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Beside Quiet Waters50 Days of Celebrating: PentecostIt's Pentecost and that means a great time to celebrate. It also means the end of Eastertide. Tune in for a look at the Holy Spirit and why you should know more about Him. A farewell episode for season 2!
2023-05-2620 minBeside Quiet Waters50 Days of Easter: Generosity and the AscensionHave you ever found it hard to be generous? If yes - than this episode is for you. In this episode, Lisa shares about the recent opportunities she had to be generous and how surprisingly hard it was. And yet, God is an incredibly generous. The whole gospel is about a free gift from a loving and abundant God. So why is it so hard for us to be generous? Take a listen and join in.
2023-05-1817 minBeside Quiet Waters50 Days of Easter: Celebrating when you don't have the energyFeeling low energy around this time of year? You are not alone - me too! Today we are talking about how to celebrate Jesus and Easter when we don't feel like we have the energy too. Give a listen to find out how you can still celebrate Jesus even if you aren't feeling up to it. And I'll sneak in a beautiful quote from Gerard Manley Hopkins for good measure.
2023-04-2416 minBeside Quiet Waters50 Days of Easter: Fixing our EyesIt's week 2 of Eastertide and we're talking about the battles for our minds when it comes to celebrating and focusing on Jesus. I spend WAY too much of my time focusing on political, cultural, or personal issues and not near enough time focusing on the New Kingdom Jesus brought. But this week, we are just going to try and lay aside our usual topics that we brew over and focus on the good news that Jesus is alive and moving and loving and redeeming the world.
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2023-04-1715 minBeside Quiet WatersEastertide Round 2!Welcome back for our second annual celebration of Eastertide! I'm so glad to have you back here. We are going to spend the next days practising the serious work of joy and celebration. It is not something I grew up celebrating but I have found it to me such a meaningful experience that we are going to do it again!
Join me for the next 50 days as we set our minds and hearts on Jesus and celebrate all that happened in his life, death, and resurrection!
2023-04-1013 min
United SHIFT AllianceBuilding Community Through Coaching Join our channels & groups: https://astamlinh.blogspot.com/p/follow-our-channels-groups.html00:01:35 Nathan Mellor: Welcome to the program! We are looking forward to a great event. We will start in four minutes. Please take a moment to introduce yourself in the chat. Tell us your name, organization and location. Thanks for being here today!00:05:09 Erica Vardaro: Peggy Wheeler--MidFirst Bank--OKC00:05:10 Lisa: Hello! Lisa from Hobby Lobby here. :-)00:05:14 Seth Willyard: Seth Willyard, ArcBest, Fort Smith, AR00:05:14 Erica Vardaro: Connor Tebow with Midfirst Operations in Oklahoma City
2023-01-131h 05Beside Quiet WatersHow do we keep going when we are weary?To be a parent is to know weariness. We have all felt weary either from kids or just from regular life. Parenting feels like hard work because it is hard work. So, how do we keep going when we feel so worn out? Today - I am sharing some of my own story and how God helped me keep going when I didn't think I could.
2022-11-1419 minBeside Quiet WatersWhere do you start in the Bible?The Bible is a book where a toddler can wade and an elephant can swim. There can be A LOT to talk about. Where do we start? This episode lays out a 10 week plan you can use with your kids to introduce them to the great story of God. It will help you get kicked off in your journey with your kids.
Here are the top events you should cover with your kids to start to help the understand how the Bible fits together and how God is the great promise keeper. Over and over again through the...
2022-10-1914 minBeside Quiet WatersHow Do We Read The Bible With Our Kids?The bible is an integral part of the Christian life but many of us freeze up when we're faced with talking about it ourselves. We all carry a lot of baggage with the bible and the church in our lives and we don't want to pass that on to our kids. Many of us don't know where to start or feel unqualified to walk through the bible with our kids. I have one thing to say - don't worry! God wants to be known by you and your kids and he will help you learn about the bible so you...
2022-10-0721 minBeside Quiet WatersHow do we talk about God?With all the things we could say about God, it's sometimes hard to know where to start. This episode I have a suggestion for you of a good starting place. It is not the only place but it is a good starting point. I have found it a helpful way in my own life and the life of my kids to frame the entire biblical story. It's a theme you can track through every single story of the bible. Any guesses? Take a listen!
Episode Notes: The Big Picture Bible - David Helm
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2022-09-1915 minBeside Quiet WatersThe Best Thing You Can Do For Your ChildrenHow do we disciple our kids? By continuing to grow ourselves. Staying engaged on our own journey with Jesus - emotionally, mentally, and spiritually is the best thing we can do for our family. Becoming healed people will make us better parents. So join me on this episode where we talk about how to keep growing in the crazy season of newborns, toddlers, and kids!
2022-09-1315 minBeside Quiet WatersWelcome back for Season 2!How do we disciple our kids? How do we read the bible with them? How do we introduce them to Jesus? It can feel like such a huge task and often we hardly know where to start. Don't worry - you are not alone. Not only are lots of parents asking the same question but God is more interested in discipling your kids than you are! Take a listen, share, and make sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any of the episodes!
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2022-09-0607 min
Beside Quiet WatersPentecostWe made it - the last week of Eastertide. We are almost through 50 days of celebrating Jesus. It has been fun for me to journey with you through this Eastertide season.
This week we are looking at Pentecost and the Holy Spirit. A lot of things begin at Pentecost and it is so rich in its truth and significance for the church and you and I. I hope you can take a listen and I would love to hear how your Eastertide celebration went. You can email me at besideqw@gmail.com with your response to the quest...
2022-05-3013 minBeside Quiet WatersWhat is The Ascension?This week we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus. Evangelicals do not traditionally spend much time with this event. It often gets just lumped in with Easter celebrations but sometimes it does not even get mentioned. So, what is the Ascension and why is it worth celebrating? Listen to this episode to find out why it is feast worthy.
2022-05-2414 minBeside Quiet WatersChoosing to make the cupcakes: what celebration looks like in every day lifeCelebration can be easy, light, and fun. But it can also be something that we have to choose amidst the uncertainties and difficulties in real life. This week's podcast is a story about choosing to celebrate and how Nehemiah reminds us that the joy of the Lord is our strength.
2022-05-1613 minBeside Quiet WatersJulian of Norwich and God's immense love for you and meMay 8th or 14th is the feast of Julian of Norwich - depending on which calendar you follow. She lived between the 1300-1400, she is a doctor of the church, a devout follower of Jesus and a beautiful soul. Her books, Revelations of Divine Love, significantly changed my faith and opened up my heart to the immense and tender love of God. My prayer is that the same would happen to you. One podcast episode could never do her writing justice but come and listen to some ancient but transformative words from Julian of Norwich.
2022-05-0911 minBeside Quiet WatersCelebration - The Art Of FrivolousnessC.S. Lewis says that the things we see as frivolous here are actually glimpses of a heavenly reality. Mary is frivolous with the perfume she pours on Jesus feet. There seems to be an aspect of frivolousness in celebration and especially to Eastertide. But it is hard to be frivolous, especially with our time. Take a listen to this week's podcast episode. If you have any questions or comments about this week's episode please send them to besideqw@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you!
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2022-05-0213 minBeside Quiet WatersHow do we celebrate when things are hard?How can we celebrate Eastertide when the world feels like it is on fire? How do we find things to rejoice in when everything feels broken? Is Christian celebration just toxic positivity or pretending that everything is fine?
There are lots of questions around celebration once we actually get into trying to practise it. Today's episode deals with this very subject and provides a very practical and simple suggestion to help you learn to celebrate in difficulty times.
Listen as I share about my own medical journey and what I found to help me learn to ce...
2022-04-2511 min
Beside Quiet WatersWhat or who are we celebrating during Eastertide?Celebrating Easter for 50 days doesn't mean non-stop chocolate or on going parties. It is about something even better than that! Celebration will look different for everyone and we talk a little bit about introverts and extroverts and how to celebrate Jesus in all the ways.
2022-04-1808 minBeside Quiet WatersWhat is Eastertide?Have you ever celebrated Eastertide? Or maybe you are wondering - "What on earth is Eastertide?" This episode will answer all your Eastertide question - or at least a few of them. Please feel free to submit any of your questions to besideqw@gmail.com and I will take time to give some answers on the next episode.
2022-04-1806 min