Escaping Moral Adventure

This week we add another episode to our marriage series with a discussion about the importance of the words we speak (or don’t speak). We outlined the impact words have for building our marriage or tearing it down, as well as some simple, practical guidelines for language in your marriage.

We also referenced our earlier podcast on responding vs. reacting, which you can find here:

8. Choosing To Be Respose-Able

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moraladventure/episodes/8--Choosing-To-Be-Response-Able-eqembl

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/escaping-moral-adventure/id1544635214?i=1000509231231

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MWZmNDA2MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/OWExZDgzNmUtMThkMS00ZjFiLThmMjUtNzI2YzhjMDQ2ZWJl

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/74uW9ldXBl55Fy8W6A38Mw?si=5f4fGWG_TC2vIlQzG8Ij_A

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SaWtly_89U

Additionally, we leveraged several scriptures throughout this episode including:

Ephesians 5:25, 31-32 NLT

25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her. 31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” 32 This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.

Ephesians 4:29 NLT

Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Proverbs 10:19 NLT

Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

Proverbs 10:19 NASB

When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 18:21 NASB

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

James 3:2 NLT

Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.

James 1:19 NLT

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

In today’s episode, we share part 2 of a two-part series where Fallon sits down with her good friend, Jen Rowlen, to chat about being on mission in motherhood and what that looks like practically. We also discuss what to do with parenting failures and the shame and guilt often felt by parents, and the hope there is in Jesus being the perfect parent.

If you missed part 1, be sure to check it out!  

We mention the following resources during today’s episode:

1. How Great is Our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God and Science by Louie Giglio 

2. God Knows Me: 365 Daily Devos for Girls 

3. God Knows Me: 365 Daily Devos for Boys

4. In This House, We Will Giggle: Making Virtues, Love, and Laughter a Daily Part of Your Family Life by Courtney DeFeo

5. Parenting Scripts: When What You're Saying Isn't Working, Say Something New by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake

6. The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New by Marty Machowski

7. Ep. 162 || John Piper’s Encouragement for Moms in Suffering

8. Sinner’s Prayer

9. What Does the Bible say about shame and regret?

10. What does the Bible say about guilt?

In today’s episode, we share part 1 of a two-part series where Fallon sits down with her good friend, Jen Rowlen, to chat about being on mission in motherhood (and parenthood in general), what it means, and why it’s important.

We reference the following website during the conversation:

https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-discipleship.html

In this week’s episode, we sit down for a conversation with missionaries Ryan and Cayla Quinley just days before they head to the Dominican Republic. We discuss what drew them to mission work, the importance of it, and some of the challenges they faced. We are so grateful to have met this couple.

You can follow along and/or support the Quinleys in the following ways:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuinleysDR

Instagram:

Website: http://quinleysdr.com

A few episodes ago, we chatted with Pastor Mike Plummer about training for godliness. One of the ways to do that is through the spiritual discipline of prayer. Prayer is our topic of discussion in this episode. We share some tips for how to pray and give some encouragement as well.

During our chat, we referenced our Training For Godliness episodes. You can find those here:

Episode 11. Training for Godliness With Pastor Mike Plummer [Part 1]

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Episode 12. Training for Godliness With Pastor Mike Plummer [Part 2]

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We also referenced the Time Alone With God podcast with Dr. Tom Hufty.

Today’s episode is part of our marriage series. We discuss the idea of ‘picking your battles’ in marriage, including some tips for how to navigate conflict well and some behaviors to avoid during conflict.

We referenced the following episodes during out chat today:

Marriage |Choose Love: 

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/IgBvO6oI3K8

Choosing To Be Response-Able:

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0SaWtly_89U

This week we are bringing you part 2 of our two-part series on being doers of the Word. James tells us that we must be doers of the Word and not hearers only, otherwise we are just deceiving ourselves. Joining us for this topic is someone near and dear to our hearts – Mark’s dad, Marion Sparks. His love for Jesus and the joy he has because of Jesus is so evident as you hear him recount the story of his first encounter with the Gospel of Jesus Christ (listen to part 1 for this!) and how he came to be a doer of the word. You won’t want to miss this episode!

During the episode, we referenced:

1) Gospel Fluency by Jeff Vanderstelt (https://www.gospelfluency.com/)

2) Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

This week we are bringing you part 1 of our two-part series on being doers of the Word. James tells us that we must be doers of the Word and not hearers only, otherwise we are just deceiving ourselves. Joining us for this topic is someone near and dear to our hearts – Mark’s dad, Marion Sparks. His love for Jesus and the joy he has because of Jesus is so evident as you hear him recount the story of his first encounter with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how he came to be a doer of the word. You won’t want to miss this episode!

During the episode, we referenced “The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Our conversation with Pastor Mike Plummer about training for godliness continues today as we examine 1 Timothy 4:6-10. Today's episode picks up in verse 8. Be sure to check out part one (link below) to hear the beginning of the conversation!

Training For Godliness [Part 1]:

· Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moraladventure/episodes/11--Training-For-Godliness-With-Pastor-Mike-Plummer-Part-1-es2148

· Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/11-training-for-godliness-with-pastor-mike-plummer-part-1/id1544635214?i=1000512218860

· Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MWZmNDA2MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/MzA4MzAyMWMtODRhMi00MWRjLTg1YTktZTYxNDE5MGU5ZWU4?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwig7tmLibPvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg

· Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1y9rScZOZPN1qFBHS3IBSj?si=wPsU3qMmRWyr4DXM83QPQA

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/WZS0WUGWAhE

We have a special guest on today’s episode, Pastor Mike Plummer. Mike is the pastor at Fillmore Baptist Church in Fillmore, IL. As we’ve visited Mike’s church over the years, we’ve become big fans of his passion for and focus on biblical teaching.

Today, Mike paints a great picture for us as he explains some parallels between physical training and training for godliness. Physical training requires us to sweat, and training for godliness is no different. It will take some “spiritual sweat.” Join us as we learn what it means to truly train for godliness and why it matters.

During our conversation, Mike mentioned the book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1615216170