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The Free to Be PodcastEp 07: Self CareWe're chatting self-care today! What is it? Why bother? We have thoughts. Registration for the Free to Be Retreat for Moms is live! Click this link for all the details and to sign up. Here are the questions we discussed. We'd love to hear from you, send us an audio message via Instagram DM responding to one of these questions and we'll try to work some digital audio magic to include it in our next episode!6 Self-Reflection Questions for Self-Care From Katrina Leggins1. What does self-care look like...
2026-02-2544 min
The Free to Be PodcastEp 06: Finding Your PeopleIn this episode, we talk about conflict, growth, change, and the real challenges of finding community. If you're wondering 'how do I make friends?' this episode might be encouraging or helpful for you! Also, for our pastor friends (we see you) we're getting into systems theory. Join the conversation! Share this episode with your friends and family, and as always, feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts you might have. Got any ideas for a future podcast topic? We'd love to hear it! Email Lauren at Lauren@freetobecommunity.orgFree to...
2026-02-1149 min
The Free to Be PodcastEp 05: Chatting CraftivismIn this episode, Byrnese is sharing about her practice of Craftivism - the conversation touches on staying grounded in the midst of life's challenges whether they're personal change or global headlines, ways to be in community, and how to engage hobbies thoughtfully.Links to items we discuss in this episode:Quilting & Suffrage Free FPP Alphabet Quilting Pattern (Free for a short time only)Byrnese's Craftivism GroupFree to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for...
2026-01-2841 minThe Free to Be PodcastEp 04: Engaging MLK Jr. Day with Free to BeFree to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing, and connection building. Through these conversations and time spent together, we are able to find and live in freedom, and support others as they do the same. Free to Be is led by Pastor Lauren Applegate - a woman in recovery, mom, wife, and pastor. She loves going to the beach, brewing coffee, riding roller coasters, and reading books. She is on a journey of honoring the freedom she has found in relationships where...
2026-01-1447 minThe Free to Be PodcastBonus Christmas Minisode!Lauren and Byrnese chat Santa and traditions in this short mini episode (for adult ears only, please don't play this conversation with your children around if they still believe in the Christmas magic around Santa!) We hope you have a joyful holiday and a wonderful start to the new year, surrounded by the people you love most this season. Much love from your friends at Free to Be!Free to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing, and connection building. Through...
2025-12-2410 min
The Free to Be PodcastEp 03: Finding Freedom During the HolidaysThank you for tuning into this special holiday episode. We'll be talking about how to navigate the holidays, how to deal with the stress of a busy schedule and family life. So if that sounds interesting to you, stick around, tune in, and enjoy the episode.Free to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing, and connection building. Through these conversations and time spent together, we are able to find and live in freedom, and support others as they do the same.
2025-12-0641 minThe Free to Be PodcastEp:02 - Staying Grounded in the ChaosIn this episode, we answer one of your questions - how do we stay grounded when it feels like the world is burning down? Resources:The Road Back to YouThe Enneagram InstituteFree Enneagram TestDo you need resources to get through this year safely? Whether you're impacted by the shutdown or just facing hardship, visit out webpage and contact us - we'll do everything we can to help connect you to local resources.Free to Be is a community of small groups...
2025-11-0744 min
The Free to Be PodcastThe Free to Be Podcast - Pilot Episode!Free to Be is a community of small groups of families and individuals that come together for mutual support, truth speaking, story sharing, and connection building. Through these conversations and time spent together, we are able to find and live in freedom, and support others as they do the same. Join hosts the Rev. Lauren Applegate and Byrnese Craig in this podcast pilot as we discuss Free to Be, a bit about our stories, conflict and how to connect!
2025-10-1433 min
evancynical's podcastEpisode 112 - Byrnese CraigByrnese stops by to discuss her time at an evangelical, young adult leadership program(think YWAM or Teen Mania), what led her to the Moravian Church, and why is the self-proclaimed Moravian Bread Lady!
2025-09-0154 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 21: The Power of FearThis episode is for anyone else who lived in perpetual concern that they’d never get their first kiss before the rapture. I see you out there.
Hopefully we're finally back onboard with a reliable host! Cross your fingers.
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2021-07-2111 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 21: The Power of FearIt's still Thursday on the west coast so I’m only a day late. But you guys keep your expectations appropriately low so I hope you’ll forgive me. This episode is for anyone else who lived in perpetual concern that they’d never get their first kiss before the rapture. I see you out there. For more information connect with me online at therediscoverypodcast.com - have a wonderful week!
