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THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE with Danica & Autumn

We're two sisters adventuring with the Holy Spirit – and the more laughs along the way, the better! Whether you realize it or not, once you have the AUDACITY to say YES to Jesus, you're embarking on THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE -- a lifelong journey with the Holy Spirit as your guide. It's the threefold adventure of knowing God intimately through His Word and your experiences with Him, knowing your true self through the work of the Holy Spirit, and then making Jesus and His love known to the world. ABOUT US: DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

We can be found at theaudaciousadventure.com, and on Instagram and YouTube at @theaudaciousadventure. Now, let the adventures begin!

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Discouraged with Your Christian Walk? God Doesn't Want Religious Automatons! A Spiritual Quick Tip with Danica!

May 29, 2023 • Danica Childs • Episode 16

Are you discouraged in your life with God? Are you lacking the desire to pray or to read the Bible or to do ANY of the things you know you’re SUPPOSED to do as a Christian? And then do you beat yourself up or condemn yourself because you DON'T want to do them? Don’t lose heart! GOD DOES NOT WANT US TO BE RELIGIOUS AUTOMATONS! Join Danica for this Spiritual Quick Tip on Connecting with God, in which she offers encouragement and hope for aligning YOUR desires with GOD'S desires. She discusses what "Second Order Desires" are and how to use them to develop a change of heart.

For more on SECOND ORDER DESIRES and how NOT to be a religious automaton, check out Danica's blog post on the topic -- go here: https://www.theaudaciousadventure.com/god-doesnt-want-religious-automatons/

(NOTE: This was recorded on location in a nearby arboretum, so the sound quality may or may not be slightly different than our other episodes. Enjoy the birds and the breeze!)

FOR BOOKS by Professor J.P. Moreland, whom Danica mentions in this episode:
Finding Quiet: My Story of Overcoming Anxiety and the Practices that Brought Peace - https://amzn.to/45FOe43
Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul - https://amzn.to/43t6YSV
A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles: Instruction and Inspiration for Living Supernaturally in Christ - https://amzn.to/3C1crnx

NEW HERE? CHECK OUT OUR FIRST TWO EPISODES HERE OR ON YOUTUBE:
YOU Are On The Audacious Adventure! // EP 1 - https://youtu.be/4WORwgvLqE0
Meet YOUR Fellow Adventurers! // EP 2 - https://youtu.be/TuMvj127RUI

"We can’t wait to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

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ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"