BONUS: Grace Flowing Forward

Jodi, a classically trained violinist, remembers when she encountered a challenge to improvise on her instrument while playing with others at summer camp. She makes connections to developing her faith through the lens of developing as a musician. Our hosts are joined by Nate Adishian who has a professional background in music as a session musician and live performer on percussion in worship, jazz, and hip-hop. This episode contains previsouly copyrighted material used under fair use provision and not inteded to misrepresent the original artists nor unfairly benefit this podcast: a brief review and comment on "Psalm" by John Coltrane from the album, Love Supreme.

Todd's life has been changed by faithfulness in worship in the church and by caring for his cats. He shares the "many and various ways," God can speak into our lives.

When Julien was a college student, he had his whole life planned out...he just needed to get God on board. Julien tells a story that many of us are familiar with: learning to let go of our plans, and let God lead the way. After the story, Marie and Jordan are joined by Melanie Slane missioner in the Diocese of Southern, Ohio to discuss dynamics they heard in the story. Julien's performance was recorded live at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Valparaiso, IN, in March of 2026 during the showcase concluding one of our Story & Song Retreats.

Mary tells of her journey from a difficult time in her life- marked by addiction and self-harm to finding strength, through faith and God's grace, to recover for a better future. Trigger Warning: this episode deals with a suicide attempt and contains explicit language.

In this story, we learn through Britt that paying attention to the Holy Spirit while walking through grief can lead us to discover gifts of grace and consolation.

Our audio engineer, Fr. Tom, comes out from behind the scenes to share a faith story of his own. It tells of a moment in his life and family, at the feet of Jesus, that transformed his life. Check out Tom's podcast "A Song & A Friend"

"When Tina asked God to grow closer, she had no idea what lay in store. She didn't know that in addition to transforming herself and her relationship with God, she would also be making history." Learn more at [dovefaithcafe.org](www.dovefaithcafe.org)

Why Cyd became drawn to prison ministry wasn't clear until it became personal for her. This is an extraordinary story of trauma that rocked her world and the unlikely healing and forgiveness that followed. WARNING: This story may be difficult for some listeners. Please be advised.

Ed Little shares the story of how we came to faith by a journey of reading and friendship. Beginning in a household with no religious practices, he would eventually serve The Episcopal Church as the 7th Bishop of the Diocese of Northern Indiana. Joining co-hosts Marie and Jordan is Jon Adamson, director of Cedar Grove Cemetery at the University of Notre Dame. Jon served as Bishop Little's administrator before his retirement in 2016.

One question, asked in humble faith, can be answered in life changing ways. In this short-form, bonus episode, Marie Gambetta, founder of Dove Faith Cafe, shares one of the most important faith stories of her life. [Visit our website](dovefaithcafe.org)