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Conversational CounselingS12 Ep. 2 / Boundaries Are in the Bible>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2026-02-0329 min
Conversational CounselingS12 Ep. 1 / Boundaries are NOT Mean>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2026-01-2733 min
F-Stop Collaborate and Listen450: Justin Tedford - Making Polaroid Emulsion Lifts to Combat PTSD
In this episode of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen, host Matt Payne talks with Justin Tedford, a combat veteran and photographer, about his unique approach to using photography as a healing tool to combat PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Justin shares his journey from small-town Iowa to working for the Department of Corrections, and describes how creative expression, specifically Polaroid emulsion lifts, became a therapeutic outlet during difficult times. The conversation delves into the tactile, imperfect process of transforming digital images into analog art, and how embracing imperfection mirrored Justin’s personal healing journey. They discuss creative ruts, the value of pe...
2025-12-0145 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 8 / Barriers, Delays, and the Mystery of Prayer>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-11-1838 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 7 / Guided Scripture Prayer>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-11-1130 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 6 / Contemplative Prayer>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-11-0437 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 5 / Lament and Process Journaling>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-10-2853 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 4 / Lectio Divina>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-10-2126 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 3 / The Immanuel Journal>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-10-1428 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 2 / The Examen Prayer>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-10-0726 min
Conversational CounselingS11 Ep. 1 / What is Prayer?>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-09-3034 min
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep. 7 / You Have to Believe What I Believe>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email! What is your posture when you join someone on their journey to comfort and change? If our first priority is to influence or teach, we risk pushing our framework of beliefs on others rather than prioritizing love. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul opens the chapter by reminding the church about the importance of sharing truth with love. As Christians and counselors, we should never compromise on the essentials of the gospel when we’re pursuing love. But at th...
2025-07-1526 min
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep. 6 / Your Body Doesn't Matter!>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-07-0826 min
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep. 5 / It Doesn’t Matter What I Believe>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-07-0148 min
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep. 4 / I Can Fix That!>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-06-2433 min
New Books in TechnologyCarly A. Kocurek and Matthew Payne, "Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game" (Amherst College Press, 2024)Ultima and World-Building in the Computer Role-Playing Game (Amherst College Press, 2024) is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry. Through archival and popular media sources, examinations of fan communities, and the game itself, this book historicizes the games and their authors. By attending to the salient moments and sites of game creation throughout the series’ storied past, authors Carly A. Kocurek and Matthew Thomas Payne detail the creative choices and structural forces that brought Ultima’s celebr...
2025-06-2030 min
New Books in Popular CultureCarly A. Kocurek and Matthew Payne, "Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game" (Amherst College Press, 2024)Ultima and World-Building in the Computer Role-Playing Game (Amherst College Press, 2024) is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry. Through archival and popular media sources, examinations of fan communities, and the game itself, this book historicizes the games and their authors. By attending to the salient moments and sites of game creation throughout the series’ storied past, authors Carly A. Kocurek and Matthew Thomas Payne detail the creative choices and structural forces that brought Ultima’s celebr...
2025-06-2030 min
New Books in Game StudiesCarly A. Kocurek and Matthew Payne, "Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game" (Amherst College Press, 2024)Ultima and World-Building in the Computer Role-Playing Game (Amherst College Press, 2024) is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry. Through archival and popular media sources, examinations of fan communities, and the game itself, this book historicizes the games and their authors. By attending to the salient moments and sites of game creation throughout the series’ storied past, authors Carly A. Kocurek and Matthew Thomas Payne detail the creative choices and structural forces that brought Ultima’s celebr...
2025-06-2027 min
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep. 3 / My Life Has To Be Perfect>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-06-1730 min
Absorb This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect On A Rainy Day.Corporate Murder by Brenda B BataliPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/253945to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Corporate Murder
Author: Brenda B Batali
Narrator: Eric A Grimes, Ericka Grimes
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 06-13-25
Ratings: 5.0 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Mystery
Publisher's Summary:
A gruesome murder outside a gay bar sends Detective Soto on an investigation which delves into two collaborating computer companies across both coasts. As a determined young girl, Haile Jones goes after what she wants and she wants to marry her childhood friend Kent Halverson. But Jordan Payne, Kent’s volleyball partner, presents a problem as Kent struggles wi...
