Episode 45 features an interview with Paul Sohn. Paul is a leadership coach, speaker, and author. Formerly employed by both a Fortune 50 company and a Top 100 Great Place to Work Company, he the founder and CEO of QARA, an organization committed to empowering twenty-somethings to discover their God-given identity and calling. Paul is the best-selling author of Quarter-Life Calling: Pursuing Your God-Given Purpose in Your Twenties . Some of What We Talk About How many 20 somethings are experienci...
Feb 27, 2018•45 min
Episode 44 features an interview with Jon Fuller. Jon is the host of the Are Your Real: Finding the Authentic You Podcast, one of the top podcasts in Religion and Spirituality. He is the author of D.I.Y. Remodel Your Life. Jon is also just a regular person—his main job is running a construction business. Jon explains why he started his podcast, and how it moved from a hobby to a close to full-time ministry, and how it is expanding. He is completely honest about his early walk with God, including...
Feb 20, 2018•57 min
Episode 43 features and interview with Jo Saxton and Stephanie O'Brien. Jo and Steph are the leaders and voices of the LeadStories podcast, which focusses on telling leadership stories. They speak about leadership in the broadest senses: at church, in the workplace, at home. Jo Saxton is a Nigerian Londoner - A pastor, missional leader, speaker and leadership coach. She is board chair of 3DMovements, and on the advisory board for Today’s Christian Women. Jo is the author of 4 books, including he...
Feb 13, 2018•56 min
You’ve heard of March Madness. Well, what about Lent Madness? The guest on episode 42 is the Rev. Tim Schenk, who started Lent Madness in 2010. In seeking a fun, engaging way for people to learn about the men and women comprising the Anglican Church’s Calendar of Saints, Tim came up with this unique Lenten devotion. Combining his love of sports with his passion for the lives of the saints, Lent Madness was born… This interview was a lot of fun. It is a reminder to not take ourselves too seriousl...
Feb 06, 2018•38 min
Episode 41 features an interview with Karl Vaters. Karl writes and speaks about leadership in the small church, including his own blog , and a Christianity Today blog called Pivot . He is the author of a Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of under 250 and The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches and the Small Thinking that Divides Us and is the pastor of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Fountain Valley, California. SOME OF WHAT WE TAL...
Jan 30, 2018•57 min
Episode 40 features an interview with Cheryl Wunderlich , author of Sacred Rest: Finding the Sabbath in the Everyday . Here's a bit from here bio... After years caught up in the whirlwind of family life, motherhood, work, and ministry, Cheryl couldn’t imagine allowing rest for herself—until cancer forced her to stop. In her crushing battle with exhaustion, she began to hear God’s still, small voice inviting her to hope, be restored, and to find deep soul-quenching rest in Him. God’s rest was her...
Jan 23, 2018•58 min
Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | TuneIn Radio | Google Play Episode 39 of the podcast features an interview with Sarah Bessey . She is the author of Jesus Feminist and Out of Sorts and has also written for numerous publications including Huffington Post, The High Calling, Conversations Journal, ChurchLeaders.com , Her.meneutics – Christianity Today’s Blog for Women, Converge Magazine, SheLoves Magazine, RELEVANT Magazine, and Today’s Christian Woman. Sarah preaches and teaches regularly. I found o...
Jan 16, 2018•59 min
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Dec 25, 2017•4 min
Episode 37 is based on a message given at Prairie Presbyterian Church on Dec 17, 2017. Visit www.spiritualityfornormalpeople.com/sixstories to view the artwork referenced in this episode. Get full access to Faithfully Creative at mattbrough.substack.com/subscribe
Dec 19, 2017•33 min
Episode 36 of the podcast features an interview with Rodrigo de la Sotta. Rodrigo is the director of spiritual formation for Cyclical LA , an organization that develops leaders toward sustainability in a church-starting ecosystem. As a Coach and Spiritual Director, his passion is to help others explore how theological reflection and psychological development can have a meaningful conversation and how sacred space can be discovered in all things. He considers Chico his hometown, though his roots ...
