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Mark Hall of Casting Crowns Apr 19, 2022

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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. Mark’s focus is clear, it’s all about pointing people to Jesus. And how he approaches a stage and a spotlight may surprise you.

Join me for a candid, refreshing conversation with Mark on day one of his tour. Mark is the real deal. A Jesus lover at his core, a pastor in his calling, and oh, how the word of God just pours out of him! For anyone you know who is trusted with a platform, you’re going to want to share this episode.

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Evan Craft and the Language of Worship Apr 12, 2022

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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 this wasn't his culture or language, he determined to break that barrier and build a bridge instead. Evan studied Spanish and landed in Latin America at 21 years old and said, "Here I am Lord. Use me."

Evan weaves English and Spanish together in his music and builds bridges of connection between cultures. To worship God in a language that connects to our hearts is what we all long for, and when we can worship together, with our different cultures and languages it's a glimpse of heaven.

You're going to love Evan's heart. Join me for a great conversation with my new friend, singer-songwriter bridge builder… Evan Craft.

05:20 Worship in your heart language

11:30 Individuality is beauty

14:39 Untranslatable words

19:04 All the nations, tribes, and tongues!

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The Healing Power of Story with Mitch Albom Apr 05, 2022

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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 professor, Morrie Schwartz, who shared treasures of wisdom as he was dying from ALS. Since then, Mitch has written so many others that weave our questions, fears, and longings together into a picture of what it is to be human, including his latest work; “The Stranger in the Lifeboat”.

Mitch believes in the healing power of sharing our stories and so do I. Join me for a warm conversation with this special man who out of the overflow of his authentic questions and searching heart, has given us a treasury of stories that help us face our beliefs.

03:00 Finding Chika

07:40 Fiction or Non-Fiction?

10:29 What we carry defines us

18:30 Update on the ministry in Haiti

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Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up! Mar 29, 2022

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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 diagnosed. I am one of those. How about you? Ever had feelings of worry, fear, or dread that you can’t necessarily attach to specific circumstances?

Join me for a practical, helpful conversation with Dr. Amanda Porter who wrote this little devotional book that packs a punch, “Dear Anxiety Let’s Break Up!” She is a mental health practitioner, a lover of Jesus, and a fellow struggler in this battle with anxiety, and what she has to say could help give you the tools you need to break up with anxiety.

05:15 Anxiety: what is it?

08:02 Spiritual symptoms of anxiety

13:47 Dr. Porter’s journey through anxiety

18:30 Social anxiety

23:10 How to integrate faith into your battle with anxiety

27:25 Using scripture to cope

29:55 There’s hope!

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Loving Your Single Life When You Don't Like It (Part 2) Mar 22, 2022

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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. Yikes. I hate words like that because they are lies from the pit.

Join me for part 2 of an honest, lively, and insightful conversation about being single. My friends Erin and Christina join me once again and share from their hearts, the ups and downs, the purposes and perspectives of following hard after Jesus, as a single person in 2022.

03:40 Intimidation!

10:45 What’s wrong with me?

20:30 Mourning, rejection, acceptance

23:55 Give your singleness to the Lord

31:50 Rest in the peace that only God can give

32:55 How can the church serve our single community better?

42:00 The blessings of a single life

47:30 What changes when you get married?

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Loving Your Single Life When You Don't Like It (Part 1) Mar 15, 2022

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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 glean from their wisdom, candor, and humor as we ponder what God might be up to in the lives of people who are single and asking God all the questions, like, “why?” and “how long?”

So much good stuff here and it doesn’t get more real than we get. If you’re single, I know it will encourage you, and if you’re not- it will help you understand your single friends.

11:02 Worst first dates

16:45 Being strong-willed

20:50 What’s really important?

26:45 Crave Jesus before everything else

29:10 How do we handle longing?

36:05 How has God changed you in your season of singleness?

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Sit With It with Christine D'Clario Mar 08, 2022

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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 the day we met for this conversation!

It’s humbling to think all this time, I was not yet aware of the treasure that is Christine D’Clario! She has an incredible story of God’s amazing grace in her life, that began with childhood trauma but turned into surrender and blessing.

I know you will be so encouraged by her story. I am now more than just a new fan of Christine D’Clario, I am a sister.

02:58 Meet Christine

10:30 Sitting with your trauma

13:59 I can do anything, but I can’t do everything

19:45 Give God your brokeness, not your wholeness

24:15 How do you know what God wants you to say?

32:20 How do you STAY aligned with God

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Papa David Crowder Mar 01, 2022

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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 everything from pandemic revelation, to cross-generational and cultural collaboration with Maverick City Music, and the chance to finally tour with Toby Mac. You’re going to smile all the way through this one.

02:48 Catching up with Crowder

08:52 Collaboration with Maverick City - Milk & Honey

12:58 The next tour!

16:25 What God is saying to us in this storm

20:00 What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve seen during the pandemic?

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Redeeming Heartache with Dan Allender Feb 22, 2022

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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 gospel is woven into our stories.

Dr. Dan Allender is one of those important, special voices in the world. His work as a therapist and teacher has transformed the lives of so many, and his books have been foundational in the healing and recovery journey of those touched by trauma. Dan is the co-founder of The Seattle School of Theology/Psychology and The Allender Center.

If you’ve carried wounds from your past around with you and wondered what God could be up to, join me for a precious conversation with this gentle, wise, compassionate counselor.

04:23 Navigating global COVID trauma

11:37 What IS trauma?

15:38 The importance of validating our wounds

24:51 Finding God in our trauma

27:17 Finding our calling in God

38:05 Kindness or niceness?

43:55 How do we participate in redemption?

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Soul Clutter with Tracey Tiernan Feb 15, 2022

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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 space, your purse space. Clutter makes it hard to find the stuff you actually need.

Soul clutter is when this scattered, disordered state is internal. It’s the things that are blocking, restricting, impeding our peace, taking up space in our mind, will, and emotions, that inner-most part of us. Soul clutter can result in us settling for less than what God has for us, substituting quick fixes for deep work, and accumulating unresolved piles of pain from our past, while guilt, shame, and bitterness take up the space the Holy Spirit wants to fill.

Got soul clutter? In this episode, I want to help you identify and purge that soul clutter and get some peace and order on the inside of you, where it really counts.

03:49 What is Soul Clutter?

08:57 What brings us clarity?

11:30 Five areas (types) of Soul Clutter:

12:38 #1 - Mistaken Enemies

19:40 #2 - Rivaling Loyalties

25:18 #3 - Opposing Authorities

32:45 #4 - Competing Priorities

36:00 #5 - Avoiding Responsibilities

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