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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Susan Seay to discuss how God’s patience can teach us to be patient. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When you think about how God is patient what comes to mind for you? Where in Scripture do we see this divine attribute displayed?
• How should this aspect of God's nature impact the way we live?
• Why do you think we have the most difficulty with being patient to those closest to us?
• What assumptions or expectations do we have about patience?
• How does the struggle with patience extend to motherhood (of all kinds)?
• Can you share an experience of your own?
• How does God's patience point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Susan Seay is the Host of the Mentor for Moms podcast, an International Speaker & Certified Life Coach. She has the unique ability of helping women lower their stress and not their standards. As a wife and mom to 7, she understands the challenges of trying to be an Intentional Parent in a noisy and distracting world.

Through her “Mentor for Moms” Podcast you get a sense of Susan’s heart to provide practical tools and loads of encouragement to busy moms.

Reflection Question:

How should the truth of God’s patience change the way you live?

Continue Learning:

• Email: podcast@thewoodsoninstitute.org
• Mentor for Moms Podcast - Love is Patient
• Priscilla Shirer Sermon - The Perfect Patience of God
• Patience: Waiting With Hope By Megan Hill

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Christen Jacobs to talk about the immutability of God, which is a word that means that God never changes.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When you think about how God is immutable, what comes to mind for you?
• How should this aspect of God's nature impact the way we view and interact with Him?
• Can you share a story about how God's immutability has comforted or challenged you?
• How has culture impacted the way we view change and our ability to navigate it?
• Knowing what you know now, what would you tell your younger self about what would be required to see the change you desire in the communities and organizations you work with/minister to? 
• How does God's immutability point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Christen Jacobs is a wife and mother of 3. She earned her Masters in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2014. She has served as the youth coordinator and small groups coordinator at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas Texas. She has a passion for exegetical teaching and has had the pleasure of speaking at various conferences and teaching Bible classes. Christen and her husband are inner-city missionaries who work to equip every member to sow seeds for the kingdom through helping individuals and churches respond to the great commission. 

Christen’s ministry passion is empowering women to be curious readers of the word of God. She also has a strong emphasis in engaging generational and cultural differences, as she has a background in missions traveling extensively in Asia, and Latin America. She enjoys writing her blog, cooking, dancing and cuddling up with her family and Netflix.

Reflection Question:

How should the truth of God’s immutability change the way you live?

Continue Learning:

• Email: podcast@thewoodsoninstitute.org
• The Immutability of God - Table Talk
• Why God Repents and Changes His Mind - Mike Winger (Video)
• 10 things you should know about the immutability of God - Sam Storms

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Rasool Berry to discuss into an attribute of God that helps us trust him and that is his love.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are some attributes that help us understand the Triunity of God?
• Where do we see these divine attributes displayed in Scripture?
• Can you share a story about how this aspect of God’s character has impacted, comforted, or challenged you? How has it affected the way you show up in your relationships?
• How might the triunity of God give us a vision of how we can bridge the gap in polarizing conflict? 
• What pastoral wisdom would you give to someone struggling to reconcile the hard things they've experienced with an infinitely loving God?
• How does the Triunity of God point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Rasool Berry serves as teaching pastor at The Bridge Church in Brooklyn, New York. He also is the Director of Partnerships & Content Development with Our Daily Bread Ministries. Rasool graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies and Sociology.

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Rasool is a sought-after writer on the intersection of faith and culture. He’s the host of the Christianity Today sponsored Where Ya From? podcast and the writer, producer, and host of the Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom feature-length documentary. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Tamica, and their daughter.

Reflection Question:

How should the truth of God’s love change the way you live? 

Continue Learning:

• Email: podcast@thewoodsoninstitute.org
• Where Ya From Podcast - Rasool Berry
• God is Love Bible Project Video 
• The Four Loves - CS Lewis
• Crazy Love - Francis Chan
• The Liturgy of Politics - Kaitlyn Scheiss

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Kat Armstrong to discuss how God is Omnipresent.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When you think about how God is omnipresent, what comes to mind for you?
• Where in Scripture do we see this divine attribute displayed?
• Can you tell us more about Holy Curiosity?
• Can you share a story about how God's omnipresence has comforted or challenged you?
• What are things you see in todays culture that make it seem like we can be omnipresent?
• How has technology impacted how we relate to one another and the quality of our relationships?
• What word of encouragement would you have for someone who feels alone?
• How does God's omnipresence point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Kat Armstrong is a Bible teacher and author who loves encouraging curious Christians to explore Bible stories. She is the co-founder of the Polished Network, an organization emboldening women in their faith and work. Kat is the author of No More Holding Back, The In-Between Place, The Storyline Bible Series a 6 Book series that will guide you through your study of the Bible. She received her master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is pursuing a doctorate of ministry in New Testament context at Northern Seminary.

Reflection Question:

How should the truth of God’s omnipresence change the way you live?

Continue Learning:

• Email: podcast@thewoodsoninstitute.org
• Holy Curiosity Podcast - Kat Armstrong
• The Storyline Bible Series - Kat Armstrong
• Know Him: A Year of Daily Bible Readings on the Character of God - Our Daily Bread
• Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence - Ruth Haley Barton
• The Presence of God: Its Place in the Storyline of Scripture and the Story of Our Lives - J. Ryan Lister

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Courtney Doctor to continue the conversation discussing God’s attributes to look at what it means that God is omniscient. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is a passage or verse that helps show us God's omniscience? 
• Can you share a story of how God's all-knowing nature has brought you comfort or challenged you in your spiritual growth journey?
• In what ways do you think we try to be all-knowing like God? 
• How has this pursuit of limitless knowledge impacted us?
• What are some practical ways we can resist this temptation to pursue human omniscience? 
• How does God's omniscience point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Courtney Doctor received an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary and currently serves as the Director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She is a Bible teacher and author of several Bible studies including From Garden to Glory, Steadfast, Remember Your Joy, and In View of God’s Mercies. Courtney and her husband Craig have four children and five beautiful grandchildren.

Reflection Question:

How should the truth of God’s omniscience change the way you live?

Continue Learning:

• A Curious Faith - Lore Wilbert
• Knowing God - J.I. Packer
• The Power of Knowing God - Tony Evans
• God Knows - Lisa Whittle

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Kanita Rutley to discuss what it means that God is omnipotent. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When you think about God’s omnipotence, what comes to mind for you?
• Where in Scripture do we see this divine attribute displayed?
• Can you share a story about how God’s omnipotence has comforted or challenged you? How has it affected the way you show up in your relationships?
• What does it mean for us to stay within our boundaries and not live like we have limitless power?
• How does our human desire for omnipotence impact our prayer lives?
• Can you share a little bit about what you do and how you have seen prayer impact the communities you serve?
• How does God's omnipotence point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Kanita Rutley is a missiologist, humanitarian, international speaker, worship artist & Bible teacher. Above all, Kanita carries a passion to teach, serve, and equip the church to understand God's Word and His mission in the world.

She currently serves as the Senior Manager of Global Prayer Mobilization at The Seed Company, a leading Bible translation organization working to provide access to every Bible-less language across the globe with Scripture. She is also the founder of She Saves a Nation, a global nonprofit & disciple-making initiative that empowers marginalized girls in Kenya and Uganda to become leaders & agents of change within their nation and around the world. 

Kanita is in her final year of pursuing a Doctor of Missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is married to her beloved husband, Minister Ryan Rutley, and they are the proud parents of two daughters.

Reflection Question:

How should the truth of God’s omnipotence change the way you live?

Continue Learning:

• Growing Together - Melissa Kruger
• Playing God - Andy Crouch
• God is Able - Priscilla Shirer
• Pray for Zero

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by Nicole Massie Martin to discuss how God is infinite and incomprehensible. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When you think about how God is infinite and incomprehensible, what comes to mind for you?
• Where in Scripture do we see these divine attributes displayed?
• How should these attributes impact the way we view and interact with God?
• How would our relationships be different if we were okay with not knowing everything?
• Where do you see the culture promoting the message that a life without boundaries is the way to the "good life"? How is this ideology deceptive, preventing us from flourishing?
• How do you see the lack of accountability in the church? What does accountability really look like?
• How can we fight to choose the greater good of living within the limits God has given us, even when it's hard?
• How does God's infinite and incomprehensible nature point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

Reverend Doctor Nicole Martin is the chief impact officer for Christianity Today. She received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and her Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological where she currently serves as an adjunct professor.

Dr. Martin is the author of Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry and Leaning In, Letting Go. She is the founder of Soulfire International Ministries, which focuses on empowering others to reach their fullest potential in Christ. Dr. Martin is married with two beautiful daughters.

Reflection Question:

How should God’s limitless and incomprehensible nature change how you live? 

Continue Learning:

• None Like Him - Jen Wilkin
• Incomparable: Explorations in the Character of God - Andrew Wilson
• The God-Shot - Tara Leigh Cobble

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Elizabeth Woodson is joined by JT English, to discuss how God being Trinity shapes and forms our understanding of Him. The Trinity forms the foundation for our understanding of God and from it come all the other attributes we will go through this season.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why do you think the Trinity is so seldom taught or celebrated within Christian circles today? 
• What do we lose by neglecting this doctrine?
• Why was it significant for the readers of the Old Testament that God declared himself to be One (Gen 1:1, Deut. 6:4)?
• What does it mean that God exists as three distinct persons? Can you briefly explain the distinctions between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? 
• What does it look like to emphasize one member of The Trinity over the other?
• How does the doctrine of the Trinity affect “who we are, how we should behave, or what we can hope for”?
• What is your favorite book on the Trinity?
• Can you share a story about how this aspect of God’s nature has either comforted or challenged you? How has it affected the way you show up in your relationships?
• How does the triune nature of God point us to the gospel?

Guest Bio:

JT English serves as a pastor, professor, and author. He is the author of Deep Discipleship: How the Local Church Can Make Whole Disciples, and You are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well. He is also a co-founder of Training the Church and a co-host of the Knowing Faith podcast. He received his ThM in Historical Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and PhD in Systematic Theology from Southern Seminary. He is married to Macy English, and they have two children.

Reflection Question:

What comes to mind when you think about God? Where do you think you learned this idea?

Continue Learning:

• He’s Where The Joy Is - Tara Leigh Cobble
• Delighting in the Trinity - Michael Reeves
• Explore God Video - The Bible Project

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Season 3 of Starting Place begins on January 24! In this episode, Elizabeth Woodson gives you a preview of what is to come in Season 3!

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is Season 3 of Starting Place going to focus on?

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Elizabeth Woodson wraps up season 2 by answering questions that were submitted by listeners and reviewing what we learned walking through the New Testament.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What does it mean when every time you read the Bible you find something that makes you want to be less inclined to follow the faith?
• Can you offer encouragement for me as I am trying to get back in the habit of going back to church? What should I look for? What questions should I be asking?

Continue Learning:

If you want to learn more about the entire story of the Bible check out Elizabeth’s new study, From Beginning To Forever. 

• Culture Matters Podcast
• The Woodson Institute
• The Freedom App
• The Skeletons in God’s Closet by Joshua Butler
• Paul Tripp - Sundays Matter by Paul Tripp

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