The Saltworks

Send us Fan Mail Valorie Lurry is on the podcast this week, and it is an incredible and powerful story. Growing up in a small town in Louisiana, Val’s story took a turn when she was kidnapped from her home at age 14. The horror of the next 24 hours is one that Val never thought she’d find herself in. A survivor of the trauma she experienced, she now had a long road of healing ahead. What many may...

Send us Fan Mail If you know her, you love her already! Ashley Minor is on the podcast this week, and as always she is just a delight. Today we are finally getting to sit down and talk all about Ashley’s debut book Aisle 29: Where Heaven Met My Hurry. Well acquainted with waiting seasons, Ashley shares with us her story of finding herself in a place she didn’t want to be wondering what the purpose...

Send us Fan Mail We have a great episode for you today, because Patricia Niswanger is on the Saltworks, and she is just a gem! Today, Patricia shares her story with us growing up in church as the baby of four kids, marrying her high school sweetheart, and beginning a family while he played in the NFL. Patricia is a mom of 5 great kids, she’s the director of the Monroe co-op, and she has homeschool...

Send us Fan Mail This week Lindsay swapped into the role of host, and we are talking all about countercultural choices in parenting and family choices. Today, Lindsay interviews me largely on what led us to homeschool and the reasons behind that decision. I honestly expected it to be more on homeschool topics, but truthfully it just ended up being an honest and vulnerable conversation about what i...

Send us Fan Mail With every new introduction in technology, opinions run the gamut. Is this bad, good, helpful, or somewhere in between? What are the dangers? Capabilities? These are all good questions to ask, so today, we’re asking them about AI with Jordy McKaskle, a pastor at North Monroe Baptist Church. Like all conversations we have on the Saltworks, this is not one meant to tell anyone what...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been following the Saltworks for a while, then you’re in for a treat because Phyllis Thomas is back today sharing her wisdom and all about her new book I Never Knew: Finding Healing and Renewal After Trauma . If you know her, then you know that Phyllis is an open book and she never does anything halfway. Today, we talk about everything from roles she’s had, her story, he...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Saltworks podcast! It’s so good to say those words again. We have missed y'all and being you every week, and now it is officially Season FIVE which is absolutely insane to us! To kick off this season, Lindsay and I are sharing today what we’ve lovingly been calling the state of the podcast episode. We realize we had a somewhat abrupt end to Season 4 follow...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is a live recording from Abide in the Word Conference. Jesus promises us that in this life, we will have trouble. Some seasons of loss, grief, waiting, and heartache can feel like we are just ready to walk away from hope or faith. If that’s where you are today, you’re not alone. In today’s message, we are digging deep into the life of John the Baptist and that one...

Send us Fan Mail Rachael Alaia is on the podcast this week, friends, and you do not want to miss this episode! You may know her on Instagram as the Kingdom Mother where she’s writing Christian content that brings encouragement to moms and women everywhere. But today, Rachael is sharing her story of how she once sought to find meaning in witchcraft, rituals, spells, and divinations. It was such a r...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Dodson is on the podcast this week sharing his story and passion in life. Andrew is a husband, father, and a partner at Banner Institute with his doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. Andrew takes us through his story today as a child raised in church, but a teen who followed his own path until he surrendered his life at age 18 in his grandfather’s attic. Beginning to f...

Send us Fan Mail We have been trying to make this episode happen for– no lie– probably over a year now. But without schedule conflicts, sickness, and even technology barriers, it is finally in your hands. Parents of teens, grandparents of teens– this one’s for you. But parents of younger kids, this is not one to sleep on, as many of these topics will begin forming far before the teen years.  Linds...

Send us Fan Mail You love her and we have her back— Dr. Emily Jones is on the podcast with us this week to tackle another conversation on an uncomfortable topic: grief.  Like every other topic, Emily brings wisdom, truth, grace, and even humor into these topics that can feel heavy and uncomfortable, and grief is no different.  While walking us through lessons and truths about grief Emily shares he...

Send us Fan Mail It’s still January, and we’re all still dreaming of the blank slate before us. We wanted to take this week to talk with you on planning your year with intentionality. Naturally, we had to revisit the topic of word of the year– covering what it is, what it isn’t, what it can be, and why it’s so helpful. We also share encouragement and advice on setting better rhythms and habits for...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year and welcome back, friends! I can’t believe it’s already 2026, and that will for sure take me a month or two to get used to writing. We are starting this new year together with a wonderful episode I just know you’re going to love. Nicole Gregory is on the podcast with Lindsay and myself, and you won’t want to miss it. If you don’t know Nicole, she is so much fun, but...

Send us Fan Mail If we’re being honest, sometimes we can secretly feel like the Christmas story is so well-known that we don’t really need to spend time with it during the season. In an application-heavy culture, we can question the necessity of sitting in the story again and again. But perhaps that’s why we need to. Because the Christmas story was the beginning of the fulfilment of prophecy. It w...

Send us Fan Mail Despite all of the magical things that Christmas time brings each year, this season can often be characterized as busy, stressful, and tiring. We’ve all felt it— some might even call it holiday burnout. But I want to reframe our perspective today by going back to the first Christmas in hopes to persuade you that no matter what our circumstances, Christmas can and should still be o...

Send us Fan Mail We have a great show for you this week! Hannah Hughes is on the podcast, and she is sharing her story about growing up with common misconceptions about what a “good” Christian is. Hannah is a wife, mom, author, podcaster, and barista in Denver, Colorado. She is passionate about sharing what God has taught her in her story. As a teen in church dealing with taboo topics like mental...

Send us Fan Mail Alecia Bryant is on the podcast today, and trust me you don’t want to miss it! For those of you that know Alecia, you know she is fun and full of knowledge of God’s Word. For those of you that don’t know her, you’re in for a treat. A mom and former high school English teacher for over 15 years, Alecia has a deep love for both words and the upcoming generation. Now Alecia is writin...

Send us Fan Mail It’s finally here! THE most requested conversation we have on the Saltworks is happening today, and we are so excited! Dr. Emily Jones is on the podcast, and we are asking all the questions and diving into these topics that are often deemed “uncomfortable.” For anyone listening with little ears, we are covering topics from body safety to sex to pornography and more specifically: h...

Send us Fan Mail We have a powerful episode this week for you! Cody Bauman is on the podcast, and he is sharing his story of the loss he and Leslie have experienced through miscarriage, their heart for adoption, and their love and advocacy for the world of foster care. We loved hearing the perspective from a husband and dad, and we know you will too. If you don’t know Cody, he is a servant everywh...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Tuesday, friends! We are excited to be back with you this week diving into God’s Word. If you know us, you know we love to share others’ stories of faithfulness and part of that is unpacking the stories we’re given in Scripture. So today, Lindsay and I are digging deep into a story from Matthew 25 Jesus told his disciples about his second coming, and more pointedly, how to s...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for letting us take a brief break from the show! I promise today’s episode was worth the wait! Chase Nance is on today sharing his testimony for the FIRST time, and we could not be more honored to share it with you. It is just an incredible story.  Chase has a powerful testimony that has encouraged me and probably one I’ve thought about daily since we recorded. Chase shares...

Send us Fan Mail Ya’ll, today is the 100th episode of the Saltworks!! That feels unreal. That’s 100 stories, over 100 hours recorded, over 100 hours listened, many more listeners, countless prayers for God to lead us, and 100 weeks of my eyes flying open in the night to the question “what did I say?”  Every episode He is the answer, and every episode He is the one who sustains us. We are so gratef...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a story in the background of the Saltworks we haven’t been ready to share with you quite yet. It’s one  we’ve been living. Praying for. Hoping for. Rejoicing in. But today is the day.  It’s part two of Lindsay’s story this week, and it’s a story of heartbreak, infidelity, miracles, and the most beautiful redemption. From an affair to separation to filing for divorce to mak...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest on the show is actually not a guest at all, however, you’ve never heard her story!! Yes, today on the podcast is Lindsay Stagg, and she is sharing her testimony. I cannot wait for you to listen. It is so good and so powerful, that we’ve actually broken it into two weeks. Today, Lindsay shares her story of growing up in the church, meeting Collin, teaching for 11 year...