A Quiet Life

In today’s chapter of My Year of Saying NO I talk about making space in your calendar between appointments, and making space just to be, just to stop and refresh yourself.

Today’s talk with Steve comes with a trigger warning. Steve talks about the occult (not in any detail at all) and about OCD. He also shares with us his journey of letting go of false treasures and idols in his life and how he has learned to put God first. Beth’s interview (Steve’s wife) is […]

Two chapters of My Year of Saying NO today: Only do what you love? and Do you really enjoy this? They are two sides of a coin, and different takes on the normal ‘self love’ philosophy. The mother’s day high tea story I mention is read in Episode 60 of A Quiet Life. BTW This […]

Today’s interview with Alison was recorded in the summer, you’ll hear us reference the bushfires like we thought that would be the biggest thing happening this year! Alison talks about what church means to her, and I think that her definition of church is still useful, even in these strange times when we’re all meeting […]

Today is chapter 7 of My Year of Saying NO. I talk about rewarding myself for changing my habits so that I can start to find a new way of doing things.

In the introduction I let you know just how I’m doing right now, and why this podcast is coming out on a Thursday instead of a Wednesday. Spoiler – I’m not the energiser bunny right now.

Beth and I talk about community, about life working from home with three children, about coping with difficult things, about family. Beth is a copywriter, and we discuss how to be a Christian witness while writing advertising copy.

Beth reminds us that God feels closest when we’re at the end of our own resources. When we are depending on him.

I talk about my interview with Megan, which was episode 29. I’m still working on my book about aliens in Cygnet, but when it’s finished you’ll find it on rjamos.com.

Psalm 46:10a Be still and know that I am God;

2 Corinthians 12:9a But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

Beth transcription

Today’s episode is a recording of Chapter 6 of My Year of Saying NO.

If you’re finding that your life is simpler, even boring at this point. Maybe you can use it to make a time budget for when things come back. Think about what’s important to you and how much of your time you’ll spend on different activities. What’s important to you? What has stopped in your life now that you won’t be bringing back in after things get back to some sort of normal?

Today we talk to Natasha Moore from the Centre for Public Christianity. She is one of the hosts of the Life and Faith podcast. She’s met some amazing people and we talk about that. https://www.publicchristianity.org/podcast/

Stepping Heavenward:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Stepping-Heavenward-Elizabeth-Prentiss-ebook/dp/B01JVQWSQC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=stepping+heavenward&qid=1584922304&sr=8-1

He rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6b

Frederick Buechner quote: https://www.azquotes.com/author/2133-Frederick_Buechner

For the Love of God – documentary and book. https://www.publicchristianity.org/fortheloveofgod/

Marilynne Robinson – https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/43458463-the-givenness-of-things-essays

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead_(novel)

You can find the St Clements online church service here http://www.stclementskingston.org.au/

Natasha Transcription

I’m sending my love and prayers out as we all cope with this strange and unsettling time.

Today we have the fourth and fifth chapters of my audiobook My Year of Saying NO.

Find links to purchase the book here: http://ruthamos.com.au/book/my-year-of-saying-no/

News from the Bishop:

https://anglicantas.org.au/pastoral-letter-on-covid-19-17th-march-2020/

Centre for Public Christianity

https://www.publicchristianity.org/podcast/

The Call by Os Guinness

https://www.amazon.com/Call-Finding-Fulfilling-Central-Purpose-ebook/dp/B007VDH4HQ

Suraj is from Nepal. He comes from a Hindu family and he had to make some hard decisions when he chose to follow Jesus. He now lives and works in Tasmania, which is a long way away. The story of why he came here is a great one too. Suraj now reaches out to students who come from the subcontinent to study here. If you want to be a part of that ministry you can email him at [email protected]

 

http://ruthamos.com.au/suraj-transcription/ ‎