Monday Meditation For Christmas I look towards the Magnificat as a message of self- care. We find a message of nurture in the lead up to Christ’s birth and comfort in his birth. While a message of action we also see care. Let us encounter the manger and our lives with the same spirit. Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Connect further, and follow me on social media: links.runninrev.com Support me and this podcast on Patreon. Any dollar amount a month would be greatly a...
Dec 25, 2023•6 min
Monday Meditation This week I reflect on Psalm 126 and how our sorrow (tears) can be instrumental in the joy that we experience through God. The pain and heartache are not mitigated, but God moves in as a presence of comfort, sparking the joy of the work God can and will do. You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Connect further, and follow me on social media: links.runninrev.com Support me a...
Dec 18, 2023•6 min
Monday Meditation This week we look at Psalm 85, and the journey hope can take toward peace. It is one navigated through self-care and one that can come define our relationship with God. Are you willing to enter the journey? You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: @runnin_rev Facebook: runninrev Please support me and this podcast on Patreon. Any dollar amo...
Dec 11, 2023•6 min
Monday Meditation Join me as I reflect during this first week of Advent on Psalm 80. We enter this season, looking for God's restoration of our lives. Though where do we look? Do we look towards a future judgment to save us from this place, or do we allow God's call and promise to restore the image of God we have been created in? You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on Social Medi...
Dec 04, 2023•5 min
Check out every Monday for a short devotion/meditation focusing on scripture and self-care. This week I reflect on Ruth 1, and the nature of those who help to care for us along the journey. You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: @runnin_rev Facebook: runninrev Support me and this podcast on Patreon. Any dollar amount a month would be greatly appreciated: ...
Sep 11, 2023•6 min
Check out every Monday for a short devotion/meditation focusing on scripture and self-care. This week I reflect on the prologue in John 1:1-5 and what it means to look to the beginning as the source of our own self-worth. You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: @runnin_rev Facebook: runninrev Support me and this podcast on Patreon. Any dollar amount a mont...
Sep 04, 2023•6 min
An offering of the RunninRev in the Active Faith Podcast Check out every Monday for a short devotion/meditation focusing on scripture and self-care. This week I reflect on Ezekiel 37:1-14, the restoring of the dry bones, and our own restoration. Continuing the theme of self-worth, and where we place our self-worth, let us look towards God. You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on S...
Aug 28, 2023•6 min
An offering on the Active Faith Podcast. Check out every Monday for a short devotion/meditation focusing on scripture and self-care. This week I reflect rest God took on the seventh day in the midst of creation. You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: @runnin_rev Facebook: runninrev Support me and this podcast on Patreon. Any dollar amount a month would be...
Aug 21, 2023•5 min
A new offering on the Active Faith Podcast. Check out every Monday for a short devotion/meditation focusing on scripture and self-care. This week I reflect on the prologue in John 1:1-5 and what it means to look to the beginning as the source of our own self-worth. You can find the transcript of this devotion, with the scripture by clicking here Help Support the RunninRev and Active Faith Pod runninrev.com Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: @runnin_rev Facebook: runninrev Support me and this ...
Aug 14, 2023•5 min
Affirmations can be a helpful tool in our self-care kit. While not a way to ignore the negative happening around or within us, they can help reorient ourselves back on track as we process emotions and feelings. In this episode, Andrew unpacks a little bit deeper into how these affirmations can be beneficial, as we develop this embedded practice of self-care. He talks about some affirmations he has heard about from others or used himself. And he talks about ways we can develop affirmations that c...
Apr 21, 2023•16 min
Boundaries play a big role in how we practice self-care. They create space and opportunity for us to do so. However, they do not just appear. Sometimes they take intentional work and lessons learned. Sometimes we need to be form and others times we need a soft handed approach. Sometimes they are done to mend relationships and other times they are done to keep relationships healthy. What kind of boundaries do you set for your self care? In our next episode we will talk about affirmations. What is...
Apr 07, 2023•18 min
We all have bad days (it is an unfortunate fact of life). However, a good sense of self-care knows what we inherently need when our mental state is at its worst. Yes, it takes training and understanding to get there, but it is important to know and understand how we can respond in tough situations when we are drained, tired, or on edge. In this episode, we look over what I call “go-to rituals” for self-care. That is where do we go when we have had a tough day? What can we do to begin to get ours...
Mar 31, 2023•16 min
Weekends are crucial for people who work 9-5 jobs. We need that time to escape from the rigors of work and do things that fill our spirits in different ways. In this light, whether you work a 9-5 job or a week of graveyard shifts, it is important to keep your day off sacred. With all the things happening in life and vocation we have to balance what happens between them. In our job/vocation/career (however you wish to label it), we put in most of our effort. However, are we blocking off time away...
Mar 24, 2023•18 min
The show is back, and with a new format from some smaller-form discussion. Don’t worry interview episodes will be back, but in these episodes, we unpack a question, by hearing some of your responses to it, and I unpack my own reactions in relation to self-care. In this episode, I hit the reset button and go back to the beginning, except I want to hear from you as well! Last week I posed the question: ”What is your why?” In this episode, I go through some of your answers. I look at trends in how ...
