Whether it is the awkwardness of praying aloud in a group, starting a prayer journal and then forgetting about it, using prewritten prayers, or having notecards, we often feel like we aren't that good or consistent in prayer.

Katie and Gretchen talk about the ups and downs of their prayer lives, and how failure is not possible when the weight and responsibility is on the Holy Spirit's shoulders. We can pray in freedom when He intercedes for us.

Gretchen's Blogpost on prayer journals.

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Today Gretchen and Katie talk about the spiritual discipline of rest. We look both at the command, and the gift aspect of it, the challenges, and what's at the core of our resistance to it.

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In this episode, Katie and Gretchen get sidetracked and talk about food and the routines of farm life. That's mainly because eating is something we love to do every day. They address questions like: when are liturgies helpful, and when are they harmful? What is the purpose of liturgies? They also address the problem of a life where routines and schedules are constantly interrupted in changing, how clarifying routine-based liturgies and response-based liturgies can be helpful.

(Also, this episode was recorded before harvest started, and they refer to that a few times. Their lives are very, very much in the intense season of harvest currently.)

Episode 2 referenced

Book by Sally Clarkson referenced

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What "should" daily devotions look like for a Christian? How much is considered enough? What are they for? Who are they for? Gretchen and Katie talk about their wrestling with these questions.

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Grace Upon Grace

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It's easier to wrap our heads around independently performing for God, rather than understanding that as we were under the law, dying because it was to heavy for us, we couldn't hold it, Christ set us free, completed the law on our behalf, and gave us his Spirit to hold us up and help us.

Hebrews 12:2 says "Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith." He is the justifier. He is the sanctifier. Sanctification isn't something he's assigned for us to do, it's something he's promised us that his Spirit would do.

What happens when we use the law to perform for God, and how is that different from learning to depend on God in all things? Gretchen and Katie discuss dependence on God vs independently performing when it comes to spiritual disciplines.

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In this episode Gretchen and Katie start at the beginning. In this episode they each share a bit about their faith, and why the law and gospel mean so much to them. They also share about how spiritual disciplines look like in their own lives, with kids, jobs, and constant interruptions.

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Welcome to Freely Given, hosted by Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin.

What we really want to talk about is freedom in Christ because honestly, there's a lot of "how to be the 'best or strongest Christian' out there.

We want to share how grace isn't just our means of salvation, but something that carries us through everyday life--and gives us freedom.

We are going to talk about life in Christ, and especially how the distinction between law and gospel helps us live that life of freedom.