A podcast designed to encourage believers that God can use you to impact His kingdom no matter your story. Yes, it requires surrender and trust, but His grace is enough.
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Aimee Joseph and Amber discuss what the Bible says about decision making, God's sovereignty and man's responsibility, discerning God's will, and moving forward after having made a bad decision.
Decision Making & God's Will Questions:
- (7:00) We all make hundreds if not thousands of decisions a day. What took place in your life that peaked your interest in studying how we make decisions and what we see in the Bible regarding decision making?
- (14:03) What are some things we need to remember about God's sovereignty and His will?
- (44:00)You talk about “gathering pieces” in preparation to make a decision, likening it to a puzzle. What do you mean by this?
- (53:54) Let's close with you speaking directly to the person who may be experiencing regret or doubt over a decision they've already made, how would you encourage them?
- Book: Demystifying Decision Making by Aimee Joseph
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Lori Wildenberg and Amber discuss her daughter's journey with depression and practical helps for parents as they navigate a world where rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are on the rise.
Questions Lori and Amber discuss about helping children with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation:
- (4:32) Today, we are talking about helping our children overcome anxiety, depression and/or suicidal ideation which is very personal to you. Will you share why it is personal to you and a bit about your experience journeying with your daughter?
- (15:25) Depression and anxiety in children is on the rise and suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people. Why do you think that is?
- (20:34) In your book, Messy Hope, you provide a number of useful tools to help provide our children with hope. Will you share a few of those with us?
- (34:00) One of my favorite chapters is Hope Killers, because you share some common hope killer statements as parents. What are some examples?
- (38:56) You also write about The War Within. Will you briefly speak to these wars that can rage inside:
- Wear the Mask
- Fake Book
- Tender Hearts
- Destructive Doubt
- Rejection Stings
- Back Talk
- Stabbing Pain
- (51:47) You are careful to let readers know that reciting a Bible verse for someone with suicidal ideation will not likely alter their thoughts. Flesh that out for us a bit and what are some better tools to use to support our children who are having suicidal ideations?
- (54:24) If there's a parent listening, and they're at this place where they they just feel kind of hopeless in how to reach out to their child, what encouragement would you give them?
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: Messy Hope by Lori Wildenberg
- Moms Together FB group
- Book: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero
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Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Jennifer Eikenhorst and Amber discuss the accident that caused an accidental death, her healing journey and how she is helping other CADi's.
Questions discussed in Hope After Causing Accidental Death:
- (5:03) Tell us a little about your faith journey with Jesus.
- (12:38) You are a part of a group no one aspires to become a part of, but you serve this community, raise awareness for this community, and love this group of people God has placed you in. What is CADi?
- (16:47) Take us back and share the story of your accident?
- (23:10) In the months following the accident, what was day to day life like for you emotionally, physically, spiritually, and even legally?
- (44::07) Tell me a little bit of the impact your girls experienced.I
- (48:19) Would you say that your journey of emotional healing began after the legal process was over?
- (57:16) Alec Baldwin's accident has recently brought CADi's conversation front and center. You had the opportunity to speak about your experience on Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith. As you did in that space, if you were speaking directly to someone who is a CADi what would you say to them?
Resources Mentioned:
- Accidental Impacts
- Accidental Hope
- Red Table Talk: What Happens When You Accidentally Take Someone's Life?
- TED Talk: It Hurts To Hurt Someone by Maryann Gray
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Jeanette Tapley and Amber discuss on cultivating friendships, Jesus model of friendship, and friendship break-ups.
Questions Jeanette and Amber Discuss About Friendship:
- (10:48) Tell us a little about your faith journey with Jesus.
- (16:00) Why are you passionate about speaking to the value and need for friendships in a person’s life?
- (22:47) How are you encouraging women to be intentional about cultivating friendships in our post-2020 world?
- (26:49) I often think about the way Jesus lived in community as the model for how to cultivate friendships (inner circle of 3, the 12, community at large). Will you speak to the importance of having a few really close trusted friends and how interactions with those closest to you differ from larger groups of friends?
- (34:45) Building a healthy community/healthy friendships takes a lot of intentional time. What are some tips you would give the woman who feels lonely and like she still hasn’t connected with other women she truly enjoys spending time with?
- (41:34) We live in a broken world, so friendships don’t always last. Talk to us about friendship break-ups.
- (52:30) Let’s end with celebrating our friends and assuming the best about them. How has intentionally choosing to celebrate your friends and assuming the best about them impacted your relationships?
Show Notes Cont.
Related Episodes:
- 82: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith | Sacred Rest
- 160: Chris Martin | How Social Media is Shaping Us & Healthy Practices
- 43: D. L. Mayfield | When Refugees Become Neighbors and Friends
- 150: Jamie Ivey | God Made You To Be You
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Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Max Lucado and Amber discuss prioritizing people over production in ministry, his unique relationship with Oak Hills church, the re-release of 3:16 Numbers of Hope, and what book he hopes outlasts them all.
