Episodes

In our conversation, with Shaka Senghor we explore themes of resilience, creativity, and the importance of community in navigating life's challenges. We talk about his new book How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons. Shaka shares insights from his personal journey, emphasizing the power of gratitude, intentional living, and the beauty found in everyday moments. We discuss the complexities of grief, the necessity of vulnerability, and the role of kindness in self-disc...

Tanner Olson (Written to Speak) is an author, poet, and speaker. Tanner Olson seeks to spread hope through written and spoken word. He has been performing spoken word poetry for the last decade. Tanner Olson is nationally known as a Christian spoken word poet, author, and speaker. We talk about his new children's book All the Things I Say to God: Learning to Pray Anytime, Anywhere.

Today on the podcast, we’re joined by John Schafer, producer of the upcoming animated film The Light of the World, and Tom Bancroft, veteran Disney animator behind classics like Mulan and The Lion King. Together, they’re bringing a powerful, faith-filled story to life through stunning 2D animation. Let’s dive into the heart and vision behind the film. John Schfer is an innovative storyteller, director, producer, and brand manager. John has produced for television and film productions for over 3...

Andy B Coon is a skilled media professional with over two decades of experience in video production and storytelling. Originally from Montclair, New Jersey, Andy moved to Greensboro, North Carolina to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied broadcast and cinema. It was during his time in college that Andy began producing an award winning documentary about the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, named, "Greensboro's Child," which he completed seven years after graduation. A...

Jenny and Rev. Chris Lee have written their new childrens book You Are Beloved. It's a message we all can embrace, that we all Are Beloved. Jenny Lee began her writing career after studying theology at Cambridge University, where she met her husband, Chris. She has since written and directed three ancient-myths-inspired plays in London theatres, attracting rave reviews and a recommendation from the Evening Standard. For Jenny, writing You are Beloved has been a beautiful opportunity to combine ...

We talk with Elle Limebear and Nathan Jess about their new song Before. It's a song about giving thanks before the good, and the bad, even in the smallest moments we face. Listen to Before here. Elle Limebear is a British worship leader, artist and storyteller, residing in Brighton with her husband Tom and their two children. Elle has been writing music and leading worship since her teenage years. After spending over a decade touring across the USA and Europe, she remains deeply connected to h...

Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is a reader, writer, and speaker. She is the author of You Have a Calling: Finding your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful (Brazos 2025). The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Brazos 2023); On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018); Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson 2014); and Booked: Literature in the Soul o...

Dave Herring is a photographer & videographer with a passion for capturing the rugged beauty and diverse places of the western United States. Primarily using Leica cameras (as well Hasselblad and Rolleiflex), he tries to create captivating and scroll-stopping visuals in both film and digital formats.Dave loves blending the timelessness of film with the efficiency of modern sensors. While much of his work centers around adventure photography, he's well versed in capturing people, lifestyle, edit...

Anthony Russo, the author of the bestselling Bible Is Funny Card Game, is the creator of The Bible Is Funny Instagram and one half of the duo Isaac Improv, which offers clean comedy content. A popular comedy performer, Russo grew up memorizing Scripture—partly to understand God’s Word, but probably more so to earn badges for his Awana vest. He is an ordained minister who served on church staff for nearly two decades. He and his wife, Rachael, live in Seminole, Florida, and have two children.

Matt Doering is a singer/songwriter & producer living in Austin, Texas with his wife, daughters, & their dog Boomer.For over 6 years, Matt has been a recording artist, sharing his music across the US with audiences who need a kind & restful reminder that in the ups & downs of life, there is beauty & love to be found. He has recorded 3 EP’s & is currently in the process of releasing his 4th which shares a snapshot of faith & the growing pains of life. We talk about his 4th EP Developing.

Andrew Arndt is the Lead Pastor of New Life East (one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs), where he also hosts the Essential Church podcast, a weekly conversation designed to strengthen the thinking of church and ministry leaders. Prior to joining New Life’s team, he served as Lead Pastor of Bloom Church: a neo-monastic, charismatic, liturgical, justice-driven network of house churches in Denver. He received his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, is working...

David Zahl is the director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor-in-chief of the Mocking Bird website. Born in New York City and brought up elsewhere, David graduated from Georgetown University in 2001, and then worked for several years as a youth minister in New England. In 2007 he founded Mockingbird in NYC. We talk about his latest book The Big Relief:the urgency of grace for a worn-out world. Today David and his wife Cate reside in Charlottesville, VA with their three boys, where David also s...

Chris Morris is a passionate mental health advocate dedicated to promoting understanding of mental health issues within the church. Because of a lifelong struggle with depression and suicidality, Chris became committed to breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging others to seek after holistic health. We talk about his book Resilient and Redeemed: Lessons about Suicidality and Depression from the Psych Ward As a writer and speaker, Chris has shared his personal story and ...

David Tensen is passionate about helping individuals, families and organisations thrive. His latest book is Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity. He brings together a unique fusion of experience across business, leadership, creativity, emotional health and spiritual development. David and wife Natalie have three children and live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. David is a PhD Candidate, exploring small business education and has ...

Dr. Charles C. Daniels, Jr . is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with years of leadership experience. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fathers’ UpLift Inc., the nation’s first mental health and substance abuse treatment facility for fathers and families, helping fathers become and remain emotionally stable for their children. He is also a Visiting Research Scientist at Yale University. Dr. Daniels has spent the last decade providing therapy to Black men, hel...

Will Anderson is a senior editor at . He’s also a pastor who currently serves at . He grew up in Phoenix, AZ, where he cultivated a love for writing—thanks to the sweltering summers which kept him inside, as well as his parents’ refusal to buy...

Britney Higgs along with her husband Sammy Higgs founded the providing safe spaces for human trafficking survivors as well as emergency stabilization programs—which provide a vital bridge between rescue and lasting freedom—offering safe housing...

Sarah Boyd is a writer, child and adolescent development expert, and founder of educational company 'Resilient Little Hearts'. We discuss her new book is Turn Down the Noise: A practical guide to building an emotionally healthy family in a chronically overstimulated world. Sarah holds a Masters degree in Educational Psychology and a Diploma in the Neuroscience of Leadership. A native Australian, who lived in California with her husband and two children has moved back to Austraila.As she says no...

Lael Paul Johnson is a Professional Salmon & Steelhead Guide who brings anglers on several of world class rivers such as, The Hoh, Humtpulips, Clearwater, Satsop, Wynoochee, Skagit & Skykomish River. These rivers feature beautiful mountain...

What if the apostles were alive today? What if they had social media, podcasts, and a front-row seat to the chaos of modern Christianity? What would they say? Buckle up. Gospel Zero: Reclaiming the Radical Message of Grace is here to shake...

Relationships can feel like a constant struggle. How can we recognize and overcome behaviors that leave us wounded, broken, and exhausted? One Choice Away from Change helps us identify dysfunctional life patterns that cause us to repeat the same...

David Zahl was born in New York City and brought up on the East Coast and in Europe, David graduated with honors from Georgetown University in 2001. He then served for five years as a para-church youth minister in New England before starting  in...

Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, speaker, trained psychotherapist, songwriter, and Episcopal priest, but he may be best known for popularizing the Enneagram.  The Enneagram is a personality typing system identifying nine types of people...

Rev. Chris Lee is a young vicar who has taken the internet by storm. With an ever growing online presence, Chris has over 170k followers on Instagram. He helps and inspires them every day with his 60-second sermons, full of bite-sized wisdom for busy...