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Relationships Episodes

Guidance on navigating personal relationships, including marriage, friendships, and community, through a Christian perspective.
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Oct. 30, 2025

Your Lips: Praise or Poison?

Send me a text Your words hold power. In this episode, discover how to use your voice to speak life, build others up, and reflect Christ’s heart in every conversation. Have you ever said something you wish you could take back? Words can wound or heal, discourage or strengthen. The Bible says, “The tongue can bring death or life.” Every day, we choose which one our words will carry. In today’s devotion, you’ll hear the story of Billy Graham’s final visit with actor Steve McQueen, how one handw...
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Oct. 23, 2025

You Were Created for Community

Send me a text Life wasn’t meant to be lived alone. In this episode, discover how God designed you for connection, and why real community can help you find strength, healing, and purpose again. Have you ever felt disconnected from people or even from God? It’s easy to drift into isolation, especially when life gets busy, painful, or disappointing. But God didn’t create you to go it alone. He designed you for community, for belonging, and for relationships that strengthen your faith. In today’...
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Oct. 6, 2025

God Never Sleeps

Send me a text When you can’t sleep, God isn’t nodding off. In this episode, discover how Psalm 121 reminds us that the Lord never slumbers and always watches over you. Do you ever lie awake at night, feeling like no one sees or understands what you’re going through? The silence can feel overwhelming, but Scripture reminds us that God never slumbers or sleeps. He is always awake, always watching, always present. In today’s devotion, you’ll hear the story of a snowmobiler stranded in the Alask...
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Oct. 3, 2025

Hospitality Isn’t About a Perfect Home

Send me a text Hospitality isn’t about perfection; it’s about authenticity. In this episode, discover how opening your life, not just your home, can be the very thing God uses to change someone’s eternity. Do you ever hesitate to invite someone in because your house, or your life, doesn’t feel “ready”? We often think hospitality means a spotless home and a perfect meal. But Romans 12:13 reminds us it’s about eager hearts, not perfect setups. In today’s devotion, you’ll hear Rosaria Butterfiel...
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Sept. 22, 2025

Why You Need a Faith Community

Send me a text You weren’t meant to walk the Christian life alone. In this episode, discover why spiritual growth happens best in community, and how God uses His people to encourage and strengthen us. Do you ever feel like you’re doing faith on your own? It’s easy to slip into isolation, but God designed us to grow stronger together. The Bible reminds us not to neglect meeting with other believers, because encouragement, accountability, and hope flourish in community. In today’s devotion, you...
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Sept. 5, 2025

What If You’re the Answer to Someone’s Prayer?

Send me a text Sometimes the miracle someone is praying for looks a lot like you. In this episode, discover how God uses ordinary people to meet needs and how you can step into His plan today. What if God wants to use you to answer someone else’s prayer? We often think of miracles as dramatic, but Scripture reminds us that God delights to work through ordinary people. In today’s devotion, you’ll hear the story of George Müller’s orphanage in Bristol, England—where an empty pantry and a prayer...
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Sept. 3, 2025

The Power of Listening

Send me a text Listening first is an act of love—and it opens the door for peace, trust, and understanding. Do you ever feel like no one is really listening anymore? In a noisy world where everyone talks past each other, the Bible gives us a simple but powerful command: “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry” (James 1:19). In this episode, you’ll hear the story of a small-town experiment called Coffee with a Cop—how officers and neighbors discovered that sitting at a table ...
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Aug. 22, 2025

A Missed Connection Turns Into a Marriage

Send me a text Missed connections aren’t just travel hassles—they can be God’s perfect timing. Discover how a delay became the start of something beautiful in this Romans 8:28 reminder. What if the delays and detours you dread were actually God setting something good in motion? We’ve all been there—missed trains, canceled flights, or traffic jams that throw your plans into chaos. It’s frustrating. It feels like wasted time. And sometimes it leaves you wondering if God even notices. Romans 8:2...
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Aug. 13, 2025

That One Person Who Gets on Your Nerves

Send me a text That person who gets under your skin might just be the one God uses to teach you grace. In today’s episode, we explore how patience opens hearts in ways anger never could. Who’s that one person who always seems to push your buttons? It might be someone at work, in your family—or even at church. The truth is, we all have people who test our patience. But when we respond with frustration or bitterness, we miss the chance to show the love and grace God’s given us. What if, instead...
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July 31, 2025

Don't Go It Alone

Send me a text It’s not a lack of talent that derails most plans—it’s the failure to listen. Today’s devotion explores how listening to wise counsel can protect you from regret and guide you toward lasting success. Do you ever ignore advice because you think you’ve got it covered? In today’s episode, we look at the infamous Fyre Festival disaster and how one man’s refusal to listen landed him in prison. Then we turn to Proverbs 15:22 and a quote from a 15th-century theologian to remind us why...
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July 30, 2025

From Rivals to Co-Workers

Send me a text The Kingdom of God isn’t a race to the top—it’s a mission we carry together. In today’s devotion, we look at a high-stakes rivalry that turned into cooperation and what Scripture teaches about trading comparison for teamwork. Do you ever feel like you’re falling behind or trying to prove yourself—even in ministry or relationships? Today’s devotion takes us back to the height of the Cold War and the space race, where two fierce rivals eventually became unlikely partners. Then, w...
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July 29, 2025

You Can't Finish Alone

Send me a text When life knocks you down, who helps you back up? Today’s devotion tells the true story of a marathon runner who couldn’t finish alone—and the biblical truth that we were never meant to. Ever felt like you’re about to fall apart—right before the finish line? In this episode, we unpack one of the most powerful moments from the London Marathon and why Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 reminds us we were created for connection. Whether you’re the one reaching out or the one being carried, this ...
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July 25, 2025

When Love Wears You Out

Send me a text Parenting can feel like herding cubs across a busy road—frustrating, exhausting, and never-ending. But today’s devotion brings hope from God’s Word for every weary parent who wonders if their love is really making a difference. Ever feel like no one sees how hard you’re working to love your kids well? Maybe you’re tired of repeating yourself, praying the same prayers, or feeling like you’re getting nowhere. Today, we’ll look at one mama bear’s chaotic street-crossing adventure ...
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July 22, 2025

The Power of a Mentor

Send me a text One conversation with a mentor can shape a life—or even change the world. In today’s episode, we explore how God uses relationships to grow our faith and guide our calling. Do you have someone in your life helping you grow in your faith—or someone God might be calling you to mentor? In today’s devotion, we look at the powerful relationship between John Newton and William Wilberforce, and how a single conversation helped launch a movement that changed history. Through Psalm 1, w...
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July 7, 2025

The Hidden Power in Everyday Words

Send me a text Words matter more than we think. Today’s devotion reminds you how powerful your voice can be—and how to use it to speak life into the people around you. Have you ever wished you could take your words back? We’ve all said things we regret. But Proverbs 18 tells us that our words hold real power—power to build up or tear down, to heal or to harm. And today, you’re invited to choose words that bring life. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: What Scripture says about...
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June 23, 2025

Restarting with God When Life Feels Like a Wreck

Send me a text You’ve been putting it off—again. But today’s devotion reminds you that God rejoices in your small beginnings, and now is the perfect time to start. What’s one thing you’ve been putting off because it doesn’t feel big enough, polished enough, or “spiritual” enough? You keep waiting for the perfect conditions—but they never come. And now you feel stuck, guilty, and unsure where to even begin. But here’s the truth: God isn’t waiting for you to have it all together. He’s alread...