The Punch Bowl Diaries

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Episode 179: BONUS When Your Circumstances Challenge Your Faith with Leigh Oct 09, 2026

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What happens when your circumstances make it difficult to trust that God is good? In this episode, we talk about the difference between measuring God’s love by how our lives are going and trusting His character even when life hurts. Through the illustration of a father setting his daughter’s broken arm and the story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4, we unpack what it means to trust the Lord in seasons of breaking, surrender, and healing. The Shunammite woman declared, “All is well,” before she knew how her story would end. Can we have that same faith when we’re still waiting for answers? Join us for an honest conversation about suffering, bitterness, obedience, and learning to trust our Heavenly Father when we cannot understand what He is doing. Your circumstances may not be well, but your hope can still be in the God who is faithful.

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Episode 178: "I Said Yes Without Knowing What Came Next..." with April and Leigh Sep 29, 2026

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On this episode of The Punch Bowl Diaries, April shares more about her journey into the Catholic Church and the unexpected, beautiful ways that saying yes has impacted not only her faith, but her entire family. Along the way, there have been so many sweet moments, unexpected discoveries, and little reminders that God is always at work.

We also talk about something we’ve been learning more about ourselves: the incredible gift of the saints and angels and how we can invite them into our prayer lives as our heavenly prayer warriors. What does it actually mean to ask the saints to pray for us? How do the angels fit into our prayer life? And why does the Catholic Church encourage us to engage with heaven in this way?

It’s a conversation about saying yes, following where God leads, and discovering that sometimes the most beautiful parts of the journey are the things you never could have planned.

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Episode 177: BONUS From The Fear That My Suffering Has No Meaning with Leigh Sep 16, 2026

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Pray It With Us: The Litany of Waiting

For the first time, we’re inviting you to pray with us.

This is an interactive episode of The Punch Bowl Diaries as we pray the Litany of Waiting together. Bring your prayer, your petition, the thing you’ve been waiting on, and say it out loud with us. After each petition, we’ll respond together with prayers of “Deliver me, Jesus,” and “Jesus, I will wait with You.”

The Litany of Waiting is a beautiful rhythm of bringing our requests to Jesus while also affirming His faithfulness. It’s a reminder that even when we can’t see what He is doing, He is still working. We can thank Him for the answer before we see it, trust Him in the waiting, and choose to wait with Him rather than simply wait for Him.

So find a quiet place, grab your prayer intentions, and pray this one with us. Don’t just listen. Say the responses out loud. Make this your prayer.

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Episode 176: BONUS When You’re Ready to Go but God Says Stay with Leigh Sep 11, 2026

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Have you ever felt like you’re ready to move, but God hasn’t given you the green light yet? Or maybe you’re comfortable where you are, but you know He’s telling you it’s time to go?

In Numbers 9:22–23, the Israelites didn’t get a timeline. The cloud could stay for two days, a month, or even longer. They simply had to watch for God’s direction and follow when He said move.

In this episode, we’re talking about the tension of waiting, moving, staying, and trusting God’s timing. Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing where God is leading. It’s being willing to stay put until He says it’s time to go.

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Episode 175: BONUS God Is Making Room for Something New with Leigh Sep 06, 2026

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What if God is bringing something new into your life, but you’re still holding onto the old? In Leviticus 26:9–10, God promises fruitfulness and abundance, but He also tells His people to clear out the old to make room for the new. In this episode, we’re talking about recognizing when a season has served its purpose, letting go of what no longer belongs, and trusting God enough to make room for what He has next.

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Episode 174: BONUS Maybe He’s loosening our grip on something we’ve been trying to control with Leigh Sep 05, 2026

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In this episode of The Punch Bowl Diaries, we’re diving into the beautiful history and spiritual significance behind this powerful Catholic devotion. The 54 Day Rosary Novena begins on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and ends on October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

We’ll talk about where the devotion began, the story of Fortuna Agrelli and Our Lady of Pompeii, and why the 54 days are divided into 27 days of petition followed by 27 days of thanksgiving.

But more than just the history, we’re talking about what it means to pray with perseverance and surrender. To bring the deepest desires of our hearts before God and then trust Him with the outcome. To give thanks before we know what the answer will be.

Because sometimes the miracle isn’t that the circumstance changes. Sometimes the miracle is what God changes in us while we wait.

If you’re praying for something right now, carrying an unanswered prayer, or simply needing a reminder to trust God’s timing, this episode is for you.

Pick up your Rosary, bring your intentions to Jesus, and remember: keep praying, keep trusting, and let God take care of the rest.

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Episode 172: BONUS Navigating Intrusive Thoughts with His Redemptive Promises with April Aug 20, 2026

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In this shorty episode, April shares a real time example of how the enemy tried to distract and overwhelm her with intrusive thoughts about aging, and how she fought back with the truth of God’s Word.

From the Old Testament to the New Testament, April was reminded that the enemy’s lies do not get the final say. God’s truth does.

If this episode blessed you, share it with a friend who may need this reminder today.

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Episode 171: BONUS The Promise Takes Time, Don’t Mistake Slow for Stuck with Leigh Aug 14, 2026

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What if the thing you’ve been praying for isn’t delayed at all? What if God is simply giving it to you little by little because He’s preparing you to carry it?

In Exodus 23:30, God tells the Israelites that He will drive out their enemies “little by little” until they are ready to possess the land. He could have done it all at once, but He knew they weren’t ready for everything at once.

Sometimes God is working on the promise while He’s also working on you.

In this episode I’m talking about trusting God’s timing, recognizing progress even when it feels small, and remembering that little by little is still a win. Your slow season may actually be a season of preparation, growth, and increased capacity for what God has ahead.

The promise takes time. Keep going. God is still moving.

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Episode 170: Seasons Change, Roots Matter with Guest Marla Stroup Aug 12, 2026

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Life is full of changing seasons. Some are beautiful and full of growth, while others bring storms, uncertainty, and challenges we never saw coming. In this episode of The Punch Bowl Diaries, we talked with Pastor Marla Stroup from Healing Place Church about what it means to be truly rooted in Christ and why where you plant your roots matters.

When our roots are anchored in Christ, we can weather the storms of life without being uprooted by every circumstance that comes our way. We may bend, we may struggle, and we may walk through difficult seasons, but deep roots give us something steady to hold onto.

We talk about what it looks like to build a life rooted in faith, how our relationship with Christ carries us through every season, and why the foundation you build today matters when the storms come tomorrow.

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Episode 169: BONUS What If the “Detour” Is Actually God’s Plan? with Leigh Aug 08, 2026

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What happens when God finally answers the prayer you’ve been praying, opens the door you’ve been waiting on, and then leads you somewhere you didn’t expect?

In Exodus 12:37–39, the Israelites finally leave Egypt after generations of slavery. They know what they’re leaving behind, but they have no idea what comes next. They don’t have a detailed plan, they don’t know where their next provision will come from, and they certainly don’t know everything that awaits them in the wilderness.

But they do know one thing: God brought them out.

In this episode, we take a look at the journey from Exodus 1 through 12, the ten plagues, Passover, and Israel’s dramatic exit from Egypt. More importantly, we talk about what this story teaches us about waiting on God’s timing, walking through the doors He opens, trusting Him when we don’t have the whole plan, and remembering what He has already done.

Hope this encourages you in your current season!

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