Catherine Toon

Are you wondering, “Am I a prophet?” Discover the difference between prophetic gifting and the calling of a prophet. Are you called to be a prophet, or do you simply have a prophetic gift? How can you recognize the difference without falling into striving, comparison, or confusion? Join Dr. Catherine Toon and special guest Raquel Orona, author of Am I a Prophet?, for an eye-opening conversation ab...

Do you believe God loves you, yet secretly fear that He's angry, disappointed, or ready to punish you when you fail? Have unanswered prayers, painful experiences, religious teachings, or past trauma left you feeling distant from God? In Episode 344 of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Catherine Toon explores how to heal a distorted view of God and rediscover the Father's true heart of uncondit...

If God is all-powerful, why doesn't He stop evil? Why does a loving God allow suffering, injustice, and destruction to continue? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Catherine Toon explores the problem of evil through a powerful biblical perspective on God's omnipotence, His unchanging nature of love, and the revelation of Jesus Christ. Rather than defining God's power through...

Why does God allow evil and suffering if He is all-powerful and loving? Why doesn't He stop abuse, injustice, and tragedy? In this second episode of the God and Evil series, Dr. Catherine Toon explores how God's love responds to human suffering without controlling human free will. Through Scripture and her personal testimony of healing from childhood trauma, she reveals that God is not the author...

Why does God allow suffering and evil if He is so good? Why doesn't God simply stop the wars, injustice, heartbreak, and brokenness in our world? And if God is sovereign, does that mean He controls everything that happens? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, we explore one of Christianity's most difficult questions: Why does God allow suffering? Catherine challenges common assumpt...

What if the Christian conversation about heaven has become too escapist, sensationalized, or sentimental? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, author and pastor Brian Zahnd joins Catherine to explore themes from his book “Unseen Existences” and recover a deeper understanding of heaven, the unseen realm, spiritual formation, and our pilgrimage toward union with God. Brian describes...

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Returning from a sabbatical, Catherine Toon shares powerful encouragement about rest, healing, identity, and God’s faithfulness. To support the ministry with tax-deductible donations: https://catherinetoon.com/support/ In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine returns from a three-month sabbatical and shares what she experienced during a season of rest, restoration, worship, h...

Experiencing God’s presence isn’t just for “super spiritual” people. In this conversation, Dr. Catherine Toon and Steve McVey explore the Christ Current and how ordinary believers can step into real encounter, stillness, and union with God. If you’ve longed to feel God’s love, hear His voice, or move with the Holy Spirit’s flow in daily life, this episode will help you relax out of striving and in...

The world feels heavy, and many believers are running on empty, but God is still the God of encouragement and endurance. In this conversation, Catherine talks with Shannon Crowley about her new book The Ministry of Encouragement and how God lovingly imparts courage right into the places we feel afraid, exhausted, or ready to give up. You’ll hear Shannon’s story of joy and “crap‑ola” seasons, how G...

Feeling stuck in regret, shame, or “if only I hadn’t…” loops from your past? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Catherine unpacks how God can redeem your story, heal the fallout of other people’s choices, and turn even your worst mistakes into real wisdom. You will learn how to own your part without taking on false responsibility, reject victim identity, and partner with God...

In this conversation, Catherine sits down with William Paul Young, author of The Shack, to hear the story behind writing Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption (releasing October 6, 2026). Paul pulls back the curtain on the creative process, shares how his nine years of friendship with men on death row became the unexpected seed for the sequel, and talks honestly about grief, forgiveness,...

What if communion was never meant to be a lifeless ritual, but a living encounter with the Person of Love Himself? In this episode, Dr. Catherine Toon invites you back into the early church’s lost revelation of communion as intimacy, union, and shared life with Christ and one another. As Catherine shares vulnerably from her own journey out of religious burnout, she unpacks how religion has toxifie...

When the Bethel church crisis hit the headlines, many believers were left asking, “Can I trust church leaders at all anymore?” If you feel shaken by scandals in places you once loved, this conversation is for you. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine sits down with long-time friend and minister Bill Vanderbush to explore a grace-filled response to the Bethel church crisis...

Are you tired of leading from empty? What if burnout isn't a willpower problem? What if it's an alignment problem? In this episode, Dr. Catherine Toon sits down with author and identity coach Raquel Orona to unpack why so many Christians, especially leaders, stay stuck in performance, striving, and exhaustion even when they know the truth of who they are in Christ. Raquel's new book Seated Not Str...

What if the prodigal son story isn't about a lost boy, but about a Father who never stopped running toward him? In this episode we explore Luke 15 through the lens of grace, compassion, and unconditional love. Catherine unpacks the heart of God as revealed in the parable of the prodigal son, the lost sheep, and the lost coin. You'll discover how God doesn't wait for you to clean up before He embra...

Ever feel like you're nodding along in church but secretly have no idea what half the words actually mean? You're not alone. Words like sin, repentance, flesh, and grace get thrown around constantly, but most of us learned them through osmosis, not definition. In this episode, Catherine sits down with Brandon Vaughn, author of Lost in Christianese (Parts 1 & 2), to unpack the real meanings of the...

What if the gospel is far bigger than “pray this prayer so you don’t go to hell”? In this rich conversation, Catherine Toon, MD sits down with theologian and teacher Jamie Englehart to unpack the multidimensional gospel—good news that starts in Christ before the foundation of the world, not in Adam’s failure. Together they explore how Scripture reveals a more complete gospel: the gospel of grace,...

Are you a woman who loves Jesus but feels done with church as usual? You’re not alone. Across the U.S., Gen Z women are leaving church in unprecedented numbers — often while their faith and spiritual hunger remain very real. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, we explore the “quiet exodus” of women who are walking away from church culture, not from the God of Love. We’ll unpack wh...

Women are walking away from church in record numbers, not because they’ve lost faith, but because something went wrong inside the walls. In this episode, Dr. Catherine Toon names what’s really driving the quiet exodus and brings a radically different voice to the conversation: what does God—who is Love—have to say to women who are done? This part 1 of this 2-part series you'll discover: • Why Gen...

Ever felt like God went quiet? Like you’re praying and hitting a ceiling? You’re not broken, and He hasn’t left. You might just be listening for the wrong thing. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Catherine explores why God sometimes feels silent, what’s actually happening spiritually in those seasons, and the practical ways He’s already speaking — even when it doesn’t feel l...

Is social media discipling you more than the Holy Spirit? Research shows the average American adult spends nearly 47 hours a week on screens - while most church-going Christians hear a sermon less than twice a month. The algorithm is forming theology whether you realize it or not. The question is: which theology? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Catherine Toon digs into wha...

Have you ever felt like you’re too much for some people and not enough for others? You are not defective—and you never were. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Catherine Toon unpacks the identity trap that keeps so many Christians exhausted: the belief that we have to shrink ourselves down or puff ourselves up to be acceptable. She reveals how performance theology, religion’s...

Sons have favor. Slaves have pressure. Which one are you living as? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Catherine Toon sits down with apostle Tommy Miller — bestselling author of Unveiled and the upcoming Sacred Biology — to dismantle the distorted image of God that keeps believers stuck in performance, shame, and striving. Tommy shares the moment God told him to sit down and rest for 45 minutes —...

What if the security you’ve been chasing was never about a number in your bank account? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, licensed counselor and author Tehilla Luttig — daughter of Francois du Toit (Mirror Bible) — shares how growing up in radical faith left her craving financial security, only to discover that provision flows from identity, not effort. Tehilla opens up about he...