Coffee Talk

Getting to Know Gabbi Hartzell

In this episode, Liv is joined by her sister, Gabbi Hartzell.  Gabbi is married

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Forgiving the Unforgivable

In this episode, Liv and Kari talk about how we can truly forgive the unforgivable person - the one who doesn't deserve it, the one who continues to offend and hurt us.  They discuss how we can continue to be in relationship with difficult people and how God uses these people to refine us.  Join the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Colossians 3:13
• Matthew 6:14-15
• Ephesians 4:31-32
• Matthew 6:9-15
• Mark 11:25
• Luke 17:3-4
• Psalm 19:14
• Psalm 51:10

2) Notes on forgiveness from Scriptures:

• Bear with one another (Colossians 3:13).
• Forgive as you've been forgiven (Matthew 6:14-15, Ephesians 4:31-32, Matthew 6:9-15, Mark 11:25).
• Continue to forgive; it's a process (Luke 17:3-4).
• Pray for those difficult people and relationships.
• Fill up first with the Word of God, so you can then be poured out as a blessing to those around you.

 

3) Additional Resources

• Podcast episode #11: https://livalliston.podbean.com/e/dealing-with-difficult-personalities
• Blog post by Liv Alliston: https://www.livalliston.com/post/2017/12/11/the-forgiveness-battle

 

Living With Open Hands: Part 5

In this final episode of the series Living With Open Hands, Liv and her husband, Drew, talk about how to trust God with the dreams of their hearts and how to discern the difference between the dreams we have for ourselves and God's dreams for us.  Mixed in with funny anecdotes from their marriage, they each give their testimony in this area and how God has refined them, lovingly showing them that He is enough and His plans are better than anything we could have dreamt up on our own.  Join the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 22:14
• Jeremiah 29:11

2) Additional Resources

• Podcast Episode #12, Living With Open Hands: Part 1
• Podcast Episode #13, Living With Open Hands: Part 2
• Podcast Episode #14, Living With Open Hands: Part 3
• Podcast Episdoe #15, Living With Open Hands: Part 4
• Corrie ten Boom quote: "Hold everything loosely in your hands; otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open."
• Blog post by Liv Alliston, Let It Go: https://www.livalliston.com/post/2016/12/21/let-it-go
• Names of God bible study by Liv Alliston: https://www.livalliston.com/jehovahjireh

Living With Open Hands: Part 4

In this episode, Liv continues the series Living With Open Hands and talks about how we should and can trust God with our time, plans and calendars.  She talks about her journey with this and how, as a confessed 'OCD planner,' she has put this into effect in her own life.  Join the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Proverbs 16:9
• Proverbs 27:1
• Colossians 1
• James 4:13-17

2) Additional Resources

• Podcast Episode #12, Living With Open Hands: Part 1
• Podcast Episode #13, Living With Open Hands: Part 2
• Podcast Episode #14, Living With Open Hands: Part 3
• Matitiahu Tsevat quote: "Simply: Every seventh day the Israelite renounces his autonomy and affirms God's dominion over him in the conclusion that every seventh day the Israelite is to renounce dominion over time, thereby renounce autonomy, and recognize God's dominion over time and thus over himself. Keeping the sabbath is acceptance of the kingdom and sovereignty of God.” (Matitiahu Tsevat, The Basic Meaning of the Biblical Sabbath, 453-455.)
• Corrie ten Boom quote: "Hold everything loosely in your hands; otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open."
• Tony Evans, Hope in the Midst of Heartbreak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ynuyV415U
• The Bible Project podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-project/id1050832450
• The Bible Project website and resources: https://thebibleproject.com/
• The Bible Project Seventh Day Rest Series: https://thebibleproject.com/podcast/series/7th-day-rest-sabbath/
• Blog by Jessica Gresham: https://www.livalliston.com/post/make-room

Living With Open Hands: Part 3

In this episode, Liv and Austin continue with Part 3 in the series Living With Open Hands.  Austin shares her testimony and struggles and triumphs in this area, as they continue talking about what it means to trust God fully with the lives and well-being of our children and loved ones and how we can practically live this out, entrusting those we love to the sovereignty of God.  Join the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 17

