Espresso and Earl Grey

Coming out this week - "What questions do I ask?"

"When we ask questions, we are seeking and finding.
When we go on a quest, we are also seeking and finding.
And perhaps, to quest is to question, and the question is to quest."

Listen to a quick update!

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Recovering from respiratory, we chose to live deliberately rest.

But we're slowly getting better and preparing more episodes!

Have a sneak peak here:
E2. Asking Questions
E3. Learning to Love Ourselves
E4. The Masks Ee Wear

We'll be back soon. But for this weekend, have a cuddle with your furry friend.

Sipping, writing, and eating scones...

Don't worry we'll be back soon!

"Perhaps the path of being humbled in our pride, being frustrated by our limitedness, being held back because of barriers is the path needed to learn the patience we need in our lives.

We will only learn to slow down when we’ve run for a thousand miles an hour, and realise that this speed is sustainable. When we get glass in our foot, mould in our books, Covid in our lungs and have to lie in bed in exhaustion."

The journey of living deliberately is filled with frustrations. Frustrations that need patience and lead to patience. Walk with Sam as we take the first steps in living deliberately.

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"Am I afraid that stillness would bring an emptiness that I've been running away from?"

Live Deep.
Live Deliberately.

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"Stripped from things that made me useful and busy, having to drop projects for work without notice, disconnected from others in isolation - I had unknowingly wandered into the woods and to Walden Pond

And now, I had to figure out what it meant to live deliberately. To front only the essential facts of life - sleeping, breathing, eating, going to the bathroom, and see if i could not learn what it had to teach, and not when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

Begin the journey into the woods with Sam as he seeks to discover what it means to live deliberately.

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Slow down, open your eyes, live deliberately.

A new between-season series.

Coming out mid-April

One of our Sams reflects on how meritocracy had shaped his formation in this new article for TGC Australia

"The path of meritocracy will only harm yourself and those with whom you minister. You will begin to look down on those who are not ‘as passionate’ in spiritual things and ‘more concerned with worldly things’; you are going to patronise those who are younger who have ‘theological inconsistencies’ and be proud that you ‘interpret scripture correctly.’ This pride will hide itself in the perception that being proud of ‘spiritual experiences’ or ‘theological insight’ cannot be wrong, can it? It is, and it will eat at the comfort of grace that brought you into Jesus’ arms and eat at your soul."

https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/letters-myself-1-chasing-meritocracy/

Letters to Myself (1) – Chasing Meritocracy - The Gospel Coalition | Australia Sam begins a new series of letters written to his younger self. He reflects on mistakes made and lessons learnt, the presence of God and the way of his work,...

Ministry leaders feeling tired and weary?

Sam Wan reflects on being burnt and bruised in the pastoral life:

"My peers are in different stages of grief, hurt and pain. But all of us are, by the grace of God, still standing (or limping); not because we were strong, but because—as we stood close to breaking down in the middle of the department store because we didn’t have the right size sink strainer—Jesus was faithful. And because he has proven himself to be faithful again and again (2 Tim 2:13)."

https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/comfort-for-weary-bruised-and-broken-gospel-servants/

Comfort for Weary, Bruised and Broken Gospel Servants - The Gospel Coalition | Australia You could never know what it’s like Your blood, like winter, freezes just like ice And there’s a cold, lonely light that shines from you You’ll wind up like the...

Are you feeling tired and worn out over this holiday season?

One of our Sam's reflect:

"We might be in a pandemic, lockdown or an ongoing crisis in our lives. Doing everyday things might be more difficult: reading, writing, caring. And friends, we’re limited. We might spring back, we might not. Some days we’ll take one step forward; other days we’ll take five steps forward; and, on days we least expect, we might take four steps back. I know we’re doing our best, trying hard and pushing further. But does that honour the pain we’re in, acknowledge the limited existence we have. Are we trying to strong-arm peace rather than channelling peace?"

https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/try-softer/

Try Softer - The Gospel Coalition | Australia Apply the gospel of grace into your lives. Ease into the posture of surrender. Stay on your knees. And instead of trying harder, try softer.

Needing to wind down with some easy listening in the holidays?

Part 2 of Season 2 of our sister channel Conversations with Earl Grey has kicked off for the Christmas period!

"Everyone's just relieved that it's not cancer, but it's still bad; she still has life long complications..."

In this episode Sam Wan chats with Emily Maurits, author of "Two Sisters and a Brain Tumour." They chat about being a carer, sister, supporter and what it means to find life in a turbulent time.
Grab a cup of tea and kick off your slippers as we have conversations with earl grey.

https://conversationswithearlgrey.podbean.com/e/s2e5/

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Conversations with Earl Grey A podcast where I sit down with everyday people talking about everyday things. Join me for a cuppa! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/...

We've disappeared because Sam Chan's schedule exploded so Season 2 has come to an end.

But even though Espressos have stopped brewing, our sister channel Conversations with Earl Grey continues. Season 2 is kicking off there with

Wendy Porter || Motherhood, Loss & Grief

Grab a cuppa and join me (Sam Wan) as I chat with Wendy this week.

Wendy lost her mother at the age of 7. The last words she remembered was:

"That's Elvis Presley."

Before her mother fell onto the floor. From aged 7 began a journey of grief and processing that continues today.

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Conversations with Earl Grey A podcast where I sit down with everyday people talking about everyday things. Join me for a cuppa! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/...

Spaces: How spaces and rituals transform our lives

The two Sams chat about how the different physical and nonphysical spaces in our lives and the different rituals embedded in them transform our work, rest and play.

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S2 E8 - Spaces: How spaces and rituals transform our lives The two Sams chat about how the different physical and nonphysical spaces in our lives and the different rituals embedded in them transform our work, rest and play.    BWV 1107: Jesu, meines Lebens Leben by James Kibbie https://freemusicarchive.org/music/J...

We're Back!

Want to learn how to tell a good story?
Dr. Sam Chan, public speaker and story teller sits down and shares with us the art of story telling. He breaks it down and helps us to grow in our storied lives.

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S2 E7 - Storytelling: Tips on how to successfully tell a good story Dr. Sam Chan, public speaker and story teller sits down and shares with us the art of story telling. He breaks it down and helps us to grow in our storied lives. ...

Snap lock down? We got your back!

Second half of Season 2 dropping in an hour...

The two Sams return this week we return from a break to chat about predestination, free will and how we live our lives (ethics). It's a bit more than we usually do, but we do have cups of coffee!

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The stories we watch, the stories we read, and the stories we live.

This week the Sams talk about how stories aren't only the texts we consume but they are part of our very lives.

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"The truth about stories is that that's all we are.” Thomas King

This week is a cracker! The Sams talk about one of their favourite topics - Stories in our lives and stories of our lives!

Dropping next Wednesday on all your available podcast things...

This week we explore fear and insecurities in our lives; how the lack of control shape our fears and how we can better navigate through them. We talk about Alzheimers, identity and finding security in a world of instability.

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This week we wandering along the topics of Tsing Ging, parenting and expectations, overcommitted children and how Parents can think about discipling children.

Check out episode 3!

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"All I want is for my children to be independent, resilient, of good character... and I feel like this is enough... and it'll be great if they learn chinese... but that's okay!"

Dropping in a couple of days, an episode on Tsing Ging, parenting, expectations, overcommitted children and family discipleship.

Sydney Traffic, J.S. Bach, and what it means to find home.

Check out Episode 2!

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"Home is where your WIFI connects automatically..."

This Wednesday episode 2 drops on the topic of house ownership, Sydney Traffic and the place of home in our lives.

Check it out!

And... we're back!

90's Movies, memories and nostalgia! Check us out!

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We're kicking off next Wednesday with the first Episode of Season two and we're looking at Movies, Memories and Nostalgia!

Season 2 - We're actually back!

Check in with the Sams...

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