Simple Discipleship with @hey.jo.here

Every ancient culture around Israel had a creation story. In most of them, the gods are fighting, creation is born out of conflict, and the sun and moon are forces to be feared. And then there's Genesis — and it's completely different. In this episode we start at the very beginning and trace light through some of the most significant moments in the Bible, from the first words God ever speaks, through the wilderness, through an ancient prophecy, all the way to the end of the story. By the time we're done, when Jesus says you are the light of the world, hopefully it lands a little differently. This is the first episode in a three part series on light.Listeners get 50% off coaching, head over to simplediscipleship.co/call to find out more.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

We can't finish well through willpower alone. We need to train, not try, so in this episode, we look at caring for our whole selves - body, soul, and mind - so we have the endurance to make it to the end with integrity.This is the sixth and final episode in a six-part series on finishing well.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

We think about finishing well as something that happens at the end of our lives, but we're finishing things all the time.Jobs, roles at church, seasons, neighbourhoods, projects, teams.And how we finish those things matters because how we finish one thing influences how we start the next.This is the fifth episode in a six-part series on finishing well.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

I'm bringing some hope to you this episode as we've looked at what went wrong for a few weeks, here's an account where things went right! (Kind of)King Josiah became king at eight years old.He inherited the worst possible situation - his grandfather Manasseh was the most evil king in Judah's history. The city was filled with violence, child sacrifice, and idolatry. The temple was in disrepair. And God's word - the Book of the Law - had been lost.But at sixteen, Josiah began to seek God anyway.We'll be asking: What have you lost that needs to be rediscovered? And what idols need to be torn down?This is the fourth episode in a six-part series on finishing well.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

We're continuing our series on finishing well, this time looking at David and Uzzah.They both made mistakes, both because they were out of position in some way.There are at least two ways to be out of position:Out of rhythm (wrong time/place)Out of God's order (wrong method/lost reverence)And these stories cover both.This is the third episode in a six-part series on finishing well.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

In this episode we look at the life of King Uzziah. He took the throne at age 16 and reigned for 52 years but unfortunately he didn't finish well.We'll learn that pride and religion can get in the way of walking with God.This is the second episode in a six-part series on finishing well.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

Most of us want to finish well. But wanting it and doing what it requires are two different things.Research shows that 75% of leaders called and commissioned by God in the Bible had their effectiveness cut short. In this episode, we look at the patterns that lead to poor endings and why finishing well is so rare. We explore three reasons it matters: we don't retire from following Jesus, eternal rewards are at stake, and our ending shapes how people remember our entire journey.This is the first episode in a six-part series on finishing well.Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

Last week we talked about whether it's OK to grieve as a Christian. This week, we're getting practical: how do you actually experience God's comfort when you're in the middle of grief? Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)

Have you ever felt like you shouldn't be grieving? Like if you were really trusting God, you'd be more joyful or at peace? In this episode, we explore why grief is actually a Godly response to a broken world. Start The Best You Yet journey here.If you're looking for more, subscribe to the Friday 'Design Your Week' newsletter here.And if you want to make sure you don't miss an episode, just follow this podcast on your favourite podcast app :)