Episodes

Today, we’re chatting with best selling author and host of The Happy Hour Podcast, Jamie Ivey about how to fight back against insecurity, grow in confidence, and rest in exactly who God’s made us to be. Jamie shares with us intentional ways to build courage and self worth in our kids and the rhythms that have led Jamie and her family to live from this place of confidence and security in Christ. We hope you’ll enjoy this conversation as much a we did! Pull up a chair and join us! Make sure to che...

Today, we’re kicking off this brand new season with a rich conversation with our new friend, Sandra McCracken. Sandra is a beloved singer/songwriter here in the Nashville area, she’s released 14 solo albums over the last 20 years, and if you’re new to Sandra’s music, well, you’re welcome! Go check it out, it’s absolutely beautiful! We’re talking with Sandra today about her amazing new book, Send Out Your Light, which we could not recommend more! Sandra shares the lessons she’s learned by follow...

On today’s episode, we’re so thrilled to welcome back to the show our sweet Texas friend, mother of five, and best selling author, Kay Wyma. I can’t think of a better way to kick off our summer than to practice what Kay calls a Soul 30, which is a daily dose of thankfulness, kindness, and mercy. We chat with Kay about her own personal experience through 30 days of practicing thankfulness, kindest, and mercy….. the challenges she faced, powerful lessons learned along the way, and the unexpected ...

For our 100th episode we're celebrating with some pretty exciting news!!! It’s with great joy we share with you something we’ve been pouring our hearts and souls into for quite some time now!✨ Chris and I are thrilled to announce, we have partnered with our good friends at NavPress and Tyndale House to release a series of books on marriage and family! The first book, The Rhythm of Us releases into the world November 9, 2021! 🎉 We’re excited to share more with you in the coming months, and are...

On today’s episode, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author, Crystal Paine, founder of MoneySavingMom.com and host of The Crystal Paine Show podcast. As a mom of four, Crystal shares her struggle with anxiety over parenting, navigating her child’s struggle with suicide, and how she learned a better way forward. Crystal shares the four tools she discovered to parent from a place of love and wholeness rather that a place of striving for success. Pull up a chair and join us, this is ...

On today’s episode, we’re talking with our good friend and best selling author, Jeannie Cunnion. Jeannie holds a Master’s degree in social work, and her writing has been featured on outlets such as the TODAY show, Fox News, The 700 Club, and Focus on the Family. We chat with Jeannie about her latest book, Don’t Miss Out: Daring to Believe Life is Better with the Holy Spirit. Jeannie unpacks her own personal journey of learning to live a life that’s led by and filled with the power of God’s spir...

On today’s episode, we’re talking with one of our favorite people on the planet, singer/songwriter & worship leader Christy Nockles. Christy and her husband, Nathan, toured nationwide as the Christian music duo, Watermark. They were also a part of the Passion movement for over twenty years. Christy shares with us the practice that has changed her life most : learning to live from a place of rest. We chat with Christy about how to let go of the hustle and find our true identity in God’s heart, ...

On today’s episode, we’re talking with best selling author and speaker, Angie Smith, about how to move past the insecurity that can hold us back from studying God’s word, and replace it with confidence. Angie shares her own journey of overcoming confusion and intimidation in her understanding of the Scriptures. Angie is equal parts hilarious and also tender, she had us laughing and crying, all in the same sentence. No matter what situation this finds you in today, we hope as you listen, God wil...

Welcome back to another episode, friends! We’re so excited to finally be back with you today. We hope you’re doing well, and just want to especially acknowledge all of our friends in the great state of Texas, who just endured the great snowstorm of 2021. We love you, it was honestly so hard to hear what was happening and not be able to help, but were so glad it’s finally over and that the sun is back where it belongs! For anyone interested, we’ll post a few ways to help out our Texas friends in ...

On today’s episode Chris turns into a bit of a middle school boy, as he and Jenni get the chance to chat with baseball legend and bestselling author, the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Darryl Strawberry. Darryl shares his incredible story of how Jesus met him right in the middle of his brokenness. Chris and Jenni chat with Darryl about the highs and lows of an intense career as a Major League Baseball all-star, overcoming his drug addiction, family tragedies, and the powerful transformation tha...

On today’s episode we’re talking with award winning singer songwriter, and brand new author, Jamie Grace. Jamie shares her story achieving her dream of becoming a successful recording artist only to find more emptiness and chaos on the other side. Jamie also shares how she followed God’s prompting to leave it all behind to pursue a quieter, more fulfilling way of life. Pull up a chair and join us, this is a great one! Listen in. Links Mentioned: Jamie's Book: Finding Quiet Jamie's Website ...

On today’s episode we’re talking with best selling author, speaker, and founder of Messenger International, John Bevere about multiplying our potential, about what it means to live a life poured out completely. John shares: - what true faithfulness looks like according to God’s word, - practical ways to uncover your calling - how to faithfully live out your purpose together as a couple Pull up a chair and join us, this is a great one! Listen in. Links Mentioned: John's Book: Multiply Your...

If you’ve ever struggled to forgive something you just can’t seem to forget, this episode is for you. We had the tremendous honor of welcoming back to the show, New York Time’s best selling author, speaker, and founder of Proverbs 31 Ministries, Lysa Terkeurst. Lysa shares vulnerably about her own wrestle through this journey to forgiveness which she unpacks in her latest book, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget. Lysa offers encouragement and advice on how to disempower the triggers that can hijac...

When we think of life well lived, it's hard to come up with a better example than Eugene and Jan Peterson. Back in the Spring of 2019, we had the incredible honor of sitting down with the delightful Jan, beloved wife of Eugene Peterson, for what none of us realized would be her very last interview. Shortly after our time together, Jan went home to be with Jesus in May of 2019. Jan’s story of love, faith, and long obedience in the same direction remains one of our most listened to and commented o...

On today’s episode we’re talking with writer, speaker, & marriage and family therapist, Nicole Zasowski about letting go of what we think we want to find what will truly set us free. Nicole shares her journey of moving across the country from CA to Conneticut, and finding that settling into her new normal took a little longer than she would have hoped. Having just experienced a big move ourselves, this message really spoke to us personally, and we are so grateful for this conversation! Nicole s...

On today’s episode we’re welcoming best selling author, professor, and leader in the missional church movement, Mike Frost back to the show to unpack the life changing power of memorizing scripture, as in getting it off the screen and actually into our brain and bones. If you’re new to the show, make sure you go back to Ep 46, where we dive deeper into Mike’s story and learn all about the 5 “B.E.L.L.S.” habits of living on mission in the world around us as discussed in his book Surprise the Wor...

This week we’re excited to welcome our friend Alli Worthington back to the show to chat about her lastest book, Standing Strong. Alli is a best selling author, speaker, and host of The Alli Worthington Show. Make sure to check out Ep. 19 where we unpack more of Alli's story and journey to becoming an author. In today's episode Alli shares how to push past the fears that keep us from doing what God’s called us to, how to clearly discern God’s guidance in our lives, and how to take action and bui...

WELCOME BACK FRIENDS! It feels so good to be jumping into a brand new season with YOU! Thank you so much for joining us! To give SEASON 4 a proper kick off, we’ve invited our good friend & powerhouse, Lisa Bevere to join us again today and we cannot wait to let you in on this powerful conversation! Lisa is a New York Times bestselling author, co founder of Messenger International with her husband John, mom of four boys, and a spiritual mom to countless women across the country, which is what ...

We saved one of the very best for last as we close out the season with the one and only, Katherine Wolf. After miraculously surviving a near-fatal brainstem stroke at the age 26, life for Katherine and Jay Wolf changed forever. There was no going back to normal after such a tragedy, yet Katherine and Jay learned that suffering is not the end, but rather the beginning of a brand new story. Katherine shares with us her incredible story of finding joy in embracing the new normal God had prepared f...

On today’s episode we’re chatting with Caitlyn Crosby, the founder of one of our favorite companies doing beautiful work in the world, The Giving Keys. If you’ve ever seen someone wearing a key around their neck, chances are it was a Giving Key, which means it was handmade by someone transitioning out of homelessness. Caitlyn shares with us today the story of how she built this incredible company from a merch table at her singing gigs to a thriving business with a mission to end homelessness. T...

On today’s episode we’re chatting with the incredibly talented Morgan Harper Nichols! Morgan is an artist and a poet whose work is inspired by real life stories she receives everyday through social media. Her newest book, All Along You Were Blooming is a collection of Morgan's encouraging poetry and creativity on the printed page. Morgan shares with us the highs and lows of life as an artist, her story of stumbling into an unlikely calling on the other side of surrender, and how the power of li...

On today’s episode we’ve invited our good friend and world renowned photographer, Meshali Mitchell to join us and share some wisdom on finding hope and encouragement in a season of waiting. Meshali is known for her incredible gift of capturing the heart and soul through her beautiful portraits, which is why she’s one of the most highly sought after photographers on the planet. We talk with Meshali about what it looks like to wait well, our active part to play in a season of waiting, and the gif...

On today's episode we're talking with Teaching Pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Daniel Grothe, about the lost art of mentorship which he unpacks in his latest book Chasing Wisdom. Daniel shares first hand how the power of chasing wisdom changed his life through his friend and mentor Eugene Peterson. We talk with Daniel about his personal journey of navigating both scandal and tragedy in his early days of ministry, how it led him to seek out wisdom from mentors around him, and prac...

On today's episode, we’re chatting with New York Times Best Selling author, Rachel Macy Stafford about letting go of what doesn’t matter to make room for what truly does. Rachel is a certified special education teacher with a Master's Degree in education, a well known speaker, and a beloved blogger who inspires millions in her weekly posts at HandsFreeMama.com We chat with Rachel about grasping what truly matters by letting go of what doesn’t, how to slow down and be present to the moments righ...