We Have Questions

We have questions about...friendship. Join us as we talk about what the word friendship means to us. Listen in as we talk about the connection between hearing the word "friendship" and immediately thinking about all the friendships that have been lost. We talk about the role of expectations and how they can work against us in friendship, as well as the expectations we place on the introverts and extroverts in our lives. This episode is the first in our series on friendship, so stay tuned for the rest of our friendship questions!

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Yes, we still have questions! The start of that friendship series we keep talking about will be happening next episode - we promise! Lots of life has been happening behind the scenes for us, including answered prayers, heart-shaped leaves on the ground, and...a book launch! Join us for this week's conversation about Becky's debut book - Glimpses of Love: The Most Excellent Way of Imperfection. Listen in as we talk about how this book came about. We talk about what it means to be recovering perfectionists and people-pleasers, as well as some practical ways we walk that out.

Buy Glimpses of Love: The Most Excellent Way of Imperfection here! https://a.co/d/1GpgTHs

"You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know."

William Wilberforce

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We have questions about...the start of a new year.

We'll start our much-anticipated friendship series next episode. Join us this week for our completely unplanned yet incredibly timely ramblings about rhythms and resolutions. We also talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly about goals and goal-setting. 

We'd love to hear from you:

What's your experience been with goal-setting and resolutions in January? 

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You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez 

Sources - 

Take heed, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life.

— Deuteronomy 4:9 (RSV)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/202206/the-importance-rhythm-in-everyday-life (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/202206/the-importance-rhythm-in-everyday-life)

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/skip-resolutions-make-rule-life/?amp (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/skip-resolutions-make-rule-life/?amp)

We have quite a few questions about...friendship. Join us for this brief conversation setting the stage for our upcoming friendship series.

We'd love to hear from you:

Any specific friendship questions you'd like for us to tackle?

You can continue the conversation with Ana and Becky at [email protected]

You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez

We have questions about...assisted suicide. Join us for our final conversation in our Whole Life Ethic series. Listen in as we wrestle through questions surrounding the topic of euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide. We talk about death with dignity versus life with dignity, as well as how a whole life ethic might inform our thoughts about keeping people alive through artificial means. 

We'd love to hear from you:

What does "death with dignity" mean to you?

You can continue the conversation with Ana and Becky at [email protected]

You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez

Sources - 

Not Dead Yet (NDY) is a United States disability rights group that opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia for disabled people.

https://www.commonsense.news/p/scheduled-to-die-the-rise-of-canadas

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/november/canada-euthanized-10000-people-in-2021-maid-assisted-suicid.html?utm_source=CT+Magazine+Subscribers&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=565486&utm_content=11093&utm_campaign=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=November+Issue+Alert%3A+Dying+Wish&utm_campaign=CT+Magazine+November+Digital+Alert+10-17-2022&vgo_ee=e4nNSBmRBU0aE8gywY1b%2FEzkASpiHornD%2Fz2wZTd1jg%3D

Show notes for bday/anniversary episode:

Join us for a special bonus episode in celebration of our birthdays AND our one-year podcast anniversary!

Share your ideas for future questions and episodes at [email protected]

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We have questions about...capital punishment. Join us for this week's continued conversation about the whole life ethic, and specifically as it relates to capital punishment. Listen in as we share how our perspectives developed and changed over the years. We also talk about ideas for potential bridge-building conversations with those who may think differently on this issue.

We'd love to hear from you:

What does it look like to frame the capital punishment issue through biblical principles, instead of partisan politics?

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You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez

Sources -

Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.

Hebrews 13:3 NET

"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."

—James 1:5

Matthew 5:38-42

Dead Man Walking and Just Mercy films, different stories relating to capital punishment that stirred Becky's heart and thoughts surrounding this issue.

"I believe that each person is more than the worst thing they've ever done."

Bryan Stevenson

The Innocence Project

https://www.prisonfellowship.org/resources/advocacy/sentencing/the-death-penalty/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/2020/december/death-penalty-and-christian.html

https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-life/how-should-christians-respond-to-the-death-penalty.html?amp=1

Show Notes -

In this week's episode, we have questions about...pro-life/pro-choice abortion issues. Join us as we continue our last conversation about the whole life ethic, but as it specifically relates to Pro-Life/Pro-Choice abortion issues. We talk a little bit about the And Campaign's Whole Life Project, and the ways it has helped broaden our perspective on this issue. And Campaign is trying to change the narrative surrounding the Pro-Life/Pro-Choice abortion issue. As Christians, we should strive to be concerned with the whole life of every human being, and we share some practical ways we try to do that.

We'd love to hear from you: What does it look like to frame the abortion issue through biblical principles, not partisanship or ideology?

Sources - 

https://form.jotform.com/221654529058056

https://www.andcampaign.org/whole-life-project

The Church Politics Podcast - Talk Abortion. May 4, 2022 Episode

Compassion & Conviction: The And Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement, by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler

I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers

You can continue the conversation with Ana and Becky at [email protected]

You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez

In this week's episode, we have questions about...the whole life ethic.

Also known as the consistent life ethic, the whole life ethic refers to being pro-life for the whole life."From womb to tomb" is a popular phrase associated with the whole life ethic, and quite literally means that human life is important from the very moment it begins to its very last breath. A person's whole life matters.

Join us as we tackle the whole life ethic topic: what it truly means, and possible ways to walk out a whole life ethic in our daily lives. Our questions about the whole life ethic led to so many more questions and topics to wrestle with. For example: If all human life is sacred, then why does it seem the preborn are the most widely and socially accepted lives to fight for from the pulpit? Are there lives/stages of life we more readily see the Imago Dei in, and therefore choose to fight for most often and most passionately?

We'll be devoting our next few conversations to questions about the issues surrounding the pro-life/pro-choice movement, capital punishment, and euthanasia/end-of-life.

Sources—

Articles:

https://millennialjournal.com/2016/02/03/what-is-the-whole-life-movement/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistent_life_ethic#Eileen_Egan

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/september-web-only/consistent-ethic-life-abortion-euthanasia-death-penalty-gss.html

Developing a whole-life, pro-life ethic in our churches by Josh Howerton

https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/developing-a-whole-life-pro-life-ethic-in-our-churches/

https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/nvp/consistent.html

Verses:

1 John 3:17 ESV

Proverbs 24:11-12 ESV

Isaiah 58:10 ESV

James 1:27 ESV

Exodus 20:13 ESV

Have questions about the whole life ethic? You can continue the conversation with Ana and Becky at [email protected]

You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez

We have questions about...modesty. Listen in on our conversation about what the word "modesty" actually means to us. We also talk about some of our experiences, as well as the importance (or not) of dress codes. Join us for this candid conversation about how the good, the bad, and the ugly of this issue has impacted us over the years, both as women and women of faith.

Resources cited/referenced in this episode:

1 Timothy 2:9-10

1 Peter 3:3-4

Matthew 5:27-30

Talking Back to Purity Culture, by Rachel Joy Welcher

Have questions about modesty?

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You can also find us on Instagram at @ana.writes_ and @_beckygonzalez