SL Podcast

Join us in the latest episode of the SL podcast as Brayden Brown, Courtney Crenshaw, Luke Crenshaw, and Jeffri Foster explore the intricate relationship between emotional and spiritual health. As we conclude the first half of season four, the team delves deeper into understanding emotions from a scriptural perspective. This episode tackles the challenges of regulating intense emotions and provides a framework for achieving emotional peace and unity with God. Through heartfelt discussions, the hosts share personal anecdotes and practical strategies for emotional regulation, emphasizing the role of community and spiritual practices. Whether you're grappling with overwhelming emotions or seeking the peace that transcends all understanding, this episode offers valuable insights and tools to foster emotional resilience and spiritual growth. Join us for a transformative journey towards emotional wholeness, empowered by faith and community.

Welcome to another episode of the SL Podcast, where our hosts dive deep into the intricate connection between our emotional and spiritual health and its manifestation in our physical bodies. Join Brayden, Luke, Courtney, and Jeffri as they explore how emotions influence our relationship with God and each other, how they affect us physically, and the importance of acknowledging and processing these feelings to attain holistic health. This episode delves into biblical examples, like David and Elijah, highlighting God's intentional design of our bodies and emotions. The team discusses Jesus's own emotional journey and physical experiences, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and embodying our emotions as part of our spiritual practice. Additionally, listen to personal stories from the hosts and their insights on recognizing physical manifestations of suppressed emotions, the dangers of disconnection, and the steps towards healing through therapy, community, and an embodied relationship with Jesus. 

In this episode of the SL Podcast, we embark on a deep dive into the intricate relationship between emotions and spirituality. Join Brayden Brown, Luke Crenshaw, Courtney Crenshaw, and Jeffri Foster, as they explore how emotional health is inseparably linked to spiritual maturity from a biblical worldview. The discussion anchors on the thought-provoking insights of Pete Scazzaro, who highlights the impossibility of being spiritually mature while emotionally immature. The episode delves into understanding emotions not as baggage to be suppressed, but as significant indicators of our heart's condition and catalysts for deeper intimacy with God. Through the poetry of the Psalms, we learn the importance of expressing sorrow and anger, even towards God, as a way to foster a real and vulnerable relationship with Him. Listeners are encouraged to see emotions as gauges that inform us about our inner state, prompting necessary conversations with God and others. The episode concludes with actionable practices such as writing one's own Psalm and meditating on the delight God takes in us.

Faithful...a word we often use in the Christian world but what does it actually mean? Join Courtney & Luke Crenshaw, and Gigi Plisga as they do a deep dive into the fifth way God describes himself, share personal stories, and reflect with one another on what this God is actually like.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

L-O-V-E! What is love? (baby don't hurt me) and what kind of love is God using to describe himself? Join Jeffri Foster, Brayden Brown and Emma Duininck as they do a deep dive into the fourth way God describes himself, share personal stories, and reflect with one another on what this God is actually like.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

What do we do with the anger of God? Is God an angry old man in the sky waiting to zap you with a lightning bolt or is anger even part of who God is? Join Luke Crenshaw, Brayden Brown and Tristan Williams as they do a deep dive into the third way God describes himself, share personal stories, and reflect with one another on what this God is actually like.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

Goodness gracious! How does it effect my life and heart that God is gracious? Join Luke Crenshaw, Jeffri Foster, Barrett Land, and Anna Claire Kristynik as they do a deep dive into the second word God uses to describe himself, share personal stories, and reflect with one another on what this God is actually like.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

What does it mean that Yahweh is "compassionate"? Join Brayden Brown, Luke Crenshaw, and special guests CJ Witten and Skylar Zingelmann as they do a deep dive into the first word God uses to describe himself, share personal stories, and reflect with one another on what this God is actually like.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

Brayden Brown, Jeffri Foster, and Luke Crenshaw introduce Season 3 of the podcast, talk about the context of what they will dive into, highlight some misconceptions, and share a final takeaway for each of our listeners.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

Wrapping up our discussions on the spiritual practices by taking on your questions based on this season! Everything from "Why does it feel like my prayers never get higher than the ceiling?" to "What is the best way to organize a journal?" Join Brayden Brown, Luke Crenshaw, and Jeffri Foster as they dive deep into your questions to finish up this season!   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

Journaling...just a diary to hold our secrets or a well of ever growing intimate relationship with God and self? Join Brayden Brown, Jeffri Foster, Luke Crenshaw, and special guest Sean Dougherty as they talk through what journaling even is, possible benefits, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Journaling today.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

How does confession bring healing? How could it ever be something I could tolerate let alone enjoy? Join Brayden Brown, Courtney Crenshaw, and special guests Ben Lane and Ava Riley as they talk through a biblical vision for what confession is, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Confession and Repentance today.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

What if worship is way more than singing songs on a Sunday morning? Join Brayden Brown, Jeffri Foster, Luke Crenshaw, and guest Lizzy Fouts as they talk through what a fuller vision of worship could look like, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Worship today.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

The second episode in our 2 part series on Scripture as a formation practice. Join Jeffri Foster, Luke Crenshaw, and guest Ewan Curtis as they talk through what meditation is, the value and methods for memorization, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Scripture today. For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife

The first episode in our 2 part series on Scripture as a formation practice. Join Brayden Brown, Courtney Crenshaw, and guest Quinlan Denney as they talk through what the Bible even is, a few different ways to engage with the Bible, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Scripture today.   For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife  

What benefit could there possibly be from deferring a desire for something good like food? Join Luke & Courtney Crenshaw, and guest Blake Werner as they talk through the purpose and power of fasting, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Fasting today.   Want to go deeper?  Check out these resources on Fasting from "Practicing the Way" -  https://www.practicingtheway.org/fasting For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife  

Could prayer be more than just speaking random words into the abyss or pious communication with a brick wall? Join Brayden Brown, Jeffri Foster, Luke Crenshaw, and guest Jackson Blanton as they talk through a more compelling framework for the beauty of prayer, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Prayer today.   Want to go deeper?  Check out these resources on Prayer from "Practicing the Way" -  https://www.practicingtheway.org/prayer For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife  

When was the last time you simply sat in the quiet with God? Join Brayden Brown, Luke & Courtney Crenshaw, and guest Alex House as they talk through what it means to practice Silence and Solitude, share personal experiences, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Solitude today.   Want to go deeper?  Check out these resources on Solitude from "Practicing the Way" -  https://www.practicingtheway.org/solitude For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife  

The first episode in our season exploring the practices on our journey into Formation. Join Brayden Brown, Courtney Crenshaw, and guest Ryan Liddell as they talk through a framework for understanding and practicing Sabbath, share personal experiences with the practice, and invite you to join in the ancient practice of Sabbath today.   Want to go deeper?  Check out these resources on Sabbath from "Practicing the Way" -  https://www.practicingtheway.org/sabbath For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife  

Brayden Brown, Jeffri Foster, and Luke & Courtney Crenshaw introduce Season 2 of the podcast, highlight some misconceptions and personal experiences with our topic, and share a final takeaway for each of our listeners.     For updates: Follow us on Instagram @lcsspirituallife