Diving into Deep Waters

After watching a social media post, I felt outrage and then felt like I couldn’t stay quite on the topic. This is a deep one, folks, but I can’t sit back when I have a voice and not use it for those who don’t. Please know this podcast is not suitable for children.

“Then I prayed.” Nehemiah finds himself asking God for favor from the king he serves. It was a quick prayer that I like to call an “ arrow prayer”. A quick communication with God that shows we have no control, but He does. Tune in to unpack this topic.

Life gives us lots of lessons. It seems like we just don’t slow down long enough to review what we just experienced, therefore missing the things we could have learned. After a crazy weekend preparing for Mother’s Day, I took a moment and found insight as I reviewed the craziness of the weekend.

Who knew that the gatekeepers of the temple could be so fascinating to learn about? Their role can inspire us as gatekeepers of our own temples. 

After a challenging morning, I found comfort in a supportive community around me. It made me think that we want community, but we often don’t give community to others.  So I thought, let’s talk about it and, of course, see what the word had to say also.

Now we all know I’m no expert on grammar, but I have been reminded recently that when it comes to life, we are quick to place exclamation points when life is hitting us. The thing is, we aren’t the author; therefore, it’s not our right to place the punctuation. God likes commas and is really good at placing them since He is the author of our stories.

It seems everywhere I turn I’m hearing of a situation of someone putting boundaries in place. Now this can be a good thing and necessary in some cases but it seems to be if we have a difference in opinions, need to protect our peace, needs ,space and emotions we set a boundary the second that is crossed. So I felt to dive into what does the word say and how did Jesus respond to these kinds of peop...

Despite Samson being a hero of faith, I think his life is more about instruction of what not to do. Part 2 of this series leaves us with some pretty sobering thoughts and opportunities for reflection. Diving deep often leaves us in spaces to take account of things in our own lives. 

As promised we are diving into Samsons life. I read a line about Samson that described his life as “Unfulfilled Potential”. I felt to pursue that thought and see how that affects us as well in our lives. Get ready to do some soul searching but also encouragement at the goodnes of God despite ourselves.

We need to catch up after an extended amount of time off. So excited to be back with you and dive into “2026”. This New Year didn’t start off the way I planned, it has left me in a place of feeling very out of control of my life. I’ve learned a lot already through this all and look forward to unpacking it with you and hopefully a nice hot cup of coffee!

All the Lefties this one is for you! Just kidding it’s for everyone! We are going to keep it going from our study in Joshua and see what we can glean from Judges! There are promises, broken covenants, consequences, judgment, crying, judges , and a left handed person just to name a few things!

I can’t wait to share this story of a father and daughter whose account is tucked into Joshua 14 and 15. I can’t pinpoint one lesson so we are going to take both and dive into what we can learn from this duo.

With all that’s happening in the world lately you may feel like you want to crawl under a rock and hide. We could do that, or we could be inspired by those who are being bold for the name of Jesus. In this podcast I’m going to share a story of a teenager who despite her life being on the line chose to stand firm and fast.

I know none of you have ever been offended (yeah right) but I have and was led to read a book called Unoffendable. While I didn’t like the book in the beginning (because it offended me) I quickly found it spoke truth to my offense and helped me walk in freedom.

There are statements that you hear that just hit extremely deep. Hearing a podcaster ask for prayer that the conviction of their faith would stand in the face of what the world tells us hit me like a ton of bricks. I invite you to dive deep with me as we discuss staying faithful to our convictions in a world that constantly defies what Gods word tells us.

Sorrow is one of the most interesting spaces we can find ourselves in. Even though we mourn with hope as believers, it still is uncharted waters. After my mom went to be with Jesus I have found myself in this space and am doing this episode to navigate in some way what my heart feels. Thanks for being on this journey with me.

Join Erin as she shares what it was like living in Africa, how she found God in the middle of loneliness, and the journey from chasing a singing career to discovering God’s greater plan.

Join Erin as she dives into the messy and meaningful parts of church. From the good lessons learned in her childhood church to the painful moments that left a mark, she shares it all — along with honest reflections on how God remained steady through it.

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Who would have thought a couch could teach you so much. In my case I’ve leaned some valuable lessons and of course what better place to share them than this podcast! Just when we started basking in our couches beauty she quickly showed us her foundation was junk! Kind of of like our lives when we build it on anything other than the rock.

After our trip to Bolt Farms in Tennessee, I noticed some things in myself and others along the way. Three standouts were rest, reflect and reconnect. I look forward to sharing our trip and those God moments with you and hopefully it will inspire you to see God in your daily lives.

You may have noticed our post last week, on this weeks podcast we will share more on some changes coming to the Diving into Deeper Waters Podcast. No worries we aren’t going anywhere! Just allowing space for change and hoping what we have learned will encourage you as you may be in a season of change as well.

This year I have had a new desire to really immerse myself into Jesus’ journey to the cross, starting with Jesus being in the Garden of Gethsemane. I can’t wait to share what has really transformed my view of Good Friday and invite you to be beckoned as well by the crucifixion with the hopes of it drawing you to respond.

We head back into Joshua 7 and look at it from a different perspective. Last podcast we looked at Joshua’s defeat and tantrum, now we will uncover Achan’s sin and discover how it affected not only him but the entire Israelite army.

Hopefully after last weeks podcast you came out from under the basket and started shining. Maybe it’s gone great or maybe not so much. What happens when we go for it but fail? We often retreat back to manageable proportions! Joshua from the Bible did the same thing so don’t think your alone in that. Let’s dive deep into his story and see what we can learn.