Catherine Toon

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...

God’s love is tender—spiritual healing for shame, fear, and a harsh world where hearts get bruised. In this personal episode, Catherine shares what the Lord has been ministering to her for years: God is tender. Yes, He’s strong. Yes, He’s masterful. But when He comes for the human heart—your pain points, your confusion, your “I did it again” places—He doesn’t come with a sledgehammer. He comes saf...

In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine speaks to the very real, heavy anxiety Jesus addressed in His disciples—anxiety that was understandable, even “well-founded.” And she names something crucial: many believers feel condemned for having fear, as if anxiety proves they’re failing at faith. But trouble in the heart isn’t a shame sentence—it’s an invitation to encounter God...

Can God’s love really be this good—or is that just sentimental fantasy? In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine goes straight into the heart of a jaded, skeptical age and shows how God’s love is actually the most realistic thing in the universe. Drawing from John 18, John 1, John 17, John 6, Hebrews 4, and the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, she explores how truth (aleth...

God is a God of abundance, not scarcity—and His love is big enough to touch every place you fear not having enough. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine continues her Made for Abundance series, speaking straight into the pain of lack, fear, and the belief that God is stingy or withholding. Catherine unpacks how perfect God’s love casts out fear, how scarcity is a result o...

You were made for abundance—not for a life driven by fear, lack, or spiritual hustle. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine unpacks what it really means that God is a God of abundance, not poverty or greed, and how that changes the way you see provision, prosperity, and your own heart. So much of the Church has swung between extremes: the “prosperity gospel” that idolizes...

Discover your true identity in Christ and the God who planted His own dreams inside you—and why your desires still matter. In this third part of the God’s Dreams, Your Dreams: Is God That Good? series, Dr. Catherine Toon dives deep into how a profoundly good God designed you as His “poetry” (Ephesians 2:10), crafted in love, and filled you with holy desires that won’t go away. She separates your u...

Feeling unworthy, disqualified, or “too much”? In this episode, Dr. Catherine Toon reveals how God’s love has already named you worthy—and why your deepest dreams still matter to Him. In part two of the God’s Dreams, Your Dreams: Is God That Good? series, Catherine goes after the religious lie that you have a “sinful nature” and shows from Scripture that your true identity in Christ is rooted in o...

God’s love is better than you’ve been told—and His goodness is the key to your God-given dreams. In this powerful episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine dismantles religious lies about God and reveals a Father who only gives good and perfect gifts, never evil or punishment in disguise. So many of us have been taught to fear our desires, to distrust our hearts, and to wonder if God...

If you’ve ever felt far from God, afraid you’ll “miss His will,” or exhausted by a transactional, try-harder Christianity, this conversation will minister deep healing. In this episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Catherine and returning guest Jason Clark (Rethinking God with Tacos) dive into the tender, transformative truth that love is the long game—and that the lie of separation is losi...

What if God isn’t who religion told you He is? What if He’s far better—more loving, more merciful, more trustworthy—than you’ve ever dared to believe? In this heartfelt episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Pieter Zwart, founder of Foundation for Life in the Netherlands, shares his powerful journey into the revelation of the Father’s heart of God. After a near-death experience and years of...

What if your spiritual journey isn’t about becoming—but remembering who you’ve always been in Christ? In this luminous episode of Perspectives with Catherine Toon, Dr. Steve McVey, author of Beyond the Veil: My Mystical Journey with Saints and Sages, unveils how love, grace, and divine union rewrite the story of separation and fear. In this fictional work full of Truth, Steve explores profound con...