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She grew up in a Jewish home, a home that from the outside looked perfect. No one knew the hurt and pain that was happening behind those doors.  As a child, she was entrusted to be the confidante and…

How do we talk about and process racially-motivated violence? How do we help bring healing to this world that is reeling? How do we navigate a diverse world as people who love Jesus and want to build…

Her incredible voice has taken her to American Idol, season 9, and a 4-year stint as a backup singer for Katy Perry. But Tasha Layton has finally landed in a personal sweet spot, writing and singing …

I love to laugh but I am not a fan of vulgar humor and foul language -and what’s even worse for me, is when making fun of other people becomes the source of the jokes. So how refreshing is it when yo…

In a field that was for years, dominated by men, journalist Denise Koch forged a path in broadcast journalism and became one of the most trusted news anchors in our generation.  

For 40 years, we’ve s…

Twenty-seven years ago, I made a decision that I can never undo. I had an abortion. I carry with me the sorrow of that decision and I will carry it for the rest of my life. But what I don’t carry wit…

Do you ever feel like your best life is just beyond your grasp? Joshua Becker has a passion for helping people to live meaningful, purpose-filled lives.  

He’s a best-selling author and founder of Bec…

We all want to have better relationships, right? The Bible is deeply relevant when it comes to how we treat other people and it gets all up in our business. And I love it!  

On this episode of the pod…

Logan, Madison, and Taylor, otherwise known as CAIN join me for an honest, delightful conversation from a room backstage somewhere in South Dakota, or North? They honestly weren’t sure where they wer…

Darren Mulligan of We Are Messengers is on a mission to tell people about Jesus and come what may, he just keeps going!  See what I did there? “Come what May” is We are Messengers #1 single and seems…

Do you ever wonder how people in the spotlight keep their heads from getting big? Mark Hall from Casting Crowns could give a Masters Class on how to protect ourselves from that kind of self-promotion…

As a teenager, Evan Craft took seriously Jesus's call to love our neighbors but he realized he couldn’t love them well if he couldn't talk to them.  So many of his neighbors spoke Spanish and while t…

Mitch Albom writes stories that invite us to bring our deepest questions about life to the surface. In his classic from 1997, “Tuesdays with Morrie”, we joined Mitch on his visits to his old college …

Here’s a statistic that blew my mind: Over 49 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. And we know that so many more suffer from anxiety but have never been officially…

Have you ever been told you’re too much? How about you’re just too intimidating? Not available? Too picky? Too much of something or not enough of something else and that is why- you’re still single. …

Join me for a lively conversation with two of my favorite women on the planet, my friends Erin Branham and Christina James, as we talk about being single and how they REALLY feel about it.  

We’ll gle…

She is one the most influential worship leaders and singers in Hispanoamérica.  To quote a friend of mine, “Christine is an icon in Spanish American Christian music.” And I had not heard of her until…

David Crowder is one of those delightful people you just want to hang out with. So let’s hang out! 

Join me for a refreshing and fun conversation with the winsome David Crowder as we talk about everyt…

He’s helped so many of us deal with the pain of our past, and learn to share our stories. He’s helped leaders grow, marriages heal and weary people learn to rest. And he’s helped us see how the gospe…

Clutter. It means to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness. Physical clutter gets in the way of your living space, your workspace, your car sp…