"I kept thinking, 'Okay. What does God want me to do for others? What am I offering others? What am I giving to others?' And again and again, the things I felt called to do or make or create or tend would literally refresh me."

— Christie Purifoy

Today's Episode: This episode is an absolute joy! We're so grateful to Christie Purifoy for sharing her wise insights into generous living and openhanded receiving. Christie is an author, teacher, and gardener. On today's episode she tells stories and shares biblical truths about God's abundance and our calling to cultivate spacious places not only to share them with others but to actually receive them as a blessing for ourselves.

This month's memory verse: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:25

Today's guest: Christie Purifoy is a writer and gardener who loves to grow flowers and community. She is the author of six books, including two spiritual memoirs and a recently completed trilogy of gift books with essays and photographs celebrating the gardening life. Her latest book, A House to Call Home: Creating Places That Will Comfort and Care For Us, will launch in February 2026. Christie earned a PhD in English Literature from the University of Chicago but eventually traded the classroom for an old Pennsylvania farmhouse called Maplehurst where she lives with her husband and four children. You can find Christie on Instagram (@christiepurifoy) and on Substack where she writes a regular newsletter on home, garden, and the ancient church called A Spacious Place.

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• ChristyPurifoy.com
• On Magic and Miracles by Marian A. Jacobs
• Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp
• Anxious No More Necklace
• Dwell Differently Bible Study membership.

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"Jesus, in his generosity, has set us free from stinginess, from calculating returns, from worrying whether there'll be enough. We are free to be generous on every occasion with what he has given us freely, knowing that our generosity results in thanksgiving and praise to God."

— Natalie Abbott

Today's episode: Join Dwell Differently co-founder, Natalie Abbott, as she helps us understand biblical generosity and refreshment. She unpacks the strange math of generosity—where giving our stuff away results in more blessing. She also explains the counter-intuitive math of greed, where more is never enough. She speaks with hope about loving people who don't love us back. And she flips the script at the end, encouraging those of us who don't have anything in our tanks to let God and his people refresh us.

This month's memory verse: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:25

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• Get your copy of On Magic and Miracles by Marian A. Jacobs.
• Check out Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp.
• Our best-selling Anxious No More Necklace is back in stock!
• Looking for a Bible study to do with your teen this summer? Check out Natalie and Vera's new teen Bible study, Dwell on These Things.

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"When we pray, 'your kingdom come, your will be done,' that's the craziest part...that's where we have to come to grips with God's plan."

— Paul Hastings

Today's Episode: We're so excited to introduce Paul Hastings, whose life's work is telling stories about God's kingdom on the Compelled Podcast. Today, he shares a snippet of a story about what it looks like to seek and follow God's will in our suffering. Listen in to the story of Kathleen and George Lansing, a mom and a dad whose baby son is on death's doorstep. You won't want to miss what God does both in the life of their son and in their own hearts.

This month's memory verse: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." —Matthew 6:10

Today's guest: Paul Hastings lives with his wife and four children near Austin, Texas, and attends Redemption Hill Church. He is the host of the Compelled Podcast. His work has been featured by Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, Christianity Today, World Magazine, American Family Association, and The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of the brand new book, Compelled, a collection of real-life stories about sin, surrender, and the Savior who changes everything.

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Links from today's show:

• Listen to the rest of Kathleen and George's story on Compelled Episode #45 I Gave God My 2-Year-Old Son - Kathleen Lansing.
• Listen to the Compelled Podcast.
• Listen to Compelled Episode #3 Abortion Clinic Owner Transformed - Carol Everett
• Read Paul's book, Compelled.
• Check out Penelope Judd by Shai Linne.
• Memorize Psalm 23 with your kids! Get the Dwell Differently Psalm 23 kit.
• Memorize and meditate on God's Word with a Dwell Differently membership.
• Dig even deeper into God's Word (and memorize it!) in Natalie and Vera's new Bible study, Dwell on These Things and book, Dwell Differently.

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