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The Surprising Connection Between Genesis and Daniel
If you're feeling restless, overwhelmed, or a little hopeless, make some time to listen to this week's episode. It focuses on the healing power available when we meditate on our God's character, specifically that the God we serve brings order out of chaos and light out of darkness.
Today, Joy finishes the Top Two discussion begun last week. She discusses Genesis 1-3, the story of creation, and the surprising connection she found between the Creation story and King Nebuchadnezzar's actions in Daniel 3 (the story of Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego and the fiery furnace).
Hit PLAY, and be sure to follow the show and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Also, true to form, we cover Week 3 of Dancing With the Stars season 35. Warning: we're feeling spicy and sharing some big hot takes!
SHOW NOTES
Check out the "Bible Study with Eyesontheright" (Amy Wood-Roper) Bible Study archives [https://rumble.com/c/BibleStudywithEyesontheright?e9s=src_v1_cbl]. Search "Genesis" to pull up all the weeks she covered this book. The Genesis study begins in August 2023.
To be among the first notified of Joy's book release, sign up for her monthly newsletter HERE [https://www.joyabad.com/newsletter].
5 Oct 2026
The Importance of Celebration and Choosing Joy
Laughter is a staple on our pod, but this week we're digging into why it's so important and biblical. This episode is only a Top One where Gretchen tackles tough questions such as:
1. How much celebration do we need in our lives?
2. How to approach a friend who needs a reminder of joy.
3. What does the Bible say about joy and celebration?
4. What does joy do to our soul?
We get it. We live in a dark and broken world. It's easy for the scales to tip toward seriousness and gloom, but that's no excuse for dismissing joy. Joy is a command, and we're gonna talk about how we live that out.
Hit play, and let us know in the comments which parts challenged you the most.
p.s. It's official: we'll be bringing you weekly recaps and responses for season 35 of Dancing With The Stars. This week we discuss Week 2. Why? Because it brings us so much joy!
SHOW NOTES
If you want to be the first to know when Joy's upcoming book on surrender (with a healthy dose of celebration) is released, sign up for her monthly newsletter HERE [https://www.joyabad.com/newsletter].
28 Sept 2026
The Fear of Israel and Treating Others as God Sees Them
Our Top Two is back! Today Joy dives in with lessons from Jacob/Israel in Genesis, namely the fruitlessness of allowing fear to drive our parenting choices. Gretchen masterfully ties together a sermon, a classic novel, and a movie about witches for a mic-drop moment about how we view and treat one another. You have to hear it to believe it.
And for the DWTS fans out there, our week 1 review is up. We make no apologies for our obsession and fourth-judge comments. Enjoy!
SHOW NOTES
Joy's episode on The Mentor's Table about noticing your invitations to surrender or control: "Why You Should Always Count Your Invitations." [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mentors-table-a-place-for-women-desiring/id1777464823?i=1000790178220]
Sense and Sensibility [https://link.amazon/B0gtVEkBN]
Stop Living Like You're Powerless [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well-utah/id1044806850?i=1000751781842], Erica Parrish from The Well church.
Gretchen's powerful solo podcast about words: "The Power of Words: Life, Death, and What We Partner With" [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-we-grow/id1825648005?i=1000744824357]
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