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We all have an in-built hunger for more of God, but just how do you get more of him? In this week’s episode we talk about practical things we’ve done over the years to not just pursue more of God but actually receive more of him. Show Notes: Reading the Bible - episode 98 , episode 201 Accordance Prayer - episode 183 Journalling - episode 18 , episode 204 Soaking - episode 190 Fasting - episode 16...

Dr. Chip Dodd is a feelings expert. He literally wrote the book on it. For the past 10 episodes we've explored what he wrote in his breakthrough book, "The Voice of the Heart". This week we were thrilled to sit down and ask him your questions on feelings. Join us on this wonderful, meandering conversation with a brilliant man with a beautiful soul! Show Notes Chip Dodd Books mention...

So we've talked about all 8 feelings. Now what? Well that's precisely what this episode is all about. Links: Outdoorsy The Voice of the Heart Sage Hill Counseling Ask Dr. Chip a question

And we're back to talk about gladness - the feeling everyone wants to feel! However, there's some fine print to feeling glad which is why so few people truly do! Tune in to find out why.

Out of all of the 8 feelings, this one is the most straightforward to talk about, probably because it's the one that we're so familiar with given the human condition. So here it is: guilt.

Out of all the feelings, this was the one that had the most impact on our understanding of ourselves. On this week’s episode we unpack why shame is actually a blessing (something that would previously been an anathema to our thinking), leads to a glorious gift and has two fairly horrible impairments. As a bonus: we breakdown an argument we had last week and show how shame played a role in it.

Fear is not as scary as we've been led to believe. This week we talk about the gifts and impairments (plural!) found in fear. Also we discover wrestling!

This week has given us plenty to be angry about and on this episode Alyn gets to demonstrate what anger looks like, AJ tells you what the gift is and we get to explore all sorts of misunderstandings regarding what is - and isn't - anger.

This week we talk about sadness. Not sadness as a concept, but our own sadness and what we’ve done with it in the past and how that’s worked out for us. We also talk about reconciling sadness with the goodness of God. Recorded after a week of deep sadness, we love how this turned out. Let us know what you think!

This week we’ve had proper sleep so we’re on our A-game. Sort of. We talk all about the feeling of loneliness which is the feeling that as humans we try to avoid the most. We talk about the gift that’s found in the feeling of lonely and most importantly update you on the celebrity world of Animal Crossing.

Last week we started our journey into discovering more about our feelings. This week we tackle the topic of hurt. Let’s just say, we start rowdy and it only gets more glorious.

We're in the middle of a global pandemic. Everyone you know - including yourself - is going to have feelings. Denying them won't help, but this podcast will! We're starting a 9 week series on feelings and why they are a gift from God. This episode is the primer for the rest of the series. Buckle up and get your feels on!

It only took a global pandemic to get us podcasting again. Let's get reacquainted and connected. And what do we have here? Video? It’s like podcast Christmas! Watch or listen: it’s your choice.

Just in time for your drive home from Thanksgiving. This week we talk about our thanksgiving traditions (which we just created), what we’re thankful for and explore the reasons why there’s been no episodes recently. For non US listeners we apologize for all the US centric holiday talk. Don’t be put off, there’s still some gold in here.

We went as a family to visit The Holy Land. It was quite the adventure. In this nearly hour long episode we talk about what it was like to be there, what we saw and what we came home with. If you are a patron, the video version of this episode is replete with photos and videos of our time there.

It seems like we hit a nerve on the topic of feelings so we thought we’d revisit it once again! This week Alyn talks about his journey into therapy and the benefits of being in touch with your heart.

Our beloved pastor, Jeff Dollar, joins us this week to talk about his new book, Letting Go of the Need to be Right. We talk about why it’s so hard to say sorry, why we often refuse to let go of being right even when we know we’re wrong and one of the keys to breakthrough.

We’ve just come off of a weekend intensive on feelings and AJ has some to share. Despite her sore throat and a long week, AJ talks about her experience of group therapy and learning to connect to her heart. Feelings are good, we just have to learn to love them.

Danny & Sheri Silk are known around the world for their books Loving Our Kids on Purpose and Keep Your Love On. They are part of the senior leadership team at Bethel Church in Redding, California. This week we sat them down to play the dating game, and seek out their wisdom for new parents, new grandparents, navigating change and what 40 years of history with Bill Johnson has been like.

The Toronto Blessing happened in 1994. 25 years ago the Holy Spirit visited this little church at the end of a runway in power and changed millions of lives around the world. This week AJ is back from the 25 year anniversary celebration and spills the beans on her visit there. Also, an update on the important topic of touching while sleeping.

Vision is essential for life. Without vision we get despondent and discouraged real quick. This week we talk about how to get a vision and what to do with it once you have one. Welcome to 2019 - your best year yet!

Our final episode in the back to basics series is all about giving! This episode we talk about God’s design for giving, how to partner with his design and why we’re often so reluctant to give.

Authority gets a bad rap, but it’s one of God’s greatest gift to us. This week we invite David Campbell, a leader to leaders, onto the podcast and ask him questions regarding authority plus it’s our 10 year anniversary in the United States of America!

One of the basics of the Kingdom of God and following Jesus is healing the sick. It’s something Jesus modeled for us here on earth and something he expects his followers to do. On this week’s episode we talk about our experiences with learning to heal the sick, some of the things that get in the way and answer a listener’s question about the goodness of God.

An essential part of the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives is making us more like Jesus. This work, sometimes called sanctification, includes inner healing. On this week’s episode we talk about where inner haling is found in the Bible and talk about some of the ways it’s benefited our lives.