2021-07-1611 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 20: Us Versus "The World" with Tyler MillerWelcome to the ReDiscovery podcast! This week, I get to share a conversation with my friend Tyler Miller. Tyler and I talk about how we can think about work from a perspective of faith, especially when that work is outside of the church, we talk about the high cost of insulating ourselves in churches and separating from “the world” and how other people and other experiences of faith have helped us grow in our own commitment and belief in the Christian story.Did you love this conversation? Let me know! Visit therediscoverypodcast.com to connect and...
2021-07-0736 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 19: June ReflectionsI hope you enjoyed this short episode reflecting on the last month of podcast episodes and looking forward into July!If you have suggestions for what I should name the month newsletter, I want to hear them! You can contact me through instagram, or by visiting therediscoverypodcast.comFor more information about The Porter’s Gate, please visit their website by clicking this link. For the full song ‘Christ Has No Body Now But Yours (Feat. Josh Garrels) click this link to the YouTube video.
2021-06-2307 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 18: A Hopeful Future Lady PastorWelcome to the ReDiscovery podcast, I’m Byrnese. I make this podcast to celebrate the journey of discovery and learning, and to open up the conversation around Christian spirituality. Here, we’re not afraid of difficult questions, heavy topics, or awkward conversations. It’s my hope that this podcast will make you smile, and make you think, and that you enjoy getting to know the guests as much as I do. This week I want to talk about something I shared on social media over the weekend. If you follow me on instagram you may have seen a...
2021-06-1610 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 17: The Social DilemmaThanks for listening to the podcast! If you’re looking for links and resources mentioned in today’s episode please visit the [Re]Discovery Podcast website! Thank you!
2021-06-0909 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastIn Essentials Unity, in Nonessentials Liberty, in all Things, Love with Moravian Pastor Dave GeyerI sit down with Dave Geyer, a pastor in the Moravian church. We discuss local history in Northeast Ohio, Moravian church history, a commitment to unity and love and I try to give you help you get to know this Christian denomination you may not already be familiar with.
2021-06-0232 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastEp: 15 - Walking Through Church HurtResources mentioned in this episode:A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerThe [Re]discovery Podcast Website
2021-05-2610 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastSeason Two Trailer!Season two trailer!
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Full episode transcript available on the episode webpage.
2021-03-2604 min
Declaration Life51. Rediscovering Faith - with Byrnese CraigLet’s talk about what it means to rediscover our faith, and how that can help us to both have a deeper connection with the Lord and also to truly love others with compassion. Today Cristabelle is joined by Byrnese Craig, host of the (Re)Discovery Podcast, for a conversation full of practical tips on how to move from just head knowledge of God to a real relationship and actually living out our faith.
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2020-12-0559 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastAdvent HopeAt this point, I’m just crossing my fingers and hoping this will upload!
We’re exploring Advent and the theme of hope in our lives this week - and I get to share an interview with Molly McKenney where we talk about the surprising thing she’s doing to help end human trafficking.
Here is the link to Molly’s page!
https://dressember2020.funraise.org/fundraiser/molly-mckenney?fundraiserPrompt=548557
2020-12-0219 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 17: (Rebroadcast) Talking about Mental Health with Allie Mast of The Mentally Ill Mama!Last episode was a little dour sour, so I thought I'd bring this episode back to make up for. Like this one? Make sure to check out Allie's podcast The Mentally Ill Mama (available now!) for more great conversations around mental health!
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2020-11-1600 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 16 : Cancel CultureI’ve talked about cancel culture here in the past. For those unfamiliar with the term, cancel culture refers to the practice of withdrawing support for public figures or companies after they have done something with which the general public takes issue. Not only do they boycott or “cancel” the person or entity, they weaponize shame and condemnation for the wrong thing that was done. Now, let me say, boycotting isn’t wrong, and I’m sure you have heard the phrase, you vote with your dollar. I’m not opposed to that. I practice that in my own life, and I...
2020-11-0400 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 15: Bonus! Breath PrayersHappy Friday morning! Here's a little bonus mini-episode exploring the practice of breath prayers.
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2020-10-2300 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP: 14 - Whose Image is This?
Welcome to the (Re)Discovery Podcast! This week, I'm sharing a sermon that I gave at the Gnadenhutten Moravian Church on Matthew 22:15-22, the story where Jesus says, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and give back to God what is God's." In this message, I ask, who or what is deserving of our allegiance and adoration? Is it our nation, our career, our education? Or, could it be something greater?Thanks for tuning in. I'm looking forward to hearing your perspective on this teaching! And...
2020-10-1900 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP: 14 - Whose Image is This?Welcome to the (Re)Discovery Podcast!
This week, I'm sharing a sermon that I gave at the Gnadenhutten Moravian Church on Matthew 22:15-22, the story where Jesus says, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and give back to God what is God's."
In this message, I ask, who or what is deserving of our allegiance and adoration? Is it our nation, our career, our education? Or, could it be something greater?
Thanks for tuning in. I'm looking forward to hearing your perspective on this...
2020-10-1900 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastWhat Is Human Trafficking - And Is It Really
You’ve heard about the viral hashtag, save the children, and the allegations that Wayfair was participating in human trafficking. But are those things true? What is trafficking, and how can we protect our children and community from it?These are big questions, and I have seen a lot of misinformation and fear circulating on the topic of trafficking, specifically of children. So I reached out to Jocelyn, a local leader who’s dealing with this problem head on. Jocelyn Hamsher and her husband founded Toward the Goal ministries, a fait...
2020-09-2800 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP: 12 Loving Your Community with Rick Arredondo of The Ezekiel Project
Today, we’re talking to Rick Arredondo. Rick lives in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and is a champion of his local community. We discuss:Loving your communityThe opioid crisisConnecting with creatives, and connecting creatives to the community,Byrnese’s day job,Rick’s journey towards faith, andChristianity and loving your communityRick recommends The Chosen. Directed by Dallas Jenkins, The Chosen is a portrayal of Jesus ministry that is available for free through The Chosen app! Follow them on facebook for more i...
2020-09-2800 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastLet’s Talk About Stuff with Eli Craig and Tyler Miller
The show is officially moving to a bi-weekly format. Do I love making a podcast? Yep. Love sharing it with you? You bet! But finding the space and time to record these conversations around our kids schedules, plus the time that goes into editing and research is not easy to do while working and raising a family. I love doing this, and making the show bi-weekly makes it much more sustainable for us!Today, I’m excited to share a three way conversation with you. Friends of the show may remember Tyler from episode 2, and should certainly re...
2020-09-281h 04The (Re)Discovery PodcastEP: 10 Let’s Study JamesToday we're going to talk about some of my favorite moments so far this season, where I'd like to see this podcast go, and how you can have a voice and participate!And, we're jumping into the first Chapter of James! Talking about how we landed in this book, and if it's relevant for our cultural moment (spoiler alert: it is!)Looking for our new facebook page? Here's the link, facebook.com/rediscoverypodcastAnd as always, feel free to email (byrnese.craig@gmail.com) or message me directly, I'd love to hear...
2020-09-2800 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastEmbodied Spirituality with Eli CraigToday I’m excited to have my favorite person ever come on the podcast with me! If you don’t already know my husband, you’ll love him. He’s kind, thoughtful, and he’s always pushing me to learn and grow. Today, we’re sitting down and talking about embodied spirituality - what is it? Why does it matter, and what does our baby have to say about it? Well, not really, but Judith does interject into our conversation a few times. Apologies in advance for the abrupt ending, but she decided that podcast time was over!Eli and I...
2020-09-2837 min
The (Re)Discovery PodcastMental Wellness: Navigating Mental Health and Healing in the Church with Allie MastI'm so excited to share this conversation with my friend Allie Mast! But first I want to let you know this conversation may not be appropriate for all listeners. Content includes conversation about mental illness and depression, postpartum depression, self harm, and other topics of that nature. If you usually listen with your children around I’d encourage you wear earbuds for this episode. Allie and I talk about the nature of mental illness. Is it chemical imbalances, is it spiritual attack, is it lack of faith, and so on. I don’t think there are qu...
2020-09-2846 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastKingdom Elements: Life, Work, and Faith with Shaun and Ashley PatrickI had a great time hanging out with Shaun and Ashley! The Patrick’s are friends of ours and I’m sure if you didn’t know them before, you’ll want to after this conversation. Shaun and Ashley share their experiences of living, running a small business and raising a family all together.In this episode, we cover their business Kingdom Elements and how they’re working to make an impact in their community and we get some fantastic advice about setting boundaries in conflict, plus their a special guest appearance from their daughters!For more i...
2020-09-2800 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastMegan and Byrnese are “Too Much: Wreck like Me and Women in the ChurchI loved getting to sit down with my friend Megan from the band Wreck Like Me. We shared about her experience being the front woman in a band and how that’s different than leading worship, and we have an honest conversation about our experiences as women in the church. Both of us share our feelings about told that we are “too much” and explore some theology around gender roles and spiritual gifts.I want to invite you, if you’re enjoying these conversations, join Megan and I for our July book club! We’re reading and discussing...
2020-09-2800 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastIn the Image of God: A Black Woman in Amish Country - Inga Miller’s Story
ID: Image is of an Amish family harvesting hay in a field.
I’m so privileged to be able to release this special episode with my friend Inga Miller. Inga is a first generation Kenyan-American, a black woman married to a white man in Ohio’s Amish country (well known for it’s highly conservative culture) and a powerful voice within our community as she shares her experiences. I felt very strongly that Inga’s perspective on the current moment within the Black Lives Matter movement was one that was important to share. As a sister in the fami...
2020-09-2700 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastA Doula and a Midwife Walk Into a Bar: Missionary Midwifery with Jessi
ID: Image is of a skyline in the Philippines set against an orange sunset.
I'm so thrilled to share this, the first episode of the (Re)Discovery Podcast! My friend Jessi is a midwife who has recently returned from 18 months in the Philippines. On this episode we talk about her missionary midwifery practice and future plans, our current posture amidst the Black Lives Matter movement, and lots of other stuff. She shares some of her most impactful moments from her midwifery apprenticeship and some resources she recommends for reading and learning! Jessi is a...
2020-09-2700 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP: 13 - What is Human Trafficking with Jocelyn HamsherWelcome to the ReDiscovery podcast!
I make this podcast to celebrate the journey of discovery and learning, and to share the stories of those who we can all be learning from.
This episode is an interview with Jocelyn Hamsher from Toward the Goal Ministry. Toward the Goal aims to love God by loving people, walking with them toward growth, health and discovering life purpose. They do this by offering coaching, mentoring, and servant leadership training, as well as by partnering with the community to educate around the issue of human trafficking that’s occurring even right here in our community.
As...
2020-09-2234 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP: 12 Loving your Community with Rick Arredondo of The Ezekiel ProjectWelcome to the ReDiscovery podcast, I’m your host Byrnese.
This podcast exists to celebrate the journey of discovery and learning, and to share the stories of those who we can all be learning from.
Today, we’re talking to Rick Arredondo. Rick lives in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and is a champion of his local community. We discuss:
Loving your community
The opioid crisis
Connecting with creatives, and connecting creatives to the community,
Byrnese’s day job,
Rick’s journey towards faith, and
Christia...
2020-09-0753 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 11: Let's Talk About STUFF with Eli, and TylerWelcome to the ReDiscovery podcast! This podcast exists to celebrate the journey of discovery and learning, and to share the stories of those who we can all be learning from.
The show is officially moving to a bi-weekly format. Do I love making a podcast? Yep. Love sharing it with you? You bet! But finding the space and time to record these conversations around our kids schedules, plus the time that goes into editing and research is not easy to do while working and raising a family. I love doing this, and making the show bi-weekly makes...
2020-08-241h 04The (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 10: Let's Have A DTR + Kickoff on James StudyLet's Define the Relationship, shall we?
Welcome to the (Re)Discovery Podcast! Today we're going to talk about some of my favorite moments so far this season, where I'd like to see this podcast go, and how you can have a voice and participate!
And, we're jumping into the first Chapter of James! Talking about how we landed in this book, and if it's relevant for our cultural moment (spoiler alert: it is!)
Looking for our new facebook page? Here's the link, facebook.com/rediscoverypodcast
And as always...
2020-08-1026 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP:9 - Embodied Spirituality with Eli CraigToday I’m excited to have my favorite person ever come on the podcast with me! If you don’t already know my husband, you’ll love him. He’s kind, thoughtful, and he’s always pushing me to learn and grow. Today, we’re sitting down and talking about embodied spirituality - what is it? Why does it matter, and what does our baby have to say about it? Well, not really, but Judith does interject into our conversation a few times. Apologies in advance for the abrupt ending, but she decided that podcast time was over!
Eli and I...
2020-08-0337 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastEP 8 - Mental Wellness: Navigating Mental Health and Healing with Allie MastI'm so excited to share this conversation with my friend Allie Mast!
