Pour Out Your Joy

We’re not of this world, we’re just passing through. But the sinful world affects us.  So how do we navigate it? Tune in to this episode and find biblical references and perspectives to help navigate this world.  Highlights in this episode:  trust, control, loving others, burdens, our time, and the future. It’s a jam-packed episode! What can we ask of the Lord to help us navigate life in the world...

Apple Picking, Fall colors, all the things of Mn Fall! Play along with the “Would you Rather” questions of the Fall season.  Hayride or bonfire? Apple pie or pumpkin pie? So many things to choose from - Play along and see what YOUR favorites are!  Then share it on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PourOutYourJoy/   AND what would your perfect Fall day look like? Ponder with Bethany and C...

How can we be bold for Christ?   Boldness can happen in any given circumstance or situation, when the Holy Spirit gives you a nudge. Hear real-life examples and shares about this topic in today’s podcast.  Why is it hard to share our faith to others sometimes? Being bold may be hard at times. Here a Bible story in Acts, with Stephen and Saul, and what boldness looked like, and the outcome. Remembe...

We’re talking with joy-bringer Phil Kvamme in Part 2 of 2 episodes! Phil is a retired radio personality, Sunday school storyteller, Artist, husband, and Grandfather.  Phil shares his Sunday School stories and some Storytelling tips to help make the Bible stories “real” for kids - like making a biblical timeline using rope! Hear some gut-buster stories with Phil. How do you learn God's Word? W...

What is Phil Kvamme up to? We’re checking in with joy-bringer Phil Kvamme in this first of two episodes. Get ready to laugh and ponder shares from this episode. It’s a gamut of topics! Catch up with the long-time radio personality, Sunday School storyteller, and creative artist, as he shares stories and some history about places in Minnesota, like Bishop's Point on Gull Lake and the Sea of Ga...

We’re talking about the last two chapters in the book from Michael Reeves, “Delighting in the Trinity”, An introduction to Christian Faith. Hear the takeaways from a book study Carol did this past summer from the insightful book. Chapters in this episode are “The Christian Life” and “Who is like our God”. The "condition of the heart" is one of the topics discussed today. Sin is in the he...

Carol shares from Michael Reeves book, “Delighting in the Trinity, An Introduction to Christian Faith."  It's a deep dive into "God in three persons" in this two-part series.  The author of the book, Michael Reeves, did an incredible job of explaining God as a triune God. And how all three persons are connected.  What is the Trinity? How do we know we have a Triune God and not...

We’re talking about Faithfulness from Jen Wilkin’s book: In His Image, 10 ways God calls us to reflect His character. In this episode, Bethany shares her thoughts from the study on Faithfulness from Jen Wilkin's book, In His Image. What does God's unchanging Faithfulness look like? Carol and Bethany explore the vastness of His faithfulness. Why do bad things happen? Have you ever given u...

What comes after the Beatitudes? We are talking about the Salt and Light verses from Jesus’ sermon on the mount in today's episode. What does Salt and Light mean?  As Christians, how can we be Salty and remain Salty? How do we shine our Light? And how is Salt and Light tied to our identity in Christ? Hear about the interesting uses of Salt in biblical times and how Jesus used Salt as an examp...

Reunions, Storms, Trips, Gardening, Bible Studies, and more! In today’s episode, you’ll hear a summer recap with Bethany and Carol. Hear shares about summertime and the joys it brought - and some crazy times too! God’s beauty can be found in many places during summer in and around Minnesota AND Wisconsin, which are key locations in the conversation. What was your summer like this year? Share YOUR...

What’s your favorite hot dish? Listen in to the “Ole and Lena” spinoff with  Bethalena & Carolena as they talk all things hot dish! Get a laugh or two and reminisce about your favorite hot dish. Who knows, maybe there's a cookbook on the way? Join the conversation on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PourOutYourJoy/Facebook

What does ‘persecuted for the sake of righteousness’ look like? It may look like ‘being cancelled’ or ‘being written off’. How do we respond? We may hear questionable comments in our Christian circles - what do we do? Do we sharpen each other by calling out things that may not be biblical? What is our measuring stick to know what is true and what is not? We find similarities with other beatitudes...

