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Color & EmotionEpisode 64: Noah, Shem, Abram, Israeltrack with me for some Sims 2 story time and a brief examination of the identity of Israel ... the Gospel Good News is that through repentance of sin and faith in King Jesus, whosoever will can enter into covenant with God. covenant with God has been made available through Jesus, but must be entered through submission to God's ways ... and adoption into the existing family of God should not produce arrogance or disdain towards the people we are grafted into. Exodus 33:13 (NLT) :: If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me kno...2025-07-1859 minColor & EmotionEpisode 63: Evangelical AlliterationFollow up thoughts on the point, the purpose, and the process ... Millennial musings on abstinence, emotional spending, and cultivating the fruit of The Spirit ... being conformed to the image of Christ brings glory to God as a means in itself; and is, itself, worth all the wrestling and endurance. {also, to clarify ~ still team abstinence to the glory of God. No Ragrets, ha. But there is grace for anyone who has made other decisions and mistakes. xo}'Unpack' - EP is out now on Bandcamp!! Thanks for listening! ~ Patient endurance is wha...2025-07-0222 minColor & EmotionEpisode 62: Authenticity, anointing, & peddling God's WordAuthority and anointing in a believer's life are the fruit of purity and authenticity before God ... none of which can be bought, manufactured, or faked. Psalm 105:4 exhorts us to "Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!" ... an encouragement to live in emotional proximity to God. † other referenced scriptures †• 1 Thessalonians 3:11-18• 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18• Isaiah 2:22• Isaiah 5:12 " Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?"• Galatians 1:10• 2 Corinthians 2:17 "For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by G...2025-05-2121 minColor & EmotionEpisode 61: This Puddle of My TimeLife is not a burden, but a gift. Time is so much less about the sequence of events or living through things in alignment with our whims or cultural convention, but that we experience the things at all. Our lives are a collection of interconnected moments, and more like rain or water drops; we are colored like paint on the canvas of God's creation.Referenced Scriptures ~ John 3:30 « He must increase, but I must decrease. Mark 1 John chapters 1-3Luke 1Hebrews 11Matthew chapters 11, 14, 25Ecclesiastes 3 {really, the whole book}E...2025-05-0756 minColor & EmotionEpisode 60: Parable of The Influencersok, so I was actually overcorrecting the episode count, ha. welcome to episode 60 of Color & Emotion ... a contemporary application of a timeless parable, and an encouragement for us to be more engaged with God than we are with "content".Matthew chapter 25Acts chapters 14, 17Bible Translations I mentioned :: English Standard Version (ESV)New Living Translation (NLT)Young's Literal Translation (YLT)King James Version (KJV)New King James Version (NKJV)Amplified Bible (AMP)~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2025-05-0224 minColor & EmotionEpisode 58: Settled & Salved« Philippians 2:5-8 "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." « Acts 2:24 " God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it." Referenced Scriptures :: M...2025-04-1622 minColor & EmotionEpisode 57: Spreading Like Nerves & RootsI often think of the 'point' of something as singular and efficient. Learning to ask about purpose acknowledges the vast expanse of things, and is a helpful tool in evaluating heart posture; a practical way to soften when you're tempted to be critical. In every season there is a network of reasons, and it spreads like nerves and roots. Ecclesiastes 8:17 "...then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a w...2025-04-0716 minColor & EmotionEpisode 56: How To Walk & Where We're GoingWe're often unaware of our own true progress because our perspective is limited by the fact that we are in process. Focusing on the Face of our Caretaker gives us the confidence we need to keep walking when we don't know where we're going. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2025-03-0506 minColor & EmotionEpisode 55: have the gods come down among us in the likeness of men?some thoughts on harmony, patient enemies, and the histories of surfing Scripture References :: Acts 17:24-31Acts 14:14-182 corinthians 10:3-62 Timothy 2:22-26Luke 17Jeremiah 17:5-8Joshua 9~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2025-03-0235 minColor & EmotionEpisode 54: Sacrifice & Service. . . more thoughts on ministry and relating to God. We have the capacity to fulfill a desire of God's heart by returning to Him in wholehearted devotion. To hear the unreleased songs, tune in via Youtube. Matthew 20 All of Hosea ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2025-02-2621 minColor & EmotionEpisode 53: the work of ministry. . . some thoughts on what it is to be effective in Christian leadership and ministry. "Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ." - Ephesians 4:11-12, New Living Translationnote: "sin in the camp" story is actually in Joshua, not during David's life. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2025-02-2135 minColor & EmotionEpisode 52: Cloaked in the Un-cumbersome Armor of Lovesome thoughts about the God of all comfort and consumption . . . Scriptures :: 1 John 5:1-31 John 2:15-17Colossians 3:1-17Ephesians 6:11-18Ephesians 5:26Genesis 3:14-15Matthew ch 222 Corinthians 1:1-4, 9 2 Corinthians 3:18Romans ch 6Romans 13:14Romans 15:29,32Philemon v. 7 Hebrews ch 12Isaiah 43:2Exodus 33:13Alleluia, Elohim • Rebekkah The Band~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2025-01-1938 minColor & EmotionEpisode 51: The Pride of Lifea sobered up setting of the record straight ... there truly is encouragement in looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. Referenced Scriptures :: ~ 1 John 2:15-17~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-12-0909 minColor & EmotionEpisode 50: Before The Dawn Comes... some thoughts about redemption as the fruit of covenant + endurance. Referenced Scriptures: ~ Genesis chapters 8 & 9 ~ Ruth {1:16}Listen to 'Dissonance' on BandcampChristmas Must Be Tonight ~ Out Now!! : https://rebekkahtheband.hearnow.com/merrychristmas~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-11-2119 minColor & EmotionEpisode 49: ... my siblings in Christ ...some thoughts on covenant + consecration, and they role that they play in endurance. Referenced Scriptures :: Exodus 3:15Malachi 3:16-18 1 Corinthians 7:29-211 Corinthians 8:1-3Romans 12 ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-11-1324 minColor & EmotionEpisode 48: The Muse in The MusicIn Proverbs 8, Wisdom is personified and expressed in the feminine as having been with God from the beginning and the means by which He created the world ... interestingly, this overlaps with other cultures in the idea of muses and sirens ... some thoughts on what it means to be a musician. To God be the glory, Giver of good gifts. Inspo for this epsiode :: Revelation (album) • Leif Vollebekkwords from Wayne Lynch • The Surfer's Journal, 31.4 Isaiah 14 Colossians 2 Luke 10:18~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take h...2024-11-0619 minColor & EmotionEpisode 47: Restlessness & Dissonance« In {Jesus} lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I am telling you this so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments. For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong.And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth y...2024-10-1331 minColor & EmotionEpisode 46: Rare Menan intro to my upcoming collection of angsty {unrequited} love songs. 'Easier' will be released as a Single on October 14, with the full album to follow mid-January (2025). I hope you've been enjoying the lullaby record in the meantime! ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-09-2928 minColor & EmotionEpisode 45 :: An Invitation To Emotional RegulationSome thoughts on learning to relieve ourselves of emotional waste; seeing moments of malaise as invitations to rest in the presence of the Prince of Peace. "Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah..." // Acts 3:19-20Featured Scriptures :: Luke 1: 68-79Hebrews 11:6 ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-09-0717 minColor & EmotionEpisode 44: Sweet SleepBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction - with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. {2 Corinthians 1:3-4}... it is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for He gives to His beloved sleep. {Psalm 127:2}« Able-tips from the making of Sweet Sleep « Sweet Sleep Melodies {In...2024-09-0431 minColor & EmotionEpisode 43: Anger & EcholocationLife will always be more powerful than death.Love will always be more powerful than hate. Light will always be more powerful than darkness. « stream the Sweet Sleep Melodies {instrumental lullaby album} for free here: https://rebekkahtheband.hearnow.com/sweetsleepmelodies« the instrumental and full album will be available everywhere Sept 11access the albums early via Bandcamp: https://rebekkahtheband.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-sleepScripture References :: • Ephesians 4:17-27 • "With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full...2024-08-3135 minColor & EmotionEpisode 421 Corinthians 10:12 - 13 says, " If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." The holiness God calls us to positions us to remain in authority when the enemy attempts to devour and destroy us. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-08-1214 minColor & EmotionEpisode 41: The Guardrails of Discernment"But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: 'The Lord knows those who are his,' and, 'Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.' • 2 Timothy 2:19"You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. But solid food is f...2024-07-2520 minColor & EmotionEpisode 40: Every Day Offerings of Beauty & LightWe have the opportunity to reflect and reciprocate the hospitality of our Creator by making intentional arrangements to meet with Him ... a few thoughts from the start of a study on the lifestyle of the levitical priesthood. Referenced Scriptures: Exodus chapters 20-31 ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-07-0527 minColor & EmotionEpisode 39: Inspiration & Self-Control"Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ." // Jude 3 & 4 "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of t...2024-06-2331 minColor & EmotionEpisode 38: Are you entertained?How will we spend our redeemed time and restored energy? If we can't be bothered to engage with God and in scripture unless it's a production, we need to repent and get our life together, lol. The Word of God does not need to be enhanced by visual expression, or made more entertaining. We adorn the Gospel by living it and abiding in Christ. As long as we idolize, and are addicted to entertainment, we're not ready to experience more of the glory of God ... because we won't rightly revere it.Scripture References: Revelation 21:6, 22:17; Isaiah 55; Matthew 7, 12, Acts 8; M...2024-06-0250 minColor & EmotionEpisode 37: Oaks of RighteousnessGod is never unfaithful, but I have often been impatient and unthankful ... thoughts on delight in God as a permanent heart posture and a necessary component of endurance; the faithfulness of God to continually transform us into enduring oaks of righteousness.Recommended Reading :: Ecclesiastes, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, 2 Peter 1:3-10, 1 Peter 1:6, 1 Peter 4:12-13,19; James 1:2-4, Psalm 34, Psalm 37, Isaiah 61, 2 Corinthians 5~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-05-1934 minColor & EmotionEpisode 36: The Crux of The CovenantsImagine an environment where everyone willingly gives God their whole hearts and undivided attention. God's original design, which was restored and reiterated in Jesus' sacrifice is that He would have a people who have no consciousness of sin. Through Jesus, we now have the great privilege of worshiping Him whole-heartedly in spirit and in truth. « referenced passages {I recommend reading each whole book for the best context ... happy reading!} :: Acts 14, Acts 15, Acts 17, Jeremiah 31, Hebrews 8, Deuteronomy 8, Revelation 21-22, Galatians 5, Matthew 7, John 4, Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 6 ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-05-1726 minColor & EmotionEpisode 35: My God Will Hear Me...some thoughts on the sufficiency of God and His Word to sustain us ... the passages that inspired My God Will Hear Me :: Psalm 73, Micah 7:7-8{Lyrics}HARD IS RELATIVESOME THINGS YOU'D DREAD TO LIVE AGAINBUT AS FOR MEEVEN A FAILING HEART IS NOT WEAKBOXING TO BELIEVEIN MORE THAN CARROTS ROPED ON STRINGSI KNOW MY GOD WILL HEAR ME I KNOW MY GOD WILL HEAR ME THOUGH I FALL, I WILL RISETHOUGH I SIT IN THE DARKNESS, GOD IS MY LI...2024-05-0710 minColor & EmotionEpisode 34: Honor & EducationSome thoughts on honor as generational blessing and protection. Where there is honor, there is also humility and where there is humility there is love and there is compassion; so rather than wanting to be right as our first priority, we will want to see others do well. We will want to see them prosper and be in good health even as their souls prosper.~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-04-2820 minColor & EmotionEpisode 33: Dates & PotatoesThoughts on the glories and messiness and awkwardness of spring; learning to discern our personal seasons. The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. // Psalm 92:12-15~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-04-1414 minColor & EmotionEpisode 32: Myrrh & AloeWalking through the lyrics of a passover song. Thoughts on commemorating holy days in ways that don't conform to this world. Myrrh & Aloe :: DARKNESS SPILLED LIKE INK, THEY SAY BLOOD SOAKED THE EARTH AND IT SHOOK AND ROCKS CAVEDHOLINESS HUNG ON MOCKED DISPLAYIF THEY’D HAVE KNOWN, HE WOULDN’T STAY THAT WAYWORD OF GOD MADE FLESH AND NAMEDCOME TO RESCUE, SLAIN TO SAVEELI, HE CRIED, BUT NOT IN VAIN THE ONE WITH A SWORD FOR A TONGUE GAVE DEATH A TASTE 2024-04-0740 minColor & EmotionEpisode 31: Photographs & Prose (2020)... really just a promo of already-released content. Episode 30: at Dusk opens with the glorious context that was my life at the start of 2020 when this song was written. You can also take a look at this OG Youtube video for the original song share + story. To stream the album in its entirety for free, click here, or search for it on your preferred streaming platform. Enjoy!Happy Resurrection season! He is Risen, Indeed! †Photographs & Prose (2020) • Rebekkah The BandIF IT WASN'T FOR THEIR FEARTHE MASKS AND THE DISTANCE AND THE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONSI...2024-03-1001 minColor & EmotionEpisode 30: at Dusk… a little more insight into the trials of various kinds that became the backdrop of ‘at Dusk;’ thoughts on the glory of physically, literally walking with God :-) Love Offerings for guitar repair: Venmo at Dusk • Rebekkah The BandTHIS SKY, THIS DUSTTHESE COLORS AT DUSK - A MEMORY OF TRUST UNBROKEN BY USFROM WHEN YOU USED TO WALK WITH US AND YOU USED TO TALK WITH US WHEN YOU USED TO WALK WITH US AT DUSK THIS SUNSET, THESE YEARSTHE END OF ALL THIN...2024-03-1030 minColor & EmotionEpisode 29: Unhurried Love" … what sort of people out {we} to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming Day of The Lord …" a chat through the lyrics of track No. 6 on my recently released album, at Dusk. The album is now available for streaming and downloads alongside my debut EP on all major platforms!!Unhurried Love • Rebekkah The BandWHAT A TIME (WHAT A TIME) TO BE ALIVEWHAT AN ANTIQUITY TO LIVE THE KING WILL SCROLL THE SKY WITH RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT IN HIS EYEBUT HE HAS GIFT...2024-03-0915 minColor & EmotionEpisode 28: Number of Days The lyric story and scriptures that inspired track No. 5 on my upcoming release, 'at Dusk' :: a scripture-inspired song-prayer ... for the wisdom to know when to press in and when to pivot, and for the faith that whole-hearted endurance requires.Number of Days • Rebekkah The BandWHO COULD IMAGINE THAT YOU WOULD SLIP ON SKIN,COME HERE AS A HUMAN TO WALK WITH US AGAINTHE ANGELS GASP TO SEE IT,THE FOLLY OF GOD IN FLESHTHE WISE IN HEART BELIEVE ITAND ENTER INTO RESTNOBODY USED TO KNOW...2024-02-2532 minColor & EmotionEpisode 27: Alleluia, Elohim... scripture songs as the thoughts of God; the verses that inspired track No. 4 on my upcoming album, ‘at Dusk,’. So stoked to share the music with you all on February 29!! Alleluia, Elohim • Rebekkah The BandALLELUIA, ELOHIM! YOUR GATHERED PEOPLE FREELY SINGSIFT OUR NATIONS, TEST OUR KINGSRULE IN THE MIDST OF YOUR ENEMIESWE HAVE NOT COME TO WHAT MAY BE TOUCHEDBUT TO THE SPRINKLED, BETTER BLOODTO FESTAL ANGELS AND ASSEMBLED SAINTSTO