267. This Ending is a Bridge

HomePartner With Us 267. This Ending is a Bridge Powered by RedCircle Welcome to the episode of Out of the Ordinary that you-our listeners!-made with us. You all asked the best questions and offered the perfect conversation starters (and finishers!) … We have arrived at the end of Out of the Ordinary, but every ending…

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266. The Second Last One

HomePartner With Us 266. The Second Last One Powered by RedCircle We felt a pang as we hit record today. This is the second to final episode of 6 years of our conversations. But because conversation with a friend always does good work–we love the place where we landed. We pretty much landed this episode…

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265. This One is a Must-Listen

HomePartner With Us 265. This One is a Must-Listen Powered by RedCircle How’s that for a title? But, friends, it’s absolutely true. No spoilers here, but please don’t miss the last ten minutes of this episode. Today we’re also delighted to bring you along on a face-to-face, Lisa-Jo and Christie, book celebration day. a day…

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264. It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping

HomePartner With Us 264. It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping Powered by RedCircle Today we’re delighted to bring you a special audio excerpt from Lisa-Jo’s new book, It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping that went on sale this week. Step into the South African outback via a storm that started brewing in Maryland. From Lisa-Jo:…

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263. How You CAN Time Travel to Change Your Past

HomePartner With Us 263. How You CAN Time Travel to Change Your Past Powered by RedCircle This was a breakthrough kind of episode. A little bit like 6 years of therapy condensed into half an hour. We hope it offers you as much of an “Aha” moment as it did for us! In this week’s…

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262. Why This Podcast Is A Memoir

HomePartner With Us 262. Why This Podcast Is A Memoir Powered by RedCircle We’re not sure why it took us so long to figure this out (and understand how much it matters!), but of course this podcast is like a weekly memoir of ordinary life. Here’s what that means for you … In this week’s conversation: Christie…

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261. Your Scars Are Beautiful

HomePartner With Us 261. Your Scars Are Beautiful Powered by RedCircle Only a longtime friend can get away with asking some of the questions Christie asked Lisa-Jo today. We hope they are a balm to your own scarred places. In this week’s conversation: A kind of live therapy takes place between Lisa-Jo and Christie Failure…

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260. Everything Sad Is Being Made Untrue

HomePartner With Us 260. Everything Sad Is Being Made Untrue Powered by RedCircle Today’s episode began with big smiles, journeyed through tears, and ended with laughter. In this week’s conversation: Lisa-Jo explains why her new book is an Ebenezer stone Christie and Lisa-Jo realize each witnessed God making things new this week personal stories of…

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259. When You Feel Like a Beginner Again

HomePartner With Us 259. When You Feel Like a Beginner Again Powered by RedCircle In today’s episode Lisa-Jo shares the story of how God brings each of us to a feasting table, set with a chair all ready and prepared. And what happens if you’re willing to sit down. In today’s conversation: Lisa-Jo finds herself…

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258. This Is What It Feels Like To Be Seen

HomePartner With Us 258. This Is What It Feels Like To Be Seen Powered by RedCircle In today’s episode we unpack: The surprising work Christie has been doing How good it is to feel seen and to have our unique gifts acknowledged If God is a creator, shouldn’t we embrace the creators in our communities?…

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