"How did it make you feel when your brother first wanted to protest?" My kids join me to share their own thoughts about attending peaceful protest demonstrations. I share the why behind our go, and the spiritual implications attached to our decision. "No justice, no peace. Some people mishear revenge in these words, but that's not what they are. They are a call for righteousness to abound. I cherish them because no matter whose mouth exudes them or what the person believes, they are succinctly expressing the essence of the gospel. We are collectively groaning for the same insatiable desire that only Christ can truly satisfy. Jesus is the embodiment of justice and love's collision. He's it!" -Bec McNew (Originally published in 2020)

"God is a God of stories." -Brett McNew Brett McNew: "As we create things, if everything is just squeaky clean, Teletubbies with Jesus in it, it's not real, and it has no lasting value... As a Christian it's hard to understand the realities of life, your emotions and your feelings, and to tell the truth about that while being afraid that you'll be judged by other people in the church for not making it Christlike enough..." -Brett McNew Bec McNew: "The trick of that is you can't get to Jesus's work, you can't get to the redemption, if there was never something to redeem." (Originally published 2019)

"One of the reasons God gives us callings that are bigger than we are is so that the triumph will always fall within the careful margins of faith." -Wes Willett (Originally published in 2018)

If you like to listen in on friends, join me and Nay as we talk about all. the. things! Chronic illness, divorce, loss... and hope! "He didn't have a plan B. He just had a plan." -Naomi Holder A conversation with her is actually what prompted the title for this podcast! (Originally published in 2018)

Rachel Anne Ridge is an author, speaker, and life coach who betters our lives with donkey-taught lessons, and always seems to leave peace in her wake. "There are so many things that pull us away from that settled-ness, or a place of peace where we can sense that God is with us, but it is good to be reminded that God hasn't forgotten us, that he loves you-- he loves you deeply." -Rachel Anne Ridge (Originally published in 2018)

Mental health, forgiveness, chronic illness, spiritual identity, ethnicity, storytelling through photography... this episode with Jasmine Lopez was originally released in 2018, when The Firehouse Dream was just a baby idea. It is now a full-blown non-profit organization, mentoring youth in her under-served community! "I'm now learning how to see God as my father, and how he won't abandon me." - Jasmine Lopez "I think here is lots of room for grace in these conversations if we are willing to sit down with a friend who is a different ethnicity. Ask them what their experience has been. Practice what it means to listen well--keep your mouth shut, and just ask." -Jasmine Lopez (Originally published in 2018)

Surupa Cuffman shares her her family's bold move to Orlando to serve Disney cast members as Off the Cuff. What does it look like when God's calling is clear, but the process seems uncertain? "I [God] have something for you, but you can't be distracted. If you're looking around for other opportunities, you're going to miss what I have for you." -Surupa Cuffman (Originally published 2018)