Boles of Life

When presented with stress in life often our response is to get away from it for a little while but is that really how we can best take care of ourselves?  In this episode, Tyler & Virginia talk about the difference between self-care and escapism, what self-care looks like Biblically, and how self-care enables you to live out your purpose.
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Tim & Lane Howard work in student ministry, go to Disney World yearly and are almost as passionate about Chick-fil-A as they are students.  On this episode, Tyler & Virginia spend time with Tim & Lane to talk about the time Tyler & Tim shared a bed, using social media to connect with people you might lose touch with, making life transitions in the middle of a pandemic and student ministry.
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Matthew is a Student & Mobilization Pastor. Morgan is a K-4 Teacher. They have two girls and two dogs. Collectively, they are the stunning Stevens! On this episode, Tyler & Virginia hang out with Matthew & Morgan to talk about selling a cat back to its owner, men who cry in their weddings, and how life can go very unexpectedly in what feels like the wrong direction, only to find its exactly where you are meant to be!
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Is the Bible just a bunch of rules about foods you shouldn't eat, words you shouldn't say, and things you shouldn't do? Or is the Bible a deep and complex unified story leading somewhere?

In this episode, Tyler & Virginia talk about what makes the Bible worth reading, why they are passionate about it, how to give yourself grace, how to develop the habit of reading the Bible, and some resources to help you understand what you're reading.

• The Bible Project - Short animated videos giving an overview of each book of the Bible. These are best accessed through YouTube.
• The Bible Recap - Short audio podcasts to help you understand each chapter in the Bible. Many episodes talk about multiple chapters. You may need to skip around because the podcast was made chronologically vs the front to back style we are reading the Bible in. These are best accessed through your favorite podcast app.
• Through The Word - An app that will allow you to read the Bible and read it to you. Each chapter of the Bible also has audio commentary to help you understand what you read. These audio commentaries are best accessed through their app.
• The Bible App - An app offers a free Bible experience, prayer guides, and individual and group reading plans for smartphones, tablets, and online at Bible.com.
• Knowing Faith Podcast - A podcast by The Village Church discussing the Bible, Faith, and Theology.
• The Crossway Podcast - A show where they sit down with authors each week for thoughtful interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.
• Bible Gateway - An app and website with numerous Bible translations and commentaries.
• The Jesus Storybook Bible - This book invites children to discover for themselves the one who is at the center of God’s great rescue story — and at the center of their story, too.
  

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On this episode, Virginia and Tyler celebrate a major moment for Virginia and then dive into talking about friendship.
We all know friendships are important, but why? Why can friendship be so difficult? And how do I prioritize friendships?  ----- Virginia's Vintage Rental is on Facebook, Instagram, and the website Virginiasvintagerentals.com ——Best Ways to Support Us:

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Josh is a Worship & Creative Pastor. Celeste is an Occupational Therapist and worship leader. They have 1 girl, 2 boys, and a dog. Collectively, they are the amazing Jordans!
On this episode, Tyler & Virginia hang out with Josh & Celeste to talk about what worship is, why worship is more than a Sunday experience, how to make worship a part of your daily rhythm, and what they do to make worship a normal part of their family life.
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Growing up Virginia lived in one house until she left for college. Tyler, on the other hand, lived in at least a dozen. After college, they found a new house in Blacktown, NSW, Australia.  On this episode, they discuss why they moved to Australia, roadblocks trying to keep them from Australia, some of the amazing adventures they had while they were there, the lifelong friendships they made, why they moved back to Mississippi, and what Jesus did throughout that journey.
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Tyler is a husband, a dad, and a pastor.  In this episode, Tyler talks about being an introvert in an extrovert world. He shares what can be burdensome about being a pastor, what motivates Him to continue being a pastor, and how knowing more numbers than just how many people attended on Sunday can help keep your church healthy in the long run.  Tyler also manages his church's social media presence so he shares some tips to have a healthy relationship with the social media world. ——Best Ways to Support Us:

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Virginia is a wife, a mom, a dietitian, a health coach, and a small business owner.  In this episode we hear Virginia discuss what motivated her to become a dietitian, how being made in God's image gives us freedom from the unrealistic and sometimes unhealthy expectations diet culture put on us, and how she decided to start a small business that is completely unrelated to her expected career field. ——Best Ways to Support Us:

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Welcome to the Boles of Life podcast. Hosted by Tyler and Virginia Boles. As we’ve gone through life we've learned something important. Life is messy. There are a lot of armchair experts out there who will try to tell you how to make life simple. It’s not. So you won’t find any here. Instead, you’ll find everyday people who have jumped into the mess of life and are making an adventure of it. In this episode, Tyler and Virginia spend time discussing why they decided to start a podcast and dive into their story together.
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