Grace is often painful because it strips us down and shows us how little we have to offer. Bill Bedell In today’s episode, I’m talking about how that might look as we wait or live in the “not-yet” spaces of our lives. Everyone finds themselv

Making our abode, as we abide.

17 days ago 29m 32s

Sometimes deciding you want to move towards all God has for you means trusting Him enough to let go of things that are holding you back. Ashley Morgan Jackson I got caught up in the words Abide and Abode this week. I found myself pondering wh

When 'thru' is the only way to go!

Mar 19th, 2024 23m 7s

“It’s not the strength of your faith that saves you, but the strength of Him upon whom you rely on.” Charles Spurgeon Today I’m talking through a verse that kinda stopped me in my tracks. It’s a verse that I’ve read multiple times before, but

How presence transforms our shame

Mar 5th, 2024 19m 36s

Romans 10:11 For whoever believes in him, will not be put to shame In this episode we’ll dive into John 21 and take a look at how Peter was possibly navigating his own shame. I just wonder if you can relate to his way of coping…I sure can. An

What if waiting is an invitation?

Feb 20th, 2024 24m 19s

“The past is frozen and no longer flows, and the present is all lit up with eternal rays.” C S Lewis After preparing to speak at a high school retreat, I decided that the content was too good to not share in this space as well. Today we’re ta

January Schmanuary

Feb 6th, 2024 27m 8s

“The presence of pain, doesn’t mean the absence of God” ---unknown I decided before we move into February with rapid speed, it may do us well to slow down long enough to take inventory of what the last month has been like. I think when we do

A beautiful, messy invitation

Jan 23rd, 2024 24m 36s

God is not a concept or an emotion, and he’s certainly not a doctrine in a statement of faith or a chapter in a theology book; he is a person, who’s burning desire is to know and be known by you. And like in any intimate relationship, there is

My strategy to intentionally grow in my prayer life and an invitation for you!

Jan 9th, 2024 31m 42s

The Word of God is powerful against our internal traffic. …It replaces the internal chatter of life—-the criticism, the comparisons, and the shoulds—-with the truth of what God sees and thinks and feels. And that’s a beautiful sound. Sara Hage

Goodbye 2023--Hello 2024

Dec 26th, 2023 30m 44s

The farther I run away from the place where God dwells, the less I’m able to hear the voice that calls me the beloved. And the less I hear that voice, the more entangled I become in the manipulations and power games of the world. Henri Noun

Women, Spices, and Ointments --- oh my!

Dec 12th, 2023 23m 30s

“The sweetest joys and delights I have experienced, have not been those that have arisen from a hope of my own estate, but in a direct view of the glorious things of the gospel…I felt an ardency of soul to be, what I know not otherwise how to e

**Bonus PANIC ATTACK episode

Nov 30th, 2023 23m 30s

Hey there! Thanks for coming to this space where honesty leads the conversation. I had no intention of recording this, but after some interaction with people on social media, I decided to go ahead and do it. So, this is a follow up to a story

Eat the mystery

Nov 28th, 2023 23m 47s

God give us the grace to embrace mysteries we don’t understand, The cruciform openness to live a tender surrender, into Your ways wiser and kinder than ours, and the deep shalom of simply being with You here, right here, with us. —-Ann Voskamp

Thanks for giving....See what I did there:)

Nov 14th, 2023 45m 58s

1 Thessalonians 5:18…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. In this episode I'm having a conversation with some of our long time, dear friends, Joe and Amy Coy. We spent some time talking about

Overcoming evil

Oct 31st, 2023 33m 47s

John Bunyan called believing “sweating work”. He once wrote, “He that undertakes to believe, sets upon the hardest task that ever was proposed to man…” In this episode I’m talking a little bit about what it means to overcome evil. We’ll talk

How does God actually feel about your struggle?

Oct 17th, 2023 29m 5s

In this world, you will have trouble…John 16:33 We all experience struggles in this thing we call life. In this episode, I share how my own word battles around my worth led me on a hunt for an answer to this question. I don’t know about you,

Thoughts about steadfastness with Laurine

Oct 3rd, 2023 31m 6s

Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Proverbs 4:26 Today my friend and I are talking about steadfastness…what it means, as well as how it is appropriated into our own lives as we live out our days w

Change, we love it or hate it....and sometimes it's both.

Sep 19th, 2023 26m 52s

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 This week we’re talking about change…how to navigate it with new lenses and different tools. What would it look like to actually take the time to pay attention to yourself an

Layered Freedom

Sep 5th, 2023 29m 28s

How far can we go? How much is permissible? The Psalms suggest that we can go the whole way, that it is all permissible; the praise, yes, but also the grief, the sorrow, the anger… -Walter Brueggeman In the Spacious Place, we often talk about

Thriving, with Cheryl Scruggs

Aug 22nd, 2023 42m 44s

This is a special episode to me! The woman who actually, without even knowing it, inspired me to start this podcast, is a guest on today’s show! Cheryl Scruggs has a new book out called, ’Thriving Beyond Belief’ and we’re talking about this who

“Crumbs that led me to the table of infinite supply”

Aug 8th, 2023 27m 28s

“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” E.B. White Jesus is not afraid to hang out with messy, unkept, sinners. In fact, that was his very plan from the beginning! In this episode I am taking you back in time to parts of my s

A Bonus episode: Gifts, movies and songs...all from Winnie!

Jul 25th, 2023 14m 32s

A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty. —Unknown A spacious place includes all the parts of us. Today I’m having a short chat with my 3 year old granddaughter Winnie that I thought might be fun for you to get i

"Together", with my friend Laurine

Jul 11th, 2023 25m 26s

I water you, you water me; we grow together. Brandon Nembhard How would the Body of Christ look if our shifted from building our own kingdoms, to building His? This week my friend Laurine and I are having a conversation about the idea of bein

Holy Spirit conversation with my friend Laurine

Jun 27th, 2023 26m 25s

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; Acts 1:8 The trinity is both mysterious and confusing, comforting and wonderful. Today I’m having a conversation with Laurine from Breathe in Him podcast, about the Holy Spirit. We

Hi! It's me:)

Jun 13th, 2023 33m 6s

If you feel like you’re not valuable Let me tell you there’s more….from Lauren Daigle’s song “Valuable” There are so many new people engaging with the Spacious Place, so today I decided to do a little introduction to who I am and how this pod

It's my birthday!

May 30th, 2023 28m 40s

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 Are birthdays fun for you or do they have an element of hard to them? This episode is two days after my 54th birthday, so I thought it might be fun to share som