Depth Podcast
212 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsMy hope for my podcast is to ignite in you a love to read, deepen your longing to learn, and cultivate your desire to grow. Grow deeper in your faith and stronger in your relationships. Just like a tree, your deep roots will help you withstand life’s unexpected storms as well as propel you to reach new heights. I look forward to digging deeper because Depth Matters.
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206. I am Weak, I am Strong -- Jay Hewitt
April 08, 2024 05:00 - 43 minutes - 34.5 MBHow do you define strength? I am so excited for you to hear how my guest this week talks about strength. Jay Hewitt will share about his new book, *I am Weak, I am Strong. Could it be that in our weakness we can actually be stronger as we depend on God and His strength? This episode has so many nuggets of truth- cannot wait for you to hear about vulnerability and the two questions he asks, two of my favorite parts! Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Jay’s new book: *I am We...
205. One Exceptional Journey from Sorrow to Joy -- Wendy Wallace
March 25, 2024 05:00 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBHave you ever had to journey from sorrow to joy? Have you ever walked through some really hard circumstances, and you said, “God this is not what I wanted for my life.” But then as you walked through the journey with God, you found on the other side, purpose to your pain and a joy you never had before. I am so excited for you to hear from my guest this week, Wendy Wallace. I met her through the Radiant Resilience Summit just last year and she has a phenomenal, inspiring story and I cannot ...
204. She Believed He Could So She Did -- Becky Beresford
March 11, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes - 36.4 MBCan you believe it has been two months since I have been on the podcast? It was a wonderful sabbatical as I spent the first two months of my marriage being intentional as my new role as wife as well as helping our family’s transition. But I have to say that I have missed doing my ministry, so I am so happy to be back and I am excited for this first guest! It is a good friend of mine, Becky Beresford and we are going to talk about her new book, *She Believed He Could So She Did. I cannot wa...
203. Embrace Your Roles -- Jodi Rosser
January 01, 2024 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.84 MBHappy New Year! I am so excited you are joining me in 2024. Have you ever stopped and evaluated the roles you have in your life? The ones that God has given you? Today, I thought it would be fun to talk about the roles we have in life and how we can embrace these roles. I love that my mentor models this so well. She recently said to me, “Sometimes you need to step back in one role, so you can step up in another.” I love this quote, and so today, I want to encourage you to make a list of y...
202. I Didn't Sign Up For This -- Sarah Frazer
December 11, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes - 35.2 MBve you ever said the words, “I didn’t sign up for this” or “God, this isn’t what I planned or expected for my life”? If you have, then I am really excited for you to hear today from Sarah Frazer. Her new book is titled those very words, *I Didn’t Sign Up For This. I love the hope she brings from her book about finding God’s goodness even when your story shifts. Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Sarah’s book: *I Didn’t Sign Up For This. All the details of the book giveaway ...
201. Passing a Legacy of Faith to the Next Generation -- Casey Hilty
November 27, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBAre you passing a legacy of faith on to your children? I know this is so important, so I am so excited to have Casey Hilty on the podcast this week as we talk about her new book, *Her Children Arise: Passing a Legacy of Faith to the Next Generation. I am so excited because we are going to look at some of the women in the Bible and their examples. We are going to dive deep and even put ourselves in the shoes of these women in the Bible. I just love it. Also, I know you are going to learn so ...
200. God's Faithfulness in my Life & Ministry -- Jodi & David
November 13, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 31 MBSo I have a really special guest today!! I think you are going to be really excited to hear from him because I have some news to share—I am engaged! Yes, I am getting remarried!!! It is very exciting! Just recently I met this amazing man of God and I have been praying for a man who loves Jesus just as much as me for a long time. I am really excited that God answered this prayer in His perfect timing! I have been praying for a while, but He knew when the right time was to bring David into m...
199. Right Now Matters -- Julie Lefebure
October 30, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBAre you preoccupied? Do you find yourself physical present but your mind is everywhere else? Maybe emotionally and mentally—you are distracted! I think this is a struggle for many women. I know it is for me. So, I am excited to have Julie Lefebure on the podcast. She has a new book called *Right Now Matters: Empowering “Right Now” Women in a Culture of Distraction. She has some great practical tools on how to live undistracted. And I cannot wait for you to hear how she talks about replacin...
198. 8:28 Hope in the Darkness -- Karen Hacker
October 16, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBAre you familiar with the verse Romans 8:28? Sometimes this verse can be misconstrued so let me read it to you: The NIV version says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” I am excited today that we are going to talk more about this verse on the podcast. Also, I cannot wait for you to meet Karen Hacker. We met through Saddleback Church, and she runs the Empty Arms Ministry — that is the ministry I atten...
197. Seeing Time as a Gift -- Jodi Rosser
October 02, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 10.8 MBDo you see time as a gift? Do you see it as the valuable resource that it is? I would have to say that I did not see time as a gift until my divorce. Let me explain- I always thought time was important, but I never saw it as priceless. Like something that needed to be guarded, it was a gift. So I am excited to read with you a chapter from my book, *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength. Chapter 13 is called the Bless in the Mess. I share a little bit about my friend, Jeannie’s stor...
196. Honestly Share Your Story and Help Another Hurting Heart -- Clarissa Paz
September 25, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 33.1 MBHas someone else’s story ever encouraged you? Maybe the hard thing you walked through is similar to what you have walked through, and their story of God’s faithfulness has ignited hope in you. Hope that God can do the same thing in your story. This is such an important part of the grief journey. And the last letter of my STRENGTH acrostic from my book, *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength is the letter H: Honestly share your story and help another hurting heart. I love that God ...
195. Trust God is Good When Your Mind is Doubting & You Don't Understand -- Sonia Abraham
September 18, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - 35.9 MBDo you find it hard to trust God when you don’t fully understand what he is doing in your life? Like it is easy to trust Him when life is going well. But when things are hard and you are walking through grief or heartbreak or when the rug is pulled out from under you, it is always a little harder to trust that God has a plan. Oh friend, that is why I am so excited for the second T in my STRENGTH acrostic from my book, Depth: Growing through Heartbreak to Strength. The second T stands for T...
194. Give God Praise Even As Your Heart Breaks -- Angie Green
September 11, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MBWhen you are walking through a hard season, do you struggle to be grateful? I know I do. I think it is very common to focus on the things we have lost and focus on the hard circumstances. If we are really honest, it is hard to see the little gifts God is providing in the middle of the big storm. But this is exactly what I want to talk with you about today. We are going to be highlighting the G in my STRENGTH acrostic from my book, Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength. The G stands...
193. Never Lose Sight of God's Grace -- Faith Griffin Sims
September 04, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - 35.2 MBHave you been following this series with my STRENGTH acrostic from my Depth Book? We have already covered S,T,R, & E and then we took a break for the one year birthday of the book. Now we are back to the acrostic and today we are going to cover N- Never Lose Sight of God’s Grace. It is interesting because when God dropped that STRENGTH acrostic in my mind on that bus ride, there were a couple letters that were harder to identify than others and the N was one of them. I remember meeting my...
192. Happy 1st Birthday Depth Book -- Jodi & Karyce
August 28, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes - 38.1 MBDid you know that one year ago I released my first book? This is so exciting! *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength entered the world August 30, 2022. This week on the podcast I am doing a special birthday episode for the book. I am sharing everything that has happened in the last year in my ministry from my speaking engagements I got because of my book to my podcast. It is a lot of fun! My friend, Karyce who I went to Rwanda with two different times is going to be interviewing me...
191. Embrace God's Character Development in the Midst of the Chaos -- Jen Roland
August 21, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes - 40 MBHave you ever seen God use difficult circumstances in your life to grow your character? Maybe he is making you more patient. I know that is a big one for me that I struggle with. Maybe is helping you become more compassionate and empathetic towards others. I think one of the main ways God grows our character is through the storms in our life. So today, that is what I want to talk about on the podcast, the E in my STRENGTH acrostic from my book, *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength...