2025-06-1311h 02
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep.2 / I Must Always Be Available!>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-06-1034 min
Conversational CounselingS10 Ep. 1 / It’s All Up to Me!>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-06-0333 min
Conversational CounselingS9 Ep. 7 / Trauma: Helping Someone Tell Their Trauma StoryDisclaimer: This season is about trauma, and it might be difficult at times for some listeners. It’s not graphic, but each episode does cover sensitive topics.>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-03-1848 minConversational CounselingS9 Ep. 6 / Trauma: Safe in RelationshipDisclaimer: This season is about trauma, and it might be difficult at times for some listeners. It’s not graphic, but each episode does cover sensitive topics.>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-03-1134 minConversational CounselingS9 Ep. 3 / Trauma: Walking with OthersDisclaimer: This season is about trauma, and it might be difficult at times for some listeners. It’s not graphic, but each episode does cover sensitive topics.>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2025-02-1858 minConversational CounselingS8 Ep. 6 / The Good News for Sinners: Gospel Waltz (Love)>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-11-0546 minConversational CounselingS8 Ep. 5 / The Good News for Sinners: Gospel Waltz (Believe)>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-10-2941 min
TVNotas: ¡Chismecito pa' llevar!¡Fallece Liam Payne y el Kompayaso! Adrián Marcelo ¿sigue generando polémica? ¡A Brenda Bezares le llueve hate!En este capitulo de 'Chismecito pa' llevar' te contamos que el mundo del espectáculo se vistió de luto tras la muerte de Liam Payne, exintegrante de One Direction y el deceso de 'Kompayaso'. Adrián Marcelo asegura que seguirá monetizando tras su paso por 'LCDLFM'. Mario Bezares pide que pare el hate en contra de su esposa, Brenda Bezares. Fiesta de solteras: Shakira festeja con Belinda, Danna, Kenia Os y más 'celebs'. Todo esto y más solo en 'Chismecito pa' llevar'. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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2024-10-1911 minConversational CounselingS8 Ep. 1 / Ten Reasons Why We MUST Talk about Sin!>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-10-0150 min
The Lineage Changer PodcastBattling Fear For Building A New Life And Redefining Success with Abby Payne - Part 2This episode is Part 2 of this amazing conversation with Abby Payne. She shares her wisdom on Nervous System Regulation and tackling the real fear of navigating the thought of trying something new. She discusses the risk of staying in your current place versus stepping into your new life. I hope this conversation brings light and encouragement to your day!Connect with me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendarivera1019/?igsh=MTZ6a2xpZ3VsYzQ4bw%3D%3D&utm_source=qrWays to Connect with A...
2024-09-0540 minThe Lineage Changer PodcastFrom Darkness To New Life And The Reality Of A New Career with Abby Payne - Part 1I have to say I am still blown away by this amazing conversation with Abby Payne. I can’t wait for all of you to connect with her real and raw story that will touch so many of you in a deep way. Abby shares her personal story and the deep struggles of nursing taking a different turn than expected. For anyone working in a high stress level career you will resonate with this in a profound way. I can’t wait for you to experience this beautiful conversation! I hope this conversation brings light and encouragement to your day...
2024-09-0237 minConversational CounselingS7 Ep. 5 / You Have a Story (Part 2)>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-08-0128 minConversational CounselingS7 Ep. 5 / You Have a Story (Part 1)>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-07-3127 minConversational CounselingS7 Ep. 3 / Your Story and God's Story>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-07-1730 minConversational CounselingS7 Ep. 2 / The Bible as One Story with Adam Coppock>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-07-1040 minConversational CounselingS7 Ep. 1 / Counseling is Story Work>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-07-0335 min
Morbidology256: Brenda PowellMichelle Gaffney was at work at the University of Mount Union in Ohio on the 3rd of March, 2020, when she received a message from a parent of a student. When Michelle called back, she could hear loud thumps in the background along with a deafening scream....SPONSORS -ZocDoc: Zocdoc is the only free app that lets you find and book doctors who are patient reviewed, take your insurance & are available when you need them. To find a & book a top rated doctor today. Visit: https://zocdoc.com/morbidology
2024-05-1359 minConversational CounselingS6 Ep. 6 / Ginger Jacks: Help When Someone Has Lost a Child>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2024-04-1143 minConversational CounselingS6 Ep. 5 / Peggy Bruning: Help When You Love an AddictListener discretion advised: This episode is not graphic but it does cover a sensitive topic.
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2024-04-0458 minConversational CounselingS6 Ep. 4 / Andrew Dealy: Help When You or Someone You Know is SuicidalListener discretion advised: This episode is not graphic but it does cover a sensitive topic.
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2024-03-2851 minConversational CounselingS6 Ep. 3 / Chris Torchia: Help When Your Child Reveals Gender and Sexual Identity StrugglesNote: This episode is not graphic but it does cover sensitive topics you might not be ready for little ears to hear.
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2024-03-2156 minConversational CounselingS6 Ep. 2 / Marnie Ferree: Help When Your Spouse Betrays YouNote: This episode is not graphic but it does cover a sensitive topic you might not be ready for little ears that may be around to hear.
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2024-03-1457 minConversational CounselingS6 Ep. 1 / Christine Chappell: Help When Depression Overwhelms You as a MomNote: This episode is particularly one mother sharing her story, but this episode will not merely benefit moms. We think the principles we talk about apply to anyone whose world has been turned upside down and is facing depression. We hope you enjoy…
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2024-02-2959 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 8 / Tim Challies: A Story of Immeasurable Suffering and Incomparable Hope>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2023-12-0552 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 7 / When All Hope Seems Lost
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2023-11-2842 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 6/ How Can I Suffer Well and Help Others?>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2023-11-2839 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 5 / What is God Doing in My Suffering?
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2023-11-1427 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 4 / How to Write a Lament
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2023-11-0737 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 3 / Carol Collier on Lament: How to Cry Out to God in Suffering>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2023-10-3146 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 2 / Where is God in my suffering?>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2023-10-2435 minConversational CounselingS5 Ep. 1 / Why do I suffer?>> Click HERE to get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling sent straight to your email!
2023-10-1723 minConversational CounselingS4 Ep.9 / PerfectionismHave you ever felt like you are constantly striving for something that is never quite good enough? Or maybe you just feel like you're always falling a little short? If so, then this episode might be especially for you. This week’s common struggle is perfectionism. Whether we can see it in small areas or all throughout our lives, perfectionism can quickly become exhausting, exacting and exasperating!
The “do it all” mentality of many perfectionists often leads to positive feedback from others, but all the praise can easily hide our underlying motives to the point that we can bec...
2023-09-0940 min
Conversational CounselingBonus Episode / Elyse FitzpatrickOn this bonus episode of Conversational Counseling we are so excited to talk with Elyse Fitzpatrick!
Elyse has spent the last 40 years in the biblical counseling sphere asking two very important questions - what do women need to hear and how can I get it to them? She has paved the way for women in the biblical counseling movement and continues to help teach people how to walk alongside others.
We talk about how we can know all the right things and be doing them well, but miss the gospel. For the listeners that feel fu...
2023-08-291h 03
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 8 / Fear of ManClick HERE to get the FREE Anti-Psalm handout (it'll be sent to your email)
Fear of Man, also known as people pleasing, is the common struggle Brenda and Alex take us through this week. We are reminded that we were created to be known and know others deeply - but people pleasing distorts that into an inordinate desire for approval or inordinate fear of disapproval. These desires and fears can lead people into patterns of overcommitment, excessive worrying, over sensitivity, and over achievement. All of these traps can happen when we take good things and turn them...
2023-08-2339 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 7 / BitternessClick here for the Lament Resource mentioned in Episode 7.
Bitterness is the complicated, yet common, struggle that Brenda and Alex take us through this week. Bitterness can cause us to feel powerless and will begin to shape how we view the world around us, how we see the past, and how we anticipate the future. If it continues we can begin to lose hope and forget that God is writing the story and we can trust Him in it.
Through walking out a very personal experience that Brenda shares we learn that the path from b...
