Shows
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 13: I Was Sick And In Prison, And You Visited MeIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-2711 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 12: True EnlightenmentIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-2516 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 11: It Springs to Life Before Me!In 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van Life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-2411 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 10: More Than ConquerorsIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-2313 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 9: A Sure FoundationIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-2209 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 8: And the Joy We Share as We Tarry ThereIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual road map, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-2013 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 7: One Plus One Equals TwoIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual road map, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1912 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 6: Full CircleIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part van life guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1810 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 5: The Girl Who Found God In A MicroscopeIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1715 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 4: Now Everything Makes SenseIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual roadmap, part autobiography, part devotional, and part van life guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1627 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 3: It's Called ProvidenceIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual road map, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares the encouraging and informative stories from her book that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1519 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 2: Deathbed ClarityIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and Mark's experiences living a full-time Van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual road map, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares encouraging and informative stories that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1332 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: Entry 1: The Long HoneymoonIn 2024, Cindy's book about her and her husband's experiences living a full-time van life was published by One Stone Biblical Resources. It is entitled One Hundred Churches: A Three-Year Journey to Witness the Joy of Authentic Christianity. The book is part travel journal, part spiritual road map, part autobiography, part devotional, and part vanlife guide.Come along for the ride as Cindy shares encouraging and informative stories that some of her readers are calling "addictive".2025-07-1213 min
Nomads You And IOne Hundred Churches: About the Author; Introduction; and Preface"On July 21, 2020, it seemed that everything we’d experienced and labored over during our 40 years of married life was about to play into a story more grand than we could have ever written on our own. I was wearing a T-shirt I’d found at a garage sale that read, “The Adventure Begins”, and we’d just finished our “goodbye lunch” with a close friend. Just before we pulled out to our new life as nomads, she snapped the last pre-nomad photo of us next to our van. It was about 2 p.m. when we started our en...2025-07-1238 min
Nomads You And IFor Christian Women Wanting to Be a Gentle, Thoughtful, Conscientious MotherHow can a mother be gentle and patient without being lenient and overindulgent? How can she keep her cool when her children are disobedient? On a practical level, what can she do to work at parenting “smarter not harder”? In this "Part One" of the conversation, Lauren Bassford and Colleen O'Steen join Cindy on her weekly Facebook and YouTube video program Older Women Likewise to discuss how a mother can be gentle and patient without being lenient and overindulgent, how she can keep her cool when her children are disobedient, and on a practical level, what she can...2025-06-1647 min
Nomads You And IChristianity: The Best Thing Ever for the Well-Being of WomenDeep down within every soul lies a beautiful desire to find great purpose in life and be valued for who we are. Sadly, on the quest to find self-worth and fulfillment in the ways that the godless preach, countless women have found their lives more empty and meaningless than ever. As many in our culture are questioning the value of militant feminism and all the other leftist ideals that accompany that worldview, there is at present a massive turn of tides with a large number of people, young people especially, desiring to return to God...2025-06-0933 min
Nomads You And IOur Marriage: Why It Flew Though The Odds Were Against UsMark had just kicked alcoholism. Cindy was 17 and still in high school. They'd only known each other for four months. What in the world are they still doing together after more than 45 years? In this podcast, Mark and Cindy share some of the mindsets, principles, and practices that have played into the quality and enjoyment of their marriage relationship.2025-04-2238 min
Nomads You And IYour Fresh Start: Chapter Four: The Church: God's FamilyIn this podcast, Cindy shares the audio version of her first publication,Your Fresh Start2025-03-1737 min
Nomads You And IYour Fresh Start: Chapter Five: Living for God's PurposesIn this podcast, Cindy shares the audio version of her first publication, Your Fresh Start.2025-03-0442 min
Nomads You And IYour Fresh Start: Chapter Three: Jesus Christ, Your SaviorIn this podcast, Cindy shares the audio version of her first publication,Your Fresh Start2025-02-1828 min
Nomads You And IYour Fresh Start: Chapter Two: The Bible: God's Will RevealedIn this podcast, Cindy shares the audio version of her first publication:Your Fresh Start.2025-02-1132 min
Nomads You And IYour Fresh Start: Preface, Introduction, and Chapter One: Behold Thy GodIn this podcast, Cindy shares the audio version of her first publication, Your Fresh Start . 2025-02-0633 min
Nomads You And IWhy Be A Superhero?: Cindy's Talk at the Atlanta Women's WeekendThe Atlanta Women's Weekend, located in Alpharetta, GA, is an annual event that gives Christian women time together to study the Bible.
Their goal is to encourage women from Atlanta and beyond to learn from each other and grow in God's Word.
