In this episode Daniel tackles some of the ways we facilitate busyness in our lives and shares some hacks that he has learned to be helpful for him.

Show Notes - The Big Ideas

• It's ok to say no. Learning to say no can be incredibly difficult but Daniel provides some helpful tips in learning to grow in our 'saying no' confidence.
• Discover the things that only you can do... this might seem like a novel or straightforward thought, but it is incredibly helpful. 
• Screen time- Monitor you screen time. 
  • Limit notifications
  • Be intentional about the your screen time
  • Leave your phone outside the bedroom
  • Get an alarm clock

Here's to all our lives being filled up with less busyness! 

It was so good to have Aaron Niequist drop in to the podcast to talk through the value of a practice-based faith.

God has been at work since the beginning of creation and Aaron speaks of this work as a river, a river that we are invited to not only believe exists, but we are invited into it. To wade in it and participate with God in the healing of the world.

Aaron discovered a practice-based faith years ago when the limits of his own faith experience left him feeling spiritually empty, Niequist got to the point where he began to even question his beliefs. It was through the help of discovering a practice-based faith that he was able to see great healing take place in his life. He began to swim with God to bring healing to others then too.

Show Notes - The Big Ideas

• Aaron's story of how he faced a faith crisis which changed everything. * not to be missed.
• What exactly is centred prayer? What do we engage in it and how can it be beneficial in our lives?
• Church reimagined as a gymnasium- this is one of the things Aaron brings up in his book. This idea poses some very telling things about the way that churches often conduct services and Aaron tells of another way to possible see church. 
• We also talk about the future of the church as well.

This episode is jam packed with heaps of goodness.  You may even want to listen in a few times.

To find out more about Aaron and his work check out his website here:

https://www.aaronniequist.com/

You can also purchase his book 'The Eternal Current - How a Practice Based Faith Can Save Us From Drowning' here.

From an early age Alex Seeley was told she was an accident, but she also carried the weight of feeling stupid. Labels like these, sometimes spoken over us by well-meaning people, can cause us to believe lies about ourselves that make us question why we were born and what our purpose on earth could be. Aelx joins the conversation on vulnerability and the labels we all wear. Alex recently wrote a book, Tailor Made where she tells her story of how she dealt with a variety of labels she faced as a young woman. 

We also chat through the importance of vulnerability in shaping faith communities, how the good news is really that good and many other things.

Tailor Made (From Thomas Nelson)

From an early age Alex Seeley was told she was an accident, but she also carried the weight of feeling stupid. Labels like these, sometimes spoken over us by well-meaning people, can cause us to believe lies about ourselves that make us question why we were born and what our purpose on earth could be. Yet, according to Psalm 139, God designed us in His image with a unique DNA and amazing characteristics! We are loved and created for a purpose that only we can fulfill.

In Tailor Made, Alex helps us recognize our wrong thinking often brought on by generational patterns, insecurities, circumstances, lack of forgiveness, and an inaccurate view of God our Father, and offers to replace them with a new view of who God says we are our personal destiny. It’s time to find your own sense of belonging and the path to becoming the original, authentic version of you that God intended!

For more information on the film check out their site here: http://www.alexseeley.com/tailormade/

SHOW NOTES

• Writing your first book?
• No one else has your voice.
• Sharing our stories help others heal?
• Hurt people, hurt people?
• Honesty from leadership is vital.
• What would it look like to live out our identity as a child of God?

William Paul Young author of 'The Shack' along with many other novels, dropped into the show to chat through his involvement in The Heart of Man. He talks at length on how we as humanity engage with Shame. We also chat about developing a healthy narrative around sexuality within culture, faith, how we see God and so much more.

THE HEART OF MAN (Synopsis)
The Heart of Man is a cinematic retelling of the parable of the Prodigal Son, intertwined with contemporary and poignant true testimonies of personal and sexual brokenness. These two genres are combined as never before to reveal the compassionate heart of God the father for his sons and daughters illuminating an age-old truth: Shame is not a barrier to God’s love, but a bridge to absolute transformation, victory, freedom and hope.

The film features emotional interviews with real people going through their mess and subsequent healing, and includes expert witnesses of such men as William Paul Young, author of the NY Times best-selling novel “The Shack”, Dan Allender, Ph.D, author of "The Wounded Heart" and Spoken Word Artist Jackie Hill Perry. All of that is interwoven with a production-rich “prodigal son” narrative story shot in Hawaii.

For more information on the film check out their site here: https://www.heartofmanmovie.com.au/

SHOW NOTES

• Sexual abuse
• Differentiating guilt from shame
• What do we do with our shame?
• Cover up or expose?
• How total depravity has affected humanity
• How do we develop a high view of humanity
• Pauls general experience with the church has been that the church has added to the problem of shame rather then embrace vulnerability
• vulnerability breeds vulnerability
• Our fathers faces on Gods Face
• Is God mildly disgusted with us?
• How does God see us?
• What is conviction?
• The lies we believe about God

Hillary McBride joins The GoodCast to talk about body image, hand-me-down masks, feminism, rediscovering voice and her new book Mothers, Daughters, & Body Image.

Hillary is a PhD candidate at UBC and a Registered Clinical Counsellor in private practice in Vancouver. She is also a speaker, writer, and co-host of the Liturgists podcast. Hillary loves to see people grow, heal, change and come into more fullness in themselves and their relationships. Her desire is that psychology and academic research is more accessible to a wide variety of people.

Check out her website : http://hillarylmcbride.com

Rob Bell and Andrew Morgan dropped into The GoodCast to chat about the release of The Heretic which is released on March 1. The Heretic is a documentary film following the life and work of Rob Bell, one of the most polarizing figures in modern day Christianity. Listen in as we chat about the film, surfing, faith the bible and the future.

Rob Bell is the author of ten books, including the New York Times Bestsellers What We Talk About When We Talk About God, The Zimzum of Love, Love Wins and What Is the Bible?.  2011 Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He has a regular show at Largo, the legendary comedy and music club in Los Angeles, where he lives with wife Kristen and their three kids.

Andrew Morgan is an internationally recognized filmmaker focused on telling stories for a better tomorrow. His experience includes a broad range of work that spans narrative and documentary storytelling for multiple film and new media projects that have been filmed and released all over the world. He lives in LA with his wife Emily and their four kids.

For more information on The Heretic -  https://thehereticmovie.com

More from Rob Bell - https://robbell.com/