Talk for 12

Christmas is fast approaching and as our thoughts turn to all the things we need to do to prepare for the festive season, join Mel as she shares how she shows love to her non-Christian family members at Christmas and how preparing well can help you to do the same.

To celebrate Talk for 12 turning 2, the team chats to five OEC women who have either listened or contributed to the podcast in its second year. Happy 2nd birthday Talk for 12!

In episode 3 of this series, we hear from Sarah who is preparing to go overseas to serve God. Sarah shares with Mel how she and her family have chosen to make decisions based on their theology and not just their feelings.

In this episode, Monica, a working mother of two children, shares with Mel how being a follower of Jesus affects her day to day decision-making. When she is needing to weigh up what to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to in regards to work, school and church commitments, Monica shares the gospel-shaped question she asks of herself and her capacity to take on more.

How do you make decisions? Are you a list-maker? Do you seek the counsel of everyone you know and trust? To kick off our new series "Making Gospel-Shaped Decisions", Karina takes us through a biblical framework of how to do just that. Karina also helps us think through what questions to ask of ourselves as we seek to make decisions that honour God, rather than ourselves.

In the very first verse of James 2:1-13, the topic of "favouritism" is raised. Tune in as Jess and Claire unpack what this passage has to say on this topic by asking some key questions about the context, the big idea and how we can apply this passage to our lives.

Join Katherine and Bec as they unpack James 1:19-27. In their 1-2-1, Katherine and Bec ask some helpful questions of each other and God's word to understand what the passage is saying and figure out how they should respond in light of what they have learnt.

This week, we start our new series "A Walk through James" and look at how we can do 1-2-1s on any passage in the bible. Join Wendy and Ros as they meet up to discuss some of the stand-out points from James 1:1-18.

In John 10:10, we hear that Jesus came so that we could have life and have it to the full, but does that "full" life include having fun? In the second episode of our series, Jill and Alex chat about what fun has looked like in their own Christian lives and how it comes from the freedom they have in Christ.

In the first episode of our new series "What puts a smile on your face?", Rosemary takes a look through the Bible at whether God has a sense of humour. It seem that God has revealed the answer through his word time and time again, so why not tune in and find out if a holy God can really enjoy a laugh or a joke? We are all made in his image after all!