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BraveTalk PodcastImmanuel, God with UsWe invite you to join us for our last episode of 2021. This one will be short and sweet, as we simply want to encourage and not take up too much time in this busy season. May you have more time for peace, prayer, love and joy.
In this episode, we discuss how Jesus came into the world as a baby, as we do, needing to be fed and held.
He is God with us, not out ahead of us impatiently waiting for us to understand or catch up or perform better.
We are no...2021-12-1418 minBraveTalk PodcastS3 E6 "Our Relationship with the Bible"Today's podcast is a discussion on our relationship with the Bible. At times, if we were asked what the status of our relationship is, we may want to answer "it's complicated" like a social media update. And at other times, it feels like we are understanding and moving right along with enjoying the Word of God. It ebbs and flows. The Bible is a gift the Lord has given us that helps us know Him better. It's a gift we get to wrestle with, similar to how Jacob wrestled with God in the desert. But he walked away marked...2021-11-1931 minBraveTalk PodcastS3 E5 "The Persistent Widow"2 years ago, I was invited to preach in a series on the parables. The series ended up cancelled before my turn, but I had still done all the study and written the message for the Persistent Widow. I approached this parable wanting to discover that the twist the original audience would have heard was justice, so it would fit with the missions trip I was doing that summer. This episode is about how we engage with scripture wanting it to fit our agenda. The Word belongs to the Lord, and we get to find Him and His heart in...2021-09-1723 min
BraveTalk PodcastS3 E4 "Broken Box"I saw an image of a broken box at my feet. It was if the Lord was showing me that what I had put my trust in has broken down. It's time to return to trusting Him and His ways. If the pandemic and upheaval in society, and even the seeming rules in society and the culture of church, work or family life are still leaving us feeling lost and unprotected, we may have been building something that God was not building. Psalm 127 speaks of building what He is building and watching what He is watching. But are we...2021-08-2732 minBraveTalk PodcastBonus Episode:Beyond the VeilThis episode is a recording of when I preached last year. It was Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, 2020. I hadn't spoken at a church, formally, in years, and I had the opportunity. It was so much fun and made me want to do that process again and again.
This message was part of a series our church was doing during a 21 day fast. We were reading the devotional Pursuit (link below), and I chose a topic to develop a message from. It's very specific to the group of people, the context and situation. However, when Jesus' death caused t...2021-08-1335 minBraveTalk PodcastS3 E3 "Trusting God vs. Control"Trust is a big issue to the Lord. In this week's episode, we are going to address praying our will over someone else.
This is a very vulnerable topic, and it's one we certainly need to be aware of, as control in the face of fear or difficult circumstances can come out in us through praying our version of best-case scenario into a person's life or a situation. Think Bruce Almighty.
In this episode, I share a recent example from my own life of a hard thing I went through earlier this year in leaving m...2021-08-1340 minBraveTalk Podcast"Time and Heart Growth"Join us for this episode of BraveTalk Podcast Redux, as we discuss that perhaps things don't seem wrapped and tied up neatly from last year. 2020 and the Pandemic are still bleeding into our days and this year. We take a look at the life of Esther and see how her time, that Mordechai suggested was a specific and special time, in reality, included many choices or a series of time. May you be encouraged as you listed, to seek the Lord for the strength and hope to stay in this ever unfolding season and continue to choose Him and...2021-04-0231 minBraveTalk Podcast"Beginning Again"BraveTalk Podcast is back after an extended break. This time, expect engagement like the waves, or like breath, in and out. Join us for this re-introductory episode and be encouraged that not all has been lost. That there is grace for the desolate times we have known since the start of the Pandemic.
This is BraveTalk Redux, and we sincerely hope this brings you encouragement, solace and serves as a gentle reminder that Hope calls out, and points us to Jesus. 2021-03-1922 min
BraveTalk PodcastSeason 2 Episode 4:Comparison Robs the Earth, Pt. 1In this episode, we discuss how comparison, the kind that goes past appearances and deeper than skin, can literally rob the Earth of the Lord's heart and impact through you.
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2020-03-0500 minBraveTalk PodcastSeason 2 Episode 3: Gallows *Revised*In this episode, we discuss Haman and the gallows. Inspired by the song, Gallows, by Jess Ray, please listen in and be encouraged that the Devil will hang from his own gallows.
Jess Ray & Mission House Music:
www.jessraymusic.com www.mission-house.com
Frontier Alliance International (FAI)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCG-FE0oqJEkLvm1MgLE_Sg
www.faimission.org
*Song used w/permission2020-01-1500 min
BraveTalk PodcastSeason 2 Episode 1: Southeast Asia MissionWelcome back listeners! We are so excited to share this new season with you! Our first episode is full of testimonies from Maranda's trip to SE Asia this summer (2019) with Destiny Rescue. There are three raw in country interviews with Destiny Rescue staff in Chiang Rai Thailand; Rebekah Ellis, David Woodward & Nikki Parlane. They are uncut and in the moment and we hope you are really encouraged by them.
For more information on Destiny Rescue: www.destinyrescue.org
For more thoughts and background on the India story and the work of restoration that Go...2019-10-2500 minBraveTalk PodcastS1:Episode 12: GravestonesJoin us for this episode of Bravetalk where we discuss walking through life as though we are walking through a graveyard, or walking through life building altars not to what we have lost, but to what we have been given. I share a couple of vulnerable stories to illustrate that when I have lost or sacrificed, what was redeemed is far more precious than what was lost. 2019-05-2400 minBraveTalk PodcastS1:Episode 7 "Int'l Women's Day 2019"Today is March 8, International Women's Day. Join us for a discussion about this day and how we can be intentional and take notice of how we view women, and how we view ourselves. We share from the Bible and discuss what women are facing around the globe. Please check out our blog for a post especially for International Women's Day.
https://marandahope.wordpress.com2019-03-0800 minBraveTalk PodcastS1:Episode 1: Failure in MumbaiWelcome to Brave Talk Podcast! In this episode, Maranda talks about a missions trip to India that doesn't go as planned. She viewed the trip as a failure but God had something different to say about it.2018-11-0900 min