Why You Feel Behind (And Why You’re Actually Not)
Dale Sellers on what to do when you thought you’d be there by now.
Gen Z Expert: Why Your Identity Isn’t About Being Liked | Dr. Tanita Maddox
Dr. Tanita Maddox has spent 26 years on the front lines of Gen Z ministry, and what she taught me about talking to Gen Z about God completely reframed how I see this generation — and it’s the most hopeful conversation I’ve had in a long time.
How Reading the Bible Lowers Anxiety, According To Research
Dr. John Plake from the American Bible Society joins me to unpack the research behind Bible engagement and mental health.
The Empowered Parent: Raising a Child With ADHD With Hope and Direction
Ryan Wexelblatt (ADHD Dude) teaches that for a child with ADHD, structure isn’t a cage. It’s the scaffolding they climb to become who they’re capable of being.
The Spiritual Frontier: Faith, Courage & the Life You Were Made to Live
The Spiritual Frontier includes essays and podcast episodes that will go deep into faith and God—that’s the heartbeat of everything I do.
The Choice to Rejoice
How dealing with our pain unlocks lasting joy
A Spiritual Take on Inspiring and Educating Our Kids about Neurodiversity
All of us are uniquely designed by God.
Spiritual Lessons on Resilience From Two Elite Athletes
If you are tired of fighting your battles alone or struggling to maintain focus when things get hard, this conversation provides lessons on resilience and building internal strength that lasts.
Journeying Together: Finding Spiritual Community in a Lonely World
In this episode, Russ Ewell chats with Matt McChlery about how we need to drop the “perfect Christian” mask and be honest about our messy journeys.
From Fragile to Firm: The Spiritual Mechanics of Building Resilience
This episode will help you shift your perspective on current troubles—not by ignoring them, but by learning how to fix your gaze on the unseen.
The Latest
The Kingdom Prayer
For those ready to pray the prayer that moves history and transforms the world.
The Identity Prayer
For those who have forgotten their calling and lost their identity.
The Fighting Bitterness Prayer
For the dreamers who have stopped believing and dreaming.
The Returning to God Prayer
For those who have left God, or are thinking about it.
Before & After Cancer: How Our Relationship with God Transformed
An incredible journey of faith, wrestling with God, and finding a love that endures the unthinkable.
The Emotional Prayer
For those who know God’s will but struggle with deciding to obey it.
The Guilty Soul’s Prayer
For those drowning in regret.
The Visionary’s Prayer
For dreamers, builders, and creators.
The Forgiving Prayer
For those carrying hurt or causing it.
The Possibilities Prayer
For the spiritually exhausted and the hope-depleted.
Beating anxiety
Why Am I So High-Strung? 5 Signs Your Anxiety is Owning You
Ever asked yourself, “why am I always irritated?” These scriptures will help shed some light on the source of your high-strung personality.
Why Anxiety is the Enemy of Spirituality
The opportunity and expectation of growth from God is really a call to walk with him, to allow him to transform our lives through the power of the Spirit.
Say Yes to God
A Bible study on conquering fear and saying no to a small life.
DIY: Finding Peace in an Anxious World
This is a study on how to stay calm and be at peace even when life gets crazy. Whether school is stressing you out, you feel anxious about the future, or you have conflict in relationships with friends or family that you’re afraid to deal with, God wants to be a place of refuge even in the midst of chaos.
The Ultimate Guide to Letting God Quiet Your Heart
Strength comes from quiet and confident trust in God.
10 Things I Can Control When Life Feels Uncontrollable
God brings stability and support when we feel like we’re spinning out of control.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Trusting God: 15 Helpful Tips
These 15 Bible verses on overcoming anxiety with God will help you remain calm no matter what life throws at you.
Deep Spirituality Lite, Day 1: A Good Day Gone Bad
Have you ever had that feeling? Everything is going about as well as it can go, and then you begin to wonder, “how long can this last?”
Scriptures to Quiet the Noise
Hearing God’s whisper in a chaotic world.
10 Ways to Know If Your Soul Is Tired
…and what you can do about it.
Discovering God in the Middle of Fear, Stress, and Anxiety
How fear, stress, and anxiety often go unspoken in our spiritual lives—and how these emotions can keep us stuck in surface-level faith.
What If Anxiety Is A Spiritual Battle?
Whatever the source of our anxiety and fear might be, this episode reminds us that we’re not alone. And we don’t have to stay stuck. God is real. He’s loving. He’s good. And he wants to set us free.
10 Scriptures About God’s Timing to Ease An Anxious Mind
Trusting that God’s timing is always right can calm our anxious mind when we can’t see solutions to problems we’re facing or when we’re worried about the future.
Peace, Joy, and Love
Three ways our lives change when we read the Bible.
How To Trust God and Let Go Of Control
Learning how to trust God and letting go becomes much easier when we believe he cares about us, rewards us, and has good plans for our lives.
Feeling Anxious? Try These Scriptures On Frustration
Learning how to deal with frustration Biblically is key to taming the anxiety that often accompanies anger.
God’s Love Calms Me
We are not meant to carry our fears, guilt, insecurities, or anxieties alone.
A Bible Study on Staying Focused (for the Chronically Anxious)
Do you find yourself constantly distracted or overwhelmed? Use these scriptures on focus to help you identify and calm your reactionary anxiety.
Staying Focused on What Really Matters in the Midst of Worry
When we get caught up in the stress of life, we miss out on the peace and contentment God really wants to give us. We must decide to dig deep in our hearts to find the source of our anxiety and worry so that God can relieve and heal us.
Where Is God When I’m Stressed?
In this episode, we discuss the inevitable stress that comes not only with going back to school, but also in any stressful time of life.
Anxiety and 10 Bible Passages on How to Beat It
As we let God take care of us, his kindness and comfort will help us relax
Scriptures That Bring Peace in the Holiday Rush
God is the only one who can bring true inner peace into our lives
How Do I Turn to Prayer For Anxiety, Worry, and Fear?
If you’ve ever wondered how to ask God for help with anxiety, you’re not alone. It can seem difficult to have a prayer for anxiety, fear, and worry. The Bible says that the soothing comfort of God’s presence can calm down the busiest mind.
Pray the Stress Away
Through prayer, we can give God our stressed, afraid, and burdened hearts and find relief.
The Comprehensive Prayer Guide for the Chronically Worried
Spirituality is the ability to let go of control and learn to turn to God in prayer.
How to Have a Relationship with God That Quiets the Noise
Jesus had a relationship with God that gave him peace, power, and purpose in a chaotic world.
Changing Our Relationship With God Empowers Us To Handle Pressure
Without God giving us the strength to keep pushing through, we will become discouraged and fail under pressure.
10 Reassuring Qualities of God To Remember Every Morning
A large part of being reassured by God is acknowledging the truth of his power and being reverent before him.
15 of God’s Promises That Will Anchor You When Life Feels Unsteady
A collection of God’s promises that will anchor you, even when it feels like everything else is falling apart.
How Do I Trust God When I’m Worried?
In today’s Mini Quiet Time, we’ll give you 3 practical tips from the Bible for how you can start trusting God when you feel worried.
Devotionals, videos, podcasts and more
The Doubter’s Prayer
For those who want faith but don’t have it yet.
Desperate Prayers
How we turn the impossible into the inevitable.
The Destiny Prayer
For those who sense they were born for more.
The Beginner’s Prayer
For the agnostic, the skeptic, and the spiritually curious.
When God Becomes Real
12 days of prayer for a cold and chaotic world.
12 Days of Prayer
A devotional series that will make God real to us, even when the world feels cold.
Can Faith Survive a World Ruled by Algorithms?
In this profound conversation, Russ Ewell and Zach Leighton (Reliant Media Group) dive deep into the spiritual crisis of the digital age.
Why Gen Z is hurting, and how to fix it
How discipline, community, and motivation can spark your breakthrough.
The Game Changer: How to Lead, No Matter Your Role
Leadership & Teamwork
Give and Take: How to Work Well With Others
Negotiation & Assertiveness
When Your Whole World Falls Apart—What’s Next?
Don’t let one bad moment define your entire life’s purpose!
Find Your Passion, Find Your Purpose
Civic Engagement
What Would You Do If You Knew You Would Not Fail?
You’ll also learn how being built different is exactly what makes life meaningful.
Work In Progress: How God Uses Our Career To Keep Us Growing
Career and Professional Development
Fail, Learn, Repeat: The Sacred Art of Not Giving Up
Why failure is essential to growth in science, spirituality, and everyday life.
It’s Who You Know: How to Make the Most of Every Opportunity to Build Relationships
Networking & Social Skills
A Conversation on Vulnerability — The Strength of Letting Go
How embracing our emotional limits can actually lead to strength.
The Chemistry of Conviction
You’ll explore the idea of the “nosedive”—those moments when everything feels like it’s falling apart—and discover how God uses them to build unshakable faith, clarity, and courage.
Strong in Body, Strong in Spirit: Honoring God with Our Health
Health & Wellness Management
The Digital Decision: Using Technology for Your Benefit, Not Detriment
Digital Literacy & Online Safety
Why Deep Spirituality Exists—and What’s Coming Next
From its early days as a small Bible study tool to a growing global community, this movement is all about one thing: helping people connect with God in a way that’s personal, deep, and transformative.
Beyond the Surface: How to Build a Deep Connection with God
Jesus taught us that a strong, unshakable life starts with depth.
Shake It Off, Talk It Out: A Spiritual Guide to Resolving Conflicts
Conflict Resolution
Love, Listen, Learn: Why Relationship Skills Matter and How God Helps Us Build Them
Interpersonal and Relationship Skills
This Is The Life: Why God made you for something bigger
If you’re tired of living small, this conversation will help you break free and begin living the wide-open life you were made for.
What if Spirituality Could Help You Understand the World?
Learn how to grow spiritually by mixing the right ingredients—heart, soul, mind, and strength—and why asking big questions can lead to even bigger transformation.
Action, Not Avoidance: How God Helps Us Stay Motivated
Self-Discipline & Motivation
Bend Don’t Break: How To Trust God In Times Of Uncertainty
Flexibility and Adaptability
The Great Adventure of Growing Spiritually: Q&A with Russ Ewell
It isn’t about having it all together. It’s about growing, exploring, and discovering how to walk with God in a way that’s real.
Seeking Truth in a World of Misinformation
In this honest and thought-provoking episode, Russ Ewell invites you into a new kind of spiritual journey—one built on curiosity, discovery, and a deeper search for what’s real.
Heart Over Hustle: How To Spiritually Handle Our Finances
Financial Literacy
How the Holy Spirit Shapes Our Lives—One Skill at a Time
A discussion on the everyday, practical qualities that help you grow stronger and live with purpose.
What if It’s True?
One question that leads to an extraordinary life.
Developing Resilience: How to Make Stress Your Friend
Stress Management & Resilience
Spiritual Growth Isn’t Intuitive—It’s Taught
We break down exactly how to teach spiritual life skills in a way that’s simple, practical, and life-changing.
The Link Between Spiritual Self-Awareness and a Heart Change
We break down why knowing yourself—your strengths, struggles, and even how you process challenges—can completely shift the way you grow.
From Doubtful to Decisive: How to Make Choices with Conviction, Not Fear
Decision-Making and Personal Ownership
How Spiritual Life Skills Change Our Lives
God puts us in each other’s lives for a reason, and the moment we accept each other’s help and guidance is the moment we find true victory and transformation.
The Self-Improvement Trap: What To Do When We Try to Fix Everything at Once
As we develop spiritual incrementalism — taking things on one step at a time — we can discover the life God is calling us toward.
From Clutter to Clarity: Discovering God’s Guidance with Spiritual Thinking
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Why the Best Lives Are Built One Small Choice at a Time
We need to develop the kind of wisdom that makes you rethink how to approach obstacles.
What If Your Weaknesses Were Actually God’s Greatest Tools?
God wants to show us the truth about ourselves so he can help us discover our purpose.
Speak Confidently and Listen Calmly: Why the Best Communicators Don’t Do All the Talking
Effective Communication
Spiritual Growth Is Not About Getting—It’s About Becoming
Our first episode lays the foundation for this journey, emphasizing that growth is a process of becoming, not just achieving.
4 Levels of Biblical Self-Awareness that Everyone Needs to Develop
Understanding ourselves on these four levels empowers us to grow to our full potential.
From Busy to Balanced: The Spiritual Art of Time Management
Time Management & Organization
From Stuck to Unstoppable: Your Self-Awareness Growth Blueprint
By learning how Jesus grew into God’s purpose and developing life skills like spiritual self-awareness, we can grow into our purpose, too.
Dream Big, Plan Boldly: How to Set Spiritual Goals and Trust God Completely
Goal Setting & Planning
Why Spiritual Self-Awareness is the First Step to a Deeper Relationship with God
Our first episode lays the foundation for this journey, emphasizing that growth is a process of becoming, not just achieving.
It’s Good to Be You: Why The Best Things in Life Start With Spiritual Self-Awareness
Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
The Best Life
How God gives us the skills we need for an impactful life.
Spiritual Life Skills: The Key to Living Your Best Life
We are proud to introduce our new series, “The Best Life: How God gives us the skills we need for an impactful life.”
What’s the Ultimate Secret to Uprooting Bitterness Forever?
Focusing on God’s grace and all the good we have helps uproot negativity and makes space for joy.
What’s the Secret to Being Grateful No Matter What?
With great faith, even our hardest moments can become the ones we’re most thankful for.
Parable of the Prodigal Son: Why Does Your View of God Matter So Much?
The Parable of the Prodigal Son shows us how to view God not as just a resource or roadblock, but as a relationship.
Parable of the Sower: Why Self-Awareness is so Important (and how to build it)
The Parable of the Sower teaches us how to grow in the self-awareness necessary to be close to God and others.
How can we be grateful even when hard things happen?
Everyone experiences fear, but all too often, we give it so much power that it runs our lives.
Parable of the Great Banquet: Why Do We Reject God’s Invitation to Experience a Full Life?
The Parable of the Great Banquet is God’s invitation to experience an incredible life with him.
Aging Boldly
How Caleb’s faith stayed strong while he waited for God’s promise
Greatest hits
What Happens When Leaders Won’t Lead
Spiritual lessons from the life of Lot.
Faith in the Impossible
God is the source of our power; we just need to connect ourselves to him.
Fully Known. Fully Loved.
God doesn’t watch our lives from far away; he walks through every moment with us.
Disappointment: The Silent Faith Leak
How unmet expectations quietly drain trust, and how God fills us back up.
Trading Panic for Peace
Everyone experiences anxiety, but God never leaves us alone in it.
Planted, Not Ended
How God works through our dark days to create something new.
The Connection Code
How to connect our hearts with God when we read the Bible.
Courage 101
A seven-day plan to overcome fear and live out God’s purpose for our lives.
The Pitfall of Pride
When puffing up backfires, staying humble saves.
The Thermostat vs. The Volcano
God gives us the power to calm anger in ourselves and others.
Roots Before Fruit
With God, depth always comes before destiny.
Loved First, Chosen Always
From trying to earn God’s approval to resting in his relationship.
Disappointment: The Thief of Courage
Three answers that will defeat disappointment and give us our hope back.
Choose God
Everyone worships something, and what you choose shapes you.
The Courage to Talk About Pain
Spirituality gives us the power to conquer despair in the world.
At the Crossroads
How will you respond to the cross today?
Courage, Cowardice, and the Choice We Must Make
The world needs courage. Will we run or will we fight?
Hannah: Heard by God
Prayer changes our hearts, and Hannah’s story shows us how.
The Rescue Plan
How the cross gives us the second chance we need.
The Spiritual Frontier
Finding the courage to leave the cage of fear and discover who we are and why we are here.
When Courage Feels Heavy
How to stay strong when discouragement hits.
When God Calls the Underdog
Lessons from Gideon for the moments we feel too small.
When You Feel Behind
Trust the season you’re in and God who customizes the calendar.
Sharpening the Soul
From spiritual dullness to clarity.
Refuse to Stay Stuck
How God helps us let go of old habits and become new people
The Bubble and the Bitterness
Breaking the cycle of worldly friendships.
The Courage of Emotional Honesty
Lessons from the life of Peter.
Renewed to Rise
God turns your midnights into mornings.
Becoming Unshakeable
How to stay grounded when life tries to knock you down.
Finding Your Second Wind
How God refreshes us in times of exhaustion.
From Fear to Family
God’s Spirit gives us belonging and freedom
Faith that Moves Forward
Fear freezes us, but prayer fuels us.
The Call to Return
Turning our hearts back to God
Found in the Dark
Why God won’t let you go
The Battle Isn’t Yours
Watch what happens when heaven fights for you.
Faith in the Furnace
How to walk with God in the midst of the fire
The Weary Warrior
Being tired isn’t the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something great.
The Influence Infection
How to get rid of toxic influences
Watch Your Mouth
How to speak in a way that honors God rather than hurting him.
When God Calms the Storm
How to be unshaken by the winds of adversity
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“Deep Change” is a dynamic and transformational experience of God. The result reaches deeper than superficial improvement. We become a different person.
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“Deep Strength” is learning how to walk with God in such a way that we are strong from the inside out.
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Believe: A Fascinating Journey
Faith isn’t a destination; it’s a journey. When embraced daily, it transforms into an inspiring path filled with discovery.
The 30 Minute Quiet Time Meditation
The Scriptures describe this meditative state as quietness or stillness, where we refuse to let our mind be unsettled by things beyond our control, and instead focus completely on what God is doing and capable of doing in our lives.
The Spirituality of Jesus
When reading Scripture, there is no shortage of profound spiritual mystery, interaction, and activity. So why is Christianity seen as more organizational than spiritual?
The 12 Days of Jesus
Deconstructing our traditional views of Jesus to see him as scripture says he really is.
The Book of John
This study series dives into the book of John in the Bible to provide practical study as well as thought-provoking questions for creating a meaningful interaction between you and God.
Lessons from the Book of Acts
A study series exploring the early church’s remarkable devotion to God.
The Power of Relationships
How to reimagine Christianity with friendship at the center.
The Happy Holidays Bundle
When we walk with God, he can do more than we could ask or imagine through our holiday season. These spiritual tools will fill us with joy, gratitude, and peace no matter what comes our way.
The Unbreakable Spirit of Christmas
How to experience the resilient power of Jesus during the holidays and beyond.