Episode #5. With glee we celebrate Nadia Bolz-Weber’s, Accidental Saints. This is a searingly authentic, and often hilarious story of one minister’s foibles and failures leading her congregation of beautiful misfits. Tanya and Dawn discuss their experience of this game-changing book, and also take a look at Jonah the reluctant prophet.

Episode #3. With glee we celebrate Nadia Bolz-Weber’s, Accidental Saints. This is a searingly authentic, and often hilarious story of one minister’s foibles and failures leading her congregation of beautiful misfits. Tanya and Dawn discuss their experience of this game-changing book, and also take a look at Jonah the reluctant prophet.

Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, with themes of reconciliation and unity, pairs sweetly with Richard Rohr’s book Simplicity. In six lively chapters, this iconic text holds some of our most treasured verses right alongside some of our lesser appreciated ones! Working through this tension is part of the beauty in considering the letter in it’s entirety. Take a deep breath, quiet your mind, and let’s give Ephesians a fresh full hearing.

Episode #3. This episode Tanya and Dawn are diving into contemplative prayer with a conversation about Richard Rohr’s Simplicity, and the accompanying scripture reading: The Letter to the Ephesians. Father Richard is a brilliant author and communicator, in touch with the current moving of the spirit and deeply steeped in the complex history of the Church. If you have never encountered this transformative leader you are in for a treat. So brew some coffee, get out your journals, or gather a friend or two, but get ready for inspiration and new ideas. We have a link to reflection questions based on The letter to the Ephesians, Simplicity, by Richard Rohr and the Gift Girls' Faith Book Club’s conversation.

Episode #2. This episode Tanya and Dawn are diving into contemplative prayer with a conversation about Richard Rohr’s Simplicity, and the accompanying scripture reading: The Letter to the Ephesians. Father Richard is a brilliant author and communicator, in touch with the current moving of the spirit and deeply steeped in the complex history of the Church. If you have never encountered this transformative leader you are in for a treat. So brew some coffee, get out your journals, or gather a friend or two, but get ready for inspiration and new ideas. We have a link to reflection questions based on The letter to the Ephesians, Simplicity, by Richard Rohr and the Gift Girls' Faith Book Club’s conversation.

Vibrating with joy and thanksgiving, The Letter to the Philippians was an easy choice to pair with Ann Voscamp's book, One Thousand Gifts. We are convinced that the scriptures come alive when experienced in longer segments. So we invite you to take a deep breath, relax and let these words wash over you as if for the first time.

Episode #1. With grateful hearts we dive into this gorgeous book, full of wisdom and beauty. In One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voscamp illustrates a challenge for us: to begin a practice of naming the gifts in our lives. Tanya and Dawn discuss their experience of this beautifully poetic story of a mother's struggle from despair to joy, and we will also hear a bit of the back story of Gift Girls' Faith."

Episode #1. With grateful hearts we dive into this gorgeous book, full of wisdom and beauty. In One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voscamp illustrates a challenge for us: to begin a practice of naming the gifts in our lives. Tanya and Dawn discuss their experience of this beautifully poetic story of a mother's struggle from despair to joy, and we will also hear a bit of the back story of Gift Girls' Faith."