In 2024 the Atlanta Women's Weekend committee asked Cindy to speak on the topic "Why Be A Superhero?"!
All women are invited to join them in this weekend of praise and immersion in Bible study. Those interested in attending this popular, well-orchestrated event can do so by visiting AtlantaWomensWeekend.com
2025-01-2825 min
Nomads You And IThink Happy Thoughts! An Hour’s Meditation to Put the Hearts and Minds of Believers at RestThis podcast will aid Christians in practicing the Heavenly Father's instructions to “Be still and know" that He is God. (Psalm 46:10) by helping God's children to rest their hearts and minds in the very real beauty and blessings of God.
This Biblical form of guided meditation offers help when negative thoughts are keeping you from falling asleep, or if, during your waking hours, you are finding your mind in distress and troubled over circumstances you’ve already laid down in prayer before the throne of God.
Cindy offers in this podcast a "real...2025-01-0158 min
Nomads You And IThe Joy of Demonstrating Genuine CompassionCindy facilitates a conversation on her online program Older Women Likewise with cohosts Dana Burk and Ila King to explore what God says about the value of showing true compassion to one another, what we can do to become more empathetic and compassionate, and what techniques might be useful in growing these qualities in the hearts of our children.2023-12-1239 min
Nomads You And IA Beautiful Life in the eyes of GodGod has gifted us a rare, concise, clearly marked target in His one-chapter description of how to be an excellent wife. Even if unmarried, you can learn the kind of woman whose character delights God and makes His face shine upon your life (Psalm 67:1). In this podcast, Cindy walks verse by verse through Proverbs 31, to explore the qualities of what God considers to be a beautiful life. This presentation is from her weekly live Youtube and Facebook program called Older Women Likewise.
2023-12-0526 min
Nomads You And IHow to Find Your JoyEcclesiastics 3:4 reminds us that for all of us, there most certainly is a time to weep. Even still, the fruit of the spirit remains joy, and as God's children, we are not designed by Him to flourish if we nest in a constant state of negative emotions. In this podcast, Cindy shares some fresh, practical approaches to help listeners find and better sustain that quiet, contented, confident feeling and sense of well-being that we call joy.
This podcast was recorded at the 2023 Ladies Seminar hosted by the women attending the Wesley Chapel Church of Christ in Florida. L...2023-02-2137 min
Nomads You And ICindy's Ladies' Lecture at the 2023 Florida College Lectures in Temple Terrace, FloridaIn the summer of '79 Cindy went to a summer camp hosted by Florida College and came home having decided she’d attend the college the following year after high school graduation to find a preacher to marry. But then she met a man named Mark Dunagan who cold-turkied his vices on their first date, was baptized a few weeks later and immediately began studying to become a preacher of the gospel. They were married four months after they met during Christmas break of Cindy’s senior year of high school, then spent the next 43 years raising three children and...2023-02-1639 min
Nomads You And IMore Spiritual Encouragement for Sisters In ChristIn this podcast, Cindy builds on her thoughts at the 2023 Florida College Lectures in Temple Terrace, Florida by using real-life examples of the Christian women she met all over the country while living nomadically for 2 1/2 years. Be encouraged by what these women have been able to overcome because their confidence was in God, learn what they do to build that kind of spiritual muscle, and be inspired by the beautiful ways they express their love for Christ and one another. Truly, the power God has given women to change the world for good still exists today.
2023-02-0845 min
Nomads You And IMore Power to You, Young Christian Friends!Many of the people most enthusiastic and full of questions about our Vanlife are often college-aged, so it was not a surprise to us when the analytics of the Nomads You and I Podcast revealed most of our listeners are between the ages of 18 and 22. In this heartfelt podcast, Cindy shares some ideas with young Christians to inspire them to find their own unique ways to give their travels through life a spiritual focus, stay where the light is, love people like God loves people, and thrive in every way.
