The Gathering Place, a Podcast from Blessed is She

Abide in His Love: Gospel of John, Part IIIn John’s Gospel, we encounter seekers like Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman—people who came to Jesus with doubts, curiosity, and honest questions. This week, we’ll explore John 4-6 and what it means to bring our questions to Christ and how He meets us with truth, patience, and love.Join us next Tuesday at 1pm ET on ⁠YouTube⁠ for Part III!

The world feels heavy right now. There is heartache and pain and suffering, and, with that, a renewed searching. There is a people searching for answers, for clarity, for truth, for hope.People are hungry. They're hungry for hope. They're hungry to believe. They're hungry for a life worth living for. They're hungry for a love worth dying for.They may not know it yet, but they're hungry for Jesus.And it's our time to tell the world about Him. It's our time to reignite the missionary heart that is within each one of us by way of His Holy Spirit. It's our time to set the world on fire with the love of Jesus, the truth of His life, death, and resurrection, the power of a love that poured out to save the world from death forever.Not all of us are called to be missionaries in foreign countries or to speak from stages (although thanks be to God for the ones who are), but all of us can bring the love of Jesus to the people right in front of us. At the grocery store. At school pickup. Around the dinner table. Online. At work. Right where we are.

Abide in His Love: Gospel of John, Part IFrom water turned into wine to lives completely transformed, the Gospel of John reminds us that Jesus still works miracles. In this first session discussing John 1-3, we’ll reflect on how Christ reveals His glory through signs and wonders, both in Scripture and in our own lives today. Come ready to notice the miraculous ways God is moving.Join us every Tuesday at 1pm ET on our YouTube channel for the next 6 weeks for a virtual Bible study on the Gospel of John using our newest Scripture Study: Abide In His Love.

We’re beginning a brand new journey together through the Gospel of John! This introduction session will set the stage for our time of study and prayer using Abide in His Love, Blessed is She’s meditation on John. Together with Jenna and Steph, we’ll discover what it really means to “abide” in Jesus; remaining with Him in the ordinary and the extraordinary, in joy and in struggle. Come ready to open your heart to Scripture, grow in friendship with Christ, and walk alongside sisters who are seeking the same. Join us every Tuesday at 1pm ET for The Weekly Visit on the BIS Member Community!

When you're weary and worn, when prayer feels like a chore and rest seems out of reach, Jesus sees you. Join Jenna and Beth for an honest, grace-filled visit about burnout, surrender, and letting Jesus be your strength when you have none left. Let this be your invitation to exhale.If you're running on empty—physically, emotionally, or spiritually—you’re not the only one. Where are you feeling the weight most heavily right now? Let’s lay it down together at the feet of Jesus.Join us every Tuesday at 1pm ET for The Weekly Visit in the BIS Member Community!

Fear can paralyze us or push us into striving and control. This week, Beth and Steph invite you into a conversation about fear and faith, reminding us that we don’t face the unknown alone. Jesus is trustworthy. He’s with you. Let’s lean into that truth together.What’s making your heart race lately? Is there something you’re fearing, dreading, or unsure about? Let Jesus be your peace.Join us every Tuesday at 1pm ET in the BIS Member Community for The Weekly Visit!

Loneliness doesn’t always look like isolation. Sometimes it sneaks in even when we’re surrounded by others. Beth and Steph will talk about how Jesus meets us in those quiet, aching spaces and how His presence can transform our solitude into sacred stillness. Have you been feeling a little lonely lately...emotionally, spiritually, or physically? You’re not alone here! Share a time when Jesus met you in your loneliness (or let us pray with you for Him to show up now). Come and be encouraged. Join us every Tuesday at 1 pm ET on the BIS Member Community for The Weekly Visit!

Life can feel heavy. Whether you're facing something big or just the build-up of everyday burdens. In this week's live, Jenna and Steph open up about what it means to bring our struggles to Jesus and actually let Him in. Come be reminded that you're not meant to carry it all alone.What are you struggling with right now—big or small? Tell Him everything - Jesus sees it all. He is near.Join us LIVE every Tuesday at 1pm ET on the BIS Member Community for The Weekly Visit.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were siblings, each with their own personality, their own way of loving Jesus, and likely their own tensions. And yet, Jesus called them His friends. In this final session of the series, we’ll reflect on what it means to embrace the differences among us and to stay in relationship even when things get complicated.  Sisterhood isn’t about agreeing on everything, it’s about choosing to see Christ in the other, again and again.Have you ever felt tension in your friendships or struggled to connect with someone who’s just different? How can we honor the dignity of someone we find difficult to understand?Join the convo at the Weekly Visit every Tuesday at 1pm ET in the BIS Member Community!

Friendship is beautiful—but it’s also messy. Feelings get hurt. Expectations go unmet. We misunderstand each other. But as we’ll reflect on the life of Mary Magdalene—a woman who experienced both profound mercy and fierce loyalty—we’ll consider how grace and forgiveness can be the bridge that keeps us connected even in conflict. This is where real sisterhood grows: not in perfection, but in love that chooses to stay.Is there a friendship in your life that feels strained, broken, or uncertain? Is there someone you need to extend grace to—or someone you need to ask forgiveness from?Join us every Tuesday at 1 pm ET for The Weekly Visit on the BIS Member Community!