Pour Out Your Joy

Do we expect God to work in our life? To walk with us daily? To hear our prayers? Or do we rely on ourselves?  

We're walking through the story of Jonah today. Did he expect God’s plan to be fulfilled, or did he want it to go his way? Bethany and Carol discuss the story of Jonah and the ups and downs of his plan versus God’s plan. 

Hear some real-life stories and examples of expectancy, and how faith and trust play a role. Here ...

A salute to those moms and pseudo-moms out there! As Mother’s Day approaches, we want to honor you. You are so important and appreciated.

Tune into this episode on the roles mom’s play, a message for kids, and spotlighting some of the mom’s in the Bible.

Truth be told, moms DO mess up sometimes! God is there to help you through the ups and downs of motherhood. Thankfully, He is our helper, and a God of grace and mercy.

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Are you asking yourself: How can I deal with grief? Will I ever have joy again?

We can experience grief in many ways. Including the death of a loved one, death of a dream, death of a marriage. Life is not always easy. 

What does God say about grief?  There is hope! Hear some powerful scripture on Hope in this episode, and shares from Bethany and Carol on their own experiences. And, get resources to help you through your grief.

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Christ has defeated death. Hallelujah! Praise God for the free gift of life through Christ. As a believer, what does our identity in Christ look like? We are exploring that question on today's podcast episode.

God gives us the desire to find our identity. Do we choose him? Or do we choose ourselves? Reading the Word can help figure this out. Jesus is our example: “I am the vine and you are the branches…”

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Pride vs humility. How do we show humility in our daily situations? Do we put ourselves first? It's interesting to ponder what triggers pride and sometimes offensiveness in ourselves. Pride can cause conflict, judgment, and strife. Ouch! The feeling of guilt is a tell-tale sign.

How can we best deal with the people in our lives when strife happens? Showing humility in our communication plays an important role, along with forgiv...

Listen to the encouraging story from Kristen Gangl, a stage 4 cancer survivor. We are honored to have Kristen on the podcast as she shares her journey.

Hear how the power of prayer and natural methods impacted her life, learn about the resources that were instrumental in helping her, and how she found joy and strength through the difficult times.

Tune in to the Pour Out Your Joy podcast to hear her miracle story!

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Go Go Go. I can Do it ALL. Ever been there? Or maybe you have a lot of good things taking up space in your brain and can't relax.

Difficult things AND good things that come in life can take up our brain. How can we balance all the clatter and loud things in our lives. How often do we "be still"? or rest? Maybe the word 'No' is hard to say, so you become over-loaded.

Becoming over-committed can happen quickly ...

In this episode we wrap up our Anniversary month, where we touch-on what’s coming this year for the podcast! 

Then we’re jumping into our focus topic today, How to Take a Step of Faith!

What does a step of faith look like for you? Are you waiting for an answer from God?  Is it your timing, or God’s timing? 

Hear step of faith examples from the Bible, and shares from Bethany and Carol’s experiences. Leaving a job, starting a business, ...

Listen to part 2 of a conversation with Joy-bringer Phil Kvamme, Bethany and Carol.

Get ready to smile and laugh! We’re talking about more joy stories with shares about Adventures in Odyssey, Sunday School, and Storytelling, to name a few.

Hear about Phil's latest endeavor now that he's in retirement, where he is painting creative artwork in and around Gull Lake in the Northwoods of Nisswa Minnesota.

Hear joy story after joy...

To celebrate our Anniversary month, we have Phil Kvamme as our guest! Join us as we laugh and cry through the stories Phil shares in this two-part interview.

Phil is a joy bringer who’s spent a life time serving the Lord in many different capacities. In radio for 45 years, as a father and Sunday school storyteller. Here his stories including interviews with famous people like Amy Grant, Gerald Ford, Johnny Cash, and Luis Palau. Lear...

The Pour Out Your Joy Podcast is 1 year old! 

We're celebrating for a month with a special episode each Tuesday. Listen in as we talk about this past year, who our special joy-bringer guest is, and also what's new with the podcast! 

What's new: Our Facebook page is now live! Go to "Pour Out Your Joy" on Facebook and be sure and follow and like our page! Share your topic and guest suggestions. We are excited t...

How can we be content in our life? What affects our contentment and ultimately our joy? Our desires for what we don’t have can play a big role in our contentment. 

Sometimes our current situation can impact our contentment. Maybe it’s money, singleness, our jobs, our marriage. Discontentment can set in. How can we turn this around? 

Hear what God’s Word says about contentment, find some exercises to help you have contentment in your ...

What are the promises of God? There are SO many. The numbers can vary on how many promises there are. One thing we can be sure of, the promises of God are true! Did you know they are repeated throughout scripture in different books of the Bible?

Joy can be found in knowing the promises, and being steadfast in keeping them in your daily walk. Being steadfast in our walk with the Lord is key to experiencing more peace. He doesn’t leav...

God’s gift of unconditional love is amazing! Can we be ‘good enough’ for God’s unconditional love? How do we have unconditional love in our day to day? Some things can impact our unconditional love towards each other.

Sometimes our plans and expectations can impact our unconditional love for each other. Our enemy can use offenses to distract us from our joy in the Lord. Hear a conversation with Bethany and Carol about Unconditional ...

What do you hold on tightly to? There are so many things in life that are important to us that we can hold on to…tightly! People, our jobs, our kids, exercise, all kinds of things.

What does God say about ‘holding onto things’ and what to hold fast to? Are things ‘well with your soul’? 

Listen to hosts Bethany and Carol as they share their perspectives, based on their experiences about holding things loosely!

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Inevitably, our kids move on. The empty-nesting journey can steal our joy, but only if we let it. Today we’re talking with our guest, author Jenny Baker, to discuss her latest book, “From Empty Nest to Empowered Life”.

Everyone has their own journey through empty nesting, including many different emotions. There are many sides to this phase of life:  letting go, grief, identity, and so much more. What does God have for you after kid...

The Physical, Mental, and Spiritual conversation continues around Health and Wellness! Hear shares and find some tips to improve your health and wellness. How do you use your brain? What do you spend your time doing? How do you look at yourself? 

What does God say about your body? How is your mindset? Are you stimulating your brain or is it stagnant? Do something for your mental health! Tune in to this episode for Part 2 of Joy, Hea...

Health and Wellness can affect your joy! We’re talking about Physical, Mental, and Spiritual wellness. How is your Health and Wellness? How does it affect your joy? 

Hear from Bethany and Carol as they share their experiences with health and wellness. Find some health and wellness tips, too! Hear about portion-control meals & metabolic meals (gluten-free and Keto diet), accountability partners, and more!

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