The Grace Episode is back! This recurring feature of the pod gives us the chance to revisit some past episodes and offer corrections and/or clarifications. Tune in as Ali and Lisa discuss some of their missteps, as well as the personal lessons they’ve learned so far during Season 2. To help us LIVE IT OUT, this week’s episode also talks through Hebrews 4:16 and teaches us how we can humbly admit our shortcomings and still draw near to God’s throne of Grace with confidence.

Control–it’s what we all want, isn’t it? Or, at the very least, we want to appear to have things under control. Our tendency is to try and operate in our own strength and accordinging to our plan, but of course, that only works until it doesn’t. Sooner or later, we realize that God is the One in control, and we end up on our knees. So, this begs the question: Why don’t we just start there? This week on the pod, Lisa and Ali talk about surrender and the freedom we find when we finally lay our burdens down before the Lord and submit to His will. He is a good God, and He can be trusted with it all—the big stuff and the little stuff.

We talk a lot about the importance of being in God’s Word. However, in this episode, we dig a little deeper and ask the question: How do we approach the Word of God? Do we treat it like our Spotify playlist, reading only our favorite passages and skipping over the challenging verses and stories? Or, rather, are we willing to sit in the hard parts of scripture, meditating on them and asking God to teach us something new about Him through what we are reading? Tune in this week as Lisa and Ali discuss how we can move away from sugar-coating God’s truth and, instead, lean into all that He reveals to us through His Word, even the difficult parts.

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One Year Children’s Bible

https://www.amazon.com/One-Year-Childrens-Bible-Books/dp/141431499X?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin

https://www.amazon.com/Women-Word-Study-Bible-Hearts/dp/1433541769/ref=asc_df_1433541769/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693308329657&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15685067254684203580&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021612&hvtargid=pla-324554498854&psc=1&mcid=fe0e50c2785d3ecdac1f64aa578bfaf8

Most of us would rather live a life free of conflict, but the truth is, that’s just not possible on this side of heaven. Human relationships are messy and emotional, and we are fooling ourselves if we pretend like we won’t ever have to deal with some level of conflict. The real question is: How do we handle conflict in a healthy and biblical way? In this episode of the pod, Ali and Lisa open up about a conflict they’ve faced in their friendship, how they dealt with it, and most importantly, what scripture teaches us about handling conflict in a way that honors God and others.

When you open your home to host others, what comes to mind? For many of us, distractions like Pinterest, charcuterie boards, and sparkly floors take over and add stress and a whole lot of pressure. But is that what God intended when He describes hospitality as a spiritual gift? Are we completely missing the mark when it comes to using our homes as a way to connect with people in our lives? In this week’s episode of the pod, Lisa and Ali talk about the concept of “radically ordinary hospitality” and the beauty that can happen when we literally invite people into our mess. 

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The Gospel Comes with a Housekey

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gospel+comes+with+a+housekey&i=stripbooks&hvadid=604546174795&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9021612&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=13129991591895625000&hvtargid=kwd-505540547274&hydadcr=22568_13493238&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_9pfjivd25n_e

Let’s just get real honest for a second—friendship as an adult is hard. As we get older and busier, many of us tend to devalue the role friendship plays in our lives, sometimes even ditching it all together. However, the truth is that we were created for community. God designed us for relationships, both with Him and with those around us. We weren’t meant to do this life alone. In this week’s episode of the podcast, Ali and Lisa discuss a Biblical model of friendship, why these types of relationships are worth our time, and practical ways we can start building our own “inner circle” of support and encouragement.

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Find Your People by Jennie Allen

https://www.jennieallen.com/find-your-people

We know that God asks us to share the gospel, but what does that look like in the middle of real life? How do we remain mission-minded without coming off as a salesman or start treating someone as a project? This week on the pod, Lisa and Ali get into the weeds of how we can be intentional without being a total turnoff to someone who doesn’t share our faith. Our motives always matter, and like Jesus, our only motive should be love. God does the saving. Our job is to be curious, build relationships, and create “low risk, high grace” spaces for spiritual conversations. 

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God Space by Doug Pollock

https://www.amazon.com/God-Space-Spiritual-Conversations-Naturally/dp/0764438719

We all prefer comfort. However, as believers, we are called to something more. Our faith is not supposed to be for our personal benefit alone. It is a gift, yes, but it is a gift we are supposed to share with others. In this episode, Ali and Lisa unpack The Great Commission and what it means for us to get a little uncomfortable as we answer the call to share the gospel with “all 8 billion.” How can we stretch ourselves and share God’s love with all the people He places in our path? Listen in this week as we discuss what that could look like in our everyday lives.

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Accidental Pharisees by Larry Osborne

https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Pharisees-Avoiding-Exclusivity-Overzealous/dp/0310494443/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=larry06-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=0fbfd9a44ba9aac266456c77988c2b57&creativeASIN=0735290970

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600096/the-ruthless-elimination-of-hurry-by-john-mark-comer-foreword-by-john-ortberg/

Welcome back to the pod! After taking the summer off, we are back for Season 2 and ready to talk about all the things—dropping the ball on dinner, pool hair, and most importantly, what it looks like to get back on track. Although most of us love the flexibility of summertime, we often fall into the trap of letting our most important priorities fall to the wayside. In this episode, Ali and Lisa talk about what it looks like to embrace the “reset” the Fall offers and reprioritize our lives to make the first things first, including spending time with the Lord. 

Today we wrap up Season 1 of the Her Solid Ground podcast. What a crazy fun ride it has been! A huge thank you to each and every one of you for listening each week. When we were brainstorming about how we wanted to close out our first season, we decided the best way was with a healthy dose of grace. For those who listened to Episode 9, you know that The Grace Episode gives Ali and Lisa the chance to revisit some past episodes to offer corrections and/or clarifications. The team decided to make this a recurring feature of the pod because let’s face it—we all fall short and are in need of some grace, Ali and Lisa included. Tune in as they talk about some of the missteps they’ve made in the last few episodes, as well as the personal lessons they’ve learned throughout the entire process of creating and recording their first podcast. And don’t worry, listeners—we will be back in the fall with Season 2!! Until then, we hope you’ll cling to the truth that God alone is your solid ground.

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