The Evergreen Podcast

In 24 Lessons from 2024 , we’re sharing the biggest insights we’ve learned last year year. From making peace with our timelines to embracing audacity and trusting God’s no’s, we dive into discipline, faith, and growth. Join us as we reflect on the lessons shaping our journey in 2025! With love, Ruth and Joshua Timestamps: 00:00 Intro’s 03:00 Ruth: Make Peace With Your Timeline 05:00 Joshua: Focus...

Loneliness is a common human experience that can be felt by anyone, regardless of their relationship status or social life. In this podcast, we will explore the loneliness that can come with being single and the loneliness that can arise when we are working towards our goals and dreams. We will discuss how to cope with loneliness and build meaningful connections with others, even when we feel alon...

Join us in this episode as we delve deep into the transformative power of forgiveness. Explore Ruth and Marthina's compelling stories and perceptive insights, navigating the complexities and healing potentials of forgiving oneself and others. Discover practical strategies and the emotional impact of embracing forgiveness on spiritual maturity, relationships, and overall well-being. Whether it's gr...

Boundaries are the invisible fences that protect our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. They define what we are willing to tolerate and what we are not. In this episode, we welcome back our special guest, Shekinah, and introduce a new voice to the conversation, Marthina. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation as we delve into the intricate world of boundaries. In this episode, we...

In today's world of carefully crafted personas and social media facades, authenticity is a rare and precious commodity. In this episode, we delve into the this topic a bit deeper, exploring how these qualities can transform our lives and relationships. Our guest, renowned spoken-word artist, educator, speaker and dear friend, Boaz, shares his insights on the power of being true to ourselves and em...

Season 3 of our emotionally charged series on 'Emotionally Healthy Spirituality' is off to an explosive start with an episode delving into the delicate dance of confrontation. Join us as we unravel the mystery behind a situation that forced Ruth to have a heart-to-heart with Joshua.. But that's not all! Joshua is about to drop a life-changing update that will leave you speechless. Hint: He has a m...

For the final episode of the season on life post-uni, we sat down with Mr. Rashawn Grant to pick his brains on his musing on the hurried life, recreating generational cycles of hurriedness as children of immigrant parents, failure as a man and so much more. This is perhaps one of our favourite episodes of this season. If you have any questions for us for the next season on emotional health, feel f...

Hello! We're back for the penultimate episode of the season (eek!). In today's episode, we sat down with the AMAZING Veronia Spaine to learn more about money management, her journey getting debt-free and how to broach the sensitive topic of finances in intimate relationships. This was an incredibly enriching chat for us so we hope you're able to take some gems away! With love, Ruth and & Josh...

Hey guys! We are back with another episode!! This week Josh returns to sit down with Ruth and discuss the difficulties of changing family dynamics after university. This episode serves as a precursor to season 3, where we will be exploring ‘Emotionally Healthy Discipleship’ more deeply. But for now sit back and enjoy this week’s episode! Stay blessed! Ruth and Josh TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:15...

Hi folks! It's Monday which means another Evergreen episode. We hope you've been enjoying our series on life post-uni. In today's episode, we are joined by an incredibly special guest (and very dear friend of ours), Boaz a.k.a The Mayor of Warwick! We discuss our spiritual journeys, the importance of fellowship and community during uni, including the pitfalls of Christian fellowships, processing a...

Hi guys! Happy Easter!! HE IS RISENNN, We hope you've managed to reset, reflect and enjoy the long weekend. In this episode, we discuss all things careers, including our dream jobs as children, navigating closed doors and the pressure to make inauthentic career decisions. We also discuss the importance of diversifying the concept of 'Black Excellence' by exposing ourselves to unconventional storie...

In episode 3 of out 'Life After Uni' series, we are joined by a very special guest, Shekinah, where we discuss the joys and pains of navigating friendship after university. This one gets quite deep at around the 40 minute mark, so make sure to stick around until then, or even skip to that part now! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - What is friendship 05:30 - What have your friendships been like? 1...

Hey guys! Welcoming back to the second episode of the season where we discuss our experiences navigating the "dating jungle" also affectionately known as the "streets." Dating post-uni is a slightly different game to what it was during university. In this episode, we discuss everything from our experiences (or lack thereof) dating, the importance of emotional integrity, ways in which we can be res...

Hey guys! We’re finally back and raring to go with season 2 of The Evergreen Podcast. For the first episode of season two, we brought on Abaka Debrah - talented wordsmith, writer, and source of wise counsel, laughter and friendship to many to help us kick off the season. Listen in as we discuss what it means to live in a constant state of 2am dreams, our experiences with failure and we got to find...

Happy Monday Folks! To wrap up Season 1, we'll be answering a question from a lovely listener asking for advice on how to encourage their friend who is consistently producing 'bad' art. What a dilemma! In this episode we explored some of the weaknesses of "Christian" art and artists, the inevitability of starting off imperfectly, being your brothers keeper as a creative and the strengths and weakn...

In response to a question asked by one of the Evergreen community members, we thought it would be beneficial to introduce you all to the Evergreen Reading System! View the Evergreen Reading system as a guide. Play around with Stan do what works for you. Episode Timestamp: 29:00 - S1E7 QnA Special The Evergreen Reading System Preliminary steps: Let your primary reading be scripture (the truth revea...

In this weeks episode Ruth & I explore 3 very weighty questions 1) what are our thoughts on deconstruction 2) how to read for transformation and 3) how to develop patience in life. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Q1: Thoughts on deconstruction 04:25 - How different cultures worship differently 10:10 - Diversity is not a result of the fall! 13:13 - Evergreen Highlight: Dr Vince Bantu Book high...

“There is a kind of person who seems - at first glance - to benefit from an admirable degree of self-motivation, thoroughness and drive. They are up at dawn, they rarely take holidays, they are always sneaking in an extra hour or two of work. Their bosses are highly impressed, they are constantly promoted and their grades have constantly been excellent since primary school. We might anoint them wi...

In today's episode, we discuss 'invisibility.' With the Prosperity Gospel becoming mainstream conversations such as becoming “the best you,” “living your best life,” “self-actualisation,” and “finding your destiny,” have become incredibly hot topics. Due to this, our eyes have become locked on our outward lives; we inevitably assess our growth by the successes of our circumstances. We discuss our...

In this weeks episode we explore themes in Curt Thompson's book 'The Soul of Shame'. We focus specifically on how shame can hinder creativity, especially when used as a motivator by those in positions of authority i.e. teachers. Let us know your thoughts surrounding the topic of shame in the comment section below! Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome & Intro 00:53 - The Soul of shame 03:30 - Shame as a...

Rest is a necessity for all, but is elusive for many. Join us in Episode 3 of the Evergreen Podcast as we talk through our struggles and successes with finding true rest for the soul. Timestamps 00:00 - Welcome & Intro 01:48 - What is the Sabbath 02:48 - Origins of the Sabbath. 08:17 - Ruth’s Childhood experience of the Sabbath. 12:40 - The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 16:15 - Your soul needs...

In this episode we explore how embracing our role as a maker in this world can help us to become more loving and effective in our everyday lives. Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome & Intro 02:45 - Ruth's academic journey 06:00 - Josh's clearing nightmare 11:40 - Siblings as graces of sanctification 17:00 - Vocational creativity in the work place 23:30 - The necessity of innovation in the workplace -...

“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns,” Edward de Bono Conversations on creativity have exploded in the last decades. It has been recognised as has been recognized as one of the most important “twentieth century skills,” shaping everything from corporate spa...