The Joycast with special guest Kathy Khang
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify Many of us have experienced the table as a place of inclusion, but all of us know the table can be a place of exclusion. Sometimes, even when surrounded by others, we can feel so alone, so cut off, so rejected. Yet time and time...
The Joycast with special guest Jonathan Merritt
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify One of the most powerful ways we give and receive joy is through storytelling. But how do you tell stories that inspire and linger? That brings life and levity and transformation? That’s one of my great passions, and why I’m so...
The Joycast with special guest Lori Wilhite
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify I knew it was going to be dark, but nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. On the outside, Bangkok is a bustling city, but when the sun goes down, the red-light districts light up. It’s easy to think this is a problem...
The Joycast with special guest Jamie Ivey
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify In the social media age, we are pressured to craft facades of perfection. A perfect life. A perfect job. A perfect wardrobe. A perfect body. In other words, the 21st century is an exceedingly difficult time to nurture...
The Joycast with special guest Norman Wirzba
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify Jesus said a blessing before a meal in the Gospel of Luke. Paul offered a pre-meal blessing in the book of Acts. Saying grace is more than a tradition of family, it’s also an act of faith. But as our guest today explains when it...
The Joycast with Special Guest Angie Smith
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify The table has a way of unmasking us. Revealing our imperfections and woundedness. This tendency challenges us in at least two ways. First, how do we join a table that should be a place of unity, community, and joy in the midst of...
The Joycast with Margaret Feinberg – special guest Jamie Aten
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify A title recently came across my desk that made me stop in my tracks and to be honest, it’s a book you can’t afford to miss. It’s thoughtful, insightful, and beautifully written. It’s called A Walking Disaster by Jamie Aten. Jamie...
The Joycast with Guest Michele Cushatt
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify To fully experience joy in our everyday life—and at the table—many of us have to break out, make an escape, from the prison of shame. I can’t think of a better person to teach us how to do that than Michele Cushatt. She’s the...
The Joycast with special guest Rachel Marie Stone
Subscribe on iTunes Listen on Spotify I get conflicted when I go to the grocery store. Which product should I buy? Which is organic? Which has less sugar? Which is affordable? Which is over processed but tastes so good? Yes, I’m talking about you, Doritos. Yet I...
What Surviving Katrina and Cancer Taught Me About Faith and Resilience
I was deep in the editing and proofing stage of my book when an early copy of A Walking Disaster crossed my desk. I took a moment to read it and before I knew it had completed the manuscript. In fact, I was so moved by Jamie Aten’s memoir that I provided him with a...
