The Home and Hearth Podcast

Latest Episodes:

079: A Christian Perspective on the Refugee Crisis with Kristel Acevedo Oct 16, 2019

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Kristel Acevedo is a wife, mom of two, and native of Nicaragua who is passionate about equipping others to have a thoroughly Biblical perspective on immigration and the refugee crisis.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Kristel's story of growing up in Central America and what led her family to the States.

~Myths and stereotypes about immigrants and refugees which we need to dispel

~Treating immigrants as we would want to be treated

~How we can bless immigrants and they can bless us in return

~The impossibility for immigrants to know all the laws of this country

~What it would look like for the church to truly have a thoroughly Christ-like response to immigration and the refugee crisis

~The role the Great Commission plays in all this

~How to apply Biblical teachings to the political issues of the day

~The problem with living from a scarcity mentality

~How a wrong view of refugees and immigrants harms our presentation of the gospel

~How only the Spirit can help us in our mission to love others as we should

~Practicing discernment while still coming from a place of love and compassion

~The importance of humility and having a teachable, quiet spirit in this area

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

078: Obedience Over Hustle Part 2 with Malinda Fuller Oct 02, 2019

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Malinda Fuller is a wife to Alex, homeschooling mama of two girls, and brand new author of the book Obedience Over Hustle: The Surrender of the Striving Heart. Malinda's message is a most timely one considering just how prevalent the teachings of hustle culture are today. You will no doubt come away from this two-part episode convicted, encouraged, and inspired to choose obedience over hustle and to see the fruit that can come from just such a choice.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~What we stand to lose if we give ourselves over to the hustle way of doing things and do not instead make a course correction

~The problem with sacrificing our families on the altars of our ministries or work

~How the hustle culture lifestyle differs from the way Jesus lived

~How slowing down and refusing to hustle is a true faith-builder

~And more!

For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

077: Obedience Over Hustle Part 1 with Malinda Fuller Sep 25, 2019

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What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Malinda's new book, Obedience Over Hustle: The Surrender of the Striving Heart; what led her to write it and what readers can expect

~What's wrong with hustle culture and why Malinda felt the need to write a book about it

~The difference between good, God-honoring hard work and the hustle culture's message and workaholism

~The problem with finding our significance in what we do, rather than in the Lord

~Questions to ask yourself about the work you are doing to determine if it is work God has actually called you to

~Why the future "Well done, good and faithful servant" doesn't seem to be enough for us anymore and we are instead seeking the public accolades

~Wisdom, encouragement, and advice for people who are tempted to hustle in order to build a platform

~Malinda's own personal journey of going from someone who wanted to hustle to someone who wanted to rest and be obedient to God's way

~The struggle in today's culture of being followers of Christ, but also wanting to make our own names great instead of His

~Heart-motive questions to ask yourself when posting to social media

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

076: Civil Discourse and the Believer with Chelsea Andrews Sep 18, 2019

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What we Chat about in This Episode:

~The problem with an "us vs. them" mentality

~What civil discourse is, and how Chelsea became passionate about it

~Being able to contain, monitor, and be self-aware of your emotions while in discussions of disagreements with others

~The vicious cycle of conflict - basing your identiity in your beliefs, being attacked and then becoming self-absorbed, going into feeling defensive, and reacting in anger

~Tips for practicing and engaging civil discourse

~How Chelsea puts the steps of civil discourse into action on social media, both Instagram and Facebook

~The power of asking clarifying questions

~Areas where the church, specifically, is not doing a good job of practicing civil discourse; the things we should do (and not do!) instead

~What Chelsea has learned as a result of being in friendships with people who are very different from her and members of the Jewish, liberal, progressive, or LGBTQ communities; how those friendships began and how she keeps them strong

~Not viewing people as projects; letting go and letting God work in others

~Answering the belief that, because we are to be in the world and not of the world and bad company corrupts good morals, we can't and shouldn't be friends with them

~The issue of anti-normalization and how we as believers need to let go of our involvement of it

~The importance of guarding someone's emotions and approaching the conversation with humility when attempting to engage in civil discourse

~How this practice has changed Chelsea, personally

~The place social media plays in the civil discourse discussions of the day

~And more!

For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

075: Beyond Authority and Submission Part 2 with Rachel Green Miller Sep 11, 2019

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Rachel Green Miller is a wife, homeschooling mom of 3 boys, blogger, historian, and author of the new book, "Beyond Authority and Submission: Women and Men in Marriage, Church, and Society". She is well-versed in the historical and pagan roots of the patriarchy movement, as well as the history of feminism. Even more importantly, she knows what God's Word has to say on the topics of God's design for men and women, and you will come away from today's episode built up and encouraged by the freedom you truly do have as a woman in Christ.

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~What the Bible actually has to say about women teaching men; examples of women doing just that - Deborah, Anna, Huldah, Priscilla, Joel's daughters, Phillip's daughters, and so on

~Debunking patriarchal myths of women rulers being a curse on society; examples of women God rose up to have lead in the civil sphere

~Addressing the patriarchal myth that it is a sin for a woman to work outside the home and the effect the Industrial Revolution had on this debate; what the Bible actually says, examples in the Word of women working

~Paul's admonition that both men and women provide for their families in 1 Timothy 5

~The boost to your faith walk that is having to walk by the Spirit and draw closer to the Lord in relationship as opposed to relying on legalism's rules and regulations; how much better this is for our growth and sanctification

~And more!

