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Connect with God — on Abide, a Christian meditation app that provides a biblically grounded place to experience peace and progress in your relationship with Christ. Use this biblical meditation, narrated by Bonnie Curry, to center yourself on the truth in God's word. Do you want to be rich? Meditate on 1 Timothy 6:9. Allow the music & nature sounds, deep breathing, prayer, and scripture help you connect with God in a new way. 

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Sleep better and Stress Less— with Abide, a Christian meditation app that provides a biblically grounded place to experience peace and progress in your relationship with Christ. We hope this biblical sleep meditation, narrated by Tyler Boss, helps your body relax and your mind rest on the truth found in scripture. Fall asleep as you travel to a cool, peaceful spot on the shores of the sea of Galilee, where Jesus prepares breakfast on the beach for his disciples. The same Jesus who cared for them cares for you now.

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This past week, the news has been heavy and unsettling. In the wake of tragedy and fearful headlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and weighed down by negativity. But you don’t have to stay stuck in fear.

In this week’s episode, Bonnie shares how to break free from negativity’s grip and discover how God renews your mind with peace. Through scripture, science, and soul care practices, you’ll learn how to quiet the noise, recognize the small new beginnings God is planting in your life, and take one step that brings clarity, calm, and hope.

Friend, you don’t need to figure out the whole picture. You just need one faithful step—and the reminder that God’s power shines through you, even in jars of clay.

Key Takeaways:

Why negativity bias makes painful news cling to us more than positive experiences
 How focusing on meaningful, positive action rewires your brain for peace and resilience
 What Jesus’ parable of building a tower teaches us about releasing and rebuilding with Him
 Why you are called to be Christ’s ambassador in this generation
 A simple soul care practice: take one small step toward the “tower” God is building in your life

 Breath Prayer:

Inhale: We have this treasure in jars of clay…

Exhale: to show this surpassing power is from God

 Scripture:
“Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” – 2 Corinthians 4:7–9

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A Prayer to Share Joy

Joy is contagious. Today's prayer written by Nicolet Bell reminds us that the true source of lasting joy is Jesus. When we root our joy in Him, our relationships become spaces where His Spirit overflows, bringing light and gladness to those around us.

Reference: Philippians 4:4

Prayer: Father, today we rejoice in you. Help us to seek you as the fountain of joy in our lives. Help us to show up in our relationships with joy from your presence, not seeking our families to give us joy or fulfillment. May our children witness your joy in us and desire to be in relationship with you. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 

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Turning our will and our lives over to God is never easy. But it’s always good.

This Christian meditation podcast offers space for Bible meditation, scripture reflection, and guided prayer rooted in the wisdom of the 12 steps. Step Three says: “We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.”

Step One reminded us: I can’t.
Step Two gave us hope: God can.
And Step Three invites us to surrender: I think I’ll let Him.

Today’s meditation is from Jeremiah 17:5–8. This poetic passage paints a vivid picture of what happens when we rely on our own strength versus when we place our hope and confidence in the Lord. One life ends up like a stunted shrub in the desert. The other is like a flourishing tree with roots reaching deep into the river.

Through guided reflection, you’ll be invited to notice where you’re relying on yourself, and where God is asking you to trust Him more fully. Then you’ll rest in the truth that God wants you to be like that tree — deeply rooted, resilient through hard seasons, and bearing fruit that blesses others.

Take a few deep breaths, settle in, and let’s meditate together.

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Meditation Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5–8 (NLT)

5 This is what the LORD says:
“Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,
who rely on human strength
and turn their hearts away from the LORD.
6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,
with no hope for the future.
They will live in the barren wilderness,
in an uninhabited salty land.
7 “But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.”

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What’s the difference between rushing through a city and truly receiving it? In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Gem Fadling talks with Lauren Mouat—a writer, instructor, and licensed tour guide based in Tuscany, about how to travel with intention, depth, and presence.

Lauren, originally from California, moved to Rome more than a decade ago and now leads tours through her company, Unlock Italy. With humor, eloquence, and a gift for storytelling, she doesn’t just share history facts she invites people into the stories, beauty, and humanity of the places they visit.

In this conversation, Gem and Lauren explore:

• Why stories make travel experiences more meaningful

• The difference between “checking boxes” and traveling at a soulful pace

• Practices like journaling, walking, and stillness that deepen connection

• How to resist hurry and savor beauty, curiosity, and wonder

• Ways to stay present and be moved by the places we encounter

Whether you’re planning your next trip or simply longing to live more mindfully where you are, this episode will inspire you to slow down, notice, and receive life as a gift.

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For the first time ever, we recorded with the team in person—from our Leadership Retreat in Colorado Springs! Join us (plus Sam, Amber, Jill, Tracy, Kelsey, and Lauren) for a cozy, honest roundtable. 

We talk about the moment each of us got brave, how community breaks shame, and the surprising ways love, joy, and peace grow when alcohol isn’t running the show.

Whether you’re just getting curious or already walking your own alcohol exodus, this one’s rich with real-life stories, practical shifts, and Scripture-rooted encouragement.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• From “stuck” to starting: Why the first step is the hardest, and how surrender (not control) actually moves you forward.
• Breaking shame in community: How saying it out loud with safe people dismantles isolation and accelerates healing (Romans 12:2 vibes).
• Everyday proof of change: Driving the rental car, offering to be DD, cooking dinner with joy, early mornings with God, what freedom looks like IRL.
• Finding real LJP (Love, Joy, Peace): The quiet practices that replace the evening pour—prayer, needlepoint/creative work, a walk, a mocktail, joyful movement, Scripture.
• The stories that kept us stuck: “I need it to relax,” “I’ll lose friends,” “What if I can’t change?”—and what God revealed on the other side.
• Marriage & friendships: Why connection deepens (not shrinks) when alcohol isn’t mediating the relationship.
• A better-than-expected life: Ephesians 3:16–20 in action—how God keeps doing immeasurably more than we asked or imagined.

️ Scripture woven through:

• Romans 12:2 — Don’t conform; be transformed.
• Ephesians 3:16–20 — Immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.

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Por lo tanto, cuiden mucho su comportamiento. No vivan neciamente, sino con sabiduría. Aprovechen bien este momento decisivo, porque los días son malos. No actúen tontamente; procuren entender cuál es la voluntad del Señor. No se emborrachen, pues eso lleva al desenfreno; al contrario, llénense del Espíritu Santo.  Háblense unos a otros con salmos, himnos y cantos espirituales, y canten y alaben de todo corazón al Señor. Den siempre gracias a Dios el Padre por todas las cosas, en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Efesios 5: 15-20

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Do you ever feel unseen, unworthy, or unloved? In this devotional, we unpack what it means to be precious in God’s sight and how your identity in Christ gives you lasting value. Drawing from Isaiah 43:4, we explore God’s promise that you are deeply loved, fully known, and chosen—no matter your past, mistakes, or insecurities.

Highlights

• Why God calls you precious, honored, and deeply loved

• How Isaiah 43 reveals God’s heart for His people, even in rebellion

• Finding security when relationships feel distant or rejection creeps in

• God’s compassion and grace in the middle of our brokenness

• Practical steps to anchor your worth and identity in Christ

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Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
    and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life. Isaiah 43:4, NIV

Do you ever feel like a burden, unimportant, or insufficient? Maybe you’re a parent of an adult child, and you wonder if your son or daughter truly wants to hang out with you. Or maybe they’re in that young adult phase where, developmentally, they’re figuring out who they are, and are forging new relationships and, for a time, separating from you. And maybe that feels like a rejection that triggers negative self-talk. Or maybe there’s another relationship that doesn’t quite feel emotionally safe or reciprocal. Those circumstances can leave us feeling insignificant and unvalued.

I understand how that feels. For much of my life I battled feelings of insecurity and wounds that challenged my ability to see myself as valuable, let alone precious. Yet, that’s precisely how God sees me. Even on my worst, most sinful and emotionally dysregulated days, He calls me precious.

I say that based on the context surrounding today’s verse and all that was occurring with the nation of Israel when God first spoke these words through the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. God’s people had rebelled against Him, for generations, to worship idols. They abandoned the Lord who watched over them, loved, protected, and guided them. The people resorted to v

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Want to know the secret to fighting spiritual battles with more power?

Learn how the Enemy thinks and operates.

This week’s guest on the Praying Christian Women podcast, Emily Wilson Hussem, helps us do just that in her new book Sincerely, Stoneheart: Unmask the Enemy’s Lies, Find the Truth That Sets You Free.

In the spirit of The Screwtape Letters, Emily brings the same behind-enemy-lines insights, but tailored specifically to modern Christian women like you.

You will not want to miss this incredible interview that is sure to jump-start your prayer life and arm you for spiritual battle!

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