The Love Offering

Today’s episode is all about why we love and what hinders us from loving well. Somer Colbert’s Ahavah In Our Hearts ministry focuses on showing love through an intentional mindset and choices each and every day, to serve rather than be served, and to love even when it’s hard. We chat about love in our marriages, as mothers, in our churches, and in our workplaces. Join us to be encouraged and equipped to keep loving right where you are. This week’s love offering is to “Look around and ask the Lord to give you eyes to see the harvest around you, be willing, and have the courage to act accordingly.”Books mentioned:Birth Order by Dr. Kevin LemanThe Powerful Purpose Of Introverts Holley GerthGrowing Slow by Jennifer Dukes LeeThe Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary ChapmanSerman mentioned:Enneagram Series by Sandals church Matt BrownConnect with Somer:https://somercolbert.com/Support the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Olive Us ministry leader Rachael Wade is on the show today encouraging us to lean into our in-process stories. We chat about the value of remembering the goodness & faithfulness of God, practicing presence, and growing in the midst of tough seasons. Join us in the place of already and not there yet. We pray through this conversation we realize that when we are connected to one another and connected to the Source, we can survive and flourish no matter what comes our way.Mentioned:Jenn Jett Barrett & Camp Well:http://jennjett.com/ & https://thewellsummit.com/Scotti Beth Lawson's Digital 25 Day Devotional "Esther's Arising" for Mothers and Daughters: https://bit.ly/3yGmX0CBooks Mentioned:Ann Voskamp 1000 GiftsConnect with Rachael:https://www.rachaelrwade.comhttps://instagram.com/rachwadeConnect with Olive Us.https://www.oliveus.nethttps://instagram.com/oliveus_togetherSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Parenting is hard. It’s not just the routines, schedules, discipline, and heart aches. It’s also about hard conversations. As parents we are scared of getting it wrong and don’t know where to begin. Kristin Scroggins and her husband Jimmy have been married for 25 years, have 8 children, and lead a church together. Together they wrote Full Circle Parenting which is a guide for crucial conversations. Join us as she shares her wisdom on marriage, sexuality, divorce, bitterness, forgiveness, restoration, technology, substance abuse, friendship, money, materialism, and generosity. We pray as after tuning in you are better equipped as a parent to have deeper conversations with your child.“God stays in the game with us and we as mothers need to stay in the game with our children as well.”Connect with Kristin:https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/contributors/kristin-scroggins/https://instagram.com/jimmyandkristinscrogginsSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Misty Phillip has lived through many difficult seasons of life where all she could do was look to God and His Word for hope. There she found biblical solutions and scriptural promises that helped her to overcome. In today's episode she shares her experience encouraging us to seek Jesus, study His Word, and grow in grace. We pray that after this episode you realize that though the struggle is real, so is God. “Before we can be love offerings, we have to be in the Word first. Then we can go and do.” “God gives us opportunities all the time to serve and love our neighbors and family.” Connect with Misty:@mistyphilliphttps://mistyphillip.comSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Considering all that is going on in the world, we can easily become fearful. When life feels like it is out of control, we can feel powerless. But this simply isn’t true. Margaret Feinberg is on the show sharing how to combat these lies with God’s truth through her book More Power to You. Join us today as we chat about daily power declarations to break free from fear and take back our life. “To be love offerings we have to stop being people pleasers because then we are signing up for responsibilities that are not ours. We need to draw healthy boundaries and make space in our calendar so that we can listen to the Holy Spirit and respond to those promptings.”Connect with Margaret:https://margaretfeinberg.comSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

If you are a Christian fiction reader, you have probably read the work of Karen Kingsbury. She is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author and she on the show today sharing her own life story as a journalist, novelist, wife, mother, and philanthropist. Hearing her story and having an inside peek into her career as a writer was so faith-building. If I admired her before, I admire her even more now after having this conversation. Friend, you too have a beautiful story God is writing for your life. We pray you recognize His hand, trust His plan, and live on mission for Him. You don't want to miss being a part of His life-changing story. “This week's love offering is to live your life on mission. What we do on earth matters for all of eternity. We love God and love people. Your life will intersect with someone’s today by a divine plan of God. Use that moment and don't lose it.”Connect with Karen:https://www.karenkingsbury.comhttps://www.youwereseen.comhttps://instagram.com/karenkingsburySupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Do you worry that you're messing up your kids? Do you get stressed when you think about their futures? New York Times bestselling author Crystal Paine knows how you feel. A mom of four, Crystal has struggled with anxiety over parenting. She wanted to parent with grace, instead of a system of rules where kids are expected to do all the right things. She wanted to be a safe place for her children, and she definitely didn't want to be remembered as the sort of mom who yelled, wounded her kids with words, or worse, cared more about her reputation than her kids' hearts. In this episode, Crystal shares the life-changing lessons that God has been teaching her about raising kids with love and grace. In this episode we discuss:▫️The root of why we often feel so frustrated and irritated with our kids ▫️How to keep going when you want to give up ▫️How to stop parenting for your own approval and reputation▫️The four most important choices you can make as a parent▫️Help you get your kids to talk to youAt a time when parenting is more complicated than ever, this is the message that will bring you freedom, hope, and healing.This week’s love offering is to “let God’s love pour through us to other people. I don’t have anything to give unless I’m filling myself up with Him.”“Cram so much truth in that there is no space for lies. Then when someone bumps into you, God’s love spills out.”Connect with Crystal:https://moneysavingmom.comSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today’s conversation is about doubt and hopelessness based on Nicki Koziarz’s book Flooded: The 5 Best Decisions to Make When Life Is Hard and Doubt Is Rising. We pray through this episode you find biblical hope, quiet the fear, and discover peace in between the problem and the promise. “This week’s love offering is to listen and don’t try to sugarcoat their doubt.”Connect with Nicki:https://nickikoziarz.comSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

So much goes on inside our hearts, doesn’t it? Today’s conversation is all about transforming our inner lives to then change how we act outwardly. Today we are chatting about our identity, approval, affirmation, worth, and value. Alexandra Hoover is sharing about the insecurities she has battled, how she is learning to overcome, and how you can too. Topics of conversation: ▫️Being not enough and too much▫️Learning to be rather than do▫️Living from love and not for it▫️Moving from bondage to freedom▫️How changing the world happens through the mundane ▫️Trusting that God will use our little as we willingly offer it to Him▫️Reconciling the hard things of life with God’s love ▫️Creating a positive identity of the inherent Godly worth and value for our childrenThis week’s love offering is to ask God what He has asked you to steward. Ask Him to reveal how He is doing much with your little.”Connect with Alexandra:https://www.alexandravhoover.comSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Many women live with anticipation—but also great anxiety—about what the future may bring. So they work hard to stay one step ahead of their worst-case scenarios. While they’re focused on arranging a secure tomorrow, their fear strangles the peace, joy, and purpose from today. With the Proverbs 31 woman as a guide, Katy McCown is on the show chatting about her Bible Study titled She Smiles without Fear. Join us to discover how to find security in God’s plans and confidence in His control.This week’s love offering is to be more intentional about praying for others. “Even if we look like we all have it all together on the outside we are all struggling on the inside.”Connect with Katy:Katy McCown - Helping you live on purpose for God's purposesSupport the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.