How To Show Up In The Midst Of Suffering
Love & The Outcome Podcast
Hey, it’s Jodi here! I’m so excited to share with you some of the new parts of my book, “You Got This - A Guide To Living A Full Life In The Midst Of Suffering.” I originally released my book during COVID, and then our house flooded. Our family went through a lot of difficult things, so eventually I decided it was time to share some of the stories, songs, and scripture verses that helped me get through it all. If you or someone you know is going through a difficult time where they feel like they’ve done everything right and life has still gone wrong, this episode is for you. I’m...
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HUMAN: Story Behind The Song
Love & The Outcome Podcast
It’s been a minute since we released a podcast, but we have a new song out called HUMAN, and we wanted to share how it came to be. God is good, life is hard. It’s not one or the other. The fact that two things can be true at the same time has held us together over the past few years. This song encompasses the story of our house flood, how we survived and made it through to the other side. Although it may sound like a depressing episode, we promise you will feel seen love and uplifted! Hope you enjoy this conversation. Listen to HUMAN here: PS - If...
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A Christmas Of Letting Go with Leslie Trovato
Love & The Outcome Podcast
Really excited to share my conversation with Leslie Trovato with you, friends! She is a writer and a mama, loved thru divorce & breast cancer & COVID over the past two years, so she has a lot of content! We chatted about how to let go of expectations around the holidays, and what Emmanuel, God with us, actually means. Hope you enjoy it, let us know!
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Can Civility Be Restored? Part 2 - Q & A With Dr. Russell Moore
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Thanks for sending in your questions for Dr. Russell Moore! They were SO good that we decided to dedicate an entire episode to his answers! Hope you enjoy part 2 of our conversation with @russellmoore
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Can Civility Be Restored? A Conversation with Dr. Russell Moore - Pt 1
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Have you ever found yourself in a conversation these days wondering, “am I crazy?” Or, “how do I have conversations with friends & family with whom I disagree politically?” We asked Dr. Russell Moore these questions as well as what it means to be an evangelical Christian in a post-truth world. Dr. Moore is the former head of Ethics and Religion for the Southern Baptist Convention, and is now a public theologian for Christianity Today. Hope you enjoy Part 1 of our conversation with @russellmo
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Listen To Your Crazy Ideas with Dan Bremnes
Love & The Outcome Podcast
The pandemic has taken alot from all of us. One thing we are just barely recovering is our ability to see possibility, to dream again. Dan Bremnes - musician, family man, risk-taker, dreamer - reminds us that we need to listen to our crazy ideas because they just might unlock our next step to a life lived. Dan shares the story behind his new single which is a real-life example of what can happen we we go after the crazy ideas that we generally disregard. Hint - it involves a deserted island and an email
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When The Bible Feels Too Scary To Read To Your Kids
Love & The Outcome Podcast
Chris & I just read “The Bible Tells Me So” by Peter Enns, & it’s helped us feel ok with our questions about the Bible. Whether it be genocide in the Old Testament or wrestling with the commandment “thou shalt not kill”, there’s a lot that makes us uncomfortable. It hit us while we were reading Bible stories to our kids, that there is a lot that is too R-rated for them to handle. It left us with a lot of questions, and in case you are in the same boat, we wanted to give you permission to jour
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How To Stop Anxiety From Hi-Jacking Our Brains with Sissy Goff
Love & The Outcome Podcast
We are so excited for you to join our conversation on anxiety with the one and only Sissy Goff! She is an expert child and adolescent counselor at Daystar Ministries here in Nashville, as well as an author and equipper. She has helped our family so much amidst our flood trauma during COVID. Here’s the thing - everything she says doesn’t just work for kids, but also applies to adults!
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Why Wilderness Seasons Aren’t All Bad
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Wilderness seasons are never something I pray for. It’s just not that much fun being in a season where you lack clarity & purpose. But here’s the good news: Jesus & John the Baptist wandered in the wilderness, so it can’t be all bad! There has to be a deeper purpose to it, a way to wander well even on our worst days. This realization has helped me so much in a season full of “I don’t know.”
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How To Be A True Influencer with Jasmine Murray
Love & The Outcome Podcast
Jasmine Murray is the kind of influencer you want to follow. American Idol top-13 finalist, Miss Mississippi & top 10 Miss America, she’s had to deal with how to be authentic while still stepping on stage to impress. We had a good ol’ girl chat about all the things! Hope you enjoy this conversation with singer/influencer/powerhouse woman, Jasmine Murray!
info_outlineIt hit me while we were jumping on the trampoline in the backyard of our broken house, and then out of the blue while I was making pizza in my friends kitchen, missing my own. We don’t like to give ourselves space to grieve. We like it to happen on a certain day in a certain way, so we can control it and look “strong”. But the truth is, the happiest moments are often when the sadness hits out of nowhere. Maybe you’re in a grieving season, and you feel the need to be strong and get through. Giving yourself permission to grieve IS strong.
So I'm giving myself and giving you permission to grieve in your own way, day to day, however it shows up. Like my friend Jenny said to me on the phone, “it takes energy to push it down and it takes energy to feel it, so either way it’s gonna suck! Thanks for your honest words friend. I needed to hear them. Maybe you do too.
P.S. - We wanted to share a quick update about our house. It’s been a hard two weeks of grieving and dealing with big decisions about our house. We have felt so supported by all of you and are blown away by your generosity. We’ve decided to elevate our house eight feet and make it flood proof. This is an expensive endeavor but it will allow us to move back in and sleep at night. The total cost will be approximately $60,000 (including new foundation, elevating, engineer, surveyor, contractor, etc). Any gift is appreciated, we literally couldn’t do this without you. You have been our lifeline. Thanks so much 😆💛🙏🏻
https://www.gofundme.com/f/chris-jodi-flood-relief
Sending love,
Chris, Jodi, Milo & Ziggy
PPS - if you’ve been looking for a way to participate in being light in the world during this COVID season, check out www.lovehealinghugs.com and sponsor a life-changing surgery for a child who desperately needs one! For one dollar a day for a year, you can send a Healing Hug to a little one whose family can’t afford to pay for the surgery. As God continues to provide for you, why not help provide for someone less fortunate than yourself. Love you all, thanks for being so generous!!
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