Jill & Denise

Feed Your Spirit with Cherri

September 30, 2019 Jill & Denise

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Feed Your Spirit: A Podcast talking with ordinary people about those moments in life when God’s word gives you just what you need when you need it most. We all have those moments when we randomly open our bible and there it is – His words of faith, renewal, courage, patience, or a good ol’ dose of tough love fills us with what only He can give. Hosted by the 2 Scripture Sisters, Jill and Denise, this conversation-style podcast aims to share stories that will feed your spirit.

On today’s episode, we talk with Cherri. Cherri is a wife, mother, educator, author, and counselor. She has been around addiction her whole life but it wasn’t until her own children that she began to experience the hardships of seeing your children’s lives spiral out of control. Not knowing what to do, she had to learn to love them to life instead of love them to death by enabling the destructive behavior.

With the determination to consciously live in the word, we invite you to plug in and prepare your heart as we Feed Your Spirit with everyday stories of God’s grace from everyday people.

www.2scripturesisters.com

Cherri’s favorite…

Scripture:
John 10:10

Book:
Beside Still Waters

Devotional:
Proverb 31 by Lysa TerKeurst

Other mentions in the show:

Websites:

https://lovethemtolife.com

https://americaskeswick.org

https://addictionrecovery.org/colonyofmercy/

https://addictionrecovery.org/barbarasplace/

https://www.whosoevergospel.org/wp/

Church:
Bayside Chapel
https://www.baysidechapel.org

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Feed Your Spirit with Ben

August 29, 2019 Jill & Denise

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On today’s episode, we are talking with Ben. Ben is the husband to our previous guest Carol Ann. If you have had not listened to Carol Ann’s episode, we encourage you to do so now. Ben’s story is about addiction recovery. While this topic is sensitive in nature, we encourage you to listen with an open heart and to be mindful if there are young children within listening range. Currently Ben owns his own business in digital marketing and is busy raising two young children alongside his wife, Carol Ann. Surrounded by family, faith, his church community, and friends, Ben shares with us his trials and challenges with his addiction. Ben also talks openly about the healing process and what it takes day to day to overcome victoriously. Ben is forever thankful to his wife, family, church and the staff at The Colony of Mercy – a residential recovery program for men at America’s Keswick.

With the determination to consciously live in the word, we invite you to plug in and prepare your heart as we Feed Your Spirit with everyday stories of God’s grace from everyday people.

www.2scripturesisters.com

Ben’s favorite…

Scripture:

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

Devotional:

New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp https://www.amazon.com/New-Morning-Mercies-Gospel-Devotional/dp/1433541386

Other mentions in the show:

Websites:

America’s Keswick is a ministry that teaches and models biblical Christian living through Addiction Recovery for men and women: https://americaskeswick.org

The Colony of Mercy program is a two-phase program consisting of a residential phase and a non-residential aftercare phase in which the man partners with his local church for counseling, mentoring, and encouragement. Together they complete a one-year program.

https://addictionrecovery.org/colonyofmercy/

Love Them To Life exists to support, encourage, exhort, and cry with the those who have loved ones in addiction. We understand the kind of pain you are going through and want you to know we are here with you.

https://lovethemtolife.com

Follow Ben as he continues on his journey at https://gracetogether.net

Books:

Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges

Church:

Bayside Chapel: https://www.baysidechapel.org

Listen to our new episode now!

Feed Your Spirit with Carol Ann

July 30, 2019 Jill & Denise

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On today’s episode, we talk with our dear friend, Carol Ann. She is a wife, mother, instructor for adults with disabilities, volunteer, and life-long student. Carol Ann shares with us how she surrendered herself and her husband into God’s hands for healing. Through the uncertainty, pain, recovery, and healing, Carol Ann openly talks with us about how her husband’s addiction has led to her own healing. We also explore what it meant for Carol Ann to “lay down her Isaac” to be fully obedient to God. She is forever thankful to her church and the ministry at America’s Keswick for playing an important role in her spiritual life and for being a part of God’s provision.

With the determination to consciously live in the word, we invite you to plug in and prepare your heart as we Feed Your Spirit with everyday stories of God’s grace from everyday people.

www.2scripturesisters.com

Carol Ann’s favorite…

Scripture:

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Devotional:

New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp https://www.amazon.com/New-Morning-Mercies-Gospel-Devotional/dp/1433541386

Other mentions in the show:

Websites:

America’s Keswick is a ministry that teaches and models biblical Christian living through Addiction Recovery for men and women https://addictionrecovery.org/

https://americaskeswick.org

Love Them to Life – https://lovethemtolife.com

Books:

Living in Jesus by Marilyn Meberg

Beside Still Waters: Discovering Peace in the Midst of Your Child’s Addiction by Cherri Raws Freeman

Church:

https://www.baysidechapel.org

Listen to our new episode now!

