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TrustworthyS2E20 - Season 2 Finale - Wrap Up and Q&A with Sarah and Mary BethAnother season of trustworthy is wrapped! What did we learn this season and what are some things you may not know about us? It’s Q&A time on our Season 2 finale! @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-06-0328 minTrustworthyGlory in the Ordinary - with Jessica ZubrodWhat does following where God leads look like? We talked with Jessica Zubrod about how being open to the small ways God leads us shape how we live and parent and work. Listen in to how we can find glory in the ordinary.Mentioned in this episode:Gerard Manley Hopkins poemIF GatheringInternational Justice MissionAfrica New LifeAndrew Peterson musicMomCo at Willowdale Chapel (formerly MOPS) @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-05-2057 minTrustworthy(Not) Destined For GreatnessWe all want to be great, right? What does greatness even mean? What if a life that looks repetitive and unimpressive to the world is great for God's glory? Vocabulary Resources:This week, I, Mary Beth was struggling with some words and phrases! I couldn't let the episode pass without acknowledging the correct words and meanings. Quelch: It is in fact a word that means squelch! (To fall or stamp on so as to crush)Trudgery: Not a word, But trudge is, which means "to walk or march st...2025-05-0631 minTrustworthyKeys to the Kingdom: Keychain Leadership - with Sara BoninuHow can we engage the next generation of the church right now? We turned to an expert for an interview! She's in the thick of youth ministry and has wisdom to share on how to empower and engage the next generation of the church. Meet Sara Boninu. Resources:Sara's sermon on keychain leadership @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-04-2259 minTrustworthySpringing to LifePlants are growing, birds are singing, spring is here! What lessons can we learn about life, death and resurrection from the natural world around us?ResourcesResurrection Letters - Andrew PetersonSing: Spring Songs - Ellie HolcombDoug Tallamy and Homegrown National Park @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-04-0830 minTrustworthyEveryday PrayersThere are a myriad of prayers our brothers and sisters have written down over the centuries that we can use in our every day to praise, confess and center our mindset on God throughout our day. We share some familiar ones and perhaps a few prayers that are new to you. ResourcesEvery Moment HolyBook of Common Prayer (Episcopalian)Book of Common Prayer free download (Anglican) @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-03-2530 minTrustworthySt Patrick's Breastplate - BonusSarah reads a prayer in honor of St. Patrick and his work to bring Christianity to Ireland. @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-03-1704 minTrustworthyRest and ReflectionHow do we reap what we have been sowing without it feeling like another to-do item on our list? Let's trust God's command to recount the good work He has done in our lives. Resources:Poem by CT StuddNorman Doidge @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-03-1128 minTrustworthyThe Other Side of ConvictionIn a follow-up to our previous episode, this time we dig into the fruit that comes from true conviction. If we are not left to wallow in our sin, what are we to do? We look with hope to restoration.Songs to help you along:Look what you've done - Tasha LaytonSunshine - Red Clay Strays @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-02-2534 minTrustworthyConviction vs. CondemnationOn today's episode of Trustworthy, we talk about conviction and condemnation and how sometimes they're confused but they really do mean two different things. Mary Beth and Sarah share examples from their own lives. Chart for comparing condemnation and convictionOlan Stubbs on conviction @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-02-1134 minTrustworthyDecluttering - The TIDY WayMaterial things in our life require our resources, whether time, money, energy or space. Are there some areas we could declutter? Find out what the TIDY method is - a Trustworthy podcast original approach - in this episode.Resources:Sample prayer to begin your TIDY process:Dear Father of the Heavenly Lights, You are the giver of every good and perfect gift, and I thank you for blessing me with these material possessions. I confess that sometimes I allow myself to be ruled by my possessions. Please forgive me. You have promised that...2025-01-2828 minTrustworthyWords MatterDo you play Wordle? We do. And we love words. But why do words matter? How do we fill our minds with good words and determine which ones aren't? Resources:Words the Hurt, Words that Heal Switch on your brain - Dr. Caroline Leaf (check out her podcast here)Thanks to Joyce Meyer for the list of truths about us from scripture. @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2025-01-1426 minTrustworthyNew Year's Eve 2024 - A RetrospectiveIt's been the year of the podcast for us! We started this thing in 2024 so join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite interviews - or maybe those we imagined we did? @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-12-3133 minTrustworthyHappy Christmas Eve!Our Christmas gift to you is an original writing by Sarah and Mary Beth (but mainly Sarah!) to help center our hearts and minds on the truth of Christmas. Merry and Happy Christmas to all!@thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-12-2406 minTrustworthyPreparing Him RoomAdvent season is upon us! How are you doing with the expectations surrounding this time of year? Hear some of our favorite Christmas traditions and how we can push back on the wrong expectations and how lessons from advent apply year-round. Emmanuel - Ruth Chou SimonsA House with Love in It - Nat King ColeLongwood Gardens @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-12-1734 minTrustworthyA Joyful Servant - with Margaret LutleyMargaret Lutley is "a joyous, strong, independent, outgoing, grateful, loving, servant leader who has also faced many struggles including several bouts with breast cancer, loneliness, burnout, and living single. Margaret is unapologetically Christian and carries a deep, abiding faith in God which is apparent to all who have had the good fortune of knowing her." And we have her on the show this week! Hear her amazing story of a life well-lived; one she is still living!Margaret's book: Joy of ServingMargaret's Willowdale Testimony @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com E...2024-12-0353 minTrustworthyThankful Thanksgiving Gratitude Bonus EpisodeIt’s Thanksgiving!! Join us as we talk about this favorite holiday!! **Sarah’s Cranberry Mandarin Sauce**2 bags fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over5-7 seedless mandarins (based on size)1/2 t Saigon Cinnamonsugar to taste ( start with 2TBSP and go up to 1/3 c.)pinch of sea salt1. Peel mandarins and add to food processor with cranberries2. Process to desired consistency3. Add cranberry-mandarin mixture, cinnamon and salt to medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat4. Cook until dark r...2024-11-2627 minTrustworthyCommunity of BelieversWhy do we need community and what makes Christian community distinctive? We can all attest to times when the presence or absence of Christ-centered community has impacted us. Let's dig in to find out why it makes a difference. Made For People by Justin Whitmel Earley (apologies to Justin for not getting his name right in this episode!)Life Together by Dietrich BonhoefferThe Center for Being Known - Curt Thompson @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-11-1943 minTrustworthyGrief is Like a Ball of Yarn - with Leslie ThomasIt's our first guest! Leslie Thomas joins us for this episode to discuss grief and the ways Jesus has met her and her family and shifted her worldview following the death of her oldest child. It is vulnerable and hopeful and we are so glad she chatted with us. Resources:Mitch and Leslie's websiteKate Bowler on Instagram @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-11-0555 minTrustworthySeasons of ChangeFall is in the air! The change of seasons can be wonderful, but sometimes the change of life seasons can be a struggle. We're chatting about everything from pumpkin spice to feeling unprepared for a new life season. Mentioned in this episode:Trey Kennedy's 2023 "Girls during fall be like" video @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-10-2239 minTrustworthyMisheard Lyrics and Other MisunderstandingsEver been convinced you knew the words to a song only to come to find out you got it very wrong? If you haven’t, you’re better than we are, but you might get a kick out of hearing some misheard lyrics in this episode. And you know we’re going to make a deeper connection to other things we may mishear. It’s Season Two and were back! @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-10-0842 minTrustworthySeason 1 Finale: Q&A with Sarah and Mary BethIt's the final episode of Season 1 and we're answering your questions! Join us as we tackle a variety of inquiries and wrap up our first ever podcast season. Resources:The Gray Havens - See You Again Desiring God by John PiperJohn Mark ComerTim KellerThe Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-07-1638 minTrustworthyTrusting God With Our PersonalitiesAre you a personality quiz nerd like us? This week we share each other’s Strengthsfinder results and discuss how God makes each of us with our own personalities and strengths.Resources:Self assessments:Clifton StrengthsfinderMyers Briggs assessmentEnneagram testOther:Words that Hurt, Words that Heal @thisistrustworthy trustworthypodcast.com Email us listen@trustworthypodcast.com2024-07-0942 minTrustworthyHow Do We Know That God Is Trustworthy?Who is this God that we claim is trustworthy? We've talked about how he has shown up for us, but who is he? What is he like? In this episode we share how we know who God is - through scripture, through others and through our own relationship with him. Resources:From Mary Beth:New City Catechism: Question: What is God? Answer: God is the creator and sustainer of everyone and everything. He is eternal, infinite, and unchangeable in his power and perfection, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth.From Sa...2024-07-0233 minTrustworthyTrusting God With HospitalityWe are called to be hospitable, so how do we stop relying on ourselves and trust God with hospitality? Tune in for thoughts as well as some hospitality tips this week.Mentioned resources:Rosario Butterfield - The Gospel Comes with a House KeyStudy from NIH - Breaking Bread: the Functions of Social EatingStudy from Cornell University - Eating Together at the Firehouse: How Workplace Commensality Relates to the Performance of FirefightersBusiness News Daily - How Eating Together Benefits Co-WorkersJohn Mark Comer/Practicing the...2024-06-2541 min