What amazing opportunities might God be up to...2023-02-0650 min
Nomads You And IThank You, Brothers!In this podcast, Mark and Cindy express their gratitude to some of the men of faith they've been inspired by before, during, and after their 2 1/2 year Nomad Quest, and what we can all learn by their outstanding examples of taking to heart God's directive to "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all you do be done in love." 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 2023-01-3159 min
Nomads You And ISlaying The DragonIn a world that calls evil good and good evil, chugs down the poison of sin like there’s no tomorrow, and is thus fettered by chains of its own forging, what’s the divine plan to free ourselves from the misery of moral poverty and wickedness? In this podcast, Cindy presents the Creator’s instructions for what dragon slayers can do to slay the dragon of sin.2022-12-2735 min
Nomads You And IUsing Pain To Our AdvantageWhy must pain exist? Does God feel pain? What false comforts only make pain worse? What God-given comforts does He provide us in our pain, and what can we do to not waste our pain? With compassion, Cindy Dunagan, Ila King, and Heather Wells consider together on the Older Women Likewise program what God says on these questions and what has worked best in their own lives to offer relief during times of deep pain.2022-09-1751 min
Nomads You And IState Nicknames: Our TakeAfter two years and 56,000 miles of living nomadically out of a van, Mark and Cindy, just for fun, share their first impressions of the states they've visited and compare the official state nicknames and mottos with their own first impressions and experiences. 2022-09-1054 min
Nomads You And IThe Beautiful Simplicity of Pre-denominational ChristianityImagine Christianity minus the entertainment shows, the hypocrisy and the jockeying for positions of power within the complex network of denominational organizations. What would Christianity look like minus every man-made rule and human tradition imposed these last 2000 years of church history? What would be left is the original, simple, pre-denominational (even pre-Catholic) Christianity that Mark and Cindy will discuss in this podcast.2022-08-2639 min
Nomads You And IThinking About Podcasting?In this podcast, Cindy shares some things for Christians to consider about whether or not to create podcasts, the recommended resources she uses, and a few of the things she has discovered in the course of her podcasting experiences thus far. 2022-08-1917 min
Nomads You And IHuman Nature: How To Get Out Of Our Own WayIn Christianity, we understand that God created humans upright (Ecclesiastes 7:29), but we “have sought out many devices.” Throughout life, there is a war within us between a spirit that is willing and a flesh that is weak, and ultimately we either choose to remain the “natural man” who self-destructs, or we will choose to reach our full potential by becoming the “spiritual man” God intends and longs for us to be. In this podcast, Cindy considers both divine and human observations about what so easily “comes natural” to us humans, and how God says we can get out of our own way in o...2022-08-1332 min
Nomads You And IWhy I Choose ChristianityJesus Christ adamantly claims in John 14:6 “ “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” Jesus did not say He was “one way” to the Father, but that He is “THE way” to the Father. Jesus did not say He was not one of many sources of divine truth, that He is THE source of truth― the final say that trumps all other voices. Unlike most other world religions, one of the clearest truths presented in Scripture is that Christianity is NOT one path among many toward being united with God. In a wor...2022-08-0715 min
Nomads You And I10 Reasons Why We Oppose AbortionAccording to World Health Organization, there are an estimated 40 to 50 million abortions each year around the world, approximately 125 thousand each day. In the United States, nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended; four-tenths of these are terminated by abortion, leading to over 3,000 abortions daily. 22% of all pregnancies in America (excluding miscarriages) are ended by abortion. At present, a womb is the single most dangerous place for a person to be. In this podcast, Cindy shares the audio recording from her live online program, Older Women Likewise, called Why We Oppose Abortion.2022-07-2339 min
Nomads You And IHow To Treasure The Word Of GodIn this podcast, Cindy considers what God says scripture is, the process He says He used to communicate His will for mankind, how we can know we have all the books of the Bible God wants us to have (and no more), how God says we are we to handle His holy words, and when it comes to religious matters --- why is it indispensable to have a book, chapter, and verse for all we believe.2022-05-1122 min
Nomads You And I2nd Peter: A Bird's Eye View When it comes to geography, some things can only be comprehended from a bird's-eye view.
If the Scriptures were a physical mountain, there would be certain specifics you could only come to know by seeing it from the sky while quickly flying over it: How it looks as a whole, how it compares to the landscape around it, etc. These quick overviews help explain the overall themes and layout of the Bible and can in that way be useful.
This podcast is Mark and Cindy's first "flyover conversation". It's about the book of 2nd Peter and...2022-04-1917 min
Nomads You And IWhat's The Bible About? Mark And Cindy's Flyover Of Genesis To RevelationWhen it comes to geography, some things can only be comprehended from a bird's-eye view.
If the Scriptures were a physical mountain, there would be certain specifics you could only come to know by seeing it from the sky while quickly flying over it: How it looks as a whole, how it compares to the landscape around it, etc. These quick overviews help explain the overall themes and layout of the Bible and can in that way be useful.
