Armor Up
You’re not meant to fight your battles naked.
The Game Changer: How to Lead, No Matter Your Role
Leadership & Teamwork
Power Over Panic
Don’t despair. God gives us self-control through our storms.
Fighting on Your Knees
How to choose faith over force and stillness over stress
God First. Everything Else Follows.
How to quiet the noise so we can hear God’s voice.
Mask-Off Faith
Real faith doesn’t use filters
Blocked by Bitterness
When your heart’s on airplane mode.
Walking with God
How to stay connected with God on the good days and bad.
Faith Over Freakout
How to choose peace over panic and stillness over stress
God’s Not Ghosting You
How to keep praying when God feels silent.
The Latest
Live Like a Learner
God never intended for us to figure life out alone.
Give and Take: How to Work Well With Others
Negotiation & Assertiveness
The Care Connection
How God melts our self-focus and fills us with compassion.
The Worry War
With God on our side, we can win the battle with our worries.
The Faithful Few
How to stay devoted when others drift.
Heart Over Hype
What’s inside you guides you.
Jesus Is God’s Mirror
Want to know God? Get to know Jesus.
Pride and Pretending
The power of taking off our masks and being real.
On The Rock
Building your life on God’s Word helps you stand firm in your faith.
Faith Over Feelings
How to follow God even when you can’t see where you’re going.
Beating anxiety
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?”
Feeling Anxious? Try These Scriptures On Frustration
Learning how to deal with frustration Biblically is key to taming the anxiety that often accompanies anger.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Overcoming Stress Through Prayer
How are you handling the predominant stresses and emotions in your life? Are they overwhelming you or are you overcoming them?
10 Ways to Know If Your Soul Is Tired
… and what you can do about it
How Spirituality Will De-Stress Your Social Life
The Bible can help us make choices that decrease our anxiety about social interactions
How to Spend Time With God and Leave at Peace
Let’s look at how Moses, David, and Hannah’s experience spending time with God changed their hearts and lives.
Fear is the Faith Killer
Can you relate to the frustration of trusting God the least when you need him the most?
How To Manage Your Home During The Pandemic
In the midst of dealing with the ongoing stress of 2020 and the pandemic, it can be easy to just want to run away and hope all of our problems will be magically solved. But no matter where we run, our stress doesn’t leave us.
6 Ways to Surrender Anxiety
Join Russ and friends as they conclude their podcast series on Why Anxiety is the Enemy of Spirituality, and discuss helpful and practical ways to break free from the grip anxiety has on many of our lives.
How to Do Well Spiritually Over Thanksgiving
Letting go of holiday related worry learning to rely on God.
How to Overcome Selfishness by Dealing with Worry
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of […]
Your Anxious Striving Is Making You Angry
Do you ever feel overly agitated and irritated, but don’t know why? Oftentimes, anger and frustration are masks for unresolved anxiety. We need to discover what is underneath our worry so God can bring us peace.
Devotionals, videos, podcasts and more
No More Masks
Why real freedom comes from telling the truth.
When Your Whole World Falls Apart—What’s Next?
Don’t let one bad moment define your entire life’s purpose!
When You Feel Like Giving Up
God’s promises for your weary moments.
The Bitterness Battle
Holding onto grudges hurts us. God’s forgiveness brings healing.
The Friendship Filter
Who or what we let influence us matters!
The Temptation Takedown
God helps us choose what’s better, even when it’s hard.
The Comparison Trap
How God breaks us free from jealousy and envy.
Hope for the Heart That’s Far
God’s always ready to celebrate a comeback.
Find Your Passion, Find Your Purpose
Civic Engagement
Greater Love
The antidote to the coldness of the world.
Fight for Your Faith
How to hold on to the truth and be faithful to the finish.
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.
The Turnaround
Repentance isn’t perfection. It’s being willing to change.
Gratitude Over Grumbling
How God gives us power and hope when life feels hard.
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.
Greatest hits
Which spiritual superpower do you need?
Discover who you can become when you let God’s power into your life.
Do Christians Have Superpowers?
