Jesus helped a lot of people, but he also rested. You ever get busy and just need a rest? You were made for recharging, and we have a God who desires to fill us up! So find a comfy chair and rest.

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This episode we chat with Mary, a high schooler at Rosati-Kain, to talk about walking to school, preparing to snooze ahead of time, and what inspired her to use her birthday to invite others to give to make care packages for people living in homelessness in St. Louis.

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Sometimes it's easy to get swept up into the routines of everyday life. There's school and work and chores and family time and COVID. It's the same thing every day. But sometimes we need a little jolt out of everyday life, the way a toddler sees the first experience of snow :)

The book from the episode was Dangerous Wonder by Mike Yaconelli

This episode we chat with Adam Baker, the new Website site pastor at the Gathering, to talk about coffee milkshakes, living around the globe, and the connection between Jesus and his love of hardcore music (not to mention his new BAND!). AND, keep listening for a chance to win a $10 gift card to your choice of restaurant.

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Are you my neighbor? It doesn't sound quite as good as Dr. Seuss's book, but it's a BIG question with Jesus. We're called to love God and love our neighbor, but who IS our neighbor? The answer to that question Is big and wide!

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Join us for a chat with Jonathan, one of our high school CoreGroup leaders who's bounced between Toronto and St. Louis, to chat a little bit about all things OREOS, the sadness of the NBA playoffs, and the ways a small group in college helped shape his faith.

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Fear is a thing we all experience. It's part of being human. We can't avoid it. But it doesn't have to stop us in our tracks. Sometimes fear just forces us to slow down and re-evaluate. But Jesus never said following would be straight-forward or safe!

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Join us for a chat with Heather Kenison, a youth pastor in Indianapolis who has also started an organization for equipping and empowering women to find their callings in youth ministry. Hear her talk about Play-Doh, ice cream, and the ways her podcast has helped women lean into the call God has placed on their lives.

Find everything about Women in Youth Ministry here (podcasts, mentoring, Facebook communities): https://womeninyouthministry.com/

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We're invited every day to choose joy or hope, to lean into the darkness or the light. And hope doesn't dismiss the pain of the darkness. It sees it and reminds it that it doesn't get the last word. If you want to read more, find Henri Nouwen's book "Return of the Prodigal Son."

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