The Truth in Love Podcast

Picture someone you love standing on a frozen lake, completely convinced the ice beneath them is solid because of how thick it feels. Meanwhile you can hear it cracking. This is the perfect image for what happens when we let our feelings serve as truth. Whether it's sexuality, gender dysphoria, a curated online identity, or even—a version of God we've reshaped around our own hurt. Our culture is b...

We've all done it. Told ourselves we're "giving God our all" while keeping a few rooms off limits to God.  In the Bible, we’re told about the widow's mite in Mark 12:41-44 and what we learn is a compelling lesson. Jesus wasn’t measuring what the widow gave; rather He measured the gap between what she had and what she gave. Wow—now God’s meddling, right? In this episode, Kimberly Faith and John McL...

We've all felt it, that pull to keep scrolling even when it's making us miserable and even angry. There's a reason for it. It's called the anger algorithm, and the research behind it is eye popping. A Yale study tracked over 12 million tweets and found that outrage gets rewarded with more likes and shares, and trains our brain to get angrier with every post. Add in a Facebook whistleblower's revel...

In this special second-anniversary episode of Truth in Love, Kimberly Faith and John McLarty tackle one of life’s most important questions: What is truth—and how can we know when we’ve found it? In a world overflowing with information, opinions, headlines, and conflicting voices, having more knowledge doesn’t necessarily mean having more wisdom. Kimberly and John explore the biblical difference be...

In a noisy, distracted world, how can we learn to recognize God’s voice? In this episode, Kimberly Faith and John McLarty explore how hearing God begins with a relationship with Him and grows as we fill our minds and hearts with His Word. God isn’t hiding His will from us. He desires fellowship with us, promises to direct our paths, and patiently teaches us to trust Him one step at a time. Through...

Ever had one of those days where everything feels like chaos? Kids making a mess, a flat tire when you are already late, fires you have to put out at work? Even when recording this podcast there was a technical error and it meant scrapping the whole conversation and starting over. Normally this is where frustration sets in, but God, true to give us an experience to solidify the truth He was teachi...

Most of us have asked God the same quiet question at some point: why isn't my prayer life working the way Jesus said it would? We read the promises, we pray the prayers, and still find ourselves stuck in what feels like hit-or-miss belief. In this episode, Kim sits back down with Dr. Patrick Briney for the continuation of a testimony that started as a personal study on prayer and turned into a dec...

Almost everyone has asked the question — is God even real? Dr. Patrick Briney asked it louder and longer than most. Raised in a skeptic's home with a father who trusted only the physical realm, Dr. Patrick Briney spent his childhood and teenage years chasing the answer. He tried self-hypnosis at the kitchen table. He studied Eastern and Western religion. He decided by his first week of college tha...

Have you ever stood at the edge of a dance floor, watching everyone else move together, wondering if you'd ever really belong? It's a feeling almost everyone has had — waiting to be chosen, to be favored by someone who is great or powerful. This question resurfaced in an unexpected way during a recent illness Kimberly went through. God kept bringing one truth back to her heart: She belonged to Him...

In this episode Kimberly Faith and her dad answer the question through the Bible, "Do I really matter to God?" A question that almost everyone has asked themselves at moments when their job feels pointless, and their dreams are collecting dust on a shelf. A story that becomes the heartbeat of this episode was literally Spirit lead as it was not planned, is the story of the Shepherd who had 99 shee...

Mark Twain once said the two most important days in your life are the day you're born and the day you find out why. In this episode, Kim and her dad John explore that "why" through God’s word. Believe it or not, it's not a career, a relationship, or a passion. What it comes down to is we are made in the image of God, and our soul is never satisfied until our relationship with Him is reconciled thr...

Were people in the Old Testament saved differently than we are today? Kimberly and John probe this question that sounds academic but really isn’t—because if salvation ever worked one way for God’s people back then and another way for us now, that says something troubling about God Himself. He doesn’t change; He doesn’t the rules on His own people. He never has. So these questions are explored care...

What if the deepest desires you've carried your whole life — the aching need to be loved, the burning anger at injustice, the longing for something pure and true — weren't weaknesses or distractions, but actually by design ? In this episode of Truth in Love, Kim and her dad John discuss one of the most profound truths in Scripture: that we are created in the image of God . And that changes everyth...

What if Jesus didn't just visit humanity — what if he permanently became one of us? That's the question Kim and her dad John explore in this episode, and it's one that just might change the way you see Jesus forever. This is a deep look at what the Bible actually shows us about the incarnation of Christ, and why it matters for your worship and the way you live your life. Together, Kim and John exp...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Kimberly and her dad John ask a question that cuts right to the heart of this milestone: What does it actually take to keep a nation free? This isn't a political conversation — it's a biblical one. Because the kind of freedom that sustains a people doesn't come from the top down. It never has. Kimberly and John explore the profound difference between the w...

Building on last week's conversation about the incredible benefits of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life, this episode turns the lens around and looks honestly at the serious implications of rejecting Him. Three words form the foundation of this conversation: quench, grieve, and resist — each drawn directly from Scripture and speaking to a different dimension of the implications of pushing the...

There are truths about the Holy Spirit that, once you truly understand them, change everything about how you live your daily life. In this episode of the Truth in Love Podcast, Kimberly and her dad John take a deep, personal look at who the Holy Spirit is and what he actually does in the life of every born again believer. This isn't just a theological survey. It's an invitation to begin living in...

Anxiety is one of the most universal struggles of our time — and if we're honest, it doesn't always loosen its grip just because we've been born again. We try to manage it. We schedule it away. We work out, we scroll, we talk to a therapist, we set 6PM rules. And sometimes those things offer a little relief. But relief and cure are two very different things. In this episode, Kimberly and her dad J...

No matter where in the world you're listening from — whether you're in New Zealand, Nigeria, France, or right here in North American — you know what it feels like to belong to a nation. You know your flag, your food, your music, your history. That sense of belonging runs deep. It's who you are at your core. But here's what the Word of God lays out so beautifully, and what just lit me up when I fir...

Y'all, this one is good . John and Kim examine one of the oldest con jobs in history—the four lies Satan told Eve in the Garden of Eden. And here's the kicker: He's still running the same playbook today. Not a single update. Same lies, same MO, and the same enemy trying to keep us from God’s greatest blessings. Satan didn't show up with horns and a pitchfork. He slithered in with questions about G...

What if we told you there's an investment opportunity out there with a guaranteed 10,000% return — and everybody qualifies? No loading fees, no commissions, no minimum balance required. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, this opportunity comes straight from the mouth of Jesus himself. In this episode, Kimberly and John discuss what might be the most overlooked financial principle in the Bibl...

Have you ever looked at a situation that seemed just plain unfair and found yourself questioning God? You're not alone. In this episode, Kimberly and John look at one of the most common questions people wrestle with: Is God  fair? And the answer might just flip some things you thought you knew about God—upside down. Starting with God's Word, they discuss what the Bible actually says about God's na...

Inspired by a powerful message from Dr. Pat Briney, Kimberly and John dig into one of the most convicting questions a believer can face: If your trust in God isn't total, is it really trust at all? Spoiler alert— the Bible says “no .” And honestly, our stress levels, our backup plans, and our furrowed eyebrows in the middle of a hard morning are telling on us whether we realize it or not. From Pet...

Why is contentment so hard to hold onto? In a world that constantly tells us we need more, it is easy to feel like what we have, where we are, or even who we are is never enough. In this episode, Kimberly and John talk honestly about the daily struggle with dissatisfaction and the anxiety that comes when we forget that God is really in control. Drawing from Philippians 4 and 1 Timothy 6, they shar...

What if one of the greatest blessings in the Christian life is not just that God loves us, but that He actually will delight in us? In this episode, Kimberly Faith and John McLarty talk about the staggering truth that God desires to take pleasure in His people! Drawing from Psalms, Zephaniah, Romans, and their own personal stories, they reflect on how thankfulness and humility draw us into a deepe...