#5 – Well Done
Join in as Mandy Pallock shares short, friendly, Jesus-focused encouragement to live intentionally right where you are! Episode 5: Well Done How do you hear "Well done, good and faithful servant” at the end of your life?
#4 – Grasping at Waves
Join in as Mandy Pallock shares short, friendly, Jesus-focused encouragement to live intentionally right where you are! Episode 4: Grasping at Waves I wish, I wish that I could capture everything in a bottle with me. I wish that life could be always like this. But it can’t. When a wave comes, I can’t [...]
#3 – Peek During Prayers
Join in as Mandy Pallock shares short, friendly, Jesus-focused encouragement to live intentionally right where you are! Episode 3: Peek During Prayers The urge is strong, when praying, to follow the rules: “Every head bowed, every eye closed.” Jesus doesn’t hear our prayers any better when our eyes are closed. Our prayers aren’t suddenly [...]
#2 – Work as Worship
Join in as Mandy Pallock shares short, friendly, Jesus-focused encouragement to live intentionally right where you are! Episode 2: Work as Worship Have you ever had church outside of church? Have you ever been on a mission trip in a foreign country, and all a sudden you're awash with emotion, feeling, and the confidence [...]
#1 – Feeling God’s Pleasure
Join in as Mandy Pallock shares short, friendly, Jesus-focused encouragement to live intentionally right where you are! Episode 1: Feeling God's Pleasure Eric Liddell, known as the Flying Scotsman, is known for not running. But he ran all his life and felt God's pleasure. Throughout his 43 years, Jesus was his love, teaching his [...]
Best Books of 2023
A new year brings with it the excitement of a new reading list! It's always a treat to look back and review the books read in the previous year. First, how I rate: If it would be rated 1, I probably didn’t finish it. A book I either did not find compelling or disagreed [...]
Conversations for Christmas
Family and friends gathering over the holidays are the perfect opportunities to build relationships! Join the Presently Engaged mailing list and receive my friendly 60-question "Conversations for Christmas" guide. You'll have access to both the e-book and a mobile-friendly version so you can access question prompts on the go this holiday season! Asking and listening [...]
Music Is Meditation
It's hard to pinpoint who first declared, "Music is food for the soul." Perhaps Arthur Schopenhauer first stated it, over 200 years ago. Perhaps Plato inspired the sentiment when he penned "Music is medicine for the soul." Regardless, each sentiment gives voice to the power of music. Music is food for the soul. This statement [...]
Variations on a Thought: Meditation
When you hear this tune, what words first come to mind? Do you hum "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"? Do you sing "The Alphabet Song"? Do you think, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"? Many songs in many languages have used this familiar melody throughout the centuries. In an officially patented Pallock Poll, we all associate it with [...]
Wanting a Different Name
Have you ever wanted to have a different name than the one your parents gave you? At times as a kid, I remember not really liking my name Amanda. It just sounded so…straightforward and official, and just a little boring. I experimented with all sorts of names, and after a while I decided that the [...]