Having a conversation about money is hard. Author, pastor, and coach Rosario Picardo and his wife, Callie — a financial coach and seasoned fundraising professional — are here to help. Their book, Money Talks: A Biblical Take on Earning, Saving, Spending, and Giving, is a roadmap for readers on what God has to say about all things finances in a world where we often let money talk louder than every other voice in our life. It's all about the ways money "talks" to us contrasted with what God has to say about things like earning, saving, spending, and giving. This conversational is full of practical tips to breakdown the barrier of talking about and coming up with a plan for being intentional with our money. As we head into the holiday season where it's easy to spend a lot of money, this conversation comes at a good time. Roz and Callie have a podcast together — The Better Together Podcast — which I recommend checking out along with their book.  Give Roz and Callie a follow on Instagram: Roz: @rpicardo Callie: @callie.picardo I'd also love for you to connect with me by visiting my website, coleclaybourn.com, and signing up for my newsletter. You can also find me on social media: Instagram: @coleclaybourn Twitter: @ColeClaybourn Also find me on Facebook at facebook.com/ColeDouglasClaybourn If you enjoyed this episode, you might enjoy these as well: Episode 71: The Challenge of Self-Control with Author Drew Dyck Episode 45: Young Adults & the Church with Josiah Kennealy Episode 21: Finding More Money with Author Art Rainer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

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Episode 75: Biblical Approaches to Managing Your Money with Callie & Rosario Picardo

I'm so excited to welcome back Val Woerner to the show this week! Val was the guest on Episode 50, where we talked a lot about building better prayer habits and specifically her book Springboard Prayers. We're back this week talking all about prayer again, which is good because I consider Val one of my go-to people when it comes to prayer. She creates the super practical and functional prayer journals my wife and I use (she has some for men as well), and all of her writing is centered around prayer and how to help make prayer the priority it needs to be in our life. She has a new book coming out on October 12 called Pray Confidently & Consistently, and I'm so excited for you to hear our conversation about prayer and her new book. Make sure you give Val a follow @valmariepaper on Instagram and Twitter and let her know you enjoyed hearing her on this episode! I'd also love for you to connect with me by visiting my website, coleclaybourn.com, and signing up for my newsletter. You can also find me on social media: Instagram: @coleclaybourn Twitter: @ColeClaybourn Also find me on Facebook at facebook.com/ColeDouglasClaybourn If you enjoyed this episode, you might enjoy these as well: Episode 50: Building Better Prayer Habits with Val Woerner Episode 47: Writing, Comparison, & Building Better Habits with Author Hannah Brencher Episode 44: Finding True Happiness with Pastor Derwin Gray --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 74: Building a Confident & Consistent Prayer Life with Author Val Woerner

My guess is this past year or so has been a struggle for you just like it has for me. Between the pandemic, job changes, and everything else going on in the world, I know my mental health has seen its share of ebbs and flows. I'm not always the best at prioritizing the need to tend to my mental health. That's why I was fortunate to speak with Debra Fileta, an author, speaker, and licensed professional counselor. Debra is the author of "Are You Really OK?: Getting Real About Who You Are, How You’re Doing, and Why It Matters," which was released in May, and she shares some insights and practical steps she wrote about in the book for how we can be intentional about our mental health. She also shares how to identify and address the roots of stress and what might be causing other issues. I really appreciated how she talked about how healing is holistic, and how our mental health is connected to our physical, spiritual, and emotional health as well. I hope you're encouraged and inspired by this conversation with Debra. You can connect with her and find her work by visiting her website, truelovedates.com, as well as on social media: Instagram: @debrafileta Twitter: @DebFileta I'd also love for you to connect with me by visiting my website, coleclaybourn.com, and signing up for my newsletter. You can also find me on social media: Instagram: @coleclaybourn Twitter: @ColeClaybourn Also find me on Facebook at facebook.com/ColeDouglasClaybourn If you enjoyed this episode, you might enjoy these as well: Episode 71: The Challenge of Self-Control with Author Drew Dyck Episode 70: Breaking Free from the Chains of Comparison Episode 57: Love, Marriage, & Surviving 2020 Episode 42: Building Hope Amid Depression with Author Ben Courson --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 73: Prioritizing Mental Health with Author & Counselor Debra Fileta

