349. Prepare Him Room Advent Week 3: Joy with Carole Leathem
December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
349. Prepare Him Room Advent Week 3: Joy with Carole Leathem
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Summary
<p>In this episode of Radical Radiance, host Rebecca George is joined by Carole Leathem to delve into the topic of joy. This encouraging episode urges us all to create space for God in our lives during the busy-ness of Christmas and seek true joy in Christ.</p>
<p>Carole Leathem was a Hollywood commercial actress and pastor's wife. When her husband developed anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, Carole began sharing the chaos and messiness that comes when caring for someone with a mental illness. Through her ministry, Carole's Journey, she encourages and uplifts hundreds of women all over the country with her flair for storytelling and raw transparency. Carole and her husband, Bill, live in Bakersfield, California, and are the parents of two grown miracle children and grandparents to seven grandchildren. </p>
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<p><strong>Rebecca and Carole chat about:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Shifting our focus to Jesus during the Christmas season</strong></li>
<li><strong>Two scripture passages that Carole always reads during Advent</strong></li>
<li><strong>Defining joy as an abiding delight by abiding in Christ</strong></li>
<li><strong>Finding joy despite challenging circumstances</strong></li>
<li><strong>Unpacking James 1:2-4 and finding joy in seasons of suffering</strong></li>
<li><strong>Carole's personal experience of finding joy in the midst of her husband's struggles</strong></li>
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<p><strong>Links:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Before-Dawn-Knowing-Presence-Seasons/dp/B0DKL18KSX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=198XEQKRRKFDX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pQn6fLP8vfMVxtvTCNT6TQ.4knE-LKmRQRyMm-1qidtbcY2CtB6SIEvF9nznJeEq2o&dib_tag=se&keywords=before+dawn+dustin+george&qid=1732567239&sprefix=before+dawn+dus%2Caps%2C373&sr=8-1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Order Rebecca's husband's (Dustin George) BRAND NEW BOOK <em>Before Dawn: Knowing God's Presence in the Dark Seasons of Life </em>on Amazon</a></p>
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<p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://csbible.com/giftguide/christmas/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christian Standard Bible Gift Guide</a></p>