Anchored by the Sword

What happens when life falls apart, everything you've depended on seems to disappear, and you find yourself wondering where God is? Friends, this conversation with Lorie Brown is one you do NOT want to miss! As we wrap up our special Anchored in His Promises speaker series, I'm joined by our final featured speaker, Lorie Brown, and let me tell you, her passion for Jesus is contagious! From...

Sometimes the plans change, the timeline shifts, and things don't look quite the way we originally imagined. But here's what I'm learning:  Just because the plan changes doesn't mean God's purpose has changed! On today's episode, I'm sharing my heart about our upcoming Anchored in His Promises Women's Workshop, how this event began, and some of the things God has be...

What happens when life takes an unexpected turn and everything you thought you knew is suddenly challenged? This week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I'm excited to reshare this episode with Gail Schaar, author of  I Am Not a Cancer Patient, that originally came out this summer. After being diagnosed with two types of breast cancer in April 2025, Gail found herself navigating fear, uncer...

Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode of  Anchored by the Sword! I am so excited to reshare this conversation with you because not only is my guest,  Destiny Tackett , someone I've gotten to know through my frequent (okay, almost daily!) coffee shop visits, but she is also one of our featured speakers at this year's  Anchored in His Promises Women's Workshop on November 14th! De...

Have you ever felt like you missed your opportunity? Like you're too old, too late, or maybe you've heard "no" so many times that you've started believing it yourself? Well, friends, this episode is for YOU! I'm so excited to kick off a special four-week series featuring the incredible women who will be speaking at our second annual Anchored in His Promises Women's Wo...

What does perseverance actually look like when you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or honestly just ready to quit? In this episode, I sit down with my friend, Kaitlin Chappell Rogers, author of She Just Won’t Quit: Embracing the Practice of Everyday Perseverance , for an incredibly honest conversation about faith, freedom, mental health, burnout, motherhood, calling, and what it really means to keep go...

You guys, Wendy Speake is back! Wendy first joined me way back on Episode 99 to talk about The 40-Day Feast , and almost 300 episodes later, we are sitting down again to talk about her newest book, A Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving: 30 Days of Rejoicing in God's Goodness . And this conversation challenged me in the best way. How often do we come to God with our list? God, help me. God, fi...

Have you ever reached the point where you realized,  “God, I cannot do this in my own strength”? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Stephanie Parker for a powerful conversation about surrender, grief, obedience and trusting God when life does not go the way we expected. Stephanie shares how her faith became personal during a difficult season when she committed to spending an hour a day in...

What does it really look like for the Church to make room for EVERY person in the Body of Christ? Not just make room for them to attend—but to belong, serve, lead, and use the gifts God has placed inside of them? Today on the Anchored by the Sword podcast, I’m sitting down with Nadia Ibrahim Mossberg, author of Divinely Disabled: A 30-Day Devotional to Discovering God’s Heart for the Disability Co...

What do you do when you’re desperately praying for God to move…but you can’t see Him doing anything? Friend, this episode is an incredible reminder that  just because you can’t see God working doesn’t mean He isn’t already putting the pieces into place. Today I’m joined by Lauren Burns, author of  Stolen: A True Story of Kidnapped, Rescued, and Redeemed . At just seven years old, Lauren thought sh...

What if the miracle you’ve been praying for doesn’t come by God removing the hardship—but by God sending someone to meet you right in the middle of it? Today’s conversation is one I won’t soon forget. I’m joined by Zahara McCoy, founder of Children of Grace, whose story began in a small village in Uganda. After losing her father to HIV at just seven years old, becoming a caregiver for her sick mot...

Have you ever felt like you should pray more—but then life gets busy, your mind starts racing, and somehow prayer becomes one more thing on your to-do list? I know I’m not the only one who has struggled with carving out intentional time with God, and that’s one of the reasons I loved this conversation so much. On this episode of the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I’m joined by author Emily Wickham...

