Season 2

Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing

Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore: Jessica Wiarda shares her challenges with wanting to honor her heritage and ancestors while also being faithful to her Christian faith. These challenges include wrestling with Christian colonialism’s sin of Native American genocide and the relationship between her Native American, Hopi culture and her Christian faith. How might you join […]

Eva Ting: Grief, Death, and Becoming More Human

Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore: Eva Ting discusses the importance of curating and creating space in relationships. De-centering ourselves can make space for other people. Take some time to consider what de-centering yourself might look like in your relationships and conversations with others. Scripture to Study Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling […]

Christian Serge: Love and Empathy in Unfamiliar Territory with Christian Serge

Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore Christian Serge explains that artists are the prophets in our society who, “see things and name things that we should all consider and look at.” Artists name the injustices of racism and sexism in our society and also the love and compassion that often goes unnoticed. Consider the art you […]

Amanda Best: A Calling to Love and Advocate for Lower Income Communities with Amanda Best

Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore Amanda Best discovered a passion for loving and advocating for lower-income communities through a series of events that led her to take a job as a case manager. There she helps people qualify for housing assistance. Now she can’t imagine working in any other field. When you reflect upon your […]

Dr. Kelly Mark: Finding a Place of Rest and Home

Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore Dr. Kelly Mark says that her desire to be seen during her childhood has been a driving force for her pursuit of a career in clinical psychology. She desires to help others feel seen, known, and understood in ways that she was noT. Sometimes our calling can be driven by […]

Josh Chen: Longing, Listening and Living out of Who We Were Created to Be

Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore Julie challenged us to explore these questions: What does our discontentment reveal about our kingdom longings? Where are you finding your value or worth today? What steps might God be challenging you to take in order to live out of your identity as his image bearer? Scripture to Study In […]