No Higher Calling

Latest Episodes:

Missionary Monday: Visit Cambodia with Nikki Brown Feb 03, 2025

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Welcome to the second episode in the 2025 Missionary Monday series. We will travel around the world experiencing other cultures and peoples as we hear from missionaries. God is at work in this world! We can have a part in that work!

Missionary Nikki Brown joins us to share what her life is like living in Memot, Cambodia. The Browns have been in the country church planting for over a decade. God is using them to introduce Jesus to a primarily Buddhist people.

As a part of NHC Family, these episodes are great to listen to with your spouse and children!

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Curriculum Choices for Our 2025 School Year Jan 30, 2025

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A new homeschool year is about to commence, and I could not be more excited! Hear what curriculum and resources I'll be using with my 8, 6, and 4.5 year old.

Resources Referenced:

Find links for all the resources referenced on this episode in the blog posts listed below.

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A Camping We Will Go Jan 23, 2025

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The more I read and research, the more I realize how important it is for children and adults to be out in nature! This aspect of life has become so important to us that we are seeking to make outdoor time a part of our family culture. That effort has led us to camping together! While it is so good to get away from everyday responsibilities and tech and get immersed in nature, it's not aways easy to tent camp with five little children!

On this episode, I share tips that have helped us fall in love with camping adventures!

What to pack
What we eat
Fun facts about camping in Australia
Creating an adventure playlist
Navigating hard things and unexpected challenges

Resources Referenced:

1000 Hours Outside Backpacks

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Hymns for the Heart: Amazing Grace Jan 16, 2025

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Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!

Join me as we study Hymns for the Heart each month throughout 2025. We will be meditating on the words and truths of twelve beloved hymns of the faith.

On this episode, we hear the story of Captian John Newton and the events that led him to writing "Amazing Grace." We learn about our gracious God. We think through discussion questions that delve us deeper into biblical truth.

You will walk away from this episode amazed by our gracious God and with a song of worship in your heart. "We've no less days to sing God's praise then when we've first begun."

Scriptures Referenced:

Exodus 11-12; 16

Numbers 21:5-9

Psalm 145:8

John 14:6

Romans 6:6-10; 10:9

I Corinthains 15:22

Ephesians 2:3

Revelation 20:14-15

Resources Referenced:

Great Hymns for Growing Hearts by Brettnay Brazzell

Great Hymns for Growing Hearts Book and CD Bundle

New Mercies Music Peaceful Hymns CD

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Summer Rhythms Jan 09, 2025

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We are in the middle of summer here in Sydney, Australia. I have come up with a simple rhythm for our mornings during our break from homeschooling. I have found that having a bit of structured time together at the beginning of the day helps keep them from wandering around with no direction. This is a fun time of reading, learning together, music practice, and activities!

Resources Referenced:

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Missionary Monday: What is a Missionary? with Margaret Stringer Jan 06, 2025

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Welcome to the first episode in the 2025 Missionary Monday series. We will travel around the world experiencing other cultures and peoples as we hear from missionaries. God is at work in this world! We can have a part in that work!

Missionary verteran, Margaret Stringer, joins me to share her life's story and answer the question, "What is a missionary?" You will be captivated by Miss Stringers enthusiasm for the Lord and His calling on her life! From jungle rats, to attack spiders, to witch doctors, Jesus led her all the way!

As a part of NHC Family, these episodes are great to listen to with your spouse and children!

Resources Referenced:

Learn more about Margaret Stringer and purchase her books at margaretstringer.com

Watch the Interview on the NHC YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Yh8W8y387bM

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What is My Highest Calling? Jan 02, 2025

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God has a will for every person and a plan for every person. His will is the gospel. He desires that all people come to know Him and to make Him known. His will is the bedrock from which the plan develops. It is in His will that we find our identity, but it is through His plan that we live out our daily callings for His glory.

This podcast is called No Higher Calling. What is my highest calling? What is your highest calling? In this episode, I share my heart and what God is teaching me from His Word in regards to the thought of His will and His plan for our lives.

Scriptures Referenced:

Ecclesiastes 12:13

John 4:34, 6:40; 17:20-23

Romans 8:28-29; 12:1-2

Ephesians 4:13-15; 6:5-8

I Thessalonians 4:3-5, 7

James 4:8

I John 2:28

Resources Referenced:

Children of Character Cards

NHC Podcast: Finding God's Will for Your Life

NHC Podcast: My Surrender to Missions

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2024 Reading Challenge (Quarter 4) Dec 26, 2024

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Wrap up another year's reading challenge with me! I set the goal of reading 50 books this year, and I wrap up with having read 54. In this episode, I share the books I've read in quarter 4.

Books Discussed:

Jesus Led Me All the Way by Margaret Stringer
Being Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
A Family Guide to Narnia by Christin Ditchfield
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Marmee by Sarah Miller
Parenting by Paul David Tripp
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
The Christmas Doll by Elvira Woodruff
Little Christmas Carol by Joe Sutphin
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund
Ben Carson: A Chance at Life by Geoff & Janet Benge

Resources Referenced:

NHC Blog: 2024 Reading Challenge (Quarter 4)

NHC Blog: Finding Time To Read as a Busy Mom

NHC Blog: What To Do When You are in a Reading Slump

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NHC Family~ Couples of the Bible: Joseph & Mary Dec 23, 2024

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We finish our Couples of the Bible study with Mary and Joseph. Why add this couple to the "undesirable couples" list? Though God saw them as highly favored, man misunderstood and deemed this couple undesirable. That did not matter to them! They knew they had received a command from God, and they were willing to fulfill it, no matter the cost.

Simeon and I talk about what it means to be wholly given to the Lord as a couple, even if that means that others misunderstand your choices.

Scriptures Referenced:

Matthew 1:18-25; 5:11-12

John 8:48

I Peter 2:23-25

Resources:

NHC Couples of the Bible Series

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What's Coming in 2025 Dec 19, 2024

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Simeon and I share our vision for No Higher Calling in 2025- year 5 of the ministry! Hear an update on our family and ministry life in Australia. We also share some very exciting things coming to the podcast plus the FIRST sneak peek into a brand new project for your KIDS! This is an episode you don't want to miss!

Resources Referenced:

Great Hymns for Growing Hearts by Brettnay Brazzell

NHC Podcast Series

Through the Eyes of Eve Website

Through the Eyes of Eve Podcast

NHC YouTube Channel

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