#17: Honest Words - The Practice of Noticing What We Say

#20: What Will You Carry Forward?

As we wrap up this 20-episode beta season of the 52-Week Rhythm podcast, we just want to say thank you. This project has been an experiment in creating space for reflection, intention, and new ways of exploring the 52-Week Rhythms together. We hope it's helped you live a little more on purpose, one Rhythm at a time. Now, we'd love to hear from you! What resonated? What shifted in you? What would you love to see more (or less) of? Your feedback means the world and will help shape what comes next. Take a minute to share your thoughts here: 📝 Take the quick 2 minute listener survey here. [https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/0NvdFKX/podcastreflection] To explore more about living with purpose and connection, visit: 👉 originscommunity.com [https://originscommunity.com/] Wondering how connected and engaged you are in your community? 📝 Take our quick self-assessment: originscommunity.com/self-assessment [https://originscommunity.com/self-assessment/] Want weekly reflections and rhythms delivered straight to your inbox? 📬 Sign up here [https://originscommunity.com/get-involved/] for the 52-Week Rhythm email series.

#19: What does "Let Every Word Count" Look like in Practice?

Today, we return to the "Do" episode of this week's 52‑Week Rhythm, where we continue to reflect on the power of our everyday speech and the impact our words have. We are joined by some special guests who share some real and practical examples of ways to practice this in real life. To explore more about living with purpose and connection, visit: 👉 originscommunity.com Wondering how connected and engaged you are in your community? 📝 Take our quick self-assessment: originscommunity.com/self-assessment Want weekly reflections and rhythms delivered straight to your inbox? 📬 Sign up here for the 52-Week Rhythm email series.

#18: What Does it Mean to 'Let Every Word Count'?

In this week's 52‑Week Rhythm, we're invited to reflect on the power of our everyday speech. Words flow from us constantly—in greetings, instructions, jokes, and offhand comments—and yet, we rarely stop to consider their weight. Scripture reminds us in Proverbs 15:4 that words can either soothe like a tree of life or crush the spirit. As followers of Jesus, we carry a sacred responsibility: to make our words count. This Rhythm encourages us to move from passive speech to intentional communication—realizing that even casual words have the power to shape someone's day, or even their life. Though accounting for every word might feel overwhelming, transformation begins in small, consistent shifts. This week's challenge is simple but profound: choose one upcoming conversation and prepare in advance to speak only life-giving words. Whether it's a tough discussion, a moment with your child, or a quick exchange with a coworker, approach it with the intention to encourage, uplift, and speak with care. In doing so, we begin to train our hearts—and our mouths—to reflect the grace and truth of Jesus. To explore more about living with purpose and connection, visit: 👉 originscommunity.com [https://originscommunity.com/] Wondering how connected and engaged you are in your community? 📝 Take our quick self-assessment: originscommunity.com/self-assessment [https://originscommunity.com/self-assessment/] Want weekly reflections and rhythms delivered straight to your inbox? 📬 Sign up here [https://originscommunity.com/get-involved/] for the 52-Week Rhythm email series.

#17: Honest Words - The Practice of Noticing What We Say

Today we return to the 52-Week Rhythm of Honest Words, taking a look at what it's like to notice and be accountable for our words and the impact - both positive and negative - words can have. Additionally, we are joined by some special guests who give us some great examples on the impact of honest words lived out in real life. To explore more about living with purpose and connection, visit: 👉 originscommunity.com [https://originscommunity.com/] Wondering how connected and engaged you are in your community? 📝 Take our quick self-assessment: originscommunity.com/self-assessment [https://originscommunity.com/self-assessment/] Want weekly reflections and rhythms delivered straight to your inbox? 📬 Sign up here [https://originscommunity.com/get-involved/] for the 52-Week Rhythm email series.

#16: Honest Words: Is It Honest… or Just Harsh?

In today's 52-Week Rhythm we take a look at Honest Words. In our culture, we've developed ways of distancing ourselves from the accountability of judgmental words by elevating the perceived need for them. We use phrases that reserve space for us to be cutting and curt in the name of honesty and transparency. But what we often don't recognize is that when we're, "just being honest" or "just telling it like it is," we're saying just as much about who we are as we are about what we think. Jesus taught that words come out of the good or bad stored up inside us, that out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A43-45&version=NIV]). So then words are like blinds, as we let them up they show what's inside. We have to remember as Jesus followers that with every word we expose our faith – what we think about God and what he has actually done in our life...so how do we practice being accountable for our words? To explore more about living with purpose and connection, visit: 👉 originscommunity.com [https://originscommunity.com/] Wondering how connected and engaged you are in your community? 📝 Take our quick self-assessment: originscommunity.com/self-assessment [https://originscommunity.com/self-assessment/] Want weekly reflections and rhythms delivered straight to your inbox? 📬 Sign up here [https://originscommunity.com/get-involved/] for the 52-Week Rhythm email series.