2023-08-1638 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 6 / DepressionFor the Personal Lament Handout Click Here
Depression is a common but complex struggle that all of us will encounter in our own lives or in the lives of people we love.
In this episode Brenda and Alex begin by addressing what depression is and walk through possible causes for it in our lives. Looking at it holistically they address our physical and spiritual lives, the influence of other people, and the influence of the enemy. This is the lens used by Dr. Bob Smith who was both a medical doctor and a biblical counselor. B...
2023-08-0950 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 5 / GuiltFor the Seven A’s of Confession Handout click here.
In this episode Alex and Brenda explore guilt. By walking through the difference between subjectively feeling guilty and objectively being guilty we can begin to work through where and how guilt is affecting our walk with the Lord.
It’s important not only to recognize the difference between guilt and shame that Brenda and Alex discuss, but also to remind ourselves that there is a difference between conviction and condemnation.
The Holy Spirit’s job is to convict us, but that conviction is an open...
2023-08-0236 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 4 / AngerClick Here to have the Anger Journal Handout sent to your email
In this episode Brenda and Alex begin to unpack Anger. Anger is an all encompassing response - we feel it in our bodily responses, our mental value judgements, and our emotional reactions.
Through exploring the differences between righteous and unrighteous anger in the journaling exercise provided in this episode we can begin to work through our own struggles with this layered emotional response. It is possible to be right in our assessment of what is making us angry, and wrong with how we h...
2023-07-2644 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 3 / Anxiety Part 2>> Get FREE Anxiety Journal and Biblical Thought Filter handouts
2023-07-1941 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 2 / Anxiety Part 1>> Get a free handout on visual theology that goes with this episode!
2023-07-1249 min
Conversational CounselingS4 Ep. 1 / Wisdom for Life's Common Struggles>> Get free visuals, handouts and discussion questions for Conversational Counseling!
2023-07-0539 minConversational CounselingS3 Bonus Episode/ Marty Solomon ConversationOn this episode of Conversational Counseling we are thrilled to have Marty Solomon, creator and executive producer of The BEMA Podcast join us!
We talk about the how Jewish scholarship teaches us about the ministry of Jesus and therefore our ministry to others, the theme in the story of the Bible of God's desire to restore relationship after disruption, the value of a deeper understanding of the Text to help us understand who God is more fully, the value of radical community amongst our diversity, a rabbinical model of discipleship, the value of wrestling with questions and nuanc...
2023-04-1451 minConversational CounselingS3 Ep.7/ Miserable Counselors: Key elements of everyday ministryLet’s be honest, sometimes as we walk with one another, we just miss it. None of us are perfect and sometimes we get on people’s nerves and even outright hurt them.
In this episode, we highlight some of the ways we can really just be miserable counselors in everyday ministry. Even though we address some serious misses, hopefully you’ll find yourself laughing through this episode and taking yourself a little less seriously.
And remember, what strengthens relationships is not that we never miss people; it’s that we’re willing to own where we’v...
2023-03-3134 minConversational CounselingS3 Ep. 6/ Ministry of Words: Key elements of everyday ministrySo often when we think about feeling inadequate in ministering to others, it’s because we don’t think we’ll know what to say. We hope by now in this season, that we’ve shown you (ironically, with our words… ha!) how even though we tend to think words should be used first in ministry, so often they really need to be used last.
Before we speak, we really have to remain humble enough to recognize that we don’t have all the answers.
But when the time does come to speak up, how do we know w...
2023-03-2440 min
Things You Might Not Have HeardGameStop, Shaquille O'Neal & William Shatner - 3/22/2023Today's Sponsor: Hostage TapeToday's Rundown:ESPN Set To Make Multiple Layoffs And No One Is SafeFox News producer was forced to spy on Maria Bartiromo, who execs called 'crazy,' 'menopausal,' and 'hysterical,' new lawsuit saysGameStop stock soars after retailer posts first quarterly profit in two yearsDeSantis needles Trump as he breaks silence on hush money caseMacaulay Culkin, Brenda Song Welcome Baby No. 2, Kieran Culkin ConfirmsShaq recovering from hip replacement surgery after hospital photo causes stirIndia cuts internet to 27 million as Punjab police hunt Sikh separatistRupert Murdoch, 92, engaged to Ann Lesley Smith following fourth divorce
2023-03-2221 min
Conversational CounselingS3 Bonus Episode/ A Conversation with Dr. Curt ThompsonOn this episode of Conversational Counseling we are thrilled to have Dr. Curt Thompson share about interpersonal neurobiology and embodying the gospel to one another.
We talk about the incredible science of the brain, the Scriptures, how important physical presence is, cultivating community, telling our stories more truly, paying attention to our bodies, suffering, transformation, and more!
Dr. Thompson is known for bringing together a dialect of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) and a Christian anthropology to educate and encourage others as they seek to fulfill their intrinsic desire to feel known, valued and connected. Curt understands...
2023-03-1750 minConversational CounselingS3 Ep. 5/ Asking Questions: Key elements of everyday ministryMany of us can think of someone who is just really good at asking questions. It can seem like an unobtainable skill, yet it’s really something we can all grow in!
Rather than assigning motives and misunderstanding people, we can truly just ask the next question to get to know them. Not simply fact finding to satisfy our curiosity, but really learning who they are.
Learning to ask better questions will help us grow into being a holy, healing community.
In this episode we offer examples and paradigms for asking better questions th...
2023-03-1032 minConversational CounselingS3 Ep. 4/ Listening: Key elements of everyday ministrySo often, when trouble comes to those we love, we are tempted to be quick to give advice. But the Gospel calls us to listen before we speak. And in our listening, to really seek to know and understand the other person rather than to just try to get information and facts out of them.
This episode has a total of 20 tips you can practically use to pause, see and really experience someone’s story with them.
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2023-03-0345 minConversational CounselingS3 Ep. 3/ Ministry of Presence: Key elements of everyday ministryIf we’re going to care for someone, we have to be present with them. But it’s not just being a body in the room, it’s being truly present. Really being an embodied presence so they feel like they’re in the presence of Christ.
Being present with others in this way can be risky and vulnerable. And it definitely requires a lot from us. But when we know that we are beloved by Jesus, we really are empowered to comfort and enter in with others. When we are with Jesus and know that He is with...
2023-02-2438 minConversational CounselingS3 Ep. 2/ A Model of Personal Ministry: Key elements of everyday ministryMinistry is to us, before it’s through us. Until we know how to receive it from the Lord, we’re not going to be able to let it flow through us to other people. As we pause and slow down to think about how Jesus moves towards people, what He asks, what He says, we start to learn how to share the same type of ministry care with others.
This season of Conversational Counseling is all about equipping you with frameworks to be able to minister more fully to those around you in your everyday life. In t...
2023-02-1732 min
Conversational CounselingS3 Ep. 1/ Preparing Our Hearts: Key elements of everyday ministryThis season of Conversational Counseling is all about equipping you with frameworks to be able to minister more fully to those around you in your everyday life, the ones right in front of you.
Much of the preparation for the best things in life really do not take a linear path. And so much preparation of our hearts comes through seasons of being in a desert place. A place of pain. A place of failure even.
But as we learn to work our story out in the context of God's story, we're able to see...
2023-02-1056 min
Conversational CounselingS2 Bonus Episode / Sherri Tate's story of forgivenessSeason 2 was all about forgiveness, and we have a special treat for you in this bonus episode... Our dear friend and colleague Sherri Tate shares part of her own story and how the Lord brought her to a place of genuine healing and forgiveness after experiencing compound trauma and abuse.
Sherri bravely shares her story of suffering and even her own sin, graciously dispels myths perpetuated by those within the church that harmed her, and offers a long view of forgiveness full of freedom and redemption that has come and holds hope for the future still.
2023-01-2856 minConversational CounselingS2 Ep. 6/ Restore: It's bigger than forgivenessThis season has been all about forgiveness, both what it is, but also what it isn’t. This episode is about restoration.
We have to orient vertically to the safety we have in Christ. He's the only one who ultimately is not going to let us down. It's only from that place of safety, that we're going to be able to venture out into the risk of any relationship.
“How to Discern True Repentance When Serious Sin Has Occurred” by Darby Strickland
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2022-12-0245 minConversational CounselingS2 Ep. 5/ Reconcile: It's bigger than forgivenessThis season, we’re talking about forgiveness, both what it is, but also what it isn’t. This episode is about reconciliation.
