Good Ideas Steve Elshaw

On this episode, I share some of my thoughts about whether sipping coffee at church stops you from worshipping God.

On this episode, I talk about why it's important to help those in need.

On this episode, I share thoughts about singleness, the marriage relationship, separation, divorce and remarriage.

TW: This episode mentions the topics of suicide and rape.

Mindi Foster is a writer, Bible teacher, and volunteer missionary. She is also a self-defense and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor, but more than anything, she is an encourager. You can find her blog here.

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TW: This episode includes a discussion about suicide.

This episode's guest is Greg Chandler, a professional journalist and broadcaster based in western Michigan. He currently writes for a group of weekly newspapers out of Hastings, Michigan, and is a play-by-play sports announcer for a radio station in Holland, Michigan. He is a suicide loss survivor and wants to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention. He also wants to make it okay to discuss mental health issues in the church.

On this episode, Greg shares valuable insights about what people need to know about mental health and suicide.

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This episode's guest is Becky Castle Miller, a PhD student at Wheaton College studying New Testament with Esau McCaulley. Her dissertation research is about emotions in the Gospel of Luke. She writes and speaks on emotional, mental, and spiritual health in the church. She graduated from Northern Seminary where she studied with Scot McKnight. Her discipleship workbook with Dr. McKnight is called Following King Jesus. She and her husband and their five kids and cat returned to the US in 2020 after living in the Netherlands for eight years, where she served as discipleship director at an international church.



On this episode, Becky shares valuable insights about:


Why it's important to recognize your emotions and be emotionally healthy.
Her favourite parts of the Bible that deal with emotion
The meaning of discipleship 
How pastors can provide excellent care to people who are dealing with trauma in the church




Becky's Links:
beckycastlemiller.com
beckycastlemiller.substack.com
Instagram: @wholeemotion
TikTok: @beckycastlemiller
Twitter: @bcastlemiller



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