Extraordinary Faith in Everyday Life
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Episode 22: Parenting: What is Shaping Our Kids?
We all know that our kids need to eat, sleep, play, take a bath, and brush their teeth - but even if we cover all of these bases, there is much more to raising a whole human from c…
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Episode 21: Parenting: Rhythms
It’s June and we are here at the edge of summer - for parents with students in their homes, we’re looking at the end of a school year and the beginning of something new. Even if yo…
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Episode 20: Psalm 103
Psalms is a place in scripture I turn to on a regular basis - whether I’ve reached the end of some bible reading plan and don't know where to go next or I’m looking for reminders o…
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33 min
Episode 19: Spiritual Disciplines - Reflection
We’ve spent eleven episodes moving through the topic of Spiritual Disciplines, exploring specific ways that we make space for God to shape us, and how to build these spiritual fait…
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Episode 18: Spiritual Disciplines - Remembrance
Spiritual disciplines help to root us more deeply and also press us on in our following of Jesus. Walking in the way of Jesus instinctively feels like a forward kind of motion - a…
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Episode 17: Spiritual Disciplines - Celebration
It’s the week after Easter - Sunday was a world-wide day of rejoicing and celebration, remembering Jesus not only died to pay the penalty for our sins but that he was resurrected f…
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Episode 16: Spiritual Disciplines - A Practice
Hi friends. We’ve been going full speed through these Spiritual Disciplines episodes - 7 down and a few more to go as we approach Easter in just a few weeks. So, as a way to help y…
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38 min
Episode 15: Spiritual Disciplines - Silence & Solitude
Our lives are accompanied by endless soundtrack of conversations, notifications, playlists, podcasts, radio stations, tv shows, movies, and messages. Getting away from or turning o…
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Episode 14: Spiritual Disciplines - Rest
The first thing in scripture that God declares holy is the seventh day of creation: Sabbath. A lot has happened since that first Sabbath - and as we get more distant from that plac…
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Ash Wednesday: Prayer of Confession
Prayer is our means for communicating with God. In our Protestant evangelical tradition, most of our prayers are spontaneous, unwritten, and unrehearsed. This is wonderful and refl…
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Episode 13: Spiritual Disciplines - Confession & Repentance
Spiritual disciplines form us as disciples of Jesus - following his example, obeying God’s instruction, continually refining our lives to bring him honor and glory. Over the last s…
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Episode 12: Spiritual Disciplines - Fasting
Spiritual disciplines - when directed by God’s word - help us to form our body, mind, and heart to be more like Jesus. The disciplines aren’t our salvation, but a demonstration of…
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Episode 11: Spiritual Disciplines - Prayer
Spiritual Discipline is a general posture of self-control and commitment to habits that form us to be like Jesus. It’s also a term we use for the specific practices that define and…
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Episode 10: Spiritual Disciplines - A Posture
Our lives are shaped by our habits, rhythms, and patterns, and what we do is shaped by what we believe. Before we dive into a closer look at specific Spiritual Disciplines, let’s m…
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Episode 9: Spiritual Disciplines Introduction
Our lives are shaped by our habits, rhythms, and patterns - some which we’ve intentionally developed and some because - whether we like them or not - we just don’t know how to do i…
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Episode 8: Released in the Word BONUS
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Episode 7: Advent Week 4
The season of Advent is coming to an end- the preparations we’ve made for Christmas are laying the way for us to celebrate over the next several days. Matt Smith - lead pastor at V…
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Episode 6: Advent Week 3
It’s the half way point of Advent - our preparations for Christmas are kicking into a higher gear as we live in the “almost not yet” time of the season. Matt Smith - lead pastor at…
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Episode 5: Advent Week 2
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Episode 4: Advent Week 1