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Apr 29, 2021

We all pray for love. We all desire peace. We all want to have joy.

It's that patience that looks suspicious. 

We all know the joke about how praying for patience is dangerous, because God answers that prayer with lots of opportunities to develop it.

Is that what the Bible says about patience, though? 

In this episode...


Apr 20, 2021

How does one share the gospel on social media? Is there a way to communicate the love of God in a medium that thrives on uproar and misinformation? In this episode, Gretchen and Katie talk about the lives touched, and the opportunities for speaking truth and making relationships with others online. 

This is the ending...


Apr 15, 2021

As believers, we have the freedom to write off social media completely, or interact with others online. A lot of that decision has to do with vocation (or calling), and loving your neighbor well. In this episode Katie and Gretchen talk about the benefits and limitations of being a Christian who is online, and...


Apr 8, 2021

Women's Bible studies...men's Bible studies, mixed Bible studies. 

While some avoid women's Bible studies because they think that they're too flowery and shallow, others feel more comfortable sharing and speaking up when it's only one gender there.

In this episode Katie and Gretchen talk about the pros and cons of each,...


Apr 2, 2021

Do you feel bad when you're not very joyful? What do you do with grief that lingers? Can anger be righteous?

Gretchen and Katie talk about the guilt and shame that often gets put on our emotions, and discusses if how we feel makes us more or less righteous. 

We often lie about our emotions so they appear more holy, or...