Welcome to JourneyWise. This week’s episode addresses the subject of building healthy relationships. From conflicts (fight or flight) to communication (how you say it is as important as how you hear it) to forgiveness (got to put in the work), Shane, Ronnie, and James touch on each area and offer not only practical advice but share stories of their strategies being put into action. The most difficult thing to do in a relationship sometimes is to forgive but James reminds us that as Christians, when we remember we are forgiven and at what cost, forgiving is easy.  

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Welcome back to JourneyWise. Join our hosts as they tackle the tough topic of loss and grief. Ronnie shares the story of losing his father who had a stroke, fell into a 12-year stroke-induced coma, and passed away. Shane, James, and Ronnie give perspective on the 5 stages of grief that we all work through upon the loss of a loved one and remind us through scripture we know that God intends for us to love and invest in others even at the risk of losing everything. Jesus tell us in the Beatitudes “blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted” and Paul tells us that God comforts us so that we can comfort others.

2nd Corinthians 1: 3-4 (NIV)

"…the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."

Matthew 5:4 (NIV)

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

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Welcome back to JourneyWise! This week, Shane and Ronnie invite you to sit in on their laughter-filled banter with best-selling author, speaker, and great friend of JourneyWise, Laurie Beth Jones. Laurie Beth developed The Path Elements, a personality profile system based on the 4 elements from which God created everything - earth, water, wind, and fire. Using our own element profiles combined with her book The Path, we can set priorities by following Jesus’ example of His simple mission statement - He came that we may live life abundantly. Grab a cup of coffee and laugh along with this great conversation among friends about profiles, relationships, and priorities.  

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Jeremiah 29 – God’s plan for us 

John 10:10 – Jesus’ mission for our abundant life 

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Welcome to JourneyWise! We continue the conversation with Dr. Pokey Stanford and James Kent about school and education, answering questions of how to help your child who you sense or know has learning or behavioral challenges. From anxiety to developmental disabilities, parents need to communicate with schools, advocate for their children and seek like-minded parents to walk the journey with them.

Welcome back to JourneyWise! This week we invite education specialist Dr. Pokey Stanford to talk strategy for setting your kids up for success in school. Dr. Stanford and our hosts give sound advice on establishing routines, communication with your kids and their teachers and navigating the curveballs of life that can affect children and how they respond in a classroom. Whether you are well into the school year currently, on a break from year-round school, or homeschooling, the approaches and tips presented in this episode can be introduced at any time to create an environment for favorable results in school and at home!

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Welcome back to JourneyWise! Join Shane, Ronnie, and James as they discuss the "hows" and "whys" of navigating a difficult diagnosis and give you practical advice for putting your best foot forward in spite of it. God does not abandon us in these situations; He provides the strength to handle the turmoil---both physical and mental---that comes from troubling medical issues. Through a relationship with God, we can weather any storm that comes our way!

Welcome to Season 2 of JourneyWise! Shane and Ronnie welcome psychotherapist Dr. James Kent as a third host. Together, they will explore practical questions about health and relationships through this season. In this episode, the guys break down the basis of the intersection of a person’s faith and a healthy life – God’s greatest commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. Through Jesus’ words in Mark and His own walk among others, we can learn better how the whole person is so important in order for us to be faithful to God’s instruction.

Mark 12:30 (NIV)

30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[f] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[g] There is no commandment greater than these.”

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Season 1, Episode 10

Season 1 comes to an end with a conversation about change and transition. This first year of building the JourneyWise ministry included some twists and turns the team had to navigate along the way. Through some of those stories, Shane and Ronnie remind us we can always lean into the curves life throws by walking in relationship with Jesus.

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Season 1, Episode 9

The first 12 years of children’s lives are pivotal and parents for the most part are inundated with the “must-have” and “must-do” advice and information that bombards them. In today's episode, Shane and Ronnie discuss stories of Jesus’ early years and how scripture tells us of the challenges Mary and Joseph faced raising the Son of God. Imagine the heavy responsibility they felt trying to balance raising their earthly child (discipline) and preparing Him as God intended (the Messiah)! Listen in and hear a little of what comes after the nativity.

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Season 1, Episode 8

Becoming a parent for the first time is wonderful but there are moments of uncertainty as well. This week, Shane and Ronnie continue their conversation about the birth of Jesus. They share what they felt and their fears when their own children were born and compare what Mary and Joseph must have been feeling as they traveled to Bethlehem. The fear and burden of responsibility Joseph must have felt after Jesus’ birth was full of challenges similar to present day fathers. Listen in as our hosts share how they lean into God for guidance as fathers to their children.

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