Reconciliation is where we’re clearing away the rubble and beginning to repair the ruins of the relationship and the hearts that are involved.
But reconciliation isn’t always possible, no matter how much we desire it. So when is it possible? And how can it look? Even in the midst of leaning in towards reconciliation with other people, we find ourselves confronted often. So we have to stay in a posture of humility...
2022-11-1740 minConversational CounselingS2 Ep. 4/ Overlooking or Confronting: It's bigger than forgivenessThis whole season, we’re looking at forgiveness… both what it is, but also what it isn’t. Our conversation on this episode is about discerning when to overlook and when to confront.
What’s so hard about knowing whether to overlook or to confront, is that we could do either one from a place of fear and sin or from a place of love and obedience. All of us have a bent one way or the other, but being willing to lean in and listen to the Lord’s leading is essential to knowing the next steps forw...
2022-10-2839 minConversational CounselingS2 Ep. 3/ Release: It's bigger than forgivenessIn this season, we’re looking at forgiveness, both what it is but also what it isn’t. This episode, we talk through what it looks like to release someone from personal vengeance and bitterness.
The reality is, that we can’t rush this process. And if we try to do so, we’ll likely just experience more shame because we still feel the weight of the pain and a measure of bitterness. But if we choose to hold onto bitterness, even if we try to pretty it up, it surely will harm us and other relationships around u...
2022-10-0936 minConversational CounselingS2 Ep. 2/ Remember: It's bigger than forgivenessThis season we're looking at forgiveness... what it is, but also what it isn't. In this episode we explore the reality that what we remember, what we rehearse and hold onto, impacts our lives and relationships.
So much of forgiveness is not just an event, it's a process. And just because you have to walk in forgiveness again in something you already forgave before, doesn't mean you're doing something wrong.
Our tendency so often is to seek vengeance. And the good news is, vengeance is not an ungodly thing to feel the need for! But...
2022-09-2226 minConversational CounselingS2 Ep. 1/ Receive: It’s bigger than forgivenessThis season is all about the topic of forgiveness. So often forgiveness is equated with complete repair and restoration of relationships. What we'd like to do, is look at what it means to walk in forgiveness and how it can really impact our relationships.
There are a lot of myths around forgiveness. Forgiveness is not forgetting. Forgiveness is not the same as reconciling and trusting. So we're going to take this season to look at what it is...
When we're walking in forgiveness, we’re not in bondage anymore. We’re not in prison. And we fi...
2022-09-0836 minConversational CounselingS1 Bonus Episode: IntroductionsWelcome to Conversational Counseling, where counseling and discipleship meet!
In this episode, Brenda and Alex introduce themselves and their heart for you and this podcast... They're not trying to make professionals out of everyone, but just help meet you in your everyday life and everyday situations so you can enjoy and invite others into the comfort and change Jesus offers.
For free visuals and discussion questions for this podcast season, sign up at knownministries.org.
Our theme music is by As Isaac.
This podcast is made possible by engineer and producer...
2022-08-2233 min
Conversational CounselingS1 Ep. 6/ Show Up, Shut Up, Speak UpThe episode in which Brenda and Alex say a "bad" word… listen to find out which one…
One of the things that is the biggest danger to good listening and good speaking up is assuming things. We have to be willing to wade in and ask questions and open up every part of what someone is telling us.
Our methodology (how we go about ministering to people) is as important as our theology (what we’re saying to people).
We want to walk alongside one another in a way that represents and embodies who Ch...
2022-06-2238 min
Outdoor Photography PodcastWhat Does Connecting to Nature Mean to You? [COMPILATION]Episode 64: Today, we’re paying tribute to the last ten incredible guests we’ve had on the podcast. Each of them has shared their wisdom and valuable perspectives about photography, creativity, composition, and connecting with nature. This special Tidbit Tuesday is a compilation of their responses to the question: What does connecting with nature mean to you? As many of you know, it’s the last question I ask in the lightning round of each interview. I find their responses touching and thought-provoking, and I hope they inspire you to consider what connecting with nature means to you, too...
2022-06-2117 minConversational CounselingS1 Ep. 5/ Character of God: Sovereignty, Wisdom and LoveIn this episode, "These Three Things" we talk about are three aspects of God's character; His sovereignty, wisdom and love.
There's something particular about suffering that makes us ask the question why? And why me? If we can't orient to the truest truth, we really begin to be tossed about.
So often, we think our highest good is our happiness. But God says our highest good is that we would be conformed more to the image of Christ for the glory of God.
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2022-06-0933 minConversational CounselingS1 Ep.4/ Gospel Waltz: Confess, Believe, LoveJoin us as we explore the themes of confession, belief and love as a beautiful ongoing dance that brings the gospel to life every single day.
It is a normal part of the Christian life for the Holy Spirit to show us the beauty of the character of God and that we don't measure up and to bring us to a place where we want to turn away from that.
God's love is inexhaustible. He's like, "I'm going to stand with you. And I'm going to give you the grace and the power and let y...
2022-05-2638 minConversational CounselingS1 Ep.3/ The "Tions": Justification, Sanctification, GlorificationJustification is nothing to prove, nothing to lose. Because God says I'm not guilty, I don't have to prove anything. I don't have anything to lose. I'm free.
We begin to see the glory and grace of God grow so much as we really understand who God is, what He's done for us, how much He loves us.
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Helpful resources on this topic are We Must Clarify The Three Phases of Salvation by Paul Tautges, Who am IN Christ...
2022-05-1234 minConversational CounselingS1 Ep.2/ SuperpowersIf you're asking yourself how you're going to do this, Brenda and Alex offer you some hope to know that you are not alone!
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Helpful resources on this topic are Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson and his podcast called "Being Known".
Our theme music is by As Isaac. The featured song of this episode is "Praise To The Lord The Almighty" by As Isaac.
This podcast is made possible by engineer and producer Zachary Tate...
2022-04-2739 min
The Hendersonville Show14: Brenda Payne - Hendersonville Horizons & The Future of Our CityBrenda Payne is a businesswoman, former chair of the Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce, and one time mayoral candidate. As a longtime Hendersonville resident who has seen a lot of change over the past few decades, Brenda is passionate about fostering sustainable growth in order to make our town the best possible version of itself. In this episode, we talk about Hendersonville Horizons and Hendersonville Tomorrow, which are longterm plans for the future of Hendersonville that Brenda helped develop with a team of local residents and members of BOMA.
For more information on Hendersonville Horizons...
2022-04-141h 04
Conversational CounselingS1 Ep.1/ The Lens: Saint, Sufferer, SinnerIf you’re suffering, it’s about suffering. If you’re sinning, it’s about suffering. And if we’re driving ourselves to clean up our act and get it right, we’re missing it.
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A helpful resource on this topic is Saint, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us by Mike Emlet.
Our theme music is by As Isaac. The featured song of this episode is “I Will” by Andy Gullahorn.
This podcast is made possible by...
2022-04-1130 min
Outdoor Photography PodcastUsing Photography and Film to Tell Untold Stories With Talor Stone and Ashlei PayneEpisode 47: Today I sit down with Arctic specialist and photographer, Talor Stone, and award-winning filmmaker, Ashlei Payne, to chat about:Their individual paths, experiences, and stories that have led them to collaborate on an impactful conservation project in GreenlandHow to develop a film and photography project from initial inspiration and story idea into realityHow science and art can come together to create stories with global impactThe details of their forthcoming documentary project, which will follow the small indigenous hunting community of Siorapaluk as they navigate contemporary challenges to their way of life and push the limits...
2022-02-221h 06
Outdoor Photography Podcast[SPECIAL EPISODE] What Does Connecting With Nature Mean to You?Episode 20: Today, we celebrate our 20th episode by paying tribute to the ten amazing guests we’ve had on the podcast so far. Each of them has shared so much wisdom and valuable nuggets of information about photography, creativity, composition, and connecting with nature. This special edition of Tidbit Tuesday is a compilation of their responses to the question: what does connecting with nature mean to you? Please enjoy!GUEST WEBSITES:Episode 1: Matt PayneEpisode 3: Chase TuckerEpisode 5: Brenda TharpEpi...
2021-08-1712 min
Outdoor Photography PodcastKick Your Photography Rut in the Butt and Q&AEpisode 10: Do you have days when you feel burnt out or totally stuck in a photography slump? Do you ever feel like your creative juices are just all dried up? Or nothing feels exciting to photograph? I know I do. In this episode, I share five ways to help you get through the photography doldrums and back to feeling inspired about your work. And then, I answer some of your submitted questions. Enjoy!LINKS MENTIONED:Music clip: Diana Krall performing Pick Yourself Up. (C) 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Divisio...
2021-06-0819 min
Outdoor Photography PodcastEthical Landscape Photography and How Psychology Influences the Creative Process with Matt PayneEpisode 1: Welcome to the very first episode of the Outdoor Photography Podcast! Today, I sit down with Colorado-based landscape photographer, Matt Payne, to chat about:How mindset and the psychology of competition can impact the creative processHow social media and advanced post-processing techniques have influenced the public’s perception of the natural world and of photography as an artformHow to balance self-expression and creativity with maintaining the integrity or reality of a scene being photographedThe importance of putting nature first in outdoor photographyAnd so much more!LINKS MENTIONED:
2021-04-061h 25
Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast SeriesBrenda Payne from California (USA) Invention ConventionBrenda Payne, Executive Director of the California (USA) Invention Convention talks about the importance of invention education for K-12 students. https://cainventionconvention.org/Join Innovation World in Inspiring Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in K-12 and Beyond. www.innovationworld.org
2021-01-1232 minInnovation World Young Collaborators Podcast SeriesBrenda Payne, California (USA) and her young innovators share their invention storiesBrenda Payne, Executive Director of the California (USA) Invention Convention and her young innovators, Morgan Malloy, inventor of Assistant Coach and Oliver Willet and Jonah Guyer, inventors of Splash Bag. https://cainventionconvention.org/ Join Innovation World in Inspiring Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in K-12 and Beyond. www.innovationworld.org
2021-01-1236 min
Courageous CreativityBrenda Porter helps us with "Racial Reconciliation"Brenda Porter is originally from Warner Robins, GA, and is the founding artistic director of Impact Theatre Atlanta where she produces thought-provoking shows in hopes of encouraging a better understanding of oneself and each other. She started this company six years ago and since it’s formation it has produced over 15 shows and provided over ten free workshops and events for the community. As an actress, she has performed on stage in Atlanta, New York, Florida, Virginia, and Oregon. You may have seen her on TV in Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne,” “Being Mary Jane,” or
“Greenleaf,” amongst others.In addi...
2020-12-0409 min
The Launch NetworkIWs2e4 - Juli Shively interviews, returning guest, Brenda PayneSend us a textJuli Shively interviews, returning guest, Brenda Payne, Executive Director of the California Invention Convention and three of her young innovators. Present were Morgan Malloy, inventor of Assistant Coach and Oliver Willet and Jonah Guyer, inventors of Splash Bag.
2020-11-2036 min
The Launch NetworkIWs2e2 - Juli Shively interviews Brenda Payne, Executive Director of the California Invention Convention.Send us a textJuli Shively interviews Brenda Payne, Executive Director of the California Invention Convention.
2020-11-0532 min
the RELATE podcast. w/ Jessica & Grace.Interview with Brenda Payne, Mayoral candidate in Hendersonville, TNMom and I sit down with Brenda Payne in my studio (living room) to have a long conversation, and it ends up being a very inspiring 60 minutes! A must listen for Hendersonville voters!
2020-10-221h 00
F-Stop Collaborate and Listen150: Brenda Tharp - Expressive Nature PhotographyWelcome to Episode 150 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.
This week's episode features a fantastic landscape photographer from Santa Rosa, California, Brenda Tharp.
Brenda is a full-time photographer, educator and speaker with a passion for the natural world. Her landscape and nature photographs have been used by Apple, Nature Conservancy, and the National Park Service, as she is a contributor to many books and magazines.
We covered a wide variety of topics, including:
Expressive Nature Photography.
Finding Your Voice.
The Art of Seeing.
Seeking images in iconic places.
Recognizing the potential of...
2020-03-041h 18