What comes to mind when you think about “Spiritual Disciplines”? Do you think about taking a Sabbath? Or participating in a fast? On this episode of God Hears Her, hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy talk with Dr. Alicia Britt Chole about how living devoted to God through practicing spiritual disciplines can change your life.   About Our Guest: Dr. Alicia is a speaker, leadership mentor, and award-winning writer who uses realism and hope to focus on less-than-trendy topics like spiritual pain, decrease as a discipline, the leader’s soul, and the potential of anonymous years. She’s been married to her husband for 32 years, and together they have three amazing children all through the miracle of adoption!   Notes and Quotes:   “Pain became a companion rather than a season.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole “The gifts God gives us are from the beginning.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole  “There is more going on than our eyes can see.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole “Fasting is a relational commitment.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole  “Fasting is a voluntary abstinence for the love of God.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole  “The more we lean [on Jesus] the more we love, and the more we learn.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole  “Change is found in the small.” —Dr. Alicia Britt Chole     Verses:    1 Thessalonians 5:17  Isaiah 58:3–7  John 13:23    Links:   God Hears Her website: www.godhearsher.org God Hears Her newsletter sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/signup Dr. Alicia Britt Chole website: https://aliciachole.com/about/  Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm;_medium=godhearsher&utm;_campaign=podcast Elisa’s Instagram: elisa morgan author Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy Dr. Alicia Britt Chole Instagram: aliciabrittchole   

EP. 88: Living Devoted to God (with Dr. Alicia Britt Chole)

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Guest Bio: Matt Adkins, with over 25 years of music experience, is a seasoned musician, worship pastor, and service programming director at Gwinnett Church. From picking up his first guitar at 8 and growing up surrounded by the sounds of bluegrass, Matt’s journey in music has been nothing short of remarkable. Transitioning from a touring musician at 17 to a worship pastor at 30, he has dedicated his life to shaping the purpose of musicians within the local church. Matt’s passion is to create transformative worship experiences and empower others to express their faith through music. Matt lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Eryn and their three daughters.   Show Summary: Father’s Day is coming up and that can bring out a variety of feelings in us. Some of us come from broken families with absent fathers or divorced families where we’ve seen a parent only part time. Today’s guest is learning how to parent three daughters in the aftermath of divorce and remarriage. Despite that, Matt Adkins does everything he can to be an intentional father. Join Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins as they talk with Matt about his different seasons of fatherhood and parenting teenage daughters during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:    “When it’s from the Holy Spirit, it just flows. You don’t have to force it.” —Matt Adkins   “If you’re not intentional with the time you have, the time goes fast.” —Eryn Adkins    “They [little girls] don’t want to be fixed, they want to be heard.” —Matt Adkins   “The relationship between me and my heavenly Father, and my relationship with my 3 girls as a father, the thing that I desire most with my girls, is the thing that my Father desires with me—time.” —Matt Adkins     Links:    Father’s Day Video: https://youtu.be/21N5O1N5OKg?si=X-l0AgBzkpbOz5tO   God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/    God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc    Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm;_medium=godhearsher&utm;_campaign=podcast   Eryn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/   Elisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/     MB010R7LWKNSLZF

160. Intentional Fatherhood (with Matt Adkins)

Guest Bio: Shadia Hrichi is a passionate Bible teacher and award-winning author who loves seeing lives transformed by the power of God’s Word. Having experienced many heartbreaks, including abortion, date rape, divorce, and more, Shadia captures the hearts of her audience as she illustrates, through personal experience, God’s love, faithfulness, and power of redemption. She holds a master’s in biblical and theological studies as well as a master’s in criminal justice. Shadia is the author of several Bible studies, including Tamar, Hagar, Legion, and Worthy of Love and the recipient of several awards, including the 2022 WCCW God’s Word is Alive award. Shadia is often invited to speak at retreats, conferences, and other events and has served on faculty for a number of christian writers conferences. Her bible studies have been endorsed by Bible Study Magazine (Faithlife/Logos Bible Software), Liz Curtis-Higgs, Francine Rivers, and many others. Currently residing in northern California, Shadia loves to visit the ocean each week for “a date with Jesus.”   Show Summary: When you read the beginning of Joshua. . . .does the name Rahab ever catch your eye? Have you ever wondered more about this woman who is briefly mentioned in the Old Testament and then again in the lineage of Jesus? Today, hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins are taking a deep dive into looking at Rahab with writer and Bible teacher Shadia Hrichi. Shadia brings great insight and even some ways that we can relate to Rahab during this God Hears Her conversation.   Notes and Quotes:    “I didn’t know I was hungry until I was fed.” —Shadia Hrichi    “In our dark moments, our God meets us and says He sees us.” —Elisa Morgan   “God cares about her [Rahab] enough to recognize her, and her longing for Him, that He’s going to step in.” —Shadia Hrichi    “It really doesn’t matter what we’ve done, do we have a heart for God?” —Shadia Hrichi      Verses:     Genesis 21    Joshua 2    Joshua 6     Links:    Shadia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadiahrichi/   God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/   God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc    Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm;_medium=godhearsher&utm;_campaign=podcast   Eryn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/   Elisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/     MB01DYJA3BMDGQ9

159. A Deeper Look at Rahab (with Shadia Hrichi)

Guest Bio: Alice Matagora lives in Southern California with her husband RJ, her children Regi and Clementine, and her dog Daisy. With two young children in this season of life, Alice is a naptime writer and storyteller. She invites others to find the beauty in the broken and hope in God as she shares her story of God's redemption in the midst of the brokenness in her own life—infertility, grief and loss, mental health struggles, childhood trauma, generational trauma, racial and ethnic identity, and marriage. Alice has worked with The Navigators in disciple making ministry for nearly twenty years, with experience in college ministry and cultural competency training. She currently leads a Leader Development Initiative for The Navigators that develops leaders all over the world. She’s also a licensed marriage and family therapist. Combining all of her professional experience and her passion for disciple making, Alice's book How to Save the World: Disciple Making Made Simple, featuring original Barna research, seeks to equip and empower everyday people to make disciples of Jesus wherever they live, work, and play.   Show Summary: What’s been your longest trial? Are you in a waiting season? Or are you going through something that feels like it has no end in sight? Alice Matagora has been through multiple trials, including a seven-year infertility journey. During those seven years, God was working to heal her past wounds and change her mindset on motherhood. Join host Eryn Adkins as she gets to know Alice Matagora during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:    “I learned how to have roots—how to have a relationship with Jesus.” —Alice Matagora   “God is so kind and a master author in writing our stories of pain to lead us to the right place at the right time.” —Alice Matagora   “God used infertility to address these lies I had about motherhood.” —Alice Matagora   “The enemy wants to use our past to impact the way we see ourselves in the future.” —Eryn Adkins   “You will never fail if you put your hope in the Lord.” —Alice Matagora     Verses:    My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. —Psalm 73:26   “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” —Mark 11:22-23     Links:    MOMCON: https://www.momcon.co/    The Navigators: https://www.navigators.org/    The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown:  https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Anniversary-Features-brand-new/dp/1616499605    God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/   God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc    Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm;_medium=godhearsher&utm;_campaign=podcast   Eryn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/   Alice’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alicematagora/       MB01TWRF14TPPBI

158. A Journey Through Infertility (with Alice Matagora)

Guest Bio: Katherine Catlett is the social media manager and strategist for Reclaim Today, a part of Our Daily Bread Ministries. She graduated in 2022 from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and was a cheerleader all four years of college. She has a deep passion for writing, mentoring, and encouraging others on their journey to become who God has created and called them to be.   Show Summary: What has been one of the most life-changing events for you? Some may recall childhood moments or special memories with family while others turn to a traumatic event or accident that completely changed them. Katherine Catlett was in college when an accident occurred that changed her way of life. In the midst of her healing journey, God called her to move to a completely different state away from her friends and family. Join hosts, Elisa Morgan and Vivian Mabuni, as they learn Katherine’s story and how God showed up through it all during this God Hears Her conversation.   Notes and Quotes:    “He was the only thing that stayed the same. Everything in my life had been flipped upside down—– my whole world was quite literally spinning—– but it had also completely stopped. But then there was God.” —Katherine Catlett    “[God] was so solid and consistent even when I was really bitter and angry.” —Katherine Catlett     “I had to learn to advocate for myself… My voice matters. And what I have to say matters. And what I need matters.” —Katherine Catlett    “In losing parts of myself that I loved, I also discovered parts of myself that I love just as much.” —Katherine Catlett     “If God calls you somewhere, and if you go, He’s never going to abandon you to fend for yourself. He’s going to be there too.” —Katherine Catlett      Links:    Katherine’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klcatlett/   God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/   God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc    Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm;_medium=godhearsher&utm;_campaign=podcast   Reclaim Today’s website: https://reclaimtoday.org/   Elisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/   Vivian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivmabuni/       MB01QHNW1INVWDI

157. Upheaval and Transition (with Katherine Catlett)

Show Summary: What do you think are some felt needs for moms? During the 2023 Momcon Conference, we were able to ask moms this question in person. We found that a lot of moms have the same needs, but it’s hard to find the time or space to have those needs met. Join hosts Vivian Mabuni, Elisa Morgan, and Eryn Adkins as they discuss some of those felt needs during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:    "Rather than look at [children] through our eyes, we can just look at them." —Elisa Morgan   "God is with us and He is able to redeem and He sees us. His track record is faithful even if our circumstances are not." —Vivian Mabuni   "Jesus teaches you how to parent because He is the ultimate parent." —Eryn Adkins   "Our callings never change but our assignments do change over the course of our lives." —Vivian Mabuni     Links:    MOMCON: https://www.momcon.co/    God Hears Her creative journaling devotional:  https://ourdailybreadpublishing.org/god-hears-her-creative-journaling-edition.html    God Sees Her devotional: https://ourdailybreadpublishing.org/god-sees-her.html    God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/   God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc    Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm;_medium=godhearsher&utm;_campaign=podcast   Elisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/   Eryn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/   Vivian Mabuni: https://www.vivianmabuni.com/       MB01UVIPVAMWZCV

EP. 88: Living Devoted to God (with Dr. Alicia Britt Chole)

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