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Season Three: Stepping In Stepping Out
Season three and we find ourselves pausing, reflecting, and allowing new beginnings. Our hope is that we can begin to honestly explore the new things the Spirit is calling us to.
Season Two –
Provocative Conversations
Dive in with us! Season two we are not shying away from the topics that fire people up. We will learn from a diverse group of authors that will expand our vision, and challenge our assumptions about God and the “other”. Our hope is that we can begin to humbly explore these juicy topics that we rarely get a chance to experience in church.
Season One: Finding Our Voice
We are so thrilled to launch Girls Faith, home of the Gift Girls’ Faith Book Club with accompanying full length scripture readings, reflection questions for groups or journaling, and other musings for the journey. Our hope is to encourage those who feel on the fringe of their faith communities, left out, pushed out, misfit, or discouraged.
The purpose of humanity is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Season Two – Episode 1 Conversation: Toxic Charity, by Robert D. Lupton
Let Robert D Lupton open our eyes to the disturbing reality that our “unexamined generosity” may be causing more harm than good to our neighbors in need. Can we discipline our compassion with wisdom to expand our positive impact?
Season One – Episode 13: Wrap Up Conversation
Episode #13. Wrapping up a fabulous first season, we reflect on our adventure into podcast land. It has been a thrilling journey of humble learning and joyous discovery. Get a sneak peek at what’s in store for season two!
Season One – Episode 12 Scripture Reading: Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew not only holds the story of Jesus, but is jam packed with his parables, speeches, warnings, and exhortations. Because of his words the trajectory of human history has been forever transformed. This gospel account of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus is still changing lives and communities. Come listen to Matthew with us!
Season One – Episode 11 Conversation: Interrupted, by Jen Hatmaker
Episode #11. Get the tissues ready because you’ll be laughing so hard you’ll need them. With Jen Hatmaker a spoonful of laughter makes the medicine go down, as she ruffles feathers, tosses out truth bombs, and generally disrupts our comfortable church routine. Interrupted takes us along on the Hatmakers’ journey from their safe and predictable lifestyle christianity, to the wild ride of living on mission for Jesus. Bring it on Jen! We love you!
Season One – Episode 10 Scripture Reading: Psalms 6-17
The Psalms are a natural place to experience contemplative prayer. The psalmist has a posture of confidence, reverence, and total surrender before the Lord, punctuated by silence (selah). Can we allow the text to read us? What is revealed in the silence?
Season One – Episode 9 Conversation: Quiet, by AJ Sherrill
Episode #9. Exhausted with hearing your own constant chatter when you pray? Do you sometimes feel that your prayers are a one way conversation? Tiny yet profound, AJ Sherrill’s book Quiet: Hearing God Amidst the Noise, offers practical tools for deepening our experience of contemplative prayer. If you have never encountered contemplation as a Christian practice, get ready to hone some stillness and simply be with God. For some it will be a challenge, for others it will feel like a homecoming. Join the conversation with Tanya and Dawn as they plumb the depths of this refreshing book.
Season One – Episode 8 Scripture Reading: The Book of James
The Book of James with its tenacious, invigorating, imploring words just seemed right paired with The Great Emergence, the book by the vivacious and brilliant Phyllis Tickle. This high energy text might go well with a vigorous walk, or an impromptu dance around the kitchen!
Season One – Episode 7 Conversation: The Great Emergence, by Phyllis Tickle
Episode #7. Never a dull moment with one of our favorite church history buffs Phyllis Tickle, as she helps us understand some of the historical patterns of growth and change within the Church and our society as a whole. If you’ve never encountered Church Emergence theory you may need to take a deep breath and clear your head to make room for some mind expanding concepts. Join the conversation with Tanya and Dawn as they explore this eye opening book, and also take a look at The Book of James.
Season One – Episode 6 Scripture Reading: The Book of Jonah
What better scripture to pair with Nadia Bolz- Weber’s Accidental Saints than fellow reluctant prophet Jonah from The Book of Jonah? This may be God’s holy scripture but it is witty, wry, and gets right to the point.
Season One – Episode 5 Conversation: Accidental Saints, by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Episode #5. With glee we celebrate Nadia Bolz-Weber’s, Accidental Saints. This is a searingly authentic, and often hilarious story of one minister’s foibles and failures leading her congregation of beautiful misfits. Tanya and Dawn discuss their experience of this game-changing book, and also take a look at Jonah the reluctant prophet.