This podcast is a "flyover conversation" between nomads Mark and Cindy, and is in preparation of...2022-04-1951 min
Nomads You And IEternity He Has Set In Our HeartsWith her cohost on Older Women Likewise, Alison Graham, in this podcast Cindy explores the promises God makes around inheriting eternal life, what we can do to keep alive in our hearts the desire for “our true country”, and how those who love God have everything to look forward to.2022-04-1242 min
Nomads You And IShe Looks Well To The Ways Of Her HouseholdSome Christian women seem to have been burdened with the workload not even three women could accomplish, while others find themselves bored or disinterested in the tasks at hand and struggle to find the motivation to tackle even their most basic tasks. In this program, Cindy Dunagan, Ila King, and Alison Graham share the blessings of wisely stewarding this most valuable resource --- time--- and will offer tips for working smarter in both the big and little things of life. 2022-04-1235 min
Nomads You And IThe Qualities In God's Perfect Nature That Endear Our Hearts To HimWhat's not to love about God? In this podcast, Cindy has a conversation with her co-hosts on the Older Women Likewise program, Ila King and Alison Graham about the beautiful characteristics of God that most motivate them to draw near to Him.2022-04-1240 min
Nomads You And ILooking Back To Move ForwardIn this recording of the final Older Woman Likewise program of the year, Ila King facilitates a conversation with Soul Sisters Cindy Dunagan and Alison Graham about what God says around the power of looking back on our lives with a view to moving forward with God, and what we can learn from the examples in scriptures of those who made the best (and worse!) use of their "self-reflection" opportunities!2022-01-0132 min
Nomads You And IA Conversation Around Techniques For Believers To Handle Stress And AnxietyAlison Graham facilitates a conversation With Soul Sisters Cindy Dunagan and Ila King on the Older Women Likewise program about what they've each found most helpful to get through some of the big and little things in life that have caused them the most anxiety and stress. 2021-12-2438 min
Nomads You And ICount Your Blessings Name Them One By OneIn addition to creating podcasts on a variety of topics for Nomads You And I, Cindy also cohosts every Thursday night at 8 pm Eastern a LIVE Internet program called Older Women Likewise --- a program inspired by Titus 2:3-5.
These programs are shared both on Facebook and Youtube, with audio versions available on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and Radio Public.
In this program various guest speakers from all over the country join Cindy and her regular co-hosts Ila King and Alison Graham, to share God’s answers to challenges youn...2021-11-2743 min
Nomads You And IHow Do You Find All These Cool Places?!Mark and Cindy share the resources they use that help them find all the coolest places so that you too can make the most of your adventures!2021-11-2435 min
Nomads You And IHow To Enter The Gate And Stay On The Path That Leads To Everlasting LifeHaving recently visited the home of poet, Robert Frost in Derry, New Hampshire, I walked a number of the beautiful autumnal little trails on his property that inspired his famous lines, “I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
I've always been able to relate to those words on a spiritual level, having opted in my teen years to take our Lord's advice to “Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. How narr...2021-11-0620 min
Nomads You And IHow Happy Are Those Who Make PeaceIn this podcast, Cindy shares
What God says are the blessings that come to those who are dedicated to peacemaking
Principles that are even more important than momentary peace in a relationship
The mindsets that rob us of peace in our relationships
The virtues that prevent those destructive mindsets
Practical skills and techniques useful in preventing conflict, resolving discord, and maintaining more peace in your relationships.
2021-11-0622 min
Nomads You And ICross Country Christianity: Our conversation with an inspirational communications professor, Kenny Embry, Ph.D.Looking to focus your heart and mind on things more true, positive, and encouraging? Alongside your daily time talking and listening to God, Kenny Embry's podcasts may be just what you are looking for! I'm learning a lot myself. Kenny is a professor of communication, father of four, and husband. He lives in the Tampa area with his wife and four children and has a fabulous podcast called Balancing the Christian Life that helps Christians be better Christians. It focuses on practical ways to improve relationships with each other and God, and what it means to be a digital d...2021-10-0445 min
Nomads You And ILet's Be Honest!Cindy shares what God says on the topic of honesty and some practical ideas around how to avoid self-deception, tactfully speak hard truths, teach honesty to your children and make it easier for those around you to be honest.2021-10-0221 min
Nomads You And IThe Joy of Junking: Garage Saling 101In this podcast, Cindy and Ashley share a fun conversation about the ins and outs of going garage saling and having a successful garage sale of your own.2021-10-0259 min
Balancing the Christian LifeCross Country Christianity...a conversation with Mark and Cindy DunaganSo how well do you think the church is doing across the country? It's easy to assume it's either going well or going poorly based on what you see where you are. But Mark and Cindy Dunagan have a pretty clear answer after visiting over 50 congregations in the last year. They are also podcasters and bloggers who are on a mission to visit 100 churches to see what works and what doesn't. I think you'll be interested to hear what they've learned from Christians who live their faith at the local congregation.Here's their bio:Mark and...2021-09-1745 min
Nomads You And IHow To Keep First Things First While Living NomadicallyJesus told those who love God to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Can Christians live nomadically and do just that? In this podcast, Mark and Cindy explore what God says in scripture on the topic of nomadic living and give practical advice around keeping first things first while living nomadically. 2021-09-1628 min
Nomads You And ICreating Beautiful Mentorship Relationships Sister To SisterOlder Christian women are instructed by God in Titus 2:3-5 to "...be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored."
In this podcast, Cindy answers some questions to help sharpen the skills of women who mentor so their influence is more likely to bear beautiful fruit in the lives o...2021-09-1538 min
Nomads You And IOur Brightest Van Life Moments: Year One (Part 2 of 2)Nomads, Mark and Cindy, recall their favorite moments on their 28,000-mile journey through 38 states from July 21, 2020 to July 23, 2021.
PS Don't miss the other three podcasts also about their first year:
It's Not All Hats & Horns: The Big And Little Bummers Of Van Life: Year One
The Official 2020-2021 Nomad Quest Awards: Year One
Our First Year On The Road Living Nomadically: The Practical Discoveries We Learned2021-08-2848 min
Nomads You And IOur Brightest Van Life Moments: Year One (Part 1 of 2)In parts one and parts two of Our Brightest Van Life Moments, Nomads, Mark and Cindy, recall their favorite moments on their first 28,000-mile journey through 38 states from July 21, 2020, to July 23, 2021.
PS Don't miss the other three podcasts also about their first year:
It's Not All Hats & Horns: The Big And Little Bummers Of Van Life: Year One
The Official 2020-2021 Nomad Quest Awards: Year One
Our First Year On The Road Living Nomadically: The Practical Discoveries We Learned2021-08-2842 min
Nomads You And IIt's Not All Hats & Horns: The Big And Little Bummers Of Van Life Our First Year OutMark and Cindy keep it real by sharing some backstories of the challenges, setbacks, sad moments, little disappoints and other sticky wickets they encountered during their first year of living nomadically.
(PS Don't miss the other three podcasts also about their first year:
Our Brightest Van Life Moments During Our First Year Of Living Nomadically
The Official "2020-2021 Nomad Quest AWARDS" podcast of Our First Year Year Living A Vanlife
Our First Year On The Road Living Nomadically: The Practical Discoveries We Learned Along The Way2021-08-2325 min
Nomads You And IOur First Year On The Road Living Nomadically: The Practical Discoveries We Learned Along The WayNomads, Mark and Cindy, kick around many of the discoveries that seemed to make van life just a little easier.
PS Don't miss the other three podcasts also about their first year:
It's Not All Hats & Horns: The Big And Little Bummer Of Van Life: Year One
Our Brightest Van Life Moments: Year One
2020 Nomad Quest Awards: Year One2021-08-2244 min
Nomads You And I12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos (From A Christian Perspective)During the busy year Mark and Cindy were preparing to live nomadically, on Sunday afternoons, Mark would carve a couple of hours out of his day to drive into Portland, Oregon to join in on a Meet-up with a diverse group of individuals at Portland State University to discuss Jordan Peterson and his life-changing book 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos. The conversations were both intense and fascinating, and the book itself remains a favorite that Mark often recommends, especially to young people just beginning to build their lives.
In this podcast, Mark and Cindy discuss the book from th...2021-08-211h 06
Nomads You And IThanks, But No Thanks!Our guest today on Nomads You And I is one of my favorite conversationalists, David Desloge. He's the host of a new podcast called "No Sevens" and co-host alongside his brother, Adam, of the podcast Jabberwocky. Join Mark, Cindy, and David for this amusing conversation about the little "unfavoured" things in life on which we'd each like to kindly "pass".2021-07-2145 min
Nomads You And IThe Happiness of PursuitMark and Cindy chat about this wonderful book by Chris Guillebeau, comparing Chris's brilliant ideas about the joy of adventuring, with how their own Nomad Quest experience is going.2021-04-1937 min
Nomads You And ICreate In Me A Clean Heart, O God.Mark and Cindy discuss in this podcast what the scriptures say we can and must do to cooperate with God as He changes us.2021-01-0928 min
Nomads You And IAtomic Habits: Best Book Ever On Self-ControlMark and Cindy talk about their top ten takeaways from this outstanding book by James Clear. 2021-01-0930 min
Nomads You And ICindy's Motherly AdviceInspired by H. Jackson Brown's book "Life's Little Instruction Book", I wrote my own customized version of that book for my own children and those whose hearts and souls are hungry for some motherly advice. If I'd had you under my roof for 20 years, here, in 20 minutes, is what you would have learned. Originally written for my youngest daughter, 99.9% of the advice is gender neutral, so no matter who you are, welcome to Mom School.2020-11-1719 min
Nomads You And IJust For GrinsMark and Cindy share some of their funniest moments.2020-10-0238 min
Nomads You And IThe Sarah Who Considered Him Faithful: A Character Study From The Book of GenesisThere are several qualities highlighted in Sarah's life that women of God should aspire to with all our hearts. The first, is mentioned in Hebrews 11:11-14 "...Sarah ...considered Him faithful Who had promised." When Sarah considered God faithful ,she received the ability to conceive. It makes me wonder. What ability will we receive when we begin to trust whole-heartedly in God's reliability? In this podcast, we'll look deeper into the qualities of this woman, the wife of Abraham, who would father the nation of Israel, and through whom our Messiah would eventually be born according to a divine promise.2020-06-2107 min
Nomads You And IDirt Bike Anthropology: One Female's Observations of Grown Up Men Who Take To The TrailsFor years there was an event that all are invited to, but I’d be the only woman who’d show up. If I kept a low enough profile, it felt as though I was a fly on the wall or had somehow been given a rare pass to look into the keyhole of the mysterious and secret society of men. This opportunity occurred on day trips riding motorcycles and ATV’s through the mountains on the logging trails of the Tillamook Forest in Oregon. Often, when this happened, I would sit off to the side feeling somewhat like Jane Goodal...2020-06-1810 min
Nomads You And IHow To Recognize Mr. RightThis podcast offers some principles to help single Christian women choose wisely, and give single Christian men target areas of growth that will prepare them for a happier family life in the future.
Girlfriend --- You’ll marry a man with preferences and opinions quite at variance with your own. He will have his own mixed bag of quirks, weaknesses and regrets to overcome. That being said, outside of becoming part of the Bride of Christ, the second most significant decision one will make will be selecting this marriage partner. Our spouse will either be one of our greatest advantages or...2020-06-1712 min
Nomads You And IHello, Sunshine!When I was growing up, my mother would wake us children by opening our bedroom door and saying in her beautiful southern drawl "Rise and shine!", and that is my call to you today! In our own unique ways, let's create the "mood lighting" that shows the world how glorious our God is, until the day we are together "...in the city [that] has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb. The nations will walk by its light, and the...2020-06-1406 min
Nomads You And IThe Powerful Confidence of Happy Christian WomenYour relationships are what you’d care about most if you knew the limit of your time on earth — not how much you earned, but how much you loved. This podcast shares practical ideas about how to love well, what real power looks like in a confident woman, what specifically a woman does whose confidence is in the Lord...and finally for the married --- how to bring your marriage relationship "closer to a ten" by following a divine blueprint that leads to a glorious "cycle of honor."2020-06-1325 min
Nomads You And IJoyful HospitalityWhat a pleasure to get to know new people who can so enrich our lives and we their's in an exchange of unique insights and experiences. This podcast shares "outside the box" ideas for connecting with and enjoying more the people Providence puts in your path so that you can sharpen one another to the glory of God!2020-06-1018 min
Nomads You And IBehold Thy God"The first cause of limitless space ... must be infinite
The first cause of endless time ... must be eternal
The first cause of boundless energy ... must be all-powerful
The first cause of universal interrelationships ... must be omnipresent
The first cause if infinite complexity ... must be all-knowing
The first cause of moral values ... must be moral
The first cause of spiritual values ... must be spiritual
The first cause of human responsibility ... must have free will
The first cause of human integrity ... must be truthful
The first cause of human love ... must be loving
The first cause of life ... must be living" Dr. Henry Morris.2020-06-0712 min
Nomads You And ITurning Your Wounds Into WisdomNot many of us have experienced a tornado, but I'd venture most of us have experienced, out of nowhere, a touching down of chaos in our lives - a layoff, a diagnosis, a death, a crime, a betrayal, with no official warning from the National Weather Service, or anywhere else.
Some have concluded that God and pain cannot coexist and that because pain does exist, God must not.
