Looking Above

Brooklyn and Karen sat down for one final discussion.  In this podcast they reflect on some of the lessons they have learned about prayer this season. They talk about having open hands, about God as provider, about going to God first, about trust and listening, and about asking too little of God. Listen in and then spend a few moments considering how you have grown in prayer through this season!  

To wrap up our season on prayer, we have a mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer that we produced for our Pray Retreat in April. Each episode features a discussion on one phrase from the Lord’s Prayer. In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen unpack the phrase, “And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. , ” (Matthew 6:13)   After listening, we encourage you to sit down with a fr...

To wrap up our season on prayer, we have a mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer that we produced for our Pray Retreat in April. Each episode features a discussion on one phrase from the Lord’s Prayer. In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen unpack the phrase, “and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. , ” (Matthew 6:12)   After listening, we encourage you to sit down with a fr...

To wrap up our season on prayer, we have a mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer that we produced for our Pray Retreat in April. Each episode features a discussion on one phrase from the Lord’s Prayer. In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen unpack the phrase, “ Give us today the food we need, ” (Matthew 6:11)   After listening, we encourage you to sit down with a friend and process what you’ve learned. He...

To wrap up our season on prayer, we have a mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer that we produced for our Pray Retreat in April. Each episode features a discussion on one phrase from the Lord’s Prayer. In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen unpack the phrase, “May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven..” (Matthew 6:10)   After listening, we encourage you to sit down wi...

To wrap up our season on prayer, we have a mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer that we produced for our Pray Retreat in April. Each episode features a discussion on one phrase from the Lord’s Prayer. In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen unpack the phrase, “Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.” (Matthew 6:9) After listening, we encourage you to sit down with a friend and process what you’v...

In this last episode of the season, Brooklyn and Karen are chatting about our end goal in the life of prayer - to live a life of unceasing prayer. While this form of prayer feels like an unattainable goal and may take years to achieve, it is a worthwhile goal because every day we spend pursuing God is an opportunity to be conformed into His likeness.   We are at the end of our Life Group semester...

On this episode of the podcast, Brooklyn and Karen chat about what some believers call “the dark night of the soul.” It is in these seasons, that faith feels barren and God seems distant. The Prayer of the Forsaken is the prayer we pray in that season when we are longing for God but feeling deserted by Him. This episode provides hope for those who are questioning why it feels like your prayers are...

This week Karen and Brooklyn are chatting about a specific form of intercessory prayer - prayer for healing. We may know that God is a healer.  We may have read Bible stories of miraculous healings. But, how many of us have seen it first-hand? The ladies will offer you help and hope as you learn to pray for the healing of individuals. We believe that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever,...

Looking Above - Episode 66 - Meditative Prayer Brooklyn and Karen are talking today about a form of prayer that is a lot like marinating chicken. Listen in as they discuss how Scripture and prayer meld together in meditative prayer. After watching the podcast, find a friend and discuss these questions:   Do you process Scripture with your head or your heart first? What does that look like? When yo...

This week Brooklyn and Karen tackle the topic of intercession. Through intercessory prayer, we enter into the battle with another. We help each other bear burdens by praying. They dive into what it means to pray “in Jesus’ name” and how that relates to authority and abiding. Get ready, because this is an exciting task that has been set before us as we have all been called to intercede. Jesus is ou...

  In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen discuss a form of prayer that you may have never considered, the prayer of rest. In this form of prayer, we enter into the stillness of God’s presence and learn to be with Him. It is a prayer of entering into Sabbath rest by letting go of distractions and becoming increasingly aware of God’s presence. This form of prayer strips us of our need to be productive...

In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen chat about Praying the Ordinary. Karen starts by laying a foundation for the understanding that sacred and secular are intertwined.  Brooklyn then shares three ways of praying the ordinary and explains how even our work can become prayer.  This episode is sure to get you thinking about the intersection of faith and life and our need to be more aware of God’s pre...

In this episode, Karen and Brooklyn discuss the Prayer of Examen.  This prayer is a helpful tool in reflecting on our days and processing them with God.  Through the process of examen, we open ourselves not only to the Holy Spirit’s scrutiny but also His love as we learn to see how God was present in each day.  This practice may sound daunting, but we hope you walk away filled with the desire to k...

We are back for the second week in our season on prayer. Today Brooklyn and Karen explore Covenant Prayer.  Covenant prayer is a commitment to pray.  When we make a covenant, we tell God we will regularly meet Him in prayer. While this commitment feels restrictive, it is actually freeing and brings greater connection to the Lord. As you listen consider making your own covenant to meet daily with t...

Welcome back to another season of Looking Above.  We desire each episode to encourage you to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus no matter what life throws at you. This season we are tackling the topic of prayer.  What is it? How do we do it? Why should we pray? Each week we will talk about a different type of prayer.   In this episode, Brooklyn and Karen talk about some of their experiences with prayer...

We are wrapping up another season of Looking Above and finishing our discussion about building resilience by discussing how we create community.  Karen and Brooklyn focus the discussion on Jesus’ prayer for us in John chapter 17.  Jesus prays for unity among believers. Join us as we talk about what our disunity as a Church is speaking to the world and discuss some guidelines for growing and buildi...

We were created to create.  Each of us has a purpose in this world to join God in his mission of redemption and making beauty and meaning. Karen and Brooklyn discuss our need to first create spaces in which we can relax and find peace and then to join God in making beauty. Unfortunately, the scream of our society to be consumers and to live life at breakneck speed, filling our days with things and...

We all live with longings that come from deep inside of us.  When we rip back all the layers, we may be surprised to find that at the core of these longings is a desire for beauty - and for God.  Join Karen and Brooklyn as they unpack the longings that lead us to God and beauty even in the mundane, the wilderness, and the storm.   We encourage you to listen in and then chat about this podcast with...

We do not grow without training and we do not train without resistance.  Resistance yields resilience.  Join Brooklyn and Karen as they discuss some rhythms and practical steps we can take to begin to grow new pathways in our brains so that we respond to adversity with resilience. We encourage you to process this podcast with a friend or small group, and have provided these questions to guide your...

Anxiety is the most common mental illness, experienced by over 19% of adult Americans, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.  Additionally, the National Institute of Mental Health claims that some 31% of us will experience an anxiety disorder in our lifetimes. Brooklyn and Karen sit down and discuss their own struggles with anxiety and why we need to stop looking at anxie...

After we become aware of our internal monologue and the things we are speaking to ourselves, we need to consider if the messages are true.  In order to do so, we have to have a measuring stick by which to evaluate truth.  As Christ-followers, we use Scripture as our foundation for truth.  Join Brooklyn and Karen as they chat about truth and how we fill our minds with the truth. As always, we encou...

As we work toward becoming resilient, we need to turn our attention to our thought life. Resilience begins and ends in our minds.  We will grow in resilience as we are able to take our thoughts captive and allow the Holy Spirit to renew our minds. Join Brooklyn and Karen as they discuss some practical ways we begin to learn how to preach to ourselves.   As always, we encourage you to go deeper int...

Forgiveness is hard to talk about and even hard to put into practice.  Join Brooklyn and Karen as they discuss what forgiveness is, and what it isn’t.  They will break down why our theology of God is crucial to understanding forgiveness, and how unforgiveness can affect us negatively. Our prayers are with those who will listen to this podcast who have been deeply hurt and are struggling to forgive...

In this episode Brooklyn and Karen unpack shame and how it affects resilience. They talk about how shame leads us to isolation and how to fight and break the chains of shame so we can be stronger and more resilient. We encourage you to discuss this episode with a friend or small group! Here are some questions to guide your discussion:  Do you resonate more with Brooklyn (you are familiar with sham...