Creative and Free

Creative and Free

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Creative and Free episodes

  • Rehearsing God's Goodness: Michelle Nezat :: On Pause Series [Eps 2]

    Michelle Nezat hosts the More Than a Song podcast, where she connects contemporary Christian music to God's truth. She's also a writer, speaker, school administrator and Cajun girl. In this episode, we discuss:

    • Praying the daily office. Here's the one we've both been praying with The Practice,
    • Rehearsing the character of God instead of our sorrows,
    • Running on spiritual fumes.
    • Lectio divina.

      • Michelle reads the lyrics to an old hymn by Annie Johnson Flint, "He Giveth More Grace." It speaks directly to hoarded and exhausted resources when extra strength and mercy is needed.

      Sign up for Michelle's 30-day music challenge. Find her at her website.

      On Pause: Healing Words from Everyday Artists during Isolation is a special series to help creative people find groundedness, belonging, and courage during the coronavirus outbreak. Creating and absorbing beautiful words plants us firmly in awareness amidst the tsunami of thoughts and emotions we are all experiencing. I’ve asked artists to share words that are beacons of honesty, truth, and goodness to their souls during this time of distance as a global community on pause.

      16 min
    • Shelter in Peace: Bonnie Gray :: On Pause Series [Eps 1]

      Bonnie Gray is the author of Whispers of Rest. She's also a speaker, soul care mentor, and Bible teacher. Her work has been featured at Relevant Magazine, (in)courage, and Christianity Today. We sit down to chat about:

      • art for soul care,
      • words derived from music and vulnerability,
      • how past trauma informs her current sense of peace,
      • a tender moment with a Walgreens pharmacist at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,
      • the spiritual practice of listening and noticing in anxiety-driven situations,
      • really seeing and validating what people are going through, and
      • letting God love us more instead of doing and planning more.


        • She reads a chapter from her book "Choose Quiet Love." Bonnie is giving away 7 Prayers & Promises to Calm Your Soul. Her book club for Whispers of Rest, containing 40 practices to restore your soul, starts May 4. Sign up here. Find Bonnie at her website.

        On Pause: Healing Words from Everyday Artists during Isolation is a special series to help creative people find groundedness, belonging, and courage during the coronavirus outbreak. Creating and absorbing beautiful words plants us firmly in awareness amidst the tsunami of thoughts and emotions we are all experiencing. I’ve asked artists to share words that are beacons of honesty, truth, and goodness to their souls during this time of distance as a global community on pause.

        22 min
      • SERIES PREVIEW--On Pause: Healing Words from Everyday Artists During Isolation

        Do you crave true and beautiful words spoken over your life? Writer and podcast creator Christina Hubbard gives the backstory and a preview of the special series for creative people yearning for real, meaningful expressions in this surreal season of coronavirus and social distancing, otherwise known as life on pause. Specially crafted for this time of global pandemic, the series highlights interviews and healing words from ordinary artists to help you connect to yourself, God, and others. 

        In this episode, Christina talks about the power of faith-filled words to help us hold the tension we are all experiencing. She asks the question: what if this time of crisis is really a space of renewed creativity and resurrection? She reads an original poem for Eastertide based on Psalm 138, "A Blessing for a New Season." 

        12 min

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      Where creative hearts come fully alive to the pursuit of joy. Join writer Christina Hubbard for interviews with creative leaders and spiritual practices to help you deepen your relationship with God…