For The One

This week we are back with Part 2 of my conversation with Pastor Eric Thiede, associate pastor at Motor City Church in Detroit, Michigan. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, make sure you go back and start there because this conversation picks up right where we left off and gets even more personal. On this episode, Eric shares more about his journey through ministry, the importance of havi...

This week I am so excited to have Pastor Eric Thiede on the podcast! Eric is an associate pastor at Motor City Church in Detroit, Michigan, a husband, and a father of three boys. We made the trip out to Detroit to sit down with him, and I am so grateful for this conversation and the wisdom he brings from his years in ministry. On this episode, we discuss what it actually means to be called by God,...

On today's episode I talk about learning to take my hands off of things and let the Lord work, preparing to teach at a church for the first time in years, and wrestling with the question of when God is going to restore the years that the locusts have eaten. I explore that question under the scripture found in Joel chapter 2 and God's promise of restoration. I've been struggling to u...

I was invited to speak at Penfield Church and taught on the story of Job- how it presents a tension and a wrestling with a question at one point or another we all have- is God good? I dive into the root of why we ask if God is good, the difference between God and Satan and what feels good to us versus what is good for us. I also discuss the great need we have for humility in order to help shift ou...

On today's episode I talk about the conversation I had with Devin Wilbourn, the heaviest and most emotionally charged episode we have done on this podcast so far, and the things that have been sitting with me ever since. If you haven't listened to both parts of that interview yet, go back and start there, because today is kind of an addendum to it. I talk about what it was like to sit ac...

This week we are back with Part 2 of my conversation with Devin Wilbourn, husband, father, entrepreneur and founder of The Quiet Church. If you have not listened to Part 1 yet, go back and start there, because this one picks up right where we left off and goes even deeper. On this episode, Devin shares about the season when the Lord told him he couldn't work for money, what that obedience cos...

This week I am so excited to have my very first out-of-town guest on the podcast! Devin flew in from San Antonio, Texas to sit on the couch with me for one of the most cathartic conversations yet. Devin is a husband, father, entrepreneur and the founder of The Quiet Church, a ministry that started almost by accident on TikTok and YouTube. He brings so much honesty and a testimony that had both of...

On today's episode I talk about shifting my perspective to have more gratitude for the podcast, the vulnerable space that's been created, friendships and the work of the Holy Spirit happening in subtle ways.  I also discuss the book I began reading, Hinds Feet on High Places, and specifically the two companions God appoints as guides to the main character. The companions, sorrow and suff...

On today's episode I discuss why this season is especially hard and emotional. God is saying that we can't take our metaphorical Egypt and the ways we coped and survived there with us where we're going. We feel exhausted and restless within ourselves becuase the versions made out of survival have now become a part of us and attached themselves to our identity. Decoupling the version...

Today we dive into unmet expectations and how difficult it is when your frustrations lie with God, not just with other people who have let you down. I share how hard it can be when He goes quiet or doesn't meet you or show up as you would prefer. I discuss holding the tension while still showing up and seeking God and how doing so honestly only helps further your relational intimacy with Him....

On this week's episode we dive into one Hebrew word that changed the significance of the Passover Story in Exodus and how we interpret how Christ died for us in the New Testament. Teachings like this aren't meant to make us haughty in our own knowledge and intelligence but to come into a deeper revelation, love and gratitude for the nature and character of God. His love, mercy and grace...

This week I am incredibly excited to have my curly hair specialist, hairstylist and friend, Chelsea, on the podcast. Chelsea is a wife, mother and business owner. She brings an upbeat energy and years of experience and education in cosmetology and entrepreneurship. On this episode we discuss the difference between faith and religion, leading in love and not in judgment and the significance of ever...

This week I am incredibly excited to have my curly hair specialist, hairstylist and friend, Chelsea, on the podcast. Chelsea is a wife, mother and business owner. She brings an upbeat energy and years of experience and education in cosmetology and entrepreneurship. On this episode, we discuss the hardships and beauty of being curly-haired girls, how God will intentionally shut down opportunities t...

