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Faith Over Fear

Life is too short and God has too much for us to do for any of us to live enslaved. Jesus promised His followers would experience filled to overflowing life, a life characterized by joy, peace, and spiritual and emotional vitality. And yet, we daily make decisions based on fear, not faith. In Faith Over Fear, author and speaker Jennifer Slattery helps us see different areas of life where fear has a foothold, and how our identity as children of God can help us move from fear to faithful, bold living.

This podcast covers topics like:

⭐️ How to Overcome Fear
⭐️ Biblical Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
⭐️ Powerful Steps to Fight Anxiety
⭐️ Finding God Faithful in Hard Seasons
⭐️ Courage to Wait on God

Jesus has more planned for us than we could imagine and He’s fully committed to perfecting that which concerns us. Fear holds us back, but His perfect love has the power to cast out all fear!

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Latest Episodes:

Reviving Hearts: How God’s Light is Changing the Face of Incarceration and Trauma Apr 22, 2025

Show notes

Sometimes, when we look at our world, it seems as if evil is winning. Such thinking has the potential to sideline us and leave us feeling defeated. Scripture, however, assures us of three unshakable truths: All the forces of darkness combined will not and cannot extinguish God's light, His children bring His light with them into every encounter, and He will empower the willing heart to dramatically impact our world for generations to come. In this episode, join host Jennifer Slattery as she talks with Dr. Romney Ruder, president of Lifeline Global Ministries, who God is using, along with his ministry, to radically transform some of the "hardest" hearts in the United States while breaking generational patterns of trauma and incarceration that leave wounded children at significant risk for future incarceration. What if the next revival breaks out in our prisons? How might this change at risk families and youth, our communities, and our nation?

(Scroll down for discussion questions.)

Find out more about Lifeline Global Ministries, including how to get involved on their website.

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Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
How familiar are you with prison ministries?
1. Did anything Dr. Ruder shared surprise you, and if so, how?
What does the impact the gospel is having in United States' prisons reveal regarding God's heart?
How can engaging in ministry to the broken help increase one's sense of hope in today's challenging climate?
How can engaging in ministry in such places increase one's intimacy with Christ?
How might God be inviting you, your family, and/or your faith community to join Him in what He is doing to transform families broken by generational sin, dysfunction, and incarceration?
What is one action step He might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

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Thriving After Trauma: How God Heals the Wounds of the Soul Apr 15, 2025

Show notes

When we experience trauma, our world can feel shaky and our future uncertain. We might fear we'll never again experience joy and peace. But Jesus promised all of His followers thriving life, and has the power to heal the most wounded places in our soul. In this episode, join Jennifer Slattery as she speaks with guest, therapist, and sexual trauma survivor Lisa Saruga on how trauma effects the brain and steps survivors can take to not just survive their trauma, but experience more of the thriving life for which they were created.

Resource referenced: The Trauma Tree by Lisa Saruga

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
Why might it be challenging to recognize and acknowledge when we've experienced trauma?
How might it be helpful to recognize our emotional triggers as the result of trauma suffered?
How has, or might, journaling help you process through challenging emotions and experiences?
Why might it be helpful to journal your emotions AND biblical truth?
What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

Connect with Lisa Saruga:

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Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group

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Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Breaking Free from People-Pleasing: Embrace Your Authentic Self Apr 08, 2025

Show notes

Have you ever felt afraid of being judged by others? Maybe growing up, you were labeled as shy, awkward, or simply different. Those words can linger, shaping how we show up in the world. But what if we chose to stop judging ourselves and others—and instead, saw people for who they truly are? It's time to break free from people-pleasing and step into your authentic self.

Resource referenced: The Wallflower That Bloomed: Finding Your Place at the Lunch Table of Life

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonates with you most in this episode?
When have you had a time when you have felt fully known, accepted, and appreciated for the unique qualities that make you who you are?
When have you experienced a time you didn’t want to feel? Why?
Describe a person that displays authenticity to you.
What does people-pleasing mean to you?
What message of hope could you take away regarding your relationship with God, even if you aren’t completely “fixed”?
What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

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Living Victoriously in Seasons of Overwhelm Apr 01, 2025

Show notes

When our world feels chaotic and uncertain, it's easy to become overwhelmed with our circumstances or fears. In that place, we might temporarily forget the love, power, and presence of our God. Scripture tells us our enemy, the devil, roams about like a roaring lion, but as today's guest reminds us, our God has the loudest roar. He reigns victorious in ever situation, including those that leave us anxious and afraid.

Resources referenced: The Loudest Roar: Living in the Unshakable Victory of Christ by Judy Dunagan

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
What situations most provoke your anxiety or fear?
How does knowing that Jesus overcame the world, including death and the grave, help bring you comfort?
How has, or how might, memorizing Scripture help you gain increased peace during times of fear?
What most encouraged you when Judy read Psalm 91?
What is one step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

Find Judy Dunagan:

On her website (Scroll down on her homepage to download her free prayer guide.)

Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group

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Best of: Living Filled with and Empowered by the Holy Spirit with Max Lucado Mar 25, 2025

Show notes

Scripture assures us, God does not want us to live enslaved to fear, weighed down by stress, and overpowered by personal weakness. Christ promised us joy, peace, and inexpressible freedom. He also promised to give us the power to experience each of those supernatural gifts. In this episode, prolific speaker Max Lucado shares a time when, attempting to carry his ministry in his own strength, the burden became nearly crippling and how he found fresh hope and strength through the Holy Spirit.

Resource referenced: Help is Here: Finding Fresh Strength and Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
What first comes to mind when you think of the Holy Spirit?
When have you experienced increased exhaustion and/or anxiety from relying on yourself rather than surrendering to and relying on the Holy Spirit?
How would you describe a Spirit-led life?
How does/can living Spirit-led decrease our anxiety?
How might God be calling you to share His “living water” with weary and burdened souls you encounter this week?
What is one truth you can reflect on this week to more fully experience the Holy Spirit’s power and peace?
Find Max Lucado at:
https://maxlucado.com/
https://www.facebook.com/maxlucado
https://www.instagram.com/maxlucado/
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/avapennington3/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671

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Encouraging Truths for Those Who Feel Overlooked and Unseen Mar 18, 2025

Show notes

Have you ever felt like life has passed you by? When you look back on your pivotal moments, do you feel unseen and overlooked? You are not alone. This universal feeling is normal, but it doesn’t have to stick to you.

Resource referenced: The Most Overlooked Women of the Bible: What Their Stories Teach Us about Being Seen and Heard (The Women of the Bible) by Mary DeMuth

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonates with you most in this episode?
How has a time when you have felt overlooked motivated you into action?
When have you experienced a time when community has reminded you that you are not alone in your first response of grumbling and complaining?
How has someone motivated you to act when they maintained their faith in the middle of adversity?
What does it mean when you hear age is not a limitation in the Kingdom of God–in fact, it’s a benefit?
What message of hope could you take away regarding your own worth and visibility, especially if you feel overlooked in your community?

Connect with Mary DeMuth:
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On her Amazon Author Page

Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Estrangment: When Adult Children Cut Contact Mar 11, 2025

Show notes

There is little more painful than when an adult child decides they no longer want to have a relationship with a parent. Sometimes, we sense the fracture coming but aren't sure how to stop the destruction. For others, their son or daughter's desire to cut contact feels unexpected and without provocation. Things may feel so tense, we fear there's no hope for reconciliation. But no situation, relationship, or individual is beyond God's transformative, healing grace. In this episode, mental health professional, speaker and author Gina Berkemeier returns to talk with host Jennifer Slattery on signs a fracture might be coming, how we can avoid adding to our child's pain and the distance developing between us, how to respond when they accuse us of something we don't remember doing, and more.

