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As one chapter closes another begins, Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez talk about Rebecca's new adventure and how to go about making big decisions when both options are good.Rebecca and Liz have move...

Join Nika Spaulding as we look at Philippians 2:1-13 and see what it means to live a life worthy of the calling we have in Jesus Christ. This week we look back at Nika's message from the HeartStrong F...

Join Liz as we look at Philippians 2 & 3 and see what it means to Shine for Christ in a dark world. This week we look back at Liz' message from HeartStrong 2021. She walks through Philippians 2:14 -...

God inspired four authors, a fisherman to preserve the birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. The life of Jesus was the single most pivotal event in human history. Nika S...

Leslie Haskin was standing by her assistant's desk in the World Trade Center when the first plane slammed into her building. She sits down with Rebecca and Liz to talk about the trauma of that day and...

After a year filled with devastating loss, Nika Spaulding, Resident Theologian at St. Jude Oak Cliff and dear friend to Rebecca and Liz sits down to discuss biblical joy in the midst of despair.To fin...

The nation has watched in horror as the Afghanistan government has collapsed under the Taliban regime. Dr. Samira Page, who fled Iran in the '80s, sits down for an honest conversation on the Afghanist...

At any given moment, we are both influencing others and being influenced by the people and institutions around us. Kate Downing, minister to girls at BattleCreek Church in Oklahoma City, sits down wit...

Understanding the Exodus is key to understanding the Bible. The Exodus meant to Israel what the cross means to Christians. Jen Wilkin sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss God's ...

Jason Epps, a scholar and theologian who lives with Cerebral Palsy, sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss navigating life from a wheelchair and the heartache and loneliness that ...

Former L.A. Dodgers baseball manager Kevin Malone walked in on every parent's worst nightmare. His son had overdosed on drugs and he couldn't wake him up. Kevin joins Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez...

Our own Liz Rod-on-the-Pod graduated with a Bachelor's degree and two Master's--one from the prestigious Dallas Theological Seminary. From a distance it looks like everything comes easily for Liz. In ...

"Once we get back to normal..." We've heard the refrain over and over the last year. In light of the pandemic, the world wants to return to its pre-Covid status. Christian recording artist and author ...

Pastor Neil Tomba started on the Santa Monica Pier and biked all the way to Maryland for the sole-purpose of starting conversations and listening. On the way, he met countless strangers--each with a s...

For thousands of years, passages in the Old Testament have troubled believers as they try to reconcile God's love and mercy with his wrath. This week on the podcast Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez s...

Christians believe that God has a certain call for each of us. What does that mean? What does it look like? How can we know that we're in it? Can we miss it? Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez sit down...

You've heard people say, "Christianity isn't about following rules, it's about a relationship." But author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin points out that relationships without rules are impossible. In h...

The bottom fell out for Pete Scazzero when, in the middle of his most "successful" season as a pastor, his wife left his church. He quickly realized that, although he was leading a large, fast-growing...

Kristin Scroggins is a pastor’s wife and home schooling mom of eight kids. She and her husband, Jimmy, have seen it all and share their theology of parenting in a brand new book called “Full-Circle Pa...

Her journey with anxiety began at just five years old. At age ten, she stopped eating. Marci Dittmer sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about teens, eating disorders, and God's f...

Like many of you, Jan Greenwood's journey has included pain and failures, but it has also included healing and triumphs. By God's grace, she discovered some life-transforming leadership principles tha...

Through the ages, the Holy Spirit has been misunderstood, misinterpreted, and even abused. Who is this mysterious being that Jesus promised and what is his role in our lives? Author and speaker Jeanni...

The latest research says in late June of 2020 40% of adults were reporting struggling with anxiety, depression, or another mental illness. But what about our children? What do we need to know about ki...

At this year's HeartStrong Faith Women's Bible Conference, Bible teachers Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, Margaret Feinberg, and Nika Spaulding taught through the book of Philippians. As a bonus episo...

Rebecca Carrell met Cheilla Stone when Cheilla wrote her a letter from prison. Cheilla was listening to listener-supported Christian radio station 90.9 KCBI during their annual fundraiser and, wanting...

In Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he encouraged wives to submit themselves to their own husbands as Christ submits to the church. What does this mean and how far should it go? In a society that drift...

The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the loftier concepts of Christianity: God is three persons, yet one God. The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Spirit, yet all three are equally God. How ...

Was Jesus a real, historical person? Did the Resurrection really happen? Is the Bible the only ancient work that mentions Jesus or the Cross? Apologist, podcaster, and professor Mikel Del Rosario sits...

John Elmore took his first sip of alcohol at four-years-old, and that sip started a journey of alcoholism that nearly killed him. Now he runs the biggest Christ-centered recovery group in the world. I...

To all of us who have ever felt stuck in our circumstances, Kat Armstrong offers a word of comfort and hope. She sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to take a look at the Samaritan woman ...

In the quest to be healthy and whole, spiritual care can get lost in the shuffle. Phil and Lou Walleck of Restoration Community sit down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss an unlikely p...

The short four-chapter book of Philippians offers us deep theology, rich promises, and the clearest picture of Christ's divinity. After teaching through Paul's letter to the church of Philippi at the ...

Have you ever looked around at your life and thought, "It wasn't supposed to be like this?" Producer, director, actress, songwriter, and vocalist Kristen Brewer joins Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez...

God answered Liz's prayer with a job that moved her from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. But what do we do when an answered prayer looks nothing like you imagined? In a conversation called...

As Americans postpone marriage or forgo it altogether, cohabitation numbers continue to climb. In part five of their series on sex and sexuality, Gary Barnes sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rod...

The challenges confronting Generation Z has many parents wringing their hands and looking everywhere for answers. Dr. Jessica McCleese, licensed family, marriage, and sex therapist, sits down with Reb...

In this third episode on the Sex and Sexuality series, licensed therapist Debby Wade sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss the interrelated nature of pornography, prostitution, a...

What does the Bible really say about same sex attraction and homosexual relationships? Dr. Wesley Hill, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry, shares his experiences a...

This episode of the Honest Conversations podcast kicks off a six-week series based on the book Sanctified Sexuality: Valuing Sex in an Oversexed World, edited by Dr. Sandra Glahn and Dr. Gary Barnes. ...

We hope you are enjoying your holidays! As a bonus this week, we present to you Liz Rodriguez's presentation from the 2019 HeartStrong Faith Women's Bible Conference. We hope you can join us this Febr...

We hope you are enjoying your holidays! As a bonus this week, we present to you Rebecca Carrell's presentation from the 2019 HeartStrong Faith Women's Bible Conference. We hope you can join us this Fe...

Everyone has something to say about who you are and what you're worth. Amidst the competing voices of social media, advertisers, friends, family, and coworkers, Hannah Brencher sits down with Rebecca ...

How should Christians approach the environment when we know that someday God will usher in a new heaven and a new earth? Does the way we approach stewardship extend to our planet? Does the Bible speak...

A second round of breast cancer. A global pandemic. And a battle plan. Suzie Eller sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about joy-stealers and the key to true and lasting joy.Follo...

Joy and Tait Cruse lost their precious son, Connor, to Stage IV neuroblastoma over ten years ago. They launched Team Connor in 2008 to honor their son's last wish--that no other child would have to fi...

Who do you follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook? Dan Darling says, "What leaders do in moderation, their followers do in excess." Who we follow, what we watch, and the voices we listen to are sh...

When their daughter was born with a severe brain disorder, the doctor told Pastor Robin Steele and his wife that their newborn daughter would not live a meaningful life. Robin sits down with Rebecca C...

Psychologists say depression and anxiety are skyrocketing. Dentists report an increase in jaw pain due to teeth grinding. Why? Because our stress, our anger, our fear must come out somehow. Chad Bird ...

In a ladder-climbing, platform-building, always-going world where achievements equal success, we find ourselves stressed-out, burn-out, and exhausted. Christian Williams, a self-described recovering p...

The tiny book of Jonah carries big implications and applications for believers today. Dr. Mark Yarbrough, president of Dallas Theological Seminary, joins Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss t...