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Pro Organizers Coach * Business Coaching for EntrepreneursPro Organizers Coach * Business Coaching for Entrepreneurs#133 Finding Faith in the Midst of the Entrepreneur Journey with Cody AndrasIn this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with author and speaker Cody Andras to talk about her powerful book Jesus By Her Side and what it means to walk closely with God—especially as a woman navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. We dive into how faith sustains us through uncertainty, how obedience can look different in business seasons, and why your identity in Christ is your greatest asset as a purpose-driven entrepreneur.CODY'S WEBSITE: https://CodyAndras.comNEXT STEPS:Ready to start your business?...2025-06-0640 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesJames: Context and SettingThis week, we will continue our study of the book of James by discussing how to begin to study the Bible. Our goal for this study is not only to walk away with a better understanding of what God is saying to us in the book of James but also to gain confidence to open up any book of the Bible and study it for ourselves. Show Notes.2025-02-0631 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesJames: Introduction This spring, we'll spend time seeking to encounter the Lord through a study of the Book of James. We'll practice some of the principles that we learned last semester (in our What In the Word study) as we seek to know and love God more through continued study of His written Word. One of my favorite things about the book of James is that it encourages us to put feet to our faith. It talks about what it looks like, practically, when we seek to live a life in the presence of Christ...2025-01-2931 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesEngaging our Strength in Bible Study When we talk about engaging our strength in Bible study, in applying our own discipline and determination to know and love the Lord, we may be tempted to believe that this whole thing is riding on our own ability. Nothing could be farther from the truth! What we will see in our time together in Lesson Six is that the Lord does call us to love Him with all our strength, but He also promises to provide the very strength we need. Life in Christ is a life spent learning to balance a...2024-11-0529 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesEngaging our Heart and Soul in Bible Study Engaging our hearts in Bible study involves bringing our whole selves--open and honest--before the Lord. We are invited to come before Him just as we are. But we are also invited to cooperate with the work of the Holy Spirit within our hearts to allow Him to transform us into the ones we were created to be. We were created to reflect the image of God back to a watching world, to walk in wholeness as God restores us, to seek the Lord and find Him! We cannot drum up a life of...2024-10-3148 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesEngaging Our Minds in Bible Study | Lesson 4 In this lesson we'll talk about engaging our minds in Bible study. My hope and prayer is that these resources and tools--these methods of studying the Bible--would not become distractions but would grow our confidence in our ability to study and understand God's Word. The goal of Bible study is always to better know and more deeply love the God of the Bible. In the Introduction, we talked about engaging our minds, hearts, souls, and strength as we seek to know and love the Lord more through His written Word. Mark 12:30 encourages us:2024-10-2444 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesMaking Sense of the Bible's Setting | Lesson 3 In Lesson Three we look at the Bible's setting: the specific places, people groups, and cultures where God worked throughout the story of scripture to draw His people back to Himself. Understanding when and where things happened helps us to understand how and why and what and who--and ultimately, that helps us to understand Who God is, which is our ultimate goal as we approach the Bible. Even as we consider study methods and resources that will help us to understand the Bible's specific settings, I want to remind us that our ultimate...2024-10-0943 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesMaking Sense of the Bible's Story | Lesson Two In Lesson Two of What in the Word: Making Sense of the Bible in our Daily Lives, we will be making sense of the Bible's story. The Bible is first and foremost a story of all that God has done to draw His wayward people back to Himself—to make a way for us to come into His kingdom and enjoy His presence. It would be impossible for one Bible study lesson to get to the bottom of God’s heart, plans, and purposes. My hope for this lesson is to help you to u...2024-10-0243 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesMaking Sense of the Bible's Reliability | Lesson One In Lesson One of What in the Word: Making Sense of the Bible in our Daily Lives, we discuss the reliability of the Bible--the trustworthiness of the written Word of God. Specifically, we'll consider the canonization of the Bible (how the books of the Bible got into the Bible) and translations of the Bible (how we got these English versions that we hold in our hands). Whether you are new or experienced in studying the Bible, I’m asking the Lord to use this time to ignite in us a curiosity, hunger, and pa...2024-09-2542 