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In this episode, Lisa Brenninkmeyer explores the theme of stillness in a chaotic world through Psalm 46 and Wendell Berry's novel Hannah Coulter.

We've moved! We'd love for you to help us build momentum. Subscribe to our new podcast: same launch day (Mondays), new launch location. Be Still: A Walking with Purpose Podcast launched June 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to get notified. Apple Podcasts Spotify Podbean Our Website Psalm 46 + Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry In a world that rarely slows down, God invites us to be still. In this first season of Be Still: A Walking with Purpose Podcast, Lisa Brenninkmeyer explores six Scriptures that teach us how to stop striving, quiet our hearts, and trust Him in the middle of real life. Through the wisdom of the Bible and the companionship of great books, we’ll discover how God gently holds us steady and invites us to be still—right where we are. Today we’re going to slow down together with one of the most beloved verses in all of Scripture: “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) We often picture this verse as soft and peaceful—but Psalm 46 was written in the middle of chaos. Mountains fall. Waters roar. Nations rage. And right there, God says: Be still. Stillness isn’t the absence of trouble. It’s the decision to trust God in the middle of it. In this…

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Host: Lisa Brenninkmeyer

Topics covered

• stillness
• trust in God
• spirituality
• Scripture
• ordinary life
• faith

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Books & works: Hannah Coulter, Psalm 46

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