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Episode 010: Life After Death
When Maria Inskeep contacted me after our first episode came out offering to tell her story on the podcast, I became very anxious. “That would be amazing!” I thought, “But how do we talk about something so sad? How do I ask questions without being insensitive? How can we honor this without having an extremely Read more
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Monday Morning Reflections: Grace
Grace. The other day I was trying to make a left turn onto a busy road. A car stopped to give me space to merge. It was an undeserved gift. The driver did not have to offer me this space. It ensured they would get to their destination later than they would have otherwise. This Read more
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Monday Morning Reflections: Patience
Patience is notorious for being a difficult virtue to master. It is said that what is needed to attain patience is the opportunity to practice patience. However these opportunities for patience are also opportunities for impatience. If, as an impatient person, I find myself in a situation that requires me to wait longer than I Read more
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Episode 009: Small. Slow. Weird
“It’s not size where we find our strength… We don’t judge strength by the numbers, but by where we get our strength which is God the Father.” – John Withum Read more
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Monday Morning Reflections: Distraction
The world is filled with distractions. If I want to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control – then inevitably distractions will arise that make attaining such virtues seemingly impossible. It is my desire to become a person who radiates the aroma of Christ, Read more
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Monday Morning Reflections: Praying Curses
Jesus teaches us to pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” The psalms teach us to pray, “O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us! Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against Read more
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Hi! Our names are Andrew and Amanda Sinift. Andrew is a pastor in Washington State as part of the Church of the Nazarene. We felt like there were lots of resources and podcasts for large churches, but not necessarily for the small, local church – even though it makes up 80% of churches. We wanted to fill that gap so that other pastors know they are not alone in the struggles and oddities of ministry.
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