Restoration Road (A Graced For More Podcast)

This episode features a meaningful conversation with my friend and author, Christine Hoy. Her newest book, Keeping Company with Jesus, is available on May 26th, and we discuss what it means to truly abide in Jesus and to know that God wants our presence over performance. In our social media-driven world, it's easy to compare and slip into perfectionism rather than resting in our relationship with...

This episode is Part 3 of a three-part series discussing the arc of restoration. When Jesus restores a life, the story doesn't end with healing... it leads to an invitation. In John 4, we meet the woman at the well, a woman marked by shame and isolation. Yet after one encounter with Jesus, everything changes. The very woman who came to the well alone becomes the one who runs back to her town sayin...

This episode is Part 2 of a three-part series on the arc of restoration. Restoration rarely happens instantly. Most of the time, it unfolds in what feels like the messy middle...the space between failure and healing. In this episode, we look at the stories of David and Peter, two men who deeply loved God yet experienced devastating failure. Through David's repentance in Psalm 51 and Peter's restor...

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"When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, 'Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith." Matthew 8:10 "He was amazed at their lack of faith." Mark 6:6 What will Jesus say of your faith?    Order your copy of RISE: How To Get Back Up After Life Knocks You Down: https://a.co/d/089shpPT     Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Inst...

This episode is based on the Scripture in 1 Peter that implores us to be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) There are other verses referenced that are as follows: "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7) "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you l...

Resources mentioned: The Great Trade, by Susis Lewis: https://a.co/d/4lketiF   Making Peace With Your Past, Tim Sledge  Scripture References: Isaiah 61:1-3 Proverbs 14 and Proverbs 31  Psalm 46:10  The Restoration Road is a Graced For More podcast. You can connect with us through   https://www.gracedformore.org   Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

   https://www.phylismantelli.com Connect with our guest, Phylis Mantelli, and hear her heart behind her book Unmothered: Life with a Mom Who Couldn't Love Me.  In this episode, we talk about mental health, addiction, trauma, and God's goodness to love us through it all!      Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

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Scriptures refrenced:  Psalm 51:12  John 4 John 21   Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing." (Zephaniah 3:17) "On his robe and on his thigh was written the name: "King of kings and Lord of lords." (Revelation 19:16) The story of the prodigal son: Luke 15:11-32 Suicide Hotline: 988 Substance Abuse and Mental Healt...

Transparent Christians are a breath of fresh air! In this episode, you will hear the raw and honest story of how alcohol and drugs can rip through a family's life. But more importantly, you will hear how God's grace can heal, deliver, restore, and redeem all the ugly parts of our lives when we surrender them to Him. Christi and Blair graciously share their story of overcoming a battle of addiction...

Don't Look Back, By Christine Caine  "The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow" (Psalm 146:9).  Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

Have you ever thought about the fact that your idols don't love you? Have you considered how many things we give our time, attention, focus, and energy to...things that are meaningless and fleeting? And yet we jump through hoops trying to serve and indulge them and all the while God is waiting for us to turn to Him and choose His unconditional, unfailing, life-giving, perfect love. It's almost rid...

"Fear of man will prove to be a snare." (Proverbs 29:25)   Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

"I know what is is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation..." Philippians 4:12-13 Serenity Prayer: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference."  Healing After Loss, by Martha W. Hickman Connect with Shelli: Website:...

Connect with me at: gracedformore.org "For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world..."  (2 Timothy 4:10) Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

If you have questions for Dresden about her journey and her program, she can be reached at: Dependondresden@gmail.com https://form.jotform.com/223264142594152  (**avg weight loss on the Optimal Weight 5 &1 Plan is 12 pounds. Clients are in weight loss, on average, for 12 weeks.) Scriptures discussed: "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from G...

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Letting go of unforgiveness can be hard. But when we struggle to forgive, anger can be destructive and toxic to our soul. Some compare holding onto resentment like drinking poison, and expecting the other person to die. But Jesus teaches us a better way to handle our anger. Here are some practicle and Biblical approaches on how to deal with those whom have hurt us. We must choose to let go, and le...

We can thank God for the thorns in our flesh. The thorns He allows to pierce us, are the pressure points which keep us relying on Him. Our thorns tether us to His grace, helping us surrender to His sovereignty. Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

God's mercy rescues us from our darkest places, and our deepest pits. The Lord pursues us, and graciously goes out of His way to redeem us. His mercy is an invitation of salvation to all of us. Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

Our testimony encourages others and gives one another hope to keep fighting the good fight of faith! When the enemy tries to get us off track, we can choose to have a strong and vigorous faith. Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore

Let's choose to be a good steward of the freedom Christ died to give us. In this episode, let's talk about how to be intentional in passing on the baton of faith to the generation coming up behind us and how to stake our claim on God's miracles. Connect with Shelli: Website: https://gracedformore.org Instagram: @gracedformore