190. Replace Your Finite View With God's Infinite Perspective
August 14, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 41.4 MBHave you heard the saying, “Hindsight is 20-20.” It is when we look back at our lives and we see a clearer picture. For some reason during the middle of it, we couldn’t see what was really happening. Well, I think this has a lot do to with perspective and today that is our topic on the podcast. We are going to be highlighting the letter R in the strength acrostic in my book, Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength. Again, its one year birthday is coming up at the end of this month. T...
189. Tearfully Allow Yourself Time to Grieve & Process the Emotions -- Heather Jeffery
August 07, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes - 36.6 MBWhen you are in the middle of a hard season, do you allow yourself time to grieve? Do you know how to name your emotions and process them with someone you trust. Maybe a friend, a counselor or a support group? Honestly, I think this is a struggle for many people. So today on the podcast, I am so excited to highlight the letter T in my acrostic Strength in my book, Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength which is celebrating its one-year birthday at the end of August. The letter T st...
188. Seek God & Invite Him into the Pain -- Evelyn Sherwood
July 31, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 41 MBHave you ever felt the presence of God? Have you ever felt Him close to you? I know for me, I felt the presence of God the most in the middle of my hard seasons: my divorce, the loss of my friend, and my miscarriage. Maybe you can relate. This week on the podcast, I am so excited to have Evelyn Sherwood. She is a friend of mine who sadly has walked through many hardships. One of the things we talk about today is just how much she felt the presence of God in the middle of this hard season. ...
187. Karen Ehman -- Listen, Love, Repeat
July 24, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBDid you hear my episode with Karen Ehman that I recorded back in 2020? It is one of my favorite books of hers; it is called *Listen, Love, Repeat: Other-Centered Living in a Self-Centered World. Her book encourages us to be more intentional and live alert. Taking our eyes off ourselves and placing them on others, we can “become a noticer” and scatter love and kindness. I cannot wait for you to hear her share about a heartdrop; honestly, it is my favorite part. Book Recommendation: *So...
186. Rebekah Lyons -- Rhythms of Renewal
July 17, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 26.2 MBHave you listened to my episode with Rebekah Lyons back in 2019? It was the very first year of the podcast and we talked about her book, *Rhythms of Renewal. This book is life changing for anyone that struggles with stress, worry, or anxiety. Rebekah shares in detail about her 4 rhythms as well as practical examples for each one. She even shares which rhythm comes most naturally to her as well as which one is most challenging. I promise you do not want to miss her insight and wisdom. Ple...
185. Nicki Koziarz -- Why Her?
July 10, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBHave you heard my first episode with Nicki Koziarz back in 2020. We talk about her book, *Why Her. The subtitle is 6 Truths We Need to Hear When Measuring Up Leaves Us Falling Behind. This book is all about comparison and I think this is such a real struggle in our lives especially with social media. We are going to address that today, and I am so excited to share some of my favorite truths from her book. Going back and listening to this, reminded me of the importance of helping our kids n...
184. Michele Cushatt -- Relentless
July 03, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 28.9 MBDid you hear my first episode with Michele Cushatt? It was back in 2020, and we talked about her book, *Relentless. The subtitle is The Unshakable Presence of a God Who Never Leaves. It is such a powerful episode and in it, she shares about her pain and suffering that she has walked through. She started to doubt, question, and wonder if the presence of pain meant the absence of God. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you are wondering where God is in the middle of your hard time. You have doubts ...
183. Jennifer Dukes Lee-- It's All Under Control
June 26, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MBHave you heard my first episode with Jennifer Dukes Lee with her book, *It's All Under Control? We recorded it back in 2019. Honestly, she was my second interview ever on the podcast (Episode 3). It was really fun to talk with her since I was on her book launch team for that very book. This episode has so many practical tools to help you especially if you struggle with control and surrender. My word this year is surrender so it was so fun to go back and listen to this episode in light of th...
