Faith in Motion, the Podcast

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  This isn't Farewell Forever, but it is Goodbye for Now 07.06.2026 11λ

  After six years, 315 episodes, and nearly 150K downloads, it's time to say farewell to the Faith in Motion Podcast, previously the Lady Preacher Podcast. In this episode, Pastor Kelsey shares her deep gratitude for every listener, every guest, and every story shared with her about the impact the podcast has had on folks. All episodes of the podcast will remain active and you can go back to listen any time. It's not easy to say goodbye to a good thing - and who knows when the Spirit might move...
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  Dandelions and Resurrection: Unexpected Signs of God’s Presence 12.05.2026 21λ

  "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 ref...
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  The Maternal Heart of God with Elizabeth Berget 08.05.2026 53λ

  “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 f...
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  Lectio Divina: John 14:1-14 30.04.2026 9λ

  Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me. - John 14:1-14 This 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 wit...
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  A Doubt-Full Faith: Why Doubt Is a Crucial Part of a Living Faith 27.04.2026 17λ

  Some 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 sto...
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  Letting Go & Letting God: lessons on presence, grace, and joy with Pastor Krista Zimmerman 21.04.2026 55λ

  “You don’t have to be perfect.” - Rev. Krista Zimmerman Pastor 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 ...
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  Lectio Divina: Luke 24:13-35 16.04.2026 14λ

  Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us? - Luke 24:32 Lectio 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 o...
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  Not Afraid to Touch 13.04.2026 17λ

  “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 ...
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  The Blessings of Small Steps with Rev. Kimberly Knowle-Zeller 07.04.2026 36λ

  “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 ...
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  Lectio Divina: John 14:25-31 02.04.2026 9λ

  Peace 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 14:27 Lectio 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...
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  What's Saving My Faith Right Now 30.03.2026 22λ

  Every 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 ye...
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  Wonder: Helping Kids Fall in Love with Scripture 23.03.2026 49λ

  What if the goal of reading the Bible wasn’t to have all the right answers—but to fall in love with the story? In this episode, I sit down with Meredith Miller to chat about her new book, Wonder: 52 Conversations to Help Kids Fall in Love With Scripture. Her passion for sharing the Bible and its stories with young folks - and helping adults feel confident in their abilities to do the same - truly shines. We explore the idea that the Bible can be both deeply meaningful and playful. Meredith in...
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  Lectio Divina: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 18.03.2026 7λ

  You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. - Deuteronomy 6:4 Lectio 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 devot...
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  Hidden Women of the Bible: Shiphrah, Puah, Rahab, and Phoebe 16.03.2026 26λ

  When we think about the most important people in the Bible, most of us were taught the stories of men: Abraham, Moses, David, Peter, Paul. But women have always been part of God’s story. In this episode we highlight three women in scripture whose courage and leadership helped shape the story of God’s people—women whose stories are often overlooked or reduced to a single line. You’ll meet: Shiphrah and Puah, the Hebrew midwives who resisted Pharaoh’s command to kill Hebrew baby boys and helped...
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  Faith & Feminism with Rev. Delaney Schlake-Kruse 09.03.2026 44λ

  In this episode, Pastor Kelsey sits down with Rev. Delaney Schlake-Kruse to explore the intersection of faith, feminism, and leadership in the church. Together they discuss why the word feminism still raises resistance in many faith communities and how patriarchal assumptions have shaped expectations of leadership in ministry. Delaney invites us to reimagine leadership by looking closely at how Jesus leads—not through domination, hierarchy, or control, but through relationality, mutuality, an...
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  Lectio Divina: Proverbs 8:22-29, 32-35 05.03.2026 11λ

  For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. - Proverbs 8:35 Lectio 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: dancingpastor.org Subscribe to our weekly devotional: Embody Faith Instagram: @pastorkels...
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  The Fierce, Brave Women of the Bible with Rev. Alice Connor (REPLAY) 02.03.2026 52λ

  Women play an integral part in history, including in biblical history. In many contexts, they are seen as mere side characters, and often aren’t even recognized with a name. However, we know that women are not just sidebars: they are main characters. They love, they birth, they lead, they prophesy, they teach, they heal, they wage war, and they testify. Author and Episcopal priest Rev. Alice Connor is here to share some of these women’s stories with us today. She recently wrote the book, Fier...
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  Lectio Divina: Micah 6:8 26.02.2026 9λ
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  Less Striving, More Grace: A Softer Approach to Lent 23.02.2026 15λ

  It’s okay to be inconsistent in our faith practices. God doesn’t expect perfection. In this episode, Pastor Kelsey reminds us that it’s okay to be human. The reason so many new year resolutions fail is because we expect perfection from ourselves. We get off course or miss a few days, and we throw it all away. The same can be true with our faith and prayer practices. We might set an intention at the beginning of Lent to journal every day or read the Bible every morning, and that is a beaut...
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  Faith Practice, not Faith Perfect with Val Hystek 16.02.2026 1ώ 1λ

  What if faith was never meant to be something we get right? In this tender and honest conversation, Pastor Kelsey sits down with writer Val Hystek to talk about perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the deep desire many of us carry to be the “good girl” who gets faith, motherhood, and life right. Val shares pieces of her story, including her experience of secondary infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and how those seasons unraveled the version of faith she thought she needed to maintain.&...