First Zoom interview was more than a success!

In this episode we talked with two of our faves, Dan and Jordan Feenstra: adventurers, writers, and encouragers extraordinaire. They gave us some great advice and insight into what contentment means to them as they shared the wild ride of their personal journey and where the Lord has led and guided them. Their hearts for Christ shine bright and their story is a powerful testimony to the goodness of God and the abundant gift of Jesus. 

Enjoy!

Hey friends! After a brief radio silence to celebrate Christmas and not-so-celebrate lockdown we are excited to kick off this new year with a new episode. "We are your hosts - Josi and James," and in this solo episode we answer a bunch of your questions! We share a little bit about who we are, our friendship, the origin story of the podcast, and some of our favourite things. We are so thankful for this community and for all of your support so far. Welcome back, and enjoy!

Show notes: 

- Streams in the Desert Devotional: 

https://www.amazon.com/Streams-Desert-Daily-Devotional-Readings/dp/0310285895/ref=pd_sbs_2?pd_rd_w=5wFJf&pf_rd_p=5e0f7f8d-f321-4a3e-bdac-3142fcd848d7&pf_rd_r=J6GC6NCG6SDZPEGQ4RXM&pd_rd_r=c31f1546-5c54-4150-b714-5b5f94a714fa&pd_rd_wg=RqgpJ&pd_rd_i=0310285895&psc=1

- New Morning Mercies Devotional: 

https://www.amazon.com/New-Morning-Mercies-Gospel-Devotional/dp/1433541386/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=new+morning+mercies&qid=1614467468&s=books&sr=1-1

- Truthfilled Devotional: 

https://www.amazon.com/TruthFilled-Bible-Ruth-Chou-Simons/dp/1535991852/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17H4JYLBJUKGB&dchild=1&keywords=truthfilled+ruth+chou+simons+bible+study&qid=1614467492&sprefix=truthfilled+ruth+cho%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C185&sr=8-1

- The Art of Grieving, with Thelma Neinhuis: 

https://anchor.fm/josina-wattel/episodes/The-Art-of-Grieving--Thelma-Nienhuis-eoakhd

Merry Christmas! Our gift to you this month is this bonus episode!

The holidays can be a beautiful time of celebration and all of the positive warm feelings. They can also be a time of acute grief as we miss people who are no longer with us, reflect on the past year, and feel the pain of specific or ambiguous loss . We know that Covid-19 has brought its own loss and sadness to many homes. In this episode, Thelma graciously and honestly shared her insight into how we can experience both joy and grief simultaneously, how God cares for us in our our sadness, and the ways we can comfort others experiencing grief.

This Christmas we pray that the celebration of Jesus’ birth will comfort you and encourage you knowing that he came to this earth to be with us in our suffering, to be Immanuel - God with us. He came to ultimately defeat death and brokenness, restoring us to him and promising to restore creation to perfection again when he returns.

Woot woot! Sam is in the house and she brought her silliness, joy, wisdom, and gave us some great advice on all things friendship! This episode will inspire you to become an intentional friend, building each other up in the Lord and making prayer the foundation of your friendships. We also discussed the practical aspects of friendship like making use of technology, applying 'love languages' and navigating friendships in a pandemic. We are so grateful for Sam's big heart and we know you will be blessed by her too!

Woot woot! Sam is in the house and she brought her silliness, joy, wisdom, and gave us some great advice on all things friendship! This episode will inspire you to become an intentional friend, building each other up in the Lord and making prayer the foundation of your friendships. We also discussed the practical aspects of friendship like making use of technology, applying 'love languages' and navigating friendships in a pandemic. We are so grateful for Sam's big heart and we know you will be blessed by her too! 

Do you ever wonder if your daily work means much to God? Do you struggle with knowing the purpose of it? Listen in as we talk with Darren Bosch about how work was created to be meaningful! In this episode we discuss why Christian leadership in business is important work in the kingdom, how business can be shaped by the example of Christ's humility and service, and hear specific examples of how God is at work among our community's business people. Be inspired to see your 9-5 in a new light!

In this episode we talk with Denise Ludwig, a trainer, mentor, and leader of leaders. We discuss practical advice on how to lead excellently and artfully, as well as the attitude and motivations of leadership. We could have alternatively called this episode "The Heart of Leadership," as we learned so much about leading from the heart from Denise's insight and example!

We are so excited that the podcast is here! As our first guest, we hosted Jason Bouwman (our dad!) to talk about his phrase, “live artfully.” We talk about his inspiration behind it, how he coined it, why it is important, and how we can glorify God by living it out! We also explain our vision for this podcast and what you can expect to see in the future.