Finding Calm

July 28, 2019 Jill & Denise

Over the past couple weeks, we have been getting asked why haven’t we posted on the blog lately? The answer is a simple one, we are embarking on a book study using, “Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in the Chaos” by Max Lucado. The book study came abut because my mother-in-law read the post about my anxiety and how I silently suffered. One day, she stopped over and dropped off a small bag of books for me. There were two devotionals and a copy of “Anxious for Nothing”. A couple weeks later, I was visiting Denise for a couple days and started to read it. Denise commented on how the book was on her To Be Read (TBR) list but she hasn’t picked up a copy yet. Then we talked about having an online book study and answer a couple of the reflection questions for each chapter then post it online. The idea, came into reality when I ordered a copy of the book for Denise, created a give-away on IG, and created the page on the website. With all that being said, we will be taking a couple weeks off from our weekly blog post to post on the Book Study page. We are finishing up Chapter 3 so there is still time for you to grab a copy of the book and join in the conversation on social media or through the comments on the website. We will be posting a new chapter every Sunday and blasting it out on social media. Remember to tag us @2scripturesisters and post your pictures/images/etc. as you read along. Peace and Blessings~Jill

Growing Strong Roots

July 7, 2019 Jill & Denise

While reading a devotional this morning, “Grow: Becoming More Like Jesus” http://bible.com/r/42S the author talked about how trees are the second most mentioned living thing in the Bible (humans being first), The author went on to compare humans to trees; if we have a strong root system (faith and obedience to God) and a source of water (connections and support) we will grow strong and healthy.

I love this metaphor because it is true. As my roots grow stronger through my time and work spent all for His glory, I realize how the streams that feed me come from one source, God. Whether it is a song, devotional, ministry work, writing, time spent with friends, groups, conversation, or work I know He is feeding my roots so I can weather any storm.

One perfect example of this is our new project, the Feed Your Spirit podcast, released last week. After its release, we heard from some people about how they connected to the message our guest talked about. Their roots were fed through a connection made between a set of headphones. This is one way God is working through us to provide water to help His trees grow strong. Like a tree I know I will bend and sway through storms but with God’s love, I will not break. Love ~ Jill

“They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.” Jeremiah 17:8

Feed Your Spirit with Ellen

July 1, 2019June 30, 2019 Jill & Denise

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Feed Your Spirit: A Podcast talking with ordinary people about those moments in life when God’s word gives you just what you need, when you need it most. We all have those moments when we randomly open our bible and there it is – His words of faith, renewal, courage, patience, or a good ol’ dose of tough love fills us with what only He can give. Hosted by the 2 Scripture Sisters, Jill and Denise, this conversation-style podcast aims to share stories that will feed your spirit.

On today’s episode we talk with our dear friend, Ellen. She is a wife, mother, owner of multiple businesses, volunteer, and world traveler. Ellen shares with us how she navigates the struggles of being responsible for employees as well as the victories that come from hard work and come from trusting God with it all.

With the determination to consciously live in the word, we invite you to plug in and prepare your heart as we Feed Your Spirit with everyday stories of God’s grace from everyday people.

www.2scripturesisters.com

Ellen’s favorite…

Scripture: Be still and know I am God (Psalms 46:10)

Devotional: The Greater Devotional by Steven Furtick https://stevenfurtick.com/store/greater-devotional/

Podcast: https://elevationchurch.org/podcast/

Other mentions in the show:

Ellen’s Business Websites:

https://www.urbanschack.com

www.myzyia.com/ellenschack

Church:Bayside Chapel https://www.baysidechapel.org

Listen to our new episode now!

Feed Your Spirit…God’s Call to Create

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Jill & Denise

A couple of years ago Denise and I were talking about our walk with Christ and our love for devotionals. It was then we felt a calling to write together. We are both creative people, read constantly, and love to write. After several manuscripts (see A Deep, Humbling, Wake-Up Call) and my return to the workplace (see Breaking My Chains), things went quiet for a while. Then, one morning while out for a run, God planted a seed in my mind and heart. At the same time, while out for a walk, Denise had the same seed planted. When we talked later that day, the seed took root. We knew immediately it was God calling us to create together again.

Why a podcast?

Well, Denise and I share a love for listening to stories and interviews in this platform. I have been a guest on a few about education in the past, and we figured it was our way to answer God’s call. Over the next few months, with the assistance and support from friends and family, Feed Your Spirit was taking root and sprouting. One day, during a visit to Denise’s, we spent a couple of hours in a coffee shop (locating inside a local chapel), the podcast had a format, list of potential guests, various platforms, and was added to our website. There were some bumps in the road with editing and the website, but we kept hearing God tell us to keep moving forward, His hand was on this project. After several months, weekly Skype sessions, countless texts, and a lot of learning, Feed Your Spirit is released.

Our intention with this podcast is to share everyday stories from everyday people about how God has touched their lives. As our introduction to the podcast says, “This is about those moments in life when God’s words gave you peace, strength, or a good old dose of tough love.”

Visit the Podcast tab and take a listen to our first two episodes. You can also listen and subscribe in iTunes, Google Music Play, iHeartRadio, or Stitcher. We hope you enjoy the podcast (don’t forget to rate and subscribe) and let us know how you connect with our guests, provide feedback, and share with your friends and family. Don’t forget to share it and tag us @2ScriptureSisters on social media.

Love ~ Jill