podcasts - Soul Shepherding

322 – Returning to Joy

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Soul Talks ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Joy! ,
Spiritual Development ,

This Week on Soul Talks As Christ followers, how can we find true joy that mingles with the sorrow, stress, and other negative emotions that we experience in our lives? We know that the Risen Lord was a man of great joy! And just like Jesus, we can learn how to care for all of…

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321 – Soul Care for the Overly Responsible

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Care ,
Soul Talks ,
Enneagram ,

This Week on Soul Talks When we feel overly-responsible for our own emotions and needs, we often carry anxiety, shame, or self-condemnation. It can be difficult to treat ourselves with the gentleness and kindness of Christ as we work through our struggles. But the truth is that our Risen Lord offers us patience and compassion…

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320 – The Power of Vulnerable Communication

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

This Week on Soul Talks Being open and honest in sharing our thoughts and emotions takes courage, and can be intimidating. But Jesus is calling us out of our comfort zones and into this vulnerable space through safe relationships, because ultimately it leads us into greater intimacy with him! Join Bill and Kristi for this Soul…

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319 – Renewing Your Inner Person as You Age

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Aging ,
Soul Talks ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Renewal ,

This Week on Soul Talks As we get older, sometimes we wish those numbers would go in the other direction! We might even be feeling discouraged in a culture that idolizes youth. But when we lean in, we see that this is actually contradictory to what Scripture says about the eternal and the abundant life…

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318 – Aging Faithfully

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Aging ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,

This Week on Soul Talks As we age, we can find ourselves grieving the loss of our younger selves, including physical capabilities and energy we might no longer have. But there is so much bright hope in knowing that our Sovereign Lord intended these very experiences of aging for us, and he desires to walk…

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317 – Intimacy with Jesus for Thinkers and Doers

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Paul ,
Soul Talks ,
Cross of Christ ,
Enneagram ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Lent ,

This Week on Soul Talks Empathy and Intimacy with Jesus can be difficult experiences for those of us who are not bent toward emotion or are not naturally “feelers”. The Stations of the Cross is an enriching journey that the Lord has used for centuries in the lives of Christ followers to deepen our empathy…

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316 – Strength for Tender Hearts at Jesus’ Cross

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
empathy ,
strength ,
Courage ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Cross of Christ ,
Empathy for Emotions ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Lent ,

This Week on Soul Talks It can be overwhelming and even painful to journey with Jesus as he takes up his cross and endures unimaginable suffering. Oftentimes, this can lead to feelings of guilt or shame and make it difficult for us to receive the gift of love that the Lord offers through this journey.…

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315 – Is Faith Real if You Don’t Feel It?

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Courage ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Empathy for Emotions ,
Hope ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us have experienced times in our lives that we have not felt God’s love and presence as deeply or as apparently as other times. It can leave us discombobulated and discouraged, asking ourselves, “Is my faith real if I don’t feel it?” In these times of doubt, the…

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314 – Taking Courage to Hope

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Courage ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Fear ,
Hope ,
Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks It can be scary and intimidating to hope. In fact, we often shrink ourselves and our lives in fear of disappointment. If we hope and things don’t turn out well, we can feel lost, sad, or like our faith isn’t strong enough. But in the waiting, God is doing great…

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313 – Having Hope When You Fear Disappointment

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Disappointment ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Fear ,
Hope ,
Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks Often we are afraid to hope and be disappointed. The emotional let down of disappointment is painful and lonely. So naturally, we’re prone to guard against the pain by letting down our hopes. But without hope we have nothing! All good things come from hope. The Bible says it’s the…

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322 – Returning to Joy

321 – Soul Care for the Overly Responsible

320 – The Power of Vulnerable Communication

319 – Renewing Your Inner Person as You Age

318 – Aging Faithfully

317 – Intimacy with Jesus for Thinkers and Doers

316 – Strength for Tender Hearts at Jesus’ Cross

315 – Is Faith Real if You Don’t Feel It?

314 – Taking Courage to Hope

313 – Having Hope When You Fear Disappointment