I invite you today to rethink that assumption in this short podcast.2020-06-0604 min
Nomads You And ISnow DayThe years we lived in Oregon, I spent some time amidst the lovely and almost miraculous fluffy white powder at Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood Meadows and Ski Bowl from time to time on Mount Hood. There are no words to explain the nature experienced riding a ski lift, especially at sunset. I say "experienced" because when you are there in person, and you are feeling the crisp, cold air, and inhaling the freshness, oh, man. All the way up our grand mountain on my last trip up-- when my buddy wasn't coaching me how to improve my snowboarding skills-- in...2020-06-0306 min
Nomads You And ILet's Pray EarnestlyPrayer changes things. If there was ever an understatement, I just said it. There is A LOT of room for growth here. A lot. In fact, I sometimes wonder if prayer is the most underutilized tool in the box. When we remember the loving nature of God’s heart combined with His omnipotence and His directive to pray, the moments we spend daily in prayer are actually some of our most efficient moments of our day. Those with this realization become willing to “labor fervently ...in prayer” (Colossians 4:12) Thoughtful, earnest prayer is hard work, but God promises this: "The effective prayer...2020-06-0215 min
Nomads You And IHeaven is Heaven“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in the world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world...Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing...I must keep alive in myself the desire of my true country [Hebrews 11:16], which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do th...2020-06-0108 min
Nomads You And IViva la Difference!My how bland the world would be without the life lessons, foods, customs, and music of other cultures. Having just one ethnicity would be like having only one kind of flower or one kind of fruit tree. We have so very much to learn from one another, and for that let’s be grateful. We will always have our differences, but Viva la Difference!2020-05-3017 min
Nomads You And IThere's A Way Out Of Your PitDo you remember the minors from the South American country some 10 years back that were trapped deep within the earth. You could probably find an interesting documentary on the heroic rescue. The story really stuck with me. And the whole time that history was unfolding, I couldn’t help but think about the feeling of helplessness in the buried souls my heart goes out to every day. To them, with love, I dedicate this podcast.2020-05-2705 min
Nomads You And IProducts We Love!There's Amazon ratings, and then there's all the happy little product discoveries we've found first hand that have added some quality to our lives. We love the tips we've gathered from others, so we thought others might enjoy our recommendations as well. 2020-05-2531 min
Nomads You And ISaying "Thank You" to GodWe say “thank you” to God by renewing our minds. “…do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)
This work of transformation and the renewal it brings will continue the remainder of our lives.
Acquiring and maintaining this renewed mind is quite doable, though at times is challenging.
In this podcast we explore how God transforms us and the practical ways we cooperate with Him to reach our potential.2020-05-2311 min
Nomads You And IThe Whitewater of LifeOn a warm weekend one September, I was anticipating two things: A spontaneous "anything can happen" visit from someone spiritually struggling whom I immensely love, and in the middle of this visit, a previously scheduled rafting trip down the Deschutes River in Maupin, Oregon. I determined to let Providence's current take me wherever He would on both journeys. I trust Him. I'll never forget what happened on the Deschutes River spiritually paralleled my experience with this soul I love, and reminded me once again of a great truth.2020-05-2307 min
Nomads You And ISeasons of RenewalEvery Friday my husband would return to his hometown to thoughtfully wander in solitude, a piece of property in the wooded, rolling hills on the outskirts of Silverton, Oregon— land owned by generations of his people. This quiet ritual refreshed him mentally and renewed him emotionally. In the spring he'd come home and tell me about the smell of the good earth awakening as it comes back to life, the emerging wildlife, and the first baby sprouts of grass seed that would mature to be harvested come summer.
Just as all this green began sprouting, more and more birds were si...2020-05-1605 min
Nomads You And IYou Are Free To Fly!When I was growing up in the suburbs of south Salem, Oregon, occasionally my sister’s horses would escape the fence and go running toward busy Cunningham Street wide eyed, ears straight up, bucking for the joy they could not hold inside until they were exhausted. People, horses or cars were ever hurt, but it was a job and a half to convince them to come close enough to my sister so she could again put a halter on them to guide them back, worn out, to their pasture.
Nothing puts that same feeling in me more than freedom. I ge...2020-05-1310 min
Nomads You And IOnly GodThank heaven for all the life - beautifying things that only God is both willing and able to do.2020-05-1106 min
Nomads You And IDaughter Ashley Martineau's Favorite Things!It's around early February 1982. I'm 19 and Mark is 23. We've been married around 2 1/2 years and I'm getting a little bored and looking for "a little something new to do". We're sitting across from each other at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Los Chiles in Keizer, Oregon. And I say to him, "You know we talked about waiting 5 years before starting our family? Maybe since it takes sometimes years to conceive, if we started now then in maybe in about 3 years I might be pregnant .... and Ashley's life started about two weeks later. She's our only surviving biological child and is creative, funny, s...2020-05-1046 min
Nomads You And I12 Steps Toward Overcoming Discouragement or Depression with JoyIsaiah 53:3 tells us that the Messiah would be “A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief”. Sooner or later, we will ALL become acquainted with grief.
Why were we all created with the ability to experience the agony of grief, the deep pain of depression, or the sadness that accompanies discouragement? In this podcast we explore what our Creator has to say about that question and His wisdom around where we can find our joy again, and 12 practical ideas that when implemented, can move you that direction.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).
ALL things is ALL thin...2020-05-1053 min
Nomads You And ISimple Pleasures Are The Best!We love life and in this podcast we share a few of our big and little reasons why.2020-05-0840 min
Nomads You And IThe Value of TimeLet's ponder together today, your most precious commodity.
"Dost thou love Life? Then do not squander Time; for that's the Stuff Life is made of." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Beware of the barrenness of a busy life." Corrie Yen Boom
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. Henry David Thoreau
"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.2020-05-0707 min
Nomads You And IThe Magic ThreadThis story from The Book of Virtues, is a memorable tale that serves to remind us that as sweet as it is to anticipate the blessings of the future, we do best to find reason to treasure the present as best we can, and make the very best use of it, no matter the challenge. The wise protect their happiness by not allowing their hearts to wish they could "pull the thread".
Here's how God helps...
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxio...2020-05-0516 min
Nomads You And IWhat Does Janice (My Pro Bono Shrink) Love? Let's Find Out.I wish I could gift everyone in this world a Janice. She's warm and encouraging and helps me keep my head on straight. To the lives around her she is always full of great media recommendations --- and those within this podcast are no exception!2020-05-0139 min
Nomads You And IWhat Sparks Joy In Ericka The Tapioca Fairy?She's both a Tapioca Fairy AND a sheriff (or sorts) and she came over one evening around sunset to sit with me under my weeping willow to share with one another "things we love." We invite you to join us to find out what on earth a tapioca sheriff is and to ponder a few lovely things for awhile.2020-04-2344 min
Nomads You And IFinding Our Best Timing To Live As NomadsAt first the question was "should we live nomadically"? --- followed by the weighing out of the advantages and disadvantages both to ourselves and others.
Then the question became "when"? So many things have fallen into place that make this era in our lives look to be ideal one to take the leap. This podcast tells the story of that mental journey of choosing our "when".
Note: This podcast was recorded early on and we held onto it for awhile, but after some weeks to contemplate its content, we decided to go ahead and share it...2020-04-2025 min
Nomads You And IBoy Wonder Adam Desloge's Favorite ThingsMaster host of THE Podcast JABERWOCKY unbuttons his parka for this tell all (not really) list of a few of his favorite things.2020-04-1659 min
Nomads You And IMinimalist Christianity: Why We Still Choose Pre-Denominational ChristianityOf the vast number of churches that exist in America, why did we choose the church of Christ as our church family? Once we explored the vast evidence of God's existence and then the pre-scientific foreknowledge and archaeological evidence pointing to the divine inspiration of the scriptures, our logic became the relatively simple process of elimination we share in this podcast.
Preview: We wanted a Christianity minus every manmade doctrine, religious practice and tradition various denominations have imposed these last 2000 years of church history. We don't want to settle for anything less than the beautiful simplicity of the original, pre-denominational (e...2020-04-1557 min
Nomads You And IRunning A Tight Ship Part Three: "What's For Dinner?!", Health & Fitness & Taming Your Homeschool.Part Three: Ties up all the loose ends: Bringing order to feeding the fam, health & fitness habits, and sharing some helpful ideas for homeschooling families that I gathered along our own 13 year journey educating our children at home.
Part Two: Discovering the Delight of an Organization Celebration contains the nitty gritty, step by step fast-track system for a fine-tuned home that has made all the difference for decades in the life of my family.
Part One: In this the first of a three part series on the topic of bringing order to your life, we explore the attitudes, motivations and b...2020-04-1041 min
Nomads You And IRunning A Tight Ship Part Two: Discovering the Delight of an Organization Celebration: The Fast-Track System for a Fine Tuned HomePart One: In this the first of a three part series on the topic of bringing order to your life, we explore the attitudes, motivations and blessings of living a well-ordered life and specifically explore practical ideas around the pursuit of spiritual growth.
Part Two: Discovering the Delight of an Organization Celebration contains the nitty gritty, step by step fast-track system for a fine-tuned home that has made all the difference for decades in the life of my family.
Part Three: Ties up all the loose ends: Bringing order to feeding the fam, health & fitness...2020-04-1024 min
Nomads You And INomads You & I: Our Love StoryIt's the summer of 1979 and Mark is 20, living fast and forming a plan to dye his hair blonde "like Rod Stewart" and drive across the country on his motorcycle to sleep under the stars. On another planet, Cindy will start her last year of high school and then go to Florida to find her preacher to marry someday in a field of wildflowers. Or not. Our story includes a rolled car, ping-pong, waterfalls, hot dogs, a 180 degree turn, and a handful of life lessons to tie it up in the end.2020-01-2533 min