Podcast
When Life Feels Hard: Finding Purpose in Every Season
Have you ever been in a season that feels hard, uncomfortable, or just not quite right—and wondered if there could be a purpose in it? In this solo episode, Angela discusses Hebrews 12:7 and how God can use hardship, change, and even the mundane parts of life to train and grow His children. You’ll be…
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Trusting God When Life is Hard: What Jeremiah 29:11 Really Means with Andy Lee
Do you ever struggle to trust God when life is hard and nothing looks like the plan you hoped for? In this episode, Andy Lee unpacks Jeremiah 29:11 and shows what this familiar verse really means for believers in difficult seasons. Description This week I sat down with my friend Andy Lee—author, Bible teacher, speaker,…
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Finding Peace in Difficult Circumstances: Learning to Keep Our Gaze on God
Have you ever felt like difficult circumstances have interrupted your life and stolen your sense of peace? In this solo episode, Angela discusses Psalm 27:4 and how dwelling with the Lord, gazing on His beauty, and seeking Him can help us trust God when pain, limitations, and unanswered questions remain. You’ll be encouraged to remember…
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Made in God’s Image: Why that Includes both Men and Woman – with Jamie Hulker
Have you ever wondered whether your gifts, calling, and contribution truly matter in God’s kingdom? In this episode, Jamie Hulker walks us through Genesis 1:26–28 to show that God created both men and women in His image and entrusted them to serve His purposes together. You’ll be encouraged to use the gifts God has given…
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Facing New Seasons without Fear: Trusting God to Make a Way
Are you standing at the edge of a new season — an empty nest, a new job, a child starting kindergarten or heading off to college, or caring for aging parents — and feeling more afraid than excited? In this first regular solo episode, Angela shares how Isaiah 43:19 has been speaking to her own…
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Judah and Tamar: God’s Redemption for the Lonely and Overlooked with Leslie Schonfeld
Do you ever feel lonely, overlooked, or pushed to the edges—and wonder where God is in the middle of it? In this episode, we walk through the Judah and Tamar story in Genesis 38 and see how God met a desperate, misunderstood woman and brought breakthrough and redemption out of a very messy situation. As…
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From Pit to Solid Ground: Freedom from Performance and Perfectionism – with Angie Baughman
Do you feel like you have to keep performing for God—working hard, staying “productive,” and never resting—just to stay in His good graces? In this episode on Psalm 40:1–3, we explore how God meets us in the pit of performance and perfectionism, lifts us out of the “mud and mire,” and sets our feet on…
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Released From Proverbs 31 Pressure: Living as a Strong, Precious Woman in Christ – with Lauren Crews
Do you ever feel like Proverbs 31 is a heavy grading scale for “good Christian women,” especially if your story includes singleness, infertility, divorce, widowhood, or a life that looks very different from the checklist? In this episode, author and Bible teacher Lauren Crews helps us see Proverbs 31 as a song of blessing and…
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Finding Hope in the Dark: God’s Steadfast Love in Lamentations 3 with Charleen Burghardt
Do you ever wonder how you’re supposed to trust God’s goodness when life feels completely shattered—especially in seasons of deep grief, chronic illness, or long unanswered questions? In this episode on Lamentations 3:21–24, we explore how calling God’s character to mind—His steadfast love, new mercies, and great faithfulness—can give real hope right in the middle…
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Finding Joy in God’s Presence: Walking the Path of Life with Debbie Ashley
Do you ever wonder if God really has a specific path for your life—or how to find joy in His presence when life feels anything but joyful? In this episode on Psalm 16:11, we explore what it means for God to make known the path of life, to fill us with joy in His presence,…
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Known and Loved: Remembering Who You Are in Christ with Elizabeth May Bennett
Do you ever feel like you have to clean yourself up before you come to God—or like your inner critic and body‑image struggles get the final word on who you are? In this episode on Psalm 139:1–4, we explore what it really means to be fully known and fully loved by God, and how remembering…
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Finding Strength in Grief: Quiet Confidence in God with Raewyn Elsegood
Have you ever tried to fix everything yourself—frantically strategizing, problem‑solving, and praying—and still felt like your world was collapsing? In this episode, we sit with Isaiah 30:15 and discover how, even in the deepest grief, God invites us to be delivered not by striving, but by returning, resting, and finding quiet confidence in Him. Description…
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When Obeying God Doesn’t Make Sense: Following Him Wholeheartedly with Lynn Jackson
Do you ever look at your circumstances and think, “There’s no way I can do what God is asking—I’m too small, the obstacles are too big”? In this conversation on Caleb’s “different spirit” in Numbers 14:24, we explore how to trust and obey God wholeheartedly even when His ways don’t make sense and your heart…
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Led by Cords of Love: Trusting God’s Guidance in Hard Seasons
Do you ever feel like you’re straining against God’s guidance, wondering why life is so hard if He really loves you?
In this episode, we look at Hosea 11:4’s “cords of love” and discover how God gently leads, protects, and nourishes us—even in barren seasons like infertility, grief, and loss. Description In this Life as Worship…
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From Trauma to Testimony: When God UsesYour Story with Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch
What if the parts of your story you most want to hide are the very places God wants to heal and use for His glory?
In this conversation, you’ll hear how God met childhood cult survivor Mischelle Saunders‑Gottsch in her deepest pain and turned her trauma into a testimony that brings hope to others. Description In…
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Treasuring God Above All: Learning to Desire Him First
Do you want to love God most, but find your heart pulled in a hundred directions—kids, ministry, health, even good dreams for the future? In this episode, Angela and guest Sue Donaldson walk through Psalm 73:25–26 and talk honestly about what it looks like to treasure God above everything else in real life, from singleness…
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Winning the War in Your Mind: Taking Every Thought Captive with 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Do you ever feel like you’re losing the battle in your mind—stuck in discouragement, doubt, or “what ifs,” even though you know what Scripture says? In this episode, Angela and guest Paula Romang walk through 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 to show how, in Christ, believers can take every thought captive, demolish lies with truth, and learn…
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Seeing God’s Faithfulness: How to Trace HIs Covenant Love in Our Lives
We say “God is faithful,” but do we really see His faithfulness in our own lives?
In this episode, Angela and guest Jennifer Tirrell linger in Deuteronomy 7:9 to remember who God is—the faithful God who keeps His covenant of love—and talk about how, as we obey and look back, we begin to trace His steady…
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Write What You See: Adoption, Revelation 1:10-11, and Sharing God’s Stories
What if the files on your desk, the patients you’ve cared for, or the everyday moments with your family are actually invitations from God to “write what you see”? In this episode, adoption attorney and author Alice shares how Revelation 1:10–11 reshaped her understanding of calling, story, and sharing. Her journey will help you look…
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Rooted in God’s Love: How Ephesians 3:17–19 Shapes Your Everyday Worship
Do you believe God loves you but still feel anxious, overextended, or unseen? In this conversation, we explore how being rooted and established in God’s four‑dimensional love can steady your heart, simplify your days, and turn ordinary moments into worship. Description Angela talks with author and speaker Cynthia L. Simmons about Ephesians 3:17–19 and Paul’s…
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