Episode 66: The Thorns w/Melissa E.

Episode 66 of the Olive Us podcast, hosted by Rachael Wade, titled "Episode 66: The Thorns w/Melissa E. " was published on January 1, 2026 and runs 38 minutes.

January 1, 2026 ·38m · Olive Us

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Summary

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐄. ⁣⁣⁣“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀”, our Season 7 theme, will focus on the most complex parts of living out one of four tenets at ⁠𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: ⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Head to ⁠⁠⁠2 Corinthians 12⁠⁠⁠, and study Paul’s thorn.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Olive Us Sisters will help unpack this scripture and walk alongside our community as we confess the barriers that keep us from resting & turn toward a loving, faithful, and compassionate God. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Consider how these “thorns” might lead to greater intimacy with Our Savior and the Body of Christ. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣]⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Head to our website for more information and to give to Olive Us Restored Retreats: ⁠⁠𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐔𝐬.𝐍𝐞𝐭/𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 ⁣⁠⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣⁣

Episode Description

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐄. ⁣⁣

⁣“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀”, our Season 7 theme, will focus on the most complex parts of living out one of four tenets at ⁠𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: ⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Head to ⁠⁠⁠2 Corinthians 12⁠⁠⁠, and study Paul’s thorn.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Olive Us Sisters will help unpack this scripture and walk alongside our community as we confess the barriers that keep us from resting & turn toward a loving, faithful, and compassionate God. ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Consider how these “thorns” might lead to greater intimacy with Our Savior and the Body of Christ. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

]⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Head to our website for more information and to give to Olive Us Restored Retreats: ⁠⁠𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐔𝐬.𝐍𝐞𝐭/𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 ⁣⁠⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣⁣