Epic Every Day

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Lonely Every Day Until You Try This

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Are you working hard on ministry but know inside that you're lonely? There is a way to stay vulnerable and keep reaching out. The CSCs are the way out of that isolation. Today we're talking about connection, but really, all the CSCs (Calm, Surrender, Centered, Connected, & Complete) give us the ability to be connected to God and others in a healthy way. You don't want to have to wait 35 years to ever express your feelings, especially if you're suppressing resentment—that just looks like lashing out in bitterness.

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You are Not Beyond Repair

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

When you are centered, you are freed up to act in spite of the chaos, to shine like a light, to be whatever God designed you to be. Liz talks about her favorite homework that keeps her centered, and Evan talks about how nice it is not not be a social chameleon. It is important to distinguish within yourself the hard-wired things you can't change and the caught and taught stuff that can and should be changing as you mature.

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Come What May

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Surrender is the quickest route to peace—way more effective than squashing emotions. When we try to control our situation, it just ends up getting us stuck at point A instead of getting us closer to point B. It is possible to have much better self-talk through surrender. We don't want to be double-minded.

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Can't Numb the Feeling

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

You grab onto Calm by letting go, and it just takes a second. This week we are reflecting back on what we've learned making the show for an entire year! It used to seem normal to be swept away by overwhelm. It also seemed like staying calm depended on circumstances. Evan & Liz discuss how their thoughts have changed.

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Prayer: the Pathway to the Real World

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

In 2 Corinthians, Paul talks about how the troubles of the world are not eternal—how he fixes his eyes on what is unseen because what is seen is temporary. Through prayer, we too can have a real-world perspective.

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Twisting God's Arm

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Do you have anxiety about prayer? What words do you use? Isn't prayer the job of pastors and priests? We're going to talk about the nuts and bolts of prayer some today. Do we need to pray with lots of fancy words? How does "pray without ceasing" work?

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Reveal My Heart

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What does it mean to seek God with a whole heart? Do you sometimes stop yourself from praying about things are are too small for God to be concerned with? There are no such things though. Nothing happens in your life that makes God say, "I didn't see that coming!"

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Ask and You Shall Receive

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

When God says 'no' to our prayers. We're asking in faith for the best things we know how to ask for, and yet God still says 'no' sometimes. Our understanding of good and God's understanding of good are different, but they should be growing closer together as we grow spiritually.

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He Turned His Ear to Me

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

The God who created the universe is giving you instant access through prayer. He pays attention to you. We have a God who listens! You don't have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders or do wild things to get God's attention. His ears are ready to listen.

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Through a Glass Darkly

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Despair is disconnect from reality. Your reality is full of hope because you have been created by God for a purpose. Unfortunately, it's too easy in our culture to get swept away with distraction and get caught up in despair. Try to remember the unseen things like God's faithfulness because, like we said earlier in the week, hope is invisible.

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Even Though My Situation Isn't Getting Better

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Hope is anchored on the person of Jesus, not our situation. God is sovereign. Job talks about no plan of God being thwarted. God loves us. Wants the best for us. Works everything for the good of those who love Him. God is holy. He uses His power perfectly and will never take advantage of us.

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Hope Sets You Free To Be Yourself

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What's the best way to get the best life? By doing what God created you to do. Being someone created by God for a purpose should fill us with hope. We are able to trust that He has a destiny in mind for us even if we can't see what that may be right now. There is freedom there.

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Hope Takes Work

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

The instructions are a short-cut to get us where we want to go. But how often do you try to blaze your own trail instead of trusting the designer? Being in scripture will always remind us to remember. If you don't have a plan and method to remember God's faithfulness, you're going to drift.

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Hope Refuses to Take in the Chaos

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Lack of hope freezes you in life. Things are overwhelming without hope. This week, we talk about how hope is invisible. It's tricky because hope requires faith. Without hope, calm is impossible. We can trust that God is working things out now, not just in the future.

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Moving through Despair and Disregard to HOPE

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Jesus is emotionally available. How often do we avoid going with someone into their emotions? In the story of Lazarus, we see Jesus weeping over His friend and for others' loss. We are called to take the time to explore our emotions with others—to accept them from others, even when we don't understand them.

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Battling Bitterness, Isolation, and Jadedness in Ministry

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Bitterness, isolation and jadedness are aspects of the darkness getting in the way of our connection with God and others. We're looking at the stories of Mary and Martha today. In the first story, Martha can only complain about Mary not working with her. In the second story, Martha is looking for a connection with Jesus over the death of her brother.

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This was the Plan All Along

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Our culture values the "you deserve it" and "watch out for #1" attitude. Of course, this kills relationships. Therefore, selflessness gets noticed because it's very unusual. Christianity is the only religion we've found that balances love of God, self, and others. Discipline is a great way to combat selfish tendencies.

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Ministry Should Never End

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Our need for grace and a savior never changes, no matter how much we change in our spiritual development. The darkness in the way of surrender is pride, independence, & individuality. These three areas are a lie—a mask across reality. Being a light-bearer in the arena of surrender is going to stir up pain. The light we need here is humility, dependence, and vulnerability.

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Peace Shines like a Star

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Your ministry is to shed light in a dark world. The darkness takes many forms. The darkness that steals your calm is busyness and feelings of overwhelm. We live in a loud world, so using quiet in your ministry may be a path to peace. It's certainly counter cultural! We look at examples from Jesus' ministry when He was able to remain calm in stressful situations.

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Don't Let Mistakes Steal Your Leadership

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

How do you, as a leader, let go of regret? How do you allow yourself to take imperfect action? Regrets tend to grow like snowballs if you don't deal with them. Evan & Liz Frerichs discuss the important distinction between regrets and repentance.

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Servant Leadership

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Leadership isn't words, it's actions. Like faith, it's not about what we say—it's what we do. Anyone who demands submission is not a good leader. Good leaders always hold the needs of those they lead above their own needs. Stop chasing respect and power.

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Quiet Leadership

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

God will push us beyond our comfort zone, but He will never push you to not be yourself. We look at the story of Naomi and Ruth today as an example of quiet but powerful leadership. In the body of believers, God will push you to change, but you will never grow out of being an "eye" or a "toe" or whatever your calling is.

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Leadership is not Glamorous

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Every leader has volunteered to put aside their own personal safety and agenda for someone else's benefit. Powerful examples include parents, pastors, scout leaders, and coaches. It's no cake walk. It's important for every Christian to realize they are leaders, whether they want to be or not. And if we spend our energy trying to avoid suffering, we will not be an effective leader.

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Called to Lead

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Being a leader is the call of every Christian. But when we take our eyes off Jesus and get distracted, we make our lives difficult and lose calm. Unfortunately, stress is contagious. Fortunately, calm is contagious too—like Jesus when he was sleeping in the boat during the storm.

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So that You may be Lacking in Nothing

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

"The degree of our faithfulness is a direct result of our regard for God's faithfulness" ~ Beth Moore. Faith is about your actions, not your feelings. God's desire for you is to develop into your best self—the person He designed you to become. His desire for you is to lack nothing like it says in James 1:2-8.

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Jesus is Gentle With Our Doubts

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

There is room, even in prayer, for doubt. Our attitude when we come to God is important. We can come to break down or build-up our connection to God. Greater faith goes through a process of filtering out doubts through investigation and prayer. So be encouraged in your doubts; if you come honestly to God with them, He will sort them out and your faith will grow. We discuss James 5:1-8 and John 20:24-31.

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Wanting Ease Over Maturity

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We read in James 1 that the way to 'lacking nothing' is by asking for wisdom. Does that make any sense to you? What we are asking God for shows us what's in our hearts. Are you using prayer to attempt to change circumstances or to mature in faith? Liz shares about how once God changed her 'be,' she was able to be calm for the first time in her life despite similar circumstances.

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Good Things Come from the Father of Lights

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Do you dare ask God for the things you want or need? What if He says 'no'? But Jesus says we have not because we ask not. What would it take for you to ask God for anything in faith? We discuss James 1:5-8 again as well as James 1:16-18. The James passage talks bout God as the father of lights, giving every good thing his children. When we understand God's character, we are freer to ask Him for the good things He wants to give us.

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Where is God in all of This?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Stress is an indicator of a lack of faith. Too harsh? Just ask yourself the question, "Do I trust God in [insert thing you're stressed about]?" Your answer may surprise you. We're not called to blind faith. We have many examples of God's faithfulness to observe and base our faith on. This should eliminate doubt. We discuss James 1:5-8 and Mark 9: "I do believe, help my unbelief!"

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They Ran East Like Lemmings

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Father Peregrine is trapped in his anguish until Tom accidentally comes across him. Tom manges to push through his fear of the old man and together they are able to engage in real sorrow, which is a kind of calm and complete. We're re-visiting Penelope Wilcock's book The Hawk and the Dove. We also find out what Henri Nouwen says about time healing all wounds and what James Thurber says about believe false information about your current situation.

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Liz Reads Some of Her Upcoming Novel

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We have a lot of power of our own, but real power comes when we are connected to a higher power source. This is a concept Liz explores in her upcoming fantasy series Teloria. Connection is also a huge theme in Penelope Wilcock's series The Hawk and the Dove. Monks in the book grow to love and respect each other through their hurts.

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A Proud Rooster and a Worried Girl

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

"What's so important in His sight that is has to be done this way?" Ever ask yourself that? Everyone in the stories we're discussing today is wondering the same thing. Why did God set up the world to work this way? Sometimes it makes no sense to us. Two powerful illustrations as to why meekness is more powerful than evil are The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin, Jr, & A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle.

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A Thief Falls in Love with His Captor

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Eugenides has fallen into a trap. He's never been trapped on a mission before, but somehow the Queen knew his every step and now he's at her mercy! Evan & Liz Frerichs are taking about free will and determinism today. We don't understand God's ways, however, we've all probably seen examples of when someone's wounding turns out to make their life more successful somehow. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

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Poetry, Truth, and a Lost Prince

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We're talking about or favorite literature this week. Today Evan shares a couple Jack Gilbert poems and Liz reads some Frances Hodgson Burnett. We love fiction because, in a way, all communication is fiction. We cannot communicate the truth like God can because of our limited understanding. Art, poetry, and fiction often get us closer to the truth than attempting to speak about the issue head on.

