From my talk given at River of Life - April 12, 2025:
God is the God of Rebirth – He brings life from what is cut away, restores what was lost, and renews us through every season.
Scripture Highlights
- Isaiah 43:19 – 'I am doing something brand new...'
- Ezekiel 37:14 – 'I will put my Spirit in you and you will live.'
- John 7:38 – 'Rivers of living water will flow from within them.'
- Lamentations 3:22-23 – 'His mercies are new every morning.'
- Joel 2:25 – 'I will restore the years the locust has eaten.'
- Psalm 126:4 – ‘The God who restores or Answers’ Adonai Meshiv.
- Romans 12:2 – 'Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.'
Key Points
- Rebirth often starts with something being cut away.
- God works in spiritual seasons – winter, spring, summer, and fall.
- Spring reminds us that what was dormant can bloom again.
- Rahab and the dry bones show God’s power to redeem and revive.
- Healing sometimes begins with repentance – a turning toward God.
- Renewal is not a one-time event, but a way of life.
Reflection Questions
1. Where might God be growing something new in you?
2. What feels like winter, and can you trust Him for spring?
3. Where do you need to trust God for new growth?
4. Is there anything you need to release or repent of to embrace renewal?
My Book:
A Beautiful Healing - Jennifer Osborn
Podcast editing and produced by Jennifer Osborn for Parable Road, LLC
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Podcast recorded on April 15, 2025
Podcast sponsor: Jenny Becknell
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80: A Conversation with Blake Huelsman
Join me for a conversation with Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Blake Huelsman about trauma and addiction and finding healing. He is the owner of Recovery Life, LLC.
To reach Blake: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/blake-huelsman-mason-oh/401689
513-239-7172
blakeh@rlcincy.com
Podcast editing and produced by Jennifer Osborn for Parable Road, LLC
Questions, comments, ideas: parableroadllc@gmail.com
www.jenniferosborn.org
Podcast recorded on March 8, 2025
Podcast sponsor: Jenny Becknell
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79: A conversation with Kelley Maher
Trauma can leave cuts so deep that wounds remain fresh in the background of our lives, influencing how we deal with people and how we related to ourselves. Kelley Maher is a leader of a healing group that deals with how to unravel the full mess that trauma leaves behind, especially spiritually.
Podcast editing and produced by Jennifer Osborn for Parable Road, LLC
Questions, comments, ideas: parableroadllc@gmail.com
www.jenniferosborn.org
Podcast recorded on February 26, 2025
Podcast sponsor: Jenny Becknell
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78: Mercy for our parents - Understanding versus accountability
Do you know that you can understand your parents and why they did the things they did and it doesn't change the matter of accountability? Jennifer Osborn visits this.
My Book:
A Beautiful Healing - Jennifer Osborn
Podcast editing and produced by Jennifer Osborn for Parable Road, LLC
Questions, comments, ideas: parableroadllc@gmail.com
www.jenniferosborn.org
Podcast recorded on February 22, 2025
Podcast sponsor: Jenny Becknell
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77: Parting is such sweet sorrow
Tiffany shares her departing words on her last episode as co-host of the podcast.
Recorded: February 12, 2025
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Podcast production: Jennifer Osborn
Podcast copyright 2025 Parable Road, LLC
Author Jennifer Osborn visits the subjects of trauma, healing, and joy while looking for the answer to the question of "Where was God" in those moments and in our everyday lives.
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