Breaking Bread Podcast

ACCFS Staff

Around the meal table, needs are met. As participants we celebrate the common solution to our physical need - bread. While we do so, bread of another type is broken as well. Help, hope and encouragement are shared to meet the needs of our struggles, heartaches and questions. Breaking Bread is reminiscent of these life giving conversations. This podcast strives to meet some of our common needs through our common solution – The Bread of Life.

  1. 7 de jul.

    Living in an Offensive World

    We live in an offensive world. Jesus warned us that we would. It is important that we acquire a skillset that is resilient against offense. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Craig Stickling outlines what this looks like for the believer. Show Notes: "Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!" ~ Jesus (Matthew 18:7) The word offense, in this podcast, means much more than being insulted or irritated. It is a sin against another person. Such a sin committed against another causes a painful wound. If this wound goes unhealed, the potential for serious infection exists. This infection can lead to bitterness, anger, and if left untreated, produce rebellion against God and others in our hearts.  As believers, we can shed offenses against us and live free from the damage offense brings. To do so, we: Understand that we both offend and are offended. We are thankful for Christ's forgiveness. Understand Satan to be the real enemy. We can view the offender with a measure of grace. Extend forgiveness by giving the offense to Christ who paid for it on the cross. Living in an offensive world will bring Christ near because he is so desperately needed.

  2. 22 de jun.

    A Skill for Living with Demands: Grounding

    There are so many external demands on our time and attention - anxiety inducing demands. Demands that answer questions like: What should I care about? What should I strive for? What is success? In this podcast of Breaking Bread, Katie Miller and Kathy Knochel help us see that the demands after all might not be from an external voice but rather our own internal one. Fortunately, there are practical ways to ground ourselves in such a way that this voice is grounded in truth and goodness.  Show notes:  Grounding is the anchoring of ourselves in truth and reality. Grounding allows us to evaluate the demands we feel. It affords us the space to ask helpful questions.  What is true?  What does God say?  What is realistic?  What are my values?  Having a strong since of reality is increasingly challenging in a world of curated fantasy.   Our perception of reality and internalization of demands is a shaping we undergo over time through repeated experiences. This shaping can be towards truth or away.  One way we can step into a healthy shaping is to practice spiritual disciplines.   Bible reading  Prayer  Silence  Confession  Accountable relationships

  3. 8 de jun.

    The Ache of Loss, the Hope of Healing

    Loss is common to all of us and yet unique. Pain accompanies our losses, and grief accompanies our pain. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Bill Schmidgall and Kathy Knochel speak to this common yet unique experience of grieving and the hope for healing.    Show notes:  Grief marks the pain of loss, which by God's grace, is holy ground for God's shaping in our lives.  Grieving: the reaction to the pain of losing someone or something dear.  Losses: people, possessions, hopes, aspirations that were real at one time and now are not.   Despair: the unsettling hopeless feeling of realizing what once was, will not ever be again.  Hope: finding a settled peace where the loss has its proper present effect on your new normal.

  4. 26 de mai.

    Marital Drift

    Drift is slow, passive, and creates unwanted distance over time.  Without intentionality, relationships can experience drift. On this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer addresses marital drift. When husbands and wives drift apart. In this episode we will discuss what drift is, what it looks like, and how to close the distance. Show notes:  Marital drift is the slow process of spouses unintentionally becoming distant over time.   What it looks like:  Routines replace intimacy. Relational distance grows.  Small intimate gestures fade.  Spouses act more like roommates than friends.  Spouses love each other but are not connected.  Spouses are increasingly living separate lives.  Closing the distance:  Acknowledge that drift has happened.  Incorporate small acts of love that build intimacy.  Learn about each other's worlds.  Build friendship.  Avoid making negative comparisons of your spouse.  Practice thankfulness.

  5. 11 de mai.

    Brain Development: Why It Matters

    Brain development can be understood as a process of four maturing stages: survival, emotional, attachment and cognitive. These stages hold a key to understanding both poor and healthy thought processes. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Dr. Kirby Reutter steps us through brain development, how trauma impacts it and how by God's grace we can think healthier.    Show Notes:   The first dimension of the brain to develop very early in life is the survival brain. Survival lies at the heart of the operations of the survival brain. The responses of fight, flight and freeze protect and train us to respond to our surrounds and preserve life.  Healthy development : A child has a healthy co-regulator (parent figure) who helps them regulate their responses and properly protects them.  Unhealthy development: A child does not have a healthy co-regulator and their safety is exploited. Fight, flight and freeze become a constant regular reaction to outside stimuli.    The second dimension of the brain to develop is the emotional brain. Responses to outside stimuli are mapped to feelings.  Healthy development: A properly developed survival brain allows for a developing emotional brain. The full range of emotions, both comfortable emotions (positive) and uncomfortable emotions (negative) are appropriately experienced.  Unhealthy development: An underdeveloped survival brain has a detrimental effect on the developing emotional brain. Negative emotions (primarily fear and anger) are over developed because of their abundant use. At the same time, positive emotions under develop because of their infrequent use or betraying affect.  The third dimension of the brain to develop is the attachment brain. This development helps us connect with another human in relationship.   Healthy development: A healthy emotional brain allows for a healthy attachment brain to develop. A recognition exists that people and relationships are needed. A child is seen, safe and soothed by another person (parent figure).  Unhealthy development: An unhealthy emotional brain thwarts a maturing attachment brain. A belief emerges that recognizes people as a threat and relationships as dangerous.   The fourth dimension of the brain to develop is the cognitive brain. This is the thinking brain, responsible for reasoning and judgement.   Healthy development: A healthy attachment brain gives way to healthy thinking and reasoning. A healthy cognitive brain will making good decisions, recognize cause and effect, seeing short term and long term goals, identifying pros and cons, thinking abstractly, theoretically, logically and linguistically.  Unhealthy development: An unhealthy attachment brain skews the cognitive development. Decisions and judgements are made through the lens of a threatening world.

  6. 27 de abr.

    Autism Spectrum in Marriage

    When a spouse is on the autistic spectrum, marriages can experience unique challenges. Communication and understanding will likely be impacted. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer speaks to these unique challenges and provides a roadmap to flourishing. Show notes: When communication is significantly strained in marriage, neuro-diversity may be present. Often, in these marriages, the amount, frequency, intensity and duration of these struggles are higher when compared to neuro-typical marriages. A neuro-typical marriage is a marriage where both spouses learn, process information, communicate and emotionally regulate in a manner similar to the norms of the population. A neuro-divergent marriage is a marriage where at least one spouse learns, processes information, communicates and emotionally regulates in a manner different than the norms of the population. One example of neuro-divergence is a person who is on the autism spectrum. If a person suspects they are on the autism spectrum, getting a diagnosis is encouraged. A diagnosis will give clarity and provide healthy understanding for living well in relationships.  Living well in a neuro-divergent marriage where autism is present will require growing in theory of mind, speaking, listening, body language and empathy. Theory of mind is being able to read what the other might be thinking, feeling and intending. In neuro-divergent couples, this requires learning and understanding how the other thinks. How we use words can differ among neuro-typical and neuro-divergent spouses. For example, those on the autistic spectrum are more literal than their neuro-typical spouse. Learning what is meant by the words our spouses' use is an important component of communicating well. By extension, listening well means we learn to understand both what the other means and doesn't mean by the words they use. Much of human communication is non-verbal. Eye contact, expressions, and mannerisms help convey the meaning of what we say. In marriages where autism is present, each needs to learn what to read and what not to read in the body language of the other. Empathy is being able to feel with another person. In neuro-divergent couples, this requires each to learn how to empathize with the other. It is important to understand that the empathy of each will look different from the other.

  7. 13 de abr.

    Doubt in Decision Making

    What if I choose the wrong option? What if a better option comes a long? These are a few of the questions that plague decision makers. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kathy Knochel and Ted Witzig Jr. discuss the angst that can accompany decision making. While we desire to have certainty about future outcomes, it remains elusive. Yet, there is a certainty that the believer has, and it can make all the difference.  Show notes:  Decisional Stress can be understood in three tiers.  Tier 1 is experienced by everyone and very common. We make decisions everyday of varying significance. We all can relate to the unsettling feeling of uncertainty. While we would like to know the outcome of our decision before we make it, we cannot. Thus, we learn to live with uncertainty.  Tier 2 is experienced by some people. It is called decisional doubt. Stress and anxiety are induced by situational "high stakes" decisions. These decisions feel significant to us. Choosing a college, buying a house, making a career move, for example are time sensitive and weighty in consequence.   Tier 3 is experienced by fewer. It is called obsessional doubt. OCD and anxiety disorders can complicate decision making and coming to a place of peace and comfort regarding a decision becomes difficult. Seeking reassurance over and over becomes characteristic of the struggle.  Decisional stress plays to our desire for certainty in all three tiers. When it comes to decision making, the believer needs to shift certainty from the decisional outcome to another place. Three such places are outlined below.  God: Find confidence in God's presence, goodness and promises.  Values: Find confidence in knowing what your values are and making decisions in step with your values.  Godly counsel: Find confidence in having had your decision informed by wise counsel.

  8. 30 de mar.

    The Gift of Repentance

    Change, when it is for the better, always accompanies healthy human growth. When it comes to emotional, relational and spiritual change, repentance is an apt feature to discuss. After all, repentance means changing your mind. On this episode of Breaking Bread, Chad Leman and Brian Sutter shed light on both the "why" and "how" of repentance.    Show Notes:   Repentance in three movements.  Movement 1: God's goodness.  Romans 2 says God's goodness leads us to repentance. His work, his grace, his Spirit and his presence makes our repentance both possible and welcome. Repentance is the realignment of ourselves to God.  Movement 2: The cross.  After the pattern of Christ, repentance requires a death. This is dying to ourselves. Here we see ourselves honestly before God. Understand our error and need for change. We shift our trust from ourselves to God.  Movement 3: The Resurrection.  After the pattern of Christ, repentance is evidenced by new life. We live as those oriented toward God and in agreement with him.

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Sobre

Around the meal table, needs are met. As participants we celebrate the common solution to our physical need - bread. While we do so, bread of another type is broken as well. Help, hope and encouragement are shared to meet the needs of our struggles, heartaches and questions. Breaking Bread is reminiscent of these life giving conversations. This podcast strives to meet some of our common needs through our common solution – The Bread of Life.

Informações

  • Criado por
    ACCFS Staff
  • Anos de atividade
    2015 - 2026
  • Episódios
    280
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Site do podcast
    Breaking Bread Podcast

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