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Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When You Feel Judged By the Church People | Libby VanSolkema | Luke 6Ever been judged by church people? Jesus has, too. Today, my friend and pastor’s wife, Libby VanSolkema, is back to talk about how Jesus responded when legalism crept into the synagogue—the first-century version of church life.We’ll explore what judgment does to us—and how compassion restores us to the heart of God. Join us on Live Like It’s True.We titled part one of the conversation: The Truth About Pharisee-Types & How to Break FreeListen to part one on AppleListen to part one on SpotifyJudgy SeriesGuest: L...
2025-11-2642 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About Pharisee-Types & How to Break Free | Libby VanSolkema | Luke 6Have you been secretly judging some other mom, your sister, a neighbor or friend? Are you stuck in a constant rule-keeping mindset? Are you a judgy Pharisee-type who'd like to break free? My friend and pastor's wife Libby VanSolkema describes herself as a "Recovering Pharisee" and I can relate. In our conversation about Luke 6, we're exploring Jesus’ surprising response to the Pharisees after the disciples pluck grain on the Sabbath, Let's flip on the lights and expose our own legalism which is the first step to freedom and transformation. Judgy SeriesGuest: Libby VanS...
2025-11-1945 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Breakthrough Wisdom When You'd Rather Just Avoid Your Mother-in-Law | Stacy ReaochDo you assume that your mother-in-law / daughter-in-law relationship is doomed to fail? Are you avoiding her and pulling away?In this conversation, Stacey Reaoch joins me to explore the complex relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Sharing thoughts from her book, Making Room for Her, Stacey and I talk about some breakthrough practices from the Bible to create connection and cultivate love.Judgy SeriesGuest: Stacy ReaochGet your Free Resource: 20 Page WorkbookRecommended Resources: Check out Shannon's Amazon Storefront HEREResound Media Network: www.ResoundMedia.cc
2025-11-0532 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When Your In-Law is "Wrong" & You Want To Judge | Stacy ReaochIs your relationship with your mother-in-law or daughter-in-law difficult? Is she doing it all wrong? Are you fiercely tempted to judge?In this episode, Stacey Reaoch joins me for a heartfelt conversation about how expectations and backgrounds can threaten the tender relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Get some biblical wisdom on mending difficult relationships and cultivating peace.Judgy SeriesGuest: Stacy ReaochGet your Free Resource: 20 Page WorkbookRecommended Resources: Check out Shannon's Amazon Storefront HEREResound Media Network: www.ResoundMedia.ccMusic: Ca...
2025-10-2943 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Offense of God’s Astonishing Mercy For that Loathsome Person | Erika VanHaitsma | Jonah 2-4Are there certain people who disgust you? Are there those you have a hard time showing compassion to? What if God lavishes those loathsome people with His mercy?That's what happened to Jonah. Listen in on part two of my conversation with Erika VanHaitsma and learn from a prophet who was disgusted by God's mercy and blind to his own need for grace.Judgy SeriesGuest: Erika VanHaitsmaBible Passage: Jonah's Prayer & Displeasure - Jonah 2-4 (NASB)Get your Free Resource: 20 Page WorkbookRecommended Resources: Check o...
2025-10-1547 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When You Resent God's Huge Gift Of Mercy to Them | Erika Van Haitsma | Jonah 1Why did Jonah run from God’s call—and what does that reveal about our own hearts?In this episode of Live Like It’s True, Erika Van Haitsma joins me to unpack the irony and intensity of Jonah’s story, exposing his deep resentment toward the Ninevites and resistance to God’s mercy. Together, we explore how this familiar narrative challenges us to confront our own grudges and ask whether we truly want God to be gracious—to everyone.Judgy SeriesGuest: Erika Van HaitsmaBible Passage: Jonah's Disobedience - Jonah 1 (NAS...
2025-10-0839 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Finding God's Mercy and Healing After an Abortion | Tammy De ArmasShe thought the pain would end with her choice, but instead it lingered. And while she tried to push it aside, there came a time where she could do so no longer.In this episode, Tammy De Armas opens up about her journey through abortion, the shame that followed, and the slow road to healing. Listen in and discover how mercy transforms even our most broken stories.Judgy SeriesGuest: Tammy De ArmasBible Passage: VariousGet your Free Resource: 20 Page WorkbookRecommended Resources: Check out S...
2025-10-0135 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About Feeling Judged & Choosing Abortion | Tammy De ArmasShe just wanted it to go away. She didn't want to be judged as one of "those" kind of girls. Yet in the parking lot of the abortion clinic, Tammy thought, "What have I done?" The new judgment and condemnation she felt didn't go away. In this episode, Tammy De Armas shares her personal journey through unplanned pregnancy, abortion, and the lasting impact on her life. Listen in and explore the weight of judgment and the healing of God's mercy.Judgy SeriesGuest: Tammy De ArmasBible Passage: VariousG...
