The Cartographers

Don’t you long for your life to feel seamless — not boxed into categories or feelings? This lovely conversation with the brilliant and kind Steven Garber is one step in the right direction.Join us as we talk about place, spiritual disciplines, family stories, and the invitation to live an integrated, whole life.LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS, GOOGLE PODCASTS and MEGAPHONE.FM or your favorite podcast-listening app. LINKSSteven’s most recent book, The Seamless Life (available on ebook now from Amazon and InterVarsity Press, and in paperback now from IVP (Amazon will catch up later).Steve’s book, Visions of VocationSimone Weil, “Reflections of the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God”Get your FREE PANDEMIC ANCHORING POINTS from Ashley here (including Holy Week at Home).Worksheet on vocationSHARE“When the day of the Lord comes, even the cooking pots will be called holy to the Lord.” Steven Garber on vocation and a seamless life on #findingholypodcastThe task of the Christian student is to learn to pay attention. Steven Garber on #findingholypodcast“We live off of our eschatological commitments whatever they are.” Steven Garber and @aahales on #findingholypodcast“To see the questions behind my work, was my father’s prayer each day.” Steven Garber on #findingholypodcastWe need to hold together more honestly and truthfully what we believe to be true about the future and how we live today. Steven Garber on the #findingholypodcast with @aahales.We’re feeling the curse of anonymity. It’s not a good thing for the human heart to be unknown. Steven Garber on #findingholypodcastONE SMALL STEPTake a sheet of paper and make a cross in it with four sections: work, rest, play and worship. Free associate. What do you love? What elements in each speak to you? Write them down. You can make it easy by downloading and printing a sheet right here (aahales.com/podcast-notes/stevengarber).Then circle the words or phrases that continually crop up. You’ll find a few answers to how God’s made you and how you can even find some solace during this pandemic.SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’d love it if you could subscribe to the Finding Holy Podcast and tell your friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Fabrycky and I talk about how people belong to people and places, about our choices for the good of community, acedia, and what Bonhoeffer has to teach us today.Laura M. Fabrycky is a American writer and poet, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. She is the author, most recently, of Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Fortress Press, 2020), a historically grounded memoir of her experience as a volunteer guide at the Bonhoeffer-Haus during her family's diplomatic assignment to Berlin, Germany. She focuses on questions of political theology and the moral imagination in cultivating the common good. LINKSLaura’s book, Keys to Bonhoeffer Haus: https://amzn.to/2UAFwRP, or at ChristianBook.com: shorturl.at/xFVX8Laura’s websiteAcedia & Me by Kathleen NorrisANCHORING POINTS IN A PANDEMIC, a free resource from Ashley HalesSHAREWe see him as more than a hero, we see him as a human being.What I have to do is figure out dinner. There are aspects of Bonhoeffer but they have to be expressed in my own life. It might look very small.What are the stories I’ve inherited as an American? Listen in to @lmfabrycky on #findingholypodcastHow do ordinary rhythms of life matter to my neighbor? @lmfabrycky on @aahales’ #findngholypodcastThe safety of my children is intricately entertwined with others’ safety. @lmfabrycky #findingholypodcastONE SMALL STEPLaura offers us so many thoughtful starting places that are particularly helpful right now during a pandemic. Each day, take this question with you: What’s the small choice to choose to engage instead of choosing to withdraw?Pray through your key chain as your places of responsibility. Pray about the stories that are represented there.SUBSCRIBE + SHAREEach time you share or subscribe more people find life-giving conversations. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Share and you could win a copy of Laura’s book! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for this special bonus episode with Karla Reed, a style influencer on Instagram and a Christian. We're not economists (at all!) but we talk about all the confusion about how to think about our spending during the current pandemic. Do we support local businesses? Do we go on a spending freeze? How do we use our money in wise and generous ways when the future is uncertain? Listen in to Karla’s pathways towards generosity and her own rooting practices.Karla Reed uses Instagram to educate women on sustainable fashion, help women be creative with what they wear, and feel less alone. She's the mother of 3, wife to Jason, and lives in southern California. You can follow her on Instagram at @KarlaReed.LISTEN IN ON APPLE PODCASTS OR MEGAPHONE.FM.LINKSFollow Karla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karlareed/FIND YOUR ANCHORING POINTS IN A PANDEMIC (a resource) from Ashley HalesAshley's book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs, available in ebook for $3.99 or in paperback and audio: https://amzn.to/3bylOfjSHAREWhat do you do when your livelihood depends on other people shopping? Join us on the #findingholypodcastHow do we think about our spending or our lack of spending with the economy has grinded to a halt?What