Episodes
with Alena Van Dyke
The Miniphanies® podcast is here to remind you
Everything is Spiritual



Return to Love, written by Alena!
God is inviting you to return to love. If you say yes, he will use every season of your life to transform you and fill your heart with gold, especially your desert seasons. He will use the rollercoasters of life to build your faith in his faithfulness. He says you are worthy and wanted, no matter what you’ve done. He deeply delights in you.
In Return to Love, Alena Van Dyke shares her journey and wisdom gained in spiritual valleys, mountaintops, and deserts. Powerful, inspiring, and relatable, Alena opens her heart and guides you on your own personal journey to seek the Lord with all of your heart, mind, and soul. She invites you to embrace spirituality over religion through wholeheartedly embracing the Golden Rule: loving God and loving others as we love ourselves. You will be challenged to deconstruct your definition of religion and read the Bible in new ways, encouraged by her insights and prayer, and empowered by practical steps to grow and deepen your relationship with Jesus.
If you’ve wrestled, doubted, felt unworthy, or if you yearn for a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God, this is the invitation you’ve waited for, from the spiritual mentor and friend you’ll wish you found a long time ago.
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14: Oil of Intimacy
Mar 10, 2023 • 00:17:11
Alena talks about the parable of the 10 virgins, intimacy with Jesus and preparing for His return.
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13: Communion
Mar 4, 2023 • 00:19:16
Communion is an act and a state of being. It is intimacy with Jesus and inviting him into our lives, as well as understanding what Jesus’ sacrifice did for us. The blood of Jesus returns to us our authority, making us children of God. Let’s behold what he did for us…
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12: Behold Him & Be Seen
Feb 24, 2023 • 00:27:29
Behold him & allow yourself to be seen and known by a holy God.
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11: Jesus Loves You
Feb 17, 2023 • 00:27:59
Jesus Loves You, How do we love him in return? Hosea 6:6 and More…
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10: Pray, Holy, Help
Oct 12, 2022 • 00:28:48
Pray without ceasing to our holy God, even if it’s just “help!” He wants our partnership and our ask. He will take care of everything.
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9: God is So Good
Oct 2, 2022 • 00:26:52
God is so good and every good thing comes from him. We live on his borrowed breath. Holy Spirit we invite you to come fill us, so we may love you with all we are.
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8. Return to Love
May 16, 2022 • 00:25:30
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7. Mini-Transition
May 2, 2022 • 00:42:28
Much has changed in the past few years. With that in mind, where is Miniphanies headed? Still a friend who corrects and encourages, introduces you to her best friend (Jesus), chooses a Spirit-led spiritual life over religion, lives by example, and invites you to love God, others, and yourself.
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6: Jonah the Grumpy Prophet
Sep 6, 2021 • 00:33:33
Jonah is chosen, but he runs away from the Lord and his calling. Don't we all do this? We're all human. We all need Jesus and community.
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5: Noah; Water, Fire, & Faith
Aug 2, 2021 • 00:38:44
As in the days of Noah, people are just going about their lives. Let's ask Jesus to interrupt our lives with his will, his plan, his best. Baptize us in Fire, Lord.

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Unless otherwise noted, Bible quotations in this publication (both podcast and blog) are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV), copyright 2008, by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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