Have you ever asked any of these questions:

If so, today’s episode is for you!

My friend, Laurie Short is here — and she wrote a book about how to hold onto faith when things don’t seem to be adding up. And today is so special because her book, “Faith,  Doubt, and God’s Mysterious Timing” comes out today!!

Laurie Short is a speaker, author, wife, and stepmom. She is a graduate of Fuller Seminary and has served on staff at four churches over the last thirty years. Laurie has spoken to more than 500,000 people at conferences, colleges, and churches around the country. Her popular studies on Right Now media have over half a million views.

To connect with Laurie, visit laurieshort.com.

To kick off 2023, my husband, Mike, is hosting the show and interviewing me! In this episode, we chat about Top Golf, my *slight* (okay, maybe not so slight) obsession with brightly colored clothes, and how trying new, hard things is a necessary part of our spiritual growth. We are excited to invite you to the Bartlett fam table for this conversation!

Check out my new Bible Study, "The Gift of the Unexpected," at carlycommunicates.com/resources.

Are you looking for a speaker for your next conference, retreat, or church event? If so, I'd love to chat about how I could partner with you in that way! Send me a note at carlycommunicates.com/contact to tell me about what you've got cookin'!

As always, I love connecting with you on instagram. You can find me @carlycommunicates.

The last couple of years have been marked with such division and polarization. Almost everyone I know has had relational tension because of politics, current events, and differing worldviews.

Today, on the podcast, my wise, thoughtful friend, Rev. Christine Youn Hung is here to talk with us about the THIS AND THAT of necessary healthy tension and peacemaking. As we dive into Isaiah 11:1-10, she and I discuss the difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking, what it means for the wolf to live with the lamb, and how Isaiah’s vision in chapter 11 can change the way we view Christmas this year.

Rev. Christine Youn Hung is a pastor, writer, speaker, and the Director of Pastoral Development for the Northern California District Church of the Nazarene. Prior to joining the Northern California District Staff, Christine served as pastor of Trinity Church Rowland Heights Campus, a multi-site, multi-ethnic church serving in the Los Angeles area. Christine also served as a missionary teacher in Taipei, Taiwan for three years. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Ministry at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Ecclesial Mission and Leadership. Christine is the founder of NOW Movement, a grassroots initiative coordinating efforts of Nazarenes in USA and Canada who are emboldened by the Spirit to pursue racial justice. She is a frequent guest speaker for conferences, workshops, college campuses, retreats, and pastor-training days. Christine takes deep joy in her husband, Albert, and their 4 amazing children.