First Shallowater: FIRST THINGS FIRST

FIRST THINGS FIRST: Alana Hayes

Being a mom is really rewarding, really exciting, but also really hard. With Mother's Day coming up, we decided to an air an episode we recorded back in March with our friend Alana Hayes. We talk about dancing, pick up lines, marriage, morning sickness, growing up in church, farming and health inspectors. We also talk about mission, about calling, about the leadership of the Holy Spirit, about grief and loss and about living out Christ-life. You will be inspired and encouraged to hear Alana's story.
Alana's started a company, Against the Grain, to raise money for an orphanage in Nepal. Check our their stuff! You can also go to that website for tickets to A Night for Nepal.
The book, When Helping Hurts, was really impactful to Alana and she mentions it on the podcast.

Brad and Michael Answer Your Questions

Faith and life can be really confusing and we often have questions. That's especially true if you are a teenager. At our recent DNow event for our youth ministry, small groups were asked to write down questions that they had about God, faith, the Bible, life. We got LOTS of questions! We hosted a panel Q&A during DNow, but we weren't able to get to nearly all of the questions. So, we decided we'd answer a few more on the podcast this week! Our pastor, Brad Miles, and youth minister, Michael Corallo, answer some really insightful questions from some amazing students on this week's episode. Make sure you listen! They might even talk about a question that you have had!
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First Things First: Joe Longway

Sometimes life really wrenches us in a new direction. We didn't ask for it, certainly didn't see it coming, but we are faced with figuring out how to navigate it. This week on the podcast we get to sit down with Joe Longway. We talk about law enforcement, about the Walk to Emmaus movement, about heartbreak, divorce and seeking God when we feel lost.
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First Things First: Brittany Brewer

This week on the podcast we welcome our first celebrity guest! Lady Raider Basketball legend, Brittany Brewer, join us. We talk about basketball, family, European culture, accidental memes and what its like to be a professional athlete. We also talk about toxic work environments, anxiety, fear, cancer, grief and loss. Hear Brittany share about how her faith has grown and strengthened her through it all.
Brittany recommends these books for those who are dealing with grief: Suffering Is Never for Nothing and The Hiding PlaceWe also recommend One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
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First Things First: Jason Fisher

This week on the podcast we get to sit down with Jason Fisher. Jason is President at Wyllie Manufacturing. He's also a husband, a father and a faithful servant at First Shallowater. We talk about teenagers, truck accessories, theology and our awesome wives. We also talk about divorce, about deliverance, about what we often deal with as children in our families, and about how the grace of God finds us in the midst of it all.
Jason references a message from our previous series, Enough. You can listen to it here.
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First Things First: Erin Lass (Healing from Trauma)

Trauma, and specifically abuse, are things that we don’t often talk about in church, but the truth is that many of us have experienced it. As a follow-up to the message on April 3, 2022, Erin Lass joins the podcast to talk about the effects that trauma can have on us as well as some practical ways to begin to move toward healing. Erin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a thriving practice, Waypoints Counseling, in Plainview, TX. If you have ever been abused, or experienced any kind of trauma, you're going to want to listen to this episode. If you haven't, the odds are that you know someone who has, or who is walking through that trauma right now. This episode has some really great advice for helping folks who are dealing with the fallout from trauma.
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First Things First : Angie Smith

Building a big life in a small town is rewarding, enriching and really difficult. This week on the podcast we sit down with Angie Smith and we talk about Friday night football games, farming and good friends. We also talk about financial hardship, marriage, raising kids and trusting Jesus to guide us through it all. You’ll be encouraged by Angie’s sincere and compassionate heart, as well as by her story of learning to root her life in the truths of scripture even in the midst of uncertainty and change.
 
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First Things First : Jeremy Walker

There is a huge difference between knowing about someone and actually knowing someone. Especially in this age of social media, it’s increasingly different for us sometimes to distinguish between those two things in our relationships. If we aren’t careful, we can assume that we have a relationship with folks that we actually don’t have. It’s also easy for us to assume that we have a relationship with God that we don’t have. What if we know about Jesus, but we don’t actually know him? This week, Jeremy Walker joins the podcast, and we talk about faith, what it means to have a relationship with God. We also talk about worship, farming, eating gross things, small town living and how to respond when we’ve been hurt by church people. You are going to enjoy getting to know Jeremy a little better.
 
Jeremy works at Texas Girls and Boys Ranch. Find out more about this amazing ministry here:
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First Things First : Sandy Peters

When tragedy strikes in sudden, unexpected ways in our lives, we can feel really disoriented, lost even. Those events in our lives threaten to completely derail us. Where is God, who is God when we are facing unimaginable loss. This week, Sandy Peters joins us on the podcast. We talk about family, the difference that an amazing woman can make in our lives, the inestimable value of good friendships and dealing with the loss of a loved one.

First Things First : Anna Jackson

One moment, one word, one diagnosis can change our lives forever. When a person hears the news that they have a life-altering, life threatening illness, things can get really dark really quick. How can we find the light of hope in the midst of such overwhelming darkness. Anna Jackson knows. This week, we welcome her onto the podcast and we talk about raising kids, the challenges facing educators, secret ways to get onto the roof of the church and cancer. We talk about how God’s mercy can meet us when things feel most hopeless. Don’t miss this episode!
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