Rhythms for Life

Have you ever felt the sting of burnout? Carey calls this a life-condition. In today's episode we are so grateful to learn from Carey Nieuwhof that there is a way to operate at your best without burning out. With insight into his own study and journey of discovery, Carey gives us highly sought out principles and insights into sustaining a healthy rhythm of productivity. Through management of our time, energy, and priorities, we can all take meaningful steps toward our work without compromising what truly matters. Join us for the Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN, November 18-19, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/ehretreatRebekah's new devotional A Surrendered Yes is now available for Pre-Order! Take Carey's Burnout Quiz and receive detailed results to your inbox.Want to hear more from Carey Nieuwhof? Check out his new book At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor.Ready to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Africa New Life is responding to the Covid-19 crisis in Rwanda, and we can help! Just fifteen dollars can provide two weeks’ worth of meals to sustain a family through this critical time. Click here to give the gift of food and hope! 

On our 100th episode, we could not discuss a more important topic. Have you dealt with any feelings of loneliness or confusion lately? As we sift through how to recover from our collective trauma experienced within the past year and a half, we are thankful to have Dr. Mark Mayfield join us today to offer practical guidance and hope. He reminds us that God has a design for human flourishing that we can choose for ourselves and for those we are close to. With insightful ways to intentionally connect with others, especially those within our home, and how to move forward after experiencing difficulty — this is the gracious and much needed conversation we've all been looking for. Take the QUIZ to discover if your healthiest YES is in your relationships, health, identity, future or dreams: https://rebekahlyons.com/quiz.Rebekah's new devotional A Surrendered Yes is now available for Pre-Order!Want to hear more from Dr. Mark Mayfield? Check out his new book The Path out of Loneliness: Fostering Connection to God, Ourselves, and One Another.Join us for the Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN, November 18-19, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/ehretreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Check out our new favorite family adventure app Happyly and redeem the access code: REBEKAH for a FREE one year premium membership available to RFL listeners! You can easily find trusted playgrounds, hiking/walking trails, stroller running routes, indoor activities, kid friendly eats and more. Let the adventures begin! Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who live out Galatians 6:2 by bearing one another’s burdens when a medical need arises. It’s a Biblical solution to health care, connecting members across the nation who share medical costs while praying for and encouraging one another. Learn more today. 

Our dear friend Jess Connolly joins us today to have one of the most profound and beautiful conversations about the body shame we all experience. With an approach that treats self-image as a far from superficial issue, Jess shares her own journey and invites us all into the practical steps of reclaiming what God has already named good. This is a conversation filled with truth spoken in  thoughtfulness and grace, we are deeply thankful and you will be too. Purchase Jess Connolly's new book Breaking Free From Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good.Rebekah's new devotional A Surrendered Yes is available for Pre-Order! Join us for the Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN, November 18-19, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/ehretreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Thank you to this week's sponsor! Many parents in Rwanda don’t know how they’ll feed their children from day to day. The recent resurgence of COVID-19 has caused jobs to disappear meaning parents lose their only source of income. However, you can be a part of providing relief and bringing consistent meals to the students and families who need them most. Visit Africa New Life and see how you can give nutrition, stability, and hope to those in need.

Who do you want to become? What kind of impact do you want to make? These are routine questions Kelli dives into with her professional athlete clients. On today's episode, Kelli goes through pieces of her story and her professional process with us. We talk about everything from her meetings with football players about destiny and mental health to what she does each morning to maintain her own wellbeing. This is a fascinating conversation you don't want to miss!Purchase Kelli Masters’ new book High-Impact Life: A Sports Agent’s Secrets to Finding and Fulfilling a Purpose You Can’t LoseJoin us for the Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN, November 18-19, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/ehretreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who live out Galatians 6:2 by bearing one another’s burdens when a medical need arises. It’s a Biblical solution to health care, connecting members across the nation who share medical costs while praying for and encouraging one another. Learn more today.

On this episode, Gabe and Rebekah wrap up the summer parenting series presented by Awana by sharing their own insights and stories of parenting with us. They discuss navigating the joys and hardships of their family dynamic and how it has shaped both them and their children. With refreshing counsel and humorous memories, this conversation is perfect for every parent to hear.Join us for the Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN, November 18-19, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/ehretreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Agape International Missions. AIM is doing whatever it takes to end sex trafficking because they believes every child is worth the rescue. You can become a part of the next rescue by joining The Village, AIM’s community of passionate monthly supporters who believe every child is worth fighting for.This summer season is presented to you by Awana. Simply knowing where to start with at home child discipleship can be the biggest hurdle. With Brite Families, you’ll know exactly where to begin to help your kids know God and His Word.

