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Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Costi Hinn joins Amber to discuss healing and if it is always God’s will to heal, along with his journey out of the prosperity gospel movement.
Questions Discussed During Is It Always God’s Will to Heal:
- (5:13) Take our listeners back to your childhood. What was life like for you growing up as the nephew of one of the most prominent leaders of the prosperity gospel movement?
- (10:48) How would you describe your walk with Jesus during your youth?
- (15:49) What took place in your life that began to expose some of the faulty theology behind the prosperity gospel movement?
- (33:44) With that said, your perspective on Jesus as healer has not only changed, but has been tested. Your young son was diagnosed with cancer and in More Than A Healer, you write, “Now, we’re going to live what we’ve been preaching…for years we’d been telling others that God is still good, even when things in life are not.” Walk us through that experience and how it further confirmed and strengthened your faith in Jesus as healer and SO MUCH MORE.
- (42:32) In this book, you walk through 2 REALLY tough questions presenting truths in response, “Why do people get sick?” and “Is it always God’s will to heal right now?” Flesh that out for us a bit.
- (51:52) “God’s Peace is A Fact, Not A Feeling” Why is it so important to know, believe, and trust that statement?
- (58:45) “God Works All Things For Good.” While this statement is true and Biblical ,using it as a mantra to “encourage” people who are suffering has led to great pain. What is a different approach?
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: More Than A Healer by Costi Hinn
- Book: God, Greed, and the Prosperity Gospel by Costi Hinn
- For the Gospel
- Book: Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
- Book: If God Is Good by Randy Alcorn
Related Episodes:
- 96: Alisa Childers | Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity
- 106: Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer | Church Culture: Goodness vs. Abuse of Power
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Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Bonnie Gray joins Amber to discuss growing up as a Chinese American, the invisible wounds she experienced, and how she learned to care for her soul. Her journey is documented in her newest book, Sweet Like Jasmine.
Questions discussed surrounding Bonnie’s invisible wounds and soul care:
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(4:37) You are Chinese American and grew up in San Francisco’s Chinatown, much of which you write about in Sweet Like Jasmine. Take us back and share a bit of what childhood was like for you.
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(7:37) Something you share in the book is how you lived two completely different lives as a child. At home, you were fully Chinese and very much secluded from the outside world. At school, you were fully immersed in American culture. How did that impact your identity in your young years?
- (14:58) It is difficult to finally acknowledged you’ve been manipulated by your mother for decades. Would you say, you have to choose daily to forgive her?
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(30:49) At what point did Jesus enter your story?
- (39:57) Share a little about soul-care.
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(43:10) What encouragement can you offer to women who feel terribly alone in their struggles?
Quotes to Remember from Invisible Wounds & Soul Care:
“I was born to a mail order bride from Hong Kong.”
“My dad left when I was seven.”
“It get got harder to talk about what was happening at home. You think it might be easier once I put myself through college, [because] it seemed like the typical overcoming achieving immigrant story, but it actually got harder…”
“I just felt like half of me was Chinese and half of me was American…There was no one place where I could be whole Bonnie.”
“I need to be more honest with myself than I’m uncomfortable with and I need to face the reality of the mother that I do have, rather than the mother that I long to bring into being.”
“I’m going to let go of hoping that she becomes or gives me the words that I really need to be loved or feel cherished. That’s really forgiveness. It’s saying, I’m letting this person go from the debt that was created in my heart, that loneliness, or those wounds, and I’m going to move on with my life. And look for those affirmation in other relationships that God provides through our friends, our spiritual family…”
“Forgiveness takes one but reconciliation takes two. For those of us who have people who have hurt us, we need to remind ourselves that God wants us to have healthy boundaries.”
Related Episodes:
- 34: Dr. Michelle Deering | Psychologist, Mother/Daughter Relationships
- 101: Paula LeJeune | When God’s Love & Adveristy Collide
- 80: Kia Stephens | Exchanging Father Wounds
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Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Wendy Speake joins Amber to talk about fasting and how it can drive us feast upon the Lord.
Questions Wendy and Amber discuss about fasting:
- (7:16) Fasting can be intimidating and like many spiritual disciplines I think Christians are unsure how to go about fasting with a focus on the Lord vs. focusing on self. Will you take us back and share when you began fasting regularly and what it looks like to rely on the Lord vs self?
- (12:07) What are some of the temptations people have shared when you’re in the middle of the fast?
- (19:49) What are some ways you encourage people to really push through the hard parts of fasting?
- (29:42) You have written the 40 day Sugar fast and the 40 day social media fast. What led you to write those books?
- (36:07) As we close, how has fasting changed your life with God?
Why Fast Quotes to Remember:
“[To] really be undistracted so that we might be devoted to feasting on his presence, feasting on his word, feasting on this dialogue through prayer with him and and that’s really what fasting is.”
“It can be a private thing. In Matthew, we’re told fasting is done in private. But in the Old Testament we’re shown fasting is done as a corporate opportunity to trust God for deliverance together.”
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: The 40 Day Sugar Fast by Wendy Speake
- Book: The 40 Day Social Media Fast by Wendy Speake
- The 40 Day Sugar Fast
Related Episodes:
- 152: Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation
- 153: Sarah Geringer | Christian Meditation
- 154: Ashley Hales | Embracing Limits
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Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Ashley Hales joins Amber to discuss limits, and how slowing down and embracing limits frees us to more fully enjoy our lives.
Embracing Limits Questions:
- (5:29) You've recently released A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits. Share a little of your personal backstory with the rat race, the hustle, and the Western way.
- (10:28) Mantras we frequently hear are, "Be the hero of your own story," "Follow Your Dreams," "You Got This Girl." What are some of the "mantras" Jesus spoke that promote a very different approach to life?
- (13:31) Why are we so resistant to the idea of limits?
- (15:37) How are limits actually freeing, helping us to flourish?
- (19:07) Have you found embracing limits is a choice you have to make time and time again?
- (21:33) What are pocket practices and how can they help us find a little more breathing room in life?
- (23:52) What are some practical ways we can cultivate a more spacious life?
- (29:48) How have you experienced the sufficiency of God's grace in your life?
Quotes to Remember From Embracing Limits:
Wendell Berry says, "We live the given life, not the planned."
"If the point of life is not self referential, but it is to find our identity in God, then our limits can actually be invitations to knowing God."
"We used to live more of given lives and now we have more options open to us and it's not necessarily a good thing."
"I think the invitation really is to acknowledge our weariness, to acknowledge our exhaustion, to acknowledge our broken relationships, and to come to God, come to Jesus, to begin to learn those unforced rhythms of grace."
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Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Sarah Geringer joins Amber to discuss Christian meditation. What is it? How does it differ from Scripture memorization? And how it can transform your thought life.
Questions on Christian Mediation Sarah and Amber Discuss:
- (8:01) In today’s culture, we hear the word meditation and think “namaste” or emptying our mind completely and focusing on self, but meditation is a Christian practice. How would you describe Christian meditation?
- (11:19) How is meditation expressed in the language of the Bible? Is it a biblical concept?
- (13:17) How did the practice of Biblical meditation become a part of your spiritual toolbox?
- (17:17) Did you realize you needed healing when the journey began?
- (22:25) What are some practical ways one can begin to practice Christian meditation?
- (25:15) Share a bit about the books you have written on Christian meditation and your hope for them?
- (29:32) What is the difference between Christian meditation and Scripture memory?
- (33:36) How have you experienced the sufficiency of God’s grace in your life?
Christian Meditation Quotes to Remember:
“[Christian meditation] in the Psalms, it’s talking about focusing on and repeating God’s laws, God’s precepts, God’s character, God’s promises, all those things that we need to focus on to be equipped to live the Christian life.”
“It [Christian meditation] started releasing me from the bondage of codependency, of people pleasing, of seeking approval from others for my identity, it really changed everything for me.”
“God meets us where we’re at, whatever struggle we’re in right now. He can pull those words right off the page, and minister to us, wherever we need it.”
“Meditation is really slowing down, taking the time to process it [the Word], work through it, apply it to your life.”
When I encounter a verse, I have three questions I ask:
- What does this tell me about God?
- What does this tell me about myself?
- And what does this tell me about how I should treat other people?
