In the previous episode, Jess and Paige discuss the importance of following our convictions. In today's episode they continue that conversation while taking a deeper dive into the practical ways in which we discover, define, and walk out our convictions.

Jess shares about how this journey has played out around her convictions with alcohol, and Paige discusses her real-time examples of how this is applied for her regarding anger and frustration. All topics that scripture certainly speaks to, but doesn't give crystal clear how to's, leaving much room for interpretation. The scary thing about interpretation is that it requires us to use our in-the-middle-of-sanctification feelings and opinions (our soul).

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In this week's episode Jess and Paige discuss how although our journey into Salvation is sudden and completely life changing, the journey of sanctification is often little by little healing, deliverance, and discovering our freedom in Christ.

Paige uses her freedom journey from anxiety as a launching pad for the conversation, and Jess discusses how her own current journey is establishing the reality of putting her hope in Jesus' faithfulness over time, even more so than her own faithfulness through time.

As mentioned in the first episode notes, these first two episodes were recorded on the same day and have a little more background noise than we anticipated. This is an audio hiccup that we get resolved in future episodes. Thank you for your patience and mercy as we learn and grow together.

Welcome! We are so glad you are hear.

In this first episode Jess and Paige introduce themselves, discuss their "why" behind this podcast, and share some of their similarities and differences.

This first episode we had some trouble with the audio, which means there is a little more background noise than anticipated. Stick with us - the good news about being a work in progress is, well, the progress - which is coming, we promise.

Lastly, please enjoy a special guest appearance by Aletha Helms herself (the youngest of the Helms crew). When you are in the middle of life, sometimes childcare doesn't work out - and you have to roll with it. Which is exactly what we chose to do.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

In this week's episode Jessica opens up discussing some of her recent wrestlings with the Word around conviction vs certainty.

Join Jess and Paige in a discussion as they talk about their personal journey of having to stay true to their convictions even when it is really uncomfortable. We often desire the comfort of being certain in a decision before making it, however, faith by definition requires us to walk into what we cannot see. Jess uses a passage in scripture Holy Spirit has been revealing this to her through, and Paige shares how she experienced this reality in deciding to marry Jody all those moons ago.

Some resources that get a shout out in this week's episode:

Back Porch Theology Podcast (find on Apple Podcast, Spotify)
Jon Courson Commentary (find on Hoopla, Olive Tree, Amazon)
Wiersbe Bible Commentary NT (Amazon, Hoopla)