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The Danger of Low Level Discontentment

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Have you ever attempted to slog thorough your emotional baggage—the hangups and hurts from when you were younger? Maybe you've put off doing this because you figured time itself would sort it out? But time does not heal all wounds. Putting off this important work actually causes a division within yourself—you become a fragmented person. Today Evan and Liz talk about how to begin putting those fragments back together.

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Being Too Self-Sufficient

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Get help. You're never designed to answer God's call alone—whether you're called to change an entire country or raise an amazing family. Asking for help shows maturity. This goes for inner work too. When you work on yourself the way God wants you to, you become a better tool in His hands to change the world around you.

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Don't Say 'No Thank You' to Growth Opportunities

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Development is always part of the plan. A baby can't stay a baby; it grows into an adult. Likewise, your spiritual muscles need a workout and discomfort to grow strong. Self-discipline leads to a better life. It's too easy to be constantly low-level discontent but doing nothing to change your situation. God wants more from and for us than that.

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The Danger of Over-contentment

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Why would God make me a certain way, and then immediately call me out of that comfort zone to grow? Somehow, it's all part of the plan. Babies grow into adults, seeds grow into mature plants. But, even though we're designed to grow, it still takes surrender to move forward.

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This is Hard to Do

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Frantic, panicky energy feels productive and easy sometimes, but it's really just setting you up for a more difficult time later. If you can engage in calm during the storm, the task at hand will be less difficult as will future repercussions. Everything you do has an opportunity-cost and, in that way, everything you do is hard. Don't get stuck in the trap of doing what seems easy in the short-term only to have a more difficult task later.

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When There's No Getting Over It, Get Through It

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

The story of the prodigal son should be renamed "Two Lost Brothers." The sin of the older brother is his refusal to hit bottom and accept his father's ways. Hitting bottom solves self-fragmentation, worry, and regret. It's also a reality check. Growth and change get us through life's problems. When we stop growing, we stop being able to deal with problems.

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Never Sharing vs. Oversharing

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Do you struggle to know when to share personal things? It's too easy to shut off connection by not sharing, but it's also easy to shutdown connection by oversharing. We need to strike a balance between authenticity and vulnerability with good boundaries. If you're worried about shame, it is possible to find the right people to share with and not get shamed—the people are out there!

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Do Hit Bottom, But Don't Get Stuck There

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

It's a trap! It's too easy to frame your identity around your attachments in life—to see yourself as an alcoholic, or an angry or passive person. It may feel like mindfulness because you've avoided denial, but it's just another trap. Instead, take the third option: Growth Mindset.

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You Don't Have to Know All the Answers

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Hitting bottom is a doorway into a more spacious place, and it only takes a second to walk through. However, hitting bottom does not automatically get your out of your emotional hole. It takes intentional work with God to get up and out of the mess, but there's grace for that!

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Refusing Grace

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000

It's time to put the shovel down and admit you've hit bottom! Come out of the pig pen. It's time to accept reality: you still need God's grace. When we refuse to hit bottom, we refuse to see ourselves in the light of truth. We also accumulate a backlog of emotional compound interest, and we're just not made to handle that.

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Ways to Break Down Fragmentation

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

"The whole wave knocks you over, the spray just gets you wet" ~ Tai Chi proverb. Today we're talking about how fragmentation takes away your power and compartmentalization is really hypocrisy. However, there are lots of powerful ways to break out of the cycle of inauthenticity and we go over a few on today's show.

Calm. Surrender. Centered. Connected. Complete.

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Being Rooted and Grounded in Your Faith

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Through faith we're plugged into God, and this is where we get our power. It's like an electric plug—if there's something in between the plug and the outlet, no power is getting through. Or it's like how movement works. Every movement action requires force from the earth—every step forward, every time you lift your groceries, every time you stand up from your desk, etc., etc., is impossible without the earth there to push off of. Our spiritual lives work the same way.

Calm. Surrender. Centered. Connected. Complete.

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Know & Align Thyself with God's Plan

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Have you ever prayed something like this: "How do you see me God? What's really going on?" Liz says, "God made you you for a reason. Every moment you spend trying to be someone else is a wasted moment." The best version of you is you fulfilling God's plan for you life.

Calm. Surrender. Centered. Connected. Complete.

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Surrender: Spiritual Relaxation

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We discuss the spiritual application of the Tai Chi principle of relaxation. This involves the scary idea of letting go of control, of surrender. There are lots of ways to surrender, but one easy way is to picture the things you struggle to release as being held with an open hand. This is a true representation of these things because we don't really control the outcomes.

Calm. Surrender. Centered. Connected. Complete.

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Calm is NOT Emotional Suppression

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Calm is not emotional suppression. It's about having a way out of anxiety when it comes up—because anxiety is part of life. Anxiety comes when we're unsure about the future, when we get too busy, and when those around us sin (we live in a broken world). So calm is a method to move through the anxiety into freedom, abundance, and peace—which is part of our birthright as children of God.

Calm. Surrender. Centered. Connected. Complete.

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God is Willing to Sit and Sort With Us

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 02:56:14 +0000

Who are we to think we'll ever be done growing? This is how we act though, isn't it? We wait around for some stability to or some point where we're just resting, but this is an unreal fantasy future. Today we talk about being complete in God's gentleness, and share a powerful story from Beth Moore about brushing a huge knot out of her daughter's hair.

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Gentleness: Harm vs. Hurt

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We tend too be thin-skinned. We think getting our feelings hurt is harm—that we're being damaged. Christians need to distinguish the difference between hurt hand harm. When we approach others without gentleness, the pain we can cause may turn into harm. But God in His grace has the power to heal and redeem hurts as well as harms.

Zach Collie has been paralyzed for 8 years: https://youtu.be/oESsx8CixJA

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Humility Not Humiliation

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Humiliation is really shame, but unfortunately some Christian groups tend to think of it as synonymous with humility. There's no room in the Church for anyone to have to eat humble pie. Real humility is having a correct view of yourself—not putting self down or getting lost in shame. True humility is a guard against humiliation.

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Gentleness Drops Weight Down into Strength

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

"What's so important in His sight that is needs to be done this way?" This is one of Evan's favorite quotes and it's all about surrender to God's plan. Today we're talking about gentleness. Do you trust God to be gentle? We never fully understand the plan, so this takes a lot of surrender and faith.

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Gentleness: Real Power

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Anger is a warning light on the dashboard of our emotional cars. We tend to respond in one of two ways: ignore it, or rage about it. Both are destructive and an attempt to control outcomes. Both feel like they give us power but don't. Gentleness the true path to deal with anger. Gentleness neither ignores the issue or exaggerates. God in His gentleness is our example.

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Niceness is not a Long Term Plan

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Jesus says the truth shall set you free, not niceness. God, our perfect father, has a more long-term growth plan designed for us, full of goodness and grace. Things like reproof, correction, and teaching are the tools He uses in His good way to change us. We wrap up our week on goodness talking about the importance of self-examination when God's goodness feels like hurt.

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Real Goodness Uncovers Problems

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Goodness, in the biblical sense, is often unpopular. It's constantly pushing for growth and change. It's a light exposing things about ourselves we don't like. There is an edge to goodness that is opposed to the high cultural values of the rugged individual and group identity. When we cross these lines in goodness, sparks can fly, but it's important to push through for the sake of healthy relationship.

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Goodness: More than Thinking Nice Thoughts

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What does it look like to want what's really good for another person? To act in a good way toward them? Part of it is laying down your desire to be right all the time and picking up a desire for them to be right—as in right in line with God's design—what's best for them. We also discuss how being nice is not something the Bible teaches.

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Who is Good but God?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Goodness in action sometimes feels bad, because it may be rebuke or a correction of some kind; we need to change and God's goal is to help us change and grow. The things we're really after in life, like peace and abundance, comes from discipline which grows out of God's goodness, things like God getting us back on track.

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Building Good Bricks Instead of a Wall

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

When God is good to us, we change. We grow. When we're good to each other, it causes growth and change too. Eph 2:10 says God has created good works for you to do in your life, so what are those good works? How do you choose what do to? What about building margin into your life? What does a brick day look like for you?

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Patience: Are We Designed to Wait?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Waiting is hard because we're also designed for glory—we catch glimpses of the way it should be and get heartsick having to wait. We struggle so much in the meantime—but if there wasn't a "meantime" to struggle/pray/worship God, it would not be as full of a life. Patience is the difference between choosing to wait well and being stressed and anxious and in a hurry all the time.

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Having Patience with Others

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We're called to love, and love is patient—but people are nearly impossible to be patient with! Liz and Evan Frerichs talk about what drives them crazy about other people and talk about balance. Part of the definition of patience is having the power to act but refraining from doing so. This is a skill we all need to learn.

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Having Patience with Yourself

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Have you ever said to yourself, "Why am I not learning patience quickly enough!?" It's hard to be gentle with ourselves. We're often our harshest critic. But we don't have to do that to ourselves. God is all about giving us room to grow, to practice patience. After all, if God just granted our prayers as soon as we prayed them, we wouldn't need patience.

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Hand Holding with God all the Way

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

You're going to be waiting, but will you be patient or not? Waiting often leads us to ask "why?": Why is this not happening faster? Why did that delay or hang-up happen to me? We need to surrender and have faith like in the song It is Well With My Soul where it says "when my faith shall be sight." God has given us a way to learn to trust and be patient. We get there through prayer.

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Be Still and Have Patience

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000

It's almost impossible to slow down and be still—let alone be patient with the process. We demand fast computers, phones, and transportation. There's very little time built into our culture where we're OK with waiting. Though waiting happens, patience is not automatic, it's part of the fruit of the Spirit that must be cultivated in our lives.

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Ongoing Forgiveness Because Sin Goes On

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 25 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

If God can't forgive you for it, it's not a sin. We're wrapping up our week on forgiveness with some final distinctions. There's a difference between mistakes and sin. There's also a lot of forgiveness work we need to do between us and God, and also between us and our community. This all takes pushing into discomfort, but the benefits are out of this world!

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Reconciliation: Moving Forward in Grace into the Unknown

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 24 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Forgiveness and reconciliation are different, but a lot of Christians tend to think of them as the same thing. Forgiveness is something you can do by yourself in your heart, but reconciliation requires cooperation from the other person. Forgiveness is mandatory for Christians, reconciliation is a command as well, but we can only do our part.

