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Ready to meet our May Featured Guest? Let us introduce you to Crystal Paine!  Crystal is a wife, mom, speaker, author, and online entrepreneur.  You may know her as The Money Saving Mom, or as the author of Love Centered Parenting.  Today we're talking about our verse, Romans 12:2, and how the discernment of God's will has played out in Crystal's life over the past few years.  Thanks for listening!Learn more about Crystal here.Check out Crystal's new book, Love Centered Parenting.Listen to The Crystal Paine Show.D o // n o t // c o n f o r mt o // t h e // p a t t e r n o f // t h i s // w o r l db u t // b e // t r a n s f o r m e db y // t h e // r e n e w i n g  o f // y o u r // m i n d . T h e n // y o u // w i l l b e // a b l e // t o  // t e s t   a n d //  a p p r o v e  // w h a t G o d ’ s // w i l l // i s — h i s // g o o d // p l e a s i n ga n d // p e r f e c t // w i l l .R O M A N S // 12 // 2Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

New month, new verse!Today we're diving in to talk about Romans 12:2.  Vera & Natalie share personal experiences of times when they were wrestling through discerning God's will for their lives.D o // n o t // c o n f o r mt o // t h e // p a t t e r n o f // t h i s // w o r l db u t // b e // t r a n s f o r m e db y // t h e // r e n e w i n g  o f // y o u r // m i n d . T h e n // y o u // w i l l b e // a b l e // t o  // t e s t   a n d //  a p p r o v e  // w h a t G o d ’ s // w i l l // i s — h i s // g o o d // p l e a s i n ga n d // p e r f e c t // w i l l .R O M A N S // 12 // 2Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Just beyond our verse, Romans 8:31, we find a list of things that often times feel like they can separate us from God.  What's on your list? Stress? Anxiety? You name it- it's included in the "N O T H I N G" that can detach you from God and his love for you.We have been so blessed by our time with Christine Gordon this month, and we hope that you have been as well.  If you'd like to learn more from Chris, go check out At His Feet Studies, for a list of her studies.  We know you won't be disappointed!W h a t // t h e ns h a l l // w e // s a yi n // r e s p o n s et o // t h e s e // t h i n g s ?I f // G o d  // i sf o r // u s // w h o // c a nb e // a g a i n s t // u s ?R o m a n s // 8 : 3 1Find out more about Chris:At His Feet StudiesSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

We're digging deeper this week! If you've got a Bible handy, pop it open to Romans 8 and join us in our chat about what Paul refers to as "these things".  Chris is bringing the truth today, and we are here for it.Bonus - she's sharing a little bit more about how and why she wrote her study on Romans with her friend, Hope.  Enjoy!W h a t // t h e ns h a l l // w e // s a yi n // r e s p o n s et o // t h e s e // t h i n g s ?I f // G o d  // i s f o r // u s // w h o // c a nb e // a g a i n s t // u s ?R o m a n s // 8 : 3 1Find out more about Chris:At His Feet StudiesSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Meet Christine Gordon. Chris writes Bible studies for At His Feet Studies—including one on the book of Romans. So you better believe that we're excited to pick her brain about this month's verse from Romans.  Today we get to know Chris' story just a bit. If you're someone who always asks the "why" questions, you'll really relate to our discussion today.  Chris grew up with that question always on the forefront of her mind, and we are so thankful that she did. Her mind is well-trained for thinking and discussing life's big questions. Thankfully though, as Chris reminds us, it's not a WHY that we need, but a WHO—Jesus. And, if he's for us, who can be against us?W h a t // t h e ns h a l l // w e // s a yi n // r e s p o n s et o // t h e s e // t h i n g s ?I f // G o d  // i s  f o r // u s // w h o // c a n b e // a g a i n s t // u s ?R o m a n s // 8 : 3 1Find out more about Chris:At His Feet StudiesSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Our lives can feel full of things working against us.  Internal things. External things. Things unseen.  We NEED someone to be FOR us! And, good news, that's exactly what this month's verse tells us: God is for us.  He's bigger than every  hardship or worry.  Though we are unfaithful, he remains steady.Thank you for listening and memorizing with us this month. We're so glad you're here!-Vera & NatW h a t // t h e ns h a l l // w e // s a yi n // r e s p o n s et o // t h e s e // t h i n g s ?I f // G o d  // i s  f o r // u s // w h o // c a n b e // a g a i n s t // u s ?R o m a n s // 8 : 3 1Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

How do you celebrate Easter? Do you have a certain candy that you always get? Is there a church service you look forward to each year?Vera & Natalie share some of their favorite Easter traditions with us in today's episode. They've got everything from creepy bunny costumes to a special recipe your kids will love!  Thanks for listening - we hope that you experience the victory of the cross this Easter. Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

There could not be any better news to share with you than this: as children of Jesus, we are forgiven! Once and for all. His wounds have healed us! That is true on the days you feel it and on the days you don't.If you've ever wondered how to become a Christian, Pastor Curtis gives us the low down on what that looks like. It's both simple and profound. We hope you enjoy this final interview with Curtis Gilbert.  Thanks for listening!b u t // h e // w a s // p i e r c e d f o r // o u r // t r a n s g r e s s i o n s,h e // w a s // c r u s h e d // f o r // o u r // i  n i q u i t i e s;t h e // p u n i s h m e n t // t h a tb r o u g h t // u s // p e a c e // w a s // o n // h i m,a n d // b y // h i s // w o u n d s // w e // a r e // h e a l e d.isaiah 53:5Find out more about The Journey Church and Pastor Curtis here.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

What exactly is Good Friday? Why do we call it that? If you've ever wondered this, or maybe you've been asked this question, but weren't really sure how to answer it, today's chat is going to help you out!The day of celebration is coming, but we can't get there without first going through this sacrifice of Good Friday. We can't wait to look at this day through the lens of Easter.b u t // h e // w a s // p i e r c e d f o r // o u r // t r a n s g r e s s i o n s,h e // w a s // c r u s h e d // f o r // o u r // i  n i q u i t i e s;t h e // p u n i s h m e n t // t h a tb r o u g h t // u s // p e a c e // w a s // o n // h i m,a n d // b y // h i s // w o u n d s // w e // a r e // h e a l e d.isaiah 53:5Find out more about The Journey Church and Pastor Curtis here.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

It's time to introduce you to our March featured guest, Curtis Gilbert!Pastor Curtis our very own cofounder, Vera Schmitz's, pastor. He's Senior Pastor of the Journey Church in St. Louis, MO.Today, Pastor Curtis is helping us to look towards the victory of Easter that's just around the corner. He shares some of his own story of how he personally experienced the peace and healing of Jesus in his own life. We can't wait for you to meet him, he is both deep and lighthearted. You're going to enjoy listening in as we start digging into this month's verse:b u t // h e // w a s // p i e r c e d  f o r // o u r // t r a n s g r e s s i o n s, h e // w a s // c r u s h e d // f o r // o u r // i  n i q u i t i e s; t h e // p u n i s h m e n t // t h a tb r o u g h t // u s // p e a c e // w a s // o n // h i m,a n d // b y // h i s // w o u n d s // w e // a r e // h e a l e d.isaiah 53:5Find out more about The Journey Church and Pastor Curtis here.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.