158: Take Your Belonging With You
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Belonging is difficult to define; it’s a big concept, and there are plenty of nuanced layers and levels and lenses to consider. Though there will always be more to say, on the surface, I think of belonging as acceptance, inclusion, the feeling of being at home. If I dig a little deeper, I find I long to belong because, when I do, my most authentic self is safe and secure. And if I dig deeper still, I come to see the ways belonging and identity are very much intertwined. It seems to me that belonging not only helps to shape my identity; it is a part of it. And if belonging is a part of...
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157: Psalm 84
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Today, we turn to a simple reading of Psalm 84. This psalm is known as a pilgrimage psalm and was often sung by people traveling to Jerusalem to worship. As we enter into these summer months, when trips and travel are common for many, I thought this particular psalm might be fitting. Throughout the episode, you are invited to listen and notice what you notice. Once the reading is through, I’ll offer a few questions for reflection, as you consider the reminders God might have for you in this passage. Feel free to pause, to rewind, or even revisit as you see fit. As always, I hope it serves...
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156: Step Aside
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When there is someone I don’t like, someone I don’t understand, someone I don’t agree with—I have a tendency to assume the worst of them. I dig in my heels and keep them at arms length. After all, there’s no possible way we could relate. And if Jesus wants something to do with me, he couldn’t possibly want anything to do with them…right? And so I become a sort of gatekeeper rather than stepping aside and making room for others to be a part. I forget that transformation is always possible, whether I see the potential for it or not. Whether I see my own need for it or not. The...
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155: Luke 19:1-10
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Today, I’m offering a simple reading from the Gospel of Luke. This particular passage tells the story of Jesus and his encounter with a man named Zacchaeus. This might be a familiar passage for you {maybe you’re even humming an old familiar tune?}; or it might be totally fresh and new. Either way, you are invited to listen and notice what you notice. Once the reading is through, I’ll offer a few questions for reflection, as you consider the reminders God might have for you in this passage. Feel free to pause, to rewind, or even revisit as you see fit. As always, I hope it serves you...
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154: Remember Where God Is
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Where is God? That's the question we're exploring today. When the difficult diagnosis isn’t cured, when the prayer remains unanswered, when the loneliness is unbearable, when tragedy strikes, when a person or people are treated as “less than,” when war wages on, when our hearts are broken, when there is no end in sight. In circumstances like these, Where is God is a reasonable question. When the world wonders where God is, as followers of Jesus, we get to remind them. We get to say, "God is right here, right now. Let me show you." What might that look like? Listen in.
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153: Colossians 3:12-17
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Today, as we return to our regular schedule with brand new episodes, I’m offering a simple reading of Colossians 3:12-17. If you are listening in real time, we just wrapped up our first ever Circle Back series, where we returned to previous remind{h}ers that aired at some point over the past six years. In the most recent Circle Back episode, we went back to the very beginning. And in that very first remind{h}er, I referenced this same passage. Six years later, I’d forgotten. And what’s interesting is that, in my own life recently, this passage has come to mind over and over and...
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{CIRCLE BACK} remind{h}er 01: You Are a Reminder
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Today, we are circling back to the very beginning with remind{h}er 01: You Are a Reminder. This episode aired six years ago, at the beginning of April 2020. I remember being so excited, so very nervous, and so so certain that this podcast was something I was being called to offer. I can hear all of that in my voice {my voice! It sounds SO different!}, and I am so proud of that version of myself for taking that little leap of faith and trying something new. We're circling back to this very first episode for a few different reasons, but mostly, this episode is really the heartbeat of the...
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{CIRCLE BACK} remind{h}er 133: Remember Who You've Been
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Today we are circling back to remind{h}er 133: Remember Who You’ve Been. This episode originally aired March 26, 2025, and it is the most recent episode we will circle back to in this series. Even though it’s only been about a year, I couldn’t NOT circle back to this one because it ties in so well with our circle back theme. When we intentionally circle back, we are invited to remember previous versions or iterations of ourselves and to trace the transforming presence and faithfulness of God all throughout our lives. The invitation throughout this series remains: who have you...
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{CIRCLE BACK} remind{h}er 67: God Can Handle Our Anger
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Today we are circling back to remind{h}er 67: God Can Handle Our Anger. This episode originally aired on March 16, 2022. I remember writing and recording this episode back then and I remember feeling very vulnerable while doing so. When I think of anger, I think big and loud and intimidating and obvious, kind of like the personified version of Anger in Pixar’s Inside Out. And while that can certainly be true, the anger I shared about in this episode felt more intimate than intimidating; more quiet and subtle, not quite bubbling over, but definitely boiling just beneath the surface....
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{CIRCLE BACK} remind{h}er 112: Remember We Are Dust
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Today, we are circling back to remind{h}er 112: Remember We Are Dust. This episode originally aired two years ago, on February 14, 2024, which happened to be Ash Wednesday that year. If you are listening in real time now in 2026, today is Ash Wednesday, too. Similar to our last Circle Back episode, two years later it seems this message still rings true. It’s a reminder that continues to haunt me in the very best way. It’s a reminder I know we continue to need. As we begin the season of Lent, I hope this Ash Wednesday episode {once again!} serves you well. And if you're just now...
info_outlineWell, friends, believe it or not, we are already in the middle of the Advent season.
In light of this, in this episode I'll offer a reading of a pretty familiar and traditional Advent passage, followed by a few questions for your reflection. I hope this simple reading can be a kind companion for you in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the season.
Feel free to pause, to rewind, or even revisit as you see fit. As always, I hope it serves you well.
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