Podcasts about suburbs living faithfully

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/478119-ashley-hales-pastors-ignore-god-given-limits.html Dr. Ashley Hales joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about the fact that God created the world with limits and how those limits, counterintuitively, lead to greater space and flourishing in our lives. Last week, Matt Chandler joined us to talk about the “all-encompassing” victory we have in Christ and why that means we can live as overcomers in our present cultural moment. Check out our conversation with him here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/477611-matt-chandler-wake-up-cosmic-war.html  ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685 Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/   “A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits” by Dr. Ashley Hales "Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much" by Dr. Ashley Hales Check out Ashley's website Follow Ashley on Instagram and X/Twitter

Author, speaker, podcaster, Ashley Hales, talks today on how to find holy and be faithful to God wherever He's placed you. "How easy it is," she explains, "to look for our value or distract us from the hard stuff by leaning on stuff—bigger homes, safer places, or a simple To-Do List crossed off on a daily basis." She writes in Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much—"To fill my infinite things with finite things, the more distance I put between God and myself. And the more I do that, it creates a way of being."   Leave a comment on blog or social media to be entered in a giveaway for Finding Holy in the Suburbs. Follow Ashley at aahales.com where you can read about her ministry, writing and speaking.  Ashley is a mom of four, wife of a pastor here in San Luis Obispo, and seeks to follow Jesus and love others right where she is.  Some gems: We get antsy waiting on God so we ask our stuff to save us. God has made us hungry people but we remain unsatiated until we feed on Him first and foremost. Hospitality means making room in our lives and hearts for whomever God brings our way. The cross is the basis of our hospitality; Christ broken for us is God's invitation to come to Him.  I want to pay attention to the work God has for me to do TODAY and not worry about may or may not get accomplished.  We can't do Kingdom life by doing rather than being.  Like maps like my Man-in-Plaid? Here's one for you. Ashley and her husband, Bryce have a new podcast: The Cartographers: Charting the cultural landscape for 21st century Christian Leaders _____ When asked, “What's the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied simply: “Love God, love your neighbor.” I imagine He was thinking, “It's not rocket science” or “What's not to like?” or “It's not complicated.” He was right, it's not complicated. But people are people and we make it complicated. I need to pray daily to uncomplicate what He says is best for me and best for others. So I wrote “31 Days of Uncomplicated Prayers,” and once I pray them through, I start over again. You can too. One short, simple prayer to help uncomplicate love sent to your inbox for 31 days. Don't worry. They are short. God doesn't mind short prayers. Sign up HERE     

Jen leads a freewheeling conversation with a roundtable of guests, who all reflect on their favorite books that were released in 2022. Also, Joel briefly takes over the episode for a reflection on the state of the ERB podcast after 50 episodes. Enjoy!Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley HalesA Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits by Ashley HalesThe Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy CrouchThe Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in its Proper Place by Andy CrouchThe Church After Innovation: Questioning our Obsession with Work, Creativity & Entrepreneurship by Andy RootJoel's YouTube interview with Andy RootWinters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor ParkerConquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by Eleanor ParkerCelebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Profits and Platforms are Hurting the Church by Katelyn BeatySmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganA World of Curiosities by Louise PennyBittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make us Whole by Susan CainThe Nineties by Chuck KlostermanSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelCloud Atlas by David MitchellStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed YongThe Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens by Phillip BallIf Nietzche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin GreggWays of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines:  The Search for Planetary Intelligence by James BridleWhen Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness by David Pena-GuzmanBark to the Future: A Chet & Bernie Mystery by Spencer QuinnInciting Joy: Essays by Ross GayRest is Resistance by Tricia HerseySubversive Sabbath by A.J. SwobodaForgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy KellerForgiveness: An Alternative Account by Matthew Ichihashi PottsFree of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace by Miroslave Volf

In this episode Heather and Ashley look at what it means to live a spacious life. In a time where our success often feels measured by our productivity, what benefit could there possibly be to slowing down? How can we cultivate better rhythms of rest, and how much are we missing by not being present with ourselves and each other? Ashley Hales will talk to you about what may be disrupting your healthy rhythms, and why Sabbath is so important for Christians to take seriously.  Guest Bio Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edenborough, Scotland. She's a writer, speaker, and host of The Finding Holy Podcast. Her writing has been featured in places like Christianity Today, Books & Culture, and The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much (IVP) and her latest book; A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits. Mentioned in This Episode Princeton Study on seminarians and the Good Samaritan  Host Bio Heather Thompson Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She is the author of seven books, including It's Not Your Turn and Confessions of a Christian Wife. Reach out to Heather on Twitter @HeatherTDay and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday. Viral Jesus is a production of Christianity Today Host and creator: Heather Thompson Day Producer: Loren Joseph Executive Producer: Ed Gilbreath Director of CT Podcasts: Mike Cosper Associate Producer of CT Podcasts: Azurae Phelps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ERB Podcast is back after our summer reprieve! Jen is joined by returning guest Ashley Hales, and first-time guest Nathan Oates, to discuss the ways their writing interacts with the themes of stability, limits, and the work of ministry in our current cultural climate.Ashley Hales is the author of two books. Her first book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs, released in 2018. Her second book, A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits, releases on September 14, 2021. Ashley has a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh. She is a pastor's wife and mother of four as well as host of the Finding Holy podcast.Nathan Oates writes, speaks, and serves as lead pastor of Emmaus Church Community. For more than a decade, Nathan has been captivated by the Rule of St. Benedict, and this curiosity and life practice informed his book also releasing in September. That book is titled, Stability: How an ancient monastic practice can restore our relationships, churches and communities. Nathan holds a masters degree in spiritual formation from Wheaton College and lives in Northern California with his wife, three children, and a dog named True.Books Mentioned in this episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley HalesA Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits by Ashley HalesStability: How and Ancient Monastic Practice Can Restore Our Relationships, Churches and Communities by Nathan OatesSeeking God: The Way of St. Benedict by Esther de WaalThe Rule of St. BenedictSlow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith and John PattisonTolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-Earth Beyond the Middle Ages by Holly OrdwayFaustian Economics (Essay) by Wendell BerryVisions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good by Steven GarberThe Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work by Steven GarberThe Pastor: A Memoir by Eugene PetersonThe Sign of Jonas by Thomas MertonWayward:  A Novel by Dana SpiottaReading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulleyReparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair by Duke Kwon and Greg ThompsonDakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen NorrisStill Life by Louise PennyThe Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki GiovanniA Secular Age by Charles TaylorThe Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions by Arthur Bennett

Today we’ll bring you the latest on Pacific Northwest wildfires and talk with Melissa Henson, program director for the Parents Television Council, on the controversial Netflix release of the French film, Cuties. We’ll also share a classic interview with Ashley Hales, author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much (InterVarsity Press).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashley Hales identifies the idols of suburbia – including consumerism, individualism, and safety – and describes how we can ensure God is our top priority, along with His mission of sharing the Gospel with our neighbors. Ashley offers encouragement and practical steps we can take in a discussion based on her book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much. Podcast users, find today's related broadcast resources here: https://dbx.focusonthefamily.com/media/daily-broadcast/overcoming-suburban-idolatry-to-reach-others Your feedback would be really helpful to us. Please visit http://www.focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey to take a brief survey (less than 5 minutes). Thank you!

In the first of a two-part conversation about reading under the Covid "quarantine," Chris and Jen have a lively discussion with writers Ashley Hales and Brandon O'Brien. They discuss what their reading experience is like right now, what types of books and authors they're gravitating to, and get pretty honest about the challenges of home life during this season.Books mentioned in this episode:Keeping Place: Reflections on the Meaning of Home by Jen Pollock MichelFinding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley HalesThe Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus by Zack EswineLove Big, Be Well: Letters to a Small-Town Church by Winn CollierThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Spacious Life by Ashley Hales (forthcoming release, working title)Not From Around Here: What Unites Us, What Divides Us, and How We Can Move Forward by Brandon O'BrienSilence by Shusako EndoThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneThe End of the Affair by Graham GreeneHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. VanceAcedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris

Follow me on IG: @Nick.Carlile Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She’s a writer, speaker, and hosts The Finding Holy Podcast. Ashley’s married to a church planter in the southern California suburbs and the mother to 4. Her writing has been featured in such places as The Gospel Coalition, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today and she loves speaking around the US. Her first book is Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much (IVP). Connect with Ashley at aahales.com or on Instagram and Twitter at @aahales. https://aahales.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Holy-Suburbs-Living-Faithfully/dp/0830845453 Follow me on IG: @MyLifeEnchanted

If the social fabric has broken down, what do we do about it? What might Christians have to offer our neighbors who are in search of the common good? We talk everything from loneliness, work, and ideas about how the church can be good neighbors, and how to build real community. Join me as I chat with Jake Meador — he’s the author of In Search of the Common Good and editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. He lives with his wife and three children in Lincoln, Nebraska. LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast. LINKS Mere Orthodoxy Jake’s book: In Search of the Common Good Ashley’s book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much: https://amzn.to/2FQr67Z SHARE How can Christians be a good neighbor in a very alienating culture? @jakemeador on #findingholypodcast Marriage, work, and sabbath are the norms of people before the Fall. @jakemeador on #findingholypodcast We shouldn’t be surprised that people who are hungry are finding their own way to the dinner table. On faith and the common good with @jakemeador on #findingholypodcast We have neighbors who are desperately lonely and we have something to offer them. @jakemeador on #findingholypodcast ONE SMALL STEP Notice something beautiful. Draw your own attention to things going around you that are beautiful and done well. Use it to talk with the others in your real life — your kids, your colleagues — bring someone along with you. Consider ways to share in your neighborhood — share resources. Find a need. Use the need to create relationships. SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend!

On today’s episode on Engaging Culture, Pastor Brian talks with Ashley Hales - writer, author of “Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much”.

For three weeks, our Suburban Bootcamp helps you take the big ideas of secularism and connect the dots to your everyday, holy life. How do we live ordinary lives well in a secular age? Here’s some practical places to start. Bryce Hales (church planter at Resurrection Orange County) and Ashley Hales talk about freedom and secularism, how social media changes us, and how secularism affects those of us who live in suburbs and live rather ordinary lives. We talk about secularism of the right, give you some resources, and help you connect the dots between secularism and habits to move you towards the things of God. Listen in, share and subscribe! LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast. Check out Episode 32 for our first episode in Suburban Bootcamp 2020. LINKS Our church, Resurrection Orange County: https://www.resurrectionoc.com/ Ashley’s book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much: https://amzn.to/2FQr67Z And particularly check out this resource specifically for churches: aahales.com/forchurches Mentioned this episode: Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon, David Kinneman and Mark Matlock SHARE How has secularism infiltrated not only urban progressive places but the suburbs? Join @aahales and pastor @bahales of @res_oc talk about #secularism: Join @aahales and @bahales as they talk right-leaning secularism on #findingholypodcast We talk resilient disciples, information from @barnagroup, secularism, and more on #findingholypodcast The secularism of the right looks more reactionary than outward-focused. #findingholypodcast Meaningful life = community + freedom in a suburban secular age. Listen in to @aahales and @bahales on #findingholypodcast Thick identities are formed through story, attention and what community we’re doing life with. @aahales and @bahales on #findingholypodcast We have the story of the gospel in our heads but we have the story of the culture in our bones. @bahales and @aahales #findingholypodcast ONE SMALL STEP To form a gospel identity — consider what you give your attention to and what people you’re doing life with. Choose to commit to your community: go to church. Make it a priority from now before Easter. Choose to show up for the same group of ordinary people and see how it goes! If regular church-going is already your thing, consider what you might do to show up and volunteer regularly. We don’t want to see our church communities as yet another consumer product. SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! Get special info for your church here: www.aahales.com/forchurches We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.