2) Additional Resources

• Podcast Episode #12, Living With Open Hands: Part 1
• Podcast Episode #13, Living With Open Hands: Part 2

Living With Open Hands: Part 2

In this episode, Liv and Austin continue with Part 2 in the series Living With Open Hands. They will talk about what it means to trust God fully with the lives and well-being of our children and loved ones and how we can practically live this out, entrusting those we love to the sovereignty of God. Join the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Job 1:21
• Luke 22
• Ruth 1-4

2) Additional Resources

• Podcast Episode #12, Living With Open Hands: Part 1
• Blog, Is He Enough by Liv Alliston (featured on Liv Free Today)
• Podcast Episode #4, Hope In the Midst
• Blog, Foundations Revealed by Alexa Van Hal (featured on Liv Free Today)

Living With Open Hands: Part 1

In this episode, we are beginning a new series called Living With Open Hands. In Part 1, Liv and Jessica talk about what it means to trust God in every area of our lives, specifically with our finances and provision. Join us to hear the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 16
• Psalm 143:8
• Psalm 37:25
• 2 Timothy 2:13

2) Additional Resources

• Blog, Carried by Liv Alliston (featured on Liv Free Today)
• Blog, Do You Trust Me? by Liv Alliston (featured on Liv Free Today)

 

Dealing with Difficult Personalities

In this episode of Coffee Talk and as we approach the holidays, Liv and Kari talk about the hard relationships we all have and how we can apply God's Word to transform our attitude toward those difficult people. Join our conversation as we talk about how to rise above the strained relationships and love the hurtful people in our lives.

1. Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode

• Mark 12:29-31
• Romans 12: 9-10, 14, 17-19, 21
• Matthew 6:14-15
• Colossians 3:13-14
• Luke 17:3-4
• Ephesians 4:31-32
• Ephesians 4:2-4
• Mark 11:25
• Proverbs 19:11
• James 1:5-6
• Hebrews 12:1-3

2. Resources for Further Reading

• "Bear" - "anecho" - to hold up, to endure, to suffer, to put up with (Blue Letter Bible, https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G430&t=KJV )
• The Forgiveness Battle blog by Liv Alliston

Getting to Know Austin Stratton

In this episode of Coffee Talk, we meet Austin Stratton - wife and mom to 4 kiddos (2 of which are special needs).  She is also a teacher, student, writer and Crossfit guru!  Join our conversation as we learn more about her life, her family and her faith.

1. Fitness Recommendations

• Dwell Yoga Studio - Frisco, TX
• Crossfit Richardson - Richardson, TX

2. Book Recommendations

• A Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
• A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
• Sage Alexander Series by Steve Copling
• Lord Change My Attitude by James MacDonald
• Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
• A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
• Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
• What a Difference a Mom Makes in the Life of Her Son by Dr. Kevin Leman
• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Screens and Teens by Dr. Kathy Koch

3. Other Recommendations

• Rachel Haughton Wagner

 

Entering Into His Rest

In this episode, Liv and Jessica dive into what biblical rest looks like in our busy, technology-laden world; and, how when we are rooted and grounded in God's love we can have rest in Him no matter what our circumstances may look like. Join us to hear the conversation!

1) Scriptures Mentioned in this Episode:

• Hebrews 4:1-13 (resting through obedience to Christ)
• Matthew 11: 28-30 (resting through Christ's work on the cross)
• Genesis 2:1-3 (resting is blessed and commanded)
• Exodus 33:12-14 (resting through dwelling in the presence of God)
• Mark 6:30-32 (resting before being poured out)
• Psalm 23:1-4 (Notice the succession: 1st - He is Lord, 2nd - He is provider, 3rd - He leads us to rest, where He restores us, 4th - He strengthens us when we rest in Him in the valleys and the trials)
• Ephesians 2:14

2) Additional Resources

• Blog, Rest by Jessica Gresham (featured on Liv Free Today)
• The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst