The Cartographers

In this conversation with D.L. Mayfield, we talk about systems in America, how place, education, and opportunities are unequal and strategies for resilience. Join us for Season 4 as we consider hot-button issues alive and well in our world today: Living Faithfully in an Upside-Down World. LINKS D.L. Mayfield’s website: http://www.dlmayfield.com/ Danielle’s book, The Myth of the American Dream http...

How do we talk about race and ethnicity as a discipleship issue and not a partisan issue? David Swanson talks about his book, Rediscipling the White Church and creative possibilities for this moment in time. Join us for Season 4 as we consider hot-button issues alive and well in our world today: Living Faithfully in an Upside-Down World. LINKS David’s book, Rediscipling the White Church : https://...

In this first episode of Season 4 on Living Faithfully in an Upside-Down World, David Taylor and I talk about the language of the Psalms and how they can help chart the way forward for Christians living now — in a pandemic, in an election year, with polarizing tensions, racial violence, inequality and more swirling around us. Find language, practices, and habits to root you now. LINKS David Taylor...

We need thoughtful voices that can ask hard questions and gently lead us forward. We need help as we consider how to vote, how to love our neighbor, and how to flex during this pandemic. Join us for Season 4: Living Faithfully in an Upside-Down World. Share a favorite episode on social media and tag me at @aahales (on Twitter or Instagram or Facebook) and you'll be entered to win a free copy of my...

Ashley Hales and Anjuli Paschal talk about what it looks like to stay in our emotions and bring them to Jesus, how to stay with others in the midst of racial tensions, political polarization, and the pandemic. Be sure to catch up: Episodes 50-55 all deal with emotional health (listen here ) Tell us what you want to hear! 2 MINUTE SURVEY HERE . LINKS Anjuli’s website : https://www.anjulipaschall.co...

Ashley Hales and Rebecca Brewster Stevenson talk about waiting on God, what that looks like in Covid-19, and how to practically deal with your emotions. Other applicable episodes: Episode 46 with Meredith McDaniel on God’s steadfastness, Episode 38 with Laura Wifler and Emily Jensen on a scaffolding for faithfulness, and Episode 35 on loneliness and the common good. Tell us what you want to hear!...

Ashley Hales and Aundi Kolber talk about Aundi's new book, Try Softer, and emotional health now. Aundi Kolber is a Licensed Professional Counselor (MA LPC), writer, and speaker in Castle Rock, Colorado. She specializes in trauma- and body-centered therapies and is passionate about the integration of faith and psychology. Connect with Aundi at aundikolber.com, on Facebook at aundikolberwrites, and...

Ashley Hales and Stephanie Lobdell talk about loss shaming, church hurt, and we can lean into a narrative of hope in practical ways right now. Rev. Stephanie Lobdell, MDiv, is a pastor and writer. She served as co-lead pastor with her husband, Tommy, for ten years and is now the Campus Pastor at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio.  She is the author of Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope out of...

Ashley Hales and K.J. Ramsey talk about loss and suffering as an invitation to God and community. K.J. RAMSEY   (BA, Covenant College; MA, Denver Seminary) is a licensed professional counselor, writer, and recovering idealist who believes sorrow and joy coexist. Her writing has been published in  Christianity Today ,  Relevant ,  The Huffington Post ,  Fathom Magazine ,  Health Central , and other...

Ashley Hales and Heather Caliri talk about anxiety, vulnerability and church and what to do about it from a Christian perspective. Heather Caliri is a writer and artist who is happily content with being an awkward Christian. Tired of anxiety controlling your life? Try her mini-course, “Five Tiny Ideas for Managing Anxiety,"  for free here. LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS , GOOGLE PODCASTS and MEGAPHONE.F...

In this conversation Ashley Hales and Daniel Im talk about hustle culture and what the lies about our work tell us about our souls. LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS , GOOGLE PODCASTS and MEGAPHONE.FM or your favorite podcast-listening app. LINKS Daniel’s book, You Are What You Do : https://amzn.to/2Uvwwxc Daniel’s website: https://www.danielim.com/ New Churches Q&A Podcast: https://www.danielim.com/ne...

We talk about empathy, trauma, care for the sexually abused, and telling your story. Please note we talk about sexual abuse in this episode. But do know that the conversation is full of grace and aware of trauma and the healing of God. We talk what the church can do, too. LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS , GOOGLE PODCASTS and MEGAPHONE.FM or your favorite podcast-listening app. LINKS Mary DeMuth’s book, W...

Leslie Leyland Fields and I chat about place and how and why our stories matter. When the world has been upended by COVID-19, maybe some gentle writing practices might help you recover yourself and help you live into the questions. Leslie Leyland Fields is the multi-award winning author/editor of twelve books. Her newest is Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing and Living the Truth of Your Life whi...

How do we live when circumstances are wonderful or when we’re in the middle of anxiety and fear? Meredith McDaniel, author of In Want + Plenty and invites us into spiritual practices to sustain our weariness, increase our vulnerability, be a real community, and see the provision of God. LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS , GOOGLE PODCASTS and MEGAPHONE.FM or your favorite podcast-listening app. LINKS Meredi...

Don’t you long for your life to feel seamless — not boxed into categories or feelings? This lovely conversation with the brilliant and kind Steven Garber is one step in the right direction. Join us as we talk about place, spiritual disciplines, family stories, and the invitation to live an integrated, whole life. LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS , GOOGLE PODCASTS and MEGAPHONE.FM or your favorite podcast-...

Laura Fabrycky and I talk about how people belong to people and places, about our choices for the good of community, acedia, and what Bonhoeffer has to teach us today. Laura M. Fabrycky is a American writer and poet, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. She is the author, most recently, of  Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer  (Fortress Press, 2020)...

Join us for this special bonus episode with Karla Reed, a style influencer on Instagram and a Christian. We're not economists (at all!) but we talk about all the confusion about how to think about our spending during the current pandemic. Do we support local businesses? Do we go on a spending freeze? How do we use our money in wise and generous ways when the future is uncertain? Listen in to Karla...

Join us for a special series in the month of March on Lenten practices with Lore Ferguson Wilbert. This week, we’re all in need of hope. Join us. Lore is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of  Handle with Care . She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site,  Sayable.net . You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband named Na...

This week, Lore Ferguson Wilbert and I take a break and talk about finding anchoring points during COVID_19. Lore is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of  Handle with Care . She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site,  Sayable.net . You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and t...

Join us for a special series in the month of March on Lenten practices with Lore Ferguson Wilbert — this week’s is on rhythms of fasting and feasting. Lore is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of  Handle With Care . She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site,  Sayable.net . You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband nam...

The Church has historically practiced Lent as a period of preparation for Easter. What does it have to do with our bodies? Why does this matter to our spiritual lives? Join me and Lore Ferguson Wilbert for a special four-week series on Lent. Lore Ferguson Wilbert is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of  Handle With Care . She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more,...

What does it look like to build a sustainable life as a mother? I talk with Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler for more. Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler are in the trenches of motherhood, right alongside their readers. With a combination of accessibility, relatability, and solid Biblical knowledge, Emily and Laura have a knack for simplifying complex Biblical truths, revealing how they relate and apply t...

Listen in to a conversation about overwhelm and how to order a life that really matters. My guest today is Justin Whitmel Earley, author of the book The Common Rule , a CT Book Award Winner. It’s 40% at IVP this week here ! Justin Whitmel Earley graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in English Literature before spending four years in Shanghai, China, teaching and writing. He got...

When we realize we’ve been sucked into comparison, what do we do? When the “you’re perfect” line or the 5 steps to stop comparing” doesn’t cut it, how do we grow? Richella J. Parham is the author of  Mythical Me: Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison  (InterVarsity Press) and  A Spiritual Formation Primer ( Renovaré). She has blogged for over a decade at ImpartingGrace.com. Richella serves as a...

If the social fabric has broken down, what do we do about it? What might Christians have to offer our neighbors who are in search of the common good? We talk everything from loneliness, work, and ideas about how the church can be good neighbors, and how to build real community. Join me as I chat with Jake Meador — he’s the author of In Search of the Common Good and editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodox...