The GraceLaced Podcast with Ruth Chou Simons

Remember what it was like to make (what felt like) life-long decisions in your early 20s? What did you long for most? What made you feel constantly unsure? Join Ruth today as she chats with her oldest son, Caleb Simons, about life as a young adult. And make sure you don't miss out on this episode's BONUS CONVO with Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries, to learn more about the sponsor of this season of the podcast. Scripture Referenced Jeremiah 29:11 1 Timothy 4:1-5 John 8:32 Resources Mentioned Now and Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is grateful to partner with Summit Ministries for Season 9! Learn more about Summit's mission to equip and support rising generations to embrace God’s truth and champion a biblical worldview. Check out Summit's summer conferences for young adults aged 16 to 24 and use the discount code RUTH24 to take $200 off at registration. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Ever wondered why even though you know you’ve been made new in Christ nothing actually feels new? Or been curious about how your life right now fits into the bigger story of redemption? Listen in to today’s episode and hear Ruth and Eve chat with Bible teacher Nancy Guthrie about the answers to these questions and more! Scripture Referenced Genesis 3 Mark 1:15 Colossians 2:15 Galatians 3:13 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Resources Mentioned Now and Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is grateful to partner with Summit Ministries for Season 9! Learn more about Summit's mission to equip and support rising generations to embrace God’s truth and champion a biblical worldview. Check out Summit's summer conferences for young adults aged 16 to 24 and use the discount code RUTH24 to take $200 off at registration. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Welcome to a new season of the podcast where Ruth, Eve, and some special guests tackle what it means to live faithfully in the tension between now and not yet. Grab a cup of coffee and listen in to Ruth and Eve kick things off in today's episode. Resources Mentioned Now and Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons Now and Not Yet Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video by Ruth Chou Simons Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is grateful to partner with Summit Ministries for Season 9! Learn more about Summit's mission to equip and support rising generations to embrace God’s truth and champion a biblical worldview. Check out Summit's summer conferences for young adults aged 16 to 24 and use the discount code RUTH24 to take $200 off at registration. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Sometimes the hardest part of carrying a heavy burden is just not seeing a reason for it... but what if there is a purpose in your pain? What if it’s not designed to take you out, but to prepare you? Join Ruth and Eve for a conversation about preaching truth to themselves using 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Scripture Referenced 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Resources Mentioned Now and Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons Truthfilled by Ruth Chou Simons Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

When the burden you're carrying has to do with regrets or the mistakes you can't stop replaying over and over, where do you turn? How do you walk in the freedom you know Christ has secured on your behalf instead of getting bogged down by regret? Tune in for Ruth and Eve's conversation about the truth of Romans 8:1-2. Scripture Referenced Romans 8:1-2 Resources Mentioned When Strivings Cease by Ruth Chou Simons Truthfilled by Ruth Chou Simons Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is so grateful to partner with Everyday Heirloom Co. to bring you Season 8! Learn more about Everyday Heirloom Co.'s mission to adorn the beloved – creating tangible reminders of God’s faithfulness for women, serving them with the inherent truth and beauty of the gospel through wearable art. Learn more about their fine art jewelry at EverdayHeirloomCo.com and use code RUTH25 for $25 off your order. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

If you've ever wrestled with anxiety and felt alone in your thoughts with no end in sight, today's episode is for you. Today, Ruth and Eve are talking about the peace of God—how we access it, what it means, and what it doesn't mean. Listen in for practical encouragement! Scripture Referenced Philippians 4:6-7 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 6 Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is so grateful to partner with Everyday Heirloom Co. to bring you Season 8! Learn more about Everyday Heirloom Co.'s mission to adorn the beloved – creating tangible reminders of God’s faithfulness for women, serving them with the inherent truth and beauty of the gospel through wearable art. Learn more about their fine art jewelry at EverdayHeirloomCo.com and use code RUTH25 for $25 off your order. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

