PRN: Pause, Renew, Next

We might call this mini-series, “where faith meets mental health.” More specifically, we would call it, “where worship and prayer meet mental health.” For the next few weeks, we are going to be diving into the Psalms and examining them through Walter Brueggemann’s lens of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation. This framework beautifully encapsulates being a human in process, and what that can look like in different seasons of our faith.

In this episode, I’ll be giving an overview of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation. We’ll also talk about how this idea intersects with the gospel story. Then, over the next three episodes, we’ll be taking them one at a time and meditating on a Psalm from each of these categories.

Quotes from Walter Brueggemann in this podcast episode came from his book, Spirituality of the Psalms.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

How can we find hope when darkness and suffering linger? This week’s guest, Claudia Campbell, shares about her experience of wrestling through just that question. She recently wrote a book of reflections called These Stones Remain, in which she processes the Lord’s faithfulness through dark seasons.

Claudia is full of joy, and her authenticity is so refreshing. In this episode, we talk about themes of loss, special needs parenting, giving and experiencing grace, as well as her love of peonies and coffee.

So, grab your own cup of coffee or tea, make yourself comfortable, and settle in for an encouraging conversation!

If you enjoyed this episode, and you would like to learn more about Claudia, you can visit her website: claudiarcampbell.com. You can also follow her on Instagram: @claudiarcampbell.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Join me today for a short and sweet reflection episode about how the Lord’s grace met me in an unexpected way last spring. We’ll start by doing a regulation exercise together called the magic moustache. Then, I’ll share a story about a bird from the Lord.

I’d love to hear your story of how the Lord’s grace has surprised you in big or small ways. Feel free to share below!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

It’s time for a biography episode! Today, we’re talking about Helen Roseveare, a doctor, writer, missionary, speaker, and ditch-digger. Her faith and her story will both inspire and challenge you.

I was first introduced to Helen’s story a few years ago, and over the past few months as I was considering who to study next, the Lord brought her back to my mind. Helen, both in the mountains and the valleys of her life, was captivated and compelled by the love of Jesus.

At the beginning of the episode, I mentioned that a friend of mine, Ann Miller, met Helen Roseveare. Ann was a guest on the podcast a few years ago. If you want to hear Ann’s story, you can listen here: Following the Call.

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If you feel like you’re in survival mode and white knuckling your way through life, then this episode and this book are for you. It was a joy to have Sarah Pascual on the podcast today to talk with me about a book that we both recently read called, Try Softer, by Aundi Kolber, MA, LPC.

On a previous episode, Sarah and I discussed the book, Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest, and we had so much fun, I invited her back to discuss another book. Sarah is in the process of becoming a spiritual director, and also works on staff at Resonate Church in Atlanta. So, as we discuss Try Softer, she gives her perspective from a spiritual standpoint, and I give mine from a therapeutic background.

Spoiler: we both highly recommend this book! It is a gentle companion to anyone’s healing journey.

If you enjoy hearing from Sarah, you may want to check out an interview I had with her about soul-care and missional living on a previous episode. She is a gem!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Today, we’re continuing our series of being in process by exploring the five grief stages. Loss is a normal part of the human journey, and it’s helpful and empowering to understand the ways in which we may experience it. Although when we think about grief, often sadness is what comes to mind, there is actually so much more to the grief process.

I hope that as you listen, you’ll take time to reflect and notice when you’ve experienced each of the stages described. It may also help you better understand and have empathy for those in your life who are grieving.

We’ll start our episode with a grounding exercise and end with a benediction.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

This week we’re talking about a subject that is an integral part of the human condition, grief. It’s a pretty important topic to start with, when it comes to being a human in process, because to be human, means to face loss: loss of dreams, expectations, people, and relationships.

Although this episode is definitely not exhaustive when it comes to tackling such a nuanced and complicated subject, I hope it does serve as a gentle starting place for us to begin noticing and attending to the places in our own lives that we need to lament.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

In this short reflection episode, we’re diving into the theme of Season 7: being a human who is in process. You’ll hear how I arrived at this theme and some of the things that you can expect throughout the coming months on the podcast.

We’ll begin our time together with a slow-down exercise and end our time together with some Scripture reading and a benediction. I hope you’ll come away from this episode encouraged and excited about exploring this theme further with me this season!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Welcome to Season 7 of the PRN Podcast! I’m so excited to kick of this new season with a fantastic guest, Sarah Westfall. Sarah recently wrote a book called, The Way of Belonging: Reimagining Who We Are and How We Relate. I loved getting to dive into deep conversation with her about such an important topic.

This season on the podcast, our theme is “in process.” We, as humans, are all in process, most of us finding ourselves in the messy middle, navigating our way. Belonging and community is an important aspect of the human experience, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to explore with Sarah how the “welcome of God,” changes our understanding of belonging.

If you enjoy this conversation, and would like to hear more from Sarah, you can visit her website: sarahewestfall.com. There you can find information about her podcast, book, and more!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Do you need a gentle invitation to exhale? If so, then this conversation is really going to minister to you. This is the last episode of Season 6, and I am so happy that we could end the season with this conversation about slow-living. My guest today is author and podcaster, Jodi Grubbs. She and I have been friends online for a few years, and it was such a joy to get to talk with her! I think you’re really going to enjoy this conversation as well.

Jodi recently published her first book: Live Slowly: A Gentle Invitation to Exhale. In today’s episode, we talk about parts of Jodi’s story that helped her to learn to live at a slower pace. We also talk about her formative years of island living, about themes of soul-care, about being an HSP (highly sensitive person), and more!

If you enjoy this conversation, I encourage you to check out Jodi’s book and podcast. You can find both at her website: jodigrubbs.com.

Well friends, I’ll be taking off the month of July, but you can look forward to Season 7 coming in August!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.