Soul Talks With Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

First thing in the morning Charlie meows for Kristi to cuddle him! He follows her around all day and purrs in her lap. But he’s scared of cleanings and needs a “severe mercy”! Bill and Kristi draw out lessons from their cat and the Bible on trusting God.

Do your emotions help or hinder your life and your relationships? Being vulnerable is different than dumping on people. Caring for people is different than rescuing them. Galatians 6:1-5 teaches these things.

Kristi talks with Bill about being a mother of three children, a daughter, and a therapist for people struggling in the mother relationship. She says, “Being a mother is the hardest and most rewarding thing I’ve done.” On these matters we all have gratitudes and griefs to express to God, our perfectly loving mother (Isaiah 66:10-13).

The Apostle John writes to us as “My little children.” In this spirit Bill and Kristi help you connect with the vulnerable child in you and in others. They share examples from their lives and their ministry to help you more fully trust in Jesus and grow up in the Father’s love. Kristi uses Psalm 131 to show you how to pray for yourself and others: “Jesus is Enough.”

Most of us don't like to wait. But in a time of praying Psalm 27 Kristi discovers that waiting is "wrapping herself around her loving Lord!" This is not a burden -- it's a delight! In this 20-minute soul talk she and Bill help you experience greater intimacy with God in your prayers for yourself and others. "I will see the goodness of the Lord... Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:13-14)

Officiating a wedding together for a ministry couple has Bill and Kristi reminiscing on life lessons they’ve learned from their spiritual mentors. In a 20-minute conversation they share wisdom for marriage and all relationships. They inspire you to shine your light and pass on the blessing of spiritual mentoring.

A. W. Tozer said there’s a solitary road that you walk as a Christian leader or giver of mercy. We yearn for a deeper intimacy with Jesus and to share this with others -- so much so that we'll do whatever it takes. Our secular culture opposes us and even many in the Church don’t understand us. But if we band together as soul friends it helps us to abide in Christ and bear great fruit!

Most Christian leaders say they don’t have a close friend. There’s a certain aloneness and feeling of being unappreciated that goes with being a pastor, pastors’ spouse, counselor, boss, or parent. You carry others’ burdens but who carries yours? Bill and Kristi feel the struggle — do you? Join our conversation to discover with us that the risen Christ meets us in lonely places and he enables us to love one another (Luke 5:16; John 15:12).

We invite you to join our 20-minute conversation on living by Christ’s cross and resurrection. Kristi shares that her sensitive heart absorbs the pain of others, including that of Christ on the cross. We explore how to trust the risen Christ with us in pain and difficulty. As the Bible says, “For the joy set before him Jesus endured the cross” (Hebrews 12:2).

Bill shares that despite an abundance of positive feedback in response to the recent launch of this Podcast he’s battled with releasing “imperfect” episodes of Soul Talks. Kristi shares about her issues with perfectionism in the home and in her appearance. Wanting to be ideal and in control are manifestations of anxiety that many men and women in ministry struggle with. Ephesians 2:8-10 shows us that receiving God’s grace means relying on his work to propel us toward excellence without being perfectionistic.