2025-09-2433 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}From Judgy to Curious: One Foster Mom's Breakthrough | Beth GuckenbergerBeth's one foster daughter was more work than her other eight kids combined. She had tried everything... but she hadn't tried this. Hear about Beth's breakthrough that began with trading judgy criticism for curiosity and compassion.In this conversation, Beth Guckenberger reminds us that the gospel frees us to see people through God’s eyes, which shifts our hearts and our relationships and opens the door for influence.Judgy SeriesGuest: Beth GuckenbergerGet your Free Resource: 20 Page WorkbookRecommended Resources: Check out Shannon's Amazon Storefront HERERes...
2025-09-1043 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About God: One Woman's Shocking Story | Lisa Appelo | Rahab What stories have you heard about God? Would you be shocked to know that He rescued one woman who was a prostitute from a city He was about to destroy? In this episode, Lisa Appelo and I explore Rahab’s bold faith, God’s stunning mercy, and the hope it offers to anyone with a broken past. Her story reminds us that no one is too far gone for God’s grace. Judgy SeriesGuest: Lisa AppeloBible Passage: Rahab Hides the Spies - Joshua 2:1-13 NKJVGet your Free Resource: 20 Page Wor...
2025-08-0641 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Surprise of Mercy When You Side With God | Lisa Appelo | RahabDo you feel "disqualified" from receiving God's mercy? Are you stuck in shame over your past, or particular sins? Or is there someone else you think of as disqualified? Lisa Appelo joins me for a conversation about Rahab, the prostitute, and the surprise of God's mercy when she chose to side with Him. This story shows that none of us is too far gone for God to redeem.Judgy SeriesGuest: Lisa AppeloBible Passage: Rahab Hides the Spies - Joshua 2:1-13 NKJVGet your Free Resource: 20 Page Workbook
2025-07-3043 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to be a Non-Steamrolling Woman With Influence | Katie M. Reid | Judges 4 - DeborahHave you been trying to influence the people around you by steamrolling over them? If you try to control and micromanage, they’ll resist your influence, not embrace it. But if your faith is in God, and you’re receiving wisdom from Him, you’ll become a faith-building asset to those you have influence over.I have Katie M. Reid, author of a new study, “God, What Do I Do?” with me today. We’re talking about the story of Deborah—a woman who was called a “Mother of Israel.” How did she invest in the children of her nation? She...
2025-07-1652 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}God Judges People Who Don't Want To Be Happy | Champ Thornton | Exodus - PlaguesHow do we talk with our kids about salvation without overwhelming them or avoiding the hard stuff?In today’s conversation, I’m joined by Champ Thornton, author of 10 Questions About Salvation. We're talking about how to help kids understand faith, repentance, judgment, and mercy in a way that’s both truthful and tender.Champ shares from his own experience and gives practical encouragement for having those deep, meaningful conversations about the gospel right at home.Guest: Champ ThorntonBible Passage: Pharaoh and the Plagues - Exodus 7-12 ESVFREE...
2025-07-0236 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About God's Offensive Judgment & Rising Mercy | Lindsay Schott | Genesis 6-9 - The FloodWhat if I find the flood kind of offensive? What if it makes me uncomfortable? If Jesus is kind and forgiving, how can God just end everybody? Lindsay Schott joins me to explore the flood narrative, where God grieves over human wickedness but also offers mercy through rescue. Lindsay shares how God transformed her judgy heart and gave her more compassion, and we talked about how trust is admitting God knows more than we do. Guest: Lindsay SchottBible Passage: Noah and the Flood - Genesis 6-9Get your Free Resource: 20 Pa...
2025-06-2549 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}From New Age To New Believer: Community Vs. Judgment | Kara SeymourWhat happens when a woman deeply entrenched in New Age invites her new community of Christian friends over to her house filled with Hindu statues and oracle cards? In part 2 of my conversation with Kara Seymour, she shares about how her new relationship with Jesus changed everything—but not immediately. Kara talks about the beautiful community and sisterhood she's experienced, but also some responses of judgment.We're kicking off our Judgy series—looking at stories of judgment and mercy from the Bible and how to live like it's true that our God is a merciful Judge. I love...
2025-06-1838 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When You Get The Miracle but Forgo Gratefulness | Allison Brost | Luke 17 – LeperWhen your heart is breaking, what does it look like to notice God's goodness? Can gratitude grow in the soil of deep grief?In this episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, I'm talking with Allison Brost—who lost a child—about how grief and gratitude can intertwine in the most unexpected ways. Listen in as we talk about the healing power of gratitude in the story of the one leper who turned back to thank Jesus. Even in your sorrow, there’s an invitation to return to God with a grateful heart.Guest: Alliso...
2025-05-2143 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}God Wants To Be The Answer To Our Desperate Prayers | Rachel Wojo | 1 Samuel 1 - Hannah's PrayerWhat is the answer to your most desperate prayer? Could the answer to your complex situation actually be quite simple?Join us for part 2 of this episode on the Live Like It's True podcast, where Shannon and Rachel Wojo finish their conversation on the story of Hannah's complex prayer to the Lord. She is desperate. She is misjudged. And yet she sees that Lord is the answer for which she is looking.Where else can I listen to this podcast?Go HERE to find this episode on your favorite podcast app, including Apple...