182. Suzie Eller -- The Mended Heart
June 19, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 27.3 MBHave you heard my episode with Suzie Eller that I recorded back in 2019? It is about the book, *The Mended Heart. If you have ever heard me speak or share about my broken clay pot, this is the book that inspired it. I am so excited for you to hear this episode that I recorded the very first year of the podcast. I went back and listened to it today and loved hearing some of the truths in it that have really become foundational truths I share in my speaking and my book, Depth: Growing Throu...
181: An Honest Conversation About Loss and Single Parenting -- Matthew Ronan
June 12, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - 36 MBFather’s Day is just around the corner, how are you feeling? For some of us, we have a great relationship with our dad. For others, we don’t. For some of us, we have a spouse. For others, we don’t. For a single parent, it can be really hard. Today, I want to have an honest conversation about loss and single parenting. I am excited to have Matthew Ronan on the podcast this week. He is going to vulnerably share about losing his wife and being a single dad for his daughter. But more than tha...
180. Managing Your Emojis -- Michelle Nietert
June 05, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 43.6 MBHow are you at managing your emotions? Do you have tools in your emotional tool belt on how handle sadness, anger, and worry? I would say for most people, this is a hard struggle. I am so excited to tell you about this new book that my friends Lynn Cowell and Michelle Nietert wrote. It is called *Managing Your Emojis, and I wish I had this book when I was younger. Today I have the privilege of talking to Michelle about this amazing devotional for kids, and there is so much wisdom in this e...
179: Cinched -- Kristine Brown
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 27.7 MBHave you cinched your trust to the promises of God? When life’s unexpected storms come blowing through, do you have an unwavering trust in a God that will not fail? For most of us, I think we can say that we know we need to trust God, we can quote Bible verses about trusting God, but actually living it out is much harder to do. This is why I love the wisdom from today’s guest. I have Kristine Brown on the podcast, and we are going to be talking about her book, *Cinched: Living with Unwave...
178. Created to Dream -- Pastor Rick Warren
May 22, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 10.5 MBHas God placed a dream on your heart? Maybe it is to write a book, start a ministry, or help others in need. Perhaps it is a retreat center or starting your own business. I believe God places a dream into each of our hearts. I am excited today to talk about Pastor Rick Warren’s new book, *Created to Dream. The subtitle is The 6 phases God Uses to Grow Your Faith. I love talking about growing deeper in our faith, and I believe God does that through our dreams. I am so grateful to Zondervan ...
177. Special Daughter Story -- Adlie Young
May 15, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes - 13.6 MBHave you ever been in awe of God’s timing and God’s fingerprints all over the details of a story? I am excited to tell you about one that recently happened. I don’t know if you heard last week’s episode, but I talked with Jessica Young, and she was one of my special mom stories. Her daughter, Adlie, has a rare genetic disorder and on that episode, we talked about how Adlie had a bone marrow transplant. If you missed our conversation, I highly recommend listening to it first and this one se...
176. Special Mom Story -- Jessica Young
May 08, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBHave you ever thought about God is for you? He is not just with you, but He is for you! If you are walking through a difficult season right now, sometimes it doesn’t always feel like God is for you or that God is with you. I so love the encouragement from today’s episode. It is one of my special mom stories, and I talk with Jessica Young. I knew Jessica when she was Jessica Vanlandingham. I was her babysitter through my teenage years and watched her grow up. She is now a mother herself, an...
175. Special Mom Story -- Erin Greneaux
May 01, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBDid you know that Mother’s Day is a really hard day for many women? For some, they lost their mom, and Mother’s Day is super difficult. For others, they have lost a child and there is a deep hole in their heart each Mother’s day. And for others, they desire to be a mom and that dream has not happened yet. Each month as the pregnancy test is negative, they have to wait for that dream to happen. And so on the podcast for the month of May, I like to highlight special mom stories. I want to re...
174. Letter to Younger Self -- Jodi Rosser
April 24, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 8.64 MBHave you ever written a letter to your younger self? Maybe you want to share the truths you wish you knew 10 years younger or 20 years ago. Perhaps they are about your marriage, parenting, friendships, or just life. If you heard my episode last week, I talked with Jennifer Dukes Lee about her new guided journal which is full of a lot of questions to self-reflect on. One of them was about writing a letter to your younger self and we talked about it on her podcast episode. I wrote a letter ...
173. Stuff I'd Only Tell God -- Jennifer Dukes Lee
April 17, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 33.8 MBHave you ever done an inventory over your life? Have you ever gone back and reflected over the past? Maybe looked at the present and tried to become more self-aware? And maybe even look forward to the future—what are my goals and dreams? I am so excited to share with you about Jennifer Dukes Lee’s new book: *Stuff I’d Only Tell God: A Guided Journal of Courageous Honesty, Obsessive Truth-Telling, and Beautifully Ruthless Self-Discovery. What I love about this book is that Jennifer asks som...
172. Christian Book Recommendation -- Uninvited
April 10, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 9.44 MBDo you Live Loved? Do you live your life filled up with the fullness of God’s love in you? I don’t know about you, but sometimes I struggle with this, so I am really excited to recommend a book to you. It is called *Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely. It is by Lysa TerKeurst; she is one of my favorite authors. I actually read this book back in 2016. It released the same month that my friend passed away, and I remember reading it. But I have to tell you th...
171. A Faith That Will Not Fail -- Michele Cushatt
April 03, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 34 MBDo you ever struggle with what to do when your world is falling apart? When life seems to flip upside down, do you wish you had a friend that would come alongside you and say this is what helped me in the middle of my suffering and my hard times? This is what I love about this new book, *A Faith That Will Not Fail by Michele Cushatt. She was on the podcast back in 2020 for her book, Relentless. If you have not heard her story, she has walked through cancer multiple times and what I love is...
170. Bible Shoes- Holy Week
March 27, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 17.5 MBHave you ever wondered what it would be like to live through Holy Week? Imagine what it would be like to walk with Jesus as He went from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. So much happened in his life during those 7 days. So for the Bible Shoes episode this month, I thought it would be really special to put ourselves in the shoes of one of the disciples as he walked next to Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. There are a lot of big events that happen that really establish our faith as a C...
169. Your New Now -- Nicki Koziarz
March 20, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MBAre you in the middle of a transition? Maybe you are changing jobs? Maybe you are changing states and moving? Or perhaps it has to do with your kids—maybe you have a preschooler who is heading off to kindergarten next year. Or maybe you have high schooler who is graduating and going to college next year? All of these are examples of transitions and change is hard, so I am so excited to have Nicki Koziarz back on the podcast to talk about her new book, *Your New Now: Finding Strength and Wi...
168. Spiritual Warfare Book Recommendation -- Girls With Swords
March 13, 2023 06:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBHave you ever had a divine appointment that changed your life? Maybe it was the person who introduced you to Jesus. Perhaps it was someone who prayed for you during a time when you were really hurting. Maybe it was a counselor, a friend, or maybe a stranger. I cannot wait to share with you about a divine appointment that happened in my life and actually it is the book recommendation for this month. So I share about this in my book, *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength in Chapte...
167. Time Saving Mom -- Crystal Paine
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBAre you a busy mom? Do you feel like you are juggling many things? Do you wish you can make the most of your minutes for the day? I am so excited to talk with Crystal Paine on the podcast this week about her book, *The Time Saving Mom: How to Juggle a Lot, Enjoy Your Life, and Accomplish What Matters Most. This is a must read for any mom who is trying to manage a busy schedule. I learned so much from Crystal, so many practical tips she shares in the book and on the episode today. I think ...
166. Bible Shoes -- Samaritan Woman at the Well
February 27, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBHave you ever tried to avoid other people because there was something in your life that you did not want them to know? Maybe it was about your family or a life circumstance you were walking through. Perhaps it was just a feeling or an emotion you were experiencing. I think we can all relate to this which is why I am super excited for my second Bible Shoes to highlight the Samaritan woman at the well. You might be thinking: Wait a minute, I don’t connect at all with that woman’s life circum...
