God’s dream for you isn’t that you would become unfeeling towards His dreams for you but that you would become unwavering in your trust and His goodness. Ladies and gents, we’re talking alllllllll things dreaming with God on the podcast today- The good, bad, redemptive and down right ugly. Spoiler: Shannon is telling the story of her “dead” dream and how we process putting those things to death and picking up new dreams.

We have forgotten how to disagree with one another. All you need to do to see what I mean is look at the political landscape of our day or better yet…. look at church politics and the state of our denominations. We have slipped into the belief that if you disagree with me you must hate me, or we have to hate you or else we might be infected with your dissent. So how do we disagree well? And how the heck do we actually live out the commandment to “Love our Enemies”.

What are “christian political views” and what is our role in politics as believers? And while we live a life of radical submission modeled from Jesus’ own cross-life we also carry the Spirit of the living God within us, and with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit we have a responsibility— So let’s get into it, shall we?

We can't stop excusing ourselves from the political landscape of our day— that's not how Jesus operated and neither can we. The gospel may not have been a political message but that didn't stop Jesus from going "there". Maybe it's time to re-examine our place in politics and get into scripture to see what the way of Jesus has to say about the church and politics. 

Are we desiring the promise-keeper more than the promise?

That’s the the question I chatted about with my good friend Alyssa York during the final part of our dating series that focused in on singleness, but it ended up being so much more— a conversation on waiting, wrestling with disappointment, how we love sisters in another season,God coming close to the broken hearted, and the value of learning to be alone with God.

Are soulmates a thing? How do we discern who/what God has for us? Does God speak to us about our future spouses? And what are things we should be talking about with our future spouse/what should be deal-breakers? Me and the hubs are getting into PART 2 of our relationship series today on the podcast and answering your questions on how to discern God’s will in our relationships and building a healthy foundation for our relationships!

DATING PART 1: What does it mean to have a Jesus-Centered relationship? *Hint* It has a lot to do with PURITY. But purity is more than just not "going too far". In fact, it is a heart posture we live out of and encompasses ALL parts of life. But how do you cultivate a relationship around purity, then? Do you make a bunch of rules and feel shame because of your sex drive? NO. We seek God's face, together. Me and my husband unpack purity, Christian dating standard, if you should date non-believers and what to do with the question of  "Can I live with my significant other before marriage" on this episode  

SO MANY of you sent in the question “What does the Bible say about Women in Leadership?”  Are women suppose to be silent in church? Were we created to just be helpers to men? Why is this such a touchy subject in the church….. WELL, we are going on journey throughout the entire Bible to get our answer on this one. Spoiler: It seems that Jesus offers a new perspective of harmony between men and women and not hierarchy?

Why is God always portrayed as a man? And for that matter why have we been told that it's even disrespectful to refer to God in the feminine. My gut said it had to do with a deeper lie we are believing. SO. We are getting into scripture to discover the MOTHER heart of God— YES, it's in there., and we are unpacking why we are so afraid to talk about it. 

When I asked our community for the unanswered questions they had in their back pocket about church/life, or just questions they were tired of getting the "Sunday school" answer to, every other one must have been a variation of this: How do we feel God? / Why can't I feel God anymore? So we are unpacking in, getting in the weeds of scripture and keeping this heart check at the forefront: Do we worship God or the way He makes us feel?