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Olive Us

By: Rachael Wade
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Olive Us is a collection of everyday women of faith who recount their stories to remember the goodness and faithfulness of God so that others can see God at work and feel encouraged, uplifted and connected in their personal lives.Rachael Wade Christianity Spirituality
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  • Episode 64: The Thorns w/Sonja D.
    Nov 1 2025

    𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐃. ⁣

    ⁣⁣⁣⁣“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀”, our Season 7 theme, will focus on the most complex parts of living out one of four tenets at ⁠𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: ⁣⁣⁠⁣

    ⁣⁣𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵⁣⁣⁣

    𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ⁣⁣⁣

    𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵⁣⁣⁣

    𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸⁣⁣⁣

    ⁣Head to ⁠⁠2 Corinthians 12⁠⁠, and study Paul’s thorn.⁣⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧? ⁣⁣⁣

    Olive Us Sisters will help unpack this scripture and walk alongside our community as we confess the barriers that keep us from resting & turn toward a loving, faithful, and compassionate God. ⁣⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? ⁣⁣

    ⁣Consider how these "thorns" might lead to greater intimacy with Our Savior and the Body of Christ. ⁣

    ⁣𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝? ⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣Head to our website for more information and to give to Olive Us Restored Retreats: ⁠𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐔𝐬.𝐍𝐞𝐭/𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 ⁣⁠⁣⁠⁣


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    30 mins
  • Episode 63: The Thorns w/Dr. Shameika Daye
    Oct 1 2025

    𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐃. ⁣

    ⁣⁣⁣“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀”, our Season 7 theme, will focus on the most complex parts of living out one of four tenets at 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: ⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵⁣⁣

    𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ⁣⁣

    𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵⁣⁣

    𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸⁣⁣

    ⁣Head to ⁠2 Corinthians 12⁠, and study Paul’s thorn.⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧? ⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣Olive Us Sisters will help unpack this scripture and walk alongside our community as we confess the barriers that keep us from resting & turn toward a loving, faithful, and compassionate God. ⁣⁣

    ⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? ⁣

    ⁣Consider how these "thorns" might lead to greater intimacy with Our Savior and the Body of Christ. ⁣

    ⁣𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝? ⁣

    ⁣Head to our website for more information and to give to Olive Us Restored Retreats: 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐔𝐬.𝐍𝐞𝐭/𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 ⁣⁠⁣


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    31 mins
  • Episode 62: The Thorns w/Rachael W.
    Sep 1 2025

    ⁣𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟳🎉⁣

    ⁣𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝘀!!⁣

    Six years of sharing God’s goodness & faithfulness through our in-process stories. ⁣

    ⁣“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀,” our Season 7 theme, will focus on the most complex parts of living out one of four tenets at Olive Us Restored Retreats: ⁣

    ⁣Rest⁣

    Delight ⁣

    Connect⁣

    Grow⁣

    Head to 2 Corinthians 12, and study Paul’s thorn.⁣

    ⁣Why did God not heal Paul’s thorn? ⁣

    Olive Us Sisters will help unpack this scripture and walk alongside our community as we confess the barriers that keep us from resting & turn toward a loving, faithful, and compassionate God. ⁣

    ⁣ ⁣

    For more information on Olive Us Restored Retreats, visit: 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐔𝐬.𝐍𝐞𝐭/𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 ⁣

    𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝗡 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 #𝟮! ⁣

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    11 mins
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