We want the blessing. The answered prayer. The growth. The breakthrough. The next season.

But what if the blessing comes through breaking?

In Genesis 32, Jacob wrestles with God all night. He refuses to let go without a blessing. He walks away with a new name and a limp. Changed. Weaker. Marked.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to stay in the wrestle instead of walking away. We look at why God sometimes reshapes your character before He releases the yes, and why surrender can feel like losing when it is actually preparing you.

We cover:

• Why God may shape your character before He answers your prayer • What it looks like to wrestle instead of dropping quick prayers and moving on • Why humility, softness, and dependence might be the real blessing

You may not walk away from wrestling with more control or more clarity. But you will walk away different. And sometimes becoming different is the greater gift.

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We talk a lot about having a “personal relationship with Jesus.” But what if we’ve made it so personal that it never leaves the house?

In this episode, we’re wrestling with what happens when faith stays private. When quiet time is strong… but real life doesn’t change.

We talk about:

• Why faith that never leaves your couch eventually becomes useless
• The difference between hearing the Word and actually living it
• What it looks like to take Jesus into grocery stores, volleyball games, and messy conversations

Your faith was never meant to stop with you. Let's start living like it. FInd more from Amanda!

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There’s a quiet pressure many of us carry to be further along by now. To perform better, handle things better, make progress faster. And when we don’t, we assume something is wrong.

This episode is about those seasons. The ones that feel shaky, uncertain, or like you’re going backward. The ones where comfort gets pulled out from under you and everything feels harder than it used to.

We talk about:

• Why upward performance isn’t the goal every day. Training is.
• What it means when God “stirs the nest” instead of leaving you comfortable.
• How to stop labeling uncomfortable seasons as regression.
• The pressure to perform that God never actually placed on you.

Using Deuteronomy 32:11 and the way birds actually learn to fly, we look at what it means to be in a growth season instead of a setback season.

You may not be off track. You may just be learning to fly.

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We're doing a blind Q&A between spouses. No prep. No filters. Some questions are funny, some are uncomfortable... and a few cracked things open we didn’t know were boiling under the surface.

We talk about:

• The stuff one person ends up carrying that slowly builds resentment
• How “go with the flow” can leave one partner with the burden of being the planner, fixer, and emotional anchor
• Burnout, survival mode, and only resting once you hit empty

• What we actually want deep down, not the polished Christian answer

Grab a question from this episode and ask it at home. Or just listen and know you’re not crazy for feeling the way you do!!

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If you’ve ever wondered why men pull away instead of opening up, this episode helps explain what’s happening underneath.

Chris shares what it’s been like to live with fear, self-doubt, and negative self-talk as a man, a husband, a counselor, a father, and someone whose life changed forever after a spinal cord injury. He opens up about the quiet pressures men carry, the things they don’t say out loud, and how insecurity often hides behind silence, humor, control, or pulling away.

This episode is for men who feel like they’re supposed to be strong but secretly feel unsure. And it’s for women who want to better understand what might be happening beneath the surface for the men they love.

In this episode, Chris talks about:

• Why insecurity in men often goes unseen and unspoken
• How identity, comparison, and fear shape self-worth
• The “committee in your head” and automatic negative thoughts
• Why vulnerability feels risky but is necessary for growth
• How insecurity affects marriage, connection, and trust
• What Scripture says about redirecting fearful thoughts
• Why admitting weakness is not failure, but the beginning of trust

Chris reminds us that insecurity is real, but it doesn’t get the final word. Our security isn’t found in performance, success, strength, or comparison. It’s found in God’s presence.

Share this episode with someone in your life that needs it!!

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With everything happening in Minnesota around ICE and immigration enforcement, emotions are high and the noise is loud.

This episode is not about choosing sides or sharing political opinions. It’s a heart check for Christians. We talk about guarding our hearts, resisting bitterness, and staying anchored in Jesus during times of division, fear, anger, and unrest.

Using Hebrews 12:15 and Philippians 4:8, I share:

• why stepping back from the chaos does not mean you don’t care
• how constant exposure to outrage can quietly change your heart
• why staying connected to God first is the only way we bring peace into broken situations

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Many of us are stuck in patterns of complaining, careless talk, and constant venting when life feels heavy. Scripture is clear that our words carry weight and that what comes out of our mouth shapes our reality and relationships.

We look at what the Bible says about controlling our words and offers practical ways to tame our tongue.

We'll chat about:

• Why talking too much can actually lead you into sin.
• How to slow down and measure your words before you say them.
• A simple biblical prayer to guard your mouth.

This episode is an invitation to pay attention to the “song” coming out of your mouth and let God help you change the chorus.

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Somewhere along the way, the belief became QUITTING = FAILURE. But what if it's actually the opposite?

If you’ve been exhausted, scattered, or afraid that stopping means falling apart, this episode gives you permission to see quitting as surrender...and the beginning of a very real trust in a very good God.

Let's chat about:

• How being unable to stay present leaves us scattered and overwhelmed
• Why slowing down feels scary when we don’t trust God to handle what we release
• What happens when you quit managing everything and allow God to step in

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