For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

074: Beyond Authority and Submission Part 1 with Rachel Green Miller Sep 05, 2019

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What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Rachel's brand new book, "Beyond Authority and Submission: Women and Men in Marriage, Church, and Society", what readers can expect from it, and what led Rachel to write it

~Legalism and how the God of legalism is not the God of the Bible

~Why we must begin and end with the Word, not cultural ideas or expectations

~Why we need to move beyond authority and submission and what that even means; how that hyper-focus actually harms relationships between men and women

~What patriarchy actually is, its tenets, why it isn't Biblical, and its pagan historical roots

~The fact that there are more similarities between the genders than there are differences

~The pagan cultural -rather than Biblical!- foundation of the idea of "separate spheres" for men and women

~Myths and stereotypes regarding what constitutes as "Biblical" marriage; there being no one-size-fits-all design for marriage; the freedoms we have in divvying up household chores, work, responsibilities, etc., and how that makes our marriages and companionship stronger

~The role the church has played in producing the secular feminism it so strongly fights against

~The problem with reactionary living and the sad fruit it has produced

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

073: Cultivating the Lovely Through Trials Part 2 with MacKenzie Koppa Aug 28, 2019

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MacKenzie Koppa is a podcaster, voice over artist, and single Christian mama of 4 kiddos who knows what it's like to go through hard times. In the midst of it all, she is passionate about encouraging women to cultivate loveliness right where they are, in the midst of life's trials and hardships. I know you will come away from this second part of our chat built up and encouraged to see, pursue, find, and cultivate more loveliness in your own life!

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~How cultivating loveliness has been looking for MacKenzie lately as she is going through a hard divorce and subsequent transitions

~The part cultivating loveliness plays in our ability and desire to freely extend hospitality and live open-handedly

~The crucial importance of still cultivating loveliness even in the midst of the really hard times

~The ministry that cultivating loveliness is for our children

~Our experiences with legalism and how legalism makes it hard for people to cultivate loveliness

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

072: Cultivating the Lovely Through Trials with MacKenzie Koppa Aug 21, 2019

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MacKenzie Koppa is a podcaster, voice over artist, and single Christian mama of 4 kiddos who knows what it's like to go through hard times. In the midst of it all, she is passionate about encouraging women to cultivate loveliness right where they are, in the midst of life's trials and hardships. I know you will come away from this chat built up and encouraged to see, pursue, find, and cultivate more loveliness in your own life!

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~What inspired MacKenzie's message of "cultivating the lovely"

~The importance of self-care and how it matters in how well we are able to pour out to our families

~The change that getting dressed nicely for the day makes in your outlook

~Not being a victim to motherhood

~The balance between caring for your children and also caring for yourself, mind, body, and soul

~Instilling special little gifts to ourselves in the midst of daily life to build ourselves up and cultivate loveliness

~The martyrdom complex common among stay-at-home moms

~There being no one-size-fits-all way to cultivate loveliness, enjoyment, and beauty into your life

~The mommy wars

~What "cultivating the lovely" means to MacKenzie personally and what that looks like for her in this season

~Practical first steps for beginning to cultivate loveliness in your own life

~Building family culture

~To "cultivate" something is to love, care for, and study something

~And more!

Head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast for full show notes!

071: The Promise is His Presence with Glenna Marshall Aug 07, 2019

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Glenna Marshall is a pastor's wife, mama of two boys, and new author who is passionate about encouraging believers with the truth that the ultimate gift in life is the very presence of God Himself. You will walk away from today's chat built up and encouraged!

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Glenna's new book, "The Promise is His Presence" - what led her to write it and what readers can expect

~God's promise (and desire!) to always be with us

~The heartache which comes with refusing to accept that God's presence is enough

~The purpose of the gift of suffering

~Seeing our place in God's big story

~Glenna's infertility journey and God's presence through it all

~Ministry struggles for the Marshall family, and how God used that in their lives

~Glenna's chronic pain and illness journey

~The huge part God's Word played in Glenna's journey

~Inspiration and tips for busy women who don't know how to make the time to be in the Word; the importance of spiritual rest

~Suffering as not being a punishment

~Our hard circumstances in light of the character of God

~How to begin seeing the presence of God Himself as the ultimate gift, and not the things He could give us; Jesus as the Treasure

~A survey of both the Old and New Testaments showing how God has always desired to be present with us

~Hope and help for people who feel as if they never feel the presence of God

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

070: Substance Abuse and Freedom in Christ with Porcia Baxter Jul 24, 2019

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Porcia Baxter is a wife, mama of two little boys, and speaker with a passion to see others freed by Christ just as she has been. On today's episode of the Home and Hearth Podcast, she shares her amazing testimony of being freed by Christ from a 17-year-long addiction to alcohol and drugs. You will walk away from this chat with hope in your heart and your faith built up!

What we Chat about in This Episode:

~Porcia's childhood and growing up years of trying hard to be liked and accepted by others

~How not knowing who she was and trying to find her worth led to her striving for perfection and seeking to perform well; thinking she had to be good at things in order to be a good and productive person

~Being bi-racial and treating everyone as your equals as fellow image bearers of God; how members of the church can be better about coming alongside people who look different from them and truly being the body of Christ to them; living as Jesus did with others

>~How Porcia was first introduced to alcohol (in 8th grade) and drugs (in 9th grade), and how her parents first discovered the problem

~Busting some of the myths surrounding those battling drug and alcohol addiction

~How things began to unravel, and what led to Porcia's first stay in rehab

~How not knowing who she was in Christ led to Porcia's relapse

~The importance of loving those who are battling addiction

~What Porcia's life looks like now

~The unconditional love of God

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast