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Faith in Motion, the Podcast
Hosted by Rev. Kelsey Beebe · EN
Hosted by Rev. Kelsey Peterson Beebe, this show explores what it means to have an embodied faith - a faith that comes alive in how we live, move, and love. Together, we slow down, reconnect with God, and learn to practice faith in tangible ways. In this space, you are invited to experience God’s love within and around you, and gently called forward to embody that grace in the world.
(Faith in Motion, the Podcast was formerly The Lady Preacher Podcast)
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Dandelions and Resurrection: Unexpected Signs of God’s Presence
Yesterday00:21:38Tap to summarize"When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, the flames will not set you ablaze… The promise is not that you will never walk through the valley of death. The promise is, when you walk through that valley, God will go with you."Sometimes the weight of loss and suffering is too great a burden to bear, and there's no way to dress it up with easy answer to theological niceties. In this episode, Pastor Kelsey invites us into her experience of losing her mother as a child, tenderly reflecting on how grief and faith weave together in unexpected ways. Drawing on the words of Isaiah and her own experience, Kelsey pushes back on harmful narratives that declare tragedy as "part of God's plan" and instead explores the quiet assurance at the heart of progressive Christian faith: that God's promise is not to prevent suffering, but to accompany us through it.Rather than denying or dismissing the truth of pain, this conversation roots itself in the promise of resurrection - that death will never have the final word, and that new life will emerge, not by the waving of a magic wand, but through God's grace and a love that pierces the barrier between this life and the next.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.orgSubscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @pastorkelseyb and @faithinmotion.podSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
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The Maternal Heart of God with Elizabeth Berget
5d ago00:53:24Tap to summarize“If my care for my kids is relentless... does God love me like this?”Elizabeth came on to share about her book, Love Like a Mother: How the Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God. But this conversation wasn’t just about her book - it is an invitation to explore a part of God that often goes ignored, unnoticed, and suppressed: the feminine, maternal side of God.In all of our multitude of experiences with motherhood, Elizabeth invites us to see how mothering, in all its forms, and in all of its intensity and ordinariness, reveals the expansive and nurturing heart of God.In this conversation, you’ll hear:How viewing God through a maternal lens can expand and deepen our faith, no matter your gender or experience with motherhoodStories from scripture—often hiding in plain sight—that show God’s love in very maternal, embodied waysHonest reflections about wrestling with new images of God, and the courage it takes to lean into the discomfortHow ordinary, daily acts of care can become sacred ground for encountering a God who is tender, present, and nurturingAbout ElizabethElizabeth Berget is a speaker and author of Love Like a Mother: How the Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God. Her work has appeared in Christianity Today, Coffee + Crumbs, Mothering Spirit, and other online spaces where mothers gather to find meaning in the mundane.She shares her thoughts in her Substack newsletter, Back of the Flock, where she explores the image of God in the everyday work of motherhood. Berget has lived in Africa and Asia but now resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, three kids, and one mischievous dog. And yes, she'd love to hold your baby.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.orgSubscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @pastorkelseyb and @faithinmotion.podSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →Lectio Divina: John 14:1-14
2w ago00:09:37Tap to summarizeDon’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me.- John 14:1-14This Lectio Divina on John 14:1–14 is a gentle, guided prayer practice that invites you to slow down, breathe, and spend a few quiet moments with God.Lectio Divina is an ancient Christian practice of praying with scripture—listening, reflecting, and resting in God’s presence. In this episode, we’ll move through John 14 together, creating space to notice what God might be stirring in you.You don’t need any prior experience with Lectio Divina or meditation—just a willingness to pause and listen for God’s love within and around you.This episode is part of our ongoing Lectio Divina podcast series, offering guided Christian meditation and scripture reflection. Episodes air every other Thursday.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.org Subscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @faithinmotion.pod and @pastorkelseybSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →A Doubt-Full Faith: Why Doubt Is a Crucial Part of a Living Faith
2w ago00:17:00Tap to summarizeSome days, the most honest prayer I can offer is a question. Maybe you feel that, too—the uncertainty bubbling up, and the wondering if doubt means we’re drifting away. This episode is a gentle companion for those shadowy places of faith, where wrestling with God feels both lonely and necessary. This week on Faith in Motion, we explore why doubt and uncertainty aren't the enemy of faith, but hallmarks of a faith that endures and grows.In this episode, you’ll hear:A deeply personal story of navigating faith, loss, and belonging in young adulthoodWhy doubt is not opposed to faith, but is part of its strength and resilienceReflections on Jacob’s and Thomas’s stories as examples of holy wrestling and curiosityThe concept of the “restlessness of the heart” and how it keeps us returning to GodAn invitation to see faith as something flexible, enduring, and aliveWhether you’re in the middle of a dark night of the soul or just need permission to ask your questions out loud, this episode is an invitation to rest in God’s presence—with all your doubts, curiosity, and hope.Mentioned in this episode:Dynamics of Faith by Paul Tillich
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Letting Go & Letting God: lessons on presence, grace, and joy with Pastor Krista Zimmerman
3w ago00:55:27Tap to summarize“You don’t have to be perfect.” - Rev. Krista ZimmermanPastor Kelsey sits down with Rev. Krista Zimmerman for a thoughtful conversation on presence, perfectionism, and practicing a more grounded, grace-filled faith.Together, they explore what it means to be present in ministry and daily life, how to set healthy boundaries (especially with technology), and why letting go—while difficult—is often necessary for spiritual growth. They also reflect on grief, the gift of being a beginner through analog hobbies like watercolor and coloring, and the freedom that comes when we release the pressure to be perfect.Kelsey also shares a return to the heart of the podcast: conversations with women in ministry about their theology and spiritual lives—what they’re preaching, praying, and discerning in this season.In this episode, you’ll hear:Letting go and why it’s essential for growthHow a “word of the year” can shape your spiritual practiceNavigating grief after the loss of a beloved petThe spiritual invitation of analog hobbies and creative practicesSimple, practical boundaries with technologyMoving beyond perfectionism toward graceAbout KristaPastor Krista Zimmerman has been ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for 15 years. She currently serves St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora, IL. She loves being a pastor but her favorite title is aunt! Mentioned in the episode:The “Brick” device for setting digital boundariesThe first episode of Brene Brown & Adam Grant’s Curiosity Shop podcastConnect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.orgSubscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @pastorkelseyb and @faithinmotion.podSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →Lectio Divina: Luke 24:13-35
4w ago00:14:40Tap to summarizeWere not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?- Luke 24:32Lectio Divina is a spiritual practice that invites us to slow down, breathe, and spend a few quiet moments with God. Together, we’ll listen to scripture, reflect, and pray. You don’t need any prior experience or expertise; just a willingness to pause and listen for God’s love within and around you.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.org Subscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @faithinmotion.pod and @pastorkelseybSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →Not Afraid to Touch
Apr 1300:17:56Tap to summarize“Perhaps it was Thomas who made the disciples face the reality of Jesus’ death and resurrection.”In this special episode, I share a sermon that my mother, Rev. Sheryl E. L. Peterson preached back in April of 1985, in honor of the 30th anniversary of her passing on April 8th. I found this while going through some of her papers, and it felt like a nudge from the Holy Spirit that this was the sermon of hers I found - just a few days before most churches around the world would hear sermons on the same scripture passage - about Thomas touching the wounds of Christ.In her message, my mother shares about Thomas’ deep faith and willingness to not look away from the pain and suffering Jesus went through. She invites us to consider what we are unwilling to touch, and call us to a faith that is active - one that reaches out, rather than shrinks away from the suffering of others. It’s a powerful reminder to not be afraid to touch.Scripture: John 20:19-31, NRSVUEConnect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.orgSubscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @pastorkelseyb and @faithinmotion.podSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →The Blessings of Small Steps with Rev. Kimberly Knowle-Zeller
Apr 800:36:57Tap to summarize“There's nothing and nowhere where God won't go. God can handle the pain, the doubt, the disbelief—and naming it allows us to honor the space and the time.”In “The Blessings of Small Steps,” Pastor Kelsey sits down with Reverend Kimberly Knowle-Zeller to explore how blessing the messiness of everyday life opens us to God’s presence, especially when hope feels scarce. Together, they discuss how simple practices can help us remember the sacred within our routines, and how blessing others (and ourselves) is an act of trust and courage in a hurting world.In this episode, you'll hear:Honest reflections about parenthood, pastoral care, and finding God in the mundaneHow the practice of writing blessings became a way forward during seasons of exhaustion and uncertaintyThe power and vulnerability of sending words out into the world—and letting them goWhy naming pain and hardship aloud can reveal what is sacred, without bypassing what is realAn original blessing from Reverend Kimberly Noel Zeller’s new book, Small StepsAbout KimReverend Kimberly Knowle-Zeller is an author, pastor, and mother whose writing brings grace to life’s hardest, messiest corners. Her newest book, Small Steps: Blessings to Lift Your Soul on the Pilgrimage of Life, draws from her experience offering blessings at bedsides, in sanctuaries, and amid long nights as a mom. She writes for numerous faith publications and shares weekly reflections and blessings at Walk and Talk on Substack.Show notesPreorder Small Steps: Blessings to Lift Your Soul on the Pilgrimage of LifeSubscribe to Reverend Kim’s Substack: Walk and TalkIf you’re feeling weary, chaotic, or just longing for something real, this conversation is for you. Listen in for a quiet reminder that you are not alone—and that blessing can meet you right where you are.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.orgSubscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @pastorkelseyb and @faithinmotion.podSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →Lectio Divina: John 14:25-31
Apr 200:09:36Tap to summarizePeace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.- John 14:27Lectio Divina is a spiritual practice that invites us to slow down, breathe, and spend a few quiet moments with God. Together, we’ll listen to scripture, reflect, and pray. You don’t need any prior experience or expertise; just a willingness to pause and listen for God’s love within and around you.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.org Subscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @faithinmotion.pod and @pastorkelseybSupport our ministry: moveyourfaith.org/give
Transcribe →What's Saving My Faith Right Now
Mar 3000:22:25Tap to summarizeEvery so often, I find it helpful to pause and name the things that are quietly holding me together—the small, ordinary practices that are keeping my faith alive.This episode is a version of that.These aren’t big, flashy spiritual habits. They’re simple things: bricking my phone, returning to prayer journaling (in a new way), reading more long-form writing, wearing color, leaning into creativity, and connecting with other moms.None of it looks particularly “religious" or "church-y." And yet, all of it has helped me connect more deeply to God, and to myself.So today, I’m just sharing my list.If it’s helpful, I invite you to take a few minutes to notice what’s saving your faith right now, too.Connect with us:Website: moveyourfaith.orgSubscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody FaithInstagram: @pastorkelseyb
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