Listening In Caitlin May Dinger

This week on Listening In: Out of Africa. Part two of my conversation with Lutheran pastor and missionary, Rev. Dr. Anthony Steinbronn.

This week on the show, “How Does Your Garden Grow?”, a reflection on the spiritual side of gardening– and how growing my own food has brought me just a little bit closer to Jesus.

Turns out, people who work in the national security field aren't all like Jack Bauer in "24". National security in the real world, Grace tells me, is as much a possible vocation for followers of Jesus Christ as being a school bus driver or a teacher. This week on the show, a conversation with Grace about vocation, serving your neighbors, and why she really won't be working in an undisclosed bunker somewhere in North Dakota.

A conversation with Garet Ellis, who's working in a job he's wanted ever since he was six years old... sort of. Garet, a transplant to the East Coast, talks about living as a follower of Jesus Christ while working in a Christian church, and the challenge he faces to live a life of conviction, service towards others, and abiding joy in the midst of a culture that doesn't even seem to notice.

What is the importance of the things we carry with us, and the things we leave behind?

What influence does the faith of our mothers play in our lives.