We’re BACK! ❤️ After a much-needed week of rest, reflection, and allowing God to work on some things behind the scenes, I am so excited to be back with a brand-new episode of the  Anchored by the Sword Podcast! And honestly, I couldn’t think of a better conversation to come back with. Today, I’m joined by Melissa Miller, author of  But I Prayed for This: What to Do When Living in God’s Yes Is Hard...

What if the greatest limitation in your life wasn't your circumstances—but the lies you've believed about yourself? I had the incredible privilege of sitting down with Katie Mathews, co-founder of Limitless Journey, author, speaker, and life coach. At just sixteen years old, Katie's life changed forever after a devastating car accident left her a quadriplegic. Doctors told her she woul...

What happens when someone who has experienced organized crime, homelessness, addiction, professional success, and complete emptiness encounters the transforming power of Jesus? In this week's episode of the Anchored by the Sword Podcast , I sit down with JT Tapias, coach, speaker, and founder of the Empty Bucket Nutrition Plan. JT shares how he grew up in a third-generation Colombian mafia fam...

When life changes in an instant, where do you turn? This week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I'm honored to welcome Gail Schaar, who shares the incredible story of walking through a breast cancer diagnosis while choosing to anchor herself—not in fear, not in statistics, and not even in her diagnosis—but in the unchanging truth of God's Word. After being diagnosed with two types of b...

Five years ago, back in Episode 29, Misty Phillip joined me to share her incredible freedom journey, her ministry, and the Bible study that God had placed on her heart. It has been amazing to watch how God has continued to guide her steps, and I couldn’t be more excited to welcome her back to the podcast! This time, we’re talking about a topic that affects every single one of us—Artificial Intelli...

Have you ever looked back over your life and realized that God was writing a story far greater than you could have imagined? In this episode of the Anchored by the Sword Podcast , I sit down with Tamara Hester Battaglia, author and curator of the beautiful devotional Written in Heaven: His Story, Our Lives . Together, we talk about trusting God's timing, finding peace in seasons of uncertainty...

What if the Bible isn't difficult... we've just never been taught how to study it? In this episode of the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I'm joined by Bible teacher, author, and content creator Faith Womack, author of No More Boring Bible Study . Together, we dive into what it truly means to study God's Word—not out of obligation, but from a desire to know Him more deeply. Faith sh...

There are moments in life when everything changes with a single diagnosis, an unexpected phone call, or a medical emergency. In those moments, we're faced with a choice: Will we trust what we see, or will we trust the God who sees the whole picture? This week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast , I'm joined by Stephanie Franklin-Suber, whose incredible testimony is a powerful reminder tha...

Friend, if you've been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, this conversation is for you! We're wrapping up a special week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast! Earlier this week, I had the privilege of talking with Stephanie Esposito, co-host of Salted on Abundant TV, and today I'm joined by her co-host, Vivian Cumins....

Friend, this week is a special week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast! Not only am I joined by Stephanie Esposito , author, speaker, military wife, and host of the #1-rated Abundant TV show Salted , but this is also the first of two incredible Abundant TV hosts you'll hear from this week. Stephanie joins me today, and be sure to come back Friday for another inspiring conversation with a fel...

Friend, have you ever experienced a season where everything you thought was secure suddenly fell apart? This week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast , I sit down with Bible teacher, author, speaker, and teaching pastor Alli Patterson to talk about freedom, failure, redemption, and learning to build our lives on the only foundation that truly lasts. Alli shares her powerful personal story of comi...

Friend, have you ever felt like you had to earn God’s love? Like if you prayed more, performed better, got your act together, or stopped struggling, then maybe God would finally be pleased with you? This week’s conversation on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast is a powerful reminder that God’s love was never something you had to earn in the first place. I sat down with Jazmine Davis, founder of SW...

Friend, if you've ever wondered where God is in the middle of your pain, this conversation is for you. This week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I sit down with authors Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton to talk about their brand-new book, Jesus Will Meet You There , releasing today, June 9th. Together, Kristen and Sarah share deeply personal stories of chronic illness, suffering, mental...