Me: When I'm Free

"The process of spiritual direction is a practice of helping people become aware of what God is up to in their lives." -Emily P. Freeman

As I celebrate my recent graduation from spiritual direction training, you may be one of those who who are wondering, "What exactly is spiritual direction?" I'm so glad you asked. Listen in. 

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Life Together in Christ by Ruth Haley Barton

Episode 6

Looking into the Well by Maureen Conroy

Emily P. Freeman - Episode 167

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas

Romans 12:1, 2 (The Message)

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Yes, we are blessed to be a blessing. But what if we are broken to be a blessing as well? What if our calling is an invitation to heal those parts of us that are waiting to be poured out in blessing? Listen in. 

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Redeeming Heartache by Dan Allender and Cathy Loerzel

Isaiah 58:11, 12 (The Message)

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Today, we use the practice of Lectio Divina to reflect on Jesus' words in the Upper Room during the Last Supper with his disciples. Listen in. 

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John 13:1-11 (NIV)

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In just a few weeks from the recording of this podcast, I will be graduating with my spiritual direction certification from Sioux Falls Seminary. This feels like a pivotal moment as I consider what is next in my journey of calling. In this episode, I share a question that I have learned to ask of myself that assures me that I am safe to take the next step. It has helped me release the fear of getting it wrong and might help you to do the same. 

I also invite you into the practice of Lectio Divina with me around the passage of Peter and Jesus walking on water. Listen in. 

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Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle

Matthew 14:25-33 (NIV)

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"One of the foundational spiritual practices for callings is discernment. And discernment at the root is learning how to listen - to God and listen to our own selves and listen to others." - Tamara Murphy

On this episode, I conclude my conversation with my sister Tamara, a spiritual director. We explore the roadblocks to calling that she has experienced and the ways she has learned to overcome. And we discuss how she helps others to make space to listen to God's voice on their own journey of calling. It has been a joy to welcome my sister to the Me: When I'm Free table. Listen in. 

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What is Spiritual Direction?

Tamara's website

Calling Stories

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All Called

The Call that Rose Up Like a Road to Meet Me

Episode 36: Do What You Are

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Today we celebrate the one year birthday of the Me: When I'm Free podcast! It's my joy on this special day to welcome my first interviewee: my sister, Tamara Murphy! Tamara is a spiritual director, mom of 4 and the wife of Brian, an Anglican priest. She offers hard-earned insight on calling, shares the story of the winding pathway to her own calling, and we also have fun unpacking each other's super powers. Listen in!

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Tamara's website

Calling Stories

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All Called

The Call that Rose Up Like a Road to Meet Me

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“Instead of “You are what you do,” calling says: “Do what you are," writes Os Guinness in his book The Call. The challenge then becomes defining who we are. This episode is about the ways we need others to help us to do that by calling out our goodness and beauty. Listen in. 

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Episode 6

The Call by Os Guinness

Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You by Dr. Jim Wilder

The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson

Psalm 139:1-6 (The Message)

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What messages have you received about what God sees when He looks at you? If you are like me, the messages I received in my childhood and beyond about God’s view of me formed me in ways I could not understand. It wasn't until I began to grapple with all the ways I had tried to be seen, while still feeling deeply unseen, that I discovered that seeing myself through God's eyes changes everything. 

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The Soul of Desire by Curt Thompson

The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner

The Call by Os Guinness

Psalm 139:13-22 (The Message)

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Why are there so many obstacles to calling? What if the reason lies in the fact that calling is actually about God healing our brokenness? And what if our brokenness is the soil in which the most beautiful of callings can grow? Listen in. 

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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

Matthew 13:31, 32 (NIV)

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Most of us are looking for answers when it comes to calling, but what if we lived the questions instead? What if we allowed ourselves to be known, to ask and answer questions, to let others speak into our lives, to love the questions that lead us to uncover who we are? Listen in. 

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Life Together in Christ by Ruth Haley Barton

Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Matthew 20:32-34 (MSG)

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