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.
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.
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.
Which Type of Spiritual Communicator Are You?
Take this quiz to reflect on our communication skills and discover how God can help us grow
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.
From Busy to Balanced: The Spiritual Art of Time Management
Time Management & Organization
The Latest
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.
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.
It’s Good to Be You: Why The Best Things in Life Start With Spiritual Self-Awareness
Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
The Best Life
What if you could grow into the person God created you to be—one skill at a time? The Best Life is a new series exploring 20 essential life skills, from time management to resilience, all through the lens of biblical wisdom.
Biblical 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 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.
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?
Beating anxiety
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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?
The Unbreakable Spirit of Christmas: Introduction
How to experience the resilient power of Jesus during the holidays and beyond.
9 Ways to Have an Unbreakable Spirit this Christmas
Doing well spiritually during the holidays is about being able to have an unbreakable spirit even when times are hard
Introducing The Unbreakable Spirit of Christmas
Join us for the first episode of our special holiday edition of the podcast, which highlights our new series, “The Unbreakable Spirit of Christmas”
The Unbreakable Spirit of Christmas
How to experience the resilient power of Jesus during the holidays and beyond.
How to Experience the Inspiration of Grace
When we are more exhausted than energized, we need to discover the power of the grace of God.
From Attitude to Gratitude
By embracing gratitude, we can break free from bitterness and find joy in what we have.
From Feeling Insignificant to Making an Impact
God’s grace is about more than forgiveness; it helps us find our life’s purpose.
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 Distractible Person’s Guide to a Great Holiday Season
If we simplify our focus, we will carry our responsibilities better and enter the new year refreshed and ready, rather than depleted and needing to recover.
5 Ways to Have Your Best Holiday Season Yet
Bring these unexpected items to the table and watch God do more than you can imagine
How to Become Grateful, No Matter What
Learning to look at life through the lens of gratitude rather than disappointment and regret
How to Ignite Our Passion for Doing Good
Four convictions every Christian needs about serving other people
From Obstacles to Opportunities
How to develop a heart that won’t quit on loving God or each other.
A Marriage Aging Beautifully
Four lessons from Priscilla and Aquila’s spiritual partnership
Aging Bravely: How Deborah Teaches Us to Seize the Opportunities God Places in Front of Us
Every stage of life brings new chances to grow, serve, and make a difference by trusting God.
Aging Greatly
Renewing and reinventing our faith for our second (or third) act.
Jesus Redefines Righteousness as Relationship
The Power of Relationships, Part Five
Jesus Saw Relationships as a Solution, Not a Problem
The Power of Relationships, Part Four
Jesus Attracted Relationships; Pharisees Regulated Behavior
The Power of Relationships, Part Three
Jesus Making Friends
The Power of Relationships, Part Two
Jesus as the Ultimate Relationship Builder
The Power of Relationships, Part One.
The Power of Relationships
How to reimagine Christianity with friendship at the center.
How One Open Heart Changed an ENTIRE Continent
One woman in the Bible changed the course of history simply because she opened her heart to God
Ruth’s Love Story | Where You Go I Go, Part 2
One way God helps us out of our pain is by guiding us to help someone else out of theirs
3 Surprising Symptoms of Fear and How to Treat Them Spiritually
Everyone experiences fear, but all too often, we give it so much power that it runs our lives.
How Humility Actually Inspires Greatness
Believing in something isn’t enough; we need to also put that belief into action
Dare to Hope
Three simple steps that will give us a positive outlook on the future.
The Gift of Forgiveness
Experiencing the gift of God’s forgiveness will change our lives
How God’s Love Changes the Way We See Ourselves
When we focus on God’s love rather than our own insecurities, flaws, and weaknesses, we can begin to change.
What God Teaches Us About Love
What is your definition of love?
Where You Go I Go: Naomi’s Brokenness Makes Her Whole
Learn from the book of Ruth how God is always working to fill our emptiness and make our broken parts whole.
What is Self-Hate, and What Does God Say About It?
Self-hatred is a hard feeling to face
How Do I Find Hope When I’ve Lost It?
It’s not always easy to admit to ourselves or others when we have given up on something
How to Find Hope Again: My Journey from Doubt to Faith
The only way to get that hope is by letting go of our need to hide and letting God heal our hurt
We Can Face Anything (Yes, Anything) with God
We don’t need to be afraid of pain or trouble because God will use it to transform us.
Resisting Culture & Peer Pressure
Spirituality not only resists the pressure to fit in with the world but also rises above it.
Love Changes Everything
Love has the power to motivate, transform, and fulfill us.
How to Find Freedom from Our Inner Critic—by Being a Learner
Self-criticism is crushing, but God can free us from it. All we have to do is be teachable.
How Does God Want Us to Handle Pain?
Guilt, pain, and failure are three of the most difficult experiences in our spiritual lives
God’s Guide For Overcoming Guilt, Pain, and Failure
God can turn pain into the most dynamic breakthrough we have ever had
Honesty Leads to a Good Life. It’s Time to Stop Running from It.
