The Power of Contentment

Last year my church started a podcast, PetraCast, to encourage and enrich our church family as well as those outside of our church. I had the privilege of being one of the first guest co-hosts last fall, and my husband was a guest co-host this August.

Although I am very open about my Christian faith here on Simply Rebekah, it isn’t something that I talk about all that often. I think you will apperciate a change in pace as you listen to me discuss key moments in my spiritual journey and my thoughts on contentment.

My husband, Nate, was featured in the episode “Making Disciples is Messy.” Nate shares about his experience being the director of a homeless shelter. He outlines misconceptions of homelessness, and the messiness of walking along side those in need.

I would love to have you listen to my episode, but if you are only going to listen to one, it really should be Nate’s episode. Nate is a powerful speaker, and I can guarantee that he will challenge your thinking on poverty in America.

PetraCast Episode 8: The Power of Contentment

Highlights from the Episode:

• My neurotic way of controlling the gender reveal in my pregnancies and the time it went all wrong
• The light bulb moment that inspired me to be baptized
• The theater that changed my life and my best friend’s life
• My favorite thing about Fall that you must try for yourself
• Why I relate to Zaccheus from the Bible
• An encounter with my host mother in Guatemala that changed the way I view my possessions
• Is the “American dream” biblical?
• A classic example of discontentment from the popular HGTV show “Fixer Upper”
• Is money truly the root of all evil?
• A washing machine miracle
• The first sin that continues to torment all of us
• Practical tips to help you curb your spending

Listen to the episode here. Or search for PetraCast Episode 8 in your podcast app.

 

PetraCast Episode 49: Making Disciples is Messy

Highlights from the Episode:

• Cabbage doughnuts
• How Nate became a christian during his high school years
• God doesn’t waste your struggles
• Nate’s college culture shock
• How Nate developed a passion for nonprofit work
• Poverty of relationships
• What are the real causes of homelessness?
• The changing face of homelessness = hidden poverty
• The danger of thinking that “your way” is best
• The danger of having a “thick skin” in ministry
• When a resident sued Nate’s homeless shelter

Listen to the episode here. Or search for PetraCast Episode 49 in your podcast app.

Thank you for listening! If you want to hear more from me, you can listen to the weekly podcast Sorta Awesome, where I am a regular co-host.