Podcast
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Practical Tips To Help You Meet God In The Secret Place
This blog post and episode are part of the Rule of Life series, and we’re looking at some practical tips on how to meet God in the secret place. Before we start, what is a Rule of Life? A rule of life is a commitment to live according to certain priorities. And for us as Jesus mamas, our priorities are to be God’s Kingdom first. That means that meeting with God in the secret place is an essential part of our rule of life as Jesus followers. But how? Listen in to today’s episode below or scroll down for the blog post. Practical Tips To Help You Meet With God…
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The Secret Place Of Surrender
This episode is part of the Rule of Life podcast series, and in it I talk about the importance of meeting with God in the secret place. This is not about a legalistic rule, but about relationship with the Father. It’s in the secret place that we come to God as we are and He enables us to surrender all to Him. Listen to the Podcast below and check out the show notes further down: The Secret Place Of Surrender In our zeal to steer away from legalism as Christians, we often discard the importance of certain spiritual practices in our lives as Jesus followers. One such practice, that Jesus…
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The Freedom of Having a Rule of Life
Today on the blog and podcast we’re going to be looking at the freedom of having a rule of life. In church circles, legalism is one of those things we fight against. And rightly so. Legalism is about obeying laws to earn righteousness, rather than receiving righteousness as a gift from God. What is a rule of life? In our zeal to steer away from legalism, we often discard the importance of certain spiritual practices in our apprenticeship to Jesus. These practices are not Law, handed down to us externally, rather, they are commitments that help us position ourselves to receive God’s love and grace. John Mark Comer defines rules…
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Missional Motherhood – Sharing The Gospel With Others
This blog post is from the Missional Motherhood Series and today I’m sharing some ways we can go about sharing the Gospel with others as a family. Sharing the Gospel as a family is not simply a nice thing to do, but it’s actually a step of obedience in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:16-20) Indeed, this is what missional motherhood is all about. Yes, we can share the Gospel individually, but think how much more blessing we’ll experience when we go out into the world and preach the Gospel as a united family team! Think how beautiful it’ll be for our children to see us carry out the command…
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Tips For Praying As A Family
In this episode and blog post, I share some practical tips for praying as a family in terms of how to pray, when to pray and what to pray. This blog and podcast episode are both part of the Missional Motherhood Series. Missional Motherhood – Tips For Praying As A Family Today I want to approach the subject of family prayer because it’s one of the most important parts of being a missional mom. When we pray together as a family, we’re acknowledging several things. In fact, when praying with your kids you can use the PRAY prayer method to help you focus on different areas of prayer. P for…
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The No.1 Thing Jesus Mamas Need To Share The Gospel With Their Kids
This is episode 4 in the Missional Motherhood Series. Today we’re looking at the number one thing Jesus Mamas need to share the Gospel with their kids. Missional Motherhood – The No.1 Thing Jesus Mamas Need To Share The Gospel With Their Kids As Christian mamas, there’s really only one thing we need to share the Gospel with our kids. A close relationship with God. That’s it! I remember back when I was a young mum, I would often read blog posts about baby sleep and much of the advice for moms ran something like this: you can’t pour from an empty cup. Essentially, moms were advised to rest, in…
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Talking To Our Kids About Jesus With Jessie Mattis
In this episode, I have a lovely conversation about talking to our kids about Jesus with fellow author and mama, Jessie Mattis. Jessie and I talk about the importance of authenticity, intentionality, and openness in our Gospel-centred conversations with our kids. We also talk about the importance of not just talking about God, but living for God in our everyday moments. This conversation blessed me so much, so please check it out and share it with a mama friend if it blesses you too. 🙂 Meet Jessie! Jessie Mattis is an award-winning author, a Jesus-loving wife, and a homeschooling mom. She loves using fiction to inspire others to hold tight…
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5 Ways To Talk To Your Children About Jesus
In today’s blog and podcast episode, I’m sharing 5 ways to talk to your children about Jesus, as part of the Missional Motherhood Series. Do you ever struggle with talking to your children about Jesus and faith topics in a natural way? Do your children ever ask you weird and wonderful questions about Jesus and you don’t know what to say? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Today I’m going to share five practical and natural ways you can talk to your children about Jesus, based on my own experience. Listen to the podcast episode below, or scroll down to read the notes: 5 Ways To Talk To…
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What Is Missional Motherhood And Why Is It Important?
What Is Missional Motherhood? Ok let’s start with missional. To be missional is to have a certain mission, or purpose, if you like. Being missional is not good or bad in itself, as it depends on what the mission actually is. As mamas, we could have all sorts of purposes when raising our kids: helping them excel at school, giving them a lot of fun experiences, helping them to develop, making sure they learn to be polite. Yet, as Jesus followers, we also have a mission, which is unique to us as Christian mamas: to make God known to our children. The Jesus Way Now, we learn about this parenting…
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Digital Minimalism For The Jesus Mama
Ok, so today let’s talk about the digital life and how it affects this area of slow living as Jesus followers. So first, I want to explore one of the problems we have at the moment when it comes to hurry: our smartphones. Now, don’t get me wrong! Smartphones have some fantastic tools, provide us with access to great content, and allow us to connect with people across the globe. We can listen to podcasts while doing the laundry, write and dictate while walking in the park, and learn languages while at the hairdresser. Yet, used in the wrong way, our smartphones can lead us to a life of distraction,…