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Episode 13: A conversation with Justin Kim about faith in trying times, the supreme value of Jesus, making tough decisions to make disciples, and following God to different cities.
What you hear and see in Justin is his kindness, humility, and love for the Lord, family, and others. He has sacrificed much along the journey of following the Lord, and he counts all of the losses as blessings in Christ. He is a man of faith and purpose which you hear in our conversation.
Justin is an old and new friend to me. We first met in Seattle at a mutual friend's wedding. (Tom Brown) Justin was officiating the wedding, and I was standing with Tom as a groomsman. Justin and I have kept in touch online and are finally catching up in person.
What you hear and see in Justin is his kindness, humility, and love for the Lord, family, and others. He has sacrificed much along the journey of following the Lord, and he counts all of the losses as blessings in Christ. He is a man of faith and purpose which you hear in our conversation.
Justin and his wife Virginia live in Sammamish Washington where they are raising their family and serving the community. In this conversation you will hear their heart for the family, for intentional discipleship, and for missional living. You will hear how Justin makes decisions in faith, and how he and his wife had made decisions to live more simply for the sake of following Jesus.
Towards the end you'll hear Justin talk about living with a heavenly mindset. Today and always the people of God are called to live such lives. Thanks Justin for being on The 11:38 Podcast! Thanks for sharing your story with me and all of us!
I believe our two families have much overlap in our stories, and I only hope that the Kim family lives our same life without any of the Rivera family's chains. Blessings to the Kim family!
If you want to get in touch with Justin to talk, hear more of his stories, and perhaps even be intentional with your discipleship then reach out to him on social or via email.
https://www.instagram.com/jungstin/
https://www.facebook.com/jungstin
jungstin@gmail.com
If you're looking for a church in the Redmond Washington area...
If you would like to hear sermons Justin has preached in the past then visit the YouTube channel of his sending church, Bethel Grace Church in Irvine CA
https://www.youtube.com/@BethelGraceChurch
You can also listen to the podcast on our ministry website
https://www.drinkofferings.com
or watch the video version on our Youtube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/@The11.38Podcast/featured
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Episode 12: A conversation with Sarah Vega about having a hard heart, enduring abuse and chronic pain, and being a self defined "biting sheep".
A conversation with Sarah Vega about having a hard heart, being a biting sheep, and trusting in Jesus through chronic pain and abuse.
Sarah is an amazing artist who helped Sticks and Stones Publishing illustrate a second published book in 2021. Her work on the “The Little Clock” can be found on sticksandstonespublishing.com and can be purchased on Amazon.
What is even more amazing is her heart for Jesus, her kids (and all kids), and her family. In this interview you will hear Sarah mention several friends’ names each time saying how much she appreciates them. She is a self described introvert, has a hard heart, and is one of those biting sheep in the flock. Sarah has seen God give and take away, and she wants to see God as her treasure. She also is praying she can discern the Holy Spirit’s voice in her life.
Sarah has much to offer and say about persevering through trials and significant struggles. She endured marital abuse from a previous marriage, ptsd, and now lives with chronic pain, struggles, and other ailments.
Sarah is a dear friend who always lifts up others by pointing us back to Jesus. In her words…she “gospels people well.”
You can find Sarah on social media at
https://www.instagram.com/littlelampbooks/
Episode 8: A conversation about obedience, writing, and chronic pain with Shanna Bauer.
Shanna and I cover lots of ground on how to keep going in obedience when God is speaking to you. She talks about her battle with Lyme disease, how she kept looking for beauty anywhere she could see, and how God has called her to minister to others with her writing. She's a hydro-geoscientist by trade who is using her voice to encourage others, and she is currently writing her first book with a dear friend named Brooke.
Shanna has such a great perspective on life and suffering which I know will truly bless everyone who reads her writing or listens to her talk.
Quotes:
"Obey in the little things. When you obey the little things tend to turn into big things."
"Know that God is with you."
"Look for beauty...listen for whispers."
Show Notes:
Shanna writes with this purpose in mind:
We write to encourage people to find beauty and walk in victory, even in the darkest of nights, cultivating resiliency in healthy community, not isolation, as we navigate through chronic pain.
Follow Shanna and Brooke on social media and through their website. The best way to contact them are in those ways.
Shanna and Brooke's website:
https://www.findingbeautyforlife.com
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/findingbeautyforlife
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/findingbeautyforlife/
The 11:38 Podcast: Episode 1 Talking life, death, cancer, friendship and ministry with John Drage
John in 1994
This is my first episode and I'm glad to bring you one of my mentors and good friends, John Drage. Follow his cancer and life journey at www.johndrage.com I've known John since the summer of 1994, and we've seen and done some great things together! I recently got a chance to sit with John in one of our favorite places the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park Colorado. We caught up on life, ministry, his recent cancer diagnosis, family, and his love for God and the church. I'm honored to bring you our brief talk! I know I'm going to have to get him on the podcast again.
The 11:38 Podcast is a project I have to tell the stories of people I know who are doing great things in life, ministry, family, and business. These are people I know who I believe as Hebrews 11:38 says, "the world was not worthy of them." So I hope this podcast encourages you in your faith and life. My Dad always told me, "go forward in the name of Jesus." I hope you enjoy listening and you do the same!