Podcast
field notes.
Hosted by Jessica McDonald · EN
God is active in our everyday life, however in the droll of the day to day, His voice and hand in our lives can be easy to miss.
A chronic observer, Jessica is pretty much a Christian magpie who looks to spot the gold of God’s activity in our day to day. Field notes is her collection of shiny odds and ends of God’s glory in today’s world. Incorporating theology, pop culture and lots of other stuff, with the hope that listeners would be able to better see and hear God in the haze of modern life.
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Episodes
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Postures Through Crisis
Nov 9, 202400:30:00Tap to summarizeWe will all face season of crisis in life, and if a miracle is going to happen it isn't going to be at our own hands, but there are things we can certainly do to make space for God to do his thing. Sharing reflections from her own experience walking through a reeeeeally sucky season, Jessica highlights some key postures we can take in order to navigate crisis well.
Transcribe →Don't Let Unforgiveness Ruin Your Life
Oct 12, 202400:20:31Tap to summarizeAs Christians we are called to forgive... which is all well and good until you really, really don't want to. But what if forgiveness wasn't just sucking up what happened and pretending everything was fine? In this episode, Jessica digs into the understanding of biblical forgiveness, and working out just why we are called to forgive in the first place.
Transcribe →Burger King and the Problem of Sin
Sep 28, 202400:24:47Tap to summarizeOur society has a major issue with the concept of sin - especially in this age of 'have it your way' (thanks Burger King). In the episode with gentleness and curiosity, Jessica examines our understanding and interpretation of sin, and how in fully appreciating our fallen nature we can get a better view of the mercy and kindness of our God.
Transcribe →Escape the Mundane
Sep 14, 202400:24:51Tap to summarizeExploring vocational theology, in this episode Jessica shares her personal journey with trying to 'live a life of purpose.' Can we truly make a difference - even if at times life seems pretty ordinary? As it turns out, as far as God is concerned, escaping the a mundane life is pretty simple when we remember what the calling of the true christian life really is.
Transcribe →Fanta and the Invisible Strings
Aug 31, 202400:24:21Tap to summarizeDid you know Pope Benedict the Sixteenth drank four cans of Fanta a day? In this episode, Jessica explores the theology of worldview and the profound impact it has on our lives and faith. Instead she offers biblical encouragement to instead build our lives on the rock, rather than hanging by the invisible strings of a secular world.
Transcribe →Pirates
Aug 17, 202400:19:53Tap to summarizeAmongst the many things Jesus said during his ministry he also pretty much told us to be like pirates. In this bible study, Jessica unpacks the concept of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the desire we all ought to feel towards it, in our faith and life.
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