Questions Max and Amber Discuss:
- (3:38) You have pastored the same church for decades. How long have you pastored there and what practices have helped sustain you during challenging times?
- (8:50) In our secular and consumeristic age, how do you make sure that you prioritize people over production or profit?
- (12:40) You start writing every sermon with, "What can I say today that will be true on Monday?" Flesh that out a little bit.
- (15:14) What is your earliest memory of Scripture and how has your experience of God through Scripture changed since?
- (21:30) Why did you decide to release an updated version of 3:16: The Numbers of Hope? What do you hope the current generation of Christians will take away from 3:16 and the Bible study you are releasing?
- (25:13) When did you know you wanted to be a writer? How does that work with your call to be a pastor?
- (31:45) If you had one of your books that outlasted all the others, the rest were gone. Which one would you choose and why?
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: 3:16 Numbers of Hope by Max Lucado
- FREE 3:16 Bible Study beginning March 21, 2022
- Book: You Are Special by Max Lucado
- Hermie books by Max Lucado
- Book: Where Did My Giggle Go? by Max Lucado
- Book: Just In Case You Ever Wonder by Max Lucado
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Erica Baldwin and Amber discuss living with an invisible illness, God's sustaining grace, and suffering well.
Questions about Invisible Illness (Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) Erica and Amber Discuss:
- (3:23) February is Rare Disease Month, which is near to your heart, because it is personal. Will you take us back and share the event that happened when you were 20 years old that launched you into discovering the rare/invisible disease you live with daily?
- (7:59) It wasn't until age 33 that you were diagnosed with Vascular Ehler's-Danlos Syndrome. What was life like from age 20-33 in regards to your health and what was your relationship with Jesus like during that time?
- (11:33) It was during childbirth that you came close to losing your life. Will you share a bit about your experience, recovery and how you clung to the Lord during that time?
- (18:51) VEDs is not only rare, but it is an invisible illness. What would you like people to know about living with an invisible illness?
- (21:09) Talk about suffering well, and surrendering to Christ while living life with a rare, invisible illness.
- (26:39) What are some of ways you've experienced purpose as a result of your suffering?
- (31:02) Have you had any big events since your son has been born?
- (32:51) How has the grace of God been enough for you?
Show Notes cont.
Related Episodes:
- 51: Vaneetha Risner | When Suffering is Your Story
- 157: Costi Hinn | Is It Always God's Will to Heal?
- 124: Joe Delagrave | Story of Becoming A Paralympian
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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
John Eldredge and Amber discuss the collective trauma experienced as we continue life during a pandemic, the practice of regular pauses, and what it means to practice benevolent detachment.
Practice. Pause. Be Present. Questions John and Amber Discuss:
- (7:22) Right before the world shut down you released Get Your Life Back, which spoke to how we can "disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world". Two years of the world living during a global pandemic, I would love to hear your thoughts on the pandemic's impact on human minds and hearts.
- (11:05) What are some soul care practices we can do right now?
- (16:01) Share a bit about benevolent detachment, this truth that “we are not called to carry the burdens of the world, but our village.”
- (19:44) Speaking of our mental and emotional well being, how can we be present with our emotions in order to allow Jesus in without being ruled by them?
- (30:39) My friend Eric said you gave one of the most powerful presentations of the Gospel he's ever heard, weaving it into one story God was telling and finishing. Will you share a bit of that story with us?
- (36:18) In regards to prayer and communion, how do you relate to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit differently?
- (44:56) What are you working on right now?
- (45:39) How have you experienced the sufficiency of God's grace in your life?
Related Episodes:
- 152: Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation
- 92: Ted Turnau & Jared Moore | Pop Culture Parent
- 154: Ashley Hales | Embracing Limits
- 29: Jan Johnson | Spiritual Direction, Hearing God's Voice
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Chris Martin joins Amber to discuss how social media is shaping us and practical ways we push back against its negative impacts. They dive into his new book, Terms of Service.
How the Internet is Shaping Us Episode Questions:
- (5:49) Share a little of your faith journey with us. When did you begin walking with Jesus?
- (11:38) In your book, Terms of Service, you write much about how the social internet has and is shaping us. Will you share a few ways we are “servants of the social internet that was originally marketed as something that would serve us”?
- (19:05) One of your chapters is titled “We believe attention assigns value”. Flesh that out for us a bit and discuss the destruction this belief is causing
- (24:19) What makes us continue to log on despite emerging research of social internet’s negative effects on us?
- (27:33) We hear the analogy “Social media is like a drug”, but you go further in saying that analogy is not as true as it could be. Will you share your analogy and what you mean by it.
- (33:40) After laying out 5 ways the social internet shapes us, you share 6 ideas of where to go from here. I am going to say those chapter titles out loud and I want you to share the first few thoughts that pop into your mind when you think about how “we can be on our way to forming the social internet more than it forms us.”
- Study History
- Admire Creation
- Value Silence
- Pursue Humility
- Establish Accountability
- Build Friendships
- (45:43) As we close, speak directly to the Christian who senses the impact the social internet is having on them, but is still struggling to set limits. How would you encourage them to take the next step?
Related Episodes:
- 71: Krista Boan | Tips for Parents in the Digital Age
- 72: Justin Whitmel Earley | Habits of Purpose in the Digital Age
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Mattie Jackson Selecman and Amber discuss her journey of finding joy in debilitating grief after the tragic loss of her husband, Ben. We also talk about honest conversation with a God who cares and living a life she never expected all of which is chronicled in her best selling memoir, Lemons on Friday .
Tidbits of Joy & Debilitating Grief Questions Discussed:
- (7:05) Share a little of your faith journey with us. When did you begin walking with Jesus?
- (10:02) Share a bit of what life was like growing up as the daughter of Alan Jackson.
- (12:19) In October of 2017 you married Ben Selecman, but 3 weeks before your 1 year anniversary tragedy struck. Take us back, share about the accident with our listeners, and what life was like those days in the hospital with Ben.
- (19:29) In your grief, you began to grapple with questions like, "Why did this happen? What could I have done differently? Where is God?" What did you discover about the steadfast love of God during the first few years of grief?
- (24:28) Let's talk about finding tidbits of joy in the midst of pain and how debilitating grief can co-exist with laughter and moments of joy.
- (33:35) You've written, "One of my biggest fears when I lost Ben was that my pain wouldn’t matter. I was bold and relentless and, honestly, pretty entitled with the Lord, demanding that he make Ben’s death and my grief help others in some way, any way that might bring purpose to my pain." How have those prayers been answered?
- (37:18) As we close, speak directly to the woman whose journey of grief has just begun. How would you encourage her for the days ahead?
Related Episodes:
- 36: Treva Kuyper | Hope and Healing After Unexpected Loss
- 52: Jonathan Gibson | Proclaiming God is Good After Infant Loss
- 95: Nancy Guthrie | God Does His Best Work with Empty
Episode Sponsor:
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- Tips to get under the hood and keep your marriage on the road to a long future.
- Tune-up questions in every chapter to work on your communication.
- Tools for how to tinker with overheated emotions and repair broken hearts.
- Witty comments from Phil – with a chance of dad jokes.
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Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Mary Marantz and Amber discuss embracing the broken places of stories, how they can be made beautiful, and her personal journey written in the bestselling memoir, Dirt.
Beautiful & Broken Questions Mary and Amber Discuss:
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(5:04) Take us back to your childhood and share a little about where you grew up and what family life was like.
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(13:09) At what point did Jesus become intertwined in your story?
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(17:13) You get to a point in Dirt where you’re clearly wrestling through completely discarding your roots and embracing their beauty. You write, “I think about the boots and the bones, and how I didn’t want to be so lowly as to stoop down and help another human being shake off their layers of mud. To wind up with their dirt on my hands. I think that’s because for a long time I believed freedom looked like getting to a place where none of the people were muddy.” Flesh that out for us a bit.
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(24:00) As a young girl, your mom left to take a traveling job and over time she returned less and less. What are some of the impacts her absence had on you and how have you worked through those as an adult?
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(37:18) I found myself laughing and choking back tears as I read about Goldie and her influence in your life. What legacy would you say your grandmother left in your life?
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(45:15) You eventually move away from WV and attend Yale Law. Did you have to wrestle with your identity while attending Yale and then when visiting home?
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(51:55) Dirt is very much a story of healing and as the subtitle states, “growing strong roots in what makes the broken beautiful.” As we close, what are a few areas of personal brokenness that you have experienced God’s faithfulness to make beautiful?
Show Notes Cont.
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: Dirt by Mary Marantz
- thebookdirt.com
- Book: Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots by Mary Marantz
- Book: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
- Book: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero
Related Episodes:
- 51: Vaneetha Risner | When Suffering is Your Story
- 156: Bonnie Gray | Invisible Wounds & Soul Care
- 101: Paula LeJeune | When God’s Love and Adversity Collide
Episode Sponsor:
Could your marriage use a tune up?
In Classic Marriage, you’ll find:
- Biblical inspiration, honesty, and self-deprecating humor from the front seat of adventure with Michelle and Phil Rayburn.
- Tips to get under the hood and keep your marriage on the road to a long future.
- Tune-up questions in every chapter to work on your communication.
- Tools for how to tinker with overheated emotions and repair broken hearts.
- Witty comments from Phil – with a chance of dad jokes.
Learn more at Classic marriage book.com
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