Reunions, Storms, Trips, Gardening, Bible Studies, and more!

In today’s episode, you’ll hear a summer recap with Bethany and Carol. Hear shares about summertime and the joys it brought - and some crazy times too!

God’s beauty can be found in many places during summer in and around Minnesota AND Wisconsin, which are key locations in the conversation.

What was your summer like this year? Share YOUR favorite summer story on our Facebook ...

What does ‘persecuted for the sake of righteousness’ look like? It may look like ‘being cancelled’ or ‘being written off’. How do we respond?

We may hear questionable comments in our Christian circles - what do we do? Do we sharpen each other by calling out things that may not be biblical? What is our measuring stick to know what is true and what is not?

We find similarities with other beatitudes in this 8th and final beatitude. And ...

Are you a pot-stirrer or a peacemaker? 

What does a peacemaker look like? Do we view others through our lens or Jesus’ lens? Jesus is the Prince of Peace - our example.

Sometimes keeping the peace can be hard. BUT we have God to help us, through prayer, to keep peace and to have peace with others. 

Being IN the world and not OF the world is important in our day-to-day living.

Some of the Beatitudes seem to correlate with each other. We...

How’s your heart? 

We are born into sin, so we’re naturally self-focused. When we choose to follow God, our heart grows closer to good and right things and a pure heart.

David was faithful to the Lord BUT he messed up, too. How did he address this with the Lord? Spoiler Alert: We’ll mess up too! How do we address things with the Lord when we mess up?

It’s a great discussion today! Listen in to a conversation about the 6th Beatitude fr...

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 

Mercy is an attribute of God’s character.  God showed us mercy through Jesus Christ. When we choose to follow Jesus, we follow his example of showing mercy to others. Hear a discussion on the 5th beatitude about Mercy, and shares from Bethany and Carol in this episode.

A heart of compassion is tied to showing mercy. How do we show compassion? Do we show compassion for the lost…...

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

This fourth Beatitude from Jesus prompts us to look outwardly. What are we ‘hungry and thirsty’ for in the world? How do we become satisfied? Our soul longs to be filled with something. What do we fill it with?

What’s interesting is that righteousness is an attribute of God’s character. When our focus is more towards God - things of the world don’...

Meek = Timid? Wimpy? Weak? Nope. We are digging into what meekness looks like, as we study the third Beatitude from Jesus' sermon on the mount.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5

Meek people put others first. Sometimes our emotions get in the way and it’s not easy to do that! Do we get defensive? Do we want our way? Yes, we can be that way. But as we get closer to God, He shows us how...

The second beatitude is about mourning and comfort. That’s what we’re talking about today. Have you taken time to mourn? Do we ever mourn the sins we have? Who gives us comfort and when?

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted

Listen to a discussion on both physical and spiritual mourning. We all have a sin nature, so we will in...

Blessedness. This is all about the beginning of the sermon on the mount that Jesus taught his disciples and the large mass of people that gathered to listen.

We’re discussing the 8 beatitudes this summer, one beatitude at a time, and we’re also looking at them collectively as a whole.

Matthew 5:1-10 NASB

5:1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 

5:2 He opened His mouth...

Bethany and Carol are on the water in this episode - they're coming to you live from a Pontoon in the land of 10,000 lakes! It's summertime, so they wanted to do a fun episode, IN-PERSON. Yes, this is the first time the two are together in the same place for an episode.

Tune in as our co-hosts share some fun stories you may not know about them, hear what their God-focus is this summer, and find some fun things to do over t...

Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s and pseudo Dad’s out there! You are SO important. 

Today we're talking about Fathers, male volunteers playing a key role in kids' lives, fun gift shares, first-time Dads, God as our Father, and more. Here are some ponder-questions from this episode: 

What does the triangle in your life look like? 
How is the balance in your life? 
What priorities drive your life? 

Tune into the dis...

Whether you have a love for listening to music, playing an instrument, or singing, you’ll enjoy this series on all things music! We’re diving into the power of music, favorite hymns, artists, bible history of music and so much more.

In this first episode of the series, Carol and Bethany share how music has influenced them. Hear about music from different genres, unique sounds, big band sounds, a cappella, musicals, and harmonizing. 

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Our lives are busy, and full of “noise”. How do we find rest, silence, and peace?

Slowing down can be hard for us, yet God rested on the 7th day. Did he do that for himself or us? He also tells us to ‘be still’. 

Are we mindful of getting enough rest? Are we afraid of silence? Where do we get our peace?  

Listen to a conversation about finding Rest, Silence, and Peace in our life. A thought-provoking look at reducing the noise in our ...