A Vision of Mission
Elijah Stacy has arguably accomplished more in his twenty years than most people do in a lifetime. His mission, "to minimize human suffering and propel human prosperity so that humanity can have a better quality of life," directs all of his actions. What motivates a...
The Adventuresome Life
If you are feeling kind of ho-hum about your life right now, this episode is for you! Shawn Anderson shows us how to add adventure into our lives, and he would know: he has walked across eight countries and biked across America coast to coast twice! We'll learn how...
Patchwork of Possibilities
Perhaps you know a senior who is lacking purpose, or not feeling fulfilled. Perhaps you ARE that senior! It’s time to find another way of living, and author Sharon Rolphe is here to share her secrets. Sharon is a stunning 74-year-old, but her wisdom...
Pathway to Peace
Do you experience any conflict in your relationships? Are all of your conversations peaceful and productive? Did you think that strife and struggle was just a part of any human relationship? Well, maybe not! Doug Noll, author of DeEscalate: How to Calm an Angry...
Hope in Healing
Heather Hutchison has lived her entire life with a disability, as well as anxiety, depression and suicidal inclinations. After a close call which nearly cost Heather her life, she received the help she desperately needed, and did the hard work to reach a place...
The Power of Purpose
Why is it important to figure out your purpose, and pursue it with intentionality? Terry Tucker, who has been living with a rare form of cancer for ten years, and enduring all that is required to stay alive, knows quite a bit about the power of purpose. We talk...
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Latest Blog Posts
To Unity!
I am captivated by the picture of the early church in Rodney Stark’s The Rise of Christianity: “Christianity attracted people from all strata of society, but particularly from among the poor and marginalized. In the Christian community, ethnic divisions were...
Addressing Apathy in an Election Year
A friend recently told me that she had not voted in 12 years. She said the political process was repulsive to her, and it made her feel lousy to be a part of it. I certainly sympathize with this sentiment; as enlightened as our country is in some ways, the political...
A Prayer for Patriotism
I recently had the privilege and great joy of meeting a young man from the Philippines. I knew very little about his country; only that it is still considered a developing country. I have since learned that according to 2021 statistics, nearly 25% of the population...
MLK: Wisdom for Today
In this time of turmoil in the United States, I find myself wishing that a fellow like Martin Luther King was still with us. How we need his wisdom today! While we remember him as an advocate of healthy race relationships, I think his words speak to today’s...
Easy Tips for Surviving Quarantine with Kids
I don’t know about you, but when the helpful “Surviving Quarantine” tips I read make me feel like quarantine is one more way I’m failing my children, they are far from helpful. Is this one-woman shop really supposed to replace school, music lessons, dance rehearsals...
Surviving Infidelity
If you have ever wondered whether your spouse has been unfaithful, or even had that fear confirmed, this episode about surviving infidelity is for you. Our guest, Kate...
Overcoming Overwhelm
As a young nurse practitioner, balancing family and career life, Lauren Duroy found herself with a whole lot of stress and feelings of overwhelm, and few solutions. She decided to change that, and now shares her time hacks, memory methods and foundation of faith...
Loving Our Earth
Cathy Nesbitt is here to share about vermiculture composting: her vision of ridding our earth of garbage, in exchange for rich humus we can use in our gardening. What might surprise you is that Cathy has much wisdom about all areas of life, from discerning divine...
Growing Through Grief
Author Emily Thiroux Threatt intimately knows the subject she shares, having lost two husbands, and many other family members besides. But you don't have to have suffered a loss by death to have suffered loss, as Emily explains: we have all experienced loss in our...
Divine Intervention
Author Marni Foderaro discusses how God intervenes in one's life--as a woman who was raised as an atheist, but came to belief in God as a young child, from simply witnessing God's hand in her own life. Today, she believes there are no coincidences, but only...
Relational Realities
Having experienced significant trauma as a young person, Mr. Jay The Relationship Coach knows how to deal with adversity and triumph. He also recognizes the dangers a damaged psyche can pose in any relationship, and how a relationship can grow and be successful,...
Wrangling W.A.F.F.L.E.S. (and Finding Peace)
As a professor of mathematics, Katie Nall recognized that some of her students were incapable of being successful, simply because of the anxiety they associated with the subject. This began a journey that found Katie exploring and investigating different methods of...