A 5-minute podcast giving you tips and encouragement to love the people around you intentionally. This podcast is hosted by Rachel Schelb. I am an introvert who frequently gets confused for an extrovert. My hope is that through humor, honesty, and transparency this can be a community of women encouraging one another to love well on purpose and implement biblical hospitality. I am incredibly passionate about the biblical call to show hospitality! Romans 12:13 says, “Contribute to the needs o ...
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Episode 105 - Casey Hilty: The Nativity Garland
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Casey Hilty is a talented artist and writer who has created a wonderful heirloom calendar for Christmas! She explains her heart behind the Nativity Garland and also talks about holiday traditions.
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Episode 104 - Seasons of Loving Well
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Sometimes we have the capacity to fling open our doors and lavish hospitality. Other times, we have limited capacity and we need to narrow our focus. We talk about that today!
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Silence is part of grief. We miss the sound of our loved one. Life gets quieter as the grief of broken relationships hit. This episode talks about these silences as well as the silent ask - an unspoken request made in conversations. Listen to learn more!
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What are helpful Bible verses during difficult or grief-filled times? I share 4 that have personally benefitted me countless times!
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There are mixed reviews on the 5 stages of grief. While I can understand some arguments against them, I still believe they can provide understanding if we view it as a resource rather than a prescription for grief. I explain more in the episode.
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Grief is something we all have, or will, experienced. In this episode I share a little of my grief story and a couple of ways we can love grievers through physical and emotional loss.
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Do traditions matter and, if so, why? I explore these questions on the podcast and challenge you to be intentional with traditions. Traditions aren’t just for families either! Listen to learn more
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Caitlyn runs geraldineandvirginia.com and shares lots of wonderful recipes and cooking tips! She shares with me today about mercy meals and how she loves well on purpose as well as sharing about what she and her husband do for at-home date nights!
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Teachers and school administrators have had a tough couple of years. How can I show support for teachers? What would teachers like? I offer three simple ideas to love teachers well!
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How Do I Acknowledge Their Big Grief Days?
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Every person who has experienced grief has a month or day that is particularly tender. How can we acknowledge those grief days? This podcast will give you some tips to help you support your friends.
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3 Gifts To Give Someone Who Is Grieving
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Gifts can be so special and meaningful when someone is going through deep loss. I share three ideas of things you can give that will provide support for those who are grieving.
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3 Ways to Support Grievers with Food
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Food plays an important part in the grief process around the world. I share three ways to love grievers well through food, plus I throw in a bonus tip!
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As we start season 4, we are looking at grief support and loving grievers well. This episode looks at three things we can do to comfort grievers.
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Love Well Series: Martha & Mary - Luke 10
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We tend to assign identity to people through their issues. That leads to us having a negative view of Martha, and ignores that Martha opened her home to begin with! In this episode we explore how sitting and serving are both options for loving well!
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Love Well Series: Woman at the Well - John 4
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The Samaritan woman at the well is a familiar passage to many. It offers great challenges for us to love people well - especially those that may not look, believe or act like us. Listen to the episode for more!
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Love Well Series: Abraham - Genesis 18:1-8
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Entertaining angels; this is exactly what Abraham did in Genesis 18. He showed lavish love on 3 men who turned about to be the Lord and 2 angels! Listen to the episode to find out what lessons we can learn from this!
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Love Well Series: Mark 14 - Mary of Bethany
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If someone came to your dinner party and poured perfume on the guest of honor, how would you react? Mary pours perfume on Jesus and the disciples are frustrated. But Jesus defends her! Find out how this connects to loving well by listening!
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Love Well Series: Acts 16 - Paul & Silas
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Paul and Silas were imprisoned, but they still praised the Lord! They led the jailer and his household to salvation. This passage can teach us three things about loving well. Tune in to find out what they are!
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Love Well Series: Lydia - Acts 16
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Lydia is mentioned in the Bible briefly. We know she sold purple cloth and was part of the New Testament church. Did you know she also challenges us to lavish love on pastors and missionaries? Listen to learn more!
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Love Well Series: Mark 10 - Children
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“Let the children come.” Jesus welcomes the little ones, but he also, as a result, welcomes the parents. This episode looks at what we can learn from this passage in scripture.
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Love Well Series: Luke 5 - 4 Friends
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Can you imagine the faith it took for the 4 friends to lower their paralyzed friend to Jesus? What can we learn from these friends about loving others well?
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Love Well Series - Genesis 41-46 - Joseph
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You know Joseph for his coat of many colors, but the story of Joseph is rich with insights and lessons. This episode looks at Joseph during the time of Egypt’s famine and how he loved well.
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Love Well Series: Good Samaritan
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We’ve probably heard the parable of the Good Samaritan. We know it’s an example of loving well. But it’s also a word of cautious for the Church and religious people. Listen to learn more!
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Love Well Series - Ruth 1 - Ruth and Naomi
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It’s week 3 of the Love Well Series! I’m excited to share this week about Ruth. We may be familiar with much of the book of Ruth, but I think there’s still some more things we can learn as we study Ruth from the perspective of loving others well. We mainly camp out in Ruth 1, but we also talk about Matthew 1:5 and Ruth’s inclusion into the genealog…
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Episode 81 of the podcast is looking at the biblical example we see of Aaron and Hur loving Moses well by supporting him both physically and spiritually in prayer. We look at how we can support weary friends and love them well by interceding on their behalf and tangibly meeting needs.