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesWhat in the Word: Making Sense of the Bible in Our Daily Lives Have you ever felt like you are wasting your time reading the Bible? If you're honest, do the words sometimes feel dry or foreign? Do you long to know and love the Lord more but struggle to understand how the Bible points to Him? Perhaps you've met Jesus intimately on the pages of His Word before, but you could use some encouragement in your walk with Him. Join us this season for What in the Word: Making Sense of the Bible in Our Daily Lives. We will consider what it means to read...2024-09-1833 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Twelve: The Exhortation to RespondIf the first few chapters of this letter to the Hebrews were a slow build to define and describe the significance of God’s truth, the final two chapters are a rapid-fire plea for application. At first, it may seem like Hebrews 13 is a list of dos and don’ts, but the author of Hebrews has made it clear that legalism – ceremonies and works to gain the favor of God – has no place in the lives of believers. Instead, the exhortations in this chapter are intended to guide us in our response to the truths that we have lea...2024-05-1423 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Eleven: How to Run Your RaceWe've just got this one life to live, this one race to run, and the Lord cares about how we run it. God's encouragement and His discipline go hand-in-hand are both His gift to us as He guides and cares for us. Show Notes.2024-05-1443 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Ten: The Strength of our FaithWe've finally come to the first chapter of Hebrews that we are likely already familiar with. We're so accustomed to reading Hebrews 11 and viewing it as an account of the incredible faithfulness of the ones who've gone before us. But what if instead, we viewed it as an account of those who can testify to the faithfulness of their God--of our God? Whatever our circumstances, we can have confident faith not in our ability to have faith, but in our very faithful God. Show Notes.2024-04-2534 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Nine: Putting our Faith into PracticeActive belief requires putting our faith into practice. It requires taking what might seem like theory and applying it to the way that we live out our days on this earth. In Hebrews 10, the author encourages us: Since Christ has made a way for us to come into the presence of God, then we ought to respond accordingly--we ought to actually draw near to God! And then, as though knowing that might sound obscure, he gives us a few specific instructions: Hold firmly to the hope we confess -- keep our eyes on the promises of G...2024-04-1833 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Eight: RememberingIn Lesson 8, we talk about the significance of remembering. We are encouraged to remember what God has done for us -- to recall His past faithfulness and remind ourselves that He can be trusted. We are also reminded that the Old Covenant, with its sacrifices and offerings, provided a reminder of sin year after year. Under the New Covenant, when Christ extends His perfect forgiveness, He no longer remembers our sins. Instead, we celebrate communion as a way to remember what Christ has done for us. Christ has come once to save us from the death our...2024-04-0431 minGood Day Moms - Joy in Motherhood, Faith Based Encouragement, Work Life, Seeing Good in the EverydayGood Day Moms - Joy in Motherhood, Faith Based Encouragement, Work Life, Seeing Good in the EverydayThe Key to Get Through Anything - Trust the "Who" More Than the "Why" [Guest: Author Cody Andras]Is the show helping you? Send me a text When you trust who He is, you can stop obsessing over trying to understand why something is happening. Author Cody Andras of Jesus By Her Side talks about how a faith led by trust is the key to get through anything. ----- More with Cody: Are you an Ice Pack Queen? Episode 75: https://www.momsgrabcoffee.com/75 More with Cody: Holy Dishes! Episode 76: https://www.momsgrabcoffee.com/76 Connect with Cody: https://www.codyandras.com/ Jesus By Her Side: https...2024-04-0405 minGood Day Moms - Joy in Motherhood, Faith Based Encouragement, Work Life, Seeing Good in the EverydayGood Day Moms - Joy in Motherhood, Faith Based Encouragement, Work Life, Seeing Good in the EverydayHoly Dishes: Using Our Everyday Routines To Build Faith [Guest: Author Cody Andras]Is the show helping you? Send me a text How do you see God clearly? Train yourself every day. Author Cody Andras of Jesus By Her Side shares why our daily, mundane tasks are the key to building a rock solid faith. ----- More with Cody: Are you an Ice Pack Queen? Episode 75: https://www.momsgrabcoffee.com/75 Connect with Cody: https://www.codyandras.com/ Jesus By Her Side: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Her-Side-Finding-Nearness/dp/B0C7BKDJLR - Rate or review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you l...2024-04-0306 minGood Day Moms - Joy in Motherhood, Faith Based Encouragement, Work Life, Seeing Good in the EverydayGood Day Moms - Joy in Motherhood, Faith Based Encouragement, Work Life, Seeing Good in the EverydayAre You an Ice Pack Queen? Letting Go and Letting God [Guest: Author Cody Andras]Is the show helping you? Send me a text Author Cody Andras of Jesus By Her Side shares why we need to stop filtering the needs we take to Jesus and melt away our ice pack queen status. ----- Episode Timestamps: [1:29] The most profound insight Cody found from studying the women of the gospels [4:40] Avoiding a Jesus filter [7:10] What it means to be an ice pack queen and how to avoid it ----- Connect with Cody: https://www.codyandras.com/ Jesus By Her Side: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Her-S...2024-04-0211 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Seven: The God of the Tire ShopAll of the good news of the gospel can start to sound a lot like theory, especially when we start talking about covenants and promises that were made to people who lived thousands of years ago. Even when we are able to summon the faith and hope to believe that the God who has kept that covenant for thousands of years, we may not know what to do with it when our tire is flat on a Wednesday. That was the reality of my week. I was deep into preparing this lesson about Jesus' faithfulness to His...2024-03-2841 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHebrews Lesson Six: The Perfect Go-BetweenIn Hebrews 7, we find Jesus introduced as the perfect mediator--the perfect go-between for God and man. Christ offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sins and revealed Himself to be the perfect priest. Under the Old Covenant Law, a priest was needed to go before God on behalf of mankind and to come before mankind on behalf of God. When Jesus, our Great High Priest, came, He became the final, perfect go-between for God and man, introducing a way for each of us to draw near to God through Him. No longer do we need another...2024-03-2132 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLesson Five: What Does It mean to "Fall Away"?In Hebrews 6, we come across one of the most controversial and confusing passages of Scripture, and we are forced to ask ourselves, what does it mean to "fall away" from God? My hope in this lesson is that we will be challenged and encouraged to "press on" to maturity, to not grow weary in seeking Christ, to persevere in our pursuit of Him--not because we are earning salvation but because we are assured that Christ has provided it. In the Abrahamic Covenant, God obligated Himself for the redemption of mankind. He put His own life on the...2024-03-0737 minCoffee and Bible Time PodcastCoffee and Bible Time PodcastFrom Longing to Confidence: Recognizing Jesus' Nearness in Our Lives w/ Cody AndrasHave you ever felt a deep-seated yearning for divine companionship, a sense that something greater is perpetually by your side? This episode, graced by the insightful Cody Andras, author of "Jesus by Her Side," invites you into a heartfelt exploration of this spiritual hunger, as we traverse the remarkable encounters of women with Jesus in the Gospels. Through my own journey of vocational twists and faith-stirred decisions, I uncover the beauty of God's personalized touch in our lives, mirroring the individual moments of faith portrayed in Scripture. Cody's transition from business to bibliology exemplifies the profound importance of laying...2024-02-2936 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHebrews Lesson Four: Drawing Near with Confidence When we encounter the holiness and glory of God, the last thing we'd expect is an encouragement to draw near with confidence to Him. We would expect His holiness to make us step back, aware of the impurities of our own hearts. We might think His glory would exclude us completely from His presence, causing us to cower rather than to step toward our God. But that mighty and holy God has reached down to tilt our tucked chins back up to Him. Jesus Christ has stepped in as mediator, making a way...2024-02-2935 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHebrews Lesson Three: The Gift of Guilt In Episode 4 of this season's podcast, we will consider the idea that guilt is a gift, and that it is what we choose to do with our guilt that determines the trajectory of our lives with Christ. We will discuss what it means that God has provided the salvation that He promised. Our walks with Jesus will never be without setbacks. We will always be in need of a Savior. A walk toward Jesus isn't one that never fails. It's one that keeps turning back to Jesus every time we do. And the...2024-02-2235 minI CHOOSE MY BEST LIFEI CHOOSE MY BEST LIFE242 Choose Side-By-Side Cody Andras takes us on a journey to envision what it looks like to be one who walks with Jesus by your side. Connect with Cody on Facebook and Instagram. Get your copy of Jesus By Her Side: Finding the Nearness of God Through the Eyes of the Women in the Gospels.   I Choose My Best Life Podcast is one of the  Top 20 Christian Women Podcasts I Choose My Best Life Books: Colorful Connections, Sacred Rest, Come Empty, Set Free to Live Free...2024-02-2122 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHebrews Lesson Two: Our Great Salvation So often, we judge God's faithfulness off of whether He does what we want, then way we want, when we want. We look to our circumstances to decide if God is good and if He is faithful. But what does it really meant that God is faithful? To be faithful means to follow through on the things one has promised to do, so in this lesson, we'll consider some of God's promises and the ways that He has kept and is keeping His Word. With great confidence in God's faithfulness to keep His...2024-02-0844 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHebrews Lesson One: Jesus Is Better This week, we dive into Hebrews 1, considering what it means that Jesus is better than the angels. We will also explore the idea that God has spoken through the ages and continues to speak to us today through His Son and His Spirit. Join us as we consider what it means to hear from God and to trust in both the sufficiency and the supremacy of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in relation to everything else in our lives. It is an honor and a privilege that we get to hold the...2024-02-0141 minTruth AppliedTruth Applied118. That's Just Bad Theology: Fixing Our Bad Theology Around "Quiet Time" & the BibleToday I'm chatting with speaker and author Cody Andras. Cody is a single woman in her late 30s who has written 10+ Bible Studies and has a new book out called, Jesus By Her Side, which explores Jesus' heart towards women as seen through His interactions with them in the gospels. This chat is PACKED with GREAT theology. We talk alot about the Bible specifically, how to study it, how the Holy Spirit helps us understand it, and what it means to spend time with Jesus. One of my favorite interviews in a long time... great ready for...2024-01-2946 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHebrews: Draw Near to Jesus This season on the podcast, we'll be opening up the book of Hebrews together and find within its pages an invitation to draw near to Jesus. This week serves as both an introduction to Hebrews as well as an introduction to my approach to Bible study. I'm teaching this study at Bayou City Fellowship on Mondays and Tuesdays, and every Thursday (more frequently than the past seasons!), the audio version of the teaching will be posted as a podcast. If you'd like to follow along with the homework, the workbook is available on Amazon: Hebrews: Drawing Near...2024-01-2530 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesLonging and Letting GoPeople sometimes ask me if there’s a woman in the gospels that I most resonate with. There is. I don’t know if I resonate with her or just long to be like her. But it’s Mary Magdalene. She knew something about longing and letting go. We don’t see much of this Mary’s personal life. We know she was from Magdala, but apart from that, we really aren’t told much. But this is what I’ve observed: Mary Magdalene sought one thing every time we see her – Jesus. She wanted to be near Him. She lo...2023-12-0712 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHope That Holds If you've ever heard me teach before, you won't be surprised by today's topic. We're going to talk about hope that holds. I'm concerned that the word "hope" has become so flimsy. Hebrews 6:19 tells us that "hope is an anchor for the soul," holding steady in a world gone wild. But what we often refer to as hope is nothing more than a latex balloon--equally as likely to float away as it is to burst when it comes in contact with anything rough. What is the hope that Christ intends us to have...2023-11-1619 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesWhen Life Isn't What We ExpectedIn the last episode, we talked about how we respond to the Lord when He hasn't done what we expected Him to do. In episode 6, we're talking about finding God faithful when our life isn't what we expected. Specifically, what do we do when we can't understand what God is doing. What is the difference between understanding God and truly trusting Him? Is it possible that we are demanding answers from God where He is instead offering us the peace of His presence?   View Show Notes.2023-11-0216 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesWhen Jesus Isn't What We ExpectedIn Episode 5, we will talk about the primary importance of spending time seeking Jesus. We will look into the lives of Mary and Martha and see how they prioritized the presence of their Savior. Sometimes there are reasons that we're avoiding Jesus' company, but what we see in the heart of Jesus toward His daughters is that He loves it when we come before Him. We will see how Mary sought to sit at the feet of Jesus when He was in their home. We will also consider the death of their brother Lazarus, and discuss finding God faithful...2023-10-1926 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesWhen We Have Lost FaithIn both of our stories today, we see women that Christ encountered who did not outwardly display any great faith in approaching Him. In fact, it’s unclear whether they sought Jesus at all, but it doesn’t matter because Jesus sought them! Sometimes, we need to know that Jesus can find us even when we aren’t all that intent on finding Him, even when we aren’t sure He’s looking for us I don’t say this to downplay our the significance of our faith but perhaps to position us to recognize His faithful...2023-10-0517 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesWhen We Feel AloneWe think it is our season that is making us feel alone or isolated. We think it’s our singleness that makes us feel isolate. We think being a new mom makes us feel isolated. We think being a widow makes us feel isolated. Sometimes even newly married people feel isolated because their friend groups shifts as their circumstances change. We think that it is circumstances that make us feel as through no one can relate to us, as through we don’t have the community that we want, or as though we can’t have the community that we wan...2023-09-2121 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesFinding God FaithfulThe thing about recognizing Jesus’ presence and faithfulness in our lives is that it is much easier to recognize when He does what we expect Him to do: When the prayer is answered. When the healing comes. When the dead are raised. The reality is that not all of our moments or seasons look like that. Jesus is not always what we expect. He does not always do what we expect. But for the next three episodes, we get to talk about these moments where His goodness is obvious! Wh...2023-09-0723 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesJesus By Her SideWhat is it to seek the presence of One we cannot see? What does that look like in my life? What does it look like in yours? What does it mean to really live a life that is aware of His presence, that looks for Him, that longs for Him? What does it mean to draw near to God and allow Him to draw near to us (James 4:8)? I love the stories of Jesus’ encounters with the ancient women of the Gospels. Jesus wrapped Himself in flesh and walked beside them. The Heart of the Father beat wi...2023-08-2418 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesFields that YieldIn this final episode of Unplowed Ground, we’ll remind ourselves of the purpose of the plowing—that we might bear fruit that brings the Lord glory! Today, we’ll discuss some practical ways to do that. So often we think of fruit as something major that the Lord desires to do in our lives, and sometimes it is. But more often, we bear fruit in the small, daily decisions of our walk with the Lord.2023-05-1828 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesIdols, Vows, and Soul TiesIn this episode, we’re going to talk about a few more things that stand in the way of plowing up our ground and living in deeper intimacy and fellowship with the Lord. I’m going to call it, “Possessive Plow Syndrome.” These are places where we are holding the plow tightly, like we can do something in our own strength and still experience the power and presence of God in that place. There are areas in our lives where we have, often times inadvertently, shut God out of. We have fenced off areas of our lives, where we...2023-05-0426 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesUprooting the Lies We BelieveThere will always be the temptation to manicure our lawns rather than plow up our fields. In today’s episode, we will talk about uprooting the lies we believe rather than simply layering the truths of God on top of them. When we manicure our lawns (or layer truth on top of our wounds and lies), we are often settling for looking better when God’s invitation is that we might live well. In this episode, we’ll consider what it would mean to dig around and uproot the lies that we believe rather than attempting to bury them deeper...2023-04-2028 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesThe Dangers of Denying SinIn episode of 7 of unplowed ground, we will discuss the danger of denying or excusing the sins in our lives. The Bible tells us that it’s God’s kindness that leads us to repentance. THat’s because repentance is intended to bring us back into an intimate fellowship with and enjoyment of the presence of the Lord Himself. When we respond to God’s conviction by turning back to Him rather than by running away from Him, we find that our relationship with Him is restored. Further, by the transforming power of His Spirit within us, God has...2023-04-0631 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesHearing the Voice of GodI went and made a podcast to post on the first and third Thursdays of the month, and then March went and had a fifth Thursday, so I was faced with the dilemma of whether to take a week off or to post an extra episode. I decided to record and share this episode because it is about a topic that is paramount when we talk about the idea of plowing up our unplowed ground: Hearing the voice of God. It’s a little longer than the usual episodes, but we’ll be back to the shorter ones next week...2023-03-3039 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesThe Whole TruthTake some time now to come into the presence of the Lord and tell Him the whole truth. Ask Him for one or two “rocks” in your own life that you need to revisit with Him—that you need to tell Him the whole truth about. I know there are more than one or two, but don’t try to deal with all of them at once. Instead, set aside some time and spend it telling God the whole truth about whatever circumstance or longing or disappointment that He brings to mind. I find it most helpful to eithe...2023-03-1627 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesSurveying the LandWhen I start to get discouraged in my work, my friend Lindsee always reminds me to “keep my hands to the plow.” For a long time, I pictured myself mowing my field—leaving a perfectly manicured, green lawn behind me. But one day it struck me: a plow is not a lawn mower. A plow doesn’t manicure the lawn. A plow plucks up the dirt, turns over the soil, leaves behind what looks like destruction. Unplowed ground to the untrained eye always looks more pleasant! Unplowed ground, however, isn’t prepared to sustain life. It isn’t p...2023-03-0227 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesUnplowed GroundOur Unplowed Ground—at least the way I’m defining it—are the parts of our lives that we are ignoring, that we are refusing to look at or deal with, that we are, inadvertently or intentionally, closing