Caleb Smith, Young Adult and Associate Pastor at Open Door Fellowship Church, and I talk about the Gospel and what it really is. Misconceptions and limited understanding of it keep us from living in the power of it. Caleb shares God's plan for a full and abundant life in Christ.

In this episode, pastor Caleb Smith joins me for a conversation about the power of the Gospel in our everyday lives. God’s plan to offer us eternal life through Jesus was not meant solely for our experience after death. It was meant to give us joy and hope in our life here on earth.

In this episode, I’ll share what the Holy Spirit did for us at our salvation and how to live out these truths in our day-to-day lives. As we practice believing and depending on the Holy Spirit to do His work in us, we mature and grow in faith. The more we live in what God has done for us, the more shame loses power.

How can we approach the holidays without losing our sanity? Join me for this solo episode where I offer tips on how to navigate tricky relational dynamics in a healthy way.

Join me for the second part of my conversation with Ryan, as he courageously shares the long journey of learning to trust God to free him from his bondage to sexual addiction. He shares about the community and encouragement to live in radical honesty through a 12-Step program.

In today’s first of two episodes, Ryan courageously shares the beginning of his story of sexual addiction. He doesn’t give graphic details but rather tells of the bondage this addiction produced in him and how he realized that only God could restore his life.

In this episode, join me and licensed therapist, Mark Huey as we explore what is needed to experience healing and recovery from sexual brokenness. We dive into the purpose and role of therapists, support groups, and 12-Step groups.

In this episode, join me and licensed therapist, Mark Huey as we unpack the definition of sexual addiction and its effect on our health and relationships. Listen to how Mark works with his clients to reduce shame and heal from sexual brokenness.

In this episode, discover how Sandra learned to process the trauma she had unknowingly suppressed. Discover how she learned the tools to work through her pain and heal without it crushing her completely.

In this episode, Sandra shares her story of how the experiences of her childhood created a desire in her to hide her flaws. Learn why those self-protective measures could not fix the shame she felt for her human vulnerabilities.

In this episode, we explore how God created us with needs so that we could experience love and respect from Him and others. Understanding our valid needs and learning to trust others to meet them begins to release the grip that shame has on us.

In this solo episode, we dive into why we are so prone to trying to hide when we fall short and the mess we make of our relationships with others and God when we do. Thankfully, we have a God who is not shocked or surprised by these attempts and is ready to respond when we turn to him.

In this episode, we continue talking with Lisa as she shares her journey to healing from a nightmare of domestic abuse. You’ll discover some tools that supported this process and how faithful God was in every step of her path.

In this episode, you’ll hear from a brave survivor of domestic abuse. Lisa will tell her story of how it started and more importantly when she had the courage to leave when she began to distinguish God’s voice and truth in her circumstances.

Listen as we explore specific things to look for as you identify support resources for processing betrayal trauma. We talk about why we must take ownership of our own healing before trying to support the one who hurt us. Betrayal trauma is suffering that Jesus faced first-hand, and your experience and healing matter deeply to Him.

This episode will challenge you to examine your own experience and connect the dots between your past and your day-to-day reactions to stress. It may also help you see why trusting God can feel so challenging after experiencing betrayal trauma.

God has an incredible way of meeting us in our pain and Kent’s story is a powerful example of what God can do when we recognize our need for healing. You’ll hear how Kent discovered the courage to be vulnerable in his relationships and in counseling and the freedom that came as a result. Lastly, he shares how God empowered Kent to have fulfilling relationships with his children, unlike anything he experienced as a child.

In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend and musician, Kent. He is sharing his sharing of how he chased a dream of making it big as a musician in LA and actually made a breakthrough-even headlining for his own shows. Yet this was the place where God had planned to open up old hurts and start sorting through them, one by one. 

Some days it is unbelievably hard to believe that God or anyone else could love us, much less like us. It’s because each of us has this big pile of evidence that we add to each time we get hurt. We think that if we were truly loveable, these things wouldn’t happen to us. Join me as I share how I went on a journey with God to uncover the lies that were holding me hostage in my shame.

Join me in this episode as we continue to explore the impact of shame. You’ll learn what a shame response can show you and why you will always be tempted to hide in your shame. While it seems easier to hide, you’re also protecting yourself from any hope of any healthy connection.