Jesus Said Love

 Emily interviews Brett and his regular bookclub group who set off for a week in the Colorado outback to commemorate their bookclub journey and commune with nature and each other. We talk about the nature of male friendships, midlife transitions and spiritual awakening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Brett & Emily take a look at the Chief's kicker, Harrison Butker's speech from Benedictine College that pushed a national hot button. The Mills talk about the larger conversation and the context in which Butker's speech took place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Brett & Emily sit down for a conversation with authors, ministers and old friends Chris and Julie Bennett about their new book, Fighting for Family. Amidst disappointments in ministry and move across the country, Julie survives cancer twice. Here, they openly discuss the impact on their marriage, kids and faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy...

Emily hosts author and leader Ashlee Eiland live at Fabled bookshop about her new book: Say Good - speaking across hot topics, complex relationships, and tense situations. Ashlee talks about discerning your own unique voice and how to use it by laying out a four part process. She explains it’s a lot like walking a tightrope. Ashlee is a wise and loving leader who is fascinated by people, words, le...

Brett & Emily host Baylor alumni, writer and spiritual director Claire McKeever Burgett for a conversation about her latest book, Blessed are The Women: Naming and Reclaiming Women’s Stories from the Gospels. Claire shares her journey from justice work into liturgy, poetry and finding her authentic voice and the power of believing women. Topics include: liturgy, patriarchy, women, faith, belie...

Brett & Emily discuss their value of authentic kindness and the ways this gentler approach to faith has led them into loving others well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Emily shares an inventory of questions she keeps beside to help her get more curious about her life that help her connect with her feelings and live more authentically into her values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brett asks Emily to dig a little deeper into the value of curiosity and how to interact with curious people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brett & Emily breakdown their value of audacious curiosity and discuss how curiosity has led them to deeper love and richer faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

After taking a bit of a break and starting many new projects, Brett and Emily are back with The Jesus Said Love Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brett & Emily visit with illustrator, artist and writer, LaTonya Jackson and discuss all things art, culture and her new book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brett & Emily visit with author and pastor, Kevin Sweeney to discuss his new book, The Making of a Mystic. Kevin joins the podcast all the way from his home in Hawaii. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Happy International Women’s Day! Today we can think of no better way to celebrate the remarkable resilience and impact women have made on history than by bringing to center the voice of Elise and her survivor wisdom! Elise’s journey speaks to what so many survivors of trafficking face: the recognition of their exploitation and trafficking months, perhaps YEARS after they’ve left. She also speaks t...

Oof. This week has been a doozy around the Mills family home. We lost our beloved Bear, a big mini Aussie, who saw us through so much life and heartache (you have probably even heard him on the podcast barking a time or two, saving us from mailmen). Bear had surgery after an obstruction from eating underwear (yep, anyone else have a dog who does this?) and could not recover. It was excruciating to...

I think there are stories we hear and wonder, “How would I survive that?” Loosing a child, surviving a natural disaster, loosing everything to a fire, and of course - cancer. Brett & I go way back with Chris and Julie to old college days. You’ll even hear Chris reference a song he remembers me singing at our large group Bible Study. We didn’t know each other, but knew of each other. Our lanes...

This one was for the MAMA’S!!! I said it on the show and I’ll say it again: I feel like this was a book I both needed and one I could have written. My journey in motherhood was not necessarily untraditional, but it was uncommon. I both worked and stayed home, we danced to a nonconformist rhythm. As my children were born, I was also birthing the ministry of Jesus Said Love, leading worship around t...

Brett and Emily visit with Carlos regarding his amazing work in Puerto Rico. Visit The Happy Givers . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Season 4 is here and we’re headed in new directions! Join us for this intro episode and hear about the new places we hope to go. New for this season is the JSL Podcast subscription. Become a subscriber and get special perks and video versions of the podcast episodes! This first episode is available to all listeners…head to JesusSaidLovePodcast.com and subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choi...

Dr. Holly Oxhandler is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and an Associate Professor at  Baylor University’s   Diana R. Garland School of Social Work . Holly studies religion/spirituality, health and mental health, and is especially interested in whether and how mental and behavioral health therapists discuss their client’s religious/spiritual beliefs in treatment. She develop...

Today’s episode is very close to our hearts…it’s about jobs. Jobs that matter. Jobs that bring life and purpose. However, if funding doesn’t come in, these jobs are at risk for being cut. Join us for a real candid discussion about the importance of survivor jobs at Jesus Said Love. Donate Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

As a pastor, life coach, author and CEO, Karrie Garcia inspires change in others by boldly sharing her journey to freedom. With more than 10,000 hours of experience under her belt, Karrie has been speaking formally since the age of 19. Her audiences range from church small groups to crowds of thousands. People are drawn to Karrie by her charisma, humor, and ability to share God’s word in ways that...

Brett & Emily visit with Dr. Reyes and discuss all things multiculturalism and its impacts on the church. Visit here for more info on Michelle Reyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ashley is a speaker and writer, whose work and life has been featured in various magazines and digital outlets, including Darling, OprahMag.com, Relevant, and Grit and Virtue. She is the author of Rise of the Truth Teller: Own Your Story, Tell it Like it is, and Live with Holy Gumption , and the forthcoming Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You’ve Been Avoiding and C...

Brett & Emily dive into a very vulnerable and personal talk on their own walk through grief and transition in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brett & Emily have a candid conversation with Laila Mickelwait, founder of Justice Defense Fund and the global movement #TraffickingHub , which aims to hold Pornhub accountable for enabling and profiting from the sex trafficking and criminal sex exploitation of countless victims. TRIGGER WARNING : This episode covers the world of Pornhub in candid conversation. Learn more about your ad choices...