read moreEpisode 11: The Challenge of Perserverance
Perseverance is often a hidden work, taking tiny obedient steps. God may ask us to pick back up an idea, passion, or project we laid down. Listen in as Amy and I talk about being open to not only letting go of a project or ministry but also to returning to it when God prompts us. How does perseverance challenge the best of us? Where might God be asking you to persevere or lay something down? Episodes originally air on the radio every Thursday at 12:30pm CST on Graceandtruthradio.world. Or you can download the whole podcast at PurposeFULL...
read moreEpisode 10: What Fostering & Adoption Teaches Us About Parenting–Interview with Jamie Young
We are excited to welcome Jamie as she shares her family’s call to foster and adopt in the middle of raising their four biological kids. Listen in as one mother, who already mothered 11 of her younger siblings, realizes that all her parenting practice and years of raising her kids didn’t always provide her with answers. As parents, our kids teach us a lot about ourselves, especially how desperately we need God’s grace to parent well. And when you blend families through foster or adoption, we learn even more about ourselves than...
read moreEpisode 9: What Does It Take To Come Back To Your Faith
“While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.” Luke 15:20, HCSB Listen in as Amy and I share about our journeys when we first walked away from our faith and what it took for us to “come to our senses.” We give parents and friends of prodigals, insight into what most impacted us in the midst of our doubts, our anger, and our darkest questions about religion and God. Learn how each of us can be a light to others. Or how we...
read moreEpisode 8: Our Personalities & How It Affects Our Purpose
“There are different activities, but the same God activates each gift in each person.” -1 Corinthians 12:6 HCSB Listen in as Amy and I reflect on how our personalities factor into the way we interact with the world around us. Discover which personality test(s) we’ve found the most useful and consistent and how our personality can influence our purpose. Hear Amy’s informative break down of her favorite personality profile that’ll help you identify your own personality tendencies. You’ll recognize traits that can affect how you relate to...
read moreEpisode 7: Creating Margins for Rest
“Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.”-Mark 6:31 HCSB How can we maintain margin and avoid burnout when life events come careening at us? What tangible ways can we carve out time for ourselves, put up boundaries, and find time to take a deep breath in the middle of a health crisis or an extremely busy season in our family’s life? Amy and I offer some insight (and some confessions) about how we strive to maintain balance as mothers, daughters of aging parents and as entrepreneurs. We can’t all take a...
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