We are back! It is so great to be launching a new season of In No Hurry after a few months off to focus on some writing projects. I'm excited to kick this new season off with an awesome couple, Todd and Brooke Tilghman. Todd was the winner of Season 18 of The Voice, and he and Brooke have since written a book, "Every Little Win: How Celebrating Small Victories Can Lead to Big Joy." These two are super fun people and you'll enjoy hearing them share their memories of being on The Voice — where Todd got a four-chair turn from all of the coaches and eventually picked Blake Shelton — as well as the lessons they've learned in marriage and from raising eight children. They're just two genuine people who have stayed true to who they are no matter what life has brought them. You can find all the info on their new book as well as how to connect with them here: https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/every-little-win/ I'd also love to connect with you! Sign up here to be a part of my mailing list and stay up to date on future guests and giveaways. You can also follow me on social media: Instagram: @coleclaybourn Twitter: @ColeClaybourn Facebook: Facebook.com/ColeDouglasClaybourn *NOTE: This podcast will be moving from a weekly show to an every-other-week show, at least for the foreseeable future. I talk a little bit more about that toward the end of the show, but that's just what makes the most sense for me right now. Thanks for tuning in to the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 72: "The Voice" Winner Todd Tilghman & Wife Brooke on Finding Joy Through Authentic Living

Why do we struggle so much with controlling our urges? What does it mean to have self-control? What do the Bible and those who study brain science have to say about it? Drew Dyck wrote a book exploring all of that. It's called "Your Future Self Will Thank You," and it was the In No Hurry Podcast Book of the Month. As we close out Lent season, it felt like the perfect book to read.  This conversation is a recording of my Instagram Live chat with Drew. For all Book of the Month interviews with the author, be sure to join us live on Instagram when we do them toward the end of each month. You can find out about them by following me on Instagram @coleclaybourn. I really enjoyed talking with Drew about this book, and I think you'll enjoy his wisdom and humor in this conversation. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @drewdyck and on Instagram @drewndyck. Also check out his website — drewdyck.com. PROGRAMMING NOTE: As mentioned on the show, this will be the last episode for Season 2. I'm going to take a pause until later on in the summer as I take some time to focus on my writing. With that, I'm so thrilled to announce that I was accepted to participate in Lysa TerKeurst's Book Proposal Bootcamp — an exciting and rare opportunity for me in my journey of writing a book!  You'll hear me talk plenty about the program in the intro, and a major part of that is the cost. I have set up a GoFundMe to help fund my spot in this program, and I am prayerfully asking that you will consider supporting me — both financially and through prayer! You can visit the page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/coles-book-proposal-bootcamp-fund --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 71: The Challenge of Self-Control with Author Drew Dyck

I don't know if it's because we've spent most of the past year on our phones and away from our normal communities, but it seems like I'm seeing more people than usual open up about their struggles with comparison. As you know, I'm no stranger to that struggle and many conversations on this show have focused on it. This week I wanted to share some thoughts I've had on my heart lately about my own struggles with comparison, but more specifically how I've begun to find rest from the exhausting race of comparison. Why spend any of that precious time chasing after what others have instead of enjoying what God has already given you? When we begin to rewire our brain and our hearts to be in line with this, it actually becomes the most freeing thing in the world. We no longer have to worry. We don’t have to run. We no longer have to be caught up in the rat race of comparison. We don’t have to exhaust ourselves.  Instead, we can rest in the fact that God created us out of love to be great in the way He designed us to be great and use that greatness to bless others. -- We've been going through a devotional series on my newsletter focused on comparison. If you haven't already subscribed, I'd love for you to be a part of that so you don't miss any future newsletters. You can sign up here. I'd love for you to connect with me on social media as well. I'm @coleclaybourn on both Instagram and Twitter and those are probably the best places to catch me. In this episode, I referenced two articles from Psychology Today. You can read those below: -The Perils of Comparing Ourselves to Others: https://bit.ly/3slQZTK -Social Media and the Rising Trend of Cosmetic Surgery: https://bit.ly/3lDknm1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 70: Breaking Free from the Chains of Comparison

It just feels good to laugh sometimes, doesn't it? Especially after the year we've all gone through. Making people laugh is what Kerri Pomarolli does best, and I'm excited to welcome her on my show this week. Kerri is a Los Angeles-based comedian who performs clean comedy and shares the gospel during her shows. In this conversation we discussed what it's like to be a Christian entertainer in a city like Hollywood, how she is able to differentiate herself in a tough industry, how she fights the battle of comparison, and why we need to laugh often. We recorded this conversation back in December, which allowed us to have a post-mortem perspective on 2020 as the year came to an end, and I appreciated her thoughts on how she was able to navigate a tough year and the pandemic season. Kerri is the author of Confessions of a Proverbs 32 Woman: How I Went From Messed Up to Blessed Up Without Changing a Single Thing, which looks at how entertainers, especially Christian entertainers, struggle with the pressures to keep up with the seemingly impossible standards of Hollywood. She also penned a 60-day devotional called She Rises Late and Her Kids Make Her Breakfast geared toward time-crunched women longing for God. She is one of the most sought-after clean comedians in Los Angeles and has worked with everyone from Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Sherri Shepherd, Carol Channing, and Jerry Lewis. She's been featured on The Tonight Show 29 times, Comedy Central, ABC and more. She is a popular TV host, actor, celebrity correspondent (Showbiz Tonight), and currently writing films for the Hallmark Channel. You can find out more about her and check out her work at her website kerripom.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 69: Navigating the Pandemic Through Comedy with Kerri Pomarolli