Nine promises from the Bible about the healing power of honesty
Greatest hits
What Happened on the Cross?
A collection of videos exploring the story of Jesus’ death on the cross and his resurrection.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Quiz
Find your “path to gratitude” by taking our Charlie Brown quiz
How to Renew an Aging Faith
Our faith can be vibrant at any age
Why Am I Afraid to Change?
When fear of discomfort keeps us stuck, these four steps will make personal change possible.
The Transformative Power of Attaching to God
Choosing to attach to God gives us the power to endure
How to Think Spiritually When We Are Bombarded by Negativity
The practice of deep reflection on Scripture combats negativity and transforms us from the inside out.
The Spiritual Antidote to Self-Criticism
The Bible teaches us that God’s answer to self-criticism lies in nurturing a learner’s heart.
Why a Learner’s Heart Is the Solution to Self Criticism
God sees beyond our flaws and limitations, offering a solution to our self-doubt and self-criticism.
How to Let Our Difficult Emotions Bring Us Closer to God
Exploring what might be detaching us from God, and how to attach to him instead.
How to Have Great Relationships
Jesus gives us the ultimate example of how to love, connect, and have deep relationships.
God Is the Source of Courage
When our relationship with him is close, courage comes naturally because we trust God to protect us
How to Make Honesty Easy
Believing in the power of the Bible gives us the faith to be real
The Power of Personal Growth
God enjoys the process of helping us become who we’re meant to be
Pray Your Way Out of the Pit (A Journey Through Psalm 40)
What matters is we have a God who can always lift us out of the pit
The Art of Attaching to God
Closeness to God is where we get the power to go through everything we will face in life.
How to Not Quit When Everyone Else Is Quitting
Creating a spiritual culture that develops, supports, and rehabilitates spiritual leaders.
Scriptures to Combat Self-Criticism
Negative thoughts about ourselves can be debilitating and discouraging
The Blueprint for Living Spiritually
A five-step journey to a soul connection with God, through the footsteps of Jesus.
Positive Thought Life
God’s thoughts are higher than and completely different from ours
Becoming a Person of Conviction
Personal conviction is something internal that guides the way we live our lives
Scriptures on Attaching to God
God wants to attach to us, and he longs for us to attach to him.
Set Free From Sin With This One Simple Method
Together, we can break free from the chains that bind us and become catalysts for inspiring transformation in others
Understand the Unmistakable Signs of Spiritual Warfare
In order to perceive the spiritual battle unfolding around us, we must rely on God’s guidance
Human Senses Cannot Grasp The Spiritual World
We often rely on our human senses to make sense of the world around us
One Small Change To See Spiritual Solutions to Everyday Problems
It’s so easy to stay focused on the here and now, and not see beyond what’s in front of us
How to Overcome Fear With Faith Effortlessly: 4 Mindset Shifts
Faith makes us fearless because it helps us overcome life’s challenges and make a positive impact on this world.
Leave the Past Behind! Scriptures that Will Help You Look Forward, Not Back
Whether it’s past pains, hurts, experiences, accomplishments, God wants us to look forward to his life and plan for us.
Spiritual Goal Setting for the New Year
Join us in 2024 as we set spiritual goals to get to know God better through his Holy Spirit
Peace, Joy, and Love
Three ways our lives change when we read the Bible.
No One Is a Failure Who Has Friends
When our goal is to love people, we don’t have to worry about success or failure in life
Happiness Hacks: 3 Bible Verses That Will Teach Us True Contentment
Watch this video to learn how God and the Bible can help us find joy in any situation.
Make Your Morning Bright
Three practical ways to stay sunny on cloudy days.
Scriptures to Make Your Marriage Merry
By staying close to God and following his guidance, we can fill our homes with joy, love, intimacy, and resilience.
Scriptures (and Songs) that Warm the Soul
5 ways to make our spirits bright, no matter what
Guilt, Grace, and God
How to unlearn what we think we know so we can find freedom and forgiveness
How God’s Forgiveness Changes Our Lives
God’s forgiveness is as deep as it is powerful
The God of Fresh Starts
God will give us a new heart, a new way of thinking, and new strength to move forward
What the Bible Teaches Us About Getting Emotionally Unstuck
Regardless of what we are going through, God can help us get unstuck
How to Increase Your Emotional Availability and Put an End to Suppressing Your Feelings
I am grateful that God will never stop leading us to have a rich and satisfying emotional connection with him and other people
The Powerful Effects of a Grateful Heart
When we’re truly grateful for God, our lives will change in ways we could never imagine
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No matter how great our talent or resources, insecurity ignored will undermine us all.
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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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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.
DIY: The Book of John Study Series
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.
Study Series: Lessons from the Book of Acts
A study series exploring the early church’s remarkable devotion to God.