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
What To Do When Your Faith Feels Stalled
Almost every person of faith hits a season where the feeling fades — prayer feels routine, Scripture feels flat, and forward momentum seems to disappear. In this episode, Pastor Chris reframes the spiritual plateau not as a sign of failure, but as a graduation — the moment God moves you from feeling-dependent faith to decision-based faith. Drawing from Romans 5 and the image of a long-distance runner, he explains why the ordinary miles are the ones that build real endurance.
May 5
7 min
Sunday and Monday don't feel the same — and most people know exactly why. In this episode, Pastor Chris explores why the gap between Sunday inspiration and Monday reality isn't a sign that something's wrong with your faith. Using Romans 12:2 and the image of an unexpected reflection in a store window, he unpacks how the friction of everyday life is where faith is actually formed. Sunday inspires you. Monday reveals you. And what gets revealed is exactly what God wants to renew.
Apr 28
7 min
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