During our time together on Sunday mornings at Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, Indiana, there is only so much time to cover only so much. One Thing More is our chance to go a little deeper, unpack, and share more about Sunday's message. Join hosts Dave and Jamalyn Williamson as they share conversations with pastors and leaders from our congregation and community. In our season 1 finale of the One Thing More podcast, Kim and Tracy talk about how we talk to our kids about self-deception and the ways in which we can encourage them to move away from negative self-image. God loves us too much for us to stay where we are. God wants us to learn and grow!

In this episode of the One Thing More podcast, Jamalyn and Josh talk about how World Vision partners with communities around the world to resource local leaders to address the needs of their community. They ask community leaders what their vision for the future is and then invest in making those dreams reality.

In this episode of the One Thing More podcast, Jamalyn and Dave reflect on their time in Haiti and talk about what everyday, ordinary acts of kindness without the promise of reward look like? Generosity has nothing to do with abundance.

In this episode of the One Thing More podcast, Seth and Ashlea talk about what it means for the Spirit of God to be given to all people, not just showing up at certain times, in certain places. What does it mean to be filled with Spirit to be sent out on mission?

Why do we think we are inadequate or failures? In this episode of the One Thing More podcast, Jamalyn and Kim talk about the ways in which we set limits by telling ourselves, “I’m just a ____ (fill in the blank).” How do you realize that, with God’s help, you have everything you need? Today’s Episode is an AUDIO ONLY edition.

Who are the important women in your life that raised you? In this episode of the One Thing More podcast, Jamalyn and Kim talk about what it means to have women in their lives who protect them, watch over them, and allowed them to take some risks. They also shared some of their worst Mother’s Day moments.

What is communion? How does communion point us to the on-going presence of God? Does communion really have the ability to break down barriers and invite us all to the table? We made it to Episode 10! In this episode of the One Thing More podcast, Jamalyn and Kim reflect on what receiving communion means.

This week’s One Thing More conversation led to some great BONUS content. In response to the mass shooting at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis on April 17, 2021, Jamalyn and Kim spend some time in a conversation centered around prayer and mental wellness.

Sprinkle, pour, dunk. In episode 9 of the One Thing More podcast, Jamalyn and Kim kick off a month-long hosting gig with a conversation centered around the sacrament of baptism. What’s a sacrament? What’s baptism? You’re in the right place! This week’s One Thing More conversation also led to some BONUS content. In response to the mass shooting at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis on April 17, 2021, Jamalyn and Kim spend some time in a conversation centered around prayer and mental wellness. You can find that conversation here: https://youtu.be/u2ioEoObJ0Q

The wilderness is a common setting in the stories of the Bible, but we find that people’s experience of the wilderness is different and even seemingly contradictory at times.  It was a place of danger and vulnerability for the Israelites, and yet it was also a place of protection and safety, the place where King David fled for refuge when he was personally under attack. For some in the Bible, the wilderness was a place of isolation, a place they are cast off to, as it was for Hagar or for the prophet Elijah, and yet it is also the place where God so often shows up, revealing himself to people, as in the case of Moses tending sheep in the wilderness of Midian. 

It was a place of loneliness, but one which some would go looking for solitude, as we find in the Psalms. Even in Jesus’ experience of the wilderness, it was both a place of trial and temptation, where the devil sought to lead him astray, but was also a place of preparation that God used to prepare him for his public ministry. The examples are numerous, but in each the wilderness is not a neutral place. It is a formative place, but how it forms you depends on how you respond to it. And can’t we say the same for our last year? Can a week at Disney really be considered “the wilderness?” In episode 8, join Jamalyn and Dave as they reflect on their past trip to Disney, how moments of wilderness living can shape our faith, and how they have experienced God’s care in the wilderness of this COVID era.