Rootlike Faith

Courtney Joseph is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute with a degree in Evangelism and Discipleship. She loves God’s Word!

After over a decade of leading women’s Bible studies, mentorships and workshops in her local church, she decided to move her ministry online at WomenLivingWell.org, where she is blogging through the Bible - one chapter a day. 

Courtney’s passion and sincerity have made her a leader in the Christian blogging community. She is the Founder of GoodMorningGirls.org and has almost 2 million views of her videos on Youtube. She has been featured on the nationally syndicated television program, The Rachael Ray Show, and has spoken at many national conferences including Relevant, Allume, Proverbs 31 Ministries’ She Speaks, The Nines, Axis, Mom Heart and Hearts at Home. 

Courtney has published over 20 Bible studies with both her Ecclesiastes and Ruth studies ranking #1 for Christian Devotionals on Amazon. You can follow Courtney’s ministry on Facebook, Pinterest, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram under the Profile: Women Living Well.

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Psalm 46

Resource: 30 Scriptures for Hope During Hard Times

 

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Today’s Key Idea: We need to be grateful for those who move toward our suffering and gracious toward those who move away from it.

 

Resource: What to Say to Your Friend Who is Facing Cancer

 

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Amber Smith is the wife of country singer and songwriter, Granger Smith. She is a mom, who along with her family, lives in Texas. Amber is an active and engaging influencer on Instagram and YouTube, sharing her story of loss, but also God’s story of hope and redemption.

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Three Simple Steps to Help You Get Through This

Four Simple Steps to Help Your Friend Get Through This

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Today’s Key Idea: Suffering in and of itself doesn't change us; it is who we turn to in the midst of suffering that has the power to change us.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

Psalm 69

John 6:66-67

James 1

James 5:7-11

 

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Ruth and Pat welcome Candise Wade to the show today. Candise Wade is the creator of Love Your Human, an emotional health and literacy resource helping women embrace a more honest human existence through self-care, relational intelligence, and authentic connection with Jesus. A marketing strategist by day, she currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI with her husband and son, leads worship at her local church, and has recently developed an obsession with houseplants and gardening. Connect with her on social media @candisewade and/or @loveyourhuman.

 

Today’s Key Idea: An honest spirituality is a healthy spirituality.

 

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Psalm 69

 

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Today’s Key Idea: Suffering in and of itself doesn't change us; it is who we turn to in the midst of suffering that has the power to change us.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

2 Timothy 3:12

Matthew 5:10-12

Hebrews 12

Hebrews 12:11

Ephesians 6

1 Peter 5:8

Mark 4

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Today on the show, Pat is having a great conversation with David Wade. K. DAVID WADE earned his MFA from the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan, where he won a Hopwood Award for Best Novel. His fiction has appeared in Kenyon Review Online and Kweli Journal; his nonfiction has been published in Brevity. He currently studies theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Find him online @kdavidwade.

 

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GraceA2.org

Today’s Key Idea: We are not only called by Jesus but we are sent by Jesus.

 

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Today on the show, Patrick and Ruth welcome Clay Clarkson to the show. Clay Clarkson is director of Whole Heart Ministries, a nonprofit family ministry he and his wife, Sally, started in 1994 to encourage and equip Christian parents. He is the author of Educating the WholeHearted Child (with Sally Clarkson), Our 24 Family Ways, and Heartfelt Discipline, and he writes online about Christian parenting and biblical topics. Clay is a graduate of Denver Seminary and has served in churches, missions, and parachurch ministries since 1975. He is also a Christian songwriter, Internet domain collector, and old Christian books enthusiast. Clay and Sally live in Monument, Colorado. Their four children are grown and following Jesus.

 

Today’s Key Idea: You cannot put into your children’s hearts what is not first in your own heart.

 

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Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson

Deuteronomy 6

The Life-Giving Parent by Clay and Sally Clarkson

Heartflet Discipline by Clay Clarkson

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Today’s Key Idea: Prayer in and of itself is not the goal, communion with God is. 

 

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Luke 11

Matthew 6

1 Thessalonians 5:17

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Today’s Key Idea:  Anxiety is not just a spiritual issue, it’s also a physical issue.

 

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John 1

Romans 12:1,2

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