Suebiquitous Podcast

Tami Stevens and her family returned to Romania to sing and minister to the unique and generous people of nineteen Romanian Baptist churches. Captured in this episode is Tami's love for her heritage as a pure American Romanian, plus the joy she and her family shared while visiting her grandparents' beloved country. Stone churches and dazzling monasteries are framed by a pristine landscape of rocky mountains and rolling hills - that's Romania. But it's the people most of all, Tami explains, that make this land so beautiful and special. www.stevensfamilymusic.com www.sueduffield.com

Celebrating our fifth season of the Suebiquitous Podcast with host Sue Duffield, starts with a newness of heart, mind, soul and body. Revivify, the word, means "to bring new life" to something that is dead or in need of a resurrection. One of the Bible's most incredible statements is "..that the same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead now lives in us.." (Romans 8:11). Just that message alone should ignite whatever is dead in you, to come alive. Take a few minutes after listening to this episode and ask yourself these questions: What's in my life that has become stagnant, dry, or even dead? How do I even know if I'm "dead" to the Living Word? What are the things that keep me dead, isolated or out of contact with the Holy Spirit? Know this: It's a simple as asking. Then take your stand for Christ and get those bones moving! Matthew 18: 19-20 reminds us, "If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them." www.sueduffield.com "Revive Us Again", by Jeff & Sue Duffield/Hymphonic Album BMI ©2012 Available on iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify and YouTube

Do you even remember the sound that a pressure cooker used to make? It was a definitive rattling sound; one that could never be mistaken for anything else. This episode lovingly merges the humorous effects of a faulty pressure cooker and the warning of morning sickness during pregnancy. In industrial settings, the safety valve release mechanism is crucial for averting all kinds of potential disasters, making them an indispensable component in various settings, especially in the high-stakes fields of oil, gas, and chemical processing. But who would know that (spiritually) the safety valve could be also a metaphor for protection when it comes to walking with and serving God. Lots to process here, but it's a fun yet informative way to process His love for us. The need for physical safety pales in comparison to the universal need for spiritual safety. One may be in great danger in this world of physical harm and still have the assurance of an eternity of security in heaven. We fear not those who can only harm the body yet never touch the soul (Matthew 10:28). www.sueduffield.com www.childfund.org/sueduffield

Hard to believe the Duffields are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary this year! My, they look so young! LOL. This episode is a memory lane journey to that cloudy, but magical day in 1974. Enjoy the hilarity and the behind-the-scenes details of the Christmas wedding prep and day fifty years ago in Penns Grove, NJ. www.sueduffield.com

The phrase "Christmas Creep," is defined as the tendency for Christmas products, decorations, and advertising to be displayed earlier each year. We see this more and more every year as soon as summer is over. With tongue-in-cheek, Sue Duffield starts off this episode with a little "merger musing", with the fictional possibilities of combining Christmas and Hanukkah into a new holiday called, "Chrismukkah!" Sue's broadcasting career in reporting news, community events and cultural happenings, goes way back to her early days in radio in the 90s. She continues to find an insatiable desire to report the "facts" with humor, making light of subjects that aren't so funny. There's no question that there's a definitive persuasion in consumerism. And the big tech companies pushing this during the holidays, know how gullible American's can be. As Christians, take the time to "let the REAL merger begin, with your Savior's heart in yours." That's the best high-tech merger of all. www.sueduffield.com

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Your answer could be pretty simple, but there's a lot more to the introvert vs. extrovert world than just the popular distinction of being quiet or loud. While no one is a one hundred percent introvert or extrovert, understanding the differences between the two can help you determine how best to connect and communicate. Host, Sue Duffield, has made it her choice and study to watch how people interact and relate with each other. She was featured in John C. Maxwell's book, "Everyone Communicates, Few Connect" and has also offered counsel and guidance to women's ministry leaders as well as singers and speakers, on how best to "read" their crowd. This episode is her notes from a recent interactive workshop on the topic, "How to be Real Without Killing Everyone Around You!" www.sueduffield.com (Books mentioned on this episode:) "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain "The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone" by Matthew Pollard and Derek Lewis "Everyone Communicates Few Connect" by John C. Maxwell "Suebiquitous: A Humorous Travelog of an Unfiltered Saint" by Sue Duffield

"Everything old is new again." Maybe. Sue Duffield is fairly poetically minded and you'd probably never know this, unless you dig deep into the archives of her computer. On this episode, Sue uncovers an unfinished prose song, with its timely sentiments only a dusty songwriter would comprehend. Sue's original phrase, "Once what was orchestral and agreeable becomes dissonant and unmusical", goes much deeper than just music. It's the soul-wretch of knowing only God can transform, and only God gets the glory when the finished masterpiece is reconditioned, retouched and redeemed. The broken piano speaks today. It's really a Master-P-E-A-C-E. wwwsueduffield.com

It's very easy to see that we are literally one generation away from losing the faith and Christian influence of our predecessors - the ones who took great risk and hardship to stand firm for the Gospel of Jesus. In America, a major poll indicated that two-thirds of young people will leave the church once they live on their own. And not only are they leaving the church, they're leaving their God-infused lifestyles that was so practiced in their homes as children. Host Sue Duffield takes a deep dive and risk here, to talk about how we have no one to blame but ourselves. She takes it on personally, and has every hope that she can still be an encouragement and influencer when it comes to LIVING the gospel before her grandchildren (and other young people). She's reminded of the role God has assigned to her (much like her grandparents) and that's to pursue His loving wisdom. And even if she's questioned, provoked or challenged, she'll consistently know what her role is, and that's to love her children and grandchildren no matter what and to let them see Jesus more than ever in everything she does. Take this episode walk with Joshua in Judges 2:7 & 8, Judges 2:10, and Judges 2:19. A generation lost! It was Joshua's generation that walked away and it happened in the span of just one single generation, not three. To top it all, this was a generation who had personally witnessed miraculous signs and wonders and unbelievable victories. Yet they still walked away. www.sueduffield.com