It’s Pastor Nate’s birthday episode and he’s using it to talk about one of his favorite topics: spirituality in everyday life.
Because let’s be honest sometimes faith can start to feel like another thing on the to-do list.
Go to church.
Read your Bible.
Say your prayers.And all of that matters, but having faith is so much more than just going to church or reading your Bible.
It’s about connection and relationships. Remembering that God is bigger than any one practice or person.
After 15 years as a pastor, Nate admits that worship and Bible study can sometimes feel more like work than rest, so he’s learned to look for God in other places, too:
in gratitude before a meal,in a walk under the trees,in the rhythm of a ritual that brings you peace,or even in a sticky note on your bathroom mirror that reminds you:God’s here.
He shares how the Bible talks about forgetting and remembering God and how spiritual practices are really just ways to help us remember who God is, who we are, and who we’re called to love.
📖 In this episode:
Forgetfulness vs. sin and why “ah shoot, I forgot” might be a gentler way to understand grace
How your faith practices can change with the seasons of your life
Why ritual and repetition (yes, even lighting the same Advent wreath every year) matter
What gratitude and nature teach us about remembering God
And why even a few seconds of stillness can be an act of worship
This episode is a reminder that God’s already here — in your work, your car, your chaos, and your quiet. You don’t have to be in church to be close to Him.
🎧 Listen now:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/together-4-good-conversations-on-faith-family-and/id1529196060
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0aFHcs9xjcRK54uXJzUBbH?si=VwBUEjyQQnieXyKHdkcfvA
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