Spiritual Growth Episodes

Purpose doesn't always disappear because of a crisis. Sometimes it just fades when a chapter ends. In this episode, discover what Esther 4:14 says about timing, calling, and what God tends to do at the moment you think you're finished. Sharon Stevens was a hairdresser and a single mother in Louisville, Kentucky. One morning she sat down with her coffee, opened the newspaper, and read about a widower trying to raise 2 daughters alone while they waited for a liver transplant they couldn't afford....

It's possible to have all the right answers and still be largely unchanged by them. In this episode, discover what James 2 says about faith that doesn't show up in how you actually live, and what it takes to close the gap. Kyle Wong grew up in a Christian family in Calgary. By every visible measure, he was doing everything right. He attended church every Sunday, knew the Bible stories cold, and lived exactly the way he was supposed to live. And none of it was changing how he spent his week. He...

The door you prayed for closed. Now what? Paul had a plan to preach in Asia, and God said no twice before redirecting him to Macedonia. This episode walks through what to do when a closed door leaves you wondering about yourself or about God.

We spend a lot of time asking God to show up, and then we miss Him when He does because He showed up smaller than we expected. In this episode, discover how to recognize God's presence in the ordinary moments you've been rushing past.

There's a version of the Christian life that starts with real fire and gradually cools into something you can barely feel anymore. In this episode, discover what finishing strong actually looks like when the urgency is gone and the pace has slowed. Carol Wright was 69 years old when she decided to run a half marathon. She'd never been a runner. But she started training, and she finished. Then she kept going. By 2014 she'd completed her first full marathon. In 2022 and 2023 she failed to qualify...

When God is transforming you, the old version of yourself stops fitting. In this episode, discover why the disorientation of spiritual growth is normal, and why Romans 12:2 frames transformation as a process worth trusting.

Most of us worry about the sins we commit. Fewer of us stop to consider the good we never did. In this episode, discover why indifference is not neutral, and what Jesus said about the people who walked past someone bleeding on the road.

Looking back, most of us can point to a prayer God said no to that we are now grateful He didn't answer. In this episode, discover why God's refusals are not rejections, and how His no is often the most loving thing He does for us.

Do you feel the quiet pressure to blend in, stay silent, or water down your convictions when belief isn't welcome? In this episode, discover why God has never been impressed by majority opinion, and what it looks like to stand alone.

Spiritual pride doesn't look like arrogance. It looks like conviction. In this episode, discover how theological knowledge can quietly make you superior rather than compassionate, and what God says about it.

Do you minimize your pain and carry things alone because you don't want to be a burden? In this episode, discover why that belief is not just unhelpful, it's wrong, and how letting others in is exactly what God designed.

Forgiveness can happen in a moment, but rebuilding trust takes much longer. In this episode, discover the critical difference between the two and what genuine reconciliation actually requires from both people.

Are you spending more time living in the past than embracing the present? In this episode, discover why Solomon called nostalgia unwise, and how to stop missing the fresh provision God has for the season you are actually in.

That voice in your head that calls you a failure, a fraud, or not enough? It is not God. In this episode, discover the critical difference between conviction and condemnation, and learn how to replace your harshest critic with the truthful, grace-filled voice of the Good Shepherd.

Has a pastor or spiritual hero ever let you down so deeply that it shook your faith? In this episode, discover how to keep your trust anchored in the only leader who has never once failed the people who followed Him.

Do you sing about joy on Sunday but feel hollow on Monday? In this episode, discover why the gap between who you want to be and who you actually are doesn't make you a fraud; it makes you a Christ-follower in progress.

Staring at a door that just slammed shut and wondering what went wrong? In this episode, discover how closed doors in God's economy are rarely punishments; they're often divine redirections toward a path you couldn't see.

Does success make you forget the God who made it possible? In this episode, discover why abundance is often a greater test of faith than adversity, and how intentional humility keeps your heart anchored to God on the mountaintop.

Are you struggling to find your footing now that the kids have moved out and the house is quiet? In this episode, discover why the empty nest season isn't the end of your purpose, but the beginning of an exciting new chapter with God.

Is the desire to stay safe and comfortable keeping you from doing what God has asked you to do? In this episode, discover why following Jesus requires stepping out of the safe harbor and how leaving your comfort zone leads to a deeply fruitful life.

Feeling sidelined because of your age, declining health, or retirement? In this episode, discover why you’re never too old to be used by God, and how your later years can actually be your most fruitful.

Are the mistakes of your past playing in your mind like a broken record? In this episode, discover how God redeems your history, breaks the chains of regret, and creates a brand-new pathway in the wilderness of your life.

Feel unqualified to teach your kids about God because you don't have all the answers? In this episode, discover why your children don't need a perfect parent; they need an honest one who talks about God in the mess of everyday life.

Living in a world allergic to silence and wondering why you can't hear God's voice? In this episode, discover how the forgotten discipline of silence trains your soul to recognize the Shepherd's gentle whisper above the roar of the world.