Joy in the Weeds

In this episode Beth and Kim have a wonderful conversation with youth pastor Kevin Watson, aka Chai Guy, aka Cross Culture Christian. They talk about life, the pandemic, and thinking outside the normal lines of ministry and entering the TikTok world. 

Kevin Wilson, an associate pastor of the Oceanside Seventh-day Adventist Church in San Diego, California, became a TikTok viral sensation this summer for making authentic chai, and delightfully encouraging others to attempt his recipe.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crossculturechristian

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossculturechristian/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lankanarabian

Website: https://linktr.ee/crossculturechristian


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In this episode Beth and Kim have a wonderful conversation with Dr. Heather Thompson Day about life, love and her new book, It’s Not Your Turn: What to Do While You’re Waiting for Your Breakthrough.  

Dr. Heather Thompson Day is speaker and contributor for Religion News Service, Newsweek and the Barna Group. She is also an Associate Professor of Communication at Colorado Christian University. She is passionate about supporting women, and runs an online community called I’m That Wife which has nearly 200k followers. Heather’s writing has been featured on the Today Show, and the National Communication Association. She believes her calling is to stand in the gaps of our churches for young people. She is the author of 7 books; including It’s Not Your Turn (forthcoming), Confessions of a Christian Wife (2019), and The God Myth and Other Lies (2014). She resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Pastor Seth Day, and their three children, London, Hudson, and Sawyer Day.

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• Her new book will be released June 29,2021.  You can preorder it on Amazon Here. 
• Instagram: Heather Thompson Day
• I’m That Wife:  On Facebook

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Elizabeth Pule was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She’s had the privilege of pastoring in the Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as pastor & chaplain for the last 16 years. Since 2017 Liz and her husband Orlando were elected to serve as Family/Men/Women/Singles Ministry directors.

Liz strongly believes in the power of love without strings attached and overwhelming people with compassion and grace as they get to know Jesus.  Liz and her husband are blessed with three energetic, determined boys; Gabriel 14, Isaiah 12, and Samuel 8. 

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Erica sits down for a second conversation to discuss the Gorgeous2God Ministry, and the importance of having difficult real conversations with our girls. This is a must listen for parents of girls or all ages. 

Erica Jones currently serves as the Assistant Director of Women’s Ministries for the North American Division. She received her undergraduate degree in English from Southern Adventist University, after which she accepted a position in the General Conference Youth Department as an editorial assistant where she managed the One Year in Mission initiative.

Her primary ministry is working with teen girls and developing resources that address the real issues they face. She also dedicates time to the continuing emphasis in Women’s Ministries on abuse prevention and education.

One of Erica’s greatest desires is to empower young women to have the tools to make wise choices in their relationships, recognizing that the choices they make now will impact them for their entire lives.

Erica lives in Howard County, Maryland, with her cat and two horses.

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Gorgeous2god.org
Nadwm.org
https://www.nadadventist.org/departments/womens-ministries

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Erica Jones currently serves as the Assistant Director of Women’s Ministries for the North American Division. She received her undergraduate degree in English from Southern Adventist University, after which she accepted a position in the General Conference Youth Department as an editorial assistant where she managed the One Year in Mission initiative.

Her primary ministry is working with teen girls and developing resources that address the real issues they face. She also dedicates time to the continuing emphasis in Women’s Ministries on abuse prevention and education.

One of Erica’s greatest desires is to empower young women to have the tools to make wise choices in their relationships, recognizing that the choices they make now will impact them for their entire lives.

Erica lives in Howard County, Maryland, with her cat and two horses.

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Beth and Kim sit down as they start a new year  and a Season Two to discuss what it means to be a “Godly Woman” and are also joined with the guest from Season One.

Season One Guests in order of appearance in this episode:
Joanne Langevin, Tammy Vaughan, Mary Beth Hagan, Halcyon MacKnight,
Carolyn Kendall, Courtnie Hodgins, Dr Rachel William Smith, Sarah Hill,
Anna Grissom, Dr. Lucretia Berry, Cassie Williams, Erica Jones, Phyllis Lytle


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Beth and Kim sit down with Courtnie and celebrate Christmas by sharing all that is beautiful.  Merry Christmas!

Courtnie Hodgins was born, raised and lives near Charlotte, NC. She’s married to Ryan and has three girls ages 6-10.  She enjoys cooking, working out (so she can eat, haha), spending time with friends and family, and in true introvert fashion, she loves her quiet down time! She loves to learn more about the character of God, and longs to be more like Him. 

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Kim and Beth sit down and talk about the weeds of Christmas.  We all have things in our lives that make this time difficult and finding ways to navigate the weeds and still have joy is so important. 

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Beth and Kim have a great time talking about all the things that bring such joy at Christmas.  Perhaps more than ever it feels like this Christmas we need JOY!!!!

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Beth and Kim sit down with the ever popular Courtnie Hodgins, and Carolyn Kendall to have a fun conversation about all things thanksgiving.  They share traditions, talk about food (of course) and just experience all the joys of talking about Thanksgiving. 

Courtnie Hodgins was born, raised and lives near Charlotte, NC. She’s married to Ryan and has three girls ages 6-10.  She enjoys cooking, working out (so she can eat, haha), spending time with friends and family, and in true introvert fashion, she loves her quiet down time! She loves to learn more about the character of God, and longs to be more like Him. 

Carolyn Kendall, a very close friend to Beth, is a Nurse Anesthetist, wife (of 1) & mother of 3 teenagers.  She enjoys making music, yoga & being outdoors with friends. Carolyn has the gift of hospitality and is always opening her home to friends and strangers alike.  

Beth’s Vegetarian “Turkey” 

Purchase or make seitan (Beth uses, Dinner Roast by Worthington )

If using the dinner roast, bake and then let cool.

Make vegetarian gravy.

• 2 Tbs. Flour
• 2 Tbs. butter or margarine
• (whisk together in a sauce pan  until it starts to thicken and brown then add...)
• 2 Cups of vegetable broth/ or milk
• 1 tsp. Beef style seasoning or chicken or soy sauce. 
• Wisk together until thick and set aside to cool

Make Stuffing or dressing.  Any recipe that you like is fine!!!!

• 4 cups of wheat and white cubed dried bread
• 1 large onion
• 3 stalks of celery diced
• 3 carrots diced 
• ½ fresh parsley chopped
• 2 tsp. Rubbed sage
• 1-2 Cups of vegetable broth
• Oil to saute vegetables.

1. Add a few tablespoons of oil to a pan and saute onion celery and carrots until soft.  Add sage and fresh parsley. Add saute mixture to cubed bread, add vegetable broth.  Mix together and set aside.
2. 1-2 Packages of puff pastry sheets (depends on how much decorating you want to do and or how big a “turkey” you are making.  1 is usually fine but sometimes I like to have two. )
3. Thaw the puff pastry.  
4. Grease a baking platter (oven safe serving platter) or a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  (I prefer a sheet with no sides so I can slide the entire turkey onto a platter once it is baked.  If you don’t have a cookie sheet with no sides just turn your cookie sheet upside down.) 
5. Cut the “dinner roast” apart into irregular shapes and sizes.  Then dip each piece in the gravy and place in an oval on the parchment paper or platter.  Keep mounding and making a large oval until every piece is there.  Then mound on top of that the stuffing.  Then top with puff pastry decorating the edges and the top with design of your choice.  (This is a fun job for kids!) Brush with milk or egg wash. 

Bake at 350 for 45minutes. Cover with tin foil if it starts to get too brown. Serve warm.  Enjoy! 

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