steadily skipping stones

Jul 4

Carolyn Congelosi: Horse Expert and Owner of Watermark Farm

moving the podcast – interview from December 2, 2014

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Episode 32. Walk with us as Carolyn Congelosi takes me on a walking tour of her business, Watermark Farm. Listen in as she educates me on horses, show training, and what it takes to run a horse farm.

“They awe me every day. I love it, I love being here. There’s not a day that I would not want to be around them and help them and work with them and take care of them. And love them. It really fills me, fills my soul for sure.”

0:00 ~ welcome to Watermark Farm
5:10 ~ competing and the horse show community
9:55 ~ being a trainer and starting a horse farm
15:05 ~ horses as pets and athletes
20:10 ~ meet Nikki and Markie (horses are big)
26:55 ~ a normal day at the farm…is hard work
32:05 ~ “find something you like to do and do it”

Connect with Carolyn
on Facebook Watermark Farm, LLC

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A Visit to Watermark Farm (with pictures!)
Super Cute video of a horse in the water

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Jul 2

Willie Morris: Introducing Faithbox

moving the podcast – interview from November 8, 2014

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Episode 31. Willie Morris is here to tell us all about Faithbox, a new subscription service built on three tenets: growth, discovery, and giving. Their goal is to enrich “Christian lives through faith-based content and socially responsible product discovery”.

“The most important thing is making sure we deliver that value every month to people. And that we provide a box that’s meaningful, and actually does help them strengthen their faith and enrich their life.”

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0:00 ~ What is Faithbox?
4:10 ~ where the idea came from
9:40 ~ from idea to business
14:00 ~ choosing awesome content
17:35 ~ stacking up positive wins

Connect with Willie
on the website Faithbox.com
on Twitter @MoreWillie
on Facebook getFaithbox

Clicky Clicky!
VaynerMedia
Gary Vaynerchuk
Cory Maxwell-Coghlan
BarkBox
BirchBox
check out the November Faithbox!
Decker Rd Seeds
Equal Exchange
Bedlam Magazine article
How the hell did I get here?
You Own Our Product
Faithbox on Pinterest
Faithbox on @getfaithbox

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Jun 30

Miriam Lilly: 50 States in a Year

moving the podcast – interview from July 1, 2014

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Episode 30. Miriam Lilly paid off $24,000 in debt in 10 months, which made her next goal possible. Now she’s set to take a year off and adventure, traveling through all 50 US States in the year between her 29th and 30th birthdays.

“There are so many opportunities, even right here at my front door. …
If the next opportunity isn’t showing up to me, then I’m gonna go after it.”

0:00 ~ Start
4:45 ~ getting out of debt
9:10 ~ 50 States by 30 years old
16:03 ~ “it’s all about choices”
20:09 ~ fears and concerns
24:40 ~ What do you want to get out of this trip?

Connect with Miriam
on her blog So She Went
on Twitter @soshewent
on Facebook Facebook

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John Acuff
Start
Miriam’s Pinterest
Miriam’s Instagram

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Jun 28

Matt Mikalatos, on demons and possession

moving the podcast – interview from June 17, 2014

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Episode 29. Matt Mikalatos joins us again, this time to talk about demons and possession, and what the Bible says about both.

“What I’m trying to do is to not be skeptical, or not be naive, or just accepting, but to be discerning. Is this in the realm of what could happen? Is it likely that it did happen? … And regardless of what the situation is, it never hurts to pray with someone.”

0:00 ~ who has authority to exorcise demons
8:15 ~ views from a secular vs christian childhood
14:55 ~ What are demons?
25:00 ~ Satan’s powers and abilities
31:20 ~ How do you know? (examples of possession)
44:00 ~ a worldview of demons and possession
49:30 ~ personal experiences

Extended conversation about becoming ordained
Clip: Matt Ordained Extended Conversation

Matt defines Evangelical for me and I still don’t quite get it