GOD THE JUDGE, A CONSUMING FLAMEALLELUIA, ELOHIM! YOUR...2024-02-1824 minColor & EmotionEpisode 26: Like Math (Butterfly Wings)Once upon my twenties, 92 years worth of timely and encouraging wisdom met with me at the base of a big rock in Berkeley. This weekend on the podcast, I’m sharing the experience that inspired track No. 3 on my upcoming album, ‘at Dusk,’ which releases Feb 29!!Like Math (Butterfly Wings)Rebekkah The BandYOU CAN HAVE WHAT IT TAKES IF YOU DON'T WRESTLE WITH THE PACEYOU'RE YOUNG SO MY EYES HAVE SEEN A FEW MORE THINGSTHIS FOG, IT'S ONLY TEMPORARYYOU CAN HAVE WHA...2024-02-1133 minColor & EmotionEpisode 25: Be Brave** Correction** Psalm 92 says: “there is no unrighteousness in Him."{I mis-spoke when reading the verse.}The song story for track #2 on my upcoming album, at Dusk, which will be released February 29, 2024 :: {more} thoughts on time and the end of all things being at hand from a Christian-bookstore lady who grew up in the sensationalized 90s. BE BRAVE // Rebekkah The BandTHIS ONE THING I SEEK - WOULD YOU PLANT MY RESTLESS FEETLIKE THE CEDAR AND THE PALM TREES MAKE ME VIT...2024-02-0428 minColor & EmotionEpisode 24: The PriesthoodA survey of the scriptural and contemplative landscape that inspired Rebekkah The Band's upcoming release, at Dusk; and a deep dive into the lyrics of the first track on the album:The Priesthood {Rebekkah The Band}ON THE GLORIOUS SPLENDOR OF YOUR MAJESTYI WILL FIX MY GAZEAND ON THE WONDROUS MYSTERIES OF YOUR LOVE AND GRACEI WILL MEDITATE YOU ARE HOLYGOD OF STORYSHOW ME SUBSEQUENT GLORIESACCORDING TO GREAT MERCY WE'VE BEEN BORN AGAINTHROUGH JESUS RAISED FROM THE DEAD2024-01-2743 minColor & EmotionEpisode 23: Rebekkah The RambleA vague and meandering half-history of Rebekkah The Band and her logo, caffeinated by 28 ounces of seasonal Ube latte from my friendly, neighborhood unionized coffee shop, and featuring a made-for-Youtube ‘What’s In My Bag’ segment. I do plan to be a lot more focused on the upcoming episodes of this mini-series that is the song stories for my new album, ‘at Dusk’ which releases February 29th! ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-01-2137 minColor & EmotionEpisode 22: Expectation & DelightSome thoughts on perfectionism as the root of emotional hypochondria: perfectionism has a way of crying ‘crisis,’ and accusing you of dysfunction when all you are experiencing is the messiness embedded in the human condition. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2024-01-1213 minColor & EmotionEpisode 21: Endurance & LightSuffering teaches us not to lean on our own understanding if we will let it. As light, we are called to illuminate darkness; as children of God we are called to walk in love; but we can't just waltz all willy-nilly into darkness wearing nothing but good vibes and pajamas. We must be strong in spirit, with overflowing oil in our lamp, and wearing the full armor of God. In our suffering, God is faithful to give us wisdom and peace and relief. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-12-2229 minColor & EmotionEpisode 20: Don't Be Petty; Be PerfectedEach time I choose perfection in the love of God over pettiness, I am participating in the promise of Habakkuk 2:14: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad ... those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. {Psalm 34:1-5, ESV} 2023-11-1925 minColor & EmotionEpisode 19: Sabbath As SurrenderSome thoughts on the glories of nuance and the importance of not leaning on our own understanding; Sabbath as surrender and an avenue of restored delight in, and reverence of the personhood of God. Mentioned (Unsponsored) Resources:The Weight of Glory, C.S. LewisThe Knowledge of The Holy, A. W. TozerSeven Longings of The Human Heart, Mike Bickle with Deborah HiebertMorning Song (Greatly Loved) by Rebekkah The Band~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-10-2923 minColor & EmotionEpisode 19: Take 1To modify a quote from Bilbo Baggins, I don't know half of me half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of me half as well as I deserve. Ha. But God knows me better (and thinks more highly of me) than I know. He has intricately gathered me together with purpose and intention and delight. The more completely I surrender to His process, the more clearly I see the importance of not trying to 'prune' myself.... this take is quite a ramble but brings it back home, ha. Mostly...2023-10-2927 minColor & EmotionEpisode 18: Covenant & TimeMy unmarried thoughts about accountability as "kryptonite." ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-10-1820 minColor & EmotionEpisode 17: A Caffeinated ChatMore thoughts on effort and humility; fresh thoughts on mystery and mercy for weak belief. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-10-0420 minColor & EmotionEpisode 16: A Spiritual Component of Emotional WorkI don't wanna be a one-man band. But I am ... ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-09-1608 minColor & EmotionEpisode 15: Thinking About SingingSome thoughts on the intersection of effort and anointing; when singing isn't easy. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-09-0414 minColor & EmotionEpisode 14: Learning to Appreciate Efforta story of vain tears reminding me that I am not entitled to effortlessness ... ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-08-2111 minColor & EmotionEpisode 13: (More Than) Light By Which To SeeAn unpolished evening musing on oil and lamps.~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-08-1517 minColor & EmotionEpisode 12: Live From Isla VistaA backyard BnB chat with my longtime adventure buddy, Kristen Lloyd. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-08-0318 minColor & EmotionEpisode 11: Sweet 16... a scoop of reality tv nostalgia; a few one-liners I've been carrying with me lately. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-06-1727 minColor & EmotionEpisode 10: Don't Be A HoarderA practical slice of advice for easing life's significant transitions ... and learning to lead with your best. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-06-0805 minColor & EmotionEpisode 9: Take HeartThoughts about learning to sit with other people's stories ... as well as my own. The memoir mentioned in this episode is 'Something Greater' by Paula White-Cain. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-05-1808 minColor & EmotionEpisode 8: Musings From TikTok {via Instagram}Two hotakes and a songstory ... enjoy! Listen to 'BaBa', a Rebekkah The Band original on Youtube~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-05-1110 minColor & EmotionEpisode 7: Sustained & Melting SnowflakesA new word I learned, some thoughts on being "special," and the story of how I came to know that it's not my job to sustain myself. // Disclaimer: while the delicious and well-crafted coffee + espresso combo provided stimulation and inspiration for this episode, Caribou has not "sponsored," and is in no way affiliated with this podcast, ha. Also, the book I mentioned is How To Inhabit Time by James K. A. Smith Big City Coffee Break Spotify playlist ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-04-2919 minColor & EmotionEpisode SixMy beef with Teslas; compassion as an antidote to anger. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-04-1226 minColor & EmotionEpisode 5: Glory & Good Work As RewardA follow-up spiel that ends abruptly with no sign off. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-04-0508 minColor & EmotionEpisode 4: The Tension of DistanceGod is worthy of our whole-heartedness, but why {else} does He require it? Thoughts on the tension of distance, and withstanding the pressures that develop our endurance. //2 Corinthians 4:7-18 // But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be man...2023-03-2906 minColor & EmotionEpisode 3: With RegardThoughts on comparison from Genesis 4, a parable of Jesus, and a season of saltiness over sizzling steaks and Spotify streams. ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-03-2143 minColor & EmotionEpisode 2: Millennial Emotional MalnourishmentA background chat. {It was brought to my attention that podcast platforms are not designed for music distribution; ergo the unreleased song that is mentioned in this episode is not - in fact - going to be uploaded as bonus content.} // ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-03-0738 minColor & EmotionThe PilotAn impromptu podcast pilot. // ~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~ 2023-03-0521 min