This conversation begins with a blast from the past! We are talking all things Gen X including the Brat Pack actors we loved as teenagers. We discuss the Brats documentary on Hulu, the power of being labeled by others and how it impacts our identity. We also share what we are learning from Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer including contemplative prayer and the small habits crucial to our spiritual formation. This book has reshaped our undertanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ, and we consider it a "must read" for us all!

You can also watch this week's episode on our YouTube Channel!

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Brats documentary on Hulu

• All I wanted in life was to be seen, but I felt like I wasn't being seen.
• We give words the power to either help us grown or to harm us

Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

• Learning how to pause and simply "look at God looking at you with love."
• Gaze at the beauty of the Lord. We become like what we gaze at.
• The most important thing that happens between God and the human soul is to to love and be loved by God
• Contemplative prayer - spending time with Jesus - enjoying and being with God. There's a kind of knowledge you can only get by direct person to person experience.
• May you be covered in the dust of your rabbi.

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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We become llike the people we spend time with, and Rachel Mitchell is one of our very favorite influencers! Our faith & fitness coach is back for another great conversation about the battle for our bodies, the importance of gut health, the supplements we need, and how to connect scripture to our fitness. Rachel shares her "must haves" from ALDI, her go-to crockpot meal, and her favorite fitness hacks. We wrap it all up with encouragement from scripture and what the Lord is teaching her in this season. This is an episode you will want to listen to more than once and share with a friend!

Get Rachel's scripture guide to faith & fitness here

Learn more about Rachel's favorite supplements:

1. Energize preworkout drink
2. Happy Juice for gut health & natural energy - use this link for $10 off!
3. Creatine supplement

Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Galatians 6:9 "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Learn more about Rachel's Faith & Fitness Virtual Bootcamp

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Listen to Rachel's podcast Living on Mission

Connect with Rachel online here

Send Rachel an email: rachel@racheljmitchell.com

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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Happy Labor Day, everybody! We have a fun conversation for y'all this week full of classic rambling including updates on the swans and our volleyball tree, Angela's anniversary trip to the Tetons (and new favorite garment bag), and the new all-in-one skincare we are investigating. We also discuss Kane's Gift and how to come alongside families who are adopting (and how to apply for grants if you are adopting). Then we share our new favorite book "Practicing the Way" by John Mark Comer and why we think it's a must read!

Learn more about Jackson Lake Lodge inside Grand Teton National Park

Check out Angela's Halfday Garment Duffel bag and our favorite travel outfit

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Learn more about Kane's Gift and how to help families who are adopting (or how to apply for a grant if you are adopting)

Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

"May you be covered in the dust of your rabbi."

"It doesn't matter who plants the seed or who waters the seed, the Lord makes the seed grow." 1 Corinthians 3:7

You can also watch this week's episode on our YouTube Channel!

Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

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