But first I want to let you know this conversation may not be appropriate for all listeners. Content includes conversation about mental illness and depression, postpartum depression, self harm, and other topics of that nature. If you usually listen with your children around I’d encourage you wear earbuds for this episode.
Allie and I talk about the nature of mental illness. Is it chemical imbalances, is it spiritual attack, is it lack of faith, and so on. I don’t thin...
2020-07-2746 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastIntro to James: A Friday Bonus EpisodeIn this episode (minisode?) I introduce the book of James, or Jacob. Want to learn more about this book? Click here for a link to the Bible Project’s 8 minute summary and explanation!
I also get into why I chose to read from the translation I did. Here’s the quote I share:
“The Bible is not only written about us but to us. In these pages we become insiders to a conversation in which God uses words to form and bless us, to teach us and guide us, to forgive and save us. We aren’t...
2020-07-1709 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastKingdom Elements: Life, Work, and Faith with Shaun and Ashley PatrickI had a great time hanging out with Shaun and Ashley! The Patrick’s are friends of ours and I’m sure if you didn’t know them before, you’ll want to after this conversation. Shaun and Ashley share their experiences of living, running a small business and raising a family all together.
In this episode, we cover their business Kingdom Elements and how they’re working to make an impact in their community and we get some fantastic advice about setting boundaries in conflict, plus their a special guest appearance from their daughters!
For more i...
2020-07-0643 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastMegan and Byrnese are "Too Much" - Wreck Like Me & Women in ChurchI loved getting to sit down with my friend Megan from the band Wreck Like Me. We shared about her experience being the front woman in a band and how that’s different than leading worship, and we have an honest conversation about our experiences as women in the church. Both of us share our feelings about told that we are “too much” and explore some theology around gender roles and spiritual gifts.
I want to invite you, if you’re enjoying these conversations, join Megan and I for our July book club! We’re reading and discussing...
2020-06-2958 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastIn the Image of God : A Black Woman in Amish Country - Inga Miller’s StoryI’m so privileged to be able to release this special episode with my friend Inga Miller. Inga is a first generation Kenyan-American, a black woman married to a white man in Ohio’s Amish country (well known for it’s highly conservative culture) and a powerful voice within our community as she shares her experiences.
I felt very strongly that Inga’s perspective on the current moment within the Black Lives Matter movement was one that was important to share. As a sister in the family of Christ, I particularly encourage my church-attending, or Christian identifying friends and family to liste...
2020-06-261h 04The (Re)Discovery PodcastAtonement Stories with Tyler - Part 2Atonement Stories Part 2
In this episode we talk about 2020 so far, potty training, and my high school theater days. Tyler and I spill the tea on our “favorite” atonement stories and raise more questions than we offer answers for.
The atonement stories that we cover are:
-Ransom Theory
-Christus Victor Theory
-Satisfaction Theory
-Penal Substitutionary Atonement
-Governmental Theory
Questions on atonement stories? Honestly, we probably don’t have the answers, but we’ll try our darnedest - you can leave us a voicemail here wit...
2020-06-2248 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastAtonement Stories Part 1 with Tyler MillerAtonement Stories Part 1
Sorry for the poor audio quality! I’m still figuring this whole thing out - it’ll sound better soon!
In this episode Tyler Miller & I lay the foundation for our conversation on atonement theories. We talk about what atonement and sin are, and the language of stories versus theories. Eventually, we do actually start talking about the actual atonement theories too. This is the first in a two part conversation, so check in next week for the rest! Thanks for taking the time out of your day to listen to this, we’d love to get feedba...
2020-06-1536 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastA Doula and A Midwife Walk Into a Bar - Missionary Midwifery with JessiI'm so thrilled to share this, the first episode of the (Re)Discovery Podcast! My friend Jessi is a midwife who has recently returned from 18 months in the Philippines. On this episode we talk about her missionary midwifery practice and future plans, our current posture amidst the Black Lives Matter movement, and lots of other stuff. She shares some of her most impactful moments from her midwifery apprenticeship and some resources she recommends for reading and learning!
Jessi is a dear friend of mine, and I hope you enjoy this episode!
2020-06-0846 minThe (Re)Discovery PodcastWelcome to the (Re)Discovery PodcastI’m starting a podcast? What!? So excited to share this trailer with you guys! Listen to hear me explain a little bit of what to expect from me over the next few months. I can’t wait to dig in and get started!
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2020-05-2902 min