312: Traci Rhoades and a Firm Foundation

Traci Rhoades is an author, Bible teacher, writer, listener, and follower of Jesus who cares deeply about church unity, church history, everyone reading God’s word, and engaging with others on Twitter. She was last with us on episode #262 and has a new book out called Shaky Ground: What to Do After the Bottom Drops Out. Today, we talk about discovering the gift of listening, exploring Christian traditions different from our own, and how spiritual practices can see us through dark seasons. Traci reminds us that being curious is a spiritual discipline worth pursuing.

Listen to my conversation with Traci wherever you get your podcasts!

Stories Traci shared:

Navigating life with a freshman in high school
How she explored various church traditions
Why learning to listen is a crucial part of the journey
Exploring the church calendar and prayer
Practicing lectio divina
Why she wrote Shaky Ground
Learning to trust the Holy Spirit
Using prayer books for her personal prayer
The power of silence for spiritual formation
How an Ash Wednesday service made her weep
How spiritual practices help you through dark seasons

Great quotes from Traci:

A curious mind serves me better than an arguing one.

Once I let go of the fear, I already knew how to listen to the Holy Spirit.

The only time there was silence in my church was when someone missed their queue.

Imagine if we all walked around as deeply healed people.

Resources we mentioned:

Traci’s website
Shaky Ground: What to Do After the Bottom Drops Out by Traci Rhoades
Traci’s first appearance on Halfway There
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damik
The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas
Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality by J. Brent Bill
A Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

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