Episodes

  • Neighborhoods Reimagined: Meekness

    Neighborhoods Reimagined: Meekness
    May 28 2024
    Dr. Mike Austin, a professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University and a Bonhoeffer Senior Fellow at Hebrew College's Miller Center for Inter-religious Learning and Leadership joins us for a conversation on humility and meekness. Dr. Austin discusses his new book, "Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ," exploring the deep connections between humility, character, and the common good. In this conversation we dive into the third Beatitude, "blessed are the meek," and its overlap with humility, emphasizing the importance of humility in Christian life and community. Dr. Austin also addresses the fears of being perceived as weak or taken advantage of when practicing humility and offers insights on embracing our limitations and putting others' interests ahead of our own. Buy Mike Austin's book, Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ Order your copy of Neighborhoods Reimagined! 10ofThose FamilyLife Today Podcast CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    33 mins
  • Neighborhoods Reimagined: Mourning

    Neighborhoods Reimagined: Mourning
    May 21 2024
    In today's episode, we are joined by Shelly Mayer, who oversees the care ministry at our church, The Crossing. The care ministry encompasses over 15 teams and programs like Grief Share, Divorce Care, and support for those with chronic health issues. Shelly helps us think through how we can be there for our neighbors who are hurting and discusses the vital role of community in dealing with grief and how it helps combat the feelings of isolation and abandonment that often accompany significant loss. She also helps us make the connection between mourning over the broken places in our neighborhood and working to set those things right. Order your copy of Neighborhoods Reimagined! 10ofThose FamilyLife Today Podcast CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    45 mins
  • Neighborhoods Reimagined: Poor in Spirit

    Neighborhoods Reimagined: Poor in Spirit
    May 14 2024
    Today we're joined by the legendary Jane Armstrong, who has dedicated nearly five decades to guiding college students in their faith at Miami of Ohio. Known for her one-on-one discipleship meetings over Cokes at Bob Evans, Jane has profoundly impacted many, including Elizabeth, who was discipled by her for six years. Jane shares her insights on the Beatitude principle of dependence and being "poor in spirit," exploring how true maturity involves acknowledging our need for God in every aspect of life. From touching personal stories to practical advice on living a life of faith and dependence, you don't want to miss this episode with our dear friend, Jane. Order your copy of Neighborhoods Reimagined! 10ofThose FamilyLife Today Podcast CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    49 mins
  • Neighborhoods Reimagined: How The Beatitudes and Neighboring Go Together

    Neighborhoods Reimagined: How The Beatitudes and Neighboring Go Together
    May 7 2024
    Today we're going behind the scenes for our new book, Neighborhoods Reimagined: How the Beatitudes Inspire Our Call To Be Good Neighbors. We're talking about why we wrote the book in the first place and—SPOILER ALERT—we conclude that the way we live matters. Imagine if Jesus reset our neighboring default settings... what would change in our neighborhoods? What if, as believers, we offered pardons instead of posturing? What if, rather than numbing out with more me-time, we were satisfied by good works prepared for us at home? Through the Beatitudes, Jesus gives us the vision and pathway for neighborhood flourishing. Let's jump in!! Order your copy of Neighborhoods Reimagined!! 10ofThose FamilyLife Today Podcast Weekend to Remember Marriage Conferences CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    25 mins
  • How To Neighbor As a Family

    How To Neighbor As a Family
    Apr 30 2024
    Can kids engage in the mission of God? Today we've brought on four experts (OUR KIDS!!) to help us see how small acts of kindness (that even a child can do!) can be used by God to bring his kingdom to our neighborhoods. Annie (9), June (10), Pearl (12), and Ginger (14) share about their experiences in serving, praying, loving neighbors from different backgrounds and worldviews, and even engaging in spiritual conversations. It's not perfect—it's messy—but God is at work in our kids' lives and it's exciting to see them catch a vision for how God can use them in the place they call home. CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    53 mins
  • How To Practice Hospitality

    How To Practice Hospitality
    Apr 23 2024
    Since hospitality is both a posture and a practice, we’ve invited the founders of Hospitality Matters—Dave and Jennifer Collie—to help us flesh out what this important discipline looks like with our next-door neighbors. They encourage us in the “doing” of hospitality by challenging us to reflect more on our neighborly interactions and consider how God might want to replace our loneliness with connection. CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    31 mins
  • How To Neighbor From Scratch

    How To Neighbor From Scratch
    Apr 16 2024
    No sidewalks? No streetlights? No problem! Tune in as we chat with Ben and Amy, our neighboring ride-or-dies, who've overcome numerous obstacles in their efforts to get to know their neighbors. They share how they saw a group of next-door strangers become a tight-knit community, highlighting the significance of consistent touchpoints in relationship-building, the realities of neighboring fatigue, and how their neighbors rallied around them during their house fire. Be inspired by their ingenious strategy (business cards!) and their grace-based approach as they’re making adjustments based on their life stage and bandwidth. CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    35 mins
  • How To Start A Neighborhood Bible Study

    How To Start A Neighborhood Bible Study
    Apr 9 2024
    One way we can engage in God’s mission in our neighborhoods is to start a neighborhood Bible Study. So, today we have Jesslyn Adam with Neighbor Bible Study—NBS2GO—a ministry of Cru whose neighborhood Bible Studies have been translated into 50 languages. Jesslyn addresses our potential fears and hesitations by giving us practical How To’s and user-friendly plans which have been used by over 200,000 people on the YouVersion Bible app. Tune in and consider taking this step to help your neighbors read the Bible, maybe for the first time. Explore Neighbor Bible Studies (NBS2GO) Download NBS2GO plans through The YouVersion Bible app Called to Shine podcast Called to Shine insta CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Follow this link to share your neighboring stories with us or tell us your thoughts on today's episode.
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    38 mins