Dwell Differently

When it comes to control, we often tend to fell like we have it all under control or like everything is spinning out of control. Our verse this month tells us neither is true. Jesus is the one who is in control. On todays episode our guest, Joanna Kimbrel, shares just how easy it is for us to live under the illusion of our self control, asking Natalie if she's been reading her journal. And she also shares specific times when she felt like everything feels out of control. Joanna tells us why we would want to give Jesus the reigns of our lives and she gives us practical advice for how we can make that happen. This month’s memory verse: "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together" — Colossians 1:17Today's Dwell guest: Joanna Kimbrel is a Bible teacher, a writer, and the coordinator of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She is coauthor of Behold and Believe: A Bible Study on the “I Am” Statements of Jesus and author of The Greatest Hero: The Book of Romans. She is a student at Westminster Theological Seminary pursuing her Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Joanna and her husband, Chad, have three daughters and are members of Sojourn Community Church in Woodstock, Georgia.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or vinyl stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Behold and Believe: A Bible Study on the “I Am” Statements of Jesus The Greatest Hero: The Book of Romans.Join us at the Gospel Coalition Women's Conference!Become a Dwell Differently member today!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

“He sees everything, and there is a peace that comes when you remind yourself of how big and capable he is to hold all things together.” — Vera SchmitzWhat do you do when peace feels elusive and all the plates that are spinning feel like they’re about to crash? Join Dwell Differently co-founders and sisters, Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott, as they talk about times they’ve felt a lack of control in their lives, share how praying the Lord’s Prayer has been so formative, and invite us to give the things that weigh heavy on us to a God who is fully capable of holding all things. Bonus: Vera and Natalie share a mini teaser about a big project Dwell Differently has been working on—you won’t want to miss it!This month’s memory verse: "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." — Colossians 1:17Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Free Devotional ResourcesSign up for our email list!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

“But the Lord, I believe, in his mercy brought me to the end of myself and just said, ‘Actually, Jen, you can’t do it all. You are not self made. You are not self-sufficient. I made you—and I made you for me. And that’s where you’re going to find peace.’” — Jen OshmanWhat do you do when overwhelm strikes? Or when you find yourself in a place of relying only on your own efforts and self-sufficiency? Join Natalie Abbott, co-founder of Dwell Differently, and Jen Oshman as they talk about what to do when we come to the end of ourselves, what this verse means for us in our suffering, and how remembering who Jesus is truly changes everything.This month’s memory verse: "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." — Colossians 1:17Today's Dwell guest: Jen Oshman has been in women’s ministry for over two decades on three continents. She’s the author of Enough about Me and Cultural Counterfeits, she hosts a weekly podcast about cultural events and trends called All Things, and she is the mother of four daughters. Jen's family currently resides in Colorado, where they planted Redemption Parker.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell Differently’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or vinyl stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Jen Oshman's website"Jen Oshman: The Good News about Failure" on the Dwell Differently PodcastAll Things PodcastFree Devotional Resources from Dwell DifferentlySupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Explore the idea of Jesus holding everything together, find peace in His role as creator and sustainer, discover the significance of His redemption, and learn to trust Him with your burdens in this insightful and uplifting podcast episode.

Have you ever struggled with fear, control, or busyness? Who doesn't?! We wanted to revisit this topic today by sharing one of our all-time most helpful episodes (first released in August 2022). Dwell Differently co-founder Vera Schmitz shares how memorizing specific truths from God's Word has helped set her free from these struggles in her own life. She relates how the truth about God's transcendent peace in Philippians 4:6–7 has helped her in anxious moments. She shares how Exodus 14:14 has reminded her to rely on God to fight for her.  And she testifies about how the words of rest in Psalm 116:7 have come to mind in seasons of busyness. We hope that Vera's stories of freedom will be an encouragement to you as you consider how God's words have bolstered you when you've needed them. Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show.Link from today's show:Check out the Dwell Differently website and the free resources we have waiting for you!Join our Dwell Differently Community on Facebook—we’d love to see you there!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

What is God's purpose for us in our pain and suffering? How do we walk through our trials in faithful prayer and even joy? In this episode, Kristen Wetherell answers these questions with vulnerable honesty. Kristen is a pastor's wife, busy mom of three, author, speaker, and she also suffers from chronic pain.  In our conversation today, she helps us see how knowing God in his Word is absolutely essential—it's the lens through which all of life makes sense, especially in our suffering. This month’s memory verse: "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer " — Romans 12:12Today's Dwell guest: Kristen Wetherell is a wife, mother, writer, and speaker. She is the author of several books, including Help for the Hungry Soul, and coauthor of the award-winning book Hope When It Hurts. Kristen is a member of the Orchard and lives in Chicagoland with her husband and three children.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or vinyl stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:More about KristenKristen's booksTwo-year Bible reading planBecome a Dwell Differently member today!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Our verse this month is Romans 12:12: "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." How in the world do we live like this? How do we have joy in our unrealized hopes? How do we patiently endure hardship? How do we faithfully pray in all of it? On today's episode, Natalie Abbott and Vera Schmitz wrestle through how they try (and often fail) to live like this, pointing us to the foundation and source of our joy, patience, and faithfulness: Jesus.  This month’s memory verse: "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer" — Romans 12:12Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Dwell Differently Monthly MembershipFree Devotional ResourcesSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Have you ever wanted to pray but couldn't find the words? In today's episode, Natalie talks with Andrew Peterson and Doug McKelvey about prayer—how we find time to pray in the midst of our lives, how we find words to pray when words are elusive, and how God wants to meet us in all of our emotions and situations with himself.  This month’s memory verse: "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer " — Romans 12:12Today's Dwell guests: Andrew Peterson is a recording artist, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, publisher and award-winning author of The Wingfeather Saga, Andrew Peterson is also founder and president of The Rabbit Room, which has published thirty books to date and fosters community and spiritual formation through music, story and art.Doug McKelvey is an author, scriptwriter, church sexton, video director, and song lyricist—penning more than 350 lyrics recorded by a variety of artists including Switchfoot, Kenny Rogers, Ella Mine, and Jason Gray. Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or vinyl stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Every Moment HolyThe Rabbit RoomAndrew PetersonThe Wingfeather SagaBecome a Dwell Differently member today!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Are you good at waiting? Do you want to be? Our verse this month is all about waiting well. In it, we're encouraged to be joyful and patient and faithful in the unrealized and even difficult parts of our lives. But how do we do that? Tune in as Natalie Abbott walks us through the book of Romans, looking at the themes we see in Romans 12:12, and pointing us to the God in whom we can have confidence while we wait.This month’s memory verse: "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." — Romans 12:12Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Free Devotional ResourcesSign up for our email list!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Join Vera and Natalie, sisters and Dwell Differently co-founders, as they look back at 2023 and take a sneak peak into some exciting updates for Dwell Differently in 2024. They talk about which verses impacted them the most, their favorite podcast guests of the year, and what they're looking forward to in the new year!This month’s memory verse: "But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy." — Titus 3:4–5aMemorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos or stickers, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Would you leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show?Links from today's show:Psalm 23 Children's SeriesDwell Differently Monthly MembershipFree Devotional ResourcesSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.