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August 22, 2023
Dannah Gresh: Finding Healing for Your Marriage
Marriage is hard, we all agree. And when a spouse has an addiction to pornography, a marriage can be stretched to its breaking point. However, when God is involved, there is always hope! On today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast (links below), my guest, Dannah Gresh shares about this particular struggle in her own marriage which was the inspiration for her newest book, Happily Even After.
What We Discussed on the PodcastThe painful cycle of pornography addictionHow the effects of se...
July 25, 2023
Sarah J. Hauser: Finding Rest When Life is Hard
Are you going through a hard season right now? Does God feel silent? Sarah J. Hauser, my guest on the Christian Habits Podcast (links below), is no stranger to these difficulties. In our interview, she shares about her new book, All Who are Weary: Finding True Rest by Letting Go of the Burdens You were Never Meant to Carry, and about the difficult season she went through to learn the truths she writes about.
What We Discussed on the PodcastSarah’s battle with depressionHow a perfectionist mi...
June 27, 2023
Andrea Herzer: Living with Chronic Pain and Illness
Do you suffer from chronic pain or a debilitating illness? Have you recently received a difficult diagnosis? Or are you or a loved one simply going through a difficult trial right now? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will be greatly encouraged by my interview with Andrea Herzer about her new book: Incurable Faith: 120 Devotions of Lasting Hope for Lingering Health Issues.
What We Discussed on the PodcastHow to find God’s presence in the painHow God sends encouragement in u...
May 30, 2023
Jamie Erickson: Cultivating Holy Hygge
Do you often feel rushed and like you’re not really enjoying life? Does your heart long for rest and for sweet fellowship with dear friends? If so, you’ll be encouraged by the Danish practice of hygge (HYOO-guh) which my podcast guest, Jamie Erickson, discusses in her latest book: Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow. Today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast (links below) considers the beautiful practice of true hospitality.
May 16, 2023
7 Lies That Keep Us from Renewing with Tonya
Most of us would agree that in order to have a change in our eating habits, we must first have a change in our minds! Yet, even knowing this, many of us still struggle to make the commitment to renewing our minds on a regular basis. On today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), I coach Tonya through identifying many of the lies that keep us from renewing.
What We Discussed on the PodcastIdentifying possible stressors in our lives that would cause us to emotionally eatHo...
May 2, 2023
Mary DeMuth: Parenting Your Adult Kids with Joy
It can be hard to transition from parenting young kids or even teenagers to parenting adult children. That becomes even more difficult when our kids make choices that worry us. In today’s Christian Habits Podcast episode (links below), I visit with Mary DeMuth about her new book, Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Children with Joy. Mary gives us welcome advice for parenting our adult children with joy.
Mary DeMuth: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy
No one can deny that we’re living in an era of great change in the area of morals and faith. Young adults are leaving their faith in droves, or continuing to believe in God but choosing a different set of morals than they grew up with. As parents, it’s hard to watch that process. If you have a child who is making choices that cause you to worry, I invite you to listen to my conversation with Mary DeMuth on the Christian Habits Podcast today (links below). Mary’s new book, Love, Pray, Listen: Par...
April 18, 2023
How to Stop Boredom Eating (10 Strategies)
Do you ever find yourself reaching for some exciting food because you’re bored? Eating is quick-fix way to conquer boredom, but often leads to regret. In this post I want to talk about ten strategies to help you stop boredom eating. Let’s begin by asking the question, “Why am I eating when bored?”
For those of us who crave excitement, we want anything that will take us out of our mundane life and into a little bit of fun and excitement. And of course the most easily...
April 4, 2023
Mark Batterson: How Please, Sorry, and Thanks Can Change Your Life
Mark Batterson is an influential pastor and a prolific author of over twenty-three books. His latest book, Please, Sorry, Thanks: the Three Words that Change Everything digs into how every relationship can be positively affected by a new revelation and application of these three words in our lives. I think you’ll really enjoy my interview with him today on The Christian Habits Podcast (links below).
March 21, 2023
Freedom from Food Addiction through Truth Journaling with Debbie
Do you feel hopeless that you’ll ever be able to get over your food addiction? Have you had success with weight loss in the past only to find yourself back at the same (or higher) weight again? If either of these describe you, you’ll be encouraged by my interview with Debbie on today’s Taste for Truth Podcast (links below). Through truth journaling and renewing her mind, Debbie went from a size 28 to a size 12 and has been living in victory for over six years!
In this interview, Debbie and I ...
