8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference Makers

Casey (the agnostic) and Adi (the follower of Jesus) talk about what it means from two different world views to Amplify Voices. Find Casey at https://www.facebook.com/casey.rippy/ You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com. Keep up with tips for living into the promises for you  life and the latest news on the pod by subscribe...

Adi and Stephanie Jordan talk about Steph’s journey of widowhood, the lessons she’s learned along the way and how we can better care for the widows and widowers in our lives.  Stephanie Jordan is an author, teacher, and speaker. She has been a cosmetologist for 24 years. She has 5 amazing kids. She has two dogs and two cats.  She has broad life experiences and likes adventure. She loves Jesus and...

Molly Evans lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. She is a proud Auntie, recovering perfectionist and karaoke enthusiast. She has lived all over the world including Flagstaff, Arizona, Bandung, Indonesia, Bangkok, Thailand, and Portland, Oregon. Passionate about education, mental health, and advocating for children, she champions the cause of the vulnerable in her work as a school psychologist. When...

Adi and Michelle Vrabel  talk about how the concept of amplifying a voice can start with your own inner work and eventually become a journey of deliverance for others. We talk about the challenges of writing a story that includes really traumatic events and we discuss the journey of becoming a podcaster! It’s never too late to learn something new!  Michele Vrabel is an expert bean counter by day....

Kristen Brock shares from her blog posts in 2020 with a call to action to become more informed. This episode or Kristen's new podcast is a great place to start. Kristen runs Kiongozi Consulting, an LLC that trains people and organizations in trauma-informed care. She is also the executive director of Friends of Ruwenzori a non-profit that supports an NGO in Uganda. Her lifelong commitment to a...

Adi and Pri talk health, holiness, unification, sanctuary and so much more in this mid-morning interview. Lean in and embrace what God has for you today. Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez is the founder/ceo of Full Collective and host of the annual Sowers Summit Conference in New York City. She is a coach, author, advocate, podcaster, creator, Bible teacher, entrepreneur, and is pursuing a Masters in Bi...

Ondi shares her blog post about the power of your testimony! From Ondi: My name is Ondi Mejia and I am a wife and mother, recently licensed Foursquare pastor, past high school/junior high English teacher, and former collegiate runner. All of these things have contributed to the way I live out my faith, and the way I write about my relationship with Jesus. My book "Heavenly Hustle: Giving Your...

Adi and Tracie talk about the power of having a writing coach, how to love and support yourself or others in the midst of divorce and the power of testimony. Tracie Miles is the Author of seven best-selling books, a writing and author coach through her business, Tracie Miles Author Coaching Services, the Director of COMPEL Writers Training at Proverbs 31 Ministries, a member of the international P...

Sally's Bio: Hi there, I’m Sally Henry.  I am wife to Kim, mother of Sarah and Sean and grandmother of three crazy boys: Rilo, Rocco and Vito. I also have two sisters who sandwich me and I love dearly. I am a writer, pastor, musician and listener.  As an Enneagram 9, I love having people in our home, cooking for friends and family, having meaningful conversations and doing work that makes a di...

Adi, Tiff and Jayme riff on the concept for series 4: Amplify and share responses for God Hunt - the spiritual practice of this series. Help me plan future shows and have a chance to win a gift card by completing this survey ! You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Want to connect with Jayme? Email her at Jaymeadams22@gm...

Adi reads part one of her three part therapuetic story. Get your written copy here: Born to Be Queen, by Adi Tilford Part I: “The Lost Crown” Published Jan 22, 2024 Anam Cara by Adi Tilford on Substack Everything Happens by Kate Bowler: Listen Again: Beth Moore Books by Susan Perrow: Healing Stories for Challenging Behavior , Therapeutic Storyteling: 101 Healing Stories for Children Help me plan f...

A little of what's coming in 2024, and a new way of doing things! Help me plan future shows and have a chance to win a gift card by completing this survey ! You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Are you loving what you hear and want to help financially support the production of this podcast? You can contribute throu...

Adi and Spencer Owen share the idea behind their recurring episode for the 8000 Promises Podcast - Grappling with God. You can catch their live conversation on Feb. 23 or listen here when the conversation is published on the pod. You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Are you loving what you hear and want to help financi...

Adi, Tiff and Jayme introduce themselves and the Nerdy Bible Girls concept. Each series, these friends will talk about the series topic as a way to introduce you to the concepts and spiritual practices embedded within the coming weeks! Enjoy! Connect with the NBGs: You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Are you loving wh...

In this episode, Adi welcomes you back to the podcast and shares her new word for 2024. She also gives a layout of her rule of life for this first quarter of 2024. Novena of Surrender Day 1 Rule of Life: Printable PDF  You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Are you loving what you hear and want to help financially suppor...

In this episode Adi shares her decision to stop podcast production over the two week Christmas holiday, so that she can focus on living love with the people right in front of her. She shares a little about the word Rejoice/Celebration, and then sends you into the New Year with a Christmas Blessing. Here are the links you might be interested in checking out from this episode: Harvest Reflection Gui...

Reflection Harvest. Thinking about a certain period of time and pulling out the fruit that's ready for harvest. Have questions or want to learn more? Harvest Reflection Guide: Printable PDF Get in touch! IG: Aditilfordwrites  FB: Aditilford Email Me: contactaditilford@gmail.com

In this episode, Adi shares four of the lessons she learned about God's advocacy for her life as she said Yes! to laying down advocacy for three months... even advocacy for her children! Each of the lessons is told through a short vignette of an experience during her Personal Sabbatical Sept. 1- Nov. 30, 2023. Things Adi mentioned during this episode: Transforming Center Information Uncovering...

Today, Adi shares a thank you letter to her new podcasting hero, Julia Louis-Dreyfus for her award winning show, Wiser than Me. Check it out at these links: Wiser Than Me on Spotify Wiser Than Me on Apple You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Are you loving what you hear and want to help financially support the producti...

In this episode, Adi shares about her experience with silence and contemplative prayer and gives you an opportunity to give it a try for 30 seconds. It's amazing how 30 seconds can reset an entire situation, afternoon or even a day. Join Adi in learning to be still. If you want to hear the story of why she chose the word mercy at the retreat in September be sure to listen to S3, E9 from Thursd...

In this episode Adi introduces the weekly topic(s): Rest, Lay down Advocacy and Receive. She shares about the slow journey to understanding the invitations God extended and her hope that this weeks reflections will lend clarity to what she learned along the three month journey of laying down advocacy of every form in her previous life. She also shares a little about her advent study Joanna Harader...

Adi Tilford wrote this poem after a day spent on the farm with her mom.

In this episode, Adi shares how an encounter with God at the Transforming Center's Silence and Solitude retreat in September helped her understand herself in a new way. God, the creator of the universe is also the one who took the sorrow that surrounded Adi and turned it into mercy, her highest spiritual gift. Spiritual Gifts test from Cru Transforming Center Information You can find me on Ins...

Adi shares her daydream of writing a book dedication for Beth Moore who like the Samaritan woman at the well out of John 4 shares her testimony and leads Adi to a more intimate encounter with Jesus. All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore Encounter - Adi’s Sermon from Oct. 2022 You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites , Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.   Are you...

This episode is from Sally Henry's devotional series called Meandering Through John. John 12:20-24. “Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.” Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus. Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to en...