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"I kept thinking, 'Okay. What does God want me to do for others? What am I offering others? What am I giving to others?' And again and again, the things I felt called to do or make or create or tend would literally refresh me."

— Christie Purifoy

Today's Episode: This episode is an absolute joy! We're so grateful to Christie Purifoy for sharing her wise insights into generous living and openhanded receiving. Christie is an author, teacher, and gardener. On today's episode she tells stories and shares biblical truths about God's abundance and our calling to cultivate spacious places not only to share them with others but to actually receive them as a blessing for ourselves.

This month's memory verse: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:25

Today's guest: Christie Purifoy is a writer and gardener who loves to grow flowers and community. She is the author of six books, including two spiritual memoirs and a recently completed trilogy of gift books with essays and photographs celebrating the gardening life. Her latest book, A House to Call Home: Creating Places That Will Comfort and Care For Us, will launch in February 2026. Christie earned a PhD in English Literature from the University of Chicago but eventually traded the classroom for an old Pennsylvania farmhouse called Maplehurst where she lives with her husband and four children. You can find Christie on Instagram (@christiepurifoy) and on Substack where she writes a regular newsletter on home, garden, and the ancient church called A Spacious Place.

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• ChristyPurifoy.com
• On Magic and Miracles by Marian A. Jacobs
• Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp
• Anxious No More Necklace 
• Dwell Differently Bible Study membership. 

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"Jesus, in his generosity, has set us free from stinginess, from calculating returns, from worrying whether there'll be enough. We are free to be generous on every occasion with what he has given us freely, knowing that our generosity results in thanksgiving and praise to God."

— Natalie Abbott

Today's episode: Join Dwell Differently co-founder, Natalie Abbott, as she helps us understand biblical generosity and refreshment. She unpacks the strange math of generosity—where giving our stuff away results in more blessing. She also explains the counter-intuitive math of greed, where more is never enough. She speaks with hope about loving people who don't love us back. And she flips the script at the end, encouraging those of us who don't have anything in our tanks to let God and his people refresh us. 

This month's memory verse: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:25

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Links from today's show: 

• Get your copy of On Magic and Miracles by Marian A. Jacobs.
• Check out Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp.
• Our best-selling Anxious No More Necklace is back in stock! 
• Looking for a Bible study to do with your teen this summer? Check out Natalie and Vera's new teen Bible study, Dwell on These Things. 

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"When we pray, 'your kingdom come, your will be done,' that's the craziest part...that's where we have to come to grips with God's plan."

— Paul Hastings

Today's Episode: We're so excited to introduce Paul Hastings, whose life's work is telling stories about God's kingdom on the Compelled Podcast. Today, he shares a snippet of a story about what it looks like to seek and follow God's will in our suffering. Listen in to the story of Kathleen and George Lansing, a mom and a dad whose baby son is on death's doorstep. You won't want to miss what God does both in the life of their son and in their own hearts. 

This month's memory verse: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." —Matthew 6:10 

Today's guest: Paul Hastings lives with his wife and four children near Austin, Texas, and attends Redemption Hill Church. He is the host of the Compelled Podcast. His work has been featured by Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, Christianity Today, World Magazine, American Family Association, and The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of the brand new book, Compelled, a collection of real-life stories about sin, surrender, and the Savior who changes everything.

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Links from today's show: 

• Listen to the rest of Kathleen and George's story on Compelled Episode #45 I Gave God My 2-Year-Old Son - Kathleen Lansing.
• Listen to the Compelled Podcast.
• Listen to Compelled Episode #3 Abortion Clinic Owner Transformed - Carol Everett
• Read Paul's book, Compelled. 
• Check out Penelope Judd by Shai Linne.
• Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids! Get the Dwell Differently Psalm 23 kit.
• Memorize and meditate on God's Word with a Dwell Differently membership. 
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's new Bible study, Dwell on These Things and book, Dwell Differently. 

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"When I think about praying 'your kingdom come,' for me, it's an entire perspective shift. It's like setting yourself up on an entirely different path, because everything (as a human) is about our desires, our prerogative, our checklist, our plans, our strategies—our little kingdom. But when I pray 'your kingdom come,' I'm setting aside those things, I'm submitting it all to God's kingdom. I'm saying, 'No, your kingdom come, today.'"

— Vera Schmitz

Today's Episode: What does it look like to really live for God's kingdom and in step with his will? Today, Dwell Differently co-founders and sisters Natalie and Vera are talking about just that. They discuss both the desire and the difficulty of walking in God's will. Listen in as they talk through how to submit our wills and our ways to follow God's will and his way.

This month's memory verse: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  — Matthew 6:10 

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Links from today's show: 

• Check out Penelope Judd by Shai Linne!
• Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids! Get the Dwell Differently Psalm 23 kit.
• Looking for a Bible study to do with your teen this summer? Check out Natalie and Vera's new Bible study, Dwell on These Things. 
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's Bible study and book: Dwell on These Things and Dwell Differently. 

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"We need to be very careful that we're thinking about the will of God biblically...If you think God's will never includes sacrifice or difficult things or hardships, you should really wonder whether or not maybe it's your will that's winning out each time and not God's will for you."

— Jason Abbott

Today's Episode:  Listen, learn, and laugh along with Natalie and her husband, Jason Abbott. They're talking frankly, deeply, and lightheartedly about the beauty and the glory and the blessings of God's kingdom and his will. Jason makes these deep theological truths accessible with simple explanations and personal examples. You won't want to miss out on this one! 

This month's memory verse: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." —Matthew 6:10 

Today's guest: Dr. Jason Abbott is married to Natalie Abbott, co-founder of Dwell Differently. They have a big family of seven and spend a lot of time running around mid-Missouri together. Jason has been in pastoral ministry for 20+ years in the Evangelical Free Church of America. He’s currently the Senior Pastor at Central Church of Jefferson City, Missouri. 

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• Find out more about Pastor Jason's ministry at Central Church. 
• Listen to Jason's sermon on Matthew 6:10 on the This Is Central Podcast. 
• Sign up for our newsletter and get our FREE Digital Bible Study! Already get our newsletter? Go to this link for your free study!
• Check out Penelope Judd by Shai Linne!
• Get the Handbook to Prayer that Jason Mentioned. 
• Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids! Get the Dwell Differently Psalm 23 kit.
• Memorize and meditate on God's Word with a Dwell Differently membership. 
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's new Bible study, Dwell on These Things and book,

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"We're going to zoom out and get this big-picture view of this massive, God-sized prayer. And I hope that it would ignite a passion in you—that your vision would be wider, that you desires would be deeper, that your commitment would be more firm, and that you would pray with a renewed passion God's big kingdom prayers."

— Natalie Abbott

Today's episode:  What is God's kingdom like? Listen in today as Dwell co-founder Natalie Abbott walks us through the story of God's kingdom as it's laid out in his book—from creation, to the fall, to redemption, to it's final restoration. She also helps us see our part in that story and how we can live like kingdom people and be kingdom bringers in our everyday lives. 

This month's memory verse: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  — Matthew 6:10 

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Links from today's show: 

• Check out Penelope Judd by Shai Linne!
• Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids! Get the Dwell Differently Psalm 23 kit.
• Check out Natalie and Vera's new teen Bible study, Dwell on These Things. 
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's Bible study and book: Dwell on These Things and Dwell Differently. 

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"This is the God who gave his life for me. This is the God who has bigger dreams for me and better things for me than I would plan for myself. Will I willingly rejoice in his hand over the comings and goings of my life and be at peace with that?"

— Kelly Needham

Today's Episode: We're all tempted to be the boss of our own lives, to be the one watching over ourselves and everybody else. On today's episode, Natalie chats with Bible teacher Kelly Needham about the fear, exhaustion, and folly of trying to control our own lives and the safety, freedom, and goodness that comes from entrusting our lives to God instead. 

This month's memory verse: "The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." — Psalm 121:8  

Today's guest: Kelly Needham hopes to convince as many people as possible that nothing compares to knowing Jesus. She is the author of Friendish and Purposefooled and cohost of the Cleary podcast, along with her husband, Jimmy. Kelly and Jimmy have five children and live in the Dallas, Texas area.

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• Find out more about Kelly at KellyNeedham.com or get your hands on her book at 
• Sign up for our newsletter and get our FREE Digital Bible Study! Already get our newsletter? Go to this link for your free study!
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• Memorize and meditate on God's Word with a Dwell Differently membership. 
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's new Bible study, Dwell on These Things and book, Dwell Differently. 

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"It's the coming and the going, it's the right now and the forever, it's this all-encompassing idea of God's watchful, beautiful care of the entirety of our lives...And what if I really, really did believe that instead of hiding from those things or maybe relying on my own control over those things?"

— Natalie Abbott

Today's Episode: Today Natalie and Vera are tackling two simple questions that are really hard to live out: "Do you really live like God is watching over you?" and "Do you really live like God is watching over your people?" The hope is that you would hear where they are succeeding and where they aren't and consider your own life and how you can entrust yourself and your people more to the Lord.

This month's memory verse: “The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” — Psalm 121:8

 
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• Memorize and meditate on God's Word with a Dwell Differently membership. Get your first month FREE with the code: PODCAST.
• Want to do a Scripture memory Bible study? Check it out here! Or get the teen version. 
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"If we can look back on our lives and see how [God] has protected, provided, and cared for us in past, then we can trust that he's going to do that in future...forevermore!'" 

— Whitney Newby

Today's Episode:  Today we're diving into Psalm 121 with Author, Whitney Newby, who wrote a beautiful devotional book based just on that Psalm. Whitney shares stories of how God always keeps us, sustains us, and provides for us through all of life's ups and downs. She encourages us to rely on the promises of God found in Psalm 121 through every season of life, even (and especially) during the most difficult times. 

This month's memory verse: "The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." — Psalm 121:8

Today's guest:  Whitney Newby is a writer, artist, and the founder of Brighter Day Press, a ministry that creates literature-rich, gospel-centered resources for family discipleship. She has a Bible degree from Moody Bible Institute and is a registered nurse. Whitney makes her home in South Carolina, with her husband and four children.

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Links from today's show: 

• Find out more about Whitney at BrighterDayPress.com.
• Memorize and meditate on God's Word with a Dwell Differently membership. Get your first month FREE with the code: PODCAST.
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's new Bible study, Dwell on These Things and book, Dwell Differently.

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"Our God is never caught off guard. He's never surprised. He's always watching over you."

— Natalie Abbott

Today's episode:  How might your life look different if you really believed that God himself watches over you? Today Natalie Abbott encourages us that he does, showing us in Psalm 121 how he helps us, protects us and keeps us close forever. 

This month's memory verse: "The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." — Psalm 121:8 

Memorize with us: The Dwell Differently monthly membership is the easy button for Scripture memory. Join us today!

Support Our Show: We love hearing what you think and it helps other people find our show.
 
Links from today's show: 

• Get your first month free of a Dwell Differently membership with the code: PODCAST.
• Check out Natalie and Vera's new teen Bible study, Dwell on These Things. 
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's Bible study and book: Dwell on These Things and Dwell Differently. 

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Website: DwellDifferently.com

Socials: @dwelldifferently | @nataliejoyabbott | @verabethschmitz

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