practices enable you to be generous even when it looks like resources are scarce? Join us for a bonus episode with Instagram influencer, Karla ReedHow might we practice creativity and generosity during a pandemic? Join us for a bonus episode with Karla Reed on #findingholypodcastONE SMALL STEPPray through your budget. We're all experiencing this pandemic differently. Some have been let go, others are in stable positions, others are largely dependent on others for their income. If all of our resources are gifts from God, then we need to not act as if they are ours to control. Pray through your budget. Consider where you can cut back to be increasingly generous.Give and receive. We can easily default to hoarding -- either to hoard our excess in times of plenty or hoard our small resources in times of scarcity. Pray about how you might give -- money to a struggling friend, an extra roll of toilet paper, supporting local or small businesses, etc -- and then actually do it. Pray as you give, placing your trust in a good God. Also, receive the gifts of God's provision, too and practice gratitude.SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE!The Finding Holy podcast is still new and we'd love more people to be involved in conversations. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and let me know on social media at @aahales (on IG and Twitter) and you'll be entered to win a book!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for a special series in the month of March on Lenten practices with Lore Ferguson Wilbert. This week, we’re all in need of hope. Join us.Lore is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of Handle with Care. She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site, Sayable.net. You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and too many books to read in one lifetime.Listen at Megaphone.fm here, on Apple Podcasts here or on Google Podcasts, here.Win a copy of Lore’s book! Contact me on social media at @aahales!LINKSLore’s website: Sayable.netLore’s book: Handle with Care https://amzn.to/32PrMFzAshley book on sale for $3.99 on Kindle this week! https://amzn.to/2UqTKUqFREE PANDEMIC INFOGRAPHIC for rooted practices in the midst of a pandemicSHAREWe live in this already-not yet life. We have hope as we meet with Christians on Sundays. They’re all echoes of one another. @lorewilbert @aaahales #findingholypodcastWe forget who we are. The Sabbath gives us a taste of God’s goodness. @lorewilbert @aahales #findingholypodcastHope — like grief and sadness — can’t be borne alone. @aahales @lorewilbertIt’s easier to be known for anger and self-righteousness than hope and peace. @lorewilbert @aahales #findingholypodcastDo the small things and that God is not wasted in small things. @lorewilbert @aahales #findingholypodcastYOUR ONE SMALL STEPChoose something small that is your stake in the ground that you are choosing hope. Think about drinking your 8 glasses water, taking a walk, or memorizing a portion of scripture. Take one small step. Check it off. Watch for God’s faithfulness.SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.We’ll be giving away a copy of Lore’s book, so if you’re a new subscriber, contact me @aahales on social media to let me know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Lore Ferguson Wilbert and I take a break and talk about finding anchoring points during COVID_19.Lore is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of Handle with Care. She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site, Sayable.net. You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and too many books to read in one lifetime.LINKSLore’s website: Sayable.netLore’s book: Handle with Care https://amzn.to/32PrMFzAshley book on sale for $3.99 on Kindle this week! https://amzn.to/2UqTKUqSHAREThe Lord will keep you. The boundary lines show us our limitations. @lorewilbert @aaahales #findingholypodcastWe share some anchoring points during this global pandemic on #findingholypodcast with @aahales and @lorewilbertHow scripture, prayer, lists and apps are helping us during #covid_19. #findingholypodcast with @aahales + @lorewilbertConsider ways you can be creative loving others during the pandemic. A roll of toilet paper, a note, an offer to pray. @aahales @lorewilbertYOUR ONE SMALL STEPPractice a breath prayer: Breathe in. “The Lord keeps me.” Breathe out. “in his perfect peace.”Choose one of the anchoring points we mention — drinking water, praying throughout your day, keeping a list — and let us know how it goes.SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.We’ll be giving away a copy of Lore’s book, so if you’re a new subscriber, contact me @aahales on social media to let me know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for a special series in the month of March on Lenten practices with Lore Ferguson Wilbert — this week’s is on rhythms of fasting and feasting.Lore is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of Handle With Care. She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site, Sayable.net. You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and too many books to read in one lifetime.LINKSLore’s website: Sayable.netLore’s book: Handle with Care https://amzn.to/32PrMFzAshley book on sale for $3.99 on Kindle this week! https://amzn.to/3aIBLPuMentioned: Tish Harrison Warren, “Why I Fell in Love with the Season of Advent, NYTBabette’s Feast Ashley’s article on Lent mentioned from inTouch Magazine, “Across the