podcasts - Soul Shepherding

315 – Is Faith Real if You Don’t Feel It?

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Courage ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Empathy for Emotions ,
Hope ,
Intimacy with Jesus ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us have experienced times in our lives that we have not felt God’s love and presence as deeply or as apparently as other times. It can leave us discombobulated and discouraged, asking ourselves, “Is my faith real if I don’t feel it?” In these times of doubt, the…

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314 – Taking Courage to Hope

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Courage ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Fear ,
Hope ,
Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks It can be scary and intimidating to hope. In fact, we often shrink ourselves and our lives in fear of disappointment. If we hope and things don’t turn out well, we can feel lost, sad, or like our faith isn’t strong enough. But in the waiting, God is doing great…

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313 – Having Hope When You Fear Disappointment

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Disappointment ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Fear ,
Hope ,
Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks Often we are afraid to hope and be disappointed. The emotional let down of disappointment is painful and lonely. So naturally, we’re prone to guard against the pain by letting down our hopes. But without hope we have nothing! All good things come from hope. The Bible says it’s the…

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312 – Help for Doubt

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
doubt ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
pastor ,
Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks Are you, a close friend, or a family member experiencing feelings of doubt? The truth is, we all have emotional experiences in life that can seem contrary to our faith. What do we do with those when they happen? Simply trying not to doubt isn’t enough. Thinking the right thoughts and doing the right…

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311 – How to Help Others Who Are Doubting Their Faith

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
deconstruction ,
doubt ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
pastor ,

This Week on Soul Talks Many who deconstruct their faith do so because they feel it’s not working for them, or it’s not working for the people that they see; They’ve experienced a trial, been hurt, or had upheaval in their lives. Maybe you know someone going through this. Maybe, it’s you. To have doubts,…

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310 – A Passion to Share God’s Peace (Like Martin Luther King Jr.)

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
MLK ,
Suffering ,
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
pastor ,
Peace ,

This Week on Soul Talks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to be an encouraging and inspiring example for us all. He was, first and foremost, a disciple of Jesus Christ and a preacher of the Gospel. He was a truth-teller dealing with injustice, but did so with great love and gentleness. He embodied the…

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309 – Known and Named by God

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Faith ,
Soul Talks ,
Transformation ,
Trust God in Trials ,

This Week on Soul Talks When we experience seasons of suffering, our faith is tested. We often experience doubt and we long to feel God’s presence. But the best news and unwavering truth is that the Lord Jesus hears us. He sees us. He is near to us. And he has known us long before…

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308 – Dallas Willard’s 3 Steps to Change Your Prayer Life

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Apprentice Prayer ,
Soul Talks ,
Dallas Willard ,
pastor ,
Prayer ,
Renewal ,
Rest ,
The Lord's Prayer ,

This Week on Soul Talks Prayer makes it possible for us to live like Christ. Through prayer, we can shine the light of the risen Jesus — a warmth that we and those around us so desperately need! In this episode of Soul Talks, Bill and Kristi unpack 3 of Dallas Willard’s paradigm-shifting insights on…

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307 – A Prayer of Renewal for the New Year

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Apprentice Prayer ,
Soul Talks ,
Apprentice of Jesus ,
pastor ,
Renewal ,
Rest ,

This Week on Soul Talks God wants to do good things in your life this New Year! Whatever it is that you’re going through — be it anxiety, relational conflicts, a stressful situation at work, depression, etc. — there’s an invitation for you to walk through it with Jesus. When we enter our daily lives…

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306 – Real Life, Real Talk in Christ’s Presence

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Hidden in Christ ,
Soul Talks ,
Devotion ,
pastor ,
Prayer ,
Rest ,
Scripture Meditation ,

This Week on Soul Talks It’s tempting to look to what you accomplish or what people say about you for personal meaning or security. But then we miss the smile of Jesus glowing over us! Colossians 3 offers a wonderful promise that’s sadly elusive for most of us: “For you died, and your life is…

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315 – Is Faith Real if You Don’t Feel It?

314 – Taking Courage to Hope

313 – Having Hope When You Fear Disappointment

312 – Help for Doubt

311 – How to Help Others Who Are Doubting Their Faith

310 – A Passion to Share God’s Peace (Like Martin Luther King Jr.)

309 – Known and Named by God

308 – Dallas Willard’s 3 Steps to Change Your Prayer Life

307 – A Prayer of Renewal for the New Year

306 – Real Life, Real Talk in Christ’s Presence