Let's engage the most familiar passage in the Christmas story using the practice of Lectio Divina, shall we? As we enter into the festivities of Christmas, making space to reflect on Christ's profoundly simple, yet remarkably miraculous birth is what our hearts really need. Let's keep listening in and letting that light shine. Links and Resources from this episode: Luke 2:2-20 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
Who am I when I'm free and why does it even matter? This is the question that has spurred me on for years now. If you've ever wondered why there is a gap between who you are and who you were meant to be, join me on the journey. Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram or at KaleyEhret.com
Welcome, friend. This is your invitation to join me on this journey toward wholeness. I’d love a traveling companion. My hope is that you’ll see yourself in these stories that I share here - and if nothing else - you’ll feel less alone. Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram or at KaleyEhret.com. Links and resources from this episode: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis John 8:36 NIV
This week on the podcast, I share a tender story from my childhood that invites us to consider the ways that we are wired to look for love and belonging. Links and Resources from this episode: Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson Luke 1:52, 53 Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
I share a story of some childhood journals that helped me to unpack ways I've sought belonging from others and from God by becoming who I thought I should be. Links and Resources from this episode: The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson The Deeper Journey by Robert Mulholland The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis Abba's Child by Brennan Manning 1 John 4:19 (The Message Translation) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
In this episode, I share about a moment in my counselor's office when I moved toward an emotion I had been afraid of for a long time, and as a result discovered the first lesson of living loved. Links and Resources from this episode: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazerro The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson Changes that Heal by Henry Cloud The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp 1 Corinthians 8:3 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
Once I left the counselor's office I began to discover that living freely was not as easy as I had imagined. I found myself at a wall, unsure how to move forward. But there was a moment of shift that led to my second lesson in living loved. Links and Resources from this episode: The Truths that Free Us by Ruth Haley Barton Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazerro John 5:39-40 (The Message) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
What do the movie Hook and the Emmaus Rd. have in common? The journey homewards that changes everything. Links and Resources from this episode: The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle Luke 24:30-32 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
Is flourishing really possible? And if so, why does it seem so difficult? In this episode I share about a simple 2x2 chart that opened my eyes to the path and paradox of flourishing. Links and Resources from this episode: Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch Paradox of Flourishing 2x2 Chart (Scroll down) Life Together in Christ by Ruth Haley Barton Psalm 37:4 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
What's in a name? More than we might know. We spend our lifetime seeking to be named. It is when we turn toward the only One who can rightfully name us that we find what we are looking for. Links and Resources from this episode: To Be Told by Dan Allender Ann Voskamp's Email Newsletter Isaiah 43:1 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
In this episode, I share the story of a 1990 spelling bee and an unfortunate newspaper quote that revealed my ideas about the version of me that Christ loves. It stemmed from a belief that God just wants to put us to good use. But there is a much deeper truth where real freedom lies. Links and Resources from this episode: Journey of Desire by John Eldredge Abba's Child by Brennan Manning Luke 1:28 (NIV) Ephesians 1:5,6 (KJV and NAS) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
What is it about hard seasons that leaves us feeling empty and aimless? Is it even possible to flourish all the time? What do we do about the pain of our particular calling? Let's explore these ideas in today's episode. Links and Resources from this episode: Article on Languishing Article on Dormancy Article on Acedia Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero Life Together in Christ by Ruth Haley Barton Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch Ecclesiastes 3 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
A couple of years into this journey into freedom and I was discovering I had more questions than answers. What is calling and how do we discover ours? Is calling something that we do or something that we are? Why is calling so difficult to live into? Let's explore these questions together. Links and Resources from this episode: A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer Ephesians 1:18, 19 (The Message) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
We have an Enemy and the Resistance is real, friend. Your gifts were given to bring light to the darkness and the darkness wants to shut you up. But maybe there is a gift hidden in the resistance if we pay attention. Links and Resources from this episode: Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer Curt Thompson at Grace College John 10:10 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
So far this podcast series has focused on two important questions that each person needs to answer to live into their place in God’s Kingdom: They are “Who am I?” and “What do I have to offer?” But there is one more question to be asked that is just as important as the first two. Listen in to find out. Links and Resources from this episode: Bread for the Journey by Henri Nouwen Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson Try Softer by Aundi Kolber John 15:5, 9 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
In part 1 of this episode, I dig deeper into the question "What do we need to receive?" and what do we do when what we need to receive simply is not offered to us? Most of us begin to tell ourselves stories to make sense of this gap and the result is a trail of unresolved painful feelings. I begin to share how this played out in my life as a woman in ministry. Links and Resources from this episode: Rising Strong by Brene Brown Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You by Jim Wilder Isaiah 43:18, 19 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
In part 2 of this episode I share more about my journey with wrestling with the stories I told myself as a woman in the church. I began to see that the hurt ran deep, but in a surprising turn of events, God began to write a new story. Links and Resources from this episode: Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch Healing America’s Wounds by John Dawson Genesis 1:27, 28 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
What happens when we fail at living freely - when we do the wrong thing or we find ourselves wrestling with patterns of fear or anxiety? In this episode, I share a moment from a few months ago, when the thought "If I were really free" hung heavy for me, and what is freeing me from this unhelpful way of thinking. Links and Resources from this episode: The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard John 8:9-11 (NIV) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
Capacity refers to the maximum amount something can hold. For many of us, our stories and our wounding have decreased our capacity for relationship, for love, for connection, for calling. So how do we change that? It's possible we don't know the answer because we have been asking the wrong question, friend. Let's see what happens when we shift our focus. Links and Resources from this episode: The Great Omission by Dallas Willard Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify
It's the age-old problem - our hearts just don't want to change, even when we try our best to make them change. A conversation with my son years ago opened my eyes to the depth of this struggle and it's been a journey of understanding how Jesus can help change my heart ever since. Links and Resources from this episode: Renovated by Dr. Jim Wilder Romans 7:24, 25 (The Message) Find me at Kaley Ehret on Facebook and Instagram. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify