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Join us in conversations with inspiring, wise and kind guests. Their insights and experiences motivate us to find purpose, contentment and peace in every life situation. Our guests include authors, artists, leaders, coaches, pastors, business people and speakers who are making a difference in the world. Listen in and learn from their wisdom to improve your life each day.
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Send us a text We trace Missy Young’s path from tech leader to prison advocate through grief, faith, and a mother’s fight for dignity and restoration. Her plan blends therapy, education, and jobs to help people heal inside and return ready to work and belong. • how ambiguous loss reframes incarceration through a mother’s eyes • why compassion and accountability can exist together • the cost of indifference and conditions inside prisons • prevention through mentoring at-risk youth and foster ...
Send us a text We welcome Justin Goodman, founder of Project 55, to share a simple goal with big impact: train 100,000 everyday mental health responders and make support as common as CPR. We explore workplace gaps, practical scripts, active listening, and clear off-ramps to professional care. • 55 percent not getting help as core mission • workplace prevalence, productivity loss, and unused EAPs • stigma, cost, and access as barriers to care • a CPR-style model for everyday...
Send us a text We sit down with Chelsea Smith to unpack simple daily habits that make marriage easier, warmer and more resilient, from releasing resentment to reframing our partner’s quirks as strengths. Practical questions, money talks without meltdowns and small spiritual rhythms offer a fresh path forward. • why a devotional format creates daily momentum for marriage • letting go of resentment before it hardens into distance • replacing assumptions with questions and understanding • using...
Send us a text We talk with Dawn Cazedessus about building leadership on purpose—moving from survival mode to calling, reframing failure with structure, and choosing optimism that overflows without denying reality. Her story brings grit, faith, and measurable value into practical tools you can use today. • why leadership matters even without a title • Dawn’s trailer park roots and early mentors • stones of leadership as a practical framework • purpose-fueled grit and the 4:44 a.m. habit • fa...
Send us a text We sit with author and coach Megan Nilsen to explore honest, two-way journaling, Scripture-led discernment, and how kingdom-first living reshapes identity, parenting, and purpose. A raw adoption story becomes a framework for hearing God and turning insights into action. • adoption, trauma, and a faith crisis that asks if we heard God correctly • redefining calling from role-based identity to kingdom-first living • two-way journaling steps: honesty, listening, confirming, actin...
Send us a text Amy Duggar King shares her journey from growing up next door to the famous Duggar family to finding peace after the shocking scandals that rocked her world. Through her powerful memoir "Holy Disruptor," she reveals how she maintained authentic faith while setting boundaries with family still entrenched in fundamentalist beliefs. • Contrasting her normal Christian upbringing with her cousins' ultra-conservative IBLP lifestyle • Being labeled the "crazy cousin" on TLC's reality ...
Send us a text We sit down with author, podcaster, and executive coach Erin Cuccio to talk about purpose, legacy, and the surprising power of small, faithful steps. From a uniquely designed devotional journal to confidence-building coaching, we lean into the peace that comes from living on purpose. • the craft of clear, wise writing and why it matters • how Live Lovely pairs scripture, reflection, prompts, and prayer • purpose reframed in ordinary tasks and seasons • legacy as daily choices ...
Send us a text Amanda Hope Haley makes biblical archaeology accessible and faith-affirming, showing how archaeological discoveries deepen our understanding of Scripture rather than disproving it. • Harvard-educated biblical archaeologist specializing in Iron Age history • Biblical archaeology contextualizes Scripture by helping modern readers understand ancient cultural settings • Archaeological discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls provide crucial third perspectives on biblical text discrep...
Send us a text Caroline Beidler shares her deeply personal journey through trauma recovery and explains how unhealed wounds can travel through generations. She offers practical tools for becoming a "cycle breaker" and healing family patterns before they affect our children. • One in five women have experienced sexual assault in childhood, and 60% of people have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience • Trauma can be passed down through generations both behaviorally and potentia...
Send us a text What if the greatest gift you could give your children isn't perfection, but authenticity? Mandy Arioto, CEO of MomCo (formerly MOPS), reveals a startling statistic: 93% of mothers feel pressured to be the perfect mom—yet none of us actually enjoy being around "perfect" people. This paradox sits at the heart of modern motherhood's greatest struggle. From its humble beginnings with seven women in Denver in 1973 to now reaching over a million mothers in more than 100 countries, ...