2025-05-0728 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Desperate Prayers: Finding God's Strength in Dark Times | Rachel Wojo | 1 Samuel 1 - Hannah's PrayerHave you ever felt desperate in your times of trial or grief? Have you been mad or hopeless about your situation?Join us for part 1 of this episode on the Live Like It's True podcast, where Shannon interviews Rachel Wojo about the loss of her daughter and associated times of her desperately praying to the Lord. By looking at the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel, they see the beauty of Hannah's going to God with her pain and seeking His will her life. We hope this conversation will encourage you, too, to live like the story is...
2025-04-3039 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Is Your Girl Excited About Her Bible & Her Purpose? | Dannah Gresh | EstherDoes your girl know what her purpose is? Is she ready to take a stand for Jesus in a crazy-hair sort of way? If you're not sure and that sounds a little scary (for you and for her!), join me for a powerful conversation with Dannah Gresh. Dannah is passionate about helping your girl find her purpose by meeting a Person in the pages of her Bible.In this episode of Live Like It's True, we're talking about her latest True Girl Bible study, Esther: Becoming a Girl of Purpose which is written for girls ages 8-12...
2025-04-1643 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Discipleship: Passing the Beautiful Baton of Grace | Hunter Beless and Courtney Doctor | TitusWhat would change if you thought of discipleship as passing the baton of grace from one generation to the next? Courtney Doctor and Hunter Beless have teamed up, not only to write a Bible study on Titus, but to model a Paul-and-Titus type friendship, rooted in discipleship.Join us as we discuss the relationship between Paul and Titus, the bad reputation and leadership of those in Crete, and how to put the gospel of grace on display in our own generation.Where else can I listen to this podcast?Go HERE to find...
2025-04-0249 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Overwhelmed? Here’s The Way Back To Vibrant Joy | Asheritah CiuCiu | Matthew 11 – Jesus’s YokeHave you lost your joy? Do you wake up tired and snap at your kids? Are you overwhelmed with all you must do?Asheritah Ciuciu, author and speaker, joins me for an honest conversation about how to live like it's true that Jesus's yoke is easy and his burden is light—especially if life feels exactly the opposite.Where else can I listen to this podcast?Go HERE to find this episode on your favorite podcast app, including Apple, Youtube, Spotify, and more.Guest: Asheritah CiuCiuBible Passage: Jesus's Yo...
2025-03-2644 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When Your Giant Problem Looms, Worship Gives You Perspective | Donna Amidon | Numbers 13 Joshua and Caleb When giant-sized problems pop up in your life, your feelings can't be trusted to guide you. Donna Amidon joins Shannon on the Live Like It's True podcast to talk about the story of Joshua and Caleb in Numbers 13 and 14. Learn how to choose worship to gain perspective and overcome your fear. Where else can I listen to this podcast?Go HERE to find this episode on your favorite podcast app, including Apple, Google, Spotify, and more.Guest: Donna AmidonBible Passage: Caleb and Joshua - Numbers 13-14Get your Fr...
2025-03-1246 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Surprise of Unusual Kindness to Strangers in Need | Kristin Couch | Acts 28Have you ever been the recipient of kindness that was surprising or unusual in nature? How did that kindness cause you to respond?On today's episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, Shannon is joined by author, Kristen Elizabeth Couch, to discuss Paul's journey from Acts 28, where he is shipwrecked, and thrown into an unknown territory with unknown people - the recipe for possible disaster! However, we see how God showed kindness to Paul through these unusual circumstances. We also see God's kindness to the native people, by bringing them Paul, a servant of Jesus and...
2025-02-2644 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to Overcome Loneliness by Giving Up Control | Becky Harling | Genesis 30 – Rachel and LeahWhat is making you feel lonely? Do you struggle to find an answer to this question and have you ever considered that it might be your need for control?Join us on this episode of Live Like It's True, where Shannon chats with author, speaker, and podcaster, Becky Harling, and continues the story of two sisters, Rachel and Leah, and learn about their desire to control those around them. Maybe you, too, will see how when you praise God and connect with Him, both your loneliness and desire to control others disappears. You may even find that...
2025-02-1227 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About Envy and Your Loneliness | Becky Harling | Genesis 29 – Rachel and LeahHave you ever considered that your envy of others may be causing you to also feel...lonely? Maybe your time spent on social media is actually causing you to feel more alone and less connected, like you'd hoped. Are you constantly comparing yourself to others and noticing a growing distance between yourself and those with whom you are comparing?Join us on this episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, where Shannon is joined by author, speaker, and podcaster, Becky Harling, to hear about the story of two sisters, Rachel and Leah. You'll see how God...
2025-02-0532 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Introducing Jesus: What Happened When He Assumed Authority | Rachel Jones | Mark 1 – Unclean SpiritDo I truly believe that Jesus has all authority over this world? If so, then why am I fretting? Why am I losing sleep? Why do I have this innate need for control? Rachel Jones joins me on the podcast to talk about the day Jesus's authority was challenged in the synagogue. And the shocking events that unfolded next will convince you that this world's ultimate authority belongs—not to powerful people or evil forces, but to Jesus alone.We're looking at one of the example texts Rachel used in her new book, The Quiet Tim...
2025-01-2235 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Astonishing Faith Is Like A Puppy, Begging For A Crumb | Erika VanHaitsma | Matthew 15 – Canaanite WomanHave you ever thought to ask God for just a crumb? Have you considered that the smallest piece of God's mercy is extravagantly more than what you need? Join us on this episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, where Shannon is joined by Erika VanHaitsma, from "The Context and Color of the Bible" podcast, to hear about how Jesus is astonished by the extravagant faith of a Canaanite woman, who is more than happy to beg, like a puppy, for a crumb-sized helping of what Jesus has to offer.Guest: Erika VanHaitsma
2025-01-1535 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Jesus: A Bettering Life Hack Or Satisfying Like Bread? | Two Sisters | John 6Have you ever wondered how you can "come to Jesus," when you are living in the 21 century, and He is seated in heaven? Jesus said "come to me," but he spoke those words on a hillside in Israel more than 2,000 years ago. How do I come to him today?On today's episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, Shannon is joined by Felicity Carswell and Sarah Dargue, from the "Two Sisters and a Cup of Tea" podcast, to discuss the answers to these questions, as well as how we can apply the answers to our daily...
2025-01-0846 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}People Love Your Success, but God Just Loves You {Vera Schmitz}What do people celebrate about you? Do they love your performance? Do they cheer you on for your successes? And what happens when you can't deliver what everyone expects? Vera Schmitz experienced this, after training for—but not going to—the Olympics. Learn how you, like Vera, can revel in God's love and grace for you, which has nothing to do with your performance. Also, we're so excited about a special offer from Dwell Differently: Get a free month subscription with this code: THEROCK Ready to build your life on the rock foundation of God...
2025-01-0136 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to be Behind God's Door of Safety | Shadia Hrichi | RahabIn the Bible, there's always a door between God's destruction and his deliverance. Some people try to blockade themselves and keep destruction out. But a much wiser approach—the one Rahab took—is to choose safety behind the door of deliverance that God provides. Are you behind the door? In part two of a conversation on the story of Rahab in Joshua 2, Shannon welcomes Shadia Hrichi backs to the Live Like It's True podcast for a fascinating conversation about deliverance from destruction. Guest: Shadia HrichiBible Passage: Rahab Hides the Spies...
2024-11-1331 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}God's Astonishing Response to the Faith of Just One | Shadia Hrichi | RahabWhat would God do if there was only one in a city of thousands, who wanted to be rescued by him? And what if that one person was a prostitute? On the Live Like It's True podcast, we're talking about the astonishing story of the spies God sent to Jericho—not for a reconnaissance mission, but a mission to rescue a prostitute named Rahab. Guest: Shadia HrichiBible Passage: Rahab Hides the Spies - Joshua 2:1-7 ESVGet your Freebie: False Narrative WatchlistRe...
2024-11-0634 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to Live Like It's True that God has Control | Kori Pennypacker | JonahHow has God used a storm to show you that you're not in control? And how has he used that storm to invite you to surrender control to Him? In this episode of the Live Like It's True podcast, Kori Pennypacker of Bible2School.com and I are talking about the story of Jonah—the prophet who stubbornly tried to run away from God and was swallowed by a whale. Consider how God is asking you to live like it's true that He (not you) is the one who has control.Listen on: Apple...
2024-10-2345 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About Comparison, When You’re the Mom with Less | Lara d’Entremont | Matthew 25 – TalentsWhat if that other mom is able to raise six kids and chickens, plus make her own cheese, and you can barely keep up with your one child and keep him from the brink of disaster?Listen on: Apple | Spotify | OtherGuest: Lara d’Entremont Bible Passage: Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30Freebie: Live Like It's True WorkbookResound Media: Go to w...
2024-09-2544 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Jesus’s Assurance & Challenge for a Wounded Doubter | Dr. Michelle Bengtson | Doubting ThomasHave you ever doubted that the Bible is true? That people could rise from the dead? That Jesus is really God? Today on the Live Like It's True podcast, Dr. Michelle Bengtson and I are talking about a wounded doubter named Thomas, and how Jesus responded. Find out how Jesus offers you both assurance and a challenge as well. Guest: Dr. Michelle BengtsonBible Passage: Jesus Appears to Thomas - John 20:19-29Get your Freebie: 99 Truths from God’s Word to Speak Over...
2024-09-0434 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Story that Will Make You Re-Think Your Scars | Dr. Michelle Bengtson | Jesus AppearsHave you ever tried to hide your scars? And what about your hidden scars on the inside? Do you try to cover over the most painful parts of your life? And have you looked forward to having no scars in heaven? Today on the Live Like It's True podcast, Dr. Michelle Bengtson and I had a conversation that I think might make you rethink any misconceptions you have about your scars. As Jesus reveals his scars after his resurrection, find out why the disciples go from trembling fear to astonished joy in an instant.Guest: Dr...
2024-08-2834 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When You Can’t See Why, But You Trust God Anyway | Carol Kent | Genesis 22 – IsaacWhy God? I don't understand why you're doing this? Have you ever cried out to God with a prayer like this? Last time we talked with Carol Kent about that horrifying day she got the unthinkable news that her son was being arrested for first degree murder. We talked about, "When God Says You Must Lay Down Your Isaac," and compared Carol's experience to Abraham's—when he was asked to lay Isaac on the altar. This time, we'll pick up the both Carol's story and Abraham's and talk about when we don't understand why.
2024-07-2427 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When God Says You Must Lay Down Your Isaac | Carol Kent | Abraham & IsaacHave you ever been tested by God? Has he asked you to lay down someone or something that is precious to you, just like he asked Abraham to place Isaac on the altar? In this episode of Live Like It's True, Carol Kent tells her painful story of laying her precious son on the altar, before the Lord. Learn how to respond in faith when God asks you for everything, even when it makes no sense.Guest: Carol KentBible Passage: Abraham Laying Isaac on the Altar (Genesis 22)
2024-07-1835 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Vulnerable Faith, When it’s Too Risky to Hope | Hope Blanton & Chris Gordon | Genesis 18What if God eavesdropped on your heart? Would he hear you sighing and scoffing about impossible situations? Would he see you rolling your eyes at the idea things could change? In this conversation with Hope Blanton and Chris Gordon on the Live Like It's True Podcast, we're discussing the day God came to lunch at Sarah's table, and inviting her to be vulnerable and take a great leap of faith, even when it felt too risky to hope.Guests: Hope Blanton and Christine GordonBible Passage: Genesis 18:1-15...
2024-07-0353 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to be Happy, Minus the Envy and Comparison | Melissa Kruger | Matthew 20Have you been comparing yourself? Are you envious of someone God has treated "better" than you? In a story about envious grumblers who are comparing, Jesus invites you to be one of the happy ones instead.Guests: Melissa KrugerBible Passage: Laborers in the Vineyard - Matthew 20:1-16 ESVGet your Freebie: The Live Like It's True WorkbookMentioned Resources: The Envy of Eve by Melissa KruegerThe Horse and His Boy by C. S. LewisComparison Girl by Shannon PopkinComparison Girl f...
2024-06-0539 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When God Says You Need to Leave Everything You Love | Heather CoferWhat if God asked you to leave everything you love? Would you do it? Heather Cofer talks about her experiences as a child in Mongolia which still shape her life today.Heather's story is highlighted in my new Bible study, Shaped by God's Promises: Lessons from Sarah on Fear and Faith. Whether you're here because you're reading that book, or you're a regular listener, I hope you'll be inspired by this conversation.Guest: Heather CoferBible Passage: Genesis 12:1-4Freebies:The Live Like It's...
2024-06-0427 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Right and Wrong Way to Compare Sin | Lindsay Schott | Luke 18Have you ever felt unworthy, because of your sin? Or have you every tried to comfort yourself by comparing with someone who sinned in worse ways that you? In this series, we're looking at comparison stories that Jesus told, and this one is a story about comparing sin. But it's a story with a twist that might surprise you in the best way—especially if you're the one feeling unworthy.Guest: Lindsay SchottBible Passage: "The Pharisee and the Publican" Luke 18:9-14Teen Comparison Quizzes: ComparisonGirl.com...
2024-05-151h 04Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Jesus’s Backward but Foolproof Way to Be Great | Kelly Needham | Matthew 18"Which of us is the greatest, Jesus?" Jesus's response to the disciples might surprise you, but it also might bright you comfort and peace. There's a foolproof way to be great in the kingdom of God, and it's backward from the way of the world. Want to learn the secret?Join Kelly Needham and I on the Live Like It's True Podcast, as we talk about Jesus's illustration of a child, in response to his disciples asking, "Who's the greatest?"Guest: Kelly NeedhamBible Passage: "Who is the Greatest?"
2024-05-0156 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth From Jesus When You Compare Sin | Tasha Calvert | Luke 7What if Jesus could read your thoughts about other people's sins? And what about your own sins? Do you have shameful secrets that seem too awful to even confess? In this episode, we're going to consider a story Jesus told at a dinner party where someone was comparing sin. It's a story that exposes our false narratives about sin, and invites us into a beautiful story of forgiveness.Tasha is an author, speaker, Bible teacher, and the host of the “Digging In with Tasha Calvert” weekly podcast.Guest: Tasha CalvertBibl...
2024-04-2439 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Jesus’s Warning About Your Obsession With Your Appearance | Heather Creekmore | Matthew 23What would Jesus say about your efforts to get healthy? When you wake up in the morning, is your first thought about what you ate the night before? Has your lifelong obsession been to finally like what you see in the mirror?With the launch of Comparison Girl for Teens, I've invited a number of guests to join me on the Live Like It's True podcast, to talk through various ways we tend to compare ourselves and what Jesus has to say about it. In this episode, we are comparing our skin-deep packaging. Often we're not only...
2024-04-1746 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How Teens Can Thrive in a World of Comparison | Lee NienhuisWhen a teen walks into a room, statistics show that there's an 80% chance she believes she doesn't belong there. She wonders, Am I okay? What are they thinking? How do I measure up? In our new book, Comparison Girl for Teens we're inviting teens to find new freedom, confidence and true influence in the middle of a world that compares.Guest: Lee NienhuisBible Passage: What Did Jesus Say about Comparison?Take the Teen Quizzes: ComparisonGirl.comMentioned Resources
2024-04-1044 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Saying Yes to Mercy Opportunities is Risky but Good | Amy DiMarcangelo | Good SamaritanRefugees. Trafficking victims. Addicts. Adoption. Homeless. When faced with opportunities to show extravagant mercy, we think,But what if I go into debt? This could be a trap. If I bring her into my home, will we be safe? What if there's corruption? Yet what sounds like the voice of wisdom, is actually the voice of fear.I'm joined by Amy DiMarcangelo for a conversation about a man who wanted Jesus to give him a thin list of neighbors to love. But instead, Jesus invites the man—and us—into the story of "The Good Samarita...
2024-01-2456 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}What's Next and Why Stories Create Great Containers for TruthHey, it's Shannon for a quick update on what's next in 2024. I have several exciting things to announce, plus the roadmap for what's coming in the coming months. We're welcoming Emily Jensen, Trillia Newbell, and Amy DiMarcangelo for our J-Term Series!Get updates from Shannon: HereGet your Freebie: The Live Like It's True WorkbookResound MediaTranscriptMusic: Cade PopkinCheck out more episodes in the Judgy Series.Get your F...
2024-01-1008 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}An Astonishing Reconciliation After Wicked Betrayal | Jodie Niznik | JosephTwenty years after a wicked betrayal, the tables have turned, and Joseph holds the power over his brothers. So he chooses to... reconcile? This story helps us consider God's sovereignty, the wicked choices of people, and how the two can coexist in the same story. Join me for this interesting conversation with author, speaker, and podcaster, Jodie Niznik. Guest: Jodie NiznikBible Passage: Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family - Genesis 45:1-8Get your Freebie: The Live Like It's True Workbook
2023-10-1845 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Gender, Masturbation, And The Advice Found in Genesis | Kristin Clark | Genesis 1-3 What does it look like to be brave and tell the truth, when so many are saying, "Maybe I'm not a girl..."? And what is the truth about a person's gender? Also, why is masturbation wrong if it's not hurting anyone? And how can we respond like God does, when someone opens up about sexual sin?Kristen and I talk through these questions and more, offering advice found in our Origin Story, from Genesis 1-3. God doesn't leave us to wonder about our gender and sexuality. Will you live like this Story is true?...
2023-03-0853 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}One Woman's Hidden Porn Addiction, and How She Broke Free | Jessica Harris | Genesis 1-2As a thirteen-year-old, Jessica innocently stumbled upon the world of pornography. Before long, it took over and threatened to destroy her whole life.In this episode, Jessica and I are walking through her story, and comparing it to the truths from Genesis 1-3, which we've been looking at in season 4 of Live Like It's True. Learn how Jessica broke free from the power of sin and shame, and how can you can, too.Guest: Jessica HarrisBible Passage: Genesis 1-2Get your Freebie: The Live...
2023-03-021h 01
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Complementarianism: Is God's Unique Design for Women Risky? | Brian Robinson | Genesis 2Are there any women trying to control things at your church? And are there any shepherding men, who are ignoring the women at your church?If you've ever rolled up your sleeves in church ministry, you know that there are often pitfalls and frustrations, when we—as men and women—try to blend our gifts in the church. In this episode, we're going to talk about how to cultivate a fruitful complementarianism in the local church—one where brothers and sisters realize they are better together, by God's design.In this conversation, we're talking again about...
2023-02-2245 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Complementarianism: Is God's Unique Design for Women Risky? | Brian Robinson | Genesis 2What are role distinctions based on? Is it God's idea for husbands to lead? What if a husband is wrong? Should a wife still submit? Doesn't complementarianism put women at risk? And where does it say women can't preach? I'm grateful to have Brian Robinson with me to discuss the topic of "complementarianism", or the idea that God created men and women equal in value, but gave them distinct roles in marriage and in the church. We're looking back to Genesis 1-3, and all we learned in our True Story of the Beginning series, plus we're looking...
2023-02-161h 02
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to Endure Pain and Loss with Heavenly Hope | Nancy Guthrie | Genesis 3Does the pain of loss ever go away? Is there hope for wholeness and healing, after a lifetime of hurt? We experience loss differently when we know the full story. Like when you go the funeral of someone you know and love, rather than a stranger. We have a fuller understanding of what has been broken. And we have a deeper longing for resolution.In this last episode on The True Story of the Beginning series, we're going to turn our attention to the end of the story. That part we're still longing fo...
2022-11-2336 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}What does God Think About Your Sin and Shame? | Kim Cash Tate | Genesis 3https://wp.me/p7IZQm-88l Guest: Kim Cash TateBible Passage: Genesis 3:21-24Get your Freebie: The Live Like It's True WorkbookMentioned Resources: Control GirlClingMusic: Cade Popkin MusicFull Show Notes: HereKim Cash Tate is a Bible teacher and author of several books, including Cling: Choosing a Lifestyle of Intimacy with God and her fictional Promises of God series. She is also a singer/songwriter and has created and wri...
2022-11-1648 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Our Hope in a Corrupt, Broken World | Mike Wittmer | Genesis 3Have you ever wondered why everything seems to work against you? Why does the basement flood and the attic have carpenter ants? Why does the computer crash and the electric bill spike? Could it be that you—as a human—are experiencing the effects of a cosmic war?This story in Genesis 3 is explaining why things are the way they are. Why everything is bent and broken and dying. God is giving us the answers, as he speaks to Adam about the consequences for his decision to sin.Guest: Mike WittmerBi...
2022-11-0930 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to Overcome My Desire to Control My Husband | Kelly Needham | Genesis 3:16Do you ever struggle with control? And do you sometimes feel like taking control is noble and right? Do you think, "If I don't do something here, the whole world is going to come unhinged!"If that's you, I can totally relate. But I can also relate, if you're feeling like your inner Control Girl has caused you to look back with some regret and heartache.We have Kelly Needham back today, to talk about "The Desire to Control my Husband", but I want to add right at the top, that this desire can be...
2022-11-0233 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Astonishing Truth About God's Battle Line | Portia Collins | Genesis 3Picture a line drawn in the sand between good and evil. Does it ever feel like the other side—the side where Satan stands—is winning? Well, the verses we're going to look at tell about a different ending to the story, all because of the Seed of the Woman. As you're going to hear my guest say today, Satan doesn't have a dog in the fight.Portia Collins is a Christian Bible teacher, writer, and podcaster with a passion for sharing God’s Word. Portia is also the founder of She Shall Be Called, a nonprofit women’...
2022-10-2646 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About Hiding and Shame | Nicole Furno | Genesis 3Have you ever tried to hide your sin from God? Have you withdrawn from Him in shame—afraid of his anger over what you've done? Or maybe you've convinced yourself that your sin isn't all that bad. That there's nothing to be ashamed of. The story we're going to talk about corrects both of these false narratives that are quite common in the world.I'm excited to have Nicole Furno with me today. Nicole is a Bible teacher, writer, and blogger. Nicole's infectious love for God’s Word encourages and inspires women no matter their age or stag...
2022-10-1943 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}An Absurd Story of Being Fooled by God's Enemy | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 3Have you ever had an intruder? Knowing that someone has entered your space immediately makes you feel violated and on guard, and that's exactly how we're supposed to feel when an intruding serpent shows up in the Garden of Eden.I feel so honored to have Courtney Doctor as our guest today. Courtney is a an author, Bible teacher, frequent conference and retreat speaker, and she serves as coordinator for women's initiatives for the Gospel Coalition. Courtney's Bible study, From Garden to Glory: A Bible Study on the Bible’s Story is part of our recommended resources al...
2022-10-1256 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Rich and Revealing Story of the First Marriage | Mary Kassian | Genesis 2When the world started asking how marriage should be defined, where did you look for answers? The story of the first man and wife in Genesis 2 is rich and revealing, filled with significant details—which help us not only understand marriage between man and wife, but also something more important.It's an important time to have this conversation, because we live in a time where there are lots of assumptions being made about gender, marriage, and sexuality, which run contrary to what we find in this text. I'm so thankful to have award-winning author and Bib...
2022-10-0550 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}The Truth About Your Hustle, When God Offers Rest | Lindsay Schott | SabbathAre you a perfectionist? Do you run yourself ragged with your work, or your ministry? And have you asked yourself why? Now, I've often asked, "Why am I so tired?" But I think a better question is: "Why am I driving myself to exhaustion?" I have to admit, this was the episode in this series I was secretly least excited about. Not because of my guest; Lindsay Schott is one that I was most excited to have return. But this idea of rest, and giving up a day of work? That doesn't really light my fi...
2022-09-2849 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Do you See God's Staggering Generosity? | Stephanie Rousselle | CreationDo you ever think of God as stingy? Do you focus on the things that He hasn't given you? The opening scene of Genesis shows us a different view of God. As we see the waters teaming with life and the birds filling the sky and plants popping up everywhere from the ground, we see that God is a generous God and fills the world with ample abundance.Joining me for a short segment is Kelly Needham (who was with us last time). Kelly is an author, Bible teacher and new podcast host! Please check...
2022-09-2148 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}How to Bear God’s Image by Gender | Kelly Needham | Genesis 1What does it mean to be male or female? What does it mean to image God? And how are these two things related? The answers to these questions are found on the earliest pages of our Bible, tucked into our origin story. I'm so thankful to have my friend Kelly Needham back with us to talk through some of the most weighty questions that our culture is wrestling with. Kelly brings such wisdom and clarity to the conversation.Guest: Kelly NeedhamBible Passage: Genesis 1:26-31G...
2022-09-1456 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Eden's Colossal Fall, and Our Solid Hope | Nancy Guthrie | Genesis 1-3Knowing your origin story matters. Think about if you walk into a movie half way through, or open a book in the middle. You don't understand what's broken or missing. You can't understand what's been lost.It's like being slightly sad at the funeral of someone you never met, but secretly wishing the funeral would be over so you can get back to whatever you wanted to do with your day. Contrast that with grieving over a person you deeply loved; someone you knew from the beginning of their life until the end; someone you long to s...
2022-09-0738 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Welcome to Season 4: The True Story of the Beginning Why do the weeds grow and the flowers die? Why is there cancer, and divorce, and death? And why, even when my life is so full, do I feel so empty? The answers to these questions are found, not in some lengthy discourse, but in a relatively short story about a man and woman who lived in a beautiful garden, where they walked and talked with God. But then they ate the forbidden fruit and were driven from the Garden into the wilderness. This story helps to make sense of the curses and consequences we s...
2022-08-3110 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When God Asks For More After You've Lost so Much | Lisa Appelo | 1 Kings 17"The end of your rope is the middle of God's Story." That's what Lisa Appelo says, as she reflects on the pain of losing her husband suddenly, leaving her to raise seven children. If you're grieving over a loss, and wondering why God would ask for even more, the Bible story Lisa and I are unpacking is just for you. May you be inspired by a widow's faith, and amazed by God's faithfulness as we look at the story of the Widow of Zarephath from I Kings 17. And may you live like her miraculous story is true!
2022-07-2743 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}What You Need to Know About Your Identity Crisis | Sojo Academy | Exodus 3Do you have any signs of an identity crisis? Do you have symptoms like: Apathy, or searching for more purpose or passion in your lifeQuestioning your goals and relationshipsHopelessness or anxiety about the futureWhen Moses encountered the burning bush, three times, he asked the question, "Who am I?" But God offers a better question for those struggling with their identity. Guest: Jen Evangelista and Arabah Joy of Sojo AcademyBible Passage: Exodus 3:1-12 ESVGet your Freebie: The Live Like It's True Workbook...
2022-07-2042 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}What Can Little You Do About Such Big Problems? | Amy Carroll & Lynn Cowell | EstherDo you feel small and uncertain? Are you tempted to stay quiet and passively do nothing—because you're not sure what little you could possibly do in the face of such big problems?Lynn Cowell and Amy Carroll are with me to talk about the story of Esther, and what her story in the Bible has to say about the false narratives of complacency and passivity. Amy and Lynn both serve on the team at Proverbs 31 Ministries, and they've teamed up to write a new Bible study, which I'm so excited to tell you about. Ly...
2022-07-1348 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}What You Need to Know About the Least Likely Christian | Ann Swindell | Acts 9Do you know anyone who seems like the least likely person to ever turn and follow Jesus? You look at them and think, "There's just no way..." Maybe the person you think of as the least likely Jesus follower is you. Well, today we're looking at the story of Saul (who becomes Paul) in Acts 9. He was a man who thought he would never, ever follow Jesus. And the people around him agreed. He was the least likely person to ever give his life to Jesus, because he was obsessed with destroying the lives of Christians, and w...
2022-07-0626 min
Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}When You Find Out You Were Wrong About Jesus | Ann Swindell | Acts 9Has God been putting up roadblocks in your path? Has he been making it impossible for you to "proceed with the route" you had in mind for your life? This can be really frustrating—especially when your plans revolved around pleasing God. Maybe you're feeling disillusioned or even angry—wondering what God is trying to do here. If so, I think today's conversation is going to be incredibly helpful to you. We're looking at a Bible story where a man was utterly convinced that he was headed out to please God. He was on an upward...
2022-06-2935 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}Jesus’s Proof that We’ll Get New Bodies in Heaven | Erika VanHaitsma | Mark 16 – Resurrection MorningHave you thought about your funeral lately? What if your funeral wasn't the end of your story? What if you knew there was life to to be lived afterward? Would it make a difference in how you lived today?In the True Story of the Tomb, Erika VanHaitsma and I talk about the morning the women rose early to bring the spices they had prepared to Jesus's tomb—only to find it was empty. Listen as we talk about the most astonishing story in the Bible, and what difference it would make to live like the story is...
2022-04-2044 minLive Like It's True {Bible Podcast}That Dark, Good Friday, When It Looked Like Evil Won | Asheritah Ciuciu | Matthew 27 – The CrossLet's not rush too quickly past that moment when darkness covered the land, as the Light of the Word was slowly snuffed out. Oh, the agony of giving up his Spirit! Oh the love, as he did it. I can't think of a better guest to have this conversation with than Asheritah Ciuciu. She has such wisdom, and tender compassion for you, as we contemplate that dark, Good Friday when it looked like evil won. (Spoiler alert: it didn't!)Asheritah is an author, speaker, and founder of One Thing Alone Ministries. As a wife and m...
2022-04-1345 min