the Lord out of. They are parts of our hearts, our spirits, our lives that we have neglected. In many cases, what we have neglected is spending time with the Lord. But don’t you think for one second that what we’re going to do here is heap guilt and shame upon ourselves for forsaking the “quiet times” that we know we should...2023-02-1623 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesWhy Study the Bible?In episode 2, we will explore the idea of Bible study and the reason that I think it is so important. I will share with you about my approach to Bible study and why I thinks it is worth you (and my!) time. The Scriptures are not the only place that the Lord reveals Himself, but they must be the primary place that we seek Him. Otherwise, we won’t know how to recognize Him in the other facets of our lives. We must believe what He has revealed about Himself in His written word in order to more clearly un...2023-02-1518 minA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesA Place in His Presence with Cody Andras: Encountering God in our Actual LivesAn Introduction to Cody AndrasThank you for joining me here on this podcast! I hope and pray that this will be a place where you will be encouraged to know and recognize the presence of God in your actual life. So often, we are tempted to believe that, if our circumstances or lives were different, then we would be able to see and love and trust God more. But in my own life and in the lives that I’ve observed, God is faithful to show up right here in the days where we find ourselves, even when those days don’t hold what...2023-02-1518 minEveryday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEveryday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEp 76: Cody | A Steady Anchor Talking about hope can often feel abstract and even unattainable at times, but in this episode, Cody Andras breaks open and expands on what it practically means to find our hope, satisfaction, and peace in Christ alone. If you find yourself at a place of rebuilding relationships, life, or even hope after the past year, you are going to find truth and encouragement in this episode. 2021-05-1234 minThe World Is WrongThe World Is Wrong...about Jennifer's Body (2009) with Jen Brown of Genre GraveyardFrom the brilliant divisive mind of Diablo Cody, the story of a high school bikini killer whose deadly run-in with an emo band gives her a hunger for boy meat. Featuring an interview with JEN BROWN of the Women in Caskets podcast & Genre Graveyard. Directed by Karyn Kusama. Written by Diablo Cody. Starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried & Adam Brody How is the world wrong about this movie? From Andras: Let me count the ways. When it was released, this wickedly funny feminist satire was marketed to teenage boys. It has since been re-claimed...2021-05-041h 58Everyday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEveryday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEp 75: Cody Andras | Anchored Hope Has your hope ever been disappointed? Over the past year we have had many things we have hoped for or hoped in that have proven itself to be untrustworthy and crumbling, but what if there is a forward facing hope that could give us assurance in our present. In this episode Cody Andras shares about anchoring ourselves in Jesus in a steady and practical way. Our prayer is that you will be encouraged, challenged and transformed through listening and obey God’s truth. 2021-03-2834 minGlen HookerGlen HookerUnderground Sessions Radioshow March 2020March 2020 strange times indeed, Music coming through thick and fast. This month i showcase new Music from Jimpster, Roisin murphy, Thomas malo, Norm de plume, Afo music from Osunlade, classic house from Chanelle, taking things deep with linkwood & greg foat, and many more. So if your at home locked down, here's a mix to keep you company. Enjoy. TRACKLIST: 1.Underground Sessions Radioshow Intro. 2.Cody Currie Joel Holmes - A New Chapter. 3.Larry Quest - Solar Assailer. 4.Fuminori Kagajo, Jaidene Veda, Atjazz - The Blue (Atjazz Vocal Dub) 5.Cool Million - Stronger (12Mix) [Feat. D-Train] 6.Tomas Malo - Like the Sun. 7...2020-03-263h 53Everyday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEveryday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipGather Teaching | Cody Andras In this teaching Cody shares on how she has learned that keeping your "hands to the plow" is something completely different than mowing the lawn. When we picture ourselves mowing the grass, we are leveling the ground in front of us in order for it to be well-manicured and manageable. It’s really hard to stop comparing manicured lawns. But a plow does something very different. A plow pulls up the soil. It reaches deep into both manicured and maniacal grass and pulls it out at the root. Plowing looks a lot like destroying wherever growth was already there. Un...2019-12-0328 minEveryday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEveryday Conversations | Bayou City FellowshipEp 17: Cody | A Faithful Walk With a Faithful God Cody Andras is hilarious, steady and wise. She knows the God of the Bible from her own encounters in the pages of scripture. In this week’s episode, Cody talks about finding her own faith, how writing Bible studies and blog posts came about, and how God has taught her to combat competition in every area of her life. God’s faithfulness allows her to walk faithfully through life. 2018-05-0928 min