Tiniest of Seeds
"He told me all that I ever did." - the Samaritan woman in John 4:39
Yes, life is messy and integration of Jesus and faith with life often doesn’t look like what we thought it was “supposed” to or think it "should" look like. Are we shocked? We are literally told by Jesus that this life is full of trials. Yet we as we show up we can heal and grow in ALL God promises. He has after all, overcome. We can too.
He saved me. I can’t say it more clearly than that. Yes, Jesus has proven to me to be the ultimate answer. Has it been easy? No. It’s been 25 years of a winding road that he has made straight. As I continue to walk it out, I can’t help but testify - and to talk with others in their own unique places on the discipleship road. How amazing.
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21
Episodes
37 episodes
Temple: He Exceeds All We Can Imagine, Unlocked in the Throne Room
This is the final episode of the Tiniest of Seeds podcast. It is with sadness but also conviction and joy that I close this season. I am sharing what the word TEMPLE means to me, and give a call and blessing to deeper rest and presence with the...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 15
•
11:53
Faith: Can the Tiniest Seed Really Move the Mountains?
Can a tiny mustard seed of faith really transform your life? Yes it can. But we have a choice to use it. Have you expected too much of yourself and too little of God? He ALWAYS wants our best (and he alone even can know what that is), he alone ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 14
•
11:48
Passion: You Can Have It Renewed
Even as a believer, do you wonder if there must be more? Does it ever feel like your faith must be lacking something crucial because joy, peace, wellness and freedom are elusive? Do you ever feel like you're just like the "world" only also cond...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 13
•
9:24
Finding Purpose: Kari Levang Shares Her Heart In the Midst of a (Literal) Desert Season
Chaos? Desert? Confusion? Concern? Trial?The apostle Pauls says he has learned to be content no matter what. Wow. He went through it all - elevation of personal status to prison, status to disdain. He was a chief persecutor of Christian...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 12
•
35:25
Discipleship: What Does It Mean to Answer the Call?
We can, by His power, be disciples. We can leave condemnation, rumination, analyzation, and all else and walk in the joy He has for us. We were created by Him, for Him, and we can walk with Him. It's not too lofty a goal, we need to ask, seek a...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 11
•
15:27
Freedom? We Often Settle For Far Less Than What Jesus Won For Us
How simple it is, yet how hard we make it. Yes, because we are human! There is so much grace and mercy that is ours, and yet we so often settle for far less than the truth Jesus won for us on the cross. We CAN indeed walk in more and more reali...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 10
•
18:36
How Forgiveness Transforms Our Lives: A Chat With Katy Krippaehne
Forgiveness is truly the most powerful avenue for a life of fullness and goodness - our best, most free and joyful and holy lives for God's glory and our good! Forgiveness is vital and brings a depth of freedom and release and connection that a...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 9
•
37:45
How Judgment and Other Perspectives Shift Over the Years As We Walk with Jesus: A Talk with My Mom, Beverly Mesler
As Christinas, we know to "judge not", but sometimes we get confused about what that means. It's not judgment to have a perspective or opinion that differs from someone - it's what we do with that perspective. Do you know the one and true judge...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 8
•
43:43
Creativity + God: Isaac Peabody Talks About How To “Press Play” and Have More Joy in Creativity
There is so much more joy and laughter to be had than many of us are experiencing. I want to laugh and love every moment I can in this life. I want to create as only I am designed to create with the joy and inspiration God has for me th...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 7
•
45:32
Prayer: Receiving What Jesus Won For Us
Our humanity makes prayer way more complicated than it needs to be. There is NO condemnation for where ever you are at in your prayer life. AND there is always MORE by the power of the Spirit. He is the one who can guide us into deeper prayer a...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 6
•
11:47
Surrender: Five Minutes of Scripture Spoken When Feeling Very Uncomfortable Today
Today was a battle. I used the tools I've learned and the armor of God and I stood in truth. And I reached out for prayer. I shot out a text to a few friends "Will you pause to pray for me? I'm very uncomfortable emotionally and I feel like...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 5
•
6:27
Surrender: A Talk with Tara Lee About Surrendering What Seems Impossible
If you feel like there’s something you can’t surrender and you know you need to, this episode is for you. Tara’s medical journey felt too big and impossible to surrender, but recently she’s experiencing new release and peace. Sometimes surrende...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 4
•
32:29
Wellness + Worship: A Brief Scriptural Exhortation
How does one tap into the abundant life promised in scripture, and what does it mean to walk in true wellness through Christ? It is truly WAY more simple than you think. We receive it. We receive the wellness he has for us this moment. Nothing ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 3
•
5:21
Wellness + Worship: A Chat With Janet Massey
The quest for soundness of mind and health of body is age old. These days, we are inundated by information that has gotten ever more vast and can seem ever more complicated. Be encouraged to know it can become more and more simple. Don't hear m...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 3
•
39:08
Temptation: Brief Scriptural Exhortation
Temptation is actually a gift! We enter into the abundance of what God has for us as we use temptation to illuminate where we need healing and more of the strength of God in our lives. This follow-up podcast is a brief scriptural suppo...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 2
•
7:00
Temptation: A Chat With Bill Bedell About How It Points Us to Places of More Love and Healing
This conversation with counselor Bill Bedell dogs into some of the subtle nuances of why and how temptation can wreak havoc with us. Often, we are fighting the battle with the wrong lens and goals in mind. Join us as we chat, and then check bac...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 1
•
45:25
High Places: Tearing Them Down to Walk in the "More" Promised
"High Places" are areas that we haven't allowed God's healing to touch and haven't surrendered. Often, this is because we don't know what they are because we are not positioning ourselves to hear what God has to say about them. If there is ANY ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 20
•
20:29
The Armor of God: A Chat With J.D. Peabody, Author of a Book About Anxiety and God's Weapons and Armor
Join J.D. (Jeff) Peabody, the author of "Perfectly Suited: The Armor of God for the Anxious Mind, Kate Henderson and Laurine Decker, your host, as we tal...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 19
•
29:06
Wellness: The World's Solutions Only Take Us So Far
The "road" to wellness has never been more discussed. With so much knowledge and information, how is it that we are more sick than ever? Janet Massey joins us today, and we chat about our own personal journeys through much wilderness and ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 18
•
43:04
Comfort: A Talk With Lanette Ramey About Our Process To Learn To Receive Comfort
Ever felt like you're navigating the crazy terrain of life and comfort is elusive? Well, we're right there with you! Maybe you don’t even know or can’t quite identify what comfort exactly might look like for you. It's certainly new for me. I ha...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 17
•
39:55
Darkness: A Talk With Bill Bedell About How To Choose Light in This Dark World
Join marriage and family therapist Bill Bedell and me as we talk about darkness. This is a conversation that might change your perspective on healing, growth, and transformation. We share a little of our own experiences, including the impact of...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 16
•
45:25
Discovering God’s Steadfast Love: Surrender More, Strive Less
Are you striving to surrender more in your faith? Guest Kari Levang and I realize how often we fail to recognize God's steadfastness and find ourselves trying to be the steadfast ones. How about a shift in perspective - from working harder to s...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 17
•
31:24
Fellowship: Claire Clark Talks About the Church and Loss Of Real Community
Is anyone else feeling the reality of how difficult it is to walk in real fellowship? It's not easy in this world! We all live such self contained lives. The days of "going to the well" or the community center or even consistent overlap a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 15
•
39:09
Comparison: A Chat Stephen Mesler, Brother and Father Of Identical Twin Girls
We've all been impacted by comparison in one way or another. In this culture with such easy access to information about how everyone else seems to be living their lives, it can be especially confusing. How can we shift our perspect...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 14
•
23:12
Better Together? Really? Often Feels More Like Risky and Uncomfortable!
To achieve TRUE satisfaction and intimacy, we need to be TOGETHER - first with God and then with others. From the garden, God modeled togetherness with Jesus and the Spirit and created us to be together with one another. It is not good for us t...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 13
•
24:46
Holy Spirit: God’s Power Within Us?!
The Holy Spirit is the person of the Trinity that is the least talked about (or in some cases over-emphasized)! We can be certain that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom and love and that the Lord God is glorified! W...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 12
•
24:25
New Creatures in Christ: A Talk with Norma, My Long Time Prayer Partner About Our Reality in Christ Even Though Appearance Seems to Differ
Is true change possible? Join Laurine & Norma Mears, as they talk about physical and spiritual metamorphosis. If you have received Jesus as your savior, you are a new creature in Christ. We are told this in 2 Corinthians 5:17. The...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 11
•
23:10
Identity in Christ: What Defines You?
Marisa Hale and Laurine chat about what it means to have our identity in Christ. The "world" often makes things really confusing! How are you defining your identity? There is always "more" to discover about who we truly are! Our good and ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
18:48
Look: The Power of Choice, Illuminated by a Chat with Kate Henderson and J.D. Peabody
Author and pastor Jeff (J.D.) Peabody and Kate H. chat with Laurine about the power of choice and where we look. Romans 5 speaks to peace and hope DESPITE. Yet depression, anxiety, loneliness and stubborn brain patterns are on the rise both in ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
25:11
Breakthrough 2: Posturing for Breakthrough
The resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ allows breakthrough for us that is greater than we can imagine. How can we access this breakthrough? We know in this world we will have trials and troubles. BUT! He has overcome the world and brea...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
4:42