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Strahan Coleman: Thirsting for God

We all experience low points in life; we try our very best to avoid them, but they come anyway! We recoil from the pain, the disappointments, and the difficulties that we face. However, what would happen if we viewed these trials as invitations to experience God? My guest today on the Christian Habits Podcast, Strahan Coleman, has learned to do just that through his many years of chronic illness. Moment by moment, God will meet us in our pain.

What We Discussed on the PodcastThe surprising re...

Losing 150 Pounds with God’s Help with Stacey

[This interview was originally published on 10/10/2018.]

Have you ever been completely hopeless about weight-loss? Do you think you’ve tried it all, and you are on the verge of giving up? My guest today, Stacey, felt exactly the same. However, with God’s help, she has been able to lose (and maintain) a 150 pound weight loss!

Today on the Taste for Truth Podcast, I am doing something I have rarely (if ever!) done before: replaying a very encouraging interview! One reason for doing this is becau...

Learning to Unplug with Hannah Brencher

Most of us realize that our screens are consuming us. We know we should cut back on our screen-time but are at a loss for how to start. My guest on the Christian Habits Podcast today, Hannah Brencher, started off with a 1,000 hour screen-free challenge, and she hasn’t looked back since this pivotal life-change. Hannah gives practical tips as well as inspiration to start putting down our phones and re-discovering the world around us!

What We Discussed on the PodcastWhat going “unplugged” actual...

Letting Go of Emotional Eating and the Skinny Idol with Jennifer

Many of us picked up lies about food and eating when we were very young. Those lies tend to follow us into adulthood and sabotage our relationship with food. However, there is hope! Through the renewing of the mind, and going to God (instead of food) for help with life’s difficulties, we can regain a healthy relationship with food. On the Taste for Truth Podcast today, Jennifer talks about her journey to letting go of emotional eating and finding victory in this area of her life.

What We Discu...

Christy Osborne: Love Life Sober

So many of us today are looking for ways to cope with the pressures of life. Instead of going to God, we turn to our phones, food, shopping, or even alcohol. Such was the case with Christy Osborne, my guest on the Christian Habits Podcast. Christy talks about her journey to sobriety and the choice to live without alcohol in her new book Love Life Sober. Even if you do not struggle specifically with alcohol, you will hear many helpful ways to deal with any addiction.

 

What We Discussed on the P...

How to Stop Stress Eating with Katrina Sequenzia

Stress is an everyday struggle for most of us in Western society. We turn to many unhealthy things to cope  which often lead to health struggles and weight gain. It actually makes the problem worse! However, stress eating does not have to be our reality any longer.  I’m excited to have Katrina Sequenzia as my guest again today on the Taste for Truth Podcast. Katrina shares her personal struggles in this area as well as many practical tips to overcome the unhealthy coping mechanisms in our lives...

Kirby Kelly: You Can Be Free: Overcoming Temptation and Habitual Sin by the Power and Promises of the Gospel

Have you thought to yourself: I’ll never get over this? Have you tried over and over again to get out from underneath the control of a habit or a sin in your life only to be discouraged once again? If so, you will be greatly encouraged by my interview with Kirby Kelly about overcoming temptation which is the subject of her book: You Can Be Free: Overcoming Temptation and Habitual Sin by the Power and Promises of the Gospel. You, too, can find freedom from your habits and addictions!

What We Dis...

Exercise, Anxiety, & Having Babies with Sarah

If you’ve ever wondered how all of those people I’ve interviewed in the past are doing now, you’ll enjoy today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast! I’m having a second “check-in” interview with Sarah whom I previously interviewed over four years ago. Back in 2020, Sarah was a new mom and was experiencing great success with changing her eating and lifestyle habits. Today our discussion centers around how pivotal exercise has been for Sarah in her journey, and about her struggles and victori...

I Would be Crazy Not to Eat This + Ask Barb

Do you ever feel like you’d be crazy not to eat this? Even when you know you’ll regret it? We’ll talk about that on today’s episode of the Taste for Truth podcast!

This podcast episode will be a bit different than my normal ones. First, you can renew your mind along with me with a renewing exercise from my book, Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating  (“It Would Be Crazy Not to Eat This!”), then I’ll do a series of “Ask Barb” questions that I received from listeners. There a variety of topics covered...

Single Today with Ryan Wekenman (for Singles & Marrieds)

Are you a single person? Or a married person who struggles with regret, overthinking, or worrying about what the future may (or may not) hold? If you fit into either of these categories, today’s Christian Podcast episode will help! I’ll be visiting with Ryan Wekenman about his new book, Single Today: Conquer Yesterday’s Regrets, Ditch Tomorrow’s Worries, and Thrive Right Where You Are.

I love Ryan’s new book and found it incredibly helpful, even though I’ve been married for 42 years. I only wis...