Lab Experiment #3 (The Halloween Edition): How to lower our walls and experience God’s power
What it feels like to rely on God
Lab Experiment #2: The courage to admit when you’re not okay
What God Whispers in Your Ear
An interactive experiment to find the courage to understand yourself.
Nine Steps: The Psychological Power of Walking with God
The Psychology of Walking with God (Part 3)
We Are Not Okay
The Psychology of Walking with God (Part 2).
The Psychology of Walking with God
Part 1: When Psychology Meets Faith.
Dangerous Times
How to be a catalyst for healing in a time of social fracture.
How’s Your Spiritual Vision?
A 10-question guide to finding vision at every life stage.
The Chemistry of Aging
How walking with God gives us vision at every stage of life.
When Life Starts All Over Again: A Fall Guide to Love, Learning, and Friendship
Go “back to school” with The Chemistry Lab.
The Chemistry of Conviction
A new podcast episode about the beauty of life’s nosedives
Reimagining Jesus
A reading plan about discovering the power and presence of Jesus
Making God Audible
A new podcast episode to help everyone access The Chemistry Lab.
Beyond the Surface: How to Build a Deeper Connection with God
A new scripture playlist on superficiality and depth
A Guide to Living Deep in a Superficial World
How to overcome our desire to stay on the surface so we can build a deep connection with God.
How to Be the Catalyst for Change
What’s Going on With Our World, Part 3
How Do We Turn Selfish Ambition into Spiritual Ambition?
What’s Going on With Our World, Part 2
What’s Going on with Our World? (Part I)
Selfish ambition is breaking us. But here’s what we can do about it.
The spiritual chemistry of everything
Jesus is the guide to hearing, seeing, and discovering God in all things.
Are you a people scientist?
Emotional intelligence can influence. Spiritual intelligence transforms. Jesus was the catalyst for both.
Destiny, dreaming, and resisting the “reasonable”
My Chemistry Lab field notes on the pursuit of breakthrough.
We’re all a little stuck. But there’s a way out.
The Chemistry Lab report on learned helplessness—and what we can do about it.
Fire in the lab, flow in the spirit
The chemistry of a beautiful life.
A new space for spiritual people in superficial times.
Welcome to The Chemistry Lab: A place of spiritual discovery.
Which Type of Spiritual Communicator Are You?
Take this quiz to reflect on our communication skills and discover how God can help us grow
How spiritually self-aware are you?
Self-awareness is quite possibly the most important spiritual quality to develop because it opens our minds and hearts to growth.
What Are My Spiritual Gifts, and How Can I Use Them for Good?
Our unique gifts can be used to advance God’s purposes and change lives.
What Happened on the Cross?
A collection of videos exploring the story of Jesus’ death on the cross and his resurrection.
Aging Boldly
How Caleb’s faith stayed strong while he waited for God’s promise
What kind of Christmas Spirit Do You Need Most?
Take this quiz to reveal your personalized set of “Christmas Spirit stocking stuffers”
The Spirit of Wonder
How do I keep my sense of awe as I navigate the challenges of life?
The Spirit of Love and Family
How do I start to value connection over perfection?
The Spirit of Creativity
How can I choose bold faith over paralyzing despair?
The Spirit of Redemption
What makes my life meaningful and valuable?
The Spirit of Belief
How do I open myself to miracles beyond human power?
The Spirit of Resilience
How can God restore my fighting spirit?
The Spirit of Joy
How do I choose to celebrate no matter my circumstances?
The Spirit of Gratitude
How can I transform my perspective and love the life I have?
The Spirit of Idealism
How do I triumph over the obstacles I face in life?
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Deep Insecurity
No matter how great our talent or resources, insecurity ignored will undermine us all.
Deep Change
“Deep Change” is a dynamic and transformational experience of God. The result reaches deeper than superficial improvement. We become a different person.
Deep Strength
“Deep Strength” is learning how to walk with God in such a way that we are strong from the inside out.
Deep Spirituality Lite
A fun and easy pathway to developing the spiritual stamina necessary for “Deep Spirituality.”
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.