Teach Me About Grace

You’re listening to Episode 4 with Heather Holleman, one of my favorite communicators and a sweet friend. Heather is a speaker, teacher, and author who loves helping people connect with Jesus, especially through scripture. People have called her a "walking exclamation point," and she's known as a lover of vivid verbs and semicolons. Heather currently directs the Advanced Writing in the Humanities courses at Penn State while also serving alongside her husband Ashley who is the Executive Director for Graduate Student Ministry within Cru’s branch of Faculty Commons.  Heather and Ash recently published a new book called Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus. We talk about Sent and a few other of her books, all inspired by verbs, in today’s episode.  Heather’s heart for evangelism, the Bible, and knowing God more is contagious and practical and I think you’ll love her simple encouragement and unassuming posture before the Lord. Heather and I also dive into a conversation about what it means to know God during periods of prolonged anxiety and depression as well as the healing that God offers from the pit of despair.

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You’re listening to Episode 3 with my friend, Alexa Mason. Alexa and I met on Instagram of all places a few months back and she has quickly become one of my favorite friends to learn from even states apart. I’m thrilled to have her here on this show and I know you will quickly love her authenticity, her eye for grace and beauty, and her down-to-earth nature, just like I did.  Alexa is the creator of Grace & Cherish where she lives out her high value of creating meaningful spaces at home and in all parts of life that combine beauty and depth which point to Hope.  Her store is beautiful and she is absolutely a gifted entrepreneur with an eye for intentionality along with beautiful pieces you’ll want in your home. When she’s not running Grace & Cherish, Alexa enjoys hiking, deep talks (especially about Jesus) and dancing. She just recently moved back to Portland (since recording this episode) with her husband and their three children ages 4 and under. I’m convinced her kids would be best friends with mine - if only we lived in the same city.

You’re going to love hearing about Alexa’s vision for hospitality as it points to God, for what it means for her to raise a family in an interracial marriage, specifically as a Black woman, and how motherhood teachers her more about hospitality and God more and more each day.  This conversation is one that could have lasted for hours, friends, and I won’t keep you waiting to hear more of her wisdom now. Thank you for inviting me into your world today and for listening to Alexa’s words of grace.

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You’re listening to Episode 2 with Heather Fischer and you’re in for a treat with this one! Heather shares with us today what it means to have vision and purpose in life, all through the lens of who God is and who he created you to be.  Heather is the creator and lead coach of MTL's Life Vision Program, a program that teaches participants how to identify what it is they want to live for - the impacts they feel called to make and the core values they desire to center their life around, and equips them to make that vision for their life actionable now. Life vision designing targets the "why" behind the "what" - clarity of purpose behind the things we do. With a passion for equipping others to live confidently and freely with purpose, Heather coaches and writes to encourage and help build up a generation of grounded, vision-led leaders. If you aren’t interested already in receiving coaching from her, I promise you will after hearing more of her heart and story.  Heather and I talk about how having a life vision has grounded her marriage, her transition into new motherhood, and even how it reminds her of her grandparents who leave an incredible legacy for her family even with a “normal” life.  She shares how having a life vision can point you to God more and the biggest questions you can ask yourself to begin this process on your own.  This episode is packed full of grace and wisdom, and I’m so grateful you’ve invited us into your world as you listen today. 

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Find Heather on Instagram: @heatherfischer_mtl
www.madetolive.org

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If you enjoyed this show, I'd love for you to rate & review it below so that more women can be refreshed by grace as they lean into how knowing God matters for their actual lives. And be sure to click subscribe so that YOU never miss an episode as well! See you soon.

Since it’s the first episode of our show, I wanted to give you a little insight into who I am and I figured - what better way to do that than to introduce you to my favorite person in the world. John-Mark is on staff with Cru where he spends his time investing in college men through introducing them to  the good news of Jesus while also developing gospel-centered leaders. He also serves movements from Delaware to North Carolina in a Cross Cultural Training Coordinator role. John-Mark is a graduate of Christopher Newport University, he loves to pick up heavy things and puts them down, and he’s definitely a Slytherin - if you’re into that. 

John-Mark shares his insight into what it means to know God through your cultural and ethnic identity, how he came to know God, and what it has looked like for him to walk through challenging seasons and see God move in different ways, regardless of how he’s handled them. We also share the story of our children, including our oldest son Jacob who is in Heaven, how seasons before our marriage/parenthood have shaped us, and our vision and prayer for you, our listeners, through this podcast.

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Hi! I'm so glad you're here. On Teach Me About Grace, Meg Walker hosts conversations with women of all types of backgrounds on how knowing God matters for your actual life.

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