podcasts - Soul Shepherding

479 – The Joy of God is Your Comfort and Strength

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
comfort ,
surpising joy ,
Healthy Emotions ,
strength ,
Faith ,
Joy! ,
Rest ,
Smile! ,

This Week on Soul Talks An important part of spiritual growth is learning to be comforted and strengthened by the joy of the Lord. Yet it can be challenging to experience joy in the midst of mundane life and human struggle. All of us can learn from Rabbi Jesus who teaches us to draw joy…

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478 – Getting Out of a Shame Storm

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Listening ,
empathy ,
Faith ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Emotions ,
Empathy for Emotions ,
Marriage ,
Shame ,

This Week on Soul Talks Have you ever been trapped in a shame storm? It’s tempting to isolate when feelings of judgment and rejection overwhelm us. But defending against our emotions only becomes a barrier to embracing our greatest need — to be fully seen, known, and loved by Jesus, often through one of his…

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477 – The Intimacy and Self-Discovery of Prayer

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Self-Awareness ,
Faith ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks It’s vulnerable to ask for what we need or desire. Opening our hearts to others cultivates connection and trust but also leaves us susceptible to rejection and disappointment. And it’s no different in a relationship with Jesus — depending on him wholeheartedly always requires risk. Join us for this episode…

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476 – Steps to Become New (Conversation with John Ortberg)

This Week on Soul Talks The tension between our need for transformation and our inability to make it happen can leave us feeling helpless. Thankfully change doesn’t happen as a result of our own strength. It’s through acknowledging our weakness that we develop a greater dependency on God’s revolutionary love, care, and power. Join us…

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475 – Your Child’s Sacred Wound Draws Them to Jesus

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Faith ,
Family ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Parenting ,
Trust God in Trials ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us experience grief when we fall short of caring for others the way the Good Shepherd perfectly tends to us. It can be especially distressing for parents of adult children to look back and realize how their own lack of wholeness wounded their kids. Thankfully, there’s hope for…

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474 – When Your Loved One Deconstructs Their Faith

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
deconstruction ,
Faith ,
Family ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Trust God in Trials ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us likely know somebody whose relationship with Jesus seems to be collapsing like a house of cards. It’s difficult to trust God when a loved one deconstructs — we could find ourselves anxiously searching for solutions or lost in despair. Yet it brings comfort to remember that our…

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473 – Totally Loved Forever at the Cross

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
stations of the cross ,
unforsaken ,
Cross of Christ ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Lent ,

This Week on Soul Talks Jesus’ suffering on the cross can make it seem like God is distant or mean. And it becomes hard to authentically trust God’s feelings toward us if we see him as someone who turned away from his own son. Thankfully, looking at the crucifixion with spiritual eyes shows us that…

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472 – When Technology Interrupts Our Attachment to God

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Soul Care ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Secure Attachment ,

This Week on Soul Talks Let’s be honest. It’s easy to trade attunement with Jesus and others for the low-hanging distraction of a screen. Smartphones aren’t sinful and digital devices aren’t all bad. But our compulsion to overuse technology says something about our souls — all of us long for loving connection with God and…

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471 – Sacred Attachment (Conversation with Michael Cusick)

This Week on Soul Talks Many of us carry trauma or wounds that make us believe there’s no hope for secure attachment with God. But what if Jesus is already present in the parts of you that feel wounded and embarrassed? The good news is that brokenness is a bridge — not a barrier —…

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470 – Warming Your Heart for Jesus

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
love ,
Empathy for Emotions ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us experience ups and downs in our devotion to Jesus. Sometimes we feel enthusiastic about our apprenticeship to him and burn with passion to share his love. But every season comes with unique challenges and it can feel discouraging when your heart isn’t fully throbbing for Christ. Tune…

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479 – The Joy of God is Your Comfort and Strength

478 – Getting Out of a Shame Storm

477 – The Intimacy and Self-Discovery of Prayer

476 – Steps to Become New (Conversation with John Ortberg)

475 – Your Child’s Sacred Wound Draws Them to Jesus

474 – When Your Loved One Deconstructs Their Faith

473 – Totally Loved Forever at the Cross

472 – When Technology Interrupts Our Attachment to God

471 – Sacred Attachment (Conversation with Michael Cusick)

470 – Warming Your Heart for Jesus