Ruth Amos

Living a quiet life

Ep 22: Richard — Do the next thing

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Ep 22: Richard — Do the next thing
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Richard is a great friend of mine, who you will see looks at life a bit differently to many of us. This makes him so much fun to talk with. It’s also so great to talk with someone who follows God with every bit of energy that he has.

I had invited Richard and his son for dinner and then it occurred to me that we could also include a podcast interview in our evenings activities. Richard enjoyed the hamburgers (as you’ll hear), and I think he enjoyed the interview as well.

I thought I’d leave the beginning of this interview in, instead of editing the unplanned bits out. I have a list of questions on a piece of paper that I use when I interview people, and Richard found that amusing. They were questions that I had prepared earlier — he was hoping I’d have answers that I’d prepared earlier but I figured that was his job.

I think this interview is very encouraging to us all to be salt and light wherever we are, and to be prepared to follow God into whatever the ‘next thing’ is that he asks us to do.

Youth With A Mission www.ywam.org

DTS Discipleship Training School

1 Corinthians 15:3–8

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Ep 21: Wendee – leaving an abusive relationship

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Ep 21: Wendee – leaving an abusive relationship
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Trigger warning: Domestic violence

Wendee is a Christian who is an author, and we spend the first fifteen minutes of this conversation chatting about what that means for her when it comes to making decisions about what she writes and does not write, how she runs her business, and behaviours that she doesn’t take part in. We talk about a ‘typical’ day in the life of an author and we talk about Wendee’s conversion story.

The rest of the interview may be harder for some people to listen to. Wendee talks in depth about the abuse and manipulation she suffered in her marriage and how God helped her to get out of the situation. I hope that it is clear that we both don’t think that all non-Christians would behave this way or that her ex-husband behaved this way only because he didn’t know Christ. I also want to make it clear that I know some very loving relationships between Christians and non-Christians.

Wendee shares her story in the hope that it will help others who might be in the same situation to be able to understand what they are going through, and to be able to come out of it. We both don’t wish to glorify the pain in any way but instead to reach out to others to help them find hope in their situation. And to find the help they need.

Wendee’s books and blog can be found here: http://wrgingell.com/

If you want to see the covers for my novels you can go to www.rjamos.com

Jenny does Wendee’s cover design: https://www.seedlingsonline.com/

‘Complete in Him’ by Michael Barrett  https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Him-Understanding-Enjoying-Gospel/dp/1601785437

Here is a fact sheet on Meniere’s disease https://www.deafnessforum.org.au/fact-sheet-what-is-menieres-disease/

‘Why does he do that?’ by Lundy Bancroft. https://www.docdroid.net/py03/why-does-he-do-that.pdf

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Ep 20: Jade – I just want to help people

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Ep 20: Jade – I just want to help people
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Ep 20 Jade – I want to help people

Why did I want to interview Jade? Because of this post that she put on Facebook:

I know not everyone on my friends list believes in Jesus.

But for those who believe in Him and who believe the Bible has weight and importance, I urge you to read the Bible as if it had the power to change the way you see life. The way you understand your own circumstances and how you see and love others.

Truth be told, I’ve been having a really tough year so far. But every time I think I’ve become too complacent for God to use me or be close to me, I find myself reaching out to read the Bible.

Along with lecturers at my Bible college, who are some the most contagiously, passionate studiers of the Bible I have ever met. I have learned more about why I need the Bible than I think I have in my entire Christian walk.

I believe that the personal, emotional, devotional, worship connection with God is so very important and is different for everyone. But the foundation and strength and security and truth and power of God’s Word is not to be passed over.

It’s taken me a long time to come to this place, and I may not necessarily feel as passionately about this tomorrow, as I do in this moment. But it will always be true. And that I am so thankful for.

I hope we can all get excited about what God has given us in the Bible. It is beautiful.

I wanted to ask Jade more about why she went to theological college and what she was thinking of doing with her life. It was a great chat and I was particularly impressed with her heart to love others, even when they are being unloving to her.

Jade and I talked about Youth With A Mission and their Discipleship Training School. You can find out more at www.ywam.org

Alphacrucis college can be found at https://www.ac.edu.au/

2 Tim 3:14–15 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Also just as an aside, the book I am reading is called Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering and it is by Timothy Keller. The church book club is reading it and you’ll find our thoughts (eventually) on a blog at https://thewordmadefleshblog.wordpress.com/

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Ep 18: Gerald – pirates and other travel adventures

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Ep 18: Gerald – pirates and other travel adventures
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To paraphrase The Princess Bride, ‘Attacked by pirates is good.’ Gerald’s pirate story is the reason I asked him to be part of the podcast, but of course there is so much more to his story, as he says, the pirate part is minimal.

We have a fantastic discussion about the benefits of travelling with your children, taking them to far-flung places like India, and to places on our doorstep like Papua New Guinea, and even just exploring our state and our country. Gerald says that the quantity time you spend with your family on these trips, and the contrasts between other countries and our own are priceless jewels, well worth sacrificing for.

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Ep 12: Pete – from science to theology

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Ep 12: Pete – from science to theology
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Ep 12: Pete – from science to theology

Pete shares with us his journey to pastoring a church. I have always wondered how he got from a maths and science degree to being an ordained minister so I asked the question and got the really interesting answer including how he deals with the diversity of views in the Christian world when it comes to the big questions of life.

Pete also tells us about the importance in his life of prayer and fasting, and the overall importance of the grace of God.

1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched–this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (NIV)

The website for the sermon is http://www.stclementskingston.org.au/

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Ep 17: Elly – God has a voice and he speaks

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Ep 17: Elly – God has a voice and he speaks
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I believe that God set up this interview by making Elly and myself bump into each other at the local shopping centre. I didn’t know Elly at all, but my husband had taught her boys in high school. He told me that Elly had an amazing story, and I could tell just from a small chat that she had a lot to share. So we made a time to do this interview, literally days before she flew to The Netherlands to see what God had next on his agenda for her. And it’s a truly amazing series of stories. It’s awesome to see what happens when you listen and act as God speaks.

YWAM University of the Nations https://uofn.edu/

Mercy Ministries https://australianmercy.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrie_ten_Boom

Psalm 116:2 NIV ‘Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.’

James 4:2b ‘You do not have because you do not ask God.’

Psalm 19:1 ‘The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Matthew 10:31 ‘So don’t be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows.’ (also Luke 12:7)

Matthew 6.26 ‘Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?’

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