Well its been a while!  We are still continuing with writing out the book of Acts but also choosing to produce some mini series along the way!

This idea with birthed after a mini getaway to Myrtle Beach for some much needed rest.  This episode records some of the brainstorming around the series where we plan to look at verses or sayings that we have grown to understanding in different ways.   Jeanette Hiller, Lisa Bauman, Amanda Lewis and I take a little journey in listing some verses from the Bible that may be worth looking at more closely in this series.

Looking forward to some fun dialogue on some of these tough verses!

Let us know if you have some verses you want us to discuss!
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Karen Weber and Kimberlee Habermehl joined me in discussing Acts chapter 8 and 9.  So much to unpack in these two chapters but we do our best to just pick a few questions and create space for not knowing all the answers.  We kept it under an hour - no small task for these two chapters!

Follow along with us and read through the book of Acts!  We are using the First Nations Translation to guide some of our conversations but you can read through any translation you have!

Shannon Leibold joins in on the conversation or Acts chapter 6 and 7!

You can find out more information about Shannon on her website:
https://shannonleibold.ca/
She is busy these days writing for @joyfullifemagazine and a new adventure as an intern for the @annvoscamp Internship Program.

Part II of working our way through Acts chapter 4 and 5.  This episode centres mostly around Acts chapter 5 and the story of Ananias and Sapphira - a difficult story to understand and sit in the tension of not fully understanding what the purpose of the story is!  We also discuss the complex decisions pastors and church leadership have had to make over the past few years.

Thank you for tracking along - I hope you feel like you are part of the discussion and that it encourages you to ask questions and move forward in faith!

More episodes on the book of Acts coming up!
We welcome your questions and suggestions for guest speakers!
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Karen Weber and Amanda Lewis join me in discussing the difficult parts of Acts chapter 4 & 5.  The discussion was so complicated (and funny) that I had to split it up into two parts!  In this episode we get through Acts chapter 4 and start to dig into the tough topics in chapter 5.

Journey along with us as we work our way through the book of Acts this year!  Send in your questions or if you have a chapter you would love to discuss with us - please let us know!  Message me on instagram @jenhorst.3.

Well this finishes up the 2021 season!  Part 2 of our family discussion on the Christmas season.  From words we used to describe Christmas, how our engagement with the season has changed over the years to the opportunity we hope others take during the Christmas season.  We hope you enjoy the conversation and take advantage of this time of year to reset and build on the hope that only our Creator offers the world.

Next week - hoping to continue with the series "Undivided" - looking at Acts chapter 4 and 5.  Looking forward to the interesting conversations on Ananias and Sapphira and why on earth that story was ever chosen to be recorded...

A 2021 Christmas Family podcast!

A light hearted reflection on our most memorable traditions of Christmas, childhood memories and perspectives across a few generations!

My mom, dad, sister, brother (and partner Lisa), nephew Rohan, daughter Samantha and son Maverick share their thoughts in this episode - part two coming soon!

The "Undivided" series continues with Acts chapter 3!  Amanda, Marilyn, Connie and I review what stood out and what questions remain from our own personal reflections on chapter 3.  We hope that our collection of thoughts and struggles with scripture will motivate you to keep asking questions and be curious - all in an effort to learn more about our Creator who sets us free.

Next episode - part 5 will cover chapters 4 and 5 . Send in your questions to [email protected] or find me on instagram @jenhorst.3.  This episode will be a tough one as we discuss a story that clearly stands out in chapter 5!

We have two guests with us today Marilyn Bauman and Connie Maier.

Marilyn - my mom has been a frequent on this podcast. If you have not listened to one of the latest series  “from where she stands” - I would highly recommend that you do!  Its a raw and honest look at what it was like for my mom to grow up in Nova Scotia on Indian Hill - her journey through trauma and coming to a place where she is no longer ashamed of her lineage.

Connie is a pastor in Kitchener, Ontario Canada at Glencairn church, a superb spiritual director and natural mentor to everyone she meets.  Her perspectives and life experience bring so much to this table and so we are honoured to have her as a guest on todays podcast.
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Todays episode we continue with the series - Undivided - Looking at Acts chapters 1 and 2.  Incorporating the First Nations translation of Acts - a more inclusive translation that  invites us to think more deeply about what we are reading in the book of Acts.  Lots to cover here from thoughts and questions on Acts chapter 1 and 2 and what its like pastoring a church during a pandemic. 

I am pleased to introduce to you Danielle Presseault!  Author, life coach, pastor and a friend from many years ago!  Danielle and I first met when her family moved to Elmira, Ontario to serve at our church.   With husband as pastor and two young kids, we connected through a small group at church and on the baseball field where we both attempted to play slow pitch.

Since moving to Ottawa, Danielle has become a college instructor, life coach, seminary student, community chaplain and pastor!  She has been busy moving forward in her giftedness and serving alongside her husband who is also a pastor.  You can find Danielle reading, writing, playing board games and relaxing in her Sabbath Shack alongside her husband and two almost grown children.

Danielle stepped out in faith and wrote her first book called "The Ripple Effect - An invitation to a Pastor's wife to Heal her Pain & Shame". In this episode we learn more about her journey through writing the book, some advice for writing a book and some stories behind the stories you will find in this memoire.

Danielle on instagram: @danielle.presseault
Blog, life coaching and to book speaking engagements: daniellepresseault.com
To purchase her book visit Amazon