The Nitty Gritty

Join Danielle and Schell as they interview Spring Kraft, a dedicated homeschooling mom and kingdom builder, who shares her heart on integrating faith into everyday family life. Discover practical insights on cultivating a Christ-centered home, simplifying homeschool routine, and living intentionally for God's glory. Spring’s journey from public school to homeschooling seven children over 8-9 y...

EP 45: Why Most People Are Building Their Lives Shakey Foundations Without Knowing It Join us as we share personal stories and insights on what kingdom building truly means from a faith-centered perspective. Discover how surrender, humility, and intentional listening shape a life that reflects God's purpose in everyday moments. Main Topics & Insights: The importance of humility and dependence...

Building Boldly: Kingdom Work, Adoption & the Power of Unity with Kerri Holmes The Nitty Gritty Podcast with Kerri Holmes**Join us as Danielle and Schell sit down with Kerri Holmes to explore her journey in kingdom-building through church leadership, marriage, and adoption. Discover how faith-inspired leadership cultivates community and empowers women to walk boldly in their calling. In this e...

EP 43: Navigating Authentic Faith and Healthy Relationships: A Follow-up Conversation on Forgiveness, Boundaries, and Discernment In this episode, Schell and Danielle follow up their previous conversation from EP 41 and explore the challenges and truths of living out faith in everyday relationships. They discuss the importance of forgiveness, setting healthy boundaries, and seeking divine discernm...

Ep 42: Finding the Gold in People - Jennifer Jones on forging faith through fire, breaking ministry idolatry, and helping believers run in their calling In this episode of the Nitty Gritty, Danielle and Shell sit down with Jennifer Jones — ministry leader, entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Illuminate Global Ministry — for a rich, Spirit-filled conversation about what it truly means to build God&...

Title: Ep 41: Building the Kingdom through Friendship: A Journey of Faith, Love, and Discipline In this episode of the Nitty Gritty podcast, Danielle and Schell explore what it means to build genuine friendships rooted in biblical principles and how these relationships reflect God's kingdom on earth. They share personal stories, spiritual insights, and practical steps toward cultivating friend...

Title: "Season 5"- Walking in Faith: Embracing Hardships, Discernment, and Kingdom Building Join Schell and Danielle as they share their reflections on walking with Jesus through life's ups and downs. They discuss personal growth, spiritual discernment, and the importance of kingdom-minded friendships, especially in challenging seasons. In this episode: Recap of the podcast's sea...

In The Nitty Gritty Ep 39: A Conversation on Cultivation, Schell & Danielle follow up episode 38 with a practical conversation on how to cultivate healthy soil in our lives and others. In this episode you will: -Be encouraged with healthy communication tips. -Explore and learn how to listen to God’s voice. -Differentiate between talents/skills and gifts. -Ask: Am I listening to God? -Learn too...

EP 38-Cultivating an Abundant Life In Episode 38- Danielle Kazarian is speaking live to a group of ladies at one of Higher Vision Valencia's circles-Titus. Do you feel inadaquate or ill-equipped for the task at hand? Do you carry all the burdens of your loved-ones? Are you exhausted? Are you consumed by chaos? How do you see yourself? What do you call yourself? Danielle Kazarian encourages wom...

EP 37: Keepin’ it Reel-Turn Down the Funk[y] Old Tapes In Ep 37 The Nitty Gritty is talking about old tapes–the thoughts, behaviors, or patterns from our past that taunt our mind and captivate our emotions.  Examples of what old tapes may sound like: -blaming self or someone else instead of asking God, “what are you wanting to show me?” -confusion, “I thought I was past this?” -projection- the pas...

Thanks for joining us today on The Nitty Gritty as we walk together toward a healthy, thriving life with Jesus. In EP 36 we share how God has healed us in various ways and what He has shown us as we walk out healthy living for us and our families.  In this episode you will: Reframe our perspective to Chase our Creator, not our goals. God is the Great Physician and doctors, naturopaths, supplements...

In The Nitty Gritty Podcast EP 35: TRUST…the process-Part 2, Schell and Danielle pick up the conversation on trust and discuss what it means to trust God, surrender, and apply God's word in the moments that seem so ugly, hidden, and impossible to face. What does it mean to trust God? Trust is not the belief that Jesus is the Savior of the world; its believing He is the Savior of every moment....

In Ep:34 Trust...The Process Part 1 The Nitty Gritty is flipping the script from "trust the process" to "the process of trusting God". In this episode, you will: - discover the only way to show up as your real, authentic self is preparation with Jesus. - learn Jesus is not just the Savior of the world, He's the Savior of every moment. Scripture: Exodus 4- What ordinary thing (resource) does God (T...

The Nitty Gritty welcomes Jody Defries--Daughter of the King, wife to 1, mother of 8, and friend to all--as she walks us through how God delivered her from white-knuckling her life. God replaced the intrusive, invasive thoughts with hearing the angels singing, "You are a child of God". Friends, get ready to be blessed. You won't want to miss this one! What is Deliverance? Freedom. Ou...

Join Schell and Danielle in The Nitty Gritty Season 3 Finale: Look Up-Selah As we remember to ask, What does God have for me right now, in this moment? What does God’s Word say about my real life experiences? How is the Holy Spirit activated through my circumstances? In this episode you will: Discover the connection between grief, healing, forgiveness and joy. Choose victory by the means of forgiv...

The Nitty Gritty welcomes guest Erica Lopez as she shares how God rescued her from the pain of abuse, identity confusion, and addiction. Join us in this super relatable episode as we hear Erica's heart wrenching testimony that will fill you with hope, comfort, freedom and practical application to living a life in relationship with Jesus. Scripture by topic: Marriage- 1 Corinthians 7:9 Calling- Jer...

Episode 30: Clay Jars from Dust *sensitive content may not be suitable for young listeners We welcome Lauren Fisher on the Nitty Gritty as she shares how her life disciplines to "be ready. stay ready," held her steady when her life crumbled around her. