"Rest means to be inwardly quiet, composed, peaceful."

-John MacArthur

How do you define rest and do you give yourself permission to take it?

[From episode, sources cited: livingwithmargins.com/blog/what-does-the-bible-say-about-rest; https://www.preceptaustin.org/rest_in_hebrews_4#:~:text=Rest%20means%20to%20be%20inwardly,sin%2C%20because%20sin%20is%20forgiven)

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Blair Hodges is host and producer of Family Proclamations, a podcast about the evolution of family, gender, and sexuality. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications (journalism) at the University of Utah and a master’s degree in religious studies at Georgetown University.

Hodges is the creator and former host of the Maxwell Institute Podcast at Brigham Young University. He also created Fireside with Blair Hodges, a podcast about the intersection of faith and social justice.

He loves reading, weekend napping, hiking, camping, the Utah Jazz, and spending time with his partner and two kids at home in Salt Lake City.

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Emmaly is a nonprofit director in the agricultural nonprofit sector, specializing in urban agriculture and local food system initiatives in Iowa. Emmaly has been married for 21 years, and together with her partner, they are raising four incredible children, whose ages span from elementary school to college.

Her personal journey of faith took a transformative turn as her daughters entered their teenage years. Watching them grow and approach adulthood led Emmaly to reevaluate her own spiritual experience and reimagine her connection to faith outside of traditional church structures. Emmaly finds her deepest spiritual connection in nature, particularly among trees and the open, rolling fields she works to protect and nurture.

Grounded and pragmatic, Emmaly prefers workboots over flats, embodying her hands-on, system-based approach to both life and leadership. Through writing, she weaves her experiences with the land, family, and spirituality together.

You can find her (limited) writing on substack at https://thebeautyofgray.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile

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To choose the road less traveled takes emotional resilience. I liken self-differentiation to the road less traveled, one we have a hard time taking because we are tribal and communal by human nature.

It can feel uncomfortable to share thoughts, ideas, decisions, etc. that are DIFFERENT than the group. The risk of losing your feeling of fitting in or belonging can be too high.

We may tie our identity and/or the point we’re at in our journey (faith or otherwise) to those closest to us. When we see them at different points than us, it can feel uncomfortable. Perhaps it emphasizes that we are in different places or it might increase the “alone” factor, or worse we make it mean that we no longer belong.

Listen to this episode to learn more about this important part of human development, including our faith development.

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Amy Watkins Jensen is a humanities teacher, writer, and mother of three daughters. You can find her on Instagram @womenonthestand encouraging respectful discussion about inclusion and equal partnership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Anita and her husband (Ben) have been active in the LDS church their entire lives. Six years ago their family's story had a "plot twist" when their oldest child came out as queer at the age of 18. This led to Anita's deconstruction and reconstruction of her faith so that she can stay connected to God and her faith, even when things are hard at church. Today, two of their kids are out as transgender or gender non-conforming as well as queer. Anita has been involved with Lift+Love as a group leader for the Parents of Transgender/Non-Binary Kids group since 2021. She has found strength as she has connected with other parents who understand the pain points that exist for families striving to stay engaged in the LDS faith and also supportive of their kids' identities. She believes very strongly that her first responsibility as a mother is to love her children the way that God loves them - fully and without reservation.

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⁠⁠GO HERE for other ways to work with me.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Shadow of Doubt™ is a proud member of the Dialogue Podcast Network found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DialogueJournal.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the Dialogue Journal, the Dialogue Podcast Network was founded by Eugene England, a Mormon writer, teacher and scholar. “My faith encourages my curiosity and awe,” Gene wrote in the very first issue of the journal. “It thrusts me out into relationship with all creation” and “encourages me to enter into dialogue.” My hope is that this podcast is an extension of his vision. Hopeful Spaces is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dallas Hope Charities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ component of Hopeful Discussions, which is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA. Hopeful Spaces is a monthly parent support group facilitated by Meagan Skidmore Coaching. To join Hopeful Spaces send an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chc@dallashopecharities.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Anita and her husband (Ben) have been active in the LDS church their entire lives. Six years ago their family's story had a "plot twist" when their oldest child came out as queer at the age of 18. This led to Anita's deconstruction and reconstruction of her faith so that she can stay connected to God and her faith, even when things are hard at church. Today, two of their kids are out as transgender or gender non-conforming as well as queer. Anita has been involved with Lift+Love as a group leader for the Parents of Transgender/Non-Binary Kids group since 2021. She has found strength as she has connected with other parents who understand the pain points that exist for families striving to stay engaged in the LDS faith and also supportive of their kids' identities. She believes very strongly that her first responsibility as a mother is to love her children the way that God loves them - fully and without reservation.

Connect with Anita on Instagram: @parenting_in_the_wilderness

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⁠GO HERE for other ways to work with me.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Shadow of Doubt™ is a proud member of the Dialogue Podcast Network found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DialogueJournal.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the Dialogue Journal, the Dialogue Podcast Network was founded by Eugene England, a Mormon writer, teacher and scholar. “My faith encourages my curiosity and awe,” Gene wrote in the very first issue of the journal. “It thrusts me out into relationship with all creation” and “encourages me to enter into dialogue.” My hope is that this podcast is an extension of his vision. Hopeful Spaces is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dallas Hope Charities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ component of Hopeful Discussions, which is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA. Hopeful Spaces is a monthly parent support group facilitated by Meagan Skidmore Coaching. To join Hopeful Spaces send an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chc@dallashopecharities.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

"When we are young it’s normal and even expected that our faith, belief and practice looks quite alike among us.

What happens when one matures physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and tries to allow their personal growth to take the natural path that it wants to follow? It may take them in unexpected, new and different places - and by different, I mean from the “norm.”

Sometimes when this happens, they are told 'no that’s wrong' and even shamed or ostracized for following the natural course (natural for them and their experience) of learning and growth.

It weakens communities if and when we interfere with the natural course of things. If we ignore or discourage or try to stop differentiation of one’s faith development then we miss the bigger picture.

We miss the whole point of growing faith organically, by instead trying to grow it by force, certainty, or one set prescribed path.

We miss the beauty that is there to observe and that there are lessons to be had and discovered that will deepen and cement faith in ways not otherwise possible."

-Meagan Skidmore

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GO HERE for other ways to work with me. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Shadow of Doubt™ is a proud member of the Dialogue Podcast Network found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DialogueJournal.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the Dialogue Journal, the Dialogue Podcast Network was founded by Eugene England, a Mormon writer, teacher and scholar. “My faith encourages my curiosity and awe,” Gene wrote in the very first issue of the journal. “It thrusts me out into relationship with all creation” and “encourages me to enter into dialogue.” My hope is that this podcast is an extension of his vision. Hopeful Spaces is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dallas Hope Charities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ component of Hopeful Discussions, which is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA. Hopeful Spaces is a monthly parent support group facilitated by Meagan Skidmore Coaching. To join Hopeful Spaces send an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chc@dallashopecharities.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.