Remo Tlale Life and Faith Podcast

On this episode Litha and Remo are back together, and they take a break from Jacob to talk through Holy Week. They speak about how Lent went for them and what the rhythms of Holy week meant and continue to mean to ancient Jesus followers, and what the same rhythms can mean for us today. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode it's just Litha, and he continues with the series on Jacob. He takes you through the stories that are written about Jacob at the end of his exile. He focuses in on the night just before Jacob is about to meet Esau and he has that iconic wrestle with God, and he speaks about what this story reveals about Jacob and about us. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode we take a break from the series on Jacob to talk about Lent. We speak about how this is a significant day in the Christian calendar and how its practices are designed to underline core aspects of our faith journey. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode we continue with the theme of the journey of faith. Remo and Litha talk through Jacob's marriage to Rachel and Leah. They talk about the picture the story paints of the human cycles of desire, pain, and brokenness, and they speak about how despite these cycles God meets us in our pain. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode we continue with the theme. Remo and Litha talk to Tacho about what it means to wrestle with ego. They discuss the ways that it shows up in Jacob's story and in our story today, and they talk about the ways that God shows up for us in the midst of that wrestle. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website.https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite  

On this episode Remo and Litha continue with the theme. They explore God's response to Jacob's actions so far and they speak about how it can be a helpful reframe for us in thinking about the way God responds to us when we fall short.  If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite  

On this episode Remo and Litha kick off the theme of the first part of the year with the first discussion about Jacob's journey. They talk about the picture of humanity Jacob's life gives us, they talk about how we can see ourselves in the decisions Jacob makes and they speak about how God walks with us through all of this.   If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite 

On this episode Remo and Litha discuss the future plans for the podcast. They talk about the path they want the podcast to take, the theme of the podcast for the next block and about what's been happening in their own lives. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite (https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite)  

On this episode Litha interviews Tino about the Bible. They talk about Tino's personal Journey with the biblical text, they talk about how the lenses he views the text through have shifted and they talk about healthier ways of engaging with the text in order to help your relationship with God. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode Remo and Litha have a deep conversation about what it means to be righteous. They talk about what the word means, the role righteousness plays in a relationship with God and what it looks like for righteousness to form and shape how you treat those around you. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite (https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite)

On this episode Remo and Litha have a conversation about repentance. They speak about how their definitions of the concept have changed over time, they speak about how repentance involves the community and the individual and they speak about what a deeper understanding of repentance can do for your faith.  If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite    

On this episode we interview Thabane Mashava. We have a wonderful conversation about the Holy Spirit, the role the spirit plays, how the spirit works in partnership with God and how the Spirit can teach us to thrive in life and faith.   *QUICK NOTE* apologies on our end for some of the audio issues you'll hear, just one of those days where the WiFi wasn't working with us. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite   

On this Episode Litha and Remo have a discussion about humility. They talk about what it means, the ways in which we get the definition wrong and how a fuller understanding of humility can help your life and faith thrive.   If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite   

On this episode Litha interviews Anna-Marie Botha about rest. Anna-Marie explains what rest is, how her perception of rest has changed over the years, what she's continuing to learn about rest and what rest has done for her relationship with God.    If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite   

On this episode Remo and Litha have a discussion about Easter. They talk about what Easter is, what God is trying to achieve with it, why it matters and what it means for you life. Happy Easter! We hope you have a blessed weekend. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this Episode Remo interviews Thandeka Jali about her experience with entrepreneurship as a Christian in South Africa. They speak about her journey in her faith, how her Christianity has formed her work life and how she has seen them overlap in her day to day life.  If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode Litha and Remo have a discussion about purity. They talk about how we've narrowed the view of what the bible says purity is, they talk about their perceptions of purity and how time has changed their perceptions, and they talk about the aspects of life that you can make pure so that you can be close to God. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website. https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wixsite.com/mysite

On this episode Remo interviews Adri vos a registered trauma counsellor. They have a discussion about mental health, about how to be there for those who struggle with their mental health, and how she's seen God show up in her story.  If you would like to reach out to Adri, feel free to email her her: adri@dmaa.co.za If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/    

On this episode Litha and Remo discuss the Christian practice of Lent. They talk about its context, what it is, and how the practice can teach about connection with Jesus and deepening your faith.   If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/    

On this episode Remo interviews Solly Kganyago on the history of Christianity in Africa. They have a conversation about how it arrived in Southern Africa, the difference between the spirituality inherent to Africans and Christianity and the negative and positive effects the arrival of Christianity had on the people in the continent.  If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/    

On this episode Litha and Remo kick off the new year for the podcast. They discuss what they've learnt from last year, what their goals and dreams are this, what they're learning this year and what the podcast will look like going forward.  If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/   

On this episode we interview Thomas De Beer on the topic of justice. We have a conversation about what it is, why injustice exists, what God's view is and the Role that we as people and the church can play in addressing injustice.   If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/   

On this episode Remo and Litha Interview Gilbert Kimeng. They have a conversation about the nature of work, the perspective we can have, and the role it plays in life with God What is work? With Gilbert Kimeng. Bible heroes and work: https://youtu.be/ceQaz8U88UI How we view work: https://youtu.be/oB18pTvgH2U If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/   

On this episode Remo and Litha have a conversation about prayer. They talk about what it is, how prayer can help, what it's meant to do and how you can expand the perspective you have on it.   Scriptures referenced;  Matthew 6: 9-13.             2 Kings 20: 1-5.   Book referenced: Simply Jesus N.T.Wright  Practicing the way: https://www.practicingtheway.org If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/   

On this episode Remo and Litha return and talk obedience. They have a conversation about what it means to obey and the sort of impact obedience can have on a relationship with God.   The insta page is called “thriveinlifeandfaithpod” If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/   

On this episode Remo and Litha Talk conviction. They have a conversation about what it is and the ways they've gone about building them. They also talk about where it is that they got them from and where it is that those searching for conviction should go. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/  

On this episode Remo and Litha are together again. They have a conversation about the survey that was sent out and discuss the ways that the podcast can be made better for you guys our listening community.  Please feel free to give us your thoughts in the survey: https://forms.gle/Jve44XLxbDWKQc58A If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/  

Episode One hundred! On the 100th(!) episode Remo and Sonto talk about the podcast. They talk about what it means for there to be 100 episodes and about the impact the podcast has had on Remo and the impact he hopes it's had on those who listen to the podcast.   If you'd like to get in touch with us. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/ 

On this Episode Remo and Litha have a discussion about the practice of Lament. They talk about what it is, about how it's much deeper than modern day sadness and about how it can bring us closer to God and help us heal in our communities.  The book referenced in this episode is “God matters” by Herbert McCabe  If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/ 

On this Episode we have a conversation with Jaret about Easter. We talk about what Easter is, why it's a big deal and about how we can connect with it in better ways that will ultimately help us thrive in life and in faith.  The philosopher mentioned in this episode is Dallas Willard  The Scripture Jaret reads is Romans 8:1-3 Sincere apologies for some of the audio issues we are trying to get better at that. Jaret was on the previous iteration of this podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/thrive-in-life-and-faith-podcast-with-litha-and-remo/id1537749722?i=1000542827650  If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Remo and Litha are back everybody! On this brief episode they explain why they've been away so long, what the plan is for the podcast moving forward and what it is they've learnt in the time away from the pod.  If you'd like to hear Remo's sermon series:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn-UQ09qd_w  If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Happy new year everybody! On this episode Litha and Remo have a conversation about the upcoming year. They talk about how instead of the usual new years goals and resolutions they want to focus on “becoming”. So who is Litha becoming or who is Remo becoming and what decisions can they make to support that journey? They explain how they believe that ultimately this is a more helpful for a thriving life and faith. If you'd like to hear Litha's latest sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaSsQZcy5r0&t=3677s If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with us on the website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What have you learned this year? On this episode Remo and I answer that question. We talk about learning about life being out of our control about the kind of people we can be, about how God is bigger than just right and wrong and about how we can ask more questions, and about the importance of community. Books we mention: T he sin of certainty by Pete Enns This here flesh by Cole Arthur Riley The fire Next time by James Baldwin Episodes we reference: Reading the bible in its original bible Ep 80 So we were reading the Bible these are our thoughts Ep 77 The philosophy of living well with Nomaswazi Kubeka Ep 76 If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Have you ever realised you're living a double life? On this episode we speak with Benjamin Ali a software developer from the DRC. He talks to us about how he tried to build a relationship with God based on lies and how that caught up to him. He then walks us beautifully through the story about how God forced him to look at the truth of his life and how in That he experienced how loving God truly is. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Have you ever wondered if worship is a big deal? On this episode We speak to Josh Taliaferro a worship minister in Texas about all things worship. We have an incredibly deep conversation about the way Worship has touched his life and affected his spirituality and we talk about the role that worship can and is supposed to play in our own walks with God, communally and individually. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What do you have in mind when you make decisions? On this weeks episode we talk to Kyle Plum, an evangelist from San Diego and he shares with us how to keep thriving in your faith even in a world where it is becoming increasingly more challenging to do so. Kyle talks about his own journey to becoming a follower of Jesus and then an evangelist and a lot of the lessons he learnt along the way. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Have you had God only moments? On this episode we talk to Candice Butler, a full time minster, who shares her journey with God with us including all the ways he has shown up for her. From the beginning of her life till today she can see the hand of God in her life and that is what leads her to thrive in life as well as in faith. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What makes a friendship work? On this Episode Remo and I discuss what it is in the friendships that we've had that have helped us thrive in our faith. We discuss what it means for a friendship to be a safe space, how we can truly trust each other in friendships and why it's worth truly committing to and investing in such relationships. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

On this weeks episode we speak to Dylan Peens a school teacher and teen ministry leader. He opens up about how his mental health struggles and the lessons he's learned from have shaped his life, his view and his walk with Jesus today. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

On this weeks episode we speak to Jake Graham about his life journey and his pursuit to becoming a full time minister. Jake shares about his life journey and how God has worked, along with some difficult decisions he has made to lead him into becoming the young minister he is right now. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What is church? Why do we go? What is it supposed to help us with? What is it for? On this episode Remo and I touch on those questions on church and a lot more. We talk about what's it's been like growing up in church, What are some of the good and bad we've experienced in church, how do we treat those who are with us in church and why for us church should be and is way more than just one Sunday per week. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Are you a person who struggles to see or let God shape you? A person who wants their identity to be in God but often finds it elsewhere? If your answer is yes then tune in to this episode! Today we speak to Sivuselele Manzini: A disciple from Nelson Mandela bay and a law student at Nelson Mandela University. We speak to her about her journey on the road to God and her journey on the road to studying law. Through these stories we get incredibly insightful lessons from her about how her need to consistently reflect and introspect helped her forge her relationship with God. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What did Jesus teach about the Kingdom of God? In this weeks episode following the encounter campus retreat we talk to full time minister and biblical teacher Raj, who helps us dive deeper into what Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God and lays out how those teachings can affect us in the communities that we live in. Raj was on the previous iteration of this podcast. You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/3-minute-thought/id1517104540?i=1000494556440 Here are some of the resources that Raj mentions in this episode: Eikon Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-eikon-podcast/id1503896758 Micheal Burns - Core Book 4 - The kingdom of God Tom Jones - The baptised life N.T. Wright - The origin series If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What does the arrival of the kingdom look like? In the latest instalment of our encounter campus retreat series we talk to Jacques Genis. He's a full time campus and singles minister. In this conversation with him he helps us see how the kingdom can come through us, what sort of role we play in bringing it into earth and what that looks like in our day to day lives. Jacques was on the previous iteration of this podcast. You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/3-minute-thought/id1517104540?i=1000485460220 If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

How can we experience the Kingdom of God? Continuing in our post encounter campus retreat episode series, we talk to Paul smith. He is a church leader and a bible teacher. Paul helps us deepen our understanding of what the kingdom of God is and how we can experience it in this life. Mentioned in the episode to research: Recentering Christ App Abide App Jesus prayer If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What is the encounter campus retreat? You may ask. In this episode we will answer that question and so much more. We will be talking about what are some of the most convicting lessons we learnt from encounter, what are things that moved us and what are the things that helped make our relationship with God that little bit deeper. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What have you heard about the enneagram? Have you ever heard of it? Do you know what number you are? In this episode we talk to Karen Cloete and do s deep dive into the enneagram. Karen is incredibly well versed in the enneagram and she helps take us through where it is from, why it's helpful and what it helps us to learn about ourselves and those around us. If you would like to take the assessment to discover your enneagram number lick this link: https://bit.ly/38r4WeD If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Are you interested in the biblical texts? Where they from and why we have them? In this episode we talk to Jason Alexandre a church pastor who studied the biblical texts at a high scholarly level and he shares how he went deep into the study of the texts and what it is that he learnt. He shares his journey with the study of the bible at an academic level and how the bible can shape and form a people/community. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Are you a person who cannot stop and who has to produce because you believe that is how you can be worthy of Gods love? This episode is for you if you are. On this episode we talk to Micheal Masola a campus student at the university of Johannesburg and enrolled in the school of missions (more on that in the episode so listen!). We talk to him about how he tried repay the love he received from God with sheer hard work. We explore how he was wrong and he was forced stop. But we also learn that those experiences were key in helping him see that he serves a God who yes cares about what he does but also A God who is full of Grace and who cares about his well-being. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

Have you ever wondered if you have to be a specific type of person with specific types of dreams to experience a specific type of love from God? On this episode we have Refentse May a professional performer (a very good one we'd add) and we talk to her about her journey down the path pursuing a career in the arts. We learn about some of the stigmas she dealt with the unique challenges of that world and how through it all she discovered a God who's love is big enough for everyone If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/ Have you ever wondered if you have to be a specific type of person with specific types of dreams to experience a specific type of love from God? On this episode we have Refentse May a professional performer (a very good one we'd add) and we talk to her about her journey down the path pursuing a career in the arts. We learn about some of the stigmas she dealt with the unique challenges of that world and how through it all she discovered a God who's love is big enough for everyone If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/

What is it about the bible that makes it last forever? Is God actually in it? What is it actually for? What are the lessons we learn from it and how do we actually read it? On todays episode we have a conversation on how we've learnt to experience those questions in our own lives, on how our views over the years about the bible have grown and why now more than ever before we are convinced that the bible is truly God's gift to us. If you'd like to get in touch with me. Please touch base with me on my website: https://thriveinlifeandfaith.wordpress.com/