Chad Bruegman - Effortless Intimacy Along The Journey (Encore Episode)

A Convo too good not to reshare! Dive in with Wendy as she talks to Chad Bruegman about Effortless Intimacy Along The Journey. // Today I have the privilege and honor of introducing you to a friend and Pastor of mine, Chad Bruegman.  In our time together you will hear him talk about the incredible relationship he has with his parents, his awesome family he describes as “organized chaos with a lot of grace” (including some of the parenting lessons he’s learned along the way), his career as a pastor of over 20 years and what many of you may know him from in the 14.5 years of being at Red Rocks Church to preach the Gospel and help people in their faith journeys. As Chad describes it, it was “14.5 of the best years of my life”.  It was especially neat to hear him brag on his beautiful wife, Rachel, saying “she let me go on an adventure that I felt deeply in my heart I was supposed to go on” and how the 2nd half of life he hopes to do the same for her.  As Chad talks about the perks of growing older, he gets excited to share about his marriage and what it looks like to partner together, do life together, honor each other and how much mercy and grace are available 17 years into marriage versus day one. Chad also drops some incredible insights and wisdom to life as he talks about walking in a disposition of cheer (aka Joy) amongst difficulty, mystery and unanswered questions. He even shares a bit about his key to “staying in the story” and his own journey. Well it wouldn’t be a conversation of learning to thrive in transition if there wasn’t some laughter and lessons talked about from this journey we call life, so dive in and enjoy this conversation with Chad on the “The Places Between”.  FIND CHAD on Instagram here. TOPICS COVERED:   Identity, Parenting, Marriage, Tips on Marriage, Ministry, Staying committed to Ministry for the Long Haul, 2nd half of life, Living JOY filled,  Laughter helps Some takeaways for reflection: - What part of Chad’s story caused you to think a little deeper about your own journey? How so? - Where are you at in life and your relationship with God? - Would you say that you can walk in a disposition of good cheer despite difficulties, mystery and unanswered questions? - Are you in the 2nd half of life or pursuing a new adventure you feel brand new to? ________________________  STAY IN THE STORY 25 day Devotional Is all about staying in the story of our lives and what God’s called us to. Whether it’s regarding a future spouse, a career goal, or even something for our families - ALL of us can relate to the idea of waiting and what does it look like to wait well?  As opposed to sitting back in Lala world letting life pass us by. When we can be intentional in the wait and when we can draw close to God, he’ll draw near to us.  When we engage HIM in conversation he can actually take us along the journey. Waiting well doesn’t have to be hard.   Getting to do this in a community of people that encourages people to dive into life with one another as we“wait”. Like, rate or review this podcast with Chad! Also consider SHARING this episode with a friend YOU think could benefit from today’s conversation. If you have comments or questions you want us to focus on in the future, send us a note. Find us on Instagram at @The_Places_between. And thanks for joining us on The Places Between.