{"podcast":{"title":"CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet","slug":"ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet-650969","podcast_index_feed_id":650969,"rss_url":"https://ccef.libsyn.com/ccef","website_url":"https://www.ccef.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/1/f/f/81ff3bc69fe66d2316c3140a3186d450/ccef_podcast_branding-20231004-rr7gkuctx0.jpg","author":"Will Baublitz","episode_count":294,"summary":"How do the treasures of Scripture connect with the troubles of life? As Christians, we have the privilege and challenge of exploring this question. Hosted by Alasdair Groves, this podcast considers how Scripture meets us in day-to-day life, covering topics such as emotions, rest, trauma, weak faith, insomnia, and more.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet-650969"},"episode":{"title":"The Beauty and Burden of Caregiving: A Personal Story (Part 2)","slug":"the-beauty-and-burden-of-caregiving-a-personal-story-part-2","published_at":"2026-03-16T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet-650969/the-beauty-and-burden-of-caregiving-a-personal-story-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet-650969","url":"https://ccef.libsyn.com/the-beauty-and-burden-of-caregiving-a-personal-story-part-2","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ccef/S7-E3-ParentingElderly2_-_v1.mp3?dest-id=467017","summary":"In this episode of Where Life and Scripture Meet, host Gunner Gundersen continues his conversation with CCEF faculty member Mike Emlet about caring for aging parents. Building on the previous episode, Mike reflects on the blessings and burdens of caring for his mother during her final season of life. Mike shares how he and his wife navigated difficult caregiving decisions, wrestled with their own limitations, and sought wisdom as his mother's needs increased. Along the way, he reflects on anxiety, fatigue, grief, and the steady presence of God's grace in the midst of weakness. This conversation offers encouragement for anyone currently caring for aging loved ones, considering future caregiving responsibilities, or processing the grief that often accompanies these journeys. Mike describes how the Lord met his family through Scripture, prayer, and the support of the church, in a demanding season and reminded them that grace and weakness often coexist.","meta_description":"In this episode of Where Life and Scripture Meet, host Gunner Gundersen continues his conversation with CCEF faculty member Mike Emlet about caring for ag…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2280,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet-650969/episodes/the-beauty-and-burden-of-caregiving-a-personal-story-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet-650969/the-beauty-and-burden-of-caregiving-a-personal-story-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}