220: Rethinking the Church's Approach to the LGBTQIA+ Community with Jen Crowder
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is a wife, mom of 4, physical therapist, and founder of the ministry . She has a heart for both the body of Christ and the lost. To that end, she comes on the show today with the desire to encourage and equip believers to truly be the hands and feet of Christ towards the LGBTQIA+ community. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~What has led to Jen’s passion for today’s topic ~Understanding that our mishandling of how we talk about and interact with the LGBTQUIA+ community is less about that community itself and more about how we tend to approach nonbelievers in general; the...
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From the Archives: 194: How to Raise Your Littles in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #41)
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On today’s re-release of a previous solo show, we are tackling the topic of how to raise your littles in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. My prayer is that you'll come away from this episode feeling equipped and encouraged, knowing that raising your littles in this way does not have to be complicated. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Ephesians 6:4 and what is interesting about the word "nurture" coming before the word "admonition" ~The crucial foundation of nurture and why our training of our children in theology and right living must first come from a place of humility,...
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219: Loving Samaritans like Jesus Does with Terry Crist
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Terry Crist is a husband, father, pastor, and the author of the new book, ““. He has a heart for inspiring people to follow Jesus and love others well, and that comes through really well in our conversation today. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Terry’s new book, what led him to write it, and what readers can expect ~How a love for the church does not negate our passion to call the church up to be her best - that that is actually an important part of loving the church well ~Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4 and what we can glean from it ~How...
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From the Archive: 113: The Most Important Thing for Christians to Remember This Election Year with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 6)
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As we find ourselves in the middle of yet another election year, I felt it to be the right time to re-visit a podcast episode I first recorded and released 4 years ago during our last presidential election year. Today we will be addressing again the topic of the most important thing for Christians to remember this election year. I pray this episode will prove to be helpful and encouraging to you. What I Chat about in Today's Episode: ~A post () I wrote back in 2016 during the last presidential election ~What our name-calling, personal attacks, hand-wringing, and political anxiety...
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218: Even if He Doesn't with Kristen LaValley
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is a wife, mom of 5, writer, and author of the brand new book, . She is passionate about helping people who have been harmed by the church or walked through pain that has left them reeling and with theological questions. Our prayer is that you will come away from this episode feeling seen, understood, loved, and helped in whatever you may be walking through. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Kristen’s new book, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~The importance of engaging honestly with your pain and your beliefs and how doing so can actually save...
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207: "What is Love?" with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #46)
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During this Valentines week of love, we are journeying back to the podcast archives and addressing the topic of love, the importance Scripture places on it, and how God's Word defines it. I hope you will walk away from this chat feeling well equipped to better understand and live out love in a culture and time that is very confused. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~The topic of love, and why it is such an important topic for believers, especially, to grasp ~The importance of understanding the Bible's definition of love ~The extremes that are on both sides of the spectrum and seen in...
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217: Raising Our Kids with a Biblical Worldview with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
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Elizabeth Urbanowicz is the founder of , where her passion is on display for creating resources to equip parents to be able to help their kids carefully evaluate all the ideas that are regularly coming at them so that they can understand and enjoy the goodness and beauty of biblical truth. Our prayer is that you would come away from this episode inspired and equipped to raise your kids in a biblical worldview and with love for others. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~How Elizabeth first put this passion to work with the children she was teaching at her school ~The...
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RE-RELEASE- 089: Bible Study 101 with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Podcast 2)
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Rebekah Hargraves is the host of the Home and Hearth Podcast and on today's solo show she is covering the topic of "Bible Study 101". Though this is a re-release of an episode originally recorded three years ago, it seems timely again as we are feeling fearful in these times and needing to grow in our knowledge of the Bible and our ability to study it. May you come away from this episode feeling encouraged and equipped in your ability to study, understand, and interpret the Bible for yourself. What She Chats about in Today's Episode: ~*How* to study the Bible, and then moving on into...
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216: Living Free and Fully Alive with Karrie Garcia
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is a wife, mom of 3, runs the organization Freedom Movement and is author of . Her passion is to equip people to heal in their story and begin to step into their God-given calling by helping them be trauma-informed, Biblically-sound, and Spirit-filled. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Karrie’s new book, , what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~The difference between what we humanly think of as freedom and what Biblical freedom actually is ~The power of God’s presence in the midst of our pain ~The importance of going beyond just knowing right doctrine into actually...
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From the Archive: 127: New Year's Resolutions and the Gospel with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 13)
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On this week’s solo podcast episode, I am re-releasing an episode where I took to the show to talk all about New Year’s resolutions, goals, walking by the Spirit, and holding fast to the gospel in the midst of it all. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Why so many of our resolutions “fail” and why wrong theology is shooting us in the foot here ~The impact of the gospel on our guilt surrounding “failing” in our resolutions and goals ~The important first steps to take when drafting up your resolutions and goals for the year ~The importance of walking by the Spirit in the...
info_outlineKayla Craig is a pastor's wife, mom of 4, writer, podcaster, and author, most recently of the new book, “Every Season Sacred: ". Today she returns to the show to share about her new book and to encourage parents in the beauty of liturgical parenting.
What We Chat about in Today’s Episode:
~Kayla’s new book, “Every Season Sacred: "; what led her to write it, and what readers can expect
~The meaningful aspect of the four seasons, and why they are important in our lives; the impact they have on us
~The importance of cultivating a slower, more contemplative lifestyle
~How the writing experience was the same and how it was different between Kayla’s two books
~The practicality of this book regardless of what season of life you are in or what you are going through
~Kayla’s heart to nourish parents’ souls in a contemplative way in and through this book; why this was important for Kayla to do
~How a contemplative lifesyle is so helpful for parents and childcare givers
~Bringing our kids into a more contemplative style of life
~Living loved; the importance of a parent’s soul being nourished so that they can then nurture their child well
~Making space to explore the world with care and compassion and why this is so important
~Exemplifying Christ’s love and compassion for people to our children and allowing that to impact how we show up in the world
~The power of “caught, not taught”
~The power of liturgical rhythms in our parenting
~Making your faith your own and the journey of unlearning false things you were taught
~Untangling Christ from Christianese and reconstructing your walk with the Lord and understanding of truth; how and why this has been important for Kayla; the importance of this kind of journey
~The importance of reading Scripture for yourself
~The importance of raising our kids to be critical thinkers and having the freedom to ask questions and express doubts
~And more!
Full shownotes at www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast