A Conversation on Loneliness, Belonging, and Unity with Prasanta Verma

During this episode, we are learning how to invite the Holy Spirit to help us facilitate safe spaces for those who are marginalized.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills in the south, and now living in the Upper Midwest, Prasanta is a writer, poet, editor, former debate coach, public health professional, and mom of three fabulous kids.

Prasanta writes about culture, identity, belonging, loneliness, and what it feels like to be an outsider. She is passionate about making the way for diverse voices and believes stories are one of the best ways for us to connect with each other.

She considers herself a life-long learner. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, walking, and exploring the beauty of the natural world.

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A Conversation on Gentleness, How to Be Courageously Soft, and Divorce with Charaia Rush

During this episode, we are learning how to invite the Holy Spirit to soften our hearts.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Charaia Rush is a writer and speaker who is passionate about telling the story of the gospel and watching how it softens the hardened corners of our hearts and illuminates the dark rooms of our spirits. She has written for outlets such as Christian Parenting and SheReads Truth. She resides in Colorado with her two lovely children.

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A Conversation on Bible Study, Motherhood, and the God who Sees with Kathy Tuan-MacLean and Tara Edelschick

During this episode, we are learning how to slow down and spend intentional time with God, particularly in Bible study, as He sets our rhythms.

So she named the Lord who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,” for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the one who sees me?”

Kathy Tuan-MacLean (PhD, Northwestern) is the national faculty ministry director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, where she invites and resources faculty to follow Jesus together. Since joining InterVarsity in 1990, she has led numerous students and faculty in Bible study, spiritual formation, and leadership development. She is also a spiritual director who has led marriage ministry and women's retreats. Kathy is married to Scott, and they have three young adult children and an overanxious mini labradoodle.

Tara Edelschick (EdD, Harvard) is a teacher, a writer, mother of three, and grandmother. For three decades, she has worked as an educator, teaching public high school students in New York, graduate students at Harvard's School of Education, homeschoolers in Massachusetts, and incarcerated men taking college courses through the Emerson Prison Initiative. In her church, you can find her speaking at a women's conference or marriage retreat, teaching Sunday school, gathering mothers for prayer and Bible study, or leading retreats for families.

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