Dwell Differently

“You only have one life, and while you can have a few careers in it, if my time was running out, what do I really want to be focusing my life on? And so that’s really what I’m here to talk about today.” — April HarperThis month’s memory verse: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Romans 15:13Today’s podcast: Have you ever wrestled with discerning your calling or choosing a career? You’re not alone! We know you’ll be encouraged by this episode today with Natalie Abbott, co-founder of Dwell Differently, and April Harper, Dwell Differently’s CEO. Listen in as April shares her story of how God changed her course and brought her to be part of the Dwell team, how she has learned to make decisions differently as a result of growing in listening to the Holy Spirit, and her heart and passion for the work she is doing to help people know and love God’s Word. We are so grateful for her leadership and passion here at Dwell, and are so glad to officially introduce you all to her today!Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Links from today's show: - Check out the Dwell Differently Membership! We’d love to memorize Scripture alongside you each month. - Learn more about the ministry of Scarlet Hope, and check out the Dwell Differently podcast episodes with their founder, Rachelle Star. - Take a look at Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“The reality is, we’re all empty vessels that are needing to be filled. So practically speaking, how then do we fill our buckets?” — Vera Schmitz  This month’s memory verse: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Romans 15:13Today’s podcast: Welcome to our monthly wrap-up episode with Dwell Differently co-founder Vera Schmitz! Where do you find yourself going most often to fill up your “soul bucket”? And what happens when you look to people and things that are not God to do that for you? We know you’ll be encouraged by Vera’s reflections on what she’s been learning as she’s memorized and meditated on Romans 15:13 this month!Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Link from today's show: Every week, we send out an email devotional about our verse of the month! Sign up to have them delivered to your inbox and check out past devos here.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

"The promise is that we would overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit, and I think that’s the lynchpin there. It’s not my own scraped-up hope, it is hope only by the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Vera SchmitzThis month’s memory verse: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Romans 15:13Today’s podcast: Is it hard for you to believe that you can experience overflowing hope daily? If so, you’re in the right place! Join Natalie and Vera, co-founders of Dwell Differently, as they share what they’ve been learning as they've memorized and meditated on Romans 15:13 this month. Consider this your invitation to experience true hope as you trade in your own independent efforts to muster up some kind of hope for a real dependence on the God of hope, who offers us abundant joy and peace and hope as we trust in him by the power of the Holy Spirit. Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Link from today's show: In addition to our monthly membership to help you memorize Scripture, we have tons of free resources for you to help you dwell on God’s Word regularly. Check it all out at dwelldifferently.com!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“These things that he’s giving—the hope and the joy and the peace—are not separate from him, they are part of him. He’s the God of hope, so he’s actually giving us himself.” — Courtney DoctorThis month’s memory verse: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Romans 15:13Today’s podcast: In today’s episode, Natalie Abbott and Courtney Doctor are taking a deep dive into this month’s verse, Romans 15:13. So what is “hope”? And what are we supposed to hope in? Is overflowing with hope really possible? Don’t miss this uplifting conversation where you’ll be encouraged to remember who God is, be rooted in why hope and joy and peace that defy our circumstances is a reality for those who trust in Christ, and be stirred to think about how this overflowing hope isn’t just for us, but for those around us as well.Our September Dwell guest: Courtney Doctor is an author, Bible teacher, frequent conference and retreat speaker, and periodic blogger. She received an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2013 and is the author of several Bible studies (linked below). She currently serves as the Coordinator of Women's Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. Her greatest desire in all of this is to be able to faithfully study, apply, and teach the Word of God and help others to do the same.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Links from today's show:- Courtney Doctor's website- From Garden to Glory: A Bible Study on the Bible’s Story by Courtney Doctor - Steadfast: A Devotional Bible Study on the Book of James by Courtney Doctor - In View of God's Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans by Courtney Doctor - Dwell Differently’s monthly membership that shows up in your mailbox each month to help you memorize and meditate on God’s WordSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“Biblical hope is not a wishing and a longing—biblical hope is a certain hope because it is rooted and grounded in the faithful God of hope.” — Natalie Abbott This month’s memory verse: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Romans 15:13Today’s podcast: Have you ever wondered what “hope” really means? Is it just a wish, or is biblical hope something more? In today’s teaching episode, Natalie Abbott, co-founder of Dwell, fills us in on the context of Romans 15:13, how we can understand this verse rightly, and why it is so important and encouraging for our everyday lives. But this hope isn’t just for us—it’s an overflowing hope for those around us as well, that they too might meet Jesus, the source and sustainer of our hope. This prayer from Romans is a message we need to hear!Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Link from today's show:- Check out the Dwell Differently website and the free resources we have waiting for you there! - Join our Dwell Differently Community on Facebook.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

"It says, 'The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.' It doesn't say, 'You need only to make a plan, you need only to make a list, you need only to buy this thing.' No. 'The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.'" — Vera SchmitzThis month’s memory verse: "Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."  —John 8:32Today’s podcast: This month, Dwell Differently co-founder Vera Schmitz shares how memorizing specific truths in God's Word  have helped to set her free from struggles in her own life. She relates how the truths about God's transcendent peace in Philippians 4:6-7 have helped her in anxious moments. She shares how Exodus 14:14 teaches here to rely on God to fight for her.  And she also relates how the words of rest in Psalm 116:7 come to her mind in seasons of busyness. We trust that Vera's stories of freedom will be an encouragement to you as you consider how God's words have bolstered you up when you've needed them. And be sure to join us next week as we memorize on more verse to help us do just that. Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word.Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse.Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show.Link from today's show:- Check out the Dwell Differently website and the free resources we have waiting for you!- Join our Dwell Differently Community on Facebook—we’d love to see you there!Support the showSupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“I love this truth, even though it’s hard. It’s a promise for the [initial] one time choice to follow Jesus, and for my day in and day out. He’s going to continue to set me free from my sin.” — Vera SchmitzThis month’s memory verse: “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:32Today’s podcast: So many people have heard the words of this verse—quoted in movies, literature, and everyday life—but what many may not know is that these words were spoken by Jesus about himself. Join Natalie and Vera, co-founders of Dwell Differently, as they talk about what this verse means, why this hard truth is actually good news, and how to fight against the lies that we all face with the truth of God’s Word alongside his people.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Links from today's show: - In addition to our monthly membership to help you memorize Scripture, we have tons of free resources for you to help you dwell on God’s Word regularly. Check it all out at dwelldifferently.com!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“Then you have Jesus who is Truth materialized. He is sincerity and genuineness in the flesh. He shows up on the scene and says, ‘I’m going to give you the truth in my Word, but also, I am the Truth. I am the Word. You come to me, and I will set you free…I’m going to help you walk further in reality.’” — Blair Linne This month’s memory verse: “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:32Today’s podcast: Join Blair Linne and Natalie Abbott as they talk about this month’s verse: John 8:32. We know you’ll be encouraged by Blair’s story of being set free by Jesus! Listen in to learn more about the context of this verse, consider the contrast between our old nature and and our new nature of freedom as those who are united with Christ, and explore what it looks like to continue walking in freedom as we continue to walk in Truth.  Our August Dwell guest: Blair Linne is a spoken word artist, author, and speaker. She is passionate about using the gifts God has given her to present the message and the Person that transformed her life. Blair and her husband, Shai, have three kids and live in Philadelphia.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Links from today's show:- Finding My Father  by Blair Linne - Finding My Father: A Poem by Blair Linne - Dwell Differently’s Official Facebook CommunitySupport the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“If Jesus tells you that you’re a sinner, will you still believe in him? Will you be honest with your sin and your failings? Will you confess that you could never measure up? Will you believe in the Son of God who came not to condemn the world but instead to save it? Or are you going to hold on to your own righteousness and keep justifying yourself?” — Natalie AbbottThis month’s memory verse: “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:32Today’s podcast: What is “the truth” Jesus is talking about in this verse? And what do we need to be set free from? Join Natalie Abbott, co-founder of Dwell, as she digs into the context of the Gospel of John, looks at how this verse connects with last month’s verse (John 6:29), and speaks truth about the Savior who came not to condemn but to set us free.Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Link from today's show:- Check out the Dwell Differently website and the free resources we have waiting for you there! - Join our Dwell Differently Community on Facebook.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

“Even if Jesus gave me all his miracles and he met every last need, the belief in him is the treasure. He is the treasure. He is the thing that my heart really truly longs for.” — Vera Schmitz This month’s memory verse: “Jesus answered, ‘The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.’” — John 6:29Today’s podcast: You won’t want to miss today’s episode with Dwell Differently co-founder Vera Schmitz as she reflects on three takeaways from John 6:29! We hope you’ve been encouraged as you’ve memorized along with us this month, and pray that your belief in Jesus is continuing to grow. Don’t forget to come back next week for our new August verse!Memorize Scripture with us: Find out more about Dwell’s monthly kit with temporary tattoos, a display card, a key tag, and more to help you know and dwell on God’s Word. Get our weekly devotional email: Dive deeper into this month’s verse. Did you love today’s episode?: We’d love to hear about it! Leave a rating or review in your podcast player to help others find the show. Link from today's show:- Check out the Dwell Differently website and the free resources we have waiting for you! - Join our Dwell Differently Community on Facebook—we’d love to see you there!Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.