Noisy Narratives

Noisy Narratives welcomes our own Kelli Gilbert to the podcast to discuss the upcoming holiday season and all that comes with lots of time with family and friends. How are you preparing to spend time with loved ones this Thanksgiving and/or Christmas? Christy, Debbie and Kelli talk about getting our hearts ready to encourage the ones we love, and how releasing personal expectations gives us freedom to enjoy the present.

Parent Trainer Shannon Bazbaz sits down with Noisy Narratives to discuss how to tackle some of our parenting struggles in the home. Shannon has experience working with parents of children with ADHD, autism, sensory challenges, learning disabilities, and other struggles. She provides some practical advice for all those currently parenting or grand-parenting, and Debbie and Christy jump in a bit, too- shocker!

Today for our Trends and Truth Roundtable, Noisy Narratives sits down to discuss how we are often tempted to fall into the traps of Comparison, Control and Comfort. We talk about how our struggles with fear and insecurity often lead to decision making that impacts the people around us. How do we push against our desires to look good, to have what others have, and to control our surroundings in an effort to keep what we value safe? This is a fun conversation, with plenty of laughter and hopefully some practical encouragement for our listeners.

Jacki Kraft from The Samaritan Inn joins us today to talk about working with families who find themselves in situations of homelessness. Her heart for those in need is amazing - we learned so much from her!

Jennifer sits down with us to talk about walking through one the darkest moments of her life. On a day no one saw coming, Jennifer's son leaves behind his family, friends, and a promising final year of high school to join a group of radicals far away from home. Jennifer and her family gather together an army of friends in an effort to bring him home. This is a story of incredible faith and endurance, and how God is there in our hardest days.

Pastor Rick Crocker joins Noisy Narratives to talk about what it means to care for God's people well in his role as Minister of Pastoral Care. Rick has an amazing perspective and some realistic insight into how believers can walk together to ease one another's burdens and challenge each other in our spiritual journeys.