We all want to know what our calling is in life. Many people search for years to try and decipher what their calling is. Our calling can indeed change in different seasons of our life, but whatever it is we're being called to do, discerning God's will is often the toughest part. That's the topic of my conversation this week with Marsha DuCille, founder and editorial director of CALLED Magazine, the largest North American-based publication for Christian women. She is also the author of two 52-week devotionals focused on finding our calling — "CALLED to Inspire" and "CALLED to Pray," which just came out in February. I hope this conversation will inspire you to pursue what God has planned for your future. We also talked about how fear and comparison can completely jack up our pursuit of God's calling for our lives and how the enemy will use those to make us feel unqualified and unworthy of what God has called us to do. Definitely make sure you check out CALLED Magazine and Marsha's two devotionals for more content on finding your calling. You can also follow CALLED Worldwide on Instagram @calledworldwide. You can connect with me and subscribe to my weekly devotional newsletter on my website coleclaybourn.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message

Episode 68: Finding Your Calling with Author Marsha DuCille

I'm happy to joined on this bonus episode by Jackie Bledsoe, author of "The 7 Rings of Marriage," which was the In No Hurry Podcast Book of the Month for February. This book is full of practical advice and steps that couples can take to help improve their marriage. If you've missed any of our conversations during February with couples as we talked about marriage, I definitely recommend going back and checking those out. -Starting a Marriage Off Strong with Nick & Cristen Lawso‪n‬ -Realistic vs. Unrealistic Expectations in Marriage with Tyler & Dena Lindse‪y‬ -Sustaining a Marriage Through Various Seasons with Matt & Leslee Hollida‪y‬ -Seeking God First In the Highs & Lows of Marriage with Doug & Christi Claybour‪n‬ -Married Life With a Blended Family with Tommy & Allison Fulle‪r‬ You can check out Jackie's work at jackiebledsoe.com. You can find my work and link to my weekly newsletter at coleclaybourn.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

BONUS EPISODE: February Book of the Month author Jackie Bledsoe

We close out the series on marriage with one final couple, and this is such a special episode for us! This week Emily and I talked to her aunt Allison Fuller and her husband Tommy. I'm so blessed to be able to share their story and welcome their perspective on marriage to the show. One thing I've really enjoyed about this series is how it's shown that marriage looks different for every couple. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to marriage, and each story is beautiful. Tommy and Allison were previously married with children before they met — on an online dating site, by the way! — and we loved hearing their perspective on what a blended family looks like and how they've approached just their marriage alone while also navigating that aspect of parenting. They've also helped lead some divorce groups at their church, so they brought plenty of wisdom to the conversation from those experiences as well. Tommy is the Associate Dean at the Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, so I was particularly interested in hearing his thoughts on marriage from more of a theological and exegetical approach. Hope you enjoy this conversation! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

Episode 67: Married Life With a Blended Family with Tommy & Allison Fuller

This week Emily and I got to sit down (over Zoom) with my parents Doug and Christi Claybourn and talk about marriage. I've had many conversations with my parents individually and together over the years when dating about relationships and marriage, but this is the first time I've gotten to do that alongside my spouse. I hit on this in last week's email newsletter, but so much of what I know and believe to be true about love and marriage I learned either from what my parents taught me or how they modeled it. Their marriage is far from perfect, just like all of ours, and I so appreciate the vulnerability we all went to in this conversation — talking about some of the early years of their marriage that were particularly difficult due to my dad's divorce with my biological mother and the events that followed that. We talk about that and so much more in the conversation, but we also talked about how they've sustained their marriage through the highs and lows they've faced over their 20+ years of marriage, starting first by seeking God first in their own lives and in their marriage. This is truly one of the highlights for me on this show, and I hope you enjoy hearing from them on their perspective on marriage. If you'd like to connect with me or the show further, you can follow me on Instagram @coleclaybourn and on Twitter @ColeClaybourn. I'd also love for you to subscribe to my weekly newsletter here — Email Sign-Up I'd also love for you to subscribe to the podcast on your preferred podcast platform so you can stay up-to-date when new shows are released. If you listen and enjoy the show, please consider leaving a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts! That really helps people discover the show and it tells them this is a show they should be listening to. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this conversation after you listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

Episode 66: Seeking God First In the Highs & Lows of Marriage with Doug & Christi Claybourn

