Food for Thought (Spiritually Speaking)

Send us Fan Mail We are all a little rough around the edges. We are, unfortunately, imperfect. But we don't have to stay that way.  This episode addresses how we can identify our own rough edges and take steps to smooth them out.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Do you like to plan everything out? That approach doesn't work so well in our journey of faith. God gives us just one step to take, and we move forward in faith. This episode is about how to embrace the one step God gives each day.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Most people desire more in their prayer life. We get frustrated because we are so easily distracted. This episode covers three typical causes of distraction in prayer and ideas for overcoming those distractions.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wished you lived more in God's presence throughout your day? That is the subject of this episode. How can we focus on God? What distracts us from the proper focus? What can we do about those distractions? ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Lots of people ask God for a sign - a sign that He is real, a sign of His will, a sign that He is good and loves them. What signs does God give? What signs do we seek? How can we see the signs all around us? That's the subject of today's episode.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever taken something personally that wasn't meant that way? Or maybe someone has done that to you? This episode addresses how we can sometimes mistake things that are not really about us and the effect that can have on our spiritual life.  Listen to what's not about you - and then what IS about you.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Faceboo...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that you have a mission from God? Each of us is created for a purpose and given the gifts we need to live that purpose and achieve our unique mission. This episode addresses how we find and live that mission. Enjoy! ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail We all know name calling is wrong, but sometimes we direct the name calling to ourselves. We accept a negative identity - a lie about ourselves. This episode addresses the identities we are given by God so that we can stop the self-directed name calling and embrace who we really are in Christ.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Aut...

Send us Fan Mail The people in darkness have seen a great light! Jesus is the light, but we are called to be light as well - to shine God's light in the world. How much light do we bring into the world? How much more light can we bring? That's the topic for this episode.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail We tend to judge others and that's not so good. How can we distinguish between fraternal correction and judging? Spoiler alert: It's in the heart! That's the subject of this episode.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Do you sometimes resist bringing God everything? Do you worry that you are too much for Him? This episode is about God as the ultimate Strong Man. We can bring him our work, burdens, dreams, sin, wounds and more. He can handle it!  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail We are made to shine, and to shine we sometimes need to be polished. This episode talks about how God polishes us through the challenges of life and how we can be more open to His work so that we can grow in holiness.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Are you bilingual? Can you speak your native tongue and the language of God: Godish? This episode explores how we can understand others beyond the words spoken and hear their heart - the language of God. Godish. It's the most valuable language in the world!  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever re-gifted something? Most of us have. God gives us many spiritual gifts that we can re-gift - and should re-gift. What are they and how do we do it? That is the topic for this episode.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail How sorry are you for your sins? What motivates your sorrow? How do you know if you are sorry enough for God's mercy? This episode tackles how we repent of our sins and God's response, no matter how imperfect our sorrow.   ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail The rich young man asked Jesus what he needed to do to be saved, and Jesus answered that he should obey the commandments. When the young man said he did that, Jesus said, "There is one thing more," and told him to sell all he had and follow Jesus. God may not be calling you to sell everything you have, but maybe he has one thing more for you right now that will help you...

Send us Fan Mail I am a fixer upper. How about you? Do you need some work done by God to grow in your faith? That's what this episode is about. We are all fixer uppers. And God is the one who showers His grace on us to help us become the soul He created us to be.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Zacchaeus is the tax collector who climbed a tree to see Jesus.  His life was transformed, but people rejected him and criticized Jesus for dining with tax collectors and sinners.  Do you have a past that embarrasses you? Do people reject you because of who you were without seeing who you are? This episode deals with the greatness of God in transforming our lives like he did for Z...

Send us Fan Mail St. Josemaria Escriva used the metaphor of an envelope to describe how we serve God in the world. We are the envelope carrying God's message of love to the world. How can we be that envelope? How can we better appreciate all those envelopes that have been sent to us throughout our lives? That is the subject for this episode.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian....

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever have imaginary conversations with others? Maybe relive an argument - and this time you win? Does your imagination take you places that stoke your vanity? That's the subject of this episode - Vain Imaginings.  They are not always harmless.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail Jesus is called by many names in Scripture. This episode explores eight names that describe what Jesus does. What can we learn about the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity through the names used in Scripture? This is part 2 of 2 parts.  If you are interested, you can download a prayer of the Litany of the Holy Names of Jesus here: https://colleenorchanian.com/podcast   ColleenOr...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus is the name that is above all names. This episode takes a look at eight different names of Jesus in Scripture.  Each describes an aspect of who Jesus is.  Listen and learn more about who Jesus is and grow more deeply in your relationship with Him. This is part 1 of 2.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to have a living faith? Why does it matter? How can we live our faith every moment of every day? How can we be a witness in the world to the joy of faith in Jesus Christ? All of these questions are answered in this episode.  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores three more paradoxes of Scripture: the last shall be first, giving is receiving, and to lead is to serve.  Do you see these things as God does or as the world does? How can you embrace the paradoxes of Scripture and live a more abundant life?  ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author

Send us Fan Mail This second episode on paradoxes looks at three seemingly contradictory perspectives from Scripture: find joy in trials; I am worthless but precious; and the least is the greatest. How can we better live our faith and embrace the paradoxes presented by Jesus?   ColleenOrchanian@gmail.com  www. ColleenOrchanian.com  Facebook: Colleen Orchanian, Author