Confronting Normal With Renae Kulhawe And Cindy Keating

Today’s episode is a conversation about justice, but also about the power of education and how dreaming for the impossible can lead to incredible places if the Global community is willing to engage, lean into the uncertainty together and allow for justice to rise with unrelenting tenacity. The post Cassandra Lee – Confronting Justice, Whispers of Justice Rising (#036) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

According to IJM's statistics, there are 40 million people in slavery today. These numbers are staggering, so what can one do? How can one help? Today’s episode is a two-part conversation with Phil Reilly, National Director of Development for International Justice Mission. Phil’s expertise and insight into the world of slavery helps each of us understand what we can do to take personal action steps towards confronting justice, and how there really is hope when we enter into this weighty topic with a solutions-based mindset and approach. The post International Justice Mission, Phil Reilly – Confronting Justice, Part Two (#035) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

According to IJM's statistics, there are 40 million people in slavery today. These numbers are staggering, so what can one do? How can one help? Today’s episode is a two-part conversation with Phil Reilly, National Director of Development for International Justice Mission. Phil’s expertise and insight into the world of slavery helps each of us understand what we can do to take personal action steps towards confronting justice, and how there really is hope when we enter into this weighty topic with a solutions-based mindset and approach. The post International Justice Mission, Phil Reilly – Confronting Justice, Part One (#034) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

As we head into the Christmas season, take time to think about what gift giving is all about and what the gift of Christmas really means. The post Confronting Christmas, Unwrapping The Gift of Christmas (#033) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Our guest today has personally invited 3000 people to sit with her in her own backyard for a simple meal around her table. As she shares her heart and vision for people, you will be inspired and challenged to not only invite people to gather, but to gather them in a more loving, thoughtful and intentional way. The post Sarah Harmeyer – Confronting Christmas, Gathering People With Love & Intention (#032) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Today’s episode is a story inspired by the traffic light and how the traffic light is a reminder that a fulfilling life is found when we take time to notice the importance of ALL the speeds in life, especially at Christmas. The post Confronting Christmas, Remembering To Slow Down (#031) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

In this episode we discuss faith and doubt, learning and reading, and all the good stuff that goes along with taking a good look at what we believe and why. Because the problem is not that people are uneducated; the problem is that they are educated just enough to believe what they've been taught but not to question it. The post The Collective – Confronting Faith & Doubt, With Matt Rigby (#030) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Today’s episode is not only an honest conversation about what it means to be broken, but it’s also a perspective-shifting reminder that brokenness can in fact be beautiful when we recognize that we are all beautifully broken. The post Plumb – Confronting Life, Beautifully Broken (#029) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

This episode, with the always inspiring Danielle Strickland — author, speaker and founder of many advocating initiatives that mobilize people towards transformational living — takes today’s conversation into an exploration of external and internal advocacy. Danielle challenges each of us to ask: what keeps you up at night? Because advocacy starts there. The post Danielle Strickland – Confronting Advocacy, What Keeps You Up At Night? (#028) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

So often we are given the advice, "Have faith like a child." But as Sarah Bessey (mother of four) points out, children have a lot of questions. In today's day, with so many people struggling to make peace with their evolving faith, Sarah Bessey — author and speaker — reminds us there IS room for questions, for curiosity and for evolving faith. The post Sarah Bessey – Faith Like a Child (#027) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Today’s episode explores the different signs of depression, the many faces of mental unwellness and how empathy speaks, “I’m with you.” It leaves the listener re-thinking how a simple concept such as, “meet people where they are,” can be the perfect way to bridge the gap of communication and connection when it comes to the topic of mental health. The post Brittney Moses – Confronting Mental Health, Meet People Where They Are (#026) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Today’s episode is a conversation with Jerrad Lopes: author, pastor, podcaster and founder of the Dad Tired community — a non-profit ministry focused on equipping men to lead their family well. As we dive into fatherhood, manhood, motherhood, marriage and more, Jerrad helps us understand how the man-up mentality isn’t working, what it is men do with their emotions, what the greatest fear is for a large percentage of husbands and how women can come alongside them in safety and support. The post Jerrad Lopes – Confronting Culture, The Roles We Play (#025) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Activism is so often about picking your side and hammering your stake in the ground; I’m right, you’re wrong, and let me tell you all the reasons why. But in this episode we confront activism through a grace-laced conversation with Allison Centofante, Director of Strategic Communications for Live Action. The post Alison Centofante – Confronting Activism, The Least of These (#024) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Social media is here to stay. But the real key to confronting social media is in how we engage with it, consume it and to what degree we allow its influence over the way we think, live and believe that will make all the difference. The post Renae Regehr – Confronting Social Media, Free To Be Real (#023) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

With questions, thoughts and stories about the messy sides of community, this episode discusses what it means to embrace our differences, model the spirit of community to our kids, and how to deal with the pain and heartache that community can so often be. The post Wayne Jacobsen – Confronting Community, Part 2: On Differences & Conflict (#022) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Community is a complicated topic. It’s a conversation laced with many layers, a wide variety of interpretations and definitions, and typically, it comes accompanied with a ton of painful baggage and unmet expectations. This episode shares openly and honestly about the struggle and beauty that is community. The post Wayne Jacobsen – Confronting Community, Part 1: Let’s Call It Friendship (#021) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

An episode about a weekend with Wayne Jacobsen in Kelowna, BC, Canada. The post Wayne Jacobsen in Kelowna (#020) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

More than it’s a word to define, a question to answer or an expression to find, community should be a sense of warmth, a heart of compassion, a stance of empathy, a listening ear, a kind gesture, a gentle word, and a position of love. The post What Is Community To You? (#019) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Today’s guest takes us on an outrageous conversation into curiously asking, are we aware of the unexpected faith opportunities in our lives? Are we open to what God wants to do in us and through us? And are we intentionally posturing our lives to embrace the events and adventures that God makes available to us? The post Aaron Tredway – On Living Outrageously (#018) appeared first on Confronting Normal.

Deconstruction can take on many different forms for different people. On this episode, Cindy and Renae get open and honest about their own journey's of deconstruction and reconstruction, and how two very different paths have brought them to some surprisingly similar places. The post Cindy & Renae – Opening Up About Deconstruction (#017) appeared first on Confronting Normal.