Alright, let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? We've missed something in the parable of the prodigal. Although this story is about the son who was lost and then found again, I think Jesus revealed something more in this parable. Something that has been hidden in plain sight. Something about cat's and their pyjamas... 

What if I told you it started long before you got there? What if I told you that Satan schemed and plotted and hatched a plan to take you out long before you got there? 

If you find yourself hiding "there" behind your past mistakes then today's episode is for you. 

Did you know that you are far less dangerous to Satan when you have no strength left to fight him? Mark 12:30 reminds us to 'love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'

Sure, we love God with our heart, soul and mind but what about our strength so we can endure the unendurable?   

It's no good pretending. I see you hiding in that winepress, too afraid to step out into your dream. Perhaps you feel like a failure because you've screwed up way too many times for God to ever use you. 

In today's Spacious Room episode, I'll share:

• How Gideon went from winepress to warrior

I know I get it, life is safer and far less alarming when we have all our ducks in a row, but that's not how God wants us to live. So, if you feel like you're stuck in the winepress and you don't know how life can get better, then today's episode is for you!  

Do you find supermarket flowers either look like they've been ran over by the delivery truck, or they've just crawled three days through the Australian outback looking for water? No one wants to buy into half-dead, depleted flower displays that have no longevity, right? So, why do we think people will buy into church if we look the same?

In todays episode of The Spacious Room podcast, I'll share how purposely planted people:

• Look after their seed

If you feel your spiritual life could do with a little TLC, then this podcast is for you! 

As this pandemic continues across the world, we find we are living in a less desirable alternative to what life looked like a year and a half ago. However, it's in times like this I find the book of Revelation becomes a fresh commission to ingest into my Spiritual life by reminding me that no matter what circumstances surround me and no matter what happens, Satan's time is limited.  

In today's Spacious Room podcast, you'll discover that the book of Revelation is not the scary monster under the bed but rather a wonderful reminder that God is sovereign and He promises to take care of you, no matter what happens. 

Today I'm joined by author and blogger, Steph Penny, as I continue my 'Wounded And On The Run Conversations'.

Steph is convinced in the power of story and unpacks the deep issues that surround childlessness. Sharing insights from her new book, Surviving Childlessness: Faith and Furbabies with honesty and vulnerability, Steph shares in this encouraging and uplifting episode,

• Why childless couples feel like they don't fit into any church boxes

If you've been treated like a "weirdo" because of childlessness, I hope and pray this episode will start you on a journey that can heal your wounds. 

Have you found when you've needed healing from wounding, especially church wounding, religion chooses to pass you by? Today, I am unpacking on The Spacious Room podcast, how the Good Samaritan put his differences aside and chose to help heal an undeserving man by pouring wine into his wounds.  

In this episode, I'll share:

• The plot twist Jesus creates in the parable

Whether you've been robbed, beaten or stripped by the bandit, Satan, Jesus cares about you and He wants to pour His wine into your wounds that will bring healing. 

Disappointments can blind you from pursuing your calling and if we choose to stay on the boat of our setbacks, stubbornly casting our nets out into our old ways of living, hoping to catch something, anything to fill the holes of loss and regret, then we will miss Jesus when He's wanting us to get out of the boat and start living in the calling He has for us.