Resource referenced: Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
Where would you currently place your relationship(s) with your adult child(ren)––becoming steadily healthier, tense and potentially on the verse of fracture, or nonexistent?
How do you tend to react when your adult child tells you something you did hurt them?
1. If you've become defensive, what unhealed wounds and/or insecurities might have impacted your reaction?
In what ways might estrangement or relational dysfunction be generational in your family?
What are some ways you are actively working on (or have you worked on) becoming your healthiest self?
When you become aware or think of parenting mistakes, what are some ways you resist falling into shame?
What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

Connect with Gina Birkemeier:

On her website

On Instagram

On Facebook

Follow her on Amazon

Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Subscribe to her free newsletter

Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group

(Inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.)

Have a topic you'd like us to discuss? Contact Jennifer through her website to suggest a focus for an upcoming episode.

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Painful Relationships: When Should We Cut Contact? Mar 04, 2025

Show notes

Deciding to go "no contact" can be one of the most painful and confusing decision we make, especially when it involves people in our family of origin. This can feel even more difficult for those taught "hyper-grace" at the expense of health and truth. In this episode, mental health professional, author, and speaker Gina Birkemeir shares insights on how we can heal from learned shame, differentiate between uncomfortable versus unsafe relationships, how to express boundaries clearly, and why these issues are so important to our well-being and our ability to live for Christ.

Resource referenced: Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy

Discussion/reflective questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
How would you differentiate between an uncomfortable versus an unsafe relationship?
Why might it be beneficial, to your mental health and sense of identity, not to make decisions out of anger?
What are some steps you can take to work through your anger in regard to a relationship so that you can set boundaries from a place of calm wisdom?
Who in your life can act like an "emotional cushion" before and after difficult conversations with challenging people?
In what ways can shame be learned (or, in what ways has your upbringing created within you learned shame)?
What is one action step you can take having listened to this episode?

Connect with Gina Birkemeier:

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On Facebook

Follow her on Amazon

Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group

(Inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.)

Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

When God Says Do Not Fear Feb 25, 2025

Show notes

God understands that we live in a world that often feels frightening and overwhelming, but He doesn't want us to become enslaved by fear. But neither does He expect us to simply will ourselves into a state of peace and inner calm. Instead, He with each verse in which He says, "Do not be afraid", He provides important truths that enable us to live with the courage and confidence of a well-cared for child of God, which is precisely who we are. In this episode hosts Carol McCracken and Jennifer Slattery discuss verses from the Old and New Testament in which God tells us not to be afraid, why He says we have no cause for fear, and how we can apply these truths to our lives when we feel anxious and afraid. (Scripture discussed: Deuteronomy 31, 33:12, 34, James 1:5, John 14:1-27.)

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
Had you been Joshua, what aspects of your assignment might you have found most challenging or intimidating, and why?
How might Joshua's time following Moses have helped prepare him for his leadership role after Moses passed?
What does God's repetition in the verses discussed (Do not fear; I'll go with you; I won't leave you ...) reveal regarding His heart?
What does it mean to you in your current circumstances that God Almighty is with you?
What are some ways you intentionally try to "get out of your head" when you feel your anxiety escalating?
What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

Find Carol McCracken:

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Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group

(Inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.)

Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Maintaining Faith Amid Financial Uncertainty Feb 18, 2025

Show notes

How can we maintain faith when our economy always seems so unstable? How can we hold tight to God's promises when enduring long seasons of unemployment or when our financial situation feels outside of our control? Join hosts Carol McCracken and Jennifer Slattery as they discuss a passage in Scripture that demonstrates God's ability to provide and how He uses our needs to deepen our faith and relational intimacy with Him. (Scripture referenced or discussed: 1 Kings 17, Proverbs 14:1, Philippians 4:19)

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

What resonated with you most in this episode?
What most surprised or intrigued you regarding how God provided for Elijah and the widow?
What does this reveal regarding His character, ways, or heart?
How can recognizing our needs draw us closer to Christ?
What might it look like to turn to and rely on God during your current season?
What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

Find Carol McCracken:

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Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group

(Inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.)

Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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