Bluestem Project

12/15/2023

Our life and our journey is likened to a race - races have prizes and reward people. Races can vary in length and obstacle. Races require much and can become too much to the point of quitting. Our hardships medical afflictions are a part of our race. How will we run the race?

Considering Jesus gives strength, endurance, and hope for the journey. Considering Jesus enables us to run the race well, albeit sprinting a marathon or pacing ourselves depending on the stage of the race. Nevertheless, Christ alone is our strength to truly endure, press on, and thrive while we run to the very end of ourselves. May we fix our eyes on Christ to solidify our confidence in His goodness and sovereignty. Might we look ahead {through our hardship} to the promise of His reward of future joy.

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12/08/2023

Join Brandon and Amy as they laugh and share real stories of what it’s looked like to journey through holiday season with a heavy heart.
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Holidays can also expose deep hurt and drive the chronic thorns of weariness, isolation, and loneliness all the deeper for families enduring ongoing medical challenges.

Finding real hope in a real God is the reason for the season and is the only way to endure any of the heartache that can come with holiday season for those enduring. This is the real magic of the season!

12/06/2023

.:Consider Jesus:.

Might we look to him as one who knows, cares, and comforts. He has been misunderstood, wrongly accused, and under attack from the time of his birth. He is no stranger to hostility.

Enjoy a fresh look at the birth of Jesus this Adent season. A season that can stir a lot of emotion for those enduring hardship of many kinds.

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11/24/2022

Isolation is one of the chief complaints of those enduring with a family or loved one with chronic and critical health needs. Holidays can be a catalyst to exasperate that already underlying feeling.

If you are in Christ, nothing can change the forever promise of security and presence with the Lord. But how can we fight to believe this truth when holidays make us feel alone and misunderstood? How can we combat the sting of missing out?

Join the conversation on Holiday Heartache:
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10/14/2020

“We’re all in this together” has been a popular phrase used in recent months. So why is loneliness, an already concerning reality, growing to unprecedented levels?

A simple phrase slapped onto a very hard season of medical hardship doesn’t rid the feelings of no one understanding or knowing the world you’re in. This topic has been on the forefront of our minds well before Covid as we journey through medical unknowns, but the pandemic has only made it all the more true for each of us. We are all currently enduring implications of medical challenges that have us grappling for relational well-being.

So what do we do? How should we handle loneliness and how can we look to God in our loneliness?

🌱Join the conversation with our most recent (and season 1 finale) episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/842f015a-b40a-43e1-a2c5-76b31e6fed2a

10/07/2020

From collegiate athlete to paraplegic - hear Hunter Pinke’s story of hope as he finds himself suddenly adjusting to a whole new world. You do not want to miss this tear jerking, heart warming, chilling story that has God’s glory written all over it!

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‎Christianity · 2020

10/07/2020

Tomorrow is another NEW release! But we are so excited we can’t help but share a sneak peak into the episode which will be available by 9AM tomorrow morning!

Stories of Hope will be sprinkled throughout each season so you can hear from others who are turning to a real God for a real hope as they endure real challenges.

Tomorrow is our first Stories of Hope and will feature Hunter Pinke.

As a Division 1 college athlete, Hunter Pinke was riding high on what the world raves as "having it all." But a skiing accident causes this D1 tight-end to suffer a severe spinal cord injury resulting in severe paralysis which ultimately leaves him wondering "why me" to "why NOT me?"

Hunter's story is a story of great loss and an even greater hope. His mountaintop miracle is one that is sure to encourage you as he is faced with a sudden and drastic change to life as he knew it.

Be on the lookout for this episode to go live tomorrow!

09/30/2020

New Release Wednesday! Our newest episode is hot off the press!

Emotions are deep and unknown; they can even be complete chaos. There’s ambiguity. Get over yourself and ENTER IN. Put yourself second.

🌱Join the conversation as we navigate what it means to “be in it” with those suffering in the medical challenges and hardships in their world while not to over empathize and point your loved ones to the Lord in their despair.

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09/23/2020

“Grief isn’t a problem to fix, it’s a process to engage. If you don’t it will have residual effects later.”
Bluestem Project

How we steward our grief is significant. How we enter into the grief of those who are suffering is arguably just as significant.

🌱Join the conversation as we enter into the awkward of “How NOT to Grieve with People.” Don’t miss next week when we will share Part II: How TO Grieve with People.

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09/18/2020

People are talking about Bluestem Project and we are praising the Lord for how He is using it! Thank you for joining us in these conversations. Our hope and prayer is that you would be ministered to; that the Bluestem Project would be a place you know this real God personally, be rooted to Him, and ready to weather the storms of medical hardship.

We have several more episodes coming for Season 1 and are already gearing up for more seasons to come!

09/16/2020

Check out this week’s just released episode to hear about how grief can be a catalyst for gratitude.

You can find all episodes by going to your favorite podcast streaming app (Apple, Google, Spotify, and more!) or follow this link for quick access to this week’s new episode:
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/43725c35-1695-4a6c-92a3-f7c7ebb78e0c

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09/09/2020

What do you believe happens after death? What determines what happens after we or a loved one dies? How certain can we be?

Our understanding of these big questions play a vital role in how we respond to medical challenges, disability, and suffering.

🌱Join the conversation about time and eternity with our most recent episode, #5, released TODAY! Listen through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts or follow the link provided: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b811cf44-3323-41f7-9ce4-fdff95892f65