Mar 18, 2023•17 min
Brian is a 2018 graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Divinity. Following Seminary, he served as a licensed local pastor in the Virginia Annual Conference. He served churches in Albemarle County, Virginia for 14 months until coming out as gay and being forced to surrender his clergy credentials. Presently he and his husband reside in Ladysmith Virginia. Both are teachers in Spotsylvania County. Brian teaches Business Education at his alma mater, Courtland High Sch...
Jan 13, 2023•48 min
In the first episode of 2023, I take some time to reflect on a year and some change of podcasting and learning about self-care. There have been many lessons along the way, and many hopes and dreams that I have for this coming year Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with A...
Jan 06, 2023•44 min
Another solo episode, where I am exploring the nature of consistency in our self-care practices. I explore it especially from my running journey, but I have noticed the carry-over into my self-care life as well. Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with Andrew: https://link...
Dec 16, 2022•21 min
Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with Andrew: https://linktr.ee/runninrev Background Music from Yevhen Lokhmatov, 'Race For Glory' www.melodyloops.com/tracks/race-for-glory/ Granted permission to use this Music by Melody Loops and its licensees, including Andrew Ware....
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr
After a couple of weeks off of podcasting I am back and I take some time in a shorter episode to reflect on renewal and for y'all to get some of my own ramblings. Interview episodes back next week. Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with Andrew: https://linktr.ee/runninre...
Dec 02, 2022•25 min
Mark is a speaker, professor, and author. He is married to Cheryl and they have three grown children. He and his wife live part of the year in Cochrane, Alberta and part on the West Coast of British Columbia. Mark comes on the Active Faith Podcast to break down his book God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul . We talk about walking as a spiritual practice, but also about as a practice of wholistic self-care. We unpack the many ways walking can be used and the deep connection walking has to o...
Nov 11, 2022•57 min
Leigh Anne Taylor walks alongside her husband Hugh and their combined 5 children and 4 grandchildren as a blessed "LaLa" and alongside the clergy and churches of the Mountain View District in south central Virginia as Director of Connecting Ministries. She loves learning about the Enneagram of the Soul and spiritual practices, a walk in the woods, being sous chef to her husband, a ride with the top down, and yoga. Find Dr. Joseph Howell's Podcast The Real Enneagram on Apple Podcasts Don't forge...
Nov 04, 2022•57 min
The difference between mental health and mental illness is something that Jamie focuses on, and in this episode we take a journey with Jamie to understand this difference. We hear about Jamie's journey and what it has looked for her to address her own mental illness, and how she has sought to be a central figure for helping persons understand more deeply about how to address mental illness, but also to care for their own mental health ( as a generalized way of caring for themselves. Jamie brings...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Emma lives in Western NC and serves as a Hospice Chaplain. She been married for 2 years and have an 8 month old son. She likes to read, be outside, and connect with friends. As we unpack the transitions in life, that lead to sometimes dramatic life changes we hear a bit of Emma’s story. From marriage, to moving, to giving birth, Emma has had many transitions in life in the last few years. What has she learned about herself, and how has her manner of self-care grown as she has taken on more of li...
Oct 14, 2022•51 min
Andy Wells is the author of "Tried to Be Straight: Options for Gay Christians." He holds a Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Andy’s education, coupled with his life experience struggling to reconcile his faith and sexuality, lend credibility to his writing. Andy’s passion for the topics of sexuality and faith come from his struggle with self-acceptance. He knows the frustration of living as a secretly gay man and a publicly born-again Christian. Finding a solution th...
Oct 07, 2022•56 min
What did Thomas learn on renewal leave?
Sep 30, 2022•59 min
Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Find us @activefaithpod on Facebook and Instagram Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with Andrew: https://linktr.ee/runninrev Background Music from Yevhen Lokhmatov, 'Race For Glory' www.melodyloops.com/tracks/race-for-glory/ Granted permission to use this Music by Melody...
Sep 26, 2022•23 min
Back to the active life: what you need to know to build a healthy running routine.
Sep 23, 2022•49 min
Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Find us @activefaithpod on Facebook and Instagram Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with Andrew: https://linktr.ee/runninrev Background Music from Yevhen Lokhmatov, 'Race For Glory' www.melodyloops.com/tracks/race-for-glory/ Granted permission to use this Music by Melody...
Sep 19, 2022•21 min
Randy is a pastor and his partner Stephanie works at a church. They have a daughter, and have sought to establish what they call a “mental health household.” In this episode we explore what that looks like for them, and unpack that term as a general understanding. Find Randy on Twitch is twitch.tv/xargathos Find Stephanie on Instagram @timmerlady Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Ac...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Don't forget to join our Active Faith Community on Facebook to share your journey and encourage and support others in their active journeys as well. Active Faith Facebook Community Find us @activefaithpod on Facebook and Instagram Support me and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/runninrev Connect with Andrew: https://linktr.ee/runninrev Background Music from Yevhen Lokhmatov, 'Race For Glory' www.melodyloops.com/tracks/race-for-glory/ Granted permission to use this Music by Melody...
Sep 12, 2022•25 min