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Getting Through the Pain

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 23 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Minimization is another huge enemy of true forgiveness and grace. But we do it because we can't face the pain of owning our sin—whether it's against God or others. Fear of strong emotions also drive us to minimization. Who wants to admit they're depressed or an angry person? But God can take all of this and fold it into His work on the cross.

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Forgiveness is Not Optional: We're All in Over Our Heads

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 22 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Do you feel comforted or angry knowing God commands us to forgive others or we won't be forgiven ourselves? This is so key to our faith, we don't want to end up like the pharisees, thinking there is nothing wrong. Once we understand the depth of our sin and the completeness of God's work on the cross, we have no reason not to forgive others.

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Step One of One: Forgiveness

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 21 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We all tend to keep some degree of bitterness in our heart. And we have our pet ways of justifying it—the hurt was really bad, they never changed, I'm not sure how to even let this feeling go, and on and on! So if we're commanded to forgive, and we are, what's next? This week we're diving into real forgiveness. We're not sweeping anything under the rug.

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Fight the Power in Faith

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 18 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

It takes faith to get our mind out of the cultural spirit of the age and into the real world—the reality God is part of. There are lies about nearly everything trying to take us down. But the Bible gives us tools to practice discernment. Some are listed in James 5:13-16. EFT is also a good way to reprogram our subconscious with what we know to be true.

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Asking for More Faith

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 17 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

A good relationship should be challenging to manage. When we embrace the difficult things God tells us to do, we will grow and thrive. If you doubt this, you can always ask for the faith to understand the truth. There is Biblical precedent for this: "Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!"

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Overloading NOT Required to be Faithful

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 16 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We look at Hebrews 11, the Hall of Faith, and discover that all these people have major flaws. But this should be encouraging, because they are like us. Let's strive to be remembered for our obedience and faith in God, not for getting 1,000 chores done on the weekend.

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Overcoming Barriers to Faithfulness

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 15 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Faithful to what? You're called to be faithful, but it's not always easy putting into action the activity of faithfulness. Does it look like writing a book when you're stuck, sick in a chair like Liz was? Does it mean giving yourself grace and dealing with your shame head-on? Yes, and lots of other things. Through prayer and our relationship with God, He will guide us with His faithfulness.

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Faith: No Spoilers

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 14 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

How hard is it to trust God with the details of life? We often want to read the wikipedia entry for our lives before we go into a stressful situation so we know what to do or what will happen. But God doesn't give us that preview. He asks us to trust Him. God is faithful every day, and there are huge parts of history that prove it like the Exodus and the resurrection.

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Difference Between Kindness and Love

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 11 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Is kindness just another kind of love? Or something completely different? Evan and Liz Frerichs try to determine what, if any, are the differences between love and kindness. There are some! And they're both fruit of the Holy Spirit Christians need to have growing in their lives. Listen to this week's episodes if this is a struggle for you.

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When You're too Busy to be Kind

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 10 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Why don't we just automatically be kind to one another? Why does unkindness creep into marriages and friendships and our interactions with strangers? It's possible we're too busy or maybe we're stuck dwelling in the past or future. Either way, Christians are called to kindness so we've got build enough margin into our lives to have time for kindness.

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Your Kindness is Like No Other

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 09 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

You're supposed to be kind right? But is it ever confusing or too difficult to follow through? You've gotta give something you can actually give based on your talents and personality and skills. But head's-up, real kindness will also bring you out of your comfort zone.

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Surrendering to God's Kindness

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 08 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Is kindness conditional? Isn't God kind to everyone? Yes, but the fullest expression of His kindness is directed toward His children. Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about three ways to receive God's conditional kindness: salvation, surrender, and having our eyes open to it. Let's make sure we are able to receive the kindness of God!

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God is Kind

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 07 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What characteristic of God do you usually think about first? Love? Judgment? How far down the list is kindness? This is a huge part of God's character, and we're going to be taking about it all week. It's also fruit of the Holy Spirit that we should have in our life. Today we discuss the kindness of the Old Testament God as well as Jesus, **spoiler alert: they're the same person.**

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Love is Not Control

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 04 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Love means letting go, right? Letting them choose their path. God even does this for us. He could force us to obey Him, but He doesn't. It's hard to apply this in our own lives though. We want those we love to make good choices and so sometimes it just seems easier to try to force them. We're talking about how love is not control today.

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Apple of His Eye

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 03 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

There are many ways for love to break down between people. There may be a poor understanding of what love even is or we could have trouble seeing others the way God sees them--which is always as the apple of His eye. Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about getting how getting this perspective in the forefront of our mind can help us love others. Fact is, everyone is loved by God, so if we see them as they truly are, we will love them too.

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When Saying 'NO' is Love

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 02 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Part of our job as people made in the image of God is to protect the vital core of our heart so there is room to give love abundantly. But if we don't have good boundaries, our hearts get plundered. When we're not assertive, we begin to resent those around us, stifling love. Often, saying 'no' means 'I love you.' There are many ways to say 'I love you.'

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Surviving Rejection

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 01 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Maybe you're pretty good at loving others. But what about when they reject you? How hard it is to deal with that pain—when they don't return your love? It's too easy to take on that rejection and make it part of your identity—but don't do it! Jesus loved perfectly, and he got murdered for it. And yet he overcame. It's possible to survive rejection in love.

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What if My Neighbor is Annoying?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Know any annoying people? How about downright hurtful people? How do you love them? Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about how it's impossible to solve that person's problem—whatever it is that makes them hurtful and annoying. Instead, as Christians, it's our job to ask God to examine our hearts and show us why we're annoyed so He can heal it. Then we will be on solid ground to respond to those who are hard to love.

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You Can't Be Defined Outside of God's Love

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

You have been bought with a price, you are a new creation, you have been forgiven, you are God's child. These should be shame killers and love amplifiers if you're in the family of God. But too often, Christians loose track of this core part of our identity. God is the only one in the universe capable of forgiving AND forgetting. Let Him define you.

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When You Can Give Love But Can't Receive It

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Why is it so difficult to receive love? Partly because it takes humility. If it's really love, the other person is going to see who you really are. This is scary idea! And we come up with all kinds of things to hinder really loving; everything from flat out refusal to unintentional/intentional avoidance.

It's Not About the Nail: https://youtu.be/-4EDhdAHrOg

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Love Others: The Second Greatest Commandment

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

It's not faith or strength to hide doubts, and it's not noble to suppress parts of your self. But when we want to love or be loved, we often do this—creating less intimacy, not more. To truly love takes understand ourselves and to do that, we've got to see ourselves the way God sees us.

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Our Loveliness in the Eyes of God

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

God does not despise us. So why do we live like He does? And when we don't see His love for us, it's too easy to despise ourselves. But a fruit of the spirit is love and this must include self-love. Evan & Liz Frerichs' prayer is that we will all see ourselves as God sees us.

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Self-love: Selfishness vs Self-Care

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Love your neighbor as you love yourself. How often do we as Christians forget the self-love, while our culture is forgetting the part about loving your neighbor? There are 100 little ways to do self-care through out the day and week. Evan and Liz Frerichs also discuss the difference between selfishness and self-care.

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Self-Control is the Path to Freedom

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

The right constrictions lead to broader freedom. This is the case with the fruit of the spirit self-control. Through this discipline, God leads us to the good works we would choose to do if we had the mind of God. You don't grow and learn unless you go through the right experiences.

Tim Keller talk: https://youtu.be/TVl9uYcPRc8

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Taking on the Noise with Self-control & Discipline

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Are you abiding in God, or doing a bunch of spiritual gymnastics trying to look spiritual? Are forcing your spiritual life? God's invitation into the family of God is not about iron will; it's about nurturing your spiritual connection and then letting God direct our steps. He is calling you today to abide with him. Use your self-control to make that connection!

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Accepting Self vs Self-Control

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

There is a mystery and balance between our God-given personalities and the broken parts of us that God desires to change and grow. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss this balance and how to strive for spiritual growth without forsaking our hardwiring. We're still discussing the fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control. Join us!

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Self-Control vs Forces of Nature

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Who loves conflict? We all probably dread it to some extent, but when we center our life around avoidance of conflict, trying to soften everything, we become a ghost with no impact on anything. This is the obvious opposite of self-control and today Evan & Liz Frerichs are talking about the importance of assertiveness and self control which is a fruit of the spirit for Christians.

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Frantic Energy vs Self-Control

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What is self-control? Is it just beating the flesh into submission? Christians tend to think this is what it means; that we've got to attack our fleshly desires head on. Evan & Liz believe it's more about nurturing the spirit. Christian self-control is about putting aside our will and taking on the Holy Spirit's will.

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Vulnerability Armor: Serpentining

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Brene Brown says Serpentining is what we do to avoid POTENTIAL shame and hurt. We all do this either through procrastination, falsely positive emotions, or distractions from stress of life. We all know life is stressful and full of problems, but after we've avoided our problems for a little while, it's amazing to see that the problems are still there after we finish our evasive actions.

We'll be discussing this book all week:

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9

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Vulnerability Armor: Over Sharing

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

There's a difference between putting your toe over the line & dashing across it. It is possible to use vulnerability as a shield against healthy relationships. You're the only one who can tell if you're sharing to foster or repel relationship. Evan & Liz Frerichs continue their conversation about Brene Brown's Vulnerability Armor from her book Daring Greatly.

We'll be discussing this book all week:

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9

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Vulnerability Armor: Perfectionism

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Trapped in Woulda, shoulda, coulda… Whether you're trying to be perfect or just not mess up at all, no one can maintain that level of performance! The pressure on yourself is another kind of vulnerability armor we use to shield ourselves from shame & judgment. We need to realize that the standard of perfection is subjective, so even if you always please yourself, others may still deal out judgment.

We'll be discussing this book all week:

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9

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Vulnerability Armor: Taking the Edge Off

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

If there ever was an activity where the all-important key to understanding it is to 'know thyself,' it's this one. Today we're talking about the things we do to take the edge off. There are a thousand different ways, like TV, candy, alcohol, tobacco, business, gossip, or news just to name a few. Any of these can conceivably be just fine, but we know, if we look hard, if our heart is looking for self-care or an escape.

We'll be discussing this book all week.

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9

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Vulnerability Armor: Foreboding Joy

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What do you think about when you hear the word "vulnerable"? Weakness? All week we're going to talk about what Brené Brown calls vulnerability armor—the methods we use to avoid vulnerability. Today we're talking about foreboding joy, i.e. rehearsing tragedy and perpetual disappointment.

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown http://a.co/4pOHoC9

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Putting it all together

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Worldview Week--Day Five: Evan and Liz talk about how the previous topics in Worldview Week all fit together, giving a coherent method of sorting out truth-wheat from not-truth-chaff. Because God has prepared good works in advance for us—things that will make us more fulfilled than we could dream—we don't have time to waste believing lies. We need to throw off the lies that hinder us and run the race. However, sorting out your worldview isn't something you have to do alone.

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Eat the Meat; Spit Out the Bones

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Worldview Week--Day Four: We live in an age of relentless information—coming at us through our phones, the TV, the Internet, from friends and teachers and co-workers. But no one can accept all the information out there and maintain their sanity. Christians have an extra level of responsibility to the truth. Evan and Liz Frerichs encourage their listeners to examine these information systems through the lens of the Bible.

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Why Do We Talk About Tai Chi So Much?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Worldview week day three: It's not that Evan and Liz Frerichs hold Tai Chi in higher esteem than the Bible. But they believe the core principles of Tai Chi—being calm, surrender, centered, connected, & complete--are biblical and the physical principles have helped them learn spiritual disciplines in a tangible way.

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Keep Your Baloney Grid Close

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:37:48 +0000

Worldview Week--Day Two: All truth is God's truth—it's a phrase Evan and Liz feel describes the world around us. God's truth is so embedded in the world that evil, try as it might, cannot totally replace it with lies. But it takes a connection to the Holy Spirit and practice to see and understand the truth—this is where a robust baloney grid is critical.

Matthew Maury found sea currents using the Bible: https://answersingenesis.org/creation-scientists/profiles/matthew-maurys-search-for-the-secret-of-the-seas/

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Faith: Not a Blind Leap!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Worldview Week--Day One: Faith is based on the works of God – it's not a blind leap off of a cliff! Faith isn't something we're born with. By God's design, and by natural processes, growth comes through experiencing challenging things that build up our trust in God. We don't have to be afraid of information!

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Passion Week: Jesus, Complete on the Cross

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

What must have it been like for Jesus to be present--in the moment, not looking for an escape—while he is hanging on the cross? He asked God for another way in the garden, but now he's following through, not looking for a distraction, locked into those around him, fulfilling his mission for us. What an amazing example of complete for us to ponder on Good Friday!

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Passion Week: Jesus, Forsaken by God

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

All people at some point in their lives feel abandoned by God, but Jesus is the only person to actually experience that abandonment. The words he spoke from the cross are a quote from the Old Testament—Psalm 22—and give us insight as to what that felt like. And it's loaded with prophecy of things that really happened to Jesus on the day he died.

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Passion Week: Jesus Knows Himself and His Mission

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Jesus was no stranger to mobs—some of the time they adored him, but more often than not they wanted to kill him. Today we talk about Jesus hanging on to his identity in the midst of crazy. He knows who he is, he says who he is, and he trusts God to deliver him.

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Passion Week: Jesus Maintaining His Faith

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Who are you when it's just you and God? Like Jesus in the garden alone the night before he died. We see his faith and his struggle to obey. We get a powerful story of Jesus surrendering before the ordeal begins. We should model this in our lives because it's 1000 times harder to surrender in the middle of the storm. We discuss ways to do this surrender pre-work.

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Passion Week: the Illegal Trials of Jesus

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

It's the week before Easter, and we're going to spend time this week reading about and thinking about the way Jesus used the CSCs (Calm, Surrender, Center, Connected, & Complete) in the few days before his murder. We're reading from John 18 & 19 – the religious and civic trials of Jesus. How did Jesus maintain his calm during this time?

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The Process of Joy

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We tend to make value judgments on things that come into our life. If the car breaks down, that's bad; if I get a good grade on a test, that's good. But this value setting is a gateway drug to a bigger desire to control things in general. We want to have a sense of discovery and joy, like children in our faith.

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Christian Joy Thieves

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

There are joy thieves among our family of believers. They're often disguised as teachers of truth, telling you things like "God won't put on your more than you can handle" or "God helps those who help themselves." An understanding of these and other folk theologies in light of your connection with God keeps them from taking our joy.

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God Made You to Experience Joy

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Talking about Centered today and Joy: how there is joy in embracing who we are designed to be by God, how the power to do that comes from acting in the spirit, not from our own power. That's why we talk about centered after we talk about surrender.

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How to Have Joy

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Why do we think there is some mystery to obtaining the promises of the Christian life like joy and peace, but if we want salvation we just need to ask in faith? These abundant-life qualities are more of a daily process with God through surrender. These are not things we can obtain apart from a gift from God.

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Joy is not Plunder-able

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

When we seek happiness, we end up withholding from ourselves the fullness of the Christian life. Sometimes we hold back on purpose thinking, 'You don't deserve joy.' But it's not about "deserve," it's about what God wants to give us. He says part of the fruit of the Spirit is Joy. It should be part of the normal Christian life.

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Suffering is not Meaningless, is not Eternal

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

However you approach suffering, whatever explanation you use to justify or condemn it, the explanation has to make sense. Evan and Liz Frerichs believe the Christian view of suffering it the only one that brings hope and peace. Suffering doesn't get swept to fairy tale land, and yet Christianity doesn't down play the real brutality of suffering. It redeems suffering!

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Suffering in Silence or Healing With Help

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

One way to really lock in the destructive results of suffering is to suffer alone. This is a recipe for disaster. There is amazing healing power in sharing your suffering with a trusted friend and spilling it out to God through passionate prayer. You are not alone in this! Sometimes success in this area just looks like perseverance in faith.

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Lies We Believe Based on Suffering

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

When troubles come, do you say "Why am I so unlucky!?" or do you say "What are you doing God? I don't understand, help me!" Life is a series of moving from imbalance to imbalance, but our center comes from God and He guides us.

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Flipping Suffering: The G. E. Moore Shift

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

We don't always (or ever) get to know why we're suffering. Suffering and redemption are such powerful themes in our faith that even the angels desire to know more about it. Get pen and paper ready when you listen to today's episode because we're taking about flipping suffering on its head through the G. E. Moore Shift which is a logic exercise that helps us put suffering back into perspective.

The logic G. E. Moore uses:

If P, then Q

Therefore, Q

The inverse goes like this:

If P, Then Q

Not Q

Therefore, Not P

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Suffering: Everything Around Us is Broken

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Ever heard "Don't sweat the small stuff; it's all small stuff"? How comforting is that? Not much. Christians have the unique ability to hang on to how difficult suffering is as well as provide hope in God to solve suffering. But we need to get much better at this! Suffering is never pointless.

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Doubt and Micromanaging Are Love Killers

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

God cares more about you than I do. He cares more about your friends than you do, so why do you keep thinking you need to rescue them? Our culture tries so hard to avoid offense and hurt feelings that we often miss out on real love. Real love also involves constant reinforcements. Can't just say 'I love you' once and for all, it needs to be heard again and again. God says this to us.

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LOVE: We May Be Settling for Too Little

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

God will not be intimidated by our temper tantrums. His love is big enough to listen. It's so big that sometimes we shy away from it because it's too bright. C.S. Lewis said that sometimes we want too little from God. If we're just looking for a warm fuzzy, we won't find it because God's love is more real than a nice feeling.

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How Deep the Father's Love for Us

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Doesn't God's demand for our obedience make Him a tyrant? This is an emotional response, which is where we live. It takes developing new neural pathways to process God's love. We don't have to love God in return, we can choose to hate. This could cloud our judgment of His love for us because we think He could hate us in return. However, the Bible says He cannot. He is love.

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That's the Power of Love

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

It's impossible to surrender to someone you don't trust because you're admitting their way is better than yours. Trusting someone is seldom about a big event, it's a million little instances. God though, in one grand display on the cross, has eternally proved his love. We also talk about the power of self-sacrifice/redemptive themes in media.

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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

What do you think about when you think about God? What are your assumptions about Him? Do you think about Love first? Growing deeper in love with God takes work—like any relationship. Feeling or thinking about love is not real love. How we understand or misrepresent God's love as Christians either adds to or steals our calm and peace.

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Bracing For A Whirlwind of What-Ifs

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

The wall around your heart's garden can get damaged over time. Fortunately, there are ways to maintain the wall. But unfortunately, it's all to common for the cracks and holes in the wall to go untended—and then we just keep getting hurt by the same things over and over. We run into problems if we take it to the extreme too—if we build up the wall into an impenetrable fortress, braising for the unknown future.

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Yelling at God Through a Closed Door

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

What does it look like to keep the gate of your heart open to God? To really trust Him? Are you projecting something someone did on to God? Today on Epic Every Day Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about ways to open the door to God—to trust him again. When trauma is a part of the picture, it's impossible to just trust God without doing some major healing work.

Fairly Spiritual episode: https://soundcloud.com/thefairlyspiritualshow/mental-illness-and-the-church

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Being a Good Gatekeeper

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

What's the best criteria for what to let in through the gate of your heart? Is that something you can determine on your own without consulting a wiser party? When we truly know ourselves in light of who God made us to be, it gets much easier to discern what to say 'yes' to and what to say 'no' to. We've got to be centered.

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Defending Against Pressure. External & Internal

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

It's been said that love means never saying 'no.' But never saying 'no' is like not having a good wall around your heart—anyone can come in and plunder your time and energy. Having good boundaries and saying 'no' when you mean it, as well as saying 'yes' when you mean it, is a good way to love. But it takes practice.

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What Are Boundaries? The Garden Wall Analogy

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Your heart is a garden full of everything you have to offer the world—your time, your talents, your energy. It is wise to have a wall around this garden with a working gate. This week, Evan & Liz Frerichs will be talking about how best to maintain this wall and keep the gate; letting good in and keeping bad out.