Dec 12, 2017•55 min
Episode 35 of the podcast features an interview with Ben McFarland. Ben teaches biochemistry and chemistry at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington. He is also connected with BioLogos, an organization that invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith. Some of What We Talk About: How can there be a harmony between science and faith Where does the perceived conflict between faith and science come from? The philosophy of scientism How interpreta...
Dec 05, 2017•46 min
Episode 34 of the podcast is the third part of a 3 part series where I read from my book, Let God Be Present. Part two is called "After the Storm: A Reflection On Mark 4:36-41 And What Follows" You can buy a copy of Let God Be Present on Amazon or get a paperback copy sent to you when you support the podcast on Patreon at the $4 per month level. A little more about Let God Be Present... What does it really mean to connect with God? We search for meaning, connection, or guidance, but rarely let g...
Nov 28, 2017•36 min
This bonus episode features a sermon preached by Matthew Brough at Prairie Presbyterian Church on November 19, 2017. It walks through the first two chapters of the Book of Ruth, and discovers that it has a lot to say about how we treat "foreigners." Ruth was a Moabite who came to live in Bethlehem as an outsider. How was she treated and how was it different than the usual way she might have been treated? Get full access to Faithfully Creative at mattbrough.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 23, 2017•25 min
Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | TuneIn Radio | Google Play Episode 33 of the podcast is the second part of a 3 part series where I read from my book, Let God Be Present. Part two is called "Tuning in and Trusting God: A Reflection on 1 Samuel 3" You can buy a copy of Let God Be Present on Amazon or get a paperback copy sent to you when you support the podcast on Patreon at the $4 per month level. A little more about Let God Be Present... What does it really mean to connect with God? We search for...
Nov 21, 2017•27 min
Episode 31 of the podcast is the first part of a 3 part series where I read from my book, Let God Be Present. In this first part, I do a brief introduction about how I have always struggled with the word "spirituality" and why this particular book fits with the idea of this podcast. After the intro, I read the introduction to the book itself and then move into the longer section, which is Part 1 of the book, titled "God's Presence Even When You Might Not Want It: A Reflection on Exodus 31-33." Y...
Nov 14, 2017•50 min
Happy Reformation Day! 500 years ago today (this episode is coming out on October 31st, 2017), Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Church in Wittenberg and started the Protestant Reformation. I thought it would be a ton of fun to talk to a "Reformation expert," and I did. What a great conversation!!! Episode 31 of the podcast features an interview with Bruce Gordon. Bruce is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School and is an expert on late-medieval and early ...
Oct 31, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Episode 30 of the podcast features an interview with Kaitlyn Curtice. Kaitlyn is a Native American writer, teacher and worship leader. Her writing is beautiful, observant, and gracious. Her book, Glory Happening: Finding the Diving in Everyday Places is a book of stories and prayers that remind you to take a closer look at your everyday circumstances, to find the magical beauty in everyday experiences. It is an invitation to live deeply into every moment with the expectation that something good ...
Oct 24, 2017•46 min
Episode 29 of the podcast features an interview with Children's author Laura Alary. Laura has written several books, including the new Look! A Child’s Guide to Advent and Christmas and Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter - both written and illustrated for children ages 7-10. Toward the end of the interview, we talk about an awesome new Children's Bible that Laura has written. You can get Read, Wonder, Listen: Stories from the Bible for Young Readers today! Some of What We Talk About: T...
Oct 17, 2017•59 min
Episode 28 of the podcast features an interview with Brian Zahnd. Brian is the pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri and author of several books, including Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God and A Farewell to Mars. Some of What We Talk About: Experiencing dramatic conversion to Christ and the impact moving forward Being honest in our approach to the scriptures and centering our understanding of Christ by reading the gospels How the Crucifixion of Jesus provides a lens for under...
Oct 10, 2017•1 hr
