Live From Rest

Live From Rest

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In a world obsessed with doing, we've rediscovered the ancient art of being. Through reflection and conversation, this podcasts explores how we can live from rest in a busy and distracted world.

Episodes

#17 The actual practice of meditation (including 'The Jesus prayer'), featuring Fr. Giles Lascelle

Season #1 Episode #17

We are delighted to have Giles Lascelle - from "Trauma Breakthrough" - back with us. In this episode Giles and Steve discuss some of the practicalities, difficulties and misconceptions that there are around around the...
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#16 Sabbath and freedom from anxiety - featuring Heather Caliri

Season #1 Episode #16

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing American Author Heather Caliri (see www.heathercaliri.com) and in this episode, we hear Heather's perspective on the benefits of practicing of Sabbath, in particular in...
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#15 To simply abide! Featuring Joshua Luke Smith

Season #1 Episode #15

Steve Smith sits with his son Joshua, one of the contributors to the Live From Rest app. Together, they discuss the challenge to simply abide in Jesus. With reference to John chapter 15 (in which Jesus states "I am...
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#14 Why should I forgive?

Season #1 Episode #14

Lucinda and Steve Smith discuss the difficult issue of forgiveness. It is often so hard for us to forgive, yet to do so is necessary for our freedom and for us to truly be able to live from a place of rest.  We...
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#13 Joy in trials? Featuring Lucinda Smith

Season #1 Episode #13

James encourages us, in the first chapter of his letter, to consider it joy when we encounter various trials. But is that really possible? In this episode, hosted by Steve Smith, Lucinda (Steve’s wife) joins us again...
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#12 Can I, should I have a rant at God? Featuring Lucinda Smith

Season #1 Episode #12

We’re delighted to have Steve’s Smith’s wife Lucinda joining us again for this episode, in which we look at the value in sometimes simply having a ‘rant’ with and even at God! It can be healthy for us to vocalise our...
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#11 The healing power of meditation, featuring Giles Lascelle from "Breakthrough"

Season #1 Episode #11

Hear now about the power of meditation in overcoming trauma and other forms of mental anguish. In this episode, Steve Smith interviews Giles Lascelle who shares powerfully about the healing power of meditation in...
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#10 "Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life"

Season #1 Episode #10

To "ruthlessly eliminate hurry" is a great encouragement from the late American Christian philosopher, Dallas Willard. So many of us want to respond, to eliminate "hurry" from our lives, yet it can be hard to succeed....
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#9 The fight for the night is fought in the day!

Season #1 Episode #9

Hear this weeks podcast in which Steve Smith looks at the battle for the mind. Each of us will face "storms" of various kinds in our lives. We know that because Jesus told us so in John 16, when he says: "In this...
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#8 Who am I?

Season #1 Episode #8

In today’s episode Steve and Lucinda Smith discuss one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves.. who am I? The apostle John tells us that, as believers, we have been given the right to become “children of...
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#7 Gratitude, a path to joy!

Season #1 Episode #7

In this short episode, Steve Smith (author of the Live From Rest app) shares some thoughts on the subject of gratitude and how this can be a path to real joy. As believers, we are encouraged to give thanks in all...
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#6 Sabbath part 2 - featuring Joshua Luke Smith

Season #1 Episode #6

This episode, entitled ‘Sabbath part 2’ again features Joshua Luke Smith who shares further thoughts on Sabbath. If possible, listen to episode 5 (Sabbath part 1) first as this episode follows on very well from the...
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