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Shifting Focus from the Temporal to the Eternal Mind-Set of God

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

God has not just rescued your soul—He's rescued your mind and your body as well. It's all getting redeemed! So why do we neglect developing our bodies and our minds? It's too easy to get distracted by the stress of the past or worry about the future which robs us of creative solutions for growth in the present. We've got to be in touch with complete—God's perspective on ourselves and our surroundings—to even begin having a growth mindset.

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We Don't Know What We Don't Know….YET!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

When we start to think all the knowable stuff is known, we get ourselves into trouble. We also get into trouble when we don't expect our relationships to grow and change. Unfortunately, we tend to turn off some of the key things we need to grow and change. This may be because it's overwhelming to have a totally open mind and be constantly growing. But God will guide you. #Babysteps.

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I think I can, I think I can

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

It's too easy to feel stuck, to develop a fixed mindset when it comes spiritual growth. And unfortunately, the people around us can reinforce that idea with negative and shame inducing talk. If you listen to them, you'll start to talk to yourself that way and then you'll never grow. Today we discuss ways to shift our thinking back to the way God designed us—able to grow and change.

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To Bake or Not to Bake Your Computer? That is the Question!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We used to think you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But, neural scientists have discovered that our brains can change, we can learn at any age! Evan and Liz Frerichs think this ties in well to God's freely given grace. Through growth mindset, we have the freedom to make mistakes without getting defeated—to get up and try again as many times as it takes!

CLASS DOJO: https://ideas.classdojo.com/b/growth-mindset

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Growth Mindset: Faith that isn't Stagnant

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

If God wanted us to be perfect, he would have made us pop into the world precocial (born fully functional). But we're designed to be growing and changing as people and as Christians. This must honor God somehow. It's our job as adults to spend our energy and resources, which God freely gives, on that growth process.

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Your Approval or Rejection Does Not Fill or Deplete My Gas Tank

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

When we don't realize God is paying attention to us in a loving way, providing all the approval we could ever need, we tend to manipulate ourselves and others into weird knots. We strive to either convince ourselves that we don't really need anyone's approval or we seek only the approval of others—either way we are lost to our true center. God loves you!

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Comparison Fail: Scarcity Guaranteed

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Who knows your situation better than God? So then why do we compare ourselves to others to grade our performance? Comparing ranks and values is a quick and easy way to scarcityville. You want to have your worth-wagon hitched to God's ideas about success and failure.

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Victory is Saying 'YES' to God's Call

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Scarcity mindset thrives in a shame environment. So how do you know if you're operating from a position of shame? Do you see your value wrapped up in your performance? Do you tend to talk negative to yourself when you make mistakes? If your value is dependent on performance, you're probably stuck in shame. God is ready to redefine those false messages. Say 'Yes' to his call today!

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Kowalski, Options!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

It's a trap thinking God's not taking care of us and therefore we've got to take care of ourselves. This is a huge hang up and we've got to decide: do we work through our hangups or do we hang out with them forever? We need to practice our surrender skills on little things.

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Scarcity: Starting Your Day in the Hole

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

This week we're going to discuss Brené Brown's book Daring Greatly—specifically the parts about scarcity. This can be a tricky topic. It can be one we don't realize we're even dealing with until we take an honest look at ourselves. Evan & Liz Frerichs encourage you to take that honest look and begin the ascent out of the hole.

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Stretch to Fit Goals

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Pharisees are famous for making holiness too complicated. But we can all identify with that—the draw to so thoroughly define your spiritual / life system that you end up drowning in red tape. Jesus calls us to a much simpler life. His desire is to stretch you without burdening you. We discuss the importance off developing a simple, manageable, and doable spiritual life management system on today's show.

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Written Off and Glossed Over Mess

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Why do we make life more complicated than it needs to be? It may be because the work of simplicity is subtle—especially when it comes to forgiveness and reconciliation. When we skip steps in God's plan for our relationships with others, we enter into complicated territory. Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about the important difference between forgiveness and reconciliation today.

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Just Let The Wave Crash Over You

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Ever feel like you can't catch a break? Like if you don't fill every moment with work, somehow you're letting yourself or those around you—or maybe even God—down? It's a full-time job staying ahead of that wave of overwhelm and, as busy as it keeps you, you're not really getting done the important stuff. We talk today about letting the wave hit so we can see clearly in the aftermath.

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Who's Making Things So Complicated?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We keep trying to make spiritual rules concrete, but loving people is not as easy to define as that. Different people and situations change the outworking of love. God's greatest commandments are about love: Love God & love others. A lot of His rules are like that: simple to hear and then we make them complicated when we try to figure out how to obey.

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Too Much Problem-solving & Not Enough Problem Solving

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

What's the plan, man? If it's too complicated, we won't do it, but if it's not robust enough, it's worthless. Today Evan and Liz Frerichs are taking about having a self-examination plan for your spiritual life and how this plan or system is important to monitor your faith's health—to notify us when we're drifting off the path—to prompt us to do the work of snapping back into the train tracks of our intentional life.

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Getting the Help You Need

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Now is the only moment when we can change. You can't solve the past or the future because right now, they're just memories and imagination. But now you can act on your responsibility to love. It's your job as an adult to love and seek the knowledge you need to make choices that further your consecration.

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Show Up When You Show Up

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We need you to show up and be involved. Your groups are counting on you—whether it's your church, your team, or your job. Show up when you show up—be present and invested in the group. Mistakes are going to happen when we get that close though and for that we continue to trust in the Gospel of Grace.

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Our Foundation To Move Through The World: God's Love

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Is your red face worth it? How did you get into this place of just doing the grind, pushing yourself all day every day? Or how did you become so complacent—figuring others will do the work so why bother? Both mindsets are disconnected from God's will and way. Evan & Liz talk today about more ways to hear and say 'yes' to God's call.

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Don't Just Do Something, Stand There #Irony

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Surrender means moving forward in God's power, not sitting back doing nothing! Surrender is saying "yes" to God. Surrender is asking God "what can I say 'yes' to today? My schedule is not working, and I need Your guidance." Surrender can be, sometimes, realizing that either good enough option is OK. We may not get a clear voice from heaven about which to choose. It can also be waiting instead of rushing ahead—only God can tell us whether we need to speed up or slow down.

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Responsibility: It's Above My Pay Grade

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

"I yam what I yam" said Popeye the Sailor Man. You'll have more peace if you realize that too. You don't necessarily get the skills and gifts you think are best--you've been created by God specifically to do the good works He's laid out for you. You get into trouble when you start to reach beyond that and try to do someone else's work. Plus, when you do that, the work God designed for you to do goes undone.

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Is This The Path We Want To Take?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

There are powerful forces pulling you away from the present—into the past with regret or into the future with worry. Some of these triggers we put on ourselves! Like obsession about the good old days or obsessive planning (read 'worry') about the future. Other triggers just come at us as we move through life. Either way, we have the power to choose how to react and there are ways to stay complete.

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It Takes More Than Just Showing Up

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We can't go it alone. We need relationships to heal, even though, if you've been hurt, it seems like the opposite of what will bring healing. Prioritize who you invest in because it's too easy to get overwhelmed with all the surface level relationships available. We have a lot of choices to connect. Take the time to make your relationships productive and glorifying to God.

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Being A Real Member Of The Team

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

What do you do when it feels like the work you're doing isn't valuable? Why do you get so discouraged when no one notices the hard work you do? These could be symptoms of disconnect from a key group or relationship. Our connection to God and to others is so vital to staying on our center. You need to be vulnerable with your relationships to maintain center.

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One Of The Times The Boy Who Lived Changed Everything

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We're using Harry Potter from an alternative universe (a fan fiction universe) to illustrate how one person has the power to change an entire group or culture. You could be that person in your community. Especially if you're moving in the slipstream—by the power of the Holy Spirit—using the CSC's.

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Connecting With A New Community

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Being part of a group is hard. You've got to surrender some of your rights, and sometimes they make decisions you don't like. But we also can't be in the world without being part of a group. Whether it's your family, your church, or your soccer team, it's important for you to use your voice. The group is better off with you in it!

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Seeing People Through God's Eyes

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

You and I have the image of God in us and so does everyone we meet! We would probably freak out if we could see others the way God sees us. Liz talks about one of her favorite books today, A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett. In this book, Sara holds on to her identity of a benevolent princess even when she loses everything and it's an amazing illustration of how we should view ourselves and the world around us as Christians.

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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We don't have to prove we're lovable before we receive love from God. The best way to interact with others is to be secure in God's love for us. This gives us the power to be good gatekeepers—opening the gate to the garden of our heart to let in good and closing the gate to keep out bad. Today Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend and how we can be good gatekeepers.

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Look What I Made You To Do

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Sometimes we talk so negatively to and about ourselves! There is no room for shame in the Christian life. Shame redefines our core identity in light of failure and sin. Humans are created in the image of God, but we lose sight of this so easily as we absorb the shameful ways of communicating that are so prevalent in our culture. Today Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about practical ways to reform our thinking about our own dignity.

Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: http://epiceverydaynow.com/setting-up-your-year-for-success/

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The Crushing Weight of God's Love

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We get into trouble listening to identity messages from others or even ourselves. When we're young, how are we supposed to distinguish accurate messages from false? Has anyone ever said or implied "you're worthless" or "what you're doing isn't worthwhile"? Unfortunately, we tell ourselves these things too. We need to bring these confusing and hurtful messages to God. This is surrender.

Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: http://epiceverydaynow.com/setting-up-your-year-for-success/

Please take our new years quiz to get your CSCs score: http://epiceverydaynow.com/where-do-you-need-to-grow-this-year/

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Dignity Cannot Be Earned

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Dr. May (Addiction & Grace) says dignity is a true sense of self based on God's idea of who we are—we're created by Him, we're destined to be with Him forever. Too often we let ourselves or others steal our dignity because we all struggle with negative self image. The wounds of a friend cut deeper than the wounds of a stranger, but neither can withstand the healing truth of the Gospel of Grace!

Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: http://epiceverydaynow.com/setting-up-your-year-for-success/

Please take our quiz to get your CSCs score: http://epiceverydaynow.com/where-do-you-need-to-grow-this-year/

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Understanding My Failures is Vital to Living in the Real World

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

When it comes to repentance and honesty, there are no magic formulas with guaranteed results—but we are called to confess our sins to one another. This is an important aspect of being complete/living in the real world. This is hard but we can't let failure be the end of trying—it's just a bump in the road.

Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySZFh-MXpCjSs0wpQqNd0iKjW7Li9SRB

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Repentance: Admitting Failure Empowers You

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

No one's sin is more icky than anyones else's. Do you have someone you can tell any sin or embarrassing thing to without judgment? Repentance is a powerful relationship tool—not to mention it's a command of God.

Luke 11:44, Eph 5:13, James 2:10

Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySZFh-MXpCjSs0wpQqNd0iKjW7Li9SRB

Please take our new years quiz to get your CSC score: http://epiceverydaynow.com/where-do-you-need-to-grow-this-year/

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Liz's book: Tales From A Spacious Place

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Confronting Shame: Throwing Out Secrecy, Silence & Judgment

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

It takes work to cast off shame from our lives. We tend to heap shame on ourselves when we sin or make mistakes. Shame is the thoughts and words that attempt to redefine who we are in light of failure. But that's not who we are! Honesty and light kill shame and reconnect us with God and our fellows.

We've launched Session Two of our Free class about leaving worry and overwhelm behind: https://youtu.be/iWDPrrA-QmY

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Losing Little Bits of Ourselves to Attachments

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Addiction is a battleground where every time we battle under our own power, we lose a little bit of themselves. You may not think you're an addict, but you've probably got attachments—things that you use to cope, but would be really hard to quit cold turkey. We need a consecration process to worship God and break free from the attachments. This will better our relationships and give us more freedom.

Addiction and grace by Dr May http://a.co/5khfYDB

Free class about leaving worry and overwhelm behind as we enter a new year: https://youtu.be/SEzKaJg-6MU

Please take our new years quiz to get your CSC score: http://epiceverydaynow.com/where-do-you-need-to-grow-this-year/

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Calm in the Face of Failure: Fighting Fire With a Butterfly

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

We've all failed. Sometimes it's sin, sometimes it's just a mistake. But how do we stay calm in the midst of failures? This week we're going to be talking about honesty in the face of failure and sin. Honesty is an awesome weapon against shame and stagnation. We also talk about the power of meditation to battle hyper action surrounding our shortcomings. #Weightliftingbuttterfly

Our Free class to leave worry and overwhelm back in 2017: https://youtu.be/SEzKaJg-6MU

Please take our new years quiz to get your CSC score: http://epiceverydaynow.com/where-do-you-need-to-grow-this-year/

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Sometimes You Gotta Leave Your Boot Behind

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

EPISODE 100! Thank you for listening! Today we're wrapping up talking about starting the new year off strong. We're talking about shaking the emotional compound interest from the past. it's important to ask for help too—even about sensitive topics like managing money. Now is a beautiful place, so stay here even when you're analyzing the past or planning for the future.

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Relationship Goals: It's Not You or Me—It's Us

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

#relationshipgoals Did you forget to include connection in your resolutions for 2018? It's not too late to add some goals to make your relationships better. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss some of the barriers you may have to setting those kinds of goals. There are lots of ways to manage goals that have to do with other people.

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http://www.glossinger.com/sacred-six/

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What Does Your Ideal Spiritual Life Look Like?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss today some of the road blocks to setting goals and resolutions at the start of a New Year. We may be getting bogged down by our own childish survival skills, or just a lack of intentionality, or there may be false beliefs holding us back. Then we review JB Glossinger's Sacred Six system of life organization and goal setting.

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Plan to Plan This Year

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Making goals or resolutions for New Year's does NOT mean you're planning out the entire year. But, if you plan to plan, this year will be a greater success than last year. We just need to be intentional as God guides us through our lives. We have the same power inside us that raised Jesus from the dead!

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Big Opportunity Day!!! Happy New Year 2018!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year 2018!!!!! It's the first opportunity day of the year! A great chance to build the tracks (systems) your live will be moving along during the year to come. Evan and Liz Frerichs encourage you to do a life assessment this year. Make goals and write them down. Also commit to calm this year. You can do it!

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Incarnation is Theology Touching the Real World

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

God's relational, not just informational, and he, through becoming a man, transforms our pasts and futures from the inside out. Throughout history God has been telling men how his redemption will work and finally in Jesus, God plays out the mechanics of redemption. Because God's not just interested in changing our lives—he wants to change our day too.

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The God-Man between God & Man

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

It's easy to get overpowered by busy and overwhelm when we're disconnected from our power source: Jesus. We end up spending all our energy grasping at things we can't obtain without Him. Things like security, peace and meaning. But He is here and can be found. He is our peace.

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Jesus Notices Us, Is With Us

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

You are not a task-doing machine whose sole purpose in the world is to be productive. It's too easy to just see our immediate situation because it's what's right in front of our face. But if that's all we pay attention to we are automatically off-center. God is calling us from milestone to milestone as he changes us into who he designed us to be.

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The Good Shepherd Calls Each Sheep by Name

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

You have worth—you don't have to perform to prove it! Sometimes it's OK to say "No." All to often in ministry, there is pressure to say yes to to many things. When people can't hear "NO" it often means they can't say "no." But Jesus calls each of us by name and his voice is the only one we need to say 'yes' to.

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Emanuel, Our God Is With Us!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas!!! This week, to celebrate Christmas, we'll be talking about the Incarnation. Today we talk about what it means that God came to be with men as a man. Jesus was poor, cold, hungry, and in fear of his life. He is also our example of how to manage stress—how to abide in the Father.

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Holidays: Conquering the Ghosts of Christmas

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

And all the decorations yell at you, "Be happy! Be happy!" and that can feel like pressure. But they could also be calling out, inviting you into the wonder of the holiday through an appreciation of the little things. How we interpret those voices has a lot to do with our past experiences. But each year, we have a new opportunity to partake of the magic of the season.

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Holidays: Dropping into a Deeper Connection

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

"The Holidays are ruined!" Today Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about how connecting with who God's made us to be in a moment of panic can bring us back to a place of peace. There are no wasted days, no wasted holidays. God is big enough to rescue them if we meet Him on His level. Hang on to Him.

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Holidays: How All the Chaos Celebrates Something Real

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

"It's not Christmas if we don't _______." Is that tradition or ritual a hill worth dying on? What do you think God thinks about Christmas and all the chaos that comes with it? We need to hold our holiday expectations with an open hand as we move from center into this most busiest time of year.

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Holidays: Actually Being Able to Rest

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

"Let's power through the Holiday schedule!" but powering through leads to an empty life. Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about how multi-tasking ends up taking more time because of the constant switching of focus. If there is anytime it's tempting to multi-task, it's the holidays – but if there is any time we need surrender, it's the holidays!

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Holidays: How to Get More Time

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

"I've just got to get through the Holidays, and then I'll be less stressed!" How hard it is to do self-care during the holidays!?? Being stressed also makes it impossible to solve the stress problem—we tend to just rush, rush, rush to the end or brace to get through.

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Friends Don't Let Friends be Fake

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

There are so many ways to harm relationships—one big one is how often you check your phone even though you're with people. But there are also many ways to grow relationships, and we talk about some today. Things like vulnerability & letting others be themselves.

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Information Exchange is Not Relationship

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

If we're not actively seeking God's approval, we will seek someone else's approval. But real courage to know others comes from our understanding of God's approval. Growing relationships also requires getting out of our comfort zones. Christians are not immune to idolatrous tendencies. If we're not careful, we can end up worshiping our own piety and that can also rob us of quality relationships in the Church.

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Start Course Correcting Today

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

If we're not ourselves with people we don't actually have a relationship. And we need to be reminded of who we are. God is the only one who can fill in that context—we get into trouble when we let others tell us who we are. It is possible though to create a track (or a center) to our life, based on truth, that can act like a home base to give us the security to be real in the world.

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Internal Freedom Comes Before External Freedom

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Relationships based on interrogation don't work very well. But relationships don't grow without asking some uncomfortable questions either. Remember, we're not surrendered to others, we're surrendered to God for our security. This opens us up to trust God to develop the relationship with others as He will. Boundaries are really important in a valued relationship.

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Following The Relationship Rules

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Tell me who, who wrote the book on relationships? How can we as friend groups and families all make sure we're playing from the same rule book? Either way, I know I can't find calm on my own and I can't thrust calm on my fellows. We're all in this together.

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One part out of alignment hinders the whole body

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Calling needs unity within ourselves and unity between us and our community. Today, Evan and Liz discuss ways to think about calling as it relates to our completeness—our total integration with ourselves and our total integration with our environment. God gives us our talents and gifts, but the working out of those is often surprising and creative.

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Know Your Role

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

It's way too easy to be too busy to connect to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Calling is always a group sport and it needs love. This is demonstrated in our culture by the church-hopping epidemic—for some reason we don't think we need to maintain those relationships in order to grow. We need to pursue calling together.

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God Does Not Play Dice

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Mistreating pain by ignoring it or wallowing in it makes it meaningless—but God is in the business of recycling that pain into our calling. Einstein says that God does not play dice. If we really believed that, how much meaning would that add to our daily lives?

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Let Go in the Slipstream

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Calling is us living in the Slipstream--the channel God has designed us to move in. Fortunately, there's a manual with principles and instructions. God's call will pull us out of our comfort zone to do things that are impossible to do outside of the power of God. Calling also stretches us. Evan talks about overcoming stage fright, and Liz talks about never writing a perfect first draft.

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What's Closing Your Ears to the Call?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Anxiety kills calling, fast. We're often so bogged down by our busy-list, we can't hear God's call. Even if we could hear the call, it would be overwhelming trying to do that in addition to everything else. But if that busywork isn't in line with calling, it's got to go.

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The Graciousness of Grace

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Denial prevents growth. Secrets weaken us. God is calling us to an abundant and free life away from addictions—away from vices that only act as pacifiers but never allow us to grow spiritually or personally. We need to let go of past and future anxiety because God just gives us grace for today.

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The Sinfulness of Sin

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

We've heard too much about open secrets in the news lately. Addiction tends to be a secret – either from everyone around us or from our very selves. Even if we flaunt addictive behavior like a food addiction, it prevents our friends from talking to us about it in any meaningful way.

Don't forget to look up Brené Brown on YouTube

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Pulled In Too Many Directions

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

There is a certain conform in the monotony of the daily grind. It can be a sanctuary from the emotional complexities of life. We get in trouble if we build our identity around these routine and plain tasks though. God desires for us to do his work, and even it if it washing dishes like Brother Lawrence, God provides the all-important "WHY?" that moves us from cementer into an epic life every day.