For three weeks, our Suburban Bootcamp helps you take the big ideas of secularism and connect the dots to your everyday, holy life. How do we live ordinary lives well in a secular age? Here’s some practical places to start. Bryce Hales (church planter at Resurrection Orange County) and Ashley Hales talk about freedom and secularism, how social media changes us, and how secularism affects those of us who live in suburbs and live rather ordinary lives. We talk about secularism of the right, give you some resources, and help you connect the dots between secularism and your phone. Listen in, share and subscribe! LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast. LINKS Our church, Resurrection Orange County: https://www.resurrectionoc.com/ My book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much: https://amzn.to/2FQr67Z Mentioned this episode: Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon, David Kinneman and Mark Matlock Tish Harrison Warren, “Want to Get into the Christmas Spirit?” New York Times Pete Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day-by-Day and the EHS course here. More on secularism: Charles Taylor, A Secular Age: https://amzn.to/2FQSqTA James K. A. Smith’s synopsis of Taylor, How (Not) to be Secular: https://amzn.to/2FRhLx1 SHARE How has secularism infiltrated not only urban progressive places but the suburbs? Join @aahales and pastor @bahales of @res_oc talk about #secularism: Join @aahales and @bahales as they talk right-leaning secularism on #findingholypodcast We justify ourselves and the right-now experience and so we use our kids as the excuse for that” @bahales and @aahales talk about suburban secularism on the #findingholypodcast We talk resilient disciples, information from @barnagroup, secularism, and more on #findingholypodcast Christianity is important because we do talk about routines, habits, and liturgies, yet nothing of those are supposed to be rote. #findingholypodcast #secularism “Secularism sees suffering as the only evil. When we’ve been insulated from suffering, we don’t feel our need for God” — #findingholypodcast with @aahales and @bahales There’s even secular ways to even read your bible. @bahales and @aahales on #findingholypodcast talking on secularism. We don’t like the idea that God is going to shake things up in the affluent suburbs. @bahales and @aahales on #findingholypodcast Gut check: I’ve been pursuing happiness. Am I happy? asks @bahales @aahales on #secularism on #findingholypodcast ONE SMALL STEP Practice pausing in the middle of your day to remind yourself that you’re in God’s presence. We’re often not aware that we are always in God’s presence. Put an alarm on your phone or put a bright orange sticky note on your bathroom mirror to practice pausing during your day. Read a Psalm. Move your body in a different way — sit down or stand up, kneel or go for a walk. Practice one small step to connect with the grander story of the gospel instead of the story of hurry and hustle. Let us know how it goes: tag me at @aahales or use the hashtag #findingholypodcast to tell us about it. SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.

For the month of January, our Suburban Bootcamp helps you take the big ideas of secularism and connect the dots to your everyday, holy life. How do we live ordinary lives well in a secular age? Here’s some practical places to start. Bryce Hales (church planter at Resurrection Orange County) and Ashley Hales talk about freedom and secularism, how social media changes us, and how secularism affects those of us who live in suburbs and live rather ordinary lives. We talk about secularism of the right, give you some resources, and help you connect the dots between secularism and your phone. Listen in, share and subscribe! LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS OR ONLINE AT MEGAPHONE, or wherever you listen to podcasts subscribe to the FINDING HOLY podcast. LINKS This Cultural Moment podcast with Mark Sayers and John Mark Comer Our church, Resurrection Orange County: https://www.resurrectionoc.com/ My book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much: https://amzn.to/2FQr67Z Charles Taylor, A Secular Age: https://amzn.to/2FQSqTA James K. A. Smith’s synopsis of Taylor, How (Not) to be Secular: https://amzn.to/2FRhLx1 James K. A. Smith, On the Road with St. Augustine: https://amzn.to/3acimqJ SHARE How has secularism infiltrated not only urban progressive places but the suburbs? Join @aahales and pastor @bahales of @res_oc talk about #secularism: Join @aahales and @bahales as they talk right-leaning secularism on #findingholypodcast “What looks like happiness is: “I get to choose.” We see this on the right and the left. In cities and suburbs and everywhere in-between.” Join @aahales and @bahales for Suburban Bootcamp on the #findingholypodcast: “With social media, we are the product now.” Join @aahales and @bahales as they talk about secularism in the suburbs for #findingholypodcast “Political ideology of the left and the right is taking the place of religion in people’s lives.” @bahales and @aahales on #findingholypodcast “We don’t have to create an identity for ourselves.” Listen in to #findingholypodcast with @bahales and @aahales: ONE SMALL STEP Think about where you put your phone! Grab an old-fashioned alarm clock and plug in your phone across the house. Instead of reaching for your phone as a first step each day — essentially giving our to-do lists, email and social media accounts pride of place in our lives — start your day with your true identity. Read a psalm to start off your day to remind yourself of whose you are. Let us know how it goes! Tag @aahales and use the hashtag #findingholypodcast to share what changes you’re making (and your laundry routine)! SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! We’re a new podcast and we’d love for more people to connect the dots between the things that really matter and their everyday lives. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share with a friend.

Church planting is the process that establishes a local Christian church, and it looks a lot like starting a business. Ashley Hales is the wife of a pastor who established a church in south Orange County, California.   She explains why they chose Orange County to plant their church, how they manage the stress that comes along with ministry, and how she juggles her own passions and career with family and being a pastor's wife.   Ashley is a writer, speaker, podcast host and PhD. She's the wife to a church planter and mom to 4. Her first book is: Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much. Listen to The Finding Holy Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and connect with Ashley at aahales.com or @aahales on Instagram and Twitter.   Resurrection OC website: https://www.resurrectionoc.com/ Ashley's website: https://aahales.com/ Ashley's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aahales Ashley's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aahales.writer Ashley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aahales/   Mrs. Startup Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mrsstartup/ Mrs. Startup Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mrsstartup/ Mrs. Startup website: https://mrsstartup.com Karen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howellkaren/

Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She’s a writer, speaker, and hosts The Finding Holy Podcast. Ashley’s married to a church planter in the southern California suburbs and the mother to 4. Her writing has been featured in such places as The Gospel Coalition, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. Her first book is Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much (IVP). Connect with Ashley at aahales.com or on Instagram and Twitter at @aahales. We’ll talk about the contrasts of cities and suburbs, about her multi-layered sense of vocation, and about the power of place. Credits:   This show is a production of Harbormedia and Narrativo. We make podcasts at Narrativo – you can learn more about that at www.narrativogroup.com.   This episode was edited and mixed by  Mike Cosper Our theme song is by Roman Candle Our music is by Roman Candle and Dan Phelps.

God created you for a reason. This is our theme for the month of March, and in this episode, Ashley Hales shares how her life today feels far more ordinary than what she dreamed as a younger person – and why that's exactly where God wants her right now. Through her story we learn the importance of pressing in to the greater story of the gospel because of how it impacts our lives and relationships with others. She reminds us of our identity in Christ through the story of the prodigal son and God's love for His children. You'll also discover the value of instituting small disciplines in your life like finding a verse to meditate on, or a way to move your body each day, or anything that helps you detach from your everyday role(s). She also talks about why she wrote her first book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much (IVP), even though she never expected to author a book.   Ashley holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She's a writer, speaker, and hosts The Finding Holy Podcast. Ashley is married to a church planter in the southern California suburbs and is a mother to four children. Her writing has been featured in The Gospel Coalition, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. You'll find the show notes and all the ways to connect with Ashley, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/111   CONNECT WITH ASHLEY: Website || Instagram || Twitter     MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: MOPS International Resurrection Orange County   FAVORITE RESOURCES: Books Finding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales Teach Us to Want by Jen Michel Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren Long Days of Small Things by Catherine McNiel Poetry 180 by Billy Collins   Podcasts Finding Holy Podcast by Ashley Hales SUPPORT THE PODCAST BECOME A DEVOTED DREAMERS PATRON   Your monthly support makes the podcast possible. Click the Patron button to learn more.   GET CONNECTED:   Find your tribe in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Facebook Group where you can connect with other like-minded women in pursuit of their God-shaped dreams. Leave your review of the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on Apple Podcasts * Subscribe on Android   Some links to products listed here are affiliate links. When you click those and make a purchase, I earn a commission that supports this podcast. Thanks for your support!

On this second edition of a “Suburban Bootcamp,” Bryce and Ashley Hales talk together about how the gospel reorients our relationships vertically with God and horizontally with others. So how do we make the mental shift from the allure of convenience to moving outwards towards others?  Hospitality flows from God who has made room for us — seen most clearly in  the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.  Ashley posed a few helpful diagnostic questions as we think about hospitality and making room: SOME QUESTIONS Where am I making room in my time? Where am I making room in my body for others — do I look at people? Do I see the needs around me? Where am I making room in my affections — so that I’m looking for ways to connect with others who are far from God?  But where do we start? Bryce encourages to embrace awkward and be a good neighbor and start today in one small step.  ONE SMALL STEP Put a date on the calendar three weeks out.  Create a reason to get together with some friends, neighbors, and people you sort of know. Try out your favorite barbecue recipe, or grab a Costco lasagna. The point is to make room in your schedule and your home to really see people.  GET INVOLVED Hooray! A Leader’s Guide is coming soon for Ashley’s book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much. With chapters on hospitality and busyness, you won’t want to miss the book, or the chance to read and talk about with friends. Buy yourself a copy (hey! pick one up for your whole group) and stay tuned for the release of the Leader Guide! If you’re looking for a little reminder about the things that matter in a noisy world, make sure you get The Essential 3. It’s a small dose of beauty, truth, and goodness in the form of 3 links sent directly to your inbox each week. It’s short, sweet, and just what you might need. Get it here.  SHARE “Hospitality is about making room.” @aahales @bahales #Findingholypodcast #suburbanbootcamp What to do when you feel like hospitality is all about Martha Stewart. It starts with a Costco lasagna and baby wipes. #hospitality #suburbanbootcamp #FindingHolyPodcast @aahales “Making room” makes the gospel and hospitality feel accessible. #findingholypodcast

Research shows our society's widespread isolation. What's the church's role in alleviating it? While technology, living situations, and neighborhood have all played roles in perpetuating these feelings of loneliness, arguably so have many of churches, says Ashley Hales, the author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much. “There’s a sense that our church structures have made people more lonely,” said Hales. “People can just come as they please. If they’re really unknown, they’re not getting plugged into any smaller forms of community.” Part of it is changing cultural expectations of church, said Hales. “We want church to be this customizable religious experience, instead of saying this is the bride of Christ, it’s going to be painful to be a part of, that it’s one of the only organizations where people of every tribe, tongue, and nation are getting together amidst different socioeconomic and racial differences,” she said. “ Hales joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss the structural and existential reasons for our loneliness, how to be a good neighbor, and why it’s the small patterns of our life that make a big difference when it comes to relationships.

Consumption! Capitalism! Consumerism! Christmas! We’re hitting pause and engaging the heart of consumption, capitalism, consumerism and most importantly, the heart of Christmas. What does it mean to celebrate the birth of Jesus, a poor kid from Nazareth who learned his father’s trade and had nowhere to lay his head? Ashley Hales and Shannan Martin join us as we ask: How do we opt out of the glitz and glitter around us to make space in our homes for the baby Messiah born in a manger?Shannan Martin, author of “The Ministry of Ordinary Places,” is a speaker, blogger, wife, and mom of four. Ashley Hales is a writer, speaker, pastor’s wife, and mother of four. She is the author of “Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much.” Ashley and Shannan join Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace for a conversation about staying Christ-centered in a season of excess.In this episode, we:Share how the life of Christ influences our approach to celebrating the Christmas holiday;Discuss whether modern capitalism is compatible with Christian living;Share how we mindfully engage in gift-giving; andThink about how we can emulate the life of Christ as consumers.Join us as we discuss how we can celebrate Christmas in a capitalistic society while emulating the life of Jesus.Recommended reading & resources:“Finding Holy in the Suburbs” by Ashley Hales“The Ministry of Ordinary Places” and “Falling Free” by Shannan MartinThe Pray as You Go app and podcastShannan Martin’s 12 Ways of ChristmasAdventconspiracy.org and @adventconspiracyThe Blessed is She Advent devotionalWalter Brueggeman’s two Advent devotionalsListen to our conversation on ethical fashion with Lauren Pinkston of Wearthy (episode #32).News, Notes, and Links:If you’d like to support us to keep Upside Down Podcast ad-free, please visit us here, where you can pledge a few dollars of monthly support to help us pay our bills and keep the conversations going.Find Ashley on Instagram: @aahalesFind Shannan on Instagram: @shannanwriteshttp://www.upsidedownpodcast.com/Join the Upside Down Tribe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/upsidedowntribe/?fref=nfSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/upsidedownpodcast)

Ashley Hales is the author Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much. Check out the Shownotes for more information about Ashley, her book and how to connect with her. 

The otherWISE podcast is back!Our guest today is Ashley Hales, author of the new book Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much that releases on October 23rd.Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She's a writer, speaker, the wife to a church planter in the southern California suburbs and mother to 4. Her writing has been featured in such places as The Gospel Coalition,Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. Connect with Ashley at aahales.comor on social media at @aahales.She also hosts the newly launched Finding Holy podcast.Here are the books we mentioned on the podcast:Death By Suburb, Dave GoetzThe Weight of Glory, C.S. LewisWhat Are People For? or Jayber Crow, Wendell BerryMusic by Austin MartinCover Design by Eric Wright/Metamora Design

Join me in Episode 6 for Part One of a two-part interview where I chat with author Ashley Hales about the release of her upcoming book. Holy in the Suburbs - Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much, published by InterVarsity Press releases October 23, 2018 and may be found wherever books are sold. A little squeaky mouse joins us earlier on (thankfully I must have shooed him away), I get tongue tied when I try to speak the word "specificity" and I literally tell my age. All of this as we learn and grow as a young podcast. Thank you for joining us as we find our wings and learn to fly here at Peabiddies.