When the last of the children leave the home, couples enter the “empty nest” phase of marriage. For some, this moment is met with welcome anticipation. For others trepidation. But for all, the moment marks a transition. All transitions require a certain level of relational care. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Roger Gasser and Kaleb Beyer speak into the care needed to thrive in this transition.
There are a few things that prove helpful to understand when entering the empty nest phase of marriage:
Signposts are helpful and orienting. They are helpful in guiding us from point A to point B. They are orienting because they assure us we are still on the right road. In this podcast series, Kaleb Beyer walks us through six signposts on the road to recovery from sexual betrayal. These signposts are both helpful and orienting.
Six Signposts:
Signposts are helpful and orienting. They are helpful in guiding us from point A to point B. They are orienting because they assure us we are still on the right road. In this podcast series, Kaleb Beyer walks us through six signposts on the road to recovery from sexual betrayal. These signposts are both helpful and orienting.
Six Signposts:
Believers care about calling. Is God calling me to this assignment? In this episode of Breaking Bread, Amber Miller (Missionary Care Director) helps us see calling as more than the assignment. She gives 5 suggestions for understanding what it means to be called.
Five important perspectives on following God’s call:
God is not only interested in the final assignment. He wants to use the process of discernment to grow us.
“As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” John 20:21
We are called into being. Be a royal priesthood the Scriptures say.
Calling should not be compartmentalized. Instead, our work, home and church lives flow out of one calling.
Fellow believers help us determine if God is calling us to certain assignments.
Learn and Discern Groups: www.harvestcall.org/learn-discern