In this episode, Chris and Debby discuss how God speaks through open and closed doors. Doors are a metaphor to discern God's desire/plan for our lives. Open doors mean Yes...Closed doors mean No or Not yet. As we walk with God, we begin to understand what it means to discern whether a door is open or closed.
Jul 14
17 min
In this episode, Chris and Debby discuss how God speaks to us through our desires. God may plant big desires in our hearts that may require an adjustment on our part. But, if we check our ego at the door, stew on it for a few days and manage our emotions, then we can deal with it a healthy way.
Jul 7
19 min
In this episode, Chris and Debby share 10 ways to enjoy God's word.
Jun 30
22 min
In this episode, Chris and Debby discuss how God speaks to us in light of our design. God speaks to Introverts differently than Extroverts...Enneagram 3s are different from 8s...Myers-Briggs ENTPs are different from INTJs. Therefore, we are all going to hear him differently.
Jun 23
18 min
In this episode, Chris and Debby talk about finding that sweet spot for hearing God. Based on the book Whisper by Mark Batterson, solitude is the key to hearing God.
Jun 16
16 min
Based on Mark Batterson's book Whisper, Chris and Debby discuss the Voice of God. Plus, they describe the 10-Minute Listening Challenge!
Jun 9
20 min
Episode 8 — Building a Faith That Lasts
Every episode this season has been pointing to the same idea beneath all the others — that lasting faith isn't built in the big moments; it's built in the ordinary ones. In this season finale, Pastor Chris brings it all together around the image of a foundation and the words of Jesus in Matthew 7. The storms come for everyone. The only question is what you've built by the time they arrive.
Jun 2
9 min
Episode 7 — Midlife, Meaning, and Staying Faithful
Midlife isn't usually marked by dramatic collapse — it's marked by slow drift. In this episode, Pastor Chris speaks directly to the men and women carrying the weight of real responsibility and quietly wondering if they're becoming who they want to be. Using Galatians 6 and the image of a tree's root system, he explores why midlife is less a season to survive and more a season to find out whether what was planted actually took hold.
May 26
9 min
Episode 6 — How to Pray When You're Just Tired
What do you do when you know you should pray — but you have nothing left to say? In this episode, Pastor Chris offers relief to anyone who has felt the quiet pressure to pray correctly and come up empty. Drawing from Romans 8 and the simple image of coming home at the end of a hard day, he makes the case that honest, tired prayer isn't a failure. It's exactly what God is inviting you into.
May 19
8 min
Loving Difficult People Without Losing Yourself
Loving people is easy in theory — and genuinely hard in practice, especially with the ones who drain you. In this episode, Pastor Chris tackles one of the most common tensions in everyday faith: where's the line between loving someone and losing yourself in the process? Using Galatians 6 and the image of a lifeguard trained never to let a panicking swimmer pull them under, he offers a clear and honest framework for loving people well without going under yourself.
May 12
8 min
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