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237 - For the Hinge Seasons: Three Ways to Transition Better

Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz

Release Date: 01/20/2026

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Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz

Amen isn’t an ending, but an acknowledgement that God can be counted on. It’s agreement with what already beats in the heart of our Lord. It’s coming alongside God’s already, willingly-spoken “yes.”   Links mentioned:  Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode 

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Down in the unseen recesses of our mind, we worry we aren’t seen. That our superhero power is being invisible, although no one asked if that’s what we wanted.  We walk around lonely, longing for the assurance that we matter, trying to reconcile the breach between life right now and as it will be, when everything finally makes sense.  We get partial perspective this side of heaven. “Only part of the big picture,” Paul says (1Corinthians 13:12). I realize that everything I know is only part of the big picture. But one day, when Jesus arrives, we will see clearly,...

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Sometimes all the things in your head get really loud. You’re anxious over everything imagined and irrational. Your self-set expectations make you feel small, and in the tangle of untruths toying with your mind, you’ve got to remind yourself that hearing God’s voice isn’t for the ultra-spiritual alone. It’s for the worn-out worriers, the willful wanderers, the wisdom-deficient, and the opportunity wasters. For those spiritually “in training,” as my pastor says.   Links mentioned: To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors,...

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This is for you, feeling alone even when you’re surrounded by other people. This is for the introvert keen on deep friendships but second-guessing her own merit. This is for those new to town, missing home, starting over. This is for the long-time homeowner who knows fewer than five neighbors by name. This is for lonely Christians longing for something to shift.   Links mentioned: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up Read the written version of this episode

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I wonder where you’re feeling most overwhelmed. What’s beneath your tension headache and audible exhales? What stiffens your shoulders and triggers an insatiable, internal stopwatch? “Don’t forget to enjoy this season,” my literary agent says, and it startles me. Because I’m so busy sorting out the next two years I forget that the season I’m in should feel slow. There should be room to breathe. To dream, not all rushed like I’m in crunch time, but like lungs expanding. Like a soul at rest. Maybe you relate. You try to solve problems ahead of time to eliminate potential stress....

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I lived on Nicollet Ave. in a city that’s been ablaze with rage, but I was too tiny to know anything but the security of arms cradling me. Minneapolis, MN was simply home. My birthplace. My nativity. This morning a candle wafts rich vanilla into my chilly basement and my Bible is open to the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s intensity seems fitting for the fractures dividing our country. “There is no cure for my grief,” he writes. “My heart breaks for what I see and hear” (Jeremiah 8:18, The Voice).  Maybe that’s what you feel too. The heaviness. The defeat....

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I’m typically the one playing it safe. I minimize risk through research and reluctance. Control what I can and avoid the rest. Perhaps it won’t surprise you that this is the first time in four days I’ve left my neighborhood. But the interstate is stunning.  I’m heading into the sun, which accentuates the ice. I would have missed this ethereal wonderland if I didn’t brave the roads—just like I can miss the adventure God calls me to if I insist on playing it safe.   Links mentioned: To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your...

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Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz

To springboard off Christine Hoover’s "back-door friend," I’ve turned items from around my house into archetypes to help us better understand friendship. Which one best describes the type of friend you are?   Links mentioned: by Christine Hoover. Sometimes we keep our friendship shallow–by accident. Discover if you are making any of these ten common mistakes by grabbing the free download . You’ll also get a powerful secret to help you deepen your friendships. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up  Read...

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Maybe January feels like a hinge month. Like what happens the rest of the year rests on what you do with this one month. You feel all kinds of pressure to pick the right New Year’s resolutions, the perfect word of the year, the habits that will stack up to lifestyle change. You write and rewrite your measurable goals, your keep and let-go list, your personal mission statement.  Perhaps you’re fed up with merely existing. You long for depth, clarity, connection. And January, you determine, is the tone-setter for the remaining months. The mark of your maximum braveness. The hinge-point...

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Okay, Lord, I get it. My stubborn insistence that I never need help is the opposite of koinonia. Koinonia is a lighter way to live. An easier way to breathe. It takes the shape of rest–right in the middle of writing a book. Looks like a yes to relationship-building, which is wired in all of us, by God’s design.  Every time you link arms, share a burden, trust a friend with your confession, unite in prayer, accept help, or make space around your table, a little light gets in under your shell. Your got-to-keep it together begins to erode. Your self-defeating assumptions are deflated....

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Maybe January feels like a hinge month. Like what happens the rest of the year rests on what you do with this one month.

You feel all kinds of pressure to pick the right New Year’s resolutions, the perfect word of the year, the habits that will stack up to lifestyle change. You write and rewrite your measurable goals, your keep and let-go list, your personal mission statement. 

Perhaps you’re fed up with merely existing. You long for depth, clarity, connection. And January, you determine, is the tone-setter for the remaining months. The mark of your maximum braveness. The hinge-point for 2026.

Or it might be time to step into something that has been a long time coming. You feel more inadequate than excited, here on the precipice of a brand new season.

First, a confession: I’m here with you–both hopeful for this year and overthinking how to best embrace January. I’m doing the thing I’ve been preparing years for, but it feels lonelier than I expected. I’m writing more slowly than ever. Looking forward to actual up-comings–a finished manuscript, rounds of editing, choosing a cover, sharing with you what I’ve been co-creating with God–is entirely different than anticipating the possibility of it all.

Second, an invitation: step back into ancient, soon-to-be Israel with me as we simplify how to transition well. I find uncanny relevance in the book of Joshua. It’s a significant season in Israel’s history as they leave the wilderness and step into God’s promise. Inside Joshua’s story are powerful yet simple tools to take with us into 2026.

 

Links mentioned:

  1. Gifts and Gratitudes journal from Ann Voskamp.

  2. To help you begin a year-round gratitude practice, sign up HERE to get a gratitude story in your inbox each week.

  3. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE.

  4. Read the written version of this episode HERE.