Dwell Differently

The countdown to Christmas is on, and you're not going to want to miss this episode. Special guests, Chris and Clayton from the Advent Blocks team are joining us to talk about how we can keep Jesus central throughout the Christmas season.  Advent Blocks help kids and parents anticipate the birth of Jesus, and not just presents.   Here's what we're talking about today! - What is Adve...

Welcome to November! It's time for a new verse! We're inching towards the holidays and we want yo to hear what this verse has to say about persistence and handling weariness. Here's what we're talking about today! - Persistence in your every day life - Healthy ways to handle weariness - Heavenly deposits put toward our eternal life - An Advent teaser! L e t // u s // n o t // b...

Lindsay is wrapping up our time together with a great episode today.  We're talking about some tough stuff - the kinds of things that bring refinement in our lives.  If you've loved chatting with Lindsay May this month, make sure to check her out at The Truly Co Magazine and Podcast (links below). Here's what we're talking about today! -Lessons from Lindsay's time in Israe...

It's a joy to continue my chat with Lindsay May today.  We're digging deeper into what the purpose of renewal is in our lives.  Lindsay shares a great analogy about the importance of renewal with us and reminds us of the hope we have in the one who does the renewing.  Thanks for listening with us today. Here's what we're talking about today! -The purpose of renewal -Suffering i...

Meet my friend, Lindsay May! I've been WAITING to introduce you to her for way too long. She's the founder and publisher of The Truly Co. Magazine. It's just such a beautiful, inspiring magazine. I love it! Lindsay has assembled the most amazing team of writers, photographers, and artists to create the Truly Co. content. You'e going to love hearing from her. Here's what we...

Welcome to October! It's time for a new verse! Jump in and hear a little bit of the behind the scenes of this month's memory verse, 2 Corinthians 4:16. Here's what we're talking about today! -The reason for this month's tattoo and print designs -A Dwell member must have -Leaning on the promise in this verse -How we can participate in our day by day renewal T h e r e f o r...

We are so thankful for today's guest, Mark Farr, and for the work that he and his team are doing with Seed Company.   Seed Company's mission is to translate the Bible into every language of every people group, to the ends of the earth.  How amazing is that!? We are humbled to be able to partner with them in working towards this goal, and we can't wait for you to hear more from Mark...

We are so thankful for today's guest, Mark Farr, and for the work that he and his team are doing with Seed Company.   Seed Company's mission is to translate the Bible into every language of every people group, to the ends of the earth.  How amazing is that!? We are humbled to be able to partner with them in working towards this goal, and we can't wait for you to hear more from Mark...

We are so thankful for today's guest, Mark Farr, and for the work that he and his team are doing with Seed Company.   Seed Company's mission is to translate the Bible into every language of every people group, to the ends of the earth.  How amazing is that!? We are humbled to be able to partner with them in working towards this goal, and we can't wait for you to hear more from Mark...

It's a new month.  Are you ready to dive into Deuteronomy 11:18a with us!? Let's get God's words into our hearts and minds. Here's what we're talking about today! -Why scripture memorization is important -How the words we've memorized come back to us and impact our lives -Some of the surprises we've encountered along the way as Dwell has grown -The verses that Ve...

Have you ever wondered how the Dwell designs are created? Ruthie is here to answer that question for you today!  Take few minute to meet our sweet friend and hear some behind the scenes info on how the memory verse designs are created. Members! Don't miss out on your freebies!  Go over to our site, log in , and take a look at the Member Shop.  We've got digital downloads for your phone a...

This month Jenny McGee, founder of Starfish Project, joins Natalie to discuss 2 Timothy 1:7.  Starfish Project exists to help exploited women and girls experience freedom, establish independence and develop careers.  This amazing organization came about when Jenny took a bold step of faith to help those around her. Here's what we're talking about today! -A big anniversary for Starfish Pr...

This month Jenny McGee, founder of Starfish Project, joins Natalie to discuss 2 Timothy 1:7.  Starfish Project exists to help exploited women and girls experience freedom, establish independence and develop careers.  This amazing organization came about when Jenny took a bold step of faith to help those around her. Here's what we're talking about today! - Unexpected opposites within the...

This month Jenny McGee, founder of Starfish Project, joins Natalie to discuss 2 Timothy 1:7.  Starfish Project exists to help exploited women and girls experience freedom, establish independence and develop careers.  This amazing organization came about when Jenny took a bold step of faith to help those around her. Here's what we're talking about today! - The Dwell Differently + Starfish...

This month we are talking about how God's own Spirit lives in us, giving us power, love, and self-discipline. Oh YEAH! Vera and Nat take you through each of these concepts, talking about which of these gifts of the Spirit speaks most to them, why this verse only tackles three gifts of the Spirit, and even the why some translations have sound mind instead of self-discipline. It's some goo...

This episode is so so good.  Alli is bringing it home and wrapping up her last episode with us by leaving us with some very encouraging tips on how to put rest into practice.  She's giving us permission to offer a gracious "no" when we need to.  She's encouraging us to take care of what's in front of us.  And, she's even suggesting that we make a "stop doing&quot...

It's summer.  Maybe that means a slower pace and relaxing days... Or... maybe that means new patterns and routines and a faster-than-normal post pandemic pace.  Whatever your schedule looks like these days, we bet you'd benefit from finding a healthy pattern of rest. Today we're talking about biblical rest. What is it and how do we work towards it?   Alli has some great tips for us....

Do you need to schedule some "quality freak out time"? We can't wait for you to hear about how important it can be from this month's featured guest, Alli Worthington. She's an author, speaker, coach, wife, and busy mom of 5 sons. And we just love her! She has so much to teach us about what it looks like to really rest. She's got so much wisdom on this topic, in fact,...

Summer is in full swing, life's pace is picking up in this post pandemic time, and this verse is bringing us something that we need : R E S T.  If you're a long time listener, you know that this first week of the month is always Vera & Natalie (Dwell Co-Founders/sisters) introducing the new verse to us and sharing some of their thoughts.  We are eager to jump into Psalm 116:7 with yo...

Oh friends.  This is a good one.  The final part of our verse leads us to the discussion of forgiveness.  We've all been there, in a spot where we need to forgive, or move towards forgiveness, but sometimes it is HARD!  We hope that today's episode will be encouraging to you in all the right ways.  We're thankful for Ruth's vulnerability and wisdom that she has shared today and...

Be kind and compassionate.  Ok...but...how? What exactly is kindness, and how can we muster that up all on our own?   These are the things we're diving into today with Ruth Chou Simons.  We all encounter people who are difficult to be kind and compassionate towards.  That's just life.  But what we believe about God and the posture that we take towards those people,  impacts why and how w...

We are thrilled to introduce you to our June Dwell Guest, Ruth Chou Simons! You may know her from  her art and lifestyle brand, Gracelaced , or from some of her recent writings such as Beholding and Becoming or Foundations .  If you don't know her yet, today is a great opportunity to hear from her and to be encouraged! In today's episode Ruth is sharing her eye for beauty with us.  We lo...

At first glance, the application of our verse this month seems simple.  But when we really break it down... it's actually a little more tricky than we'd like to admit! Kindness, compassion, forgiveness—can we do it? Not on our own. But, because of what Jesus as done for us, there's hope.  We can't wait to dig into this with you more today and throughout June! B e // k i n d   a...

A few weeks ago we received the sweetest letters from a few of our youngest Dwell members.  They shared with us how much they love using their Dwell kits to memorize scripture.  We were so excited about what they share with us that we knew we had to turn around and share it with you today!   Enjoy our chat with the Busch family kids.  We know you'll be as encouraged as we were. D o // n o t /...

These show notes are going to be GOLD for you today! Crystal wraps up her last interview with us by sharing a huge list of tips for cramming as much of God's word into your mind as possible.  Check those resources out below! Daily Light, Morning & Evening Edition by Samuel Bagster She Reads Truth & He Reads Truth daily reading plans YouVersion Bible App Bible Gateway First 5 App Learn...