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Surrender is Inevitable

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Too often we don't see God rightly. For some reason we think He's a taker, wanting more and more control, demanding surrender. But in reality He wants to give freedom, ironically, through our surrendering control to Him. Addicts can't understand this even though they surrender the control of their life to the drug. Moving in obedience instead of rebellion does great battle against addictions. 2 Tim 2:20-21

Reconstruct Pod Cast: https://www.reconstructpodcast.com

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Vices Are Fake Calm

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Growing up is traumatic, and trauma—anything your brain is not equipped to handle—makes and breaks neural pathways. Often, our childish ways of managing stress stick around into adulthood—these are addictions! They can be so native that they're invisible to us. But Christians must take inventory of these coping mechanisms and turn them over to God to find true peace.

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Muted Alarms Don't Work

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

It's important to pay attention to the way you interface with the world. Our idea of what's going on—how well we're doing—can be distorted. It's important to take an inventory and see what's really going on. We also discuss how all our body systems are connected and interact with each other. There are no isolated systems.

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Fixing Fences & Testing Waters

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Today we're talking about types of relationships that negatively impact our health—ambivalent and toxic relationships. We discuss the three types of relationships: propeller, maintainer and vampire—and we find sympathy for the vampires, but they still need boundaries!

Relationship video we mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8CD2QEYo6Q&t=1532s

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Listening For the Right Answers

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

One-size-fits-all medical solutions can't work for everyone. Today Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss the ways the Bible speaks to preventative health and how listening to your body can help you navigate your medical and dietary options.

COCA pulse test https://empoweredsustenance.com/food-sensitivities-test/

Don't eat that! time traveling guy https://youtu.be/5Ua-WVg1SsA

Andrea Pennington TED Talk: https://youtu.be/5pW2b1vwwf4

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When Common Sense is wrong

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Is common sense always wisdom? Is it a fair and accurate representation of the way the world is? Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss ways to live in the real world when we're thinking about our health. Do we want to attack or support the immune system? What makes more sense?

Ina may's guide to natural child birth http://inamay.com/books/

Economist article https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21657819-death-childbirth-unusually-common-america-exceptionally-deadly

Business of Being Born movie http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com

Journal of oncologists find only 2.4% survival rate from chemo https://issuu.com/scienceandmore/docs/the_contribution_of_cytotoxic_chemo

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Stuck in RED ALLERT!!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Stress seeps into every part of your body when it's not allowed to leave—when you get stuck in red alert as prescribed by our culture. Today, Liz shares her story of discovering she has auto-immune disease and the health journey we started because of it.

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Anchors Weighing Down the Present

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

This moment is a gift from God so there is good in it. Looking for the good now can help you stop wanting to escape into fantasy land—future or past. Today is the moment to act and be alive, to do the good works God has destined us to do. Our faithfulness, in its fullness, is action: doing whatever God wants you to do be doing.

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Clashes Can Harmonize

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

What is it about authentic, intentional connections that scare us? Is it more difficult to be authentic with strangers or your closest friends and family? Unfortunately, we can neglect these close relationships when we're preoccupied with whatever it is we need to accomplish next. When we do that, we're not being in present.

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Like Stepping Stones Laid Out Before Us

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

What type of work has God put you on this earth to do? What makes your heart sing? Finding out may take some introspection and prayer. But God has given us works, laid out before us like stepping stones, to do in faith.

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This Waiting Moment

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Time is more valuable than money—we all get the same 24 hours. And then God tells us to spend time resting—his plan involves NOT being productive a fair amount of the time. If you want to get stuck, just get stuff done all the time.

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Not Enough Hours in the Day

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

How many hours are in your ideal day? God says in his word that he has a plan for our every day, and we don't want to rush past it. With an intentional schedule you can do less each day but get more done in a year.

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Emotional Compound Interest

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Money can carry a lot of emotional compound interest which can encourage us to avoid being intentional about money. We need to sort out that inner logic to be complete with our money because money hang-ups come in all shapes and sizes.

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When Money Comes Between Us

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

God owns everything, and he gives us the money we need—do you really believe that? But what if he gives more money to someone else? Isn't that not fair!? There's a reason "connection" comes after the other CSCs: we can't relate unless we secure our identity in God first and then he can define our feelings about money.

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Playing the Long Game

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

How do we be faithful now, in this moment, with our money? It's hard, especially if you feel like your money situation is in shambles but you really want to give more to charity or tithe, etc. Today we discuss how to see our situation with patience and responsibility—characteristics that can only come from God.

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When Tithing is Pointless

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

Chances are, your money is one of the hardest things to surrender. What is it that the money represents? Power? Control? Security? Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss all those possibilities and look at some scripture to hopefully retune our hearts when it comes to money.

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Money is Powerless

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

How is it that money is powerful enough to steal our calm and peace? Today Evan and Liz talk about how we tend to give money all of its power though our anxiety and confusion. We almost give money a personality when it's really just an exchange medium.

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Letting Go of Nostalgia

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 08:00:00 +0000

You can't have exactly the same feeling about the holidays as you've had in the past because you're not the same person you were. Franticly pursuing the magic of Christmas may end up stealing your joy and peace. It's important to be prepared for intentional interactions, but it's equally important to let go and be in the moment when the moment comes. We also can't forget that it's up to us, as individuals, to remember the reason for Christmas: Jesus.

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Why Small Talk Matters

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:54:13 +0000

Sometimes we need to ask good questions to avoid hearing Uncle Casper's fishing story for the 50th time. By just asking why fishing is so important, we have an opportunity to work on that relationship. Or ask how did he got into it. These are the kinds of intentional questions that help us get to know these most important people in our lives at gatherings this holiday season.

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The Us of Holidays Past

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The holidays tend to bring out a past or politer or nastier version of ourselves. As adults, we need to take an inventory and somehow decide which family norms to keep and which to change. Evan & Liz talk about how God made you in a certain way and that's the person you're supposed to be—move from that center.

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Stay Out of the Stress Factory

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

God's plan sometimes shines through most strongly in the unexpected. How do we respond with grace when our plans get ruined? Is it possible to see the potential turmoil of time with extended family as a healing/growing opportunity? God is big enough to manage all of it.

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The Holidays Approachith!!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

It's not too early or too late to make a plan for surviving the holidays. How is it that they always sneak up on us? Evan and Liz Frerichs aren't sure, but we are sure that it's possible to get ready and have a meaningful holiday without it being perfect. We discuss ways to hang onto calm in today's episode.

Fly lady's holiday control journal: http://www.flylady.net/i/pdf/hoj_coj.pdf

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Time + Nothing ≠ Maturity

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The hard work of being complete is not just busy work, but you never really graduate in this life either. As you do the work, God increases peace and deepens your connections Himself, the people in your life, and the world around you—resulting in a more complete, fulfilling life. Today Evan & Liz discuss practical ways to strive for completeness in the Christian life.

Here's what we've talked about so far this week:

Mon: Personal compartmentalization

Tues: Addictions

Wed: Not being in the present (worry/anxiety)

Thurs: Not being engaged with the world (denial/disinterest/boredom)

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Can't Live With an Elephant

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Ever heard of the elephant in the room? Today Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about the elephant in your heart: an emotional problem that, if left unattended, grows gigantic, consuming resources. But there are ways to tame the elephant. Ways like Tapping/EFT—which helps remove negative emotional compound interest—and writing overwhelm lists.

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Somewhen Else Beyond Reality

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

A wise man once said, "Worry is sending your mind someplace that does not exist." When we're consumed with worry (anxiety about the future) or bitterness (a kind of anxiety about the past), we are no longer in the real world—the here and now.

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Addiction Is the Flame; Heart Issues Are the Coals

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

We're all addicted to something. You can tell a coping mechanism by how you feel after you do it—are you refreshed and more ready to engage with the world around or are you more isolated and irritable? Evan & Liz Frerichs talk about ways to get back to surrender and peace from the throws of an addiction.

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Please All & You Will Please None

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Aesop says "please all and you please none." Are you acting a part or suppressing a part of yourself so thoroughly that if someone saw your true self, they'd be shocked? Compartmentalization adds to the culture of "you don't know me!" However, that's not a fair accusation if we hide ourselves. Compartmentalization enshrines the stuff you're trying to ignore--negative feelings or personality traits--and then they're stuck and they never change.

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The Nitty Gritty of Connection

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

45 episodes in and we're still talking about the CSCs! But they're still relevant considering our society seems designed to isolate or only interact in the social media echo chamber. It takes intentionality and time to make and maintain connection. Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about the benefits of putting in the work.

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Trusting Right

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Does going deeper in a friendship or starting a new relationship cause fear? Do you tend to push into your relationships only to see them fall apart? You may hesitate to trust or trust too soon. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss the fine balance it takes to build intimacy in friendship.

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Trapped by Fear of Rejection

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Fear shuts down vulnerability before intimacy can happen. Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about how we all think we won't be accepted by various groups. But no matter how many people reject us, the scales will always tip towards being chosen and beloved by God.

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Too Busy to Connect

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

If you're too busy to connect, you're not prioritizing well. Good connection is worth the stress of setting it up. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss how it takes two to make relationships work and how each person brings baggage as well as productivity.

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American Individualism is a Myth

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Rugged individualism poses some big problems to the Christian life which is a life lived in community—a spiritual family. Rugged individualism is also a sure way to shoot yourself in the foot when it comes to accomplishments. We don't get anything done by ourselves.

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How To NOT Put Out Fires

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Firefighter-mode is a result of moving through life off-centered, moving independent of your relationship with God. Side effects of this lifestyle may include an abundance of pet peeves, finding yourself in energy draining situations, and forcing yourself to do something because of piety or shame. But there is a way out! Moving from center increases peace.

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Weak Self-worth = Strong Overwhelm

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

How do you define your self-worth? Evan & Liz Frerichs take a crack at it and offer some ideas about how to make sure the value we come up with is accurate. An accurate self-worth can act as a shield against others' false definitions of who we are as Christians.

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When You Can't Find Yourself

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Why is it so hard to keep track of the closest person to you—yourself? If we're not intentional, all manner of outside forces will attempt to define who we truly are. Even if we can keep these external ideas at bay, we will again get into trouble trying to self-define. There has be a third option.

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Who's Pushing You Out of the Slipstream?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The invisible hands of culture are gentle until you try to deviate from the norm. Engaging in the CSCs (Being Calm, Surrender, Centered, Connected, & Complete) will make the work of those hands evident. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss ways to determine the internal and external forces trying to keep you out of the Slipstream.

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Head vs. Heart

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The heart is the wellspring of life – your passionate and adventurous side. But often as Christians, we favor our head—the logical, security seeking side. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss ways Christians can engage in our God-given passions to get out of a rut. Our safety and security rest solely on God and that should free us to push back when our head is trying to cripple us with caution.

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Position Yourself for Victory

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Life is meant to be lived in the slipstream—the place where your actions and God's will sync up. This is the place where the work you get done is happening through surrender and no significant effort of your own. Evan and Liz Frerichs have been talking all week about how surrender is the entry to the slipstream, and today we cover practical ways to do just that.

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Put Down Pet Vices

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The struggle is real, and it's mostly inside of you. Surrender gets that struggle out into the open where God can do His work. When you refuse to let go of a problem, you are guaranteed to crash and burn. Evan and Liz Frerichs challenge you to ask someone close to you what vices you may use to avoid true surrender.

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Mistakes Allowed

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

It's too easy to treat a mistake as a roadblock. When progress comes to a grinding halt, it's really difficult to get moving again. Part of surrender is trusting God is big enough to handle our mistakes. Evan and Liz Frerichs also talk about how running 100 MPH on the hamster wheel of life may look impressive, but it doesn't get you anywhere, certainly not to the adventure God set up in advance for you to do.

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Results May Vary

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Both control freaks like Liz and people eager to trust like Evan will find today's episode challenging. You may only want to surrender when the results are a sure thing, but that's not really surrender. We talk today about the importance of giving up control to God—where all the control is anyway. Surrender is aligning our mind and will with reality.

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Working Your Trust Muscles

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Everyone you know will let you down at some point, so why is surrender so important? Mistrust is a cultural mindset, and it's going to take practice to overcome that and believe something else. Is it safe to trust anyone again? Even more important, is it safe to trust God? Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss the work of surrender our 31st episode of Epic Every Day.

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Hurry Don't Rush

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

We're going to talk about practical ways to work on calm and gain peace. So get your pencils out because we're just going to throw out a bunch of ideas. Depending on where you're at with God, some of these may be more effective than others. We encourage you to try one or two this week and let us know how it went. Happy Friday!

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Calm: How Good is it?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The fullest expression of humanity is a human being in relationship with their Creator. And God promises peace to those who know Him. There isn't another brand of peace out there that compares. Today, Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about how good it is to be in the family of God and how that is the source of true peace/calm.

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What's More Calm: Productivity or Efficiency?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

We learned in school that looking at someone else's work is cheating. In life, you can also get yourself into trouble comparing yourself to others. The nice thing about the Christian life is our individual value to God and His individual goals for each one of us. Today Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about ways to most effectively do the things God thinks are important.

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Time Is NOT On My Side

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

This episode is for those of you who don't have time for peace. It's desirable to learn something once and then be set for life. It is discouraging to find that as you get older, some of the things you learned may need to be re-learned or honed. There are a thousand demands on your time. You might be too stressed to handle your stress.

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Stop Time Traveling!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Denial is so seductive. We all want to live in a world where everything is ordered and nice. But that's not the real world. As Christians, we're called to live in reality—the world God made. And it's a stressful place, but we can make it even more stressful if we insist on living in the past or worrying about the future. These attitudes steal our calm.

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Will There Be Any Unforeseen Circumstances?

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Starting this Podcast has been a major challenge—learning how to set up all the internet stuff took months! Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss ways to deal with setbacks and how they tend to pile up like a snowball. But getting out of balance is normal and it's an opportunity to use the CSCs (being calm, surrendered, centered, connected, & complete) to get back in balance.

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You Can't Solve Your Hang-ups on a Desert Island

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Christianity is a community sport and that stands in stark contrast to American individualism—one of the big idols in western culture. Why is it so easy to isolate even when we know that's the recipe for loneliness? Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss the barriers to joining a new group like fear of rejection, being too busy and aversion to risk taking. We also introduce the idea of the Slipstream—the art and science of moving inside the will of God.

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You Can't Find Yourself on a Plateau

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

God designed us to live out of the essence of who we are—and that identity starts with being a child of God. We spend so much time trying to figure out who we are when that's just a snapshot, true for this moment in time only. Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about how the better question to ask is "Who has God created me to be?"

Pete Sazar's web page: https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org

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Surprise!! You're President Now!!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

What does the call sound like? What are you called to?? How do you know? Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss ways to answer these questions and share their experience starting new callings. Liz shares her story about being volunteered to lead the Student Theology Society in college and Evan talks about becoming an elder at church.

Barns sermon, When God Interrupts Your Plans, was preached June 25th and can be found here: http://makingfriends.org/resources/past-sermons/

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How I Procrastinate—Let Me Count the Ways…

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? There are any number of barriers when it comes to starting new projects. That's what we're talking about this week on Epic Every Day—starting something new. But, before we can start, procrastination has to conquered. Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss bad reasons they've chosen to procrastinate.

#LearningVortex

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The Verge: Living on Empty

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Connecting takes work and when you're on the verge, there's no time or energy left to spend time. Why don't we prioritize relationships? What about your relationship with God? Evan and Liz Frerichs discuss our default priority systems and how they create a perfect storm of verge life—but there has to be a better way!

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The Verge: Rushing Towards Fragmentation

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

It always takes longer and costs more to achieve our goals. Our tendency is to try to speed up the process as much as possible—but what if that's part of why our goals are not getting realized? Evan and Liz Frerichs talk about how it really is impossible to multitask and how rushing through life causes disconnect within ourselves.

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The Verge: Where Goals go to Die

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

The verge is the verge of collapse. It's being in rush-mode, doing whatever the next thing is despite being so overwhelmed I don't know what the next thing is supposed to be. It's a place where we're so stressed we're forced to shut down or self-medicate. It's a place where there's no room for proactive goalsetting. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how being centered can get you back off the verge.

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The Verge: Keep Pulling on Those Bootstraps

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Whether you like it or not, you are surrendered to a system. If you're not intentional, you're surrendered to the hectic, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants system of our culture. It seems like the default, but it's still a choice. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about surrendering to another way even when slowing down seems counterintuitive.

Josh Kaufman video: https://youtu.be/5MgBikgcWnY

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The Verge: Danger! No Stopping!

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

How scary is it to slow down? It's too easy to get locked into "Fireman Mode" where you're just putting out fires—who has time to set priorities or listen to God about His agenda?! When we live on the verge, we're living out of lack and fear, and that's a stressful place to be. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how to inject calm into the verge.

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Robots Doing Tasks are not Creative, Complete Persons

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

"I'm too busy!" Is your to-do list running your life? Just getting tasks done can make you feel like a robot. Business robs you of a complete, whole life. What if there were an alternative? Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how being complete allows you to take control of your life.

The Four Loves by: C. S. Lewis (Story about his friend Charles is on page 78)

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Can't Dig Fast Enough to get out from Under Mt. Busy

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

We all seem connected—carrying our phones around and checking Facebook compulsively. But are we isolated, like being in a room full of strangers? Are we too busy for true connection where we let people into our lives? Are we too busy to have daily quiet time with Jesus? Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how connection combats busyness.

Book: Live a Praying Life By Jennifer Kennedy Dean

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Moving From Center Destroys Their To-Do List

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Do the things in your life drain you or give you energy? Do you spend your day rushing from one task to the next? Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how to stay centered in the middle of busyness.

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Surrendering to the Status Quo

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Are you so busy you feel out of control? Constantly running from one thing to the next to the next? Have you surrendered to the status quo? Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about surrendering to God as a way to get rid of the frantic.

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The House that Cleans Itself

Liz'z book: Tales From A Spacious Place

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My Horse is Busier Than Yours

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

"Busy." That's how we all too often answer the "how are you doing?" question. Being busy is a badge of success in our culture. Busyness and stress go hand in hand much of the time. How do we take the stress out of busy? Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how to find calm in the midst of busyness.

Sacred Six

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Let's Talk About the Basics: Complete

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Empty. Yearning. That longing that we feel when we actually slow down long enough for it to hit us. We force ourselves to ignore it or to compartmentalize so we don't see how incomplete we actually are. We interact with others showing only pieces of ourselves. Marketing in our society is driven by creating needs so a product can fill them. We are bombarded by messages telling us that we are incomplete every day. But what if you could do something else? What if you could bring your whole self to bear on a whole situation? Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about what it means to be complete.

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Let's Talk about the Basics: Connected

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Isolation. It's a problem that plagues our society, despite the fact that Jesus' Church is supposed to be a community. On a technological level, we are more connected than we've ever been and yet, on a personal level, we're more disconnected than we've ever been. Lack of trust. Fear of being known. Posting Instagram-perfect lives. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about why and how to stay connected.

Brené Brown video: power of vulnerability: https://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o

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Let's Talk about the Basics: Centered

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Ever feel like you're going a million different directions at once? Lack of center leads us all to overextend ourselves leading to frazzled, overly busy, exhausted lives. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how being centered is the key to fulfilling God's calling on our lives—to living in the joy of being who God has called us to be.

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Let's Talk about the Basics – Surrender

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

We live in a society of exhaustion where there's never time to get off the hamster wheel. But what if there was an alternative? What if we didn't have to stay on the hamster wheel? Surrender is a buzz-word in the Christian community. It's something we talk about, but, at the same time, we hate it because we don't realize we're always surrendering something. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how surrender is the key to accessing God's power so we can have room in our lives.

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Let's Talk about the Basics: Calm

evan@epiceverydaynow.com (Evan and Liz Frerichs) — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Is there ever a time where anxiety helps the situation get better? Most of us are so busy we aren't even aware of our anxiety—too busy to do anything about it in any event. However, it's not something we can just ignore. Anxiety shuts down the problem-solving part of our brains and leaves us struggling and unable to be the people Jesus has called us to be. Join us (Evan & Liz Frerichs) as we talk about how calm is the foundation to moving your life from surviving to thriving.

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