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Over the next several weeks, the Love Well On Purpose podcast will examine various examples throughout scripture that will encourage us to lavish love in bold ways. To start, we have to understand the importance of the command to "love one another." What exactly did Jesus mean when he set forth this command in John 13:34? Let's get to it!…
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Everything changed the week between Palm Sunday and Easter. The crowds went from loving Jesus to choosing to crucify him. This episode addresses how love and sorrow, joy and grief, mingle together for us at Easter.
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Episode 78 - Loneliness and Loving Well
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The past year has had plenty of loneliness for many of us. We can use that loneliness as a crutch to protect ourselves or as a catalyst to love others better. This episode examines this idea.
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Informercials work because they put pressure on us to act now! However in pursuing new relationships and loving others well, we can forget to act with urgency. This episode addresses how we can “act now” to love well.
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Episode 76 - Platypuses & Platitudes
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The platypus is a weird and confusing creature. Platitudes can be like an emotional platypus. We use them to offer comfort or encouragement, but they often fall flat. This episode addresses this topic.
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Stay in your lane can often be used with a negative s connotation. This episode suggests rewriting it into a positive as we find out how to stay in our lane as we love others well.
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Episode 74 - Loving Well Through Your Neighborhood Facebook Page
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Sometimes our neighborhood page gets feisty with various opinions. However, I’ve made connections and gotten to know members in the community through our page. This episode addresses how to use the neighborhood page to love wel
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Episode 73 - Bonus Episode with Fr. Adam Gosnell
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I’m excited to share a conversation with my friend Fr. Adam Gosnell! We talk all about Lent: what it is, why it matters and how it impacts loving well. It’s full of great insights and so helpful in understanding Lent if you didn’t grow up observing.
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Episode 72 - Loving Family Well On Valentine’s Day
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If you’re like me and don’t love all the mushy parts of Valentine’s Day, that’s ok! We can still love our family with a little extra intentionality this year. I share some tips and ideas that you can implement to love your family well.
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Episode 71 - Grief and the Silent Ask
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If we want to love grieving people well, we need to be intentional to listen for the “silent ask.” This episode addresses that concept and gives 4 practical tips for loving grieving people well
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Grief is more than physical loss; it’s also emotional loss. I explain a little more about why I speak on grief, and talk about a couple of Bible verses and how they can provide comfort
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Episode 69 - Loving All Image-bearers
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We are all made in the image of God and reflect different qualities of his character. This episode addresses how we can embrace our differences and love people of all ethnicities and cultures as we view them as image-bearers of God
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Episode 68 - Bonus Episode with Kayla Alonso
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Baby Devotions is a play-based social media account offering biblical, bilingual activity packs for preschoolers. I talk with Kayla, the founder, about #worldlovewednesdays, how to love others well, and her new board book!
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A reading of the Christmas story as it appears in Luke 2 as well as Matthew 1-2. Merry Christmas!
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As we close out the #elfdeliveryproject this year, let’s focus on those loving us and serving us weekly...church leadership and volunteers. I share some simple ideas and am so grateful for all those who’ve joined in!
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Episode 65 - Elf Delivery Project, part 3
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As we continue to participate in the #elfdeliveryproject, we’re focusing on friends and especially fringe friends. I explain what those are and give some gift ideas for elf deliveries to friends!
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Episode 64 - Elf Delivery Project, Part 2
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We’re continuing to talk about the #elfdeliveryproject and focusing this week on how we can love senior adults well this year. I include some ideas of non-food goodies you can give.
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Episode 63 - Elf Delivery Project, Part 1
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The #elfdeliveryproject is a family tradition we started 7 years ago. I explain more on the episode and invite you to join along! I also share why we deliver holiday goodies to all of our neighbors every Christmas!
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Episode 62 -Loving Indigenous People Well
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November is Native American Heritage Month. As Thanksgiving approaches, I share about the actual history of Thanksgiving that’s less than ideal, and give some ideas to love Native Americans well this season.
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It’s easy in different seasons and stages of life to forget to put gratitude into action. This episode addresses that and share some ways to pay attention to and put gratitude in action
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Thanksgiving is coming soon.in this episode I share my Thanksgiving traditions as well as talk about my favorite food for the holiday. You can grab the recipes at rachelschelb.com/thepodcast
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and as holiday prep starts, it can be ways to forget an attitude of gratitude. This episode speaks to this and shared a friend’s resource that may help!
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Episode 58 - Loving Well Through Uplifting
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This episode addresses the importance of uplifting those around us and offering hope to a hurting world.
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Episode 57 - Loving Well Through Restoration
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Restoring things to their former condition is something beautiful! The story of restoration is woven throughout humanity! This episode will talk about restoration and beginning steps you can take to restore areas of your life.
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Episode 56 - Loving Well Through Support
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Local and global non-profit organizations and ministries need extra help due to the pandemic. This episode shares three ways we can help support these ministries and love well.
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