Personally, 2020 has been a whirlwind of a year for me.  It started off with mountaintop moments and ended in a steep, dark valley.  How does one cope with the grief and loss?  Listen as I take you through my personal scriptural journey discovering how God walks with us in our grief and points us back to purpose despite the pain.

Scripture mentioned:
1 Kings 19
John 11
Luke 22
Psalm 23

Sources:
NLT and ESV Bible Translations
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible

Abstinence, what an old fashioned word!

In this collaborative episode we are talking all about sex, masturbation, and pornography.

YUP. That's right, we're going there!

Our world tries to distract us with pornography, fake sex lives on TV, the feminist movement of "pleasuring myself"

However, when it comes to our faith walk, it's a way we can worship God and show that in honoring his commands about abstinence before marriage, that we completely trust in him!

This may be a brand new approach to these topics for you, for others this may be completely new all together and it may be sensitive. I encourage you to listen to our conversation with an open heart and if you feel convicted to pray on it and reach out.

Here are some other resources that have helped me:
Moral Revolution's Website
Moral Revolution's Podcast Episode on Masturbation.
Youtube: Mike Todd's Relationship Goals Series: RELOADED
Mike Todd's Sermon on Pornography YouTube and Podcast
If you need to seek counseling: Christian Family Solutions
Pastor Hein's sermon on Understanding Sex/Marriage: Podcast and Youtube
Pornography Accountability Software: Covenant Eyes
Website: FIGHT THE NEW DRUG: Porn Kills Love

My husband and I recorded this episode together! We shared our love story to help explain why we only dated for 4 days!!  Crazy, right?!  In this episode we tell our story and answer questions like:
"how did you know he was the one?"
"what does Godly dating look like?"
"how did we create safe boundaries yet a genuine atmosphere while dating?"

As referenced in the episode, we listened to "Relationship Goals" by Pastor Michael Todd of Transformation Church. He also just released another series similar called "Relationship Goals RELOADED".  We highly recommend listening to it!

Where are all my single friends at?!
It's hard to be single... what if you took time off to be INTENTIONALLY single?

I recorded this conversation with my friend Claire about her journey of intentional singleness and what God is teaching her through the process.

Here's her social media and websites:
https://www.spirefly.media
https://www.clairechats.com
https://www.facebook.com/xclairelaurel/
https://www.clairechats.com/contact

We've covered our relationship with God and community... now what about an intimate relationship with a friend? Join me as I talk with my dear friend Elicia as we discuss the importance of having accountability in a friendship.

We were never meant to do life alone. Join me as I chat with my friend Annaleah as we talk about her journey of creating strong, Christian community without fear!

The God that created the entire universe, with all its stars and galaxies, wants to know what is on your heart. We can't understand what love truly is or give it to others until we recognize what God's love truly is for us. But, where do we begin?! How do we fearlessly love our God and be vulnerable to a relationship with Him? This episode breaks down Addy's 6 recommended steps to take action on in order to begin an honest, loving relationship with God.

This introductory episode summarizes my story behind starting this podcast, the reason I titled it "No Fear In Love", and what future episodes will be like! I hope you join me as we begin our faith walk and learn to love God, ourselves, and others without fear.