Trustworthy

Send us Fan Mail Plants are growing, birds are singing, spring is here! What lessons can we learn about life, death and resurrection from the natural world around us? Resources Resurrection Letters - Andrew Peterson Sing: Spring Songs - Ellie Holcomb Doug Tallamy and Homegrown National Park @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail There are a myriad of prayers our brothers and sisters have written down over the centuries that we can use in our every day to praise, confess and center our mindset on God throughout our day. We share some familiar ones and perhaps a few prayers that are new to you.  Resources Every Moment Holy Book of Common Prayer (Episcopalian) Book of Common Prayer free download (Anglican) @...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah reads a prayer in honor of St. Patrick and his work to bring Christianity to Ireland.  @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail How do we reap what we have been sowing without it feeling like another to-do item on our list? Let's trust God's command to recount the good work He has done in our lives.  Resources: Poem by CT Studd Norman Doidge  @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail In a follow-up to our previous episode, this time we dig into the fruit that comes from true conviction. If we are not left to wallow in our sin, what are we to do? We look with hope to restoration. Songs to help you along: Look what you've done - Tasha Layton Sunshine - Red Clay Strays @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Trustworthy, we talk about conviction and condemnation and how sometimes they're confused but they really do mean two different things. Mary Beth and Sarah share examples from their own lives.  Chart for comparing condemnation and conviction Olan Stubbs on conviction @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail Material things in our life require our resources, whether time, money, energy or space. Are there some areas we could declutter? Find out what the TIDY method is - a Trustworthy podcast original approach - in this episode. Resources: Sample prayer to begin your TIDY process: Dear Father of the Heavenly Lights, You are the giver of every good and perfect gift, and I thank you for...

Send us Fan Mail Do you play Wordle? We do. And we love words. But why do words matter? How do we fill our minds with good words and determine which ones aren't? Resources: Words the Hurt, Words that Heal Switch on your brain - Dr. Caroline Leaf (check out her podcast here ) Thanks to Joyce Meyer for the list of truths about us from scripture. @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Emai...

Send us Fan Mail It's been the year of the podcast for us! We started this thing in 2024 so join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite interviews - or maybe those we imagined we did?  @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail Our Christmas gift to you is an original writing by Sarah and Mary Beth (but mainly Sarah!) to help center our hearts and minds on the truth of Christmas. Merry and Happy Christmas to all! @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail Advent season is upon us! How are you doing with the expectations surrounding this time of year? Hear some of our favorite Christmas traditions and how we can push back on the wrong expectations and how lessons from advent apply year-round. Emmanuel - Ruth Chou Simons A House with Love in It - Nat King Cole Longwood Gardens @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us lis...

Send us Fan Mail Margaret Lutley is "a joyous, strong, independent, outgoing, grateful, loving, servant leader who has also faced many struggles including several bouts with breast cancer, loneliness, burnout, and living single. Margaret is unapologetically Christian and carries a deep, abiding faith in God which is apparent to all who have had the good fortune of knowing her." And we ha...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Thanksgiving!! Join us as we talk about this favorite holiday!! **Sarah’s Cranberry Mandarin Sauce** 2 bags fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over 5-7 seedless mandarins (based on size) 1/2 t Saigon Cinnamon sugar to taste ( start with 2TBSP and go up to 1/3 c.) pinch of sea salt ‌ 1. Peel mandarins and add to food processor with cranberries 2. Process to desired consisten...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we need community and what makes Christian community distinctive? We can all attest to times when the presence or absence of Christ-centered community has impacted us. Let's dig in to find out why it makes a difference. Made For People by Justin Whitmel Earley (apologies to Justin for not getting his name right in this episode!) Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer The...

Send us Fan Mail It's our first guest! Leslie Thomas joins us for this episode to discuss grief and the ways Jesus has met her and her family and shifted her worldview following the death of her oldest child. It is vulnerable and hopeful and we are so glad she chatted with us. Resources: Mitch and Leslie's website Kate Bowler on Instagram @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Emai...

Send us Fan Mail Fall is in the air! The change of seasons can be wonderful, but sometimes the change of life seasons can be a struggle. We're chatting about everything from pumpkin spice to feeling unprepared for a new life season. Mentioned in this episode: Trey Kennedy's 2023 " Girls during fall be like " video @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@tru...

Send us Fan Mail Ever been convinced you knew the words to a song only to come to find out you got it very wrong? If you haven’t, you’re better than we are, but you might get a kick out of hearing some misheard lyrics in this episode. And you know we’re going to make a deeper connection to other things we may mishear. It’s Season Two and were back!  @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Ema...

Send us Fan Mail It's the final episode of Season 1 and we're answering your questions! Join us as we tackle a variety of inquiries and wrap up our first ever podcast season. Resources: The Gray Havens - See You Again Desiring God by John Piper John Mark Comer Tim Keller The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence  @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a personality quiz nerd like us? This week we share each other’s Strengthsfinder results and discuss how God makes each of us with our own personalities and strengths. Resources: Self assessments: Clifton Strengthsfinder Myers Briggs assessment Enneagram test ‌ Other: Words that Hurt, Words that Heal @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthyp...

Send us Fan Mail Who is this God that we claim is trustworthy? We've talked about how he has shown up for us, but who is he? What is he like? In this episode we share how we know who God is - through scripture, through others and through our own relationship with him. Resources: From Mary Beth: New City Catechism :  Question: What is God?  Answer: God is the creator and sustainer of everyone...

Send us Fan Mail We are called to be hospitable, so how do we stop relying on ourselves and trust God with hospitality? Tune in for thoughts as well as some hospitality tips this week. Mentioned resources: Rosario Butterfield - The Gospel Comes with a House Key Study from NIH - Breaking Bread: the Functions of Social Eating Study from Cornell University - Eating Together at the Firehouse: How Work...

Send us Fan Mail Did you ever feel like you let yourself down?  You're not alone!  Today we talk about where to turn when we disappoint ourselves or others. Curt Thompson, MD @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail It’s Part 2 of our conversation on work: How God has fulfilled us in our work, how motherhood has shaped our view of work, and we come back at the end for some thoughts on work as a single woman as well. New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp  A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail Work! We’re all made for it, but it takes on many forms and can change for a variety of reasons. In Part 1, we discuss our own career histories, the major life transitions that altered our careers and the challenges that came with that. When You're Feeling Small - Willowdale Women ‌  @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com    Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com

Send us Fan Mail It’s our first podcast episode ever! (And we stop in from the future to say hello!) Get to know us a little bit as we discuss what it means to be able to trust God with who we are, knowing that he can handle whatever questions we throw at him. Ponder the question with us - Is God trustworthy? Resources:  What to do when we mishear the lyrics :Mary Beth's Blog Post Ethics : Et...