After hearing from two younger couples, I'm excited this week to bring on a couple that's been married for 20 years. Matt and Leslee Holliday have both been on my show individually — Matt was on Episode 39 talking about his Major League Baseball career (go Cardinals!) and Leslee was on Episode 55 talking about faithfulness and following her passions — but I was excited to talk to them together about their marriage. The life of a professional athlete has its perks, and as fans we often only see and think about the glamorous parts of it. But athletes are at risk of being traded at any point, which means they and their families are uprooted with little time to prepare and have to adjust. That happened to Matt in his career a couple times, so it was great to hear them share their story and what their marriage looked like during those seasons. They're such a fun couple and it's easy to see why they've worked together so well for 20 years. They have three sons — Jackson, Ethan, and Reed — and one daughter, Gracyn. Leslee is back in school working toward a seminary degree. They host the Table Forty Podcast, and this month they are also talking about marriage. Be sure to check out their show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

Episode 65: Sustaining a Marriage Through Various Seasons with Matt & Leslee Holliday

We are back this week talking about marriage with a couple of friends from our life group at church, Tyler and Dena Lindsey! Tyler is the worship pastor at our church and Dena also helps lead worship. They've been married for a little over two years. My wife Emily is back on the show with me as well, and one of the cool aspects of this conversation is that Tyler and Emily had interesting perspectives on helping couples as they prepare for marriage or navigate their marriage. Tyler does premarital counseling for couples and Emily and a license therapist who also works with couples. Their clientele is usually a little different, as is their perspective, and I really enjoyed hearing the range of ideas they had. Tyler, who was on Episode 11 with some other friends from church, mentioned some questions he always asks the couples he counsels, and it's a list of questions he and Dena asked each other as well. They all center around expectations over things like household chores, budget, how time should be spent, sex, and how often to go on dates. We talked about what realistic expectations look like vs. unrealistic expectations. -Book of the Month: Let's Read Together! We started this last week, but I'm inviting you to join along as we read through a book each month through my podcast and social channels. Each month I'll go through a book with listeners and followers and talk with the author on Instagram Live at the end of the month. This month, to keep with our theme on marriage, we are reading "The 7 Rings of Marriage" by Jackie Bledsoe. I would love for you to read along and send in some questions to ask Jackie when we talk to him at the end of the month!  This podcast is all about celebrating and exploring the intersection of faith and creativity, and with that, I love talking to authors and writers. Now, I get to do that together with you! You can read more about it here: https://coleclaybourn.com/blog/lets-read-together/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

Episode 64: Realistic vs. Unrealistic Expectations in Marriage with Tyler & Dena Lindsey

We are kicking off a new series this month all about marriage and relationships, and I could not be more excited to have our friends Nick and Cristen Lawson on the show!  They are in our life group at church and just two people Emily and I do life with. They are newlyweds — they got married in October — so I loved hearing the perspective of such a young married couple. Don't be fooled by that, though, because they brought some serious wisdom that I think we all can use. I love how intentional they are with their time together. They only have a TV in the guest room and rarely watch it and never really spend time on their phones when they're together. They've got several other little things they do to make sure they stay intentional with their time while still allowing for spontaneity. They're also an interracial couple, and that's such a needed perspective for all of us to hear right now.  This was such a fun conversation and I can't wait for you all to hear it! -Book of the Month: Let's Read Together! Starting Feb. 1, I'll be doing a book of the month through my podcast and social channels. Each month I'll go through a book with listeners and followers and talk with the author, either on the podcast, Instagram Live, or both. This podcast is all about celebrating and exploring the intersection of faith and creativity, and with that, I love talking to authors and writers. Now, I get to do that together with you! You can read more about it here: https://coleclaybourn.com/blog/lets-read-together/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

Episode 63: Starting a Marriage Off Strong with Nick & Cristen Lawson

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many churchgoers to have to do church in new ways. Most of it happened at home, either through live streams or in small groups on Zoom. It put a heightened focus on how important the home is as a place of worship and prayer. Author Winfield Bevins just released a timely book entitled Living Room Liturgy that he hopes will help us reclaim the home as a place of prayer and worship. "I think in some ways we're in this season of the Lord just really reminding us of the need to rediscover the domestic church," he said. Bevins is a “liturgical missiologist,” whose passion is to help others connect to the roots of the Christian faith for discipleship and mission. He serves as the Director of Church Planting at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and he's the author of a number of books. He has a Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest and is pursuing a PhD at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. As you'll hear in this conversation, he's one of the busiest people I've ever interviewed. We had a great conversation, though, about discipline, especially as it relates to creativity and writing. Side note: The cover of Living Room Liturgy is beautiful. You can buy your copy here: https://my.seedbed.com/product/living-room-liturgy/ You can check out more of Winfield's work at his website, http://winfieldbevins.com and check out his social media and give him a follow. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/in-no-hurry/support

Episode 62: Liturgy for the Home with Author Winfield Bevins

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