165. Social Media Break -- Sandy Cooper
February 20, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 38.1 MBDo you ever feel overwhelmed by social media? Maybe you feel trapped by how much time it takes or maybe you struggle with comparison as you look at other people’s posts. I think this is a huge struggle for many people. Have you ever considered taking a break from social media? This week, I have Sandy Cooper on the podcast, and she is going to share her story as well as give us 5 reasons of why we should take a social media break. I think you are really going to like what she has to share. ...
164. Prayer Book Recommendation -- Jodi Rosser
February 13, 2023 06:00 - 10 minutes - 8.79 MBave you ever read a book where you literally underlined and highlighted more of the book than you didn’t? Well I cannot wait to tell you about a favorite book where I did just that. It is called *The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. I read this book back in 2017. A friend gave it to me for my birthday and I am telling you—this was one of those life changing books. It is probably the best book I have ever read on prayer. I cannot wait to dive deeper into it and share some of my favorite par...
163. Divine Detours -- Lori Ann Wood
February 06, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBHave you ever wondered if it is okay to question God? Is it okay to have doubts and ask why God? Where are you God? Is your plan good? Sometimes it does not feel good right now, so can I trust You? All of these are honest questions that we can bring to God. And it is okay to ask these hard questions. I love that we dive deeper into this on the podcast today when I talk with Lori Ann Wood about her new book, *Divine Detour: The Path You’d Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You’ve Always Wan...
162. Love, Pray, Listen -- Mary DeMuth
January 30, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBIf someone was going to ask you what your best parenting advice was, what would you say? Maybe you would talk about being intentional with the time you have with your kids. Perhaps you would talk about some of the traditions you did in your home. For me, I would talk about empathy and what a gift it is for our kids. Well you are in for such a treat because this week on the podcast I have Mary DeMuth and she is going to give her parenting advice and wisdom that she wants to pass along to us...
161. Bible Shoes -- Elijah
January 23, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBDo you ever struggle going to the extremes? Either all good or all bad? Do ever say words like you never, you always or I never, I always? These are extremes- right? I love that we can see an example of this in the Bible. This week, I am so excited for my very first episode of Bible Shoes. If you missed my introduction a couple weeks ago, I am going to be picking one person in the Bible and I am going to try to put myself in their shoes. I am going to ask myself, what are they thinking? Wh...
160. Beyond the Darkness -- Clarissa Moll
January 16, 2023 06:16 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBHave you ever wished you could have a conversation about grief and get really practical? How did you overcome this? How did you deal with hard emotions? How did you walk through your grief? This week on the podcast, I have this honest conversation with Clarissa Moll about her new book, *Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Living With Grief and Thriving after Loss. We talk about the myths of grief and just some practical tools that really helped Clarissa after her husband passed away in...
159. Parenting Book Recommendation -- Jodi Rosser
January 09, 2023 06:00 - 9 minutes - 7.71 MBWhat if you were the one? What if you were “the Rodney” in your teenager’s life? Let me explain. Back in 2018, I read a book called *The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans by Josh Shipp. Well Josh shares his story about growing up as a foster kid who had been in and out homes for years. His goal when he arrived at a new home was to see how quickly he could get kicked out. He even kept a journal in which he would write the date he arrived, the date he was kicked out and what strategy he use...
158. Prayer Starters -- Suzie Eller
January 02, 2023 06:00 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBHappy New Year! I cannot believe it is 2023. Let me ask you a question: Do you struggle with what to pray? Maybe even how to pray? I am so excited about this first episode in 2023. I talk with Suzie Eller about her newest book, *Prayer Starters: Talking with God About Hard Times. This book has been changing my life; it is so phenomenal. I love the wisdom Suzie brings to this episode. We recorded back in December, and it is one of my favorite episodes. She cries, I cry… there are just som...
157. One Word -- Jodi Rosser
December 19, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 9.46 MBAs you get to the end of 2022, what are you going to do to prepare for 2023? Do you make New Years Resolutions? Do you set goals, or do you pick one word for the year that you will focus on? Not sure if you will listen to this before or after Christmas, so first of all, let me wish you a Merry Christmas. I hope you and your family have a wonderful celebration. I hope you eat lots of Christmas cookies and enjoy time with loved ones. Most of all, I hope you remember the true meaning of Chris...