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Jennie Allen is the 2x New York Times bestselling author of 'Find Your People' and 'Get Out Of Your Head'. She is also the founder and visionary of IF:Gathering. She is a passionate leader following God's call on her life to catalyze a generation to live what they believe. Jennie has a Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Zac, and their four children.
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SHORT. FUN. TRUTH. REAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE STRUGGLES WE ARE FACING AND THE GOD THAT SETS US FREE.

Two episodes release each week - one episode of Jennie teaching and one interview.
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Jennie is joined by Dr. Pete Scazzaro, author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. They dive into how emotional health and spiritual maturity cannot be separated and how to grow in those areas together. Get 15% off your Boll and Branch order when you use code MadeForThis at BollandBranch.com MAIN POINTS: How to be emotionally healthy Sit before the Lord, journal, and ask: what am I angry about, what am I sad about, what am I afraid or anxious about, what am I glad about? Emotions aren't wrong, they are necessary and unless you grow in them you are going to be spiritually stunted Discerning God’s plan in your life Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Dr. Pete Scazzaro’s books CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
How do we feel our feelings?  Jennie and Kate discuss how God cares about our healing and restoration.  God longs for us to feel all the emotions and move into the places that feel broken to bring healing. Head to FactorMeals.com/MadeForThis50 and use code MadeForThis50 to get 50% off your first box + 20% off your next box MAIN POINTS: Healthily feel feelings vs. getting stuck in a feeling When we feel our pain, our disappointment, our grief, the Bible says we are blessed because we experience more of God HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
We are halfway through the Untangle Your Emotions season and Jennie is answering the questions you sent in this week! Get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase at DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis!  QUESTIONS JENNIE ANSWERS:  Do you think we have more words to define emotions now only because we have gotten better at expressing emotions?  How long do you fight for a relationship with an old friend?  Envy and jealousy - do they qualify as emotions?  How do we respond to other people's big emotions? Our friends at Proverbs31 Ministries is launching a new community-driven book club - Circle31 and the first book they picked is Untangle Your Emotions! Registration is open and it kicks off May 1st. Go to Circle31.org to join!  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here  Head on over to OneSkin.co for 15% off your first OneSkin purchase using the code: MadeForThis  CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
This is the week we talk about naming our emotions and the 4 main ones we can start with!  Learning to notice and name our emotions is essential to untangling our insides.  Visit prose.com/made for this to get 50% off your first subscription order of a custom hair or skin regimen! MAIN POINTS:  The more specifically you can name an emotion then the healthier you can go through this process 4 big emotions: Fear, joy, anger and sadness  Questions to ask yourself When was the last time you felt really happy?  What was the last thing you got mad about?  When was the last time you cried?  What is your greatest fear?  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Download the FREE feelings chart How We Feel app CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
Jennie is joined by Aundi Kolber, Trauma Therapist and Author. In their conversation, they talk about how when we listen to our nervous system, it has valuable information to tell us and we can truly notice our feelings.  Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free at greenlight.com/madeforthis! MAIN POINTS:  Window of tolerance within our nervous system - which is always working and operating. Our bodies tells us the truth Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply with your first subscription at drinkAG1.com/madeforthis.  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Aundi Kolber’s books  CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
Jennie and Kate get practical on how to untangle our emotions with the first step -  noticing how you feel. As we begin to notice our emotions, pay attention to your feelings and acknowledge them as we begin this journey together of knowing what to do with our emotions.  MAIN POINTS Notice - where do you feel that emotion in your body?  Resist the urge to judge yourself and your emotions  The release that happens when you notice will bring emotional peace and maturity  Check out practical questions to ask yourself (page 108 in Untangle Your Emotions) Check out Oliveandjune.com/madeforthis for 20% off your first mani system! for 20% off your first System! That’s HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
Dr. Alison Cook joins Jennie to talk about emotions and how to navigate feelings within relationships.  Relationships can be challenging, but what happens when they become toxic and you begin to experience Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. MAIN POINTS: When you begin to name and frame your emotions, you can begin brave a healthier way through the emotion Toxic relationships include consistent patterns of behaviors over time of a person not taking ownership of behaviors and emotions. What to do and say if you are in a toxic relationship If you are in an abusive relationship - National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 Take a minute and visit Gather25.com to see what's coming on March 1, 2025 and let us know if you are in! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Dr. Alison Cook’s book I Shouldn’t Feel This Way  CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest  
Jennie and Kate kick off week 5 of Season 16 with a vulnerable discussion about depression and why it is worth it to do the work.  Our God loves when we cry out to him and we hope you find hope in the conversation this week!  Go to Prose.com/MadeForThis for your free in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order. MAIN POINTS: If you are in a hard place, some of you need a counselor and we encourage you to reach out to a local church and/or a doctor.  You have permission to feel it all, to fall apart in your emotions, and then choose what you are going to do about that emotion Emotions are gifts, leading us to something true that we have been missing Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
Don't miss this conversation with Jennie and Dr. Lindsey Gibson, a clinical physiologist primarily working with adult children who have emotionally immature parents. They dive into what emotionally mature and immature parents look like and how to continue to connect to one another. Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase! MAIN POINTS: We learn a lot about our emotional well-being from the people that raised us, being emotionally mature/immature is always on a continuum Characteristics of healthy and mature parents How to set boundaries and have conversations with unhealthy parents Use your words and say what you need to say in a loving and gracious way Get the perfect Easter gift for kids in your life - Jennie's Story of God 5 book set + Dwell stickers and temporary tattoos for $44.99 through March 21! Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Dr. Lindsay Gibson’s books CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
This week, Jennie and Kate discuss how our emotions have a purpose - connecting us to God and one another. They talk about how our Creator God wants us to come to Him with ALL of our emotions, just as He felt emotions too. Get the perfect Easter gift for kids in your life - Jennie's Story of God 5 book set + Dwell stickers and temporary tattoos for $44.99 through March 21! MAIN POINTS: We were made to connect! Don’t stay on the surface, ask the question - “How does that make you feel?” Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Story of God + Dwell bundle CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
This week, Jennie is joined by Dr. Curt Thompson.  If you are curious about creating a vulnerable and confessional community - this is the episode for you!  Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. MAIN POINTS: Learn to become unafraid of being afraid We are not problems to be solved, we are broken humans, BUT Jesus comes to be WITH us.  How to form and develop an authentic and vulnerable community. Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions!    Visit Prose.com/MadeForThis for your free in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order.  HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Dr. Curt Thompson’s Books CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
When we experience an emotion, we have a choice to make about how we will respond. Jennie and Kate open up Episode 5 with talking about our response to our emotions: the 3 C’s - control, conceal and cope. They unpack that our emotions are tools and when we feel an emotion, we can use that feeling to spur us on toward God. MAIN POINTS: 3 responses when experiencing an emotion - Control, Conceal, Coping Right when you feel a specific emotion, what is your 3 C’s go-to: Control, Conceal or Cope? Importance of identifying the core of where your emotions come Shifting our language to “I feel _______”, rather than "I think". Our emotions are not sinful, it's what we do with them. Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! Go to Gather25.com for more information about what is coming March 1, 2025, and let us know if you are in! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
In this episode, Jennie is joined by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who was the youngest track and field athlete to win 2 Olympic gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. They talk about Sydney’s recently released book, Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith, how Christ has set her free from fear and now encourages others to seek Him because our inheritance is really far beyond gold! Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/madeforthis MAIN POINTS: When juggling a busy season, take it one day at a time to steward well what you have been given from the Lord Fear is always present in this world, but it is about how you combat those fears with the Lord and prayer Life is never going to be perfect, but you can work hard at what God calls you to because ultimately it is the Lord who brings the growth God is not calling us to be perfect, He is calling on us to lean on him, it is a joy to lean on the one we are intended to lean on, the Lord will lead you Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
Join Jennie and Kate as they dive into the root of our emotions and talk about how our emotions connect us to ourselves, to others, and to God. This week our hope is you remember and believe emotions are gifts from the Lord and we need to process and listen to those emotions.   Visit Oliveandjune.com/madeforthis for 20% off your first System!  MAIN POINTS:  Where and how we learn emotions are good or bad. The enemy wants to use emotions to separate us from God, BUT God wants to step into that space of emotions to move us toward the fullness of life You were not built to feel these emotions alone, you were built to do this community  Helpful exercise: When you experience an emotion, go back and imagine the first time you felt that emotion. Then, ask “Lord, what do you want me to know? What do you want me to see? Why am I resistant to this emotion? Where did I pick this up?”  Text BOOKCLUB to (214) 225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Get your copy of Find You People here CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
The global church gathered together like never before - Gather25!  Jennie woke up from a dream with this question - “what if Jesus came back in 10 years? What if it was sooner than we think, are we ready? Would it change the way we are living today? Would we do something that we have never done before?”  Right now on Earth, there are 5.5 billion people who do not know Jesus. We need the 2.5 billion Jesus followers to pray, to repent, to worship, and to be commissioned: sending us out to reach everyone we know. This is what Gather25 is all about. Technology has connected us all and has opened a door that can gather the Church like never before. From every time zone, continent, and nation we will all be connected at once, lifting praises to the Lord. Different leaders and preachers will be leading us and Gather25 will be hosted live from all continents. This event will be translated into every major language and will be FREE for all.  We are sending out the whole body of Christ to reach the whole world for the Gospel.  Every continent. Every denomination. Together across 25 hours. March 1, 2025 Go to Gather25.com and click the “I’M IN” button for more information and follow Gather25 on social platforms to stay connected! CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
In this episode, Jennie talks with Jonathan Roumie who plays Jesus in the series, The Chosen. Jonathan and Jennie dive into how Jonathan surrendered his plan for his life and how the Lord has used and molded him into playing this role. Text BOOKCLUB to 214-255-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. Get a free in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription at Prose.com/MadeForThis. MAIN POINTS:  Jesus was emotional! God made us in his image, therefore we are emotional. The gift of emotions is that we can be fully connected to God and other people in a vulnerable and deeper way God invented emotions, He displayed emotions, and He was fully human and fully God. Do not let fear run your life.  Our emotions are healthy. No emotion is more or less valid than another emotion.  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Watch The Chosen CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
Welcome to Season 16 of Made For This!  Each week, Jennie will be joined by her daughter Kate on Tuesdays, and on Thursdays Jennie will have a conversation with a special guest!  We are kicking it off with Jennie and Kate as we dive into Chapters 1 & 2 in Untangle Your Emotions.  Listen as we unpack the truth that our feelings are good gifts from the Lord and that He wants us to truly feel those feelings, just as He did.  Greenlight empowers parents to teach their children about money management and the power of saving. Go to Greenlight.com/MadeForThis to get your 1st month for free!  MAIN POINTS:  When we pay attention to our emotions, we can begin to heal  God built emotions to be a tether in relationships - sharing how you feel with one another and sharing those feelings with God  So much of relationships and connection originate in emotions - feelings are stored in our mind, body, and behaviors  God is an emotional being, emotions are good gifts from God! What does God want to tell you about your emotions?  Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
We were all meant to feel.  Join Jennie and her daughter, Kate for Season 16 as they untangle the topic of emotions.  God built us as feelers and it’s time for us to feel and live and heal.  Each Tuesday, Kate + Jennie will unpack chapters of her new book, Untangle Your Emotions, and on Thursdays, Jennie will be joined by a special guest.  12 weeks, 2 episodes a week.  Join us! HELPFUL LINKS:  Get Untangle Your Emotions TODAY! Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to join us this season! Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest
During more than 3 months this past year from from working, creating, and producing - Jennie was able to spend time with God and the people she loves most. Over this time, she learned that there are some additions she would make to her bestselling book, Get Out Of Your Head, if she were to write it today. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/madeforthisfree and use code madeforthisfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/madeforthis MAIN POINTS: 2:55 Jennie’s restful time and reflective thoughts coming out from her break. 2:08 The miracle of Get Out Of Your Head book, and compassion being the main thing Jennie wished she would have started her book with. 7:00 The story of the Gospel is the story of God of compassion. 8:25 One of the most important gifts to give each other is the grace to be imperfect so we can see our need for God. 12:15 While we do need to hear what is true, we also need to hear God’s compassion for us. 18:00 Why God is a friend and a loving Father. 21:09 Who Jesus is and how he lived on this earth. HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter Sign up for texts from Jennie and team CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube
I wrote Get Out of Your Head because I was sick of the war in my own head and in so many of yours. I pray the whole of humanity reads this and fights back with the God-given weapons we already have. ⁣You are in charge of your thoughts, they are not in charge of you. Let’s fight back together. This episode pairs with chapters 1-6 of Get Out of Your Head Book. Go to drinkAG1.com/madeforthis to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D3+K2 + 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Thanks Chomps! Go to Chomps.com/MADEFORTHIS for 20% off your first order and free shipping. MAIN POINTS: 2:53 Power of God not just saves our souls, but changes our lives. 3:39 Who is the enemy, how he operates in the minds of people, and the way out. 6:30 Seven things that are up against our generation. 9:27 God gives us authority over our thoughts. 15:20 How to destroy strongholds by taking every thought captive. Change comes through the renewal of our minds. 18:46 “Notice your thoughts” activity. HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter Sign up for texts from Jennie and team CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube
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Valarie Kuipers

Thank you so much for sharing! This is me! I have a 6, 4, 2 and almost 1yr old. Jennie and chloe's words hit to my soul. Thankful for a Jesus whose love is full of mercy and compassion.

Nov 9th
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Margie Coursey

wow

Nov 3rd
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Aimee Spector

This is so good! Faith also comes by speaking the Promise not the Problem! Speak His promises over your life, and you will put a seed into the ground that grows very rapidly.

Oct 16th
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Aimee Spector

I asked the Lord what He wanted me to listen to, and I was led to this. This was exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you so much Jennie and Nick!

Sep 14th
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Aimee Spector

Hi Jennie, I am a 19 years old. I want to say thank you for the work that you’re doing. As I listen to this, I am so in awe of our God and how He’s moving in one of the most dangerous countries in the world. I am going to commit to praying for our Afghan brothers and sisters every single day. God has awakened me. Thank you.

Aug 24th
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Laura G Hayes

thank you for sharing! I needed this today!!

Jul 26th
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Anita Howard

Jeannie Allen, I love you wholeheartedly! You have transformed my life for the better. I thank God for this podcast and hate that I was late subscribing to it. Thank you thank you thank you❤️🙏🏾❤️

Jul 9th
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Brandy H

I love this podcast. I love the enthusiasm in your voice, I love that I can too cry the same tears you cry, I love your love for the Lord and HIS word, I love that you are real, raw and you don't hold anything back. Can we be friends please?!? Even if not, I'm glad God can still use you to be a HUGE blessing in my life. Thank you for caring and sharing!!! Blessings!!!

Oct 27th
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Misty Hickey

Wow! Jill is amazing! There were alot of things she said that spoke to my mind heart and soul. The one that will always stick with me is "Courage is fear we prayed on". Im not a crier at all but by the end of the prayers I was balling. Thank you to both of you, Jennie for being Jill to me and Jill for saying what you did.

Jul 29th
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chelsabeth623

i love the music behind this episode. it really transformed this prayer and meditation for me. so good!

Apr 27th
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Jennifer Pitcher Pina

Wow!!!! Absolutely incredible interview

Feb 21st
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Jennifer Pitcher Pina

I am so grateful for this podcast! Thank you for fighting for us!

Feb 20th
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Jennifer Pitcher Pina

Wow!! That was fantastic!! I am going to listen again because there was so much truth. Thanks for this awesome podcast.

Feb 18th
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Jennifer Pitcher Pina

This was fantastic! Thank you

Jan 27th
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Liza Van Zyl Santos

Jennie is so easy to listen too. Everything points to Jesus and having more of Him in my life. Super practical and honest, I have grown and loved this podcast and I am picky 😉

Nov 27th
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Sarah Lathrop

I could listen to Miss Thelma talk forever! Love this episode.

Oct 30th
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Margie Coursey

love the podcast Jennie & friends! thanks for the inspiring. challenging, real, informative bible-based discussions and practical suggestions! keep me coming!

Aug 28th
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Meg B

I am so grateful for this podcast. It gives me a boost of joy when I listen.

Aug 20th
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Christin-Derek Carpenter

sooo good!! thank you for talking about this! my husband and I are starting a church plant and it's great to be encouraged about something we're trying to create in our new community!

Aug 12th
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Jennifer Willis

thank you for sharing your heart Kate. I listened to this with my 15 year old daughter. this met her right where she is right now. your words were encouraging.❤

Jul 2nd
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