Welcome to A Good Story Starts With; a podcast where we laugh, listen and learn but most importantly tell good stories. Why? Simply because we are changed by the stories we hear so lets tell good stories.

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Jacqui is the kindest, wisest and fast talking soul I have had the pleasure to meet. Join in our conversation about wealth, faith and creating a life in which deep and meaningful relationships are the centre.

Wisdom Chats with Jacqui

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One of the most beautiful things about the Christian faith is that we have a great assembly of saintly siblings who have journeyed ahead of us and have gleaned truth and wisdom along their walk with Jesus. These older saintly siblings who have been shaped and molded into the character of Christ are willing to open their hearts and reveal the goodness of the One who has made His home there. As it was in the beginning so it shall be in the middle and in the end. Join in this conversation as I sit with Michelle and see the Goodness, wonder and beauty of Jesus made visible in the life, words and work of Michelle. I hope it blesses you and encourages you as it did me.

Sharing Wisdom with Michelle

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Hi Team Join me as I chat with Carlos about the importance of leading one&#39;s family in the Lord, growing your faith as well as explain the difference between a Brazillian and Australian BBQ. You will laugh in this episode, you will hear things that will make you think as well as challenge views you have had. Enjoy!

The importance of family for a Christian man

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Join me today as I chat with my friend Zandi a former biochemical engineer and hear how a young girl from Zimbabwe ended up calling 4 different countries home all before the age of 30.

How Zandi fell in love with South Korea

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Join Mercedes and I as we talk about how motherhood has given her new perspective on life and worshipping God.

Sitting down with Mercedes

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Join Ropa and I as we chat about everything from surviving health science year, surviving the pandemic and the faithfulness of God throughout the years.

Story time with Ropa

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Hi Lovely One Welcome back to Season 2, in this episode I chat a little bit about the future of the podcast as well as my engagement story.

Welcome to Season 2

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Whilst Anarieke&#39;s mum @aleishapienaar was receiving her final stitches. Doctors and nurses sought to revive Anarieke&#39;s life. When she finally took her first faint cry it was meant with tears of joy and hope. @aleishapienaar is a woman of deep grace, peace and gentleness. She has weathered many storms upon embarking on the journey to become a mother. And she still has the deep sense of joy and looks forward for the days to come. Come and listen in to this wonderful woman and a feature from Anarieke on the latest podcast

A good story starts with a child being born

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The beauty of a good community cannot be overstated. A good community takes one&#39;s breathe away and tugs at the heart strings because it pulls at the eternal longing in every human heart for a place to belong, to be known, to be seen and therefore be loved. Alana has found herself in a community that champions and celebrates her when things are going well as well as tenderly hold her and help her live with jagged pieces of grief. And all the while praying for her and family to grow in faith, love, peace. Listen as Alana talks about a part of her story of how a girl from a small town north of Auckland ending up leading a church in another paradise city of Queenstown. Grab a box of tissues because the storms this woman has weathered will make you weep. And yet she still stays kind, trusting and hopeful that is a testimony of God&#39;s goodness.

The beauty of a good community cannot be overstated. A good community takes one&#39;s breathe away and tugs at the heart strings because it pulls at the eternal longing in every human heart for a place to belong, to be known, to be seen and therefore be loved. 

Alana has found herself in a community that champions and celebrates her when things are going well as well as tenderly hold her and help her live with jagged pieces of grief. And all the while praying for her and family to grow in faith, love, peace. 

Listen as Alana talks about a part of her story of how a girl from a small town north of Auckland ending up leading a church in another paradise city of Queenstown. Grab a box of tissues because the storms this woman has weathered will make you weep. And yet she still stays kind, trusting and hopeful that is a testimony of God&#39;s goodness.

A good story starts with living in community

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Being acquainted with grief is something all of humanity is familar with. To the extent that the question changes from &#34;what grief have you experienced&#34; to &#34;what strategies are you doing to carry this grief well&#34;. In this episode Nadine answers this question along side a whole host of other ones that I ask her about her career, travelling in the middle of pandemic and her tenancity and hope to keep dreaming in the midst of deep grief.

A good story starts with dreaming in the midst of grief

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Loving people is hard but worthy journey; and in this episode Naomi and I talk about what it the christian call to love, the beauty of books and the wonder of maths.

A good story starts with a call to love

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Letting go of bad things is easy; letting go of the good for a chance of encountering something better is infinitely harder to do. Yet Denee did just that. In this episode Denee and I talk about he built resilence and fought shame in the midst of 162 rejection letters after he walked away from his successful gym to pursue something new. Listen is as we talk about how he walked through this journey as well as what new thing he is up to.

A good story starts with letting go

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Rachel&#39;s top loves can be summarised as being Jesus, her husband, her children, books and coffee.Today in the podcast I discuss with her all these topics and talk about the link between stories and how one prefers their coffee.

A good story starts with Coffee Metaphors

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One of the greatest markers of friendship is the ability to move from deep conversation to high laughter seamlessly. In this episode Neil and I demonstrate this friendship as we chat about his road to become a Doctor (MD), juggling time pressures and life as well as sharing plenty of laughs.

A Good story starts with Laughter

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Our past shapes us but we get to choose its impact on our present and future. Join Leela and I as we talk about the beauty of Afghanistan, the wounds experiences as third culture kids and how to grieve well.

A good story starts with embracing where you come from

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Hi Friend Take a listen to Noah and I discussing what it means to be known and where we were when the earthquake happened.

A good story starts with being known

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A Good story starts with.. sitting down with friends. Listen in as Petro and I chat about everything from relationships, the church, being an immigrant and other fun topics.

A Good story starts with.. sitting down with friends

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Today on the podcast I talk with Rowan a teacher who explains how he aims to give his students an increased sense of worth and belonging.We also dive into the beauty of masculinity and describe what mature masculinity looks like.Take a listen and enjoy

Creating a sense of belonging with Rowan

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The Gospel doesnt look beautiful but smell bad; thats a daffodil.Take a listen and hear why I despise daffodils and why that is important to know about me.

Oxymorons: Daffodils and the Gospel

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Take some time to listen to some wise gems from my good friend Jai as well as celebrate him as the first guest of A Good Story Starts With

Vulnerability and Honesty with Jai

Welcome to A Good Story Starts With; a podcast where we laugh, listen and learn but most importantly tell good stories. Why? Simply because we are changed by the stories we hear so lets tell good stories.