Are you a pot-stirrer or a peacemaker?  What does a peacemaker look like? Do we view others through our lens or Jesus’ lens? Jesus is the Prince of Peace - our example. Sometimes keeping the peace can be hard. BUT we have God to help us, through prayer, to keep peace and to have peace with others.  Being IN the world and not OF the world is important in our day-to-day living. Some of the Beatitude...

How’s your heart?  We are born into sin, so we’re naturally self-focused. When we choose to follow God, our heart grows closer to good and right things and a pure heart. David was faithful to the Lord BUT he messed up, too. How did he address this with the Lord? Spoiler Alert: We’ll mess up too! How do we address things with the Lord when we mess up? It’s a great discussion today! Listen in to a c...

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.  Mercy is an attribute of God’s character.  God showed us mercy through Jesus Christ. When we choose to follow Jesus, we follow his example of showing mercy to others. Hear a discussion on the 5th beatitude about Mercy, and shares from Bethany and Carol in this episode. A heart of compassion is tied to showing mercy. How do we show compassion...

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. This fourth Beatitude from Jesus prompts us to look outwardly. What are we ‘hungry and thirsty’ for in the world? How do we become satisfied? Our soul longs to be filled with something. What do we fill it with? What’s interesting is that righteousness is an attribute of God’s character. When our focus is more t...

Meek = Timid? Wimpy? Weak? Nope. We are digging into what meekness looks like, as we study the third Beatitude from Jesus' sermon on the mount. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5 Meek people put others first. Sometimes our emotions get in the way and it’s not easy to do that! Do we get defensive? Do we want our way? Yes, we can be that way. But as...

The second beatitude is about mourning and comfort. That’s what we’re talking about today. Have you taken time to mourn? Do we ever mourn the sins we have? Who gives us comfort and when? "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted Listen to a discussion on both physical and spiritual mourning. We all hav...

Blessedness. This is all about the beginning of the sermon on the mount that Jesus taught his disciples and the large mass of people that gathered to listen. We’re discussing the 8 beatitudes this summer, one beatitude at a time, and we’re also looking at them collectively as a whole. Matthew 5:1-10 NASB 5:1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciple...

Bethany and Carol are on the water in this episode - they're coming to you live from a Pontoon in the land of 10,000 lakes! It's summertime, so they wanted to do a fun episode, IN-PERSON. Yes, this is the first time the two are together in the same place for an episode. Tune in as our co-hosts share some fun stories you may not know about them, hear what their God-focus is this summer, a...

We wrap up "The Joy of Music" series with music trivia! Play along with Bethany and Carol in this fun trivia episode and test your knowledge of music trivia.  See if you can guess the songs, and then go to our Facebook page to share how many you got right! Share YOUR favorite song, lyric and artist! Join the conversation on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PourOutYourJoy/Faceb...

Hear some favorite artists and favorite songs on this episode with Bethany and Carol in Part 3 of "The Joy of Music"!  Join the conversation on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PourOutYourJoy/Facebook

Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s and pseudo Dad’s out there! You are SO important.  Today we're talking about Fathers, male volunteers playing a key role in kids' lives, fun gift shares, first-time Dads, God as our Father, and more. Here are some ponder-questions from this episode:  What does the triangle in your life look like?  How is the balance in your life?  What priorities drive...

We continue the conversation about all things music in Part 2 of "The Joy of Music"!  References BibleStudyTools.com Genesis 4:21 Exodus 15:1-20 1 Chronicles 25:1 Psalm 139 Join the conversation on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PourOutYourJoy/Facebook

Whether you have a love for listening to music, playing an instrument, or singing, you’ll enjoy this series on all things music! We’re diving into the power of music, favorite hymns, artists, bible history of music and so much more. In this first episode of the series, Carol and Bethany share how music has influenced them. Hear about music from different genres, unique sounds, big band sounds, a c...