As We Grow
We both love Jesus. We both love learning. And we needed a place to talk about it! Join our conversations with one another as we grow in our walks with God.
Episodes
21 episodes
Spiritual Disciplines While Vacationing and How to Pray
Kicking off December with our latest Top Two. Joy reflects on her recent travels and discusses with Gretchen strategies to keep connected with God when not at home. Then Gretchen reflects on her Bible reading from Luke 11, and we dig into Jesus...
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Episode 20
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BONUS EPISODE: Book Club "Surrendered to the Holy Spirit " by Hayley Braun
Today we're talking about our most recent personal book club pick Surrendered to the Holy Spirit by Hayley Braun. Tune in to see if this book deserves a spot on your TBR list too, and use the link to text the show and let us know what ...
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On the Meaning of Shalom and the Importance of Words
We're back for our Top Two! This week Joy is discussing the meaning of the Hebrew word shalom, and Gretchen begins to unpack what she's learning about the power of our words. SHOW NOTES"
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BONUS EPISODE: Getting to Know Us
For this bonus episode, we thought it would be fun to give you some time to get to know us better. We're asking each other a range of light-to-introspective questions that give you a little BTS glimpse into who Gretchen and Joy are. Laugh along...
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On Being a Victim to Circumstances & Biblical Confrontation
We're back with our Top Two! This week, we share lots of thoughts about the practical application of not being a victim of our circumstances and how to confront a person who offends you, but in all honesty, we don't have a lot of answers or res...
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BONUS EPISODE: What Our Daily Rhythms With God Look Like
In this bonus episode, we're sharing what our daily God rhythms look like. This isn't meant to be prescriptive but rather a chance to inspire creativity for how you may want to tweak your rhythm. We love hearing about others' daily God rhythms ...
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On the Role of Suffering in a Christian's Life
Since this is such a big topic, we decided to just tackle one topic for our Top Two. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one. Text the show with your comments, and maybe you'll be featured on a future episode!SHOW NOTES
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BONUS EPISODE: Book Club "Victorious Emotions" by Wendy Backlund
We're back with another bonus episode and book review about the book that is transforming our lives right now (this is NOT an exaggeration): Victorious Emotions by Wendy Backlund. This book has alr...
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On Discerning the World's vs. God's Way
On this week's episode, our Top Two merges into one as we both flesh out the idea of what it means practically to follow God's way versus following the world's way. How do you discern the two? What are the consequences? Why is complete surrende...
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BONUS EPISODE: Book Club "The Bait of Satan" by John Bevere
Have you read The Bait of Satan? Tell us what you think by clicking "Text the show." Ready to check out some of our custom companion book suggestions? Here's what we suggest you read...
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On Rest and Grand Learnings
On this week's episode, we're back to our normal Top Two format. First, Joy talks about the surprising power of rest rhythms, and then Gretchen answers the question we've all been waiting for--did she or did she not climb the Grand?Thank...
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On "Blurry" Verses and Your Calling (part 2)
In this week’s episode, we pick up with the second part of our Top Two. Gretchen shares how a message on heavenly rewards, a moment of questioning her own calling, and a powerful line from Profound Good all collided into a rea...
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On "Blurry" Verses and Your Calling (Part 1)
Thanks for listening! We love to hear from you. Click "text the show" to send us a message and tell us your thoughts.Today we break our Top Two into two parts. On part 1, Joy talks about how surprisingly "blurry" she's found 1 Corinthian...
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BONUS EPISODE: Follow-Up, Hot Takes, & Book Reccs
After releasing our first five episodes, we decided to do a bonus episode following up on some of the things we've discussed previously and answering your questions. As always "text the show" with your questions, and we may feature your questio...
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On Being An Adult & Grief
On this episode for our TOP TWO, we dive into what Gretchen has been learning from reading Let Them by Mel Robins and how she’s practicing showing up as her adult self—even when others are operatin...
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BONUS EPISODE: Book Club "The Celebration of Discipline" by Richard Foster
Today we're talking about our most recent personal book club pick The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster. This book is the OG of spiritual discipline books, and Joy couldn't ...
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On Spiritual Battles & God's Promises
We're jumping right into the deep end this week and asking really hard questions.PLEASE NOTE: We're both very vulnerable and share personal stories that are still very painful for us. If you feel you have insight you'd like to sha...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Bonus Episode: On Our Inner Critics
This week we're introducing you to our inner critics--yes, you read that right. They each have their own distinct persona. When we say they are characters, we mean, they are CHARACTERS! Listen to find if your inner critic has any common qualiti...
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On Community and Identity
SHOW NOTESLinks:The Print Shop for your custom clothing printing needs.Practicing the Way's "Community Practice": T...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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