This week's episode I discuss what it looks like when your expectations of serving within the Kingdom of God don't line up with your reality or with how you see others living out their assignments. The western/modern image of someone who has a high calling in the kingdom of heaven is equated with followers, views, social recognition and stages and I've been trying to keep up. I&apos...

Don't we all just love certainty and clarity? We all want clear and defined answers in the way we expect them. But if you're like me, you may be realizing that you have unknowingly idolized certainty and clarity to the detriment of your faith and trust in God. True faith is trusting Jesus when you don't know with 100% certainty what the next step entails. This conversation is defini...

On today's episode I discuss my recovery from Endometriosis surgery and how the last 6 months in my life have left me depleted. I have been struggling greatly with the notion of being intimate with the Lord. It has felt awkward and uncomfortable, like a wall that I have not been able to break down yet. Wrestling with asking why I had to incur the suffering of the last few months- feeling like...

This week on the podcast I am so incredibly excited to bring you Part II of my conversation with  @ChrisBlackOhio ! Chris and I shot a music video together 3 years ago and he has a new album in the works again! For the first time ever, Chris performs one of his new songs live at the the end of the episode! We discuss his creative process, some of the stories behind his music and balancing having a...

This week on the podcast I am so incredibly excited to introduce you all to my friend, Chris Black! Chris and I shot a music video together 3 years ago and he has a new album in the works again! We discuss his music, faith and some of the darker times of his life. The parable of the talents and the prodigal son's brother are resounding themes we kept returning to in our conversation on stale...

This week we close out Season 1 with a celebration of all God has done in the first year of For the One! We have some amazing guests pop in and reflect on their time and experience on the podcast! I give some Big Announcements and some fascinating statistics. This episode is filled with a lot of laughs, tears and gratitude! It's been an incredible honor to host this platform in it's firs...

In Part II of this episode, I share my testimony and the moments where I have personally felt like the one lost sheep that Jesus has pursued after and brought back to Himself. The voice of the devil is one of condemnation, making us feel like we've done too much or are too far gone for God to want us, but that is a lie. God is waiting for us, running after us, wanting us to come to Him. Even...

On this episode of the podcast, I dive into times throughout my relationship with God that I have felt like "the one." As Season 1 is coming to a close, I thought it would be helpful to reflect and encourage those who feel like the dirty, tired, runaway lamb- referenced in the art piece by Kevin Carden that has been the anchor and basis of this podcast. I discuss the reality of being a C...

Today I dive into Psalm 32 and the story of David repenting of his sin in 2 Samuel. The Psalms are a beautiful body of the highs and lows of the human experience in relation to their Creator- from grief to praise- every emotion is covered. David wrote many of the Psalms we know and love and that Jesus quoted in the New Testament.  I wanted to explore and sit with an uncomfortable tension: acknowle...

This week I welcome on my friend Kevin Coyne, a fellow creative and Christian from childhood he brings an insightful perspective and burden to the current state of the westernized church. In Part II, we discuss Sabbath, unmet expectations, discernment and getting our security from God. We also talk about how God leads us in steps and sometimes through just opening doors as well as how our burdens...

This week I welcome on my friend Kevin Coyne, a fellow creative and Christian from childhood he brings an insightful perspective and burden to the current state of the westernized church. We discuss discipleship, good leadership, spiritual gifts and get honest about what has worked well and where the church as gone wrong. We dive into how American culture has permeated into kingdom culture and the...

Happy Easter Everyone! This week I dive into the significance of the book of Leviticus and it's symbolic and intentional mirroring to parts of Jesus' crucifixion. As I've been meditating on the Levitical laws of sacrifice, my sin and the true heart behind repentance the Holy Spirit brought about beautiful revelations on why Jesus had to die the way he did, what sin really costs, and...