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Episode 332 - Meeting Two Jesus Freaks by RBAR

Episode 331 - Slow to Anger, Abounding in Love by RBAR

To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains – we appreciate you To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away—we mourn with you To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointment – we walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make this harder than it is. To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms – we need you To those who have warm and close relationships with your children – we celebrate with you To those who have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with your children – we sit with you To those who lost their mothers this year – we grieve with you To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own mother – we acknowledge your experience To those who lived through driving tests, medic

Episode 329 - Freedom to Fail by RBAR

Episode 328 - Psalm 51 Reflection by RBAR

Episode 327 - My Favorite Podcasts by RBAR

Episode 326 - Bible Owners Are Broken Too by RBAR

Episode 325 - The Books of the Bible Song (80s version) by RBAR

Episode 324 - How to Change a Child's Life by RBAR

Episode 323 - Sundays Are Hard by RBAR

John 13:1-17. Jesus washed the disciples feet. He wanted them wash each others feet. And he wants to was our feet...in front of everybody else.

Episode 321 - Interdependence of the Body by RBAR

Episode 320 - Confessing to Kids (Live recording of Rejoice) by RBAR

Episode 319 - Freedom Through Community by RBAR

Episode 318 - Free From Judging Churches by RBAR

Retreat is not a bad word. It is what Jesus did often to rest and spend intimate time with his Father. Retreat is a means to an end of advance. In retreat is refreshment and strengthening of the soul. God rested, so should we.

Episode 316 - Reflecting on the Stations Of The Cross by RBAR

Episode 315 - Robert's Redemption & Restoration From Divorce And Abuse by RBAR

Episode 314 - Audio Prayer Journaling by RBAR

I can’t believe I’m on a spiritual formation retreat. God gave me a second shot at this. I was in seminary in 2002 when Talbot Seminary/Biola University was in the works of developing the ground-breaking (and to some, controversial) Institute for Spiritual Formation (ISF). By the time the program launched I was taking a class that required attendance at a “spiritual formation retreat.” I remember being highly critical. My friend Erniki and I criticized what we called “weirdo eastern mysticism” and I flat out rejected it. I thought to myself, “God is not at work in contemplating the emptiness of a cup!” So I walked away from that retreat angry and with nothing from God other than how the program needs to “just disappear.” Not too long afterward, that retreat center burned down in a forest fire. Rather than being broken hearted for someone else’s loss, I laughed. When I look back at those dark times of anger and indifference, I am thankful that God, in His Grace, never stopped pursuing me. It has be