In this episode, Sarah Bragg creates a conversation for parents who are discovering all the ways they still need to grow. As a mother of two girls, Sarah shares her stories with us and encourages parents to embrace all that parenthood is while remembering who we truly are. Purchase Sarah Bragg’s book A Mother's Guide To Raising Herself  and check out her podcast Surviving Sarah.Join us for the Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN, November 18-19, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/ehretreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who live out Galatians 6:2 by bearing one another’s burdens when a medical need arises. It’s a Biblical solution to health care, connecting members across the nation who share medical costs while praying for and encouraging one another. Learn more today.This summer season is presented to you by Awana. Simply knowing where to start with at home child discipleship can be the biggest hurdle. With Brite Families, you’ll know exactly where to begin to help your kids know God and His Word.

Dave and Ann Wilson join us for our summer series on Parenting presented by Awana. Dave and Ann are founders of a multi-campus church, family coaches, and parents to three adult children. In this episode, they help parents to ditch expectations of perfection and embrace strategies to build a legacy that honors Christ and impacts the world. Purchase Dave and Ann Wilson's No Perfect Parents: Ditch Expectations, Embrace Reality, and Discover the One Secret That Will Change Your Parenting.Join us for the Rhythms Retreat at Lost Valley Ranch October 23-26, 2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/couplesretreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Agape International Missions. AIM is doing whatever it takes to end sex trafficking because they believes every child is worth the rescue. You can become a part of the next rescue by joining The Village, AIM’s community of passionate monthly supporters who believe every child is worth fighting for.This summer season is presented to you by Awana. Simply knowing where to start with at home child discipleship can be the biggest hurdle. With Brite Families, you’ll know exactly where to begin to help your kids know God and His Word.

Jodie Berndt joins us to share how to make the Bible a book of prayers that can powerfully influence your children's lives and how to pray specifically and expectantly for their faith, character, safety, relationships, and future. Join us for the Rhythms Retreat at Lost Valley Ranch October 23-26,2021. Learn more at rebekahlyons.com/couplesretreatPurchase Jodie Berndt’s Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens, Praying the Scriptures for Your Children and Praying the Scriptures for Your LifeReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who live out Galatians 6:2 by bearing one another’s burdens when a medical need arises. It’s a Biblical solution to health care, connecting members across the nation who share medical costs while praying for and encouraging one another. Learn more today.This summer season is presented to you by Awana. Simply knowing where to start with at home child discipleship can be the biggest hurdle. With Brite Families, you’ll know exactly where to begin to help your kids know God and His Word.

Former NFL player and Superbowl champion Ben Watson and his wife Kirsten, executive editor of MomLife Today, join Gabe and Rebekah for our summer series on Parenting presented by Awana. As parents to 7 kids, the Watsons know firsthand how to set expectations with kids. In this episode, they share practical tips for setting expectations with kids, making space to invest time into your marriage, and the rhythms that help their family continue to carry out the mission God has for their family. View all Fall Retreats: rebekahlyons.com/retreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who live out Galatians 6:2 by bearing one another’s burdens when a medical need arises. It’s a Biblical solution to health care, connecting members across the nation who share medical costs while praying for and encouraging one another. Learn more today.This summer season is presented to you by Awana. Simply knowing where to start with at home child discipleship can be the biggest hurdle. With Brite Families, you’ll know exactly where to begin to help your kids know God and His Word.

Michael W. Smith kicks off our summer series on parenting, presented by Awana. In this episode of the Rhythms for Life Podcast, we talk to Michael W. Smith, multi-platinum artist, celebrated songwriter, producer, best-selling author, and acclaimed actor, himself a father of five adult children and grandfather of sixteen. Michael calls upon his humble experiences of growing up in a small West Virginia town to share the lessons that his dad taught him.Join us this summer for topics like how to pray for your kids, important rhythms for parents, emotional health, and how to prioritize your kids and marriage.Join us this fall at one of our retreats: rebekahlyons.com/retreatReady to begin living in rhythm? Grab bestseller, Rhythms of Renewal, today!Discover your healthiest rhythm by taking Rebekah’s quiz.Agape International Missions. AIM is doing whatever it takes to end sex trafficking because they believes every child is worth the rescue. You can become a part of the next rescue by joining The Village, AIM’s community of passionate monthly supporters, who believe every child is worth fighting for.This summer season is presented to you by Awana. Simply knowing where to start with at home child discipleship can be the biggest hurdle. With Brite Families, you’ll know exactly where to begin to help your kids know God and His Word.