Threshold”SHAREGod had the full feast for his kids and one thing he asked them to deny themselves. @lorewilbert @aahales #findingholypodcastWe are fasting from the wrong things and with the wrong eye. @lorewilbert @aahales #findingholypodcastSeasons of anxiety and what you go to for ultimate comfort on #findingholypodcast with @lorewilbert and @aahalesAn encouragement to watch our language of “bad” and “good” during Lent. Listen in with @lorewilbert and @aahales on #findingholypodcastWe aren’t made clean based on what we do or do not eat. @lorewilbert @aahales #findingholypodcastYOUR ONE SMALL STEPPick one thing to fast from this week and one thing to feast towards this week. Maybe it’s checking your email, or eating certain foods, or reading everything you can online that you know will just provoke your anxiety. And choose the best possible thing to feast!SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.We’ll be giving away a copy of Lore’s book, so if you’re a new subscriber, contact me @aahales on social media to let me know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church has historically practiced Lent as a period of preparation for Easter. What does it have to do with our bodies? Why does this matter to our spiritual lives?Join me and Lore Ferguson Wilbert for a special four-week series on Lent.Lore Ferguson Wilbert is a writer, thinker, learner, and author of Handle With Care. She writes for She Reads Truth, Christianity Today, Lifeway, and more, as well as her own site, Sayable.net. You can find her on social media @lorewilbert. She has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and too many books to read in one lifetime.LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast.LINKSLore’s website: Sayable.netLore’s book: Handle with Care https://amzn.to/32PrMFzAshley’s article mentioned from inTouch Magazine, “Across the Threshold”SHAREHow do our bodies matter to the life of faith and to Lent particularly? Join @lorewilbert and @aahales on the #findingholypodcastJesus sees women in their wholeness and we don’t experience that today often as women because we’re trying to fit into a man’s world. @lorewilbert on #findingholypodcastDenying is important and caring is important. On bodies this #Lent with @lorewilbert on #findingholypodcastThe reward for giving up a chocolate bar might not be a chocolate bar. The reward is God himself. @lorewilbert on #lent and #bodies for #findingholypodcastONE SMALL STEPPractice caring for your body this week. Maybe you notice how you feel after a walk, or you enjoy a bath, or have tasty food and a glass of water. If we’re choosing to deny our bodies, we can also choose to care for them properly and honoring God through them.For me, I’m taking daily walks and actually stretching after them! What about you?Let me know how it goes — tag me on social media at @aahales or #findingholypodcast. I’d love to hear!SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does it look like to build a sustainable life as a mother? I talk with Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler for more.Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler are in the trenches of motherhood, right alongside their readers. With a combination of accessibility, relatability, and solid Biblical knowledge, Emily and Laura have a knack for simplifying complex Biblical truths, revealing how they relate and apply to everyday life. As the co-founders of the Risen Motherhood ministry, and co-hosts of the chart-topping podcast, God has consistently and powerfully used the voices of these two moms as a vehicle to captivate women around the world with the gospel. As sister-in-laws, Emily and Laura both live in central Iowa with their families.LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast.LINKSRisen Motherhood website and podcastEmily and Laura’s book: Risen Motherhood: https://amzn.to/2I0ClvIResources mentioned:David Powlison’s book, How Does Sanctification Work? Valley of Vision Prayer Book: https://amzn.to/2vmR5T5Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss: https://amzn.to/32wT7fjValmarie Journal: http://www.valmariepaper.com/about/journal/Give Me Jesus Journal by Well-Watered Women: https://shop.wellwateredwomen.com/products/give-me-jesus-journal-2SHAREWIN A COPY of RISEN MOTHERHOOD! Subscribe to the Finding Holy Podcast. Contact @aahales on social media and you could win! #findingholypodcast How can we know if we’re a good mom? @Risenmotherhood’s @laurawifler and @emily__jensen on #motherhood and the #gospel on @aahales’ #findingholypodcastHow do we remain faithful to God in our ministry (in and outside the home)? What’s the scaffolding of a life? @risenmotherhoodWouldn’t it be horrible if you became famous for gospel-centered motherhood and your own family didn’t see that in you? Real life with @risenmotherhood @emily__jensen and @laurawifler“I don’t know what’s big and what’s small and my job is just to be faithful.” @emily__jensen @laurawifler @risenmotherhoodHow do we live a quiet life? is still a question we ask. @risenmotherhood on #findingholypodcastGood questions for your closest relationships in your busy seasons @risenmotherhood @emily__jensen @laurawiflerWhat a gift it is to create a safe space for our children to work through hard things — to learn how to fail and how to trust God. @risenmotherhoodONE SMALL STEPSet a timer to read your bible every day for Lent. 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 30… whatever it is try out a new habit.Also, consider using your imagination as you read. Maybe you imagine yourself into one of the stories of healing in one of the Gospels. Where do you need healing? How is God meeting you?Let me know how it goes — tag me on social media at @aahales or #findingholypodcast. I’d love to hear!SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.Stay tuned for a special series for Lent with Lore Ferguson Wilbert during the month of March!If you’re a new subscriber and want to win a copy of Risen Motherhood, subscribe and email me at findingholypodcast@gmail.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listen in to a conversation about overwhelm and how to order a life that really matters. My guest today is Justin Whitmel Earley, author of the book The Common Rule, a CT Book Award Winner. It’s 40% at IVP this week here!Justin Whitmel Earley graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in English Literature before spending four years in Shanghai, China, teaching and writing. He got his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and he now practices business law, writes and speaks in Richmond, Virginia. He is married to Lauren and has four sons – Whit, Asher, Coulter and Shep. InterVarsity Press published his book on formational habits, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction. You can learn more about cultivating a formational set of habits at www.thecommonrule.org and more about his law practice at www.earleylegalgroup.com.LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast.LINKSJustin’s book, The Common Rule: https://amzn.to/2v2TYIzJustin’s website: www.thecommonrule.orgTwitter: @thecommonruleInstagram: @justinwhitmelearleySHARE“The architecture of my life was just like everyone else’s. Which worked until I collapsed.” @thecommonrule“What was a game changer was putting some habits and limitations around my schedule.” @thecommonrule“We like quick fixes instead of small changes. We ask pastors and doctors for a principle or a pill.” @thecommonruleWe ask our phones (rather than God): “who do I need to become today?” not just “what I need to do today?” @thecommonrule“You are free when you are free to do what you’re made to do. Pick the master whose yoke is light.” @thecommonruleWe’re going to bow our knee to something. Personal choice at every moment leads to decision fatigue. @thecommonruleONE SMALL STEPFlip the order of your morning — like Justin talks about “scripture before phone” as a habit that has a big impact.This week, I’ll invite you into kneeling prayer at noon. Read a Psalm and kneel at lunchtime to humble yourself before God — to take the limits he gives as good gifts.SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.RATE and REVIEW this podcast and send me an email to win a copy of Justin’s book! findingholypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When we realize we’ve been sucked into comparison, what do we do? When the “you’re perfect” line or the 5 steps to stop comparing” doesn’t cut it, how do we grow?Richella J. Parham is the author of Mythical Me: Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison (InterVarsity Press) and A Spiritual Formation Primer (Renovaré). She has blogged for over a decade at ImpartingGrace.com. Richella serves as a member of the Ministry Team and as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Renovaré, a Christian spiritual formation ministry. She also serves as Worship Coordinator for The Gathering Church of Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina, and is a member of Redbud Writers Guild. The mother of three young adult sons, Richella lives in Durham with her husband, Jack.For Finding Holy Listeners!! WIN a copy of Mythical Me! Just rate and review Finding Holy HERE on Apple Podcasts and then email me at findingholypodcast@gmail.com to let me know!LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast.LINKSWIN A COPY OF MYTHICAL ME! Just rate and review Finding Holy HERE on Apple Podcasts and then to let me know by emailing findingholypodcast@gmail.com!Richella’s website: www.richellajparham.com/ and blog: https://www.impartinggrace.com/Richella’s book, Mythical Me: https://amzn.to/2SzNoBaRichella’s book, A Spiritual Formation Primer: https://amzn.to/2OGg4HtSHAREComparison has been a life-long struggle for me. @richellaparham on #findingholypodcastEnter to win a copy of @richellaparham’s @ivpress winning book, #MythicalMe from @aahales #findingholypodcast“Love and acceptance is an irreducible human need. We’re looking for the knowledge that we’re acceptable. One of the ways we look for that is noticing those around us who appear to be loved and accepted.” @richellaparham on #findingholypodcast“With the advent of social media, the problem of comparison has gone viral.” @richellaparham on #findingholypodcast“We need a habit to replace the habits of comparison. @richellaparham on #findingholypodcast on comparisonONE SMALL STEPUse a timer for your use of social media use to begin to awaken yourself to your habits and where you’re looking for comfort and meaning. Share it with us at @aahales on social media or using the #findingholypodcast hashtag.Pray the Lord’s Prayer before your feet touch the floor in the morning. Use your actual spaces — like Richella did when she felt pulled to compare (your bathroom, your kitchen, your office desk) and ask God’s will be done in those places.Don’t forget to enter to WIN a free copy of Richella’s book!SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices