Most people avoid conviction—yet Jesus said it would be one of the Holy Spirit's primary works.

"When He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment." John 16:8

In this episode, we unpack why the word conviction carries so much fear and misunderstanding, and how it has often been confused with guilt, shame, condemnation, or religious pressure. We explore the difference between human self-judgment and Holy Spirit conviction and why only one of them actually leads to freedom.

True conviction doesn't crush you or manipulate you into change. It doesn't shout, accuse, or heap shame on your failures. Instead, it gently reveals truth, opens your eyes, and invites you to see from God's perspective. In the light of what is right, what was wrong becomes clear without condemnation.

We talk about personal convictions versus legalism, unity of the Spirit amid differing convictions, and why trying to "fix yourself" through guilt is a false substitute for real transformation. This conversation also addresses why waiting on God's conviction, rather than forcing change, leads to lasting freedom and deeper alignment with His heart.

If you've ever felt stuck knowing something was wrong but unable to truly change…
If you've confused guilt with God's voice…
Or if you've grown weary of striving without transformation…

This episode reframes conviction as kindness, rescue, and revelation and invites you to rediscover it as something worth craving.

Grief is often reduced to the loss of a loved one, but grief shows up in far more places than we realize. In this conversation, we explore the many forms of loss that shape our lives: unmet expectations, broken relationships, lost identity, career changes, shattered hopes, and even the quiet grief of growing older or watching our children change.

Drawing from personal stories, Scripture, and lived experience, we talk about how unrecognized grief often disguises itself as anger, numbness, anxiety, or restlessness. We discuss why skipping grief doesn't make us stronger, but instead leaves us misaligned within ourselves, and how learning to name loss is a critical part of emotional and spiritual health.

This episode also reflects deeply on Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus, not as a distant miracle worker, but as one who enters fully into human sorrow. Jesus doesn't rush grief away; He steps into it, weeps with those who mourn, and redeems it from the inside out.

If you've ever thought, "It's not like someone died, so why do I feel this way?" This conversation is for you. This is an invitation to recognize grief honestly, allow yourself to hope again, and trust that God can bring beauty, compassion, and healing even from the losses we were never meant to carry.

Grief feels unbearable because it was never meant to be familiar.

In this episode, we sit with the weight of loss and explore why grief feels so disorienting, uncontrollable, and deeply personal. Through raw personal stories of losing a child and losing a mother, we talk about why death still shocks us, why the pain doesn't follow a timeline, and why trying to "get over it" often does more harm than good.

Drawing from Scripture, especially Isaiah 11, we reflect on the truth that we were created for a world without death, danger, or loss and how grief exposes that disconnect. We wrestle with the sting of death, the waves of sorrow that come without warning, and the reality that healing doesn't mean forgetting. Some wounds leave scars, and those scars matter.

This conversation reframes grief not as something to manage or suppress, but as a reflection of love, a reminder of our mortality, and a tether to eternity. We talk about why Christians don't grieve less than the world, but differently and how pain, when allowed to have its way, can open our hearts rather than harden them.

If you've ever felt angry at how unfair loss is, confused by your emotions, or unsure where God fits into your grief, this episode invites you to stop rushing the process and start understanding what grief is really pointing you toward.

What if the wilderness isn't where God abandons you but where He matures you?

In this episode, we continue our deep dive into the biblical meaning of the wilderness, shifting our lens away from personal assumptions and toward God's perspective through Scripture. From David to John the Baptist to Jesus Himself, we explore how the wilderness consistently appears as a place of testing, refinement, intimacy, and preparation, not punishment.

We unpack why spiritual dryness feels so disorienting, how God removes "props" we've unknowingly leaned on, and what it means to trust Him without feelings, clarity, or reassurance. Through honest personal stories, we talk about resentment, apathy, self-reliance, and the slow work of learning to lean, rather than strive or settle.

If you've ever felt like God has gone silent, wondered what you did wrong, or tried to escape a season you don't understand, this conversation offers clarity, hope, and a reframe:
the wilderness is not the end, it's an invitation.

The wilderness isn't where God abandons us.
It's where He teaches us to lean.

In this episode, we walk through Scripture to discover why God repeatedly meets His people in the wilderness and what it reveals about trust, dependence, and intimacy with Him. From Adam's creation to David's caves, Elijah's burnout, Hosea's love story, and the bride leaning on her beloved, the Bible tells a radically different story about wilderness seasons than we often hear.

This is an honest, reflective conversation about:
• Losing control
• Letting go of independence
• Learning to lean on God fully

And why the wilderness may actually be a gift.

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How do you actually know when God is speaking?

In this episode, we explore one of the most common—and most misunderstood—questions in the Christian life: How do I recognize the voice of God, and how do I discern it from my own thoughts or other voices?

Rather than reducing God's voice to formulas or religious clichés, this conversation invites listeners into a deeper, more honest understanding of how God communicates. We talk about why hearing God isn't primarily about the five senses, why Scripture can be read intellectually or encountered relationally, and how God often speaks through moments of "knowing" that bypass words altogether.

We discuss how God speaks through nature, silence, Scripture, people, and unexpected moments—and why His voice always carries good news, even when it brings conviction. You'll hear how fear, shame, confusion, and pressure are indicators of a different voice entirely, and how learning to recognize the fruit of what you're hearing brings clarity and peace.

The conversation also explores silence as a form of fasting in a hyper-connected world, why distraction dulls spiritual awareness, and how creating space—rather than striving—often makes God's voice unmistakable.

If you've ever wondered:

• Was that God, or was that just me?

• Why does hearing God feel so elusive sometimes?

• What does it actually feel like when God speaks?

This episode is an invitation—not to try harder—but to listen differently.

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In today's episode, we continue our deep dive into prayer by exploring a practice many believers have forgotten but desperately need — lamenting.

Lament isn't complaining. It's not disrespect. It's not faithlessness.
It's the honest, unfiltered cry of the soul — the place between what we know about God and what we are actually experiencing.

Together, we talk through:

• What lamenting really means in Scripture

• Why the Western church has largely lost this form of prayer

• The difference between lamenting and complaining

• Why emotions like sadness, anger, confusion, and despair are not "bad emotions"

• How lament becomes worship and leads to clarity, hope, and spiritual strength

• Why suppressing pain spiritually "metastasizes" instead of heals

• How God meets us in raw honesty — never with shame, but with presence

• Joey's powerful personal story of loss, addiction, surrender, and being encountered by God

• How lament creates intimacy with God that nothing else can

• Practical ways to lament in real life, even with busy schedules or people around you

Lament isn't something you schedule, it's something that rises in you when life hurts and your soul needs God. It's the moment the "faucet turns on," and you pour out everything without filters.

If you feel something in your throat, in your chest, or in your gut while listening… you might be overdue for a lament. And that's okay. God meets us there.

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In this episode, Joey and Carla step into one of the most misunderstood parts of the Christian life — prayer. Not the polished, word-heavy version many of us grew up with, but the real thing: the communion, the awareness, the soul-level connection with God that often has no words at all.

We talk about why so many believers feel like they're "not good at prayer," why we've all inherited narrow traditions around it, and how prayer is less about saying things to God and more about living in continual union with Him.

We explore:

• Why prayer is often messy, emotional, and deeply personal

• How yearning, desire, dissatisfaction, and even dreams can be forms of prayer

• Why unceasing prayer is possible — and not about talking nonstop

• What happens when distractions or old patterns distort our view of God

• The difference between "token prayers" and tapping into the deeper flow of communion

• How silent retreats open us to identity, presence, and clarity

• Why Jesus' own rhythm of withdrawing in silence matters for us today

This conversation goes deep — into identity, awareness, contemplation, silence, and the kind of prayer that forms you from the inside out. It's honest. It's raw. It's personal. And it just might free you from everything you thought prayer had to be.

If you've ever felt like you're "not praying enough," "not doing it right," or struggling to connect with God through words alone… this episode will change the way you see prayer forever.