He carries what we can’t. Does it resonate with you or does it feel too good to be true? Join Ruth and Eve for a conversation about what this truth really means and how to apply it to your everyday life. Resources Mentioned The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Scripture Referenced Matthew 11:28-30 Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is so grateful to partner with Everyday Heirloom Co. to bring you Season 8! Learn more about Everyday Heirloom Co.'s mission to adorn the beloved – creating tangible reminders of God’s faithfulness for women, serving them with the inherent truth and beauty of the gospel through wearable art. Learn more about their fine art jewelry at EverdayHeirloomCo.com and use code RUTH25 for $25 off your order. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Ever worked really hard to provide and felt a lot of pressure to do it well? What truth do we anchor ourselves to when stress and the mental capacity it requires threaten to take us out? Tune into today's episode to hear what truth Ruth and Eve preach to themselves! Resources Mentioned Thinking Biblically About Worry - a blog post by Paul David Tripp Scripture Referenced Matthew 6:25-33 Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is so grateful to partner with Everyday Heirloom Co. to bring you Season 8! Learn more about Everyday Heirloom Co.'s mission to adorn the beloved – creating tangible reminders of God’s faithfulness for women, serving them with the inherent truth and beauty of the gospel through wearable art. Learn more about their fine art jewelry at EverdayHeirloomCo.com and use code RUTH25 for $25 off your order. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

When “Happy New Year!” doesn’t feel true to reality because there’s a heavy burden following you from the previous year, how do you anchor your heart to something better? Join Ruth and Eve for another season designed to help you preach truth to yourself when life feels heavy. Scripture Referenced Matthew 11 Psalm 42 Psalm 103 Lamentations 3 Resources Mentioned Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund TruthFilled by Ruth Chou Simons Meditating on Scripture PDF from Donald Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Preach To Yourself Scripture Decks Sponsorship The GraceLaced Podcast is so grateful to partner with Everyday Heirloom Co. to bring you this episode! Learn more about Everyday Heirloom Co.'s mission to adorn the beloved – creating tangible reminders of God’s faithfulness for women, serving them with the inherent truth and beauty of the gospel through wearable art. Learn more about their fine art jewelry at EverdayHeirloomCo.com and use code RUTH25 for $25 off your order. Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Welcome to the week between Christmas and New Year's! In today's episode, the entire GraceLaced team sits down for a conversation about what it looks like to make room for Jesus beyond the month of December. Resources Mentioned: Download the Emmanuel Discussion Guide Prepare Him Room Advent Card Set Emmanuel by Ruth Chou Simons Emmanuel Playlist Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Ever stopped to really think about what the names of Jesus tell us about who He is and how He relates to our every day lives? Listen in as Ruth and and Eve talk about how the names of Jesus apply in this season and all year long. Join the Emmanuel Book Club inside GraceLaced Collective! Resources Mentioned: Download the Emmanuel Discussion Guide Prepare Him Room Advent Card Set Emmanuel by Ruth Chou Simons Emmanuel Playlist Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

What does it look like to respond to the true reason for the season without adding another item to your "to-do" list? Join Ruth and Eve for a conversation about what types of responses come most naturally for them in the Advent season, and how they're cultivating the ones that don't. Join the Emmanuel Book Club inside GraceLaced Collective! Resources Mentioned: Download the Emmanuel Discussion Guide Prepare Him Room Advent Card Set Emmanuel by Ruth Chou Simons Emmanuel Playlist Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

If you've ever thought, "I know this season 'should be' joyful, but...." this episode is for you! Join Ruth and Eve for a conversation about the power of stepping back to look at the whole story of redemption to change how we experience Advent. Resources Mentioned: Download the Emmanuel Discussion Guide Prepare Him Room Advent Card Set Emmanuel by Ruth Chou Simons The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

How we enter the Advent season will make or break both our enjoyment of it and our ability to worship well in it... so how do we set ourselves up for success? Listen in as Ruth and Eve talk about letting go of expectations for the month and how they're fighting to "make room" for Christ in their hearts this Christmas. Join the Emmanuel Book Club inside GraceLaced Collective! Resources Mentioned: Prepare Him Room Advent Card Set Emmanuel by Ruth Chou Simons Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Advent is just around the corner - do you feel ready for it? Check out what Ruth and Eve are talking about in season 7 of the GraceLaced Podcast and learn about how the Advent conversation even began for GraceLaced Co. The new season begins Nov. 29! Join the Emmanuel Book Club inside GraceLaced Collective! Resources Mentioned: Prepare Him Room Advent Card Set Emmanuel by Ruth Chou Simons Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Why does theology matter in our everyday lives? Today we’re sharing the audio from the live Pilgrim Stories Event, so you can hear Ruth, Jen Wilkin, and Jada Edwards tackle this question & have a lot of fun doing it! Resources Mentioned Pilgrim by Ruth Chou Simons You Are A Theologian by Jen Wilkin Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer Find Jen: Instagram | Website Find Jada: Instagram | Website Sponsorship The GraceLaced podcast is so grateful to partner with Dwell Differently to bring you Season 6! Learn more about Dwell's mission to help you fix God’s words in your heart and mind through a monthly membership featuring scripture designs to help you and your family memorize one bible verse every month at dwelldifferently.com. Get your first month free with code GRACELACED." Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Ever wonder why hymns have such a lasting impact? In this episode, Ruth sits down with modern hymn-writer, Kristyn Getty, to talk about the role hymns can play in our pilgrim journeys. Scripture Referenced Lamentations 3 Psalms Resources Mentioned Pilgrim by Ruth Chou Simons When I Survey the Wondrous Cross covered by Sandra McCracken In Christ Alone by Kristyn and Keith Getty Holy, Holy, Holy covered by Shane & Shane All Glory Be To Christ covered by Kings Kaleidoscope Find Kristyn: Instagram | Website Sponsorship The GraceLaced podcast is so grateful to partner with Dwell Differently to bring you Season 6! Learn more about Dwell's mission to help you fix God’s words in your heart and mind through a monthly membership featuring scripture designs to help you and your family memorize one bible verse every month at dwelldifferently.com. Get your first month free with code GRACELACED." Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Listen in as Ruth and Eve chat with Ann Voskamp about sheep, her own adventures as a shepherdess, and how the Lord has used both to remind her that He is our Good Shepherd. If you're in need of encouragement today, this episode is for you! Scripture Referenced John 10:11 Psalm 23 Resources Mentioned Pilgrim by Ruth Chou Simons One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp Waymaker by Ann Voskamp All The Way My Savior Leads Me covered by Chris Tomlin Pilgrim Playlist Find Ann: Instagram | Website Sponsorship The GraceLaced podcast is so grateful to partner with Dwell Differently to bring you Season 6! Learn more about Dwell's mission to help you fix God’s words in your heart and mind through a monthly membership featuring scripture designs to help you and your family memorize one bible verse every month at dwelldifferently.com. Get your first month free with code GRACELACED." Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Listen in as Christy Nockels shares how the Lord met her in the midst of an overwhelming personal trial. May the story of His provision in her life encourage you! Resources Mentioned Pilgrim by Ruth Chou Simons Music by Christy Nockels Glorious in the Mundane Podcast with Christy Nockels Lord, I Need You by Matt Maher I Need Thee Every Hour covered by The Worship Initiative, John Marc Kohl, Hannah Hardin Everywhere the River Goes by Nathan Nockels This is the Hour Album by Christy Nockels Find Christy: Instagram | Website Sponsorship The GraceLaced podcast is so grateful to partner with Dwell Differently to bring you Season 6! Learn more about Dwell's mission to help you fix God’s words in your heart and mind through a monthly membership featuring scripture designs to help you and your family memorize one bible verse every month at dwelldifferently.com. Get your first month free with code GRACELACED." Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Ever wonder why music and art can have such a deep impact on our souls? Listen in as Ruth and Eve chat with Andrew Peterson about what it looks like to have purpose in what we do even when we’re ultimately created for another world. Scripture Referenced Ephesians 2:8-10 Resources Mentioned The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson Watch The Wingfeather Saga Meditation in a Toolshed Essay by C.S. Lewis Heaven by Randy Alcorn Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright Love by George Herbert Pilgrim by Ruth Chou Simons Find Andrew: Instagram | Website Sponsorship The GraceLaced podcast is so grateful to partner with Dwell Differently to bring you Season 6! Learn more about Dwell's mission to help you fix God’s words in your heart and mind through a monthly membership featuring scripture designs to help you and your family memorize one bible verse every month at dwelldifferently.com. Get your first month free with code GRACELACED." Shop GraceLaced Hear more from Ruth and GraceLaced Find Ruth Chou Simons: Instagram | Website Find GraceLaced: Instagram | Facebook | Website