Poema Podcast
Episodes
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Poema S5 015 | Marc Alan Schelske on The Wisdom of Your Heart
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Today I'm joined by author and pastor Marc Alan Schelske, to discuss the purpose and and power of our emotions.
We discuss how emotions are a God given gift, a source of wisdom and guidance - not something to be avoided. We explore examples of Jesus demonstrating emotions, both positive and negative, and what they can teach us about leaning into our emotions.
We also explore what recent research into our how brains work tells us about our emotions, and their purpose and meaning.
And finally we examine how we can pay more attention to our emotions, our behaviour and our bodies to understand what's really going in inside of us, and take practical action.
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Poema S5 014 | Becky Castle Miller on Jesus' Emotional Health
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Becky Castle Miller returns to the show today, and we discuss, in essence, the basic humanity of Jesus. We explore the journey of Jesus through the lens of his own emotional and mental health.
Becky and I explore several stories of Jesus where he experiences grief, loss, trauma, doubt and fear. The loss of Lazarus, the loss of his earthly father, the social stigma he likely faced growing up, even from members of his own family - and how this impacted Jesus. We look at the human side of familiar stories, and find that as we do, it completely switches them on their head and brings them alive.
As Becky and I explore discuss the human Jesus, we find that it's his essential humanity which makes him divine.
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Poema S5 013 | Rachel Held Evans, Woman Of Valor - In Remembrance & Grief
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Last weekend author, speaker, advocate, and prophet Rachel Held Evans, passed away. Rachel's life had an immense impact on so many lives, in so many ways, and her passing has left a hole in so many of our lives.
Today, Becky Castle Miller, whose own journey into writing and pastoral ministry was directly down to Rachel, and who became one of my friends indirectly because of Rachel, joins me on the show. We each reflect on our own memories of Rachel, how she impacted our journey, and consider her wider impact on the world and her legacy.
We also explore the process of grieving, the hopeful and encouraging messages which have come in this process, how we can grieve in a healthy way - and we end on sharing our own #becauseofRHE stories - talking about how Rachel's life and legacy will impact our own lives and work going forward.
This episode is intended as a tribute, to honour Rachel's life and work, to celebrate her accomplishments, and reflect on what we can learn from her tragically short life, as we go forward with our own, and move through grief.