Christian Meditation Related Episodes:
- 152: Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation
- 29: Jan Johnson | Spiritual Direction & Hearing God’s Voice
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Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Sharon Garlough Brown joins Amber to discuss spiritual practices awaking us to the presence of God and being formed by the word of God.
Spiritual Practices & Formation Interview Questions:
- (4:45) More often than not I am finding Christians either have little to no understanding of spiritual practices or they don't place a high value on them in their day to day lives. What are spiritual practices and how do they impact our walk with Jesus?
- (6:39) How are spiritual practices expressed in the language of the Bible? Are they biblical concepts?
- (10:28) I've heard it said, "Well, I'm not a very disciplined person." What is the difference between living a generally disciplined life and practicing spiritual disciplines?
- (12:26) Will you speak to the exhausted women out there about spiritual practices and formation?
- (13:54) Where is a good place to get started for those who are wanting to pursue spiritual practices more intentionally?
- (18:57) How do you direct people away from that temptation to make spiritual practices into a checklist and toward an opportunity to really commune with God?
- (20:27) Let's talk about Lectio Divina. What is it?
- (24:42) How can one begin this practice?
- (26:38) What would you say to people who want to give up or abandon their practice?
- (28:22) Sharon briefly shares her about her books
- (33:20) Why do you think that we, as a Church, as a whole, have pushed back so much on some spiritual practices?
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Quotes to Remember:
"I want to recast...spiritual practices...as ways to be awake and attentive to the presence of God."
"Spiritual practices can enlarge our capacity to say yes to The Love, which loved us first."
Lectio Divina: "Rather than me taking control over a text. It sets me humbly beneath the Word of God, saying, 'Lord, Your Word is alive. It's living, it's active. It's sharper than that two edged sword. It's able to divide the spirit from the soul, the bone from the marrow [Heb. 4:12] Lord, I'm saying yes to your living word reading me."
"I often got into the bad habit of reading God's Word in order to teach God's word, rather than reading God's Word in order to be formed by God's word."
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown
- Book: Sensible Shoes 4 book series
- Book: Shades of Light by Sharon Garlough Brown
- Book: Feather of Hope by Sharon Garlough Brown
- Daily Lectio Divina Podcast
- Prayer of Examen
Related Episodes:
- 29: Jan Johnson | Spiritual Direction, Hearing God's Voice
- 73: Bethany Allen | Pastor of Spiritual Formation & Leadership Development
- 84: Sandy Cullum | When Your Faith Walk Changes
- 72: Justin Whitmel Earley | Habits of Purpose in the Digital Age
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Natalie Hixson joins Amber to discuss overcoming anger in motherhood, healthy anger vs. destructive anger, and tools to help you process anger.
Questions Natalie and Amber Discuss About Mom Anger:
- (4:18) Share a little of your faith journey with us. When did you come to know Jesus?
- (5:35) As a young mom, there came a point when you knew there was a problem because you were on the floor throwing a tantrum with your two year old daughter. Take us back and share about that season of life and how you were feeling?
- (13:21) For someone who spends time with the Lord daily and still struggles with yelling at their kids and outbursts of anger? How do you coach them?
- (20:25) What are some tools that you use to help women overcome anger in motherhood?
- (29:40) Do you recommend people go to counseling in order to deal with mom anger? Or have you seen anger is a result of someone who's experiencing depression?
- (34:26) As we close, what advice would you give a young mom or any woman who struggles daily with anger and burnout?
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Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Jamie Ivey joins Amber to discuss her new children's book, God Made You to Be You, cheering women on, and walking in their purpose.
Questions Jamie and Amber Discuss:
- (2:04) Share a little of your faith journey with us. When did you come to know Jesus?
- (9:03) What's it like looking back to when The Happy Hour began to now?
- (11:31) Podcasting and ministry leading has been one of the primary areas God has used to help you settle into who He created you to be instead of all of the other ministry leaders who sit across the mic from you. Share a bit of that journey with us and a bit of the tension.
- (17:00) "You be You" can sound like a popular post-modern mantra! What do you mean by that?
- (22:49( What are some ways you have learned to stand firm against insecurity and discontentment?
- (26:49) You've published your first children's book, "God Made You to Be You" that came out of "You Be You." Why is this message important for kids and adults alike?
- (31:02) I see another theme in "God Made You to Be You" and that is how friends can encourage one another in how God made them unique and to point them toward using their gifts vs. grasping for someone else's gifts. As we close, will you speak to that?
- (33:23) How have you experienced the sufficiency of God's grace in your life?
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: You Be You by Jamie Ivey
- Children's Book: God Made You to Be You by Jamie Ivey
- Greg Koukl episode
- Book: The Hard Good by Lisa Whittle
- Children's book: The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Amy Gannett joins Amber to discuss knowing and worshipping God and how one should inform the other.
Questions Amy and Amber Discuss About Knowing & Worshipping God:
- (4:33) Let's start with the basics. What is theology?
- (6:09) What is doxology?
- (7:31) All too often we separate knowing and worshipping God into two distinct categories. Why should our knowledge of God always lead to our worship of Him?
- (15:01) Worship is so much more than singing at church on a Sunday. What are some practical ways one can worship and adore God in their day to day lives?
- (25:00) Let's talk about developing a habit of engaging God through His Word.
- (29:06) As we close, what is your greatest hope for Fix Your Eyes?
- (32:31) How have you seen the grace of God be enough in your own personal life?
Quotes to Remember About Knowing & Worshipping God:
"Fix Your Eyes comes out of that desire to help us not just have heads full of knowledge about God, but also hearts of worship, that respond to the God we're learning about."
"The more we learn about God, the more we need to respond to who God is by praising him for his unchanging character."
"[Life is] richer when we know God and live our lives in response to him. And that doesn't mean that we will be without suffering. It does not mean that we'll be healthy, wealthy, and wise. Scripture doesn't promise us that."
"Scriptures pulling back the curtain and God is saying, 'This is who I am. This is my character. This is my nature. This is what I do.' And why does God do that? Because he wants us to know Him."
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It’s full of incredible stories from missionaries, addicts, prisoners, and other believers sharing how God changed their life. And they combine those testimonies with sound effects, music, and narration.
Not only is it one of my favorite podcasts, but Compelled has influenced what I do here at Grace Enough.
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Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Lisa Whittle joins Amber to discuss Lisa's new book, The Hard Good, showing up when you want to shut down, and being used by God.
Questions Lisa and Amber Discuss About Showing Up vs. Shutting Down:
- (4:40) Your new book, The Hard Good, comes from a place of grief and learning to journey with Jesus in the midst of it instead of shutting down. Will you set the stage a bit and share how you came to know Jesus and what life was like for you growing up as a pastor's kid?
- (7:02) The temptation to shut down became very real to you when you saw another man wearing your father's cowboy hat. In that moment and as the book has developed over time, what did you learn about actively choosing to show up even though there was pain involved?
- (12:49) Let's talk about our idolatry of feelings. Emotions are not a bad thing, but too often they become the boss of us. How can we use them as a gauge?
- (21:00) I constantly hear people say, "What is my purpose?" Or "I am praying for God to show me my purpose." This is a hot button for me and you speak directly to it. As a Christian, what is our purpose?
- (21:00) In light of that purpose, how can we maximize our usability?
- (27:15) I am going to share some chapter titles from The Hard Good and I want you to share a thought or piece of advice that comes to mind
- Accepting Something You Wish Were Something Different
- Cheering For Someone When They Get What You Want
- Showing Up When You Want to Shut Down
- Opening Up Your Heart Again When It's Been Hurt
- Welcoming Change
- (31:16) As we close out, you have written a Bible Study that goes along with The Hard Good. What can one expect from the study?
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: The Hard Good by Lisa Whittle
- The Hard Good Bible Study
- Ministry Strong
- Called Creatives
Related Episodes:
- 97: Hannah Anderson | Goodness and The Lost Art of Discernment
- 35: Sharon Hodde Miller | Nice: Why We Love to Be Liked and How God Calls Us To More
- 95: Nancy Guthrie | God Does His Best Work With Empty
Episode Sponsor:
Compelled uses gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming the lives of His people around the world.
It’s full of incredible stories from missionaries, addicts, prisoners, and other believers sharing how God changed their life. And they combine those testimonies with sound effects, music, and narration.
Not only is it one of my favorite podcasts, but Compelled has influenced what I do here at Grace Enough.
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