“Everything comes down to love.” Arthur C. Brooks, From Strength to Strength Listen to Our Conversations Everything Comes Down to Love This week’s podcast prompts: Here you go: What God whispers have you heard this week? What does “finding God’s love” mean to you? Which verse in Psalm 63 spoke to you? Is there one spiritual practice that helps you feel closer to God than others? Tell us about it. Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon and comment on my posts concerning our conversation. Order “Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You,” and learn 9 ways to strengthen your rela ..read more

Grace has been living a life of gratitude for as long as she can remember. From fleeing the tyrannical reign of Idi Amin in Uganda with her parents while she was 18 months old to finding the man of her dreams at 42! Gratitude has been the fuel behind her success. Grace Wabuke Klein, Gratitude with Grace Listen to Our Conversations Finding Purpose in the Unknown and Unexpected This week’s podcast prompts: Here you go: Grace shared the daring escape of her parents from Uganda in the late 1970s. As she reflected on this story, she expressed her gratitude. As you reflect on your own story, is t ..read more

Humans are story-shaped creatures. Jennifer L. Holberg, Nourishing Narratives Listen to Our Conversations The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith We live in a world saturated with narratives. From the books we read to the movies we watch, from the stories we hear to the tales we tell, narratives have the power to shape our lives and beliefs. In today’s episode of “Today’s Heartlift with Janell,” I talk with Jennifer L. Holberg, author of the book “Nourishing Narratives: The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith.” Jennifer and I had so much fun exploring the profound impact narratives have on our u ..read more

“Grief is a strong, sometimes overwhelming emotion for people, regardless of whether their sadness stems from the loss of a loved one or from a terminal diagnosis they or someone they love have received.” The Mayo Clinic Listen to Our Conversations Watch Our Remarkable Conversation on YouTube: Natasha & Janell This week’s podcast prompts: Here you go: Consider Tasha’s beautiful thought on tears: “Tears are important to God. They tell stories we could never imagine.” How does that speak to you? Tasha shares how Jesus worked through his own grief process. Does that help you? Has anyone eve ..read more

“Sometimes feminists are grouped together with egalitarians or mutualists, but the key idea is treating women the same way we treat men – fairly and with respect.” Nijay K. Gupta Listen to Our Conversations Women in Ministry “The Gospel is blind to privileging people on the basis of sex, status, or ethnicity. Women were welcomed by Paul and other apostles, equipped for ministry, instructed on leadership, traveled long distances, were imprisoned, and sometimes became heroes and giants.” Nijay K. Gupta Meet Nijay K. Gupta Dr. Nijay K. Gupta, author of “Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, a ..read more

Regret is “a short, evocative, and achingly beautiful word; an elegy to lost possibilities even in its brief annunciation…Sincere regret may in fact be a faculty for paying attention to the future, for sensing a new tide where we missed a previous one, for experiencing timelessness with a grandchild where we neglected a boy of our own. To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life. Fully experienced, regret turns our eyes, attentive and alert to a future possibly lived better than our past.” Poet David Whyte, Consolations Learning From Our Mistakes Le ..read more

True self, when violated, will always resist us, sometimes at great cost, holding our lives in check until we honor its truth. Parker J. Palmer Let Your Heart Speak What Does It Mean To Let Your Heart Speak? Learning to Honor Our TruthAsk: Am I skimping on my inner work? Heartlifters, this episode with Author and Graphic Recorder, Sherrill Knezel, went long, but every second of this remarkable conversation is filled with life-giving, heartlifting wisdom. Sherrill’s story speaks of courage, strength, openness, flexibility, and a remarkable belief in her gifts and talents and shows us what it ..read more

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