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Ep.221: The Secret to Enjoying Your Life with John Mark Comer Feb 25, 2020

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Do you ever feel like you aren't fully enjoying your life? Or that you don't like the person you have become? Do you sense that life is moving so fast that you are missing it?

In this interview, John Mark Comer (one of Krista's favorite teachers) shares the secret to discovering a full and meaningful life. It isn't an intuitive answer, yet one that holds great power if we take hold of it and put it into practice.

You will be challenged and delighted by the wit and wisdom shared in today's interview – don't miss it!

A Community of Honor in a Culture of Contempt – sermon on Bridgetown Podcast (one of Krista's all time faves)

Ep.220: Rebecca Bender - A Story of Redemption & Human Trafficking Feb 18, 2020

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One of the frightening aspects of human trafficking is it can happen to anyone. While we may have the vision of a woman being kidnapped, drugged, and forced against her will, this is often not the scenario. More likely it happens very slowly and subtly, with someone a victim knows.

Rebecca Bender has such a story. A normal, small town teen, Rebecca was a high school athlete and honor roll student. After meeting a man she fell deeply in love with, her projected future of happily ever after turned into a living nightmare.

This is a sobering account of one woman's story into the world of human trafficking, and how God plucked her out and gave her the intelligence and skills to help FBI, homeland security, and police forces around the globe, as well as those recovering from exploitation.

This is an interview you don't want to miss.

Ep.219: Things We Love 2020 Feb 11, 2020

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It's that time of year again. As a tribute to Valentine's Day and all things practical, Krista and Alex talk about things they are loving right now.

Are you looking for a great movie? Recipe? Perfume? How about a tip that makes their days go well? At the end of Sister Interviews we hear what podcast guests use to make their lives work well. We hear what they can't live without. This is the episode where your hosts share their best collection of favorites from the last year.

As the sisterhood we are part practical, part inspirational. This episode lands in the practical.

Ep.218: Robin Dance and Seasons of Doubt Feb 04, 2020

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Have you ever had a season where you doubted God? Do you fear that one of your children will never come back to faith? Do you wonder if God is angry at you for asking hard questions?

Today Robin Dance joins us to share how God brought her through a long season of doubt, and how she ultimately ended up on the other side of it.

If you're struggling through darkness today and don't know where to find the light, this interview is a great place to start.

Macon, Georgia

Berghausen, Germany

Berghausen Castle

Neutrogena Make Up Wipes

EOS lipbalm

Mint Ice Breakers Gum

Max Lugavere – Genius Foods

Samin Nosrat – Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Becky Keife – No Better Mom for the Job

Richella Parham – Mythical Me

Sarah Mae – The Complicated Heart

Steven Pressfield – The War of Art

Valentine Tea Party

Robin Dance's Apple Pie

Melanie Dale

Ep.217: The Healthy Way Series: Using the Enneagram to Discover Your Authentic Self With Marilyn Vancil Jan 28, 2020

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Understanding how we operate and how others operate can move us toward relational health. The Enneagram is a popular tool to understand people's motivations and behavior patterns. It seems fitting to look at this paradigm as we finish our 2020 Healthy Way series on The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast.

Enneagram expert Marilyn Vancil walks us through our authentic and adapted selves and how we can move from unhealthy patterns to more integrated selves. It is here we will find freedom to live out of who God made us to be. Marilyn shares the "suffering" of each Enneagram type when they live from their adapted selves. She offers a guide to pivot toward health in each pattern.

Here's to a healthy 2020 sisters! We know that our bodies, souls, and minds can be renewed as we head into the new year. Sometimes it's a matter of simply taking that next step and doing that hard thing so we can be healthy enough to be world changers for good right where we are.

Ep.216: The Healthy Way Series - Bringing the Bible to Life with Lauren Green McAfee Jan 21, 2020

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It's week #3 of The Healthy Way Series and we think it's time to cover a topic that profoundly impacts our souls: how we engage with the Bible.

Have you ever struggled to make reading the Bible a regular part of your life? Do you sometimes wonder what makes the truth in the Bible the absolute truth over every other individual truth out there? Have you been hurt by a Christian and refuse to engage because of the hypocrisy you see and experience?

In this interview, Lauren Green McAfee, PHD student of public theology and founding member of the team who started Museum of the Bible, tackles all of these tensions and also helps explain why it is critical we take our engagement with the Bible seriously.

If you want to get healthier spiritually this year, this is a great place to start.

Not What You Think: Why The Bible Might Be Nothing We Expected Yet Everything We Need

The Bible Re-Cap Podcast – Tara Leigh Cobble

NIV – MESSAGE Dual Translation Parallel Bible

NRSV translation of the Bible

Seeds Family Worship

Blue Letter Bible App

The Organizing Box

Ep. 215: The Healthy Way Series: Taming the Digital Beast with Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee Jan 14, 2020

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We feel we're in a constant struggle with technology. We see the benefits (it's so helpful when it's helpful!), but we also experience the consuming nature it can have when overused. Psychologist Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee trains young people and adults around the country on how to manage technology. She is realistic, funny, engaging, and understanding. She helps us see our need for controls without shaming our tendencies to use.

If you've wondered if technology is affecting you, (hint: it is!), you'll want to listen to this incredibly helpful conversation. Dr. Doreen helps us remember that we are embodied souls that need to be present where our bodies are. Technology is not going away, we must find a way to manage it so it doesn't manage us.

We know this episode will go down as a sisterhood favorite. Part practical, part inspirational, it will help you to take that next step, do that hard thing, to be a world changer for good right where you are.

Ep.214: The Healthy Way Series - The Power of Movement & Sugar Detox with Alisa Keeton & Wendy Speake Jan 07, 2020

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It's time for our annual Healthy Way Series! Each Tuesday in January we dive into a different aspect of health. Today we are kicking it off with Alisa Keeton, founder and director of Revelation Wellness, and Wendy Speake, author of the 40 Day Sugar Fast.

Alisa begins by educating us on why movement is so powerful - not only for our bodies but for our emotional and mental health as well. If you want to be inspired, encouraged, and challenged, no one does it quite like Alisa. You will find fresh motivation and courage for the New Year through her words and coaching.

Wendy follows discussing the benefits of cutting sugar from our diets. The reasons may surprise you. We expect her to talk about the physical benefits, and she does, but Wendy also dives deeply into the spiritual growth that comes with saying no to sugar for a period.

Join us as we re-commit to health and to living more fully and alive!

Ep.213: Last Minute Stocking Stuffers Dec 17, 2019

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We've been there. Aimlessly wandering through the store, looking for things to fill the stockings. With a week left before Christmas, this task of getting stocking stuffers is often left to the last minute scramble. It can feel both unnecessary and wasteful. How do we add some fun, practicality, and creativity to this Christmas tradition? This episode may not change your life, but it could change how you stuff some stockings next week. Sisters we are talking about the practical, the fun, the themed and the surprising. Be warned we laugh through much of this quick 30-minute conversation. Are you ready to stuff some stockings?

Ep. 212: The Secret to Success with Jeff Henderson Dec 10, 2019

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What if there was one approach to people that would change everything about the way people feel about working for you and being in relationship with you? In this episode we talk about the one thing that will bring success to any organization, family, church, and business.

Jeff Henderson, entrepreneur, speaker, pastor, and business leader shares his wisdom learned over years of experience and through his interactions with Chick Fil A founder and president, Truett Cathy.

This interview has the potential to positively change the trajectory of your future and life, both personally and professionally.

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