In light of violence and division, authors of Loving Disagreement: Fighting For Community Through the Fruit of the Spirit, Kathy Khang and Matt Mikalatos, share how the fruit of the spirit brings joy, hope and goodness in the midst of tension. This episode is an encouragement and admonition to us today, to allow God to transform and grow us in the fruit of His Spirit: : love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, gentleness and self control.

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Featuring music by Bicq.
Hosted by Cru.

In this episode Chealsia chats with her spiritual director, Dr. Janet Hinds, to help you demystify spiritual direction so you can consider how it could help you grow in both your relationship with God and your calling. They chat about the origins of spiritual direction, how it's different from counseling and how it's been an impactful resource throughout Dr. Hinds' life.

Dr. Janet Hinds is certified in both spiritual formation and spiritual direction. Prior to becoming a spiritual director she worked in education for more than 20 years as an elementary teacher, school administrator and professor. Her doctoral work was studying the effects of post traumatic stress disorder on children in poverty. She is a New York native who currently lives in Columbus, Ohio and has served as the director of spiritual formation at Sanctuary Columbus Church for 5 years.

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This episode was produced in collaboration with Urban Arts Digital. Featuring music by Bicq and hosted by Cru.

Jesus is making all things new, and that includes restoring harmony between humanity, God and the community of creation. In this episode, Indigenous author, activist and scholar Randy Woodley, helps you participate in God’s story of restoration by replacing a divisive worldview with a more Indigenous one that leads to practices of restoration, reconnection and harmony.

Randy Woodley is the author of numerous books including Being Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting to Sacred Earth, Indigneous Theology and The Western Worldview: A Decolonized Approach to Christian Doctrine, Shalom and The Commmunity of Creation and others.

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Featuring music by Bicq .

Hosted by Cru.