Dwell Differently

Meet our member of the month, Kristin Funston! Kristin is a Christian author, speaker, web designer, and regular contributor to multiple popular blogs. She's been featured on sites such as The Better Mom, City Moms Blog, FaithIt, TODAY Parenting, and Scary Mommy. Today we're getting to know Kristin and hearing about how the fruits of the Spirit are a welcomed rest for our souls. To learn more about Kristin, check out her site and join us over the month of October as we chat with her weekly.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.Galatians 5:22-23New month. New verse! We're jumping in and talking all about the fruits of the Spirit today. This list can sometimes feel intimidating, can't it? But when the Spirit is at work in us, and we step out in faith to allow these fruits to grow, amazing things can happen.  We can't wait to see what God's going to do in our lives this month as we dwell on Galatians 5:22-23 together. Listen along today and ask the Lord to work on growing these fruits in your own heart.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

How do you choose which verse to memorize?How did you come up with that design?Can I get past designs? You guys are curious about Dwell, and we love it! We're taking a little break from our normal podcast today so we can spend some time answering a few of your Dwell questions! Still have more you want to know? Feel free to email us any time! dwell@dwelldifferently.com.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden (Matt 5:14)What a month it has been! Dwelling on this verse has been good for our souls.  Today, Vera & Natalie wrap up some final thoughts on what it means to be the light of the world. Light is so POWERFUL! No amount of darkness can ever overcome it! Isn't that encouraging!?Thanks so much for tuning in today. Enjoy the recap, Natalie's brief singing debut, and also a little chatter about our favorite 90's boy bands. Team BSB? Team NKOTB? Either way- this episode is for you!More about our September guest, Jamie Ivey:Her latest book - You Be YouPodcasts she hosts - The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey & On The Other SideInstagram - @jamieivey Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

You are the light of the world. A town on a hill cannot be hidden (Matt 5:14)We don't know about you guys, but we have LOVED memorizing this verse and talking about it with Jamie Ivey this month! During our last chat with Jamie, we are taking a look at how comparison and discontentment can impact our ability to be a light in our world.  Jamie shares some great illustrations and tips with us to help us to overcome the temptation to fall into the comparison trap.  More About Jamie:Her latest book - You Be YouPodcasts she hosts - The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey & On The Other SideInstagram - @jamieivey Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

You are the light of the world. A town on a hill cannot be hidden (Matt 5:14)Your voice matters. Your light matters. Whether you're home with little kids, running a major corporation, or anywhere in between, you have exactly what you need to shine your light to those around you.  In our conversation with Jamie today, we put to rest the idea that hustle is what matters most, and we embrace the truth that God has given us each a specific calling and ability to use our light for Him.More About Jamie:Her latest book - You Be YouPodcasts she hosts - The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey & On The Other SideInstagram - @jamieivey Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Pull up a chair, get cozy, and let us introduce you to our September guest, Jamie Ivey. You are going to LOVE hearing from our friend, Jamie, this month! She chose our verse for the month: You are the light of the world. A town on a hill cannot be hidden (Matt 5:14). In today's episode, we talk about how we can use our gifts and passions to shine the light of Jesus in our sphere of influence. She's a wealth of wisdom and we are pumped to spend the month dwelling on this verse with her and with you!More About Jamie:Her latest book - You Be YouPodcasts she hosts - The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey & On The Other Side Instagram - @jamieivey Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

A mustard seed is so small! But what if our faith sometimes feels even smaller?If you've ever had those times of feeling like your faith is small, you are not alone. In our final chat with Lacey, we are talking about what it's like to struggle in our faith. Thanks to Lacey Rabalais, the Homegrown Theologian, for chatting about Matthew 17:20b with us this month! Check out her website and enjoy the free resources she's provided for sharing Scripture with children.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

Today we dive deeper into our August verse - Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.-Matthew 17:20BHave you ever wondered what this means? Natalie and Lacey spend some time discussing the context of our verse. Specifically, they talk about the importance of who we place our faith IN.For more words of wisdom from Lacey, check out her website, Homegrown Theologian.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.

In today's episode, we chat with Lacey Rabalais about the importance of sharing the Word with our kids from a very young age. As a mom of 2 littles, Lacey has learned a lot about this topic, and she even offers us some FREE resources to help us out. Whether you're a mom, a Sunday School teacher, a babysitter, or a neighbor to young kids - you will love hearing Lacey's tips and her heart for giving the Word to kids early on.For more helpful information from Lacey, check out her website today!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferenly.