Living a quiet life
Celeste has travelled a few places in response to God’s call on her life. A few years ago she came from Argentina to Tasmania, and now she is in England. She talks about depending on God, about stepping out in faith, and about God knowing our needs before we ask them.
William Temple said, ‘When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don’t, they don’t.’
Celeste also mentioned Luke 4: 24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “No prophet is accepted in his hometown.”
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on the other side of the dentist’s chair? Why a dentist would go into that job of sticking their hands into people’s mouths? We talk to Michelle, a dentist who owns her own practice, and we find out what drives her, what joys she finds in her work and in the Lord.
Michelle talks about Craig Groeschel, and you can find more about him here:
https://www.craiggroeschel.com/
The two books on prayer that I mentioned are:
Kneeling with Giants
https://garynealhansen.com/kneeling-with-giants/
and A Year of Living Prayerfully
https://jaredbrock.com/livingprayerfully/
Annette and I talk about nature and how that has spoken to her. We also discuss how she writes books in terms of time-management and also what she draws from to write the books she writes. We also look at her philosophy of education and how and why she homeschools. Annette reminds us of the goodness of Christian life.
A Distant Prospect and By Violence Unavenged can be bought at the following link:
http://annetteyoung.net/books/where-to-buy/
The ‘big walk’ Anette talks about is the Overland track.
1 Corinthians 13:1–3
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Professor Matt King is an award-winning scientist in the area of geodesy and geophysics. We talk about what that is, about how he lives as a Christian in the university environment, and how he balances work, home life, and ministry.
https://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/geography-spatial/matt-king
Trigger Warning: Amber talks about her mental illness and shares some of her writing about when she attempted suicide.
Mental illness is something that none of us want to confront. But one in five Australians experience a mental or behavioural condition so it’s something that we really need to come to terms with.
Amber suffers from depression and psychosis. She has chosen to share her story with us to help us to understand how to help and be there for people who have these kinds of issues. She is very clear about what she suffers but I’m very grateful to her for sharing. Amber tells us about how her creative writing helps her to deal with her illness.
Whether you’re suffering from this kind of illness or not, I pray that each of us grows in our understanding, mental health, and ability to support each other.
Greg and I discuss his work as a teacher of mathematics, his work with World Vision and Scripture Union, and his work as an Anglican minister. It’s a beautiful interview filled with Greg’s warmth and gentleness and his compassion for the world.
World Vision worldvision.com.au
Empart empart.org.au
Scripture Union scriptureunion.org.au
Ecclesiastes 12:1a