Life in Context

Episode 16 - Hope

In this episode Jill & Esther explore the topic of hope in the context of Christian Faith, Relationship with Jesus, Biblical truth and emotionally healthy practices.  Addressing the need for hope, especially in seasons of fear, uncertainty, discouragement or overwheledness, they each bring their professional skills and personal experiences to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and practical understanding of complex issues.

Episode 15 - Envy & Jealousy

In this episode Jill & Esther explore the topics of envy and jealousy in the context of Christian Faith, Relationship with Jesus, Biblical truth and emotionally healthy practices.  They each bring their professional skills and personal experiences to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and practical understanding of complex issues.

Episode 14 - Rest

In this episode Jill & Esther explore the topic rest.  They share their personal experiences with seeking rest and the emotional and spiritual benefits of finding rest.  Acknowledging that real rest is more than time off or a vacation, they discuss it's value in the context of relationship with Jesus, a Christian walk, and emotionally healthy practices.  Jill & Esther bring their professional skills to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and practical strategies to pursue and experience restoring rest.

Episode 13 - Using Discernment

In this episode Jill and Esther explore the issue of personal discernment. They each bring their professional skills and personal experiences to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and hope as they discuss the value of recognizing yellow and red flags and how to exercise and strengthen discernment in the context of Christian faith, relationship with Jesus and Biblical truth.

Episode 12 - Help for the Healing Process

In this episode Jill and Esther explore the process of emotional and spiritual healing. They discuss important factors in finding the right help to navigate the process, as well as the benefits have not walking through it alone.  From their different personal and professional backgrounds they offer examples from their own experiences and encouragement that emotional and spiritual healing is not only possible, but worth the work involved.

Episode 11 - Being Joyful

In this episode Jill & Esther explore the importance of choosing Joy, even in challenging circumstances.  Offering positive, healthy and Biblically sound strategies for having a cheerful heart, they challenge the weird and impractical ideas that joy can be manufactured or pretended into reality.  Bringing their professional and personal experiences to the conversation, they share the importance of having patience with those who are struggling, reaching out and offering a helping hand to those who are emotionally and spiritually exhausted, with a joyful heart.

Episode 10 - Jill's exciting conference report

In this episode Jill shares an exciting report from her recent  "All Heavens Breaking Loose Conference 2020", an online conference hosted at Christian Worship Center in Dinuba California.  Together Jill and Esther discuss the impact of gathering together, even in virtual formats, to be encouraged, challenged, and supported in the process of learning and healing, all in the context of Christian faith, relationship with Jesus, Biblical truth and emotionally healthy practices.

Episode 9 - Trust in our Relationships

This is the second episode of a two part series on trust.  In this episode Jill and Esther explore trust in relationships, discussing the often complex issue of what to do when trust is broken, and how to build and re-build trust. They address relationship trust in the context of Christian Faith,relationship with Jesus,Biblical truth and emotionally healthy practices. They each bring their professional skills and personal experiences to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and hope to this complex issue.

Episode 8 - Trusting God

This is the first of a two part series on trust.  In this first episode Jill and Esther explore the topic of trust God, discussing what it means and looks to trust God and how to build trust in Him when we don't have it. They address this complex issue in the context of Christian Faith, Relationship with Jesus, Biblical truth and emotionally healthy practices. They each bring their professional skills and personal experiences to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and hope to this sometimes confusing issue.

Episode 7- Forgiveness & the connection to Emotional & Spiritual Healing

In this episode Jill & Esther explore the topic of forgiveness, as it connects to emotional and spiritual healing.  They address this complex issue in the context of Christian Faith, Relationship with Jesus, Biblical truth and emotionally healthy practices, recognizing that forgiveness is often not easy and is frequently misunderstood.  They each bring their professional skills and personal experiences to the conversation, offering encouragement, life application and hope to this sometimes touchy issue.