Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot - the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Today, on the last episode of this series, I’m going to talk about how God might be inviting each of us to start a new story in our lives. Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot - the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Today, on the fifth episode of this series, I’m going to talk about the wise men and how they sought out a new story and then embraced and protected it for all of us. S...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot - the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Today, on the fourth episode of this series, I’m going to talk about the shepherds and their amazing invitation to start a new story. Scripture Reference: Luke 2:8-20&...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot - the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Today, on the third episode of this special Advent series, I’m going to talk about Mary and Joseph and their courageous willingness to trust God with their new story. ...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot - the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Today’s episode is the second in this special Advent series. If you missed the first episode, I hope will go back and listen to it first. Scripture Reference: Luke 1: ...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. After taking some time off, I’m excited to come back with a special series for Advent. I’m going to be sharing an Advent study that I wrote called Start a New Story: Retellin...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about how we are so much stronger in community than on our own. Scripture References: Philippians 1:27 (NLT)Philippians 2:2 ...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about what we should wear and why it matters. Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-17 (NLT) Click here to sign-up...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I hope to encourage you with message of hope for facing times of trouble in your life or in the world. Scripture Reference: John 16:33 (NLT)&...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about how we can protect ourselves spiritually. Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:8 (NLT) Click here to sign-up for m...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about living a life of joy that overflows onto others. Scripture Reference: Galatians 5:22 (NLT) Quote: "Joy does not simply ...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On this episode, I’m going to talk about worshipping creatively and with an open heart. Scripture Reference: Psalm 100 (NLT)Click here to sign-up for my email newsletter. Web...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been focusing on creativity. First, I shared some ideas about what it means to be created in God’s image to be creative. Next,...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On this episode, I’m going to talk about how we can live our lives creatively. Quotes: “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~Henry David Thoreau...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On this episode, I’m going to talk about our Creator and the creative nature He gave to each of us. Scripture Reference: Genesis 1:27 NLTGenesis 2:19-20a NLT Click here ...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. Easter Sunday has come and gone, but the season of Easter has not. In the church, we call this season Eastertide. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about find...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On this episode, I’m going to talk about how important it is for each of us to be the church in the world. Scripture Reference: Acts 6:2-4 Ephesians 4:11-14 Click ...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about fear and the assurance we have from God that He is always with us. Scripture Reference: Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)Joshua 1:9 (NIV)&n...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about the story of the widow’s mite and how I saw the story lived out in modern life. Scripture Reference: Luke 21:1-4 (NLT)2 Cori...
Welcome to The Thoughtful Spot: the podcast for women, wherever they are on their Christian journey, who are thoughtfully seeking God’s transforming power, who are striving to live as Christ wants them to everyday, and who want other Christian women to walk with them through life. I’m your host Terri Hester. On today’s episode, I’m going to talk about living our lives differently than the way the world would have us live. If you have never read the book of Esther, I highly recomme...