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Happy Tuesday!  Dr. Mo opens the doors of the church for a post Pentecost thought as she meditates on Acts 3:1-10. She discusses how the lame man had expectation of one thing and received a life altering and expansive gift!  Dr. Mo expounds on how we have the opportunity to know the Power of Resurrection as we think about the expansion phase in Dr. Aimee's work in "The Biology of Trauma&...

Happy Pentecost Sunday! This series "It is Finished" is finished! Dr. Mo wraps this series by discussing how the power of the Holy Spirit rests upon us as it did back on the day of Pentecost. She continues to meditate on Philippians 3:10 and John 19:30. and Acts 1:4-5.  Dr. Mo expounds on how we have the opportunity to know the Power of Resurrection as we think about the expansion phase...

Happy Sunday! Dr. Mo thought this series "It is Finished" was finished. Yet, it was not. As she waited on the Lord to reveal to her where she had a "spiritual pause", the Holy Spirit did guide with additional insights.  She continues to meditate on Philippians 3:10 and John 19:30. For today's episode, we read Acts 1:4-5 as we think of the Ascension of Jesus.  Dr. Mo expoun...

Happy Sunday! Dr. Mo thinks this series "It is Finished" is finished. However, stay tuned.  She discusses Philippians 3:10 and adds to the focus John 19:30 for today’s episode. She focuses on the three infamous words uttered by Jesus “it is finished.”  Dr. Mo links this saying of Jesus back to the neuroscience and Philippians 3:10 as she thinks about how our bodies must finish the trauma...

Happy Sunday! Dr. Mo continues to discuss Philippians 3:10 and adds to the focus John 19:30 for today’s episode. She focuses on the three infamous words uttered by Jesus “it is finished.”  Dr. Mo links this saying of Jesus back to the neuroscience and Philippians 3:10 as she thinks about how our bodies must finish the trauma response when it is started.  Dr. Mo discusses how our bodies are already...

Happy Sunday! Dr. Mo continues to discuss Philippians 3:10 and adds to the focus John 19:30 for today’s episode. She focuses on the three infamous words uttered by Jesus “it is finished.”  Dr. Mo links this saying of Jesus back to the neuroscience and Philippians 3:10 as she thinks about how our bodies must finish the trauma response when it is started.  Dr. Mo discusses how our bodies are already...

Happy Sunday after Resurrection Sunday!  Dr. Mo continues to discuss Philippians 3:10 and adds to the focus John 19:30 for today’s episode. She focuses on the three infamous words uttered by Jesus “it is finished.”  Dr. Mo links this saying of Jesus back to the neuroscience and Philippians 3:10 as she thinks about how our bodies must finish the trauma response when it is started.  Dr. Mo discusses...

Happy Resurrection Day! Dr. Mo continues to expound upon Philippians 3:10.  She focuses on the 2nd part of that verse by pondering what does it mean for us to know the power of resurrection. How do we move from understanding the close association with Jesus and suffering to knowing the power of rising to life? Especially when we have suffered betrayal, bruising, and beatings, both psychologically...

Happy Sunday!  On this last Sunday in March, Palm Sunday, we are culminating our anniversary celebration of six years of the  “And The Church Said” podcast! Dr. Mo has been celebrating six years of God’s faithfulness to the work of the podcast! Today, we continue to discuss Dr. Mo’s hesitation to do the work of the podcast. She discusses how her hesitation was rooted in social rejection and fear a...

Happy Sunday!  We are still celebrating six years of the  “And The Church Said” podcast! 🎉🎉 Dr. Mo is celebrating six years of God’s faithfulness to the work of the podcast! Today, we continue to discuss Dr. Mo’s hesitation to do the work of the podcast. She discusses how her hesitation was rooted in social rejection and fear.  Dr. Mo reads from Exodus 3:6-12 and compares her journey with Moses...

Happy Sunday!  We are still celebrating six years of the  “And The Church Said” podcast! 🎉🎉 Dr. Mo is celebrating six years of God’s faithfulness to the work of the podcast! Today, we continue to discuss Dr. Mo’s hesitation to do the work of the podcast. She shares with us her journey of discovering that the hesitation was rooted in fear and a trauma response as opposed to disobedience.  Dr. Mo...

Happy Sunday!  We are back in 2026 finally! Happy 6th Birthday to the  “And The Church Said” podcast! 🎉🎉 Dr. Mo is celebrating six years of God’s faithfulness to the work of the podcast! Today, we are reflecting on where we have come from last year to this year regarding the podcast.  Dr. Mo reads from Exodus 3:11-14 and compares her journey with Moses as they both question God by asking “who am...

Happy Sunday!  As we are in our birthday month, we are rebroadcasting this episode that originally aired on March 9, 2025  In this episode, Dr. Mo celebrated five years of the podcast!  Dr. Mo reflected on five years of podcasting and understood that worship is an act of obedience.  We read Genesis 22:5 where Abraham took his son, Isaac, to be sacrificed.  It was the first time in the Scriptures t...

Happy Sunday!  We are rebroadcasting another episode that originally aired January 2025. As we are settling into this year of 2026, some may have already dropped off of their new year goals.   In this episode, we continue to read Genesis 1 with a focus on verse 3. We are thinking of how God might be inviting us to create and exercise an authority using the words “let there be”.  Tune into this epi...

Happy 2026!  We are back, somewhat! Today, we are rebroadcasting an episode that aired in January 2025. We hope you find this content still useful as we are 6 weeks into this next year of 2026.  We are planning to bring new content to you soon! In the meantime, take a listen as we study Genesis 1:1-3 and ponder if God is inviting the creative parts of ourselves to create in the emotional, mental,...

Happy Sunday!  In today’s episode, Dr. Mo further discusses societal emotional process and the regression that is found in today’s society. This episode discusses the last two consequences, rupturing relationships and scapegoating, of breaching the limitations God gives us. We focus on what’s happening in society in Genesis 3:7-13. Tune into this episode as we discuss how rupturing and blaming con...

Happy Sunday!  In today’s episode, Dr. Mo further discusses societal emotional process and the regression that is found in today’s society. This episode discusses hiding and what could be happening in Genesis 3:7-10 between Adam and Eve. And also, between God and them.  We still hold in our minds Leviticus 23:26-29 concerning the Day of Atonement, how it is to be observed, and how it includes self...

Happy Sunday!  In today’s episode, Dr. Mo further discusses societal emotional process and the regression that is found in today’s society. This episode investigates how fear and hiding are consequences to breaching the limitations God put into place. We still hold in our minds Leviticus 23:26-29 concerning the Day of Atonement, how it is to be observed, and how it includes self-denial. We conside...

Happy Sunday!  In today’s episode, Dr. Mo further discusses societal emotional process and the regression that is found in today’s society, especially as it relates to the consequences of violating limitations.  We still hold in our minds Leviticus 23:26-29 concerning the Day of Atonement, how it is to be observed, and how it includes self-denial. We consider how self indulging versus self-denial...

Happy Sunday!  In today’s episode, Dr. Mo further discusses societal emotional process and the regression that is found in today’s society.  We delve further into Leviticus 23:26-29 about the Day of Atonement, how it is to be observed, and how it includes self-denial. We define key terms and concepts to understand what is to happen during the Day of Atonement from the original language.  Tune into...

Happy Sunday!  We are back after a break from recording.  In this episode, Dr. Mo discusses new revelations and insights from the Holy Spirit during this brief hiatus.  She shares reflections during the observance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Some of these reflections include thinking more about how psychology and theology intersect especially toward the healing of our society.  Also, Dr. Mo i...

Happy Sunday!  We are rebroadcasting an episode focusing on our college ministry series. This episode was broadcast  in August 2024 as we were and are in the middle of the college school year starting again. In this episode, Dr. Mo discusses the psychology of adjustment and how we can equip college students to most optimally cope with and manage the demands and challenges of this new life.  Intros...

Happy Summer!  We are back with a rebroadcast as our college ministry series will kick off again!  This is an episode that first aired last year as we are in the middle of college students leaving for college either for the first time or as returning students.  God is doing a new thing in your lives. College is a time where students are exposed to many newfound freedoms. Our hope and prayer is tha...

Happy Father’s Day!  In this episode, Dr. Mo concludes the series, Resurrection and Relationships. Today we focus again on the passage from John 21:20-22 and highlight Jesus’s instruction to Peter and invitation to us.  Jesus reminded Peter that Peter needed to attend to his relationship with Jesus and not be distracted with the plans for the other disciples. Jesus instructed Peter to not worry ab...

Happy Pentecost! In this episode, Dr. Mo continues the series, Resurrection and Relationships. Today we focus a bit further on the conversation between Jesus and Peter. We read from John 21:20-22 and focus on another portion of their conversation. Sometimes when there is tension in our relationships or we hear uncomfortable or difficult things in conversations; we can find ourselves questioning “w...