Beautifully Woven

Karen continues in our Mental Health and Our Faith series with Gianna Reese as we dive into the topic of anxiety. We talk about the healthy function of anxiety and when it crosses over into an unhealthy function.

How do we understand Scripture in context when it tells us to not be anxious. If we can't stop ourselves from dealing with feelings of anxiety is that a failure in our faith?

Gianna explains what it means to live in the "and". This helps us understand our inner battles that we face.

No matter your mental state, leave feeling encouraged that Christ has fulfilled the law on your behalf. We are whole in Christ as he walks with us through our battle.

Find Gianna Reese on Tic Toc @the.millenniel.therapist

Register for our 2024 Biennial on June 8th @ https://www.wmclb.org/

Karen sits down with Gianna as we start our series on Mental Health and Our Faith. Gianna shares how God created our feelings, they are important to acknowledge and not avoid.

In this episode we talk about the struggles of depression and how our faith intersects with our mental health. Gianna shares about how our faith and God's Word is not meant to crush us with how we are failing in our struggle, but rather encourage us and speak to us in our struggle.

Dealing with depression is as real as someone dealing with a broken arm, but harder to understand as it's not something you can visually see. We need grace for ourselves and grace for others as we walk through mental health struggles, whether it's our own or coming alongside someone.

Gianna Reese is a licensed counselor with a passion for helping others. She is married to Eric Reese, Eric is now pastoring in East Heartland, Connecticut.

Contact us or find our more about us at: wmclb.org

Karen and Katie talk about the pressures of motherhood, and the importance of the encouragement given to us through the work of Christ.

Katie has a devotional releasing April 9th called: Encouragement for Motherhood - Devotional Writings on the Work of Christ

(Karen Stenberg as well as Gretchen Ronnevik are two of the contributors.)

We talk about what inspired her to put this together. We discuss why we feel like we need to have it together as mothers. She shares about vulnerability, why it's scary but also important in creating deep friendships. How do we go about establishing those friendships?

Being a parent comes with an exhausting physical, mental and emotional load whatever age you child is. We talk about this and how the work of Christ ultimately carries that burden for us and for our children.

Link for 'Encouragement for Motherhood':

https://www.amazon.com/Encouragement-Motherhood-Devotional-Writings-Christ/dp/1956658882/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JBOBMI6DFY1A&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QWg7i0W7B4HyHz8mVwJNmIMDYFfs-9HyrPZi1v32HvAlL-6fycsJjxrzdeD7imCcb2wtbTkNzE-jf0YZv8CzxQnAjfv_sbBMOTOPdXSSFYmUTxFxEnsboO2Eo-5TbtQSTzOOQT8ZqzzTRzP8M2zKH2RQL7NLzCdfY351TfF0-qH3AHtuJ3qBU9RwhwFsYI8fEQYt4qXWej8xib_tcwBW3N7KVNXgewbKCwVRxQ5nZns.G_bVfYNGV44uBk0KB3MXTSHR0du9L9vDZMlcDvoTJuc&dib_tag=se&keywords=encouragement+for+motherhood&qid=1711549376&sprefix=encouragement+for+%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1

Katie's Podcast Freely Given: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/freelygiven

Women's Ministries Biennial June 8th:https://www.wmclb.org/2024-womens-convention.html

Our first ever cross over podcast with our sister podcast Beautifully Woven!  Karen and Mike sit down and talk with Carol and Ashley from Bloom to hear more about their ministry and how it is impacting women in their area.

https://bloomforwomen.org/

Find 'Grace for the Grind' here: https://clbforge.org/podcast/

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Karen and Heather share their stories about how they became passionate about theology and why it’s important. 

We talk about how it influences our parenting, our marriages, and our friendships. 

We also talk about what happens when you throw out theology to become more palatable to those in our communities and culture. 

Heather is married to Clint Knutson, who is a professor at LBS. 

Find more about LBS here: https://www.lbs.edu

Information for Cup Of Blessing can be found here: https://www.wmclb.org

Karen talks with Beka about why she fell in love with ministry and theology. Beka shares her journey of being discipled and brought into ministry throughout her growing up years. Ministry is not always easy and we talk about navigating hurt that inevitably comes.

Beka is a student of Lutheran Brethren Seminary she shares why she felt called to further her education through seminary. And encourages all of us to sit and learn at the feet of Jesus.

If you are interested in hearing more about LBS you can find more information here: https://www.lbs.edu

And if you are interested in connecting with Beka herself you can email: [email protected]

Cup Of Blessing information can be found here: https://www.wmclb.org

Karen talks with Clint and Heather Knutson about Clint's call to teach at the Lutheran Brethren Seminary, otherwise known as LBS.

We also talk about how our view of the Bible affects the way we see different aspects of life. How do we view our neighbor? How do we view God in our suffering?

We talk about leaving behind our agendas and taking a humble view as we approach God's Word and what he desires to communicate through it.

God desires for us to read his Word on our own and as a church body. Our theology gives us the framework as we live life and interpret scripture.

Find our more about LBS Here:https://www.lbs.edu

Cup Of Blessing resources can be found here: https://www.wmclb.org

Karen Stenberg and Heather Knutson are today's hosts as they interview Julie Gundersen who is a Parish Nurse at Bethel Church.

We talk about, what is a Parish Nurse? How do we care for and connect those in our church who are walking through difficult seasons in their lives?

We talk about the benefits of parish nurse ministry to our congregations, it will look different deepening on the size of your church, but that's ok!

You can find out more about Bethel Church at their website: https://bethellutheran.church

Autumn Blessings at the WMCLB is up and going right now! Find out more about that here: https://www.wmclb.org

Karen talks with Diana about connecting your community to your church. People don't often just come into our churches without connections. It can be difficult to figure out how to connect with people we don't know. Diana shares how doing different types of events opens up those doors. It's easier than we think!

For more info on our Women's Ministries, you can find is here:

https://www.wmclb.org

We also have our Autumn Blessing's Campaign running right now. You can find more info on that at our website as well.

Karen talks with Joyce Rust about the church plant in Red Deer, AB. Called "The River" This is the WMCLB 2023-24 focus project. They have a unique ministry as they church plant in Red Deer. A large part of that ministry is to the refugee population moving into their community. This comes with many needs and more joys, as they serve and love those in their community! Hear Joyce share all about ministry in Red Deer!

https://www.wmclb.org