Send us a text Brandon Robbins joins us to explore how understanding the historical context of Jesus' world transforms our reading of the Bible and enhances our experience of "The Chosen" series. As a pastor and YouTube creator with over 30 million views, Brandon brings fresh insights that make Scripture come alive in new ways. • Biblical context changes everything—words like "hate" and "believe" meant something different in Jesus' time • Understanding the difference between merely believing...
Send us a text David Dingess shares his deeply personal journey of caring for his mother through her Alzheimer's diagnosis and the complex realities of elder care. This conversation explores how faith, compassion, and surrender became essential tools when confronted with circumstances beyond his control. • Recognizing early signs of Alzheimer's can be difficult, especially when eccentric personality traits mask cognitive decline • Elder financial abuse devastated David's mother's savings whe...
Send us a text Charles Achampong shares his family's transformative experience taking a seven-month global sabbatical and the valuable life lessons they gained by stepping away from their structured lives. His book "Around the World in Family Days" captures not just their adventures across eight countries, but the profound insights about presence, connection, and finding joy in simplicity that can be applied to everyday life without leaving home. • Following a dream sparked during their hone...
Send us a text Clarissa Moll shares how her husband's tragic death in a hiking accident transformed her into a widow with four children and ultimately led to her calling helping others navigate grief and loss. • Author of books on grief including her newest children's book "Hope Comes to Stay" • One in five million children will experience the loss of a parent or sibling before age 18 • Importance of using real words like "died" and "dead" with children rather than euphemisms • Grief is not ...
Send us a text Patrick Day shares his journey from Presbyterian pastor to military chaplain, revealing insights about mental health challenges in today's military and how faith impacts service members in unexpected ways. • Served 30 years as a Presbyterian pastor before recommissioning in the Georgia Army National Guard at an age past typical limits • Deployed to the Middle East with an infantry unit and served near the Gaza Strip • Military chaplains both "perform" services for their own fa...
Send us a text Justin and Tricia Davis share their powerful insights on how one choice can transform relationships and break harmful cycles that hold us back. • Founders of Refine Us Ministries, focused on rebuilding healthy marriages since 2012 • Authors of "One Choice Away from Change" and other relationship books • Transformation starts with a single choice, not figuring everything out at once • Rock bottom provides a solid surface to stand and make new choices • Heart transformation diff...
Send us a text Mark Ellis, journalist and founder of God Reports, joins us to discuss his new book "When Kingdom Light Shines," a collection of 60 extraordinary testimonies that showcase God's supernatural intervention in modern lives. • Mark transitioned from commercial real estate to ministry and then to faith journalism after 25 years • His website God Reports began in 2009 from his desire to share untold missionary stories • Jesus was the ultimate storyteller, using narratives that remai...
Send us a text Author Rebecca George shares profound insights about her book "You're Not Too Late" which explores finding joy amid unfulfilled longings and learning to trust God's timing in our hurry-up world. • Rebecca is an author, podcaster, and pastor's wife living near the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee • Her book "You're Not Too Late" tackles how to handle unfulfilled longings in relationships, career, and other areas • Most longings fall into two categories: relational (marriage, childr...
Send us a text Author, speaker and podcaster Laura Smith is back on the podcast--one of my favorite people and a wonderful writer of GREAT books! She joins us for a compelling conversation about her fourteenth book, "Brave Woman, Mighty God," which explores the stories of 30 women in the Bible and the courage they displayed in both extraordinary and everyday situations. Laura is giving our listeners a FREE chapter of her book to preview. Here's the link to the chapter: https://docs.go...
Send us a text Jen Thompson joins the podcast to discuss her new book "Return to Jesus" and shares how we can find Jesus in every beautiful, stressful, or tedious moment of our daily lives. Her warm wisdom and authentic storytelling offer practical ways to abide with Christ amidst life's chaos. • Jen introduces her family life with husband Patrick and their four children • The book emerged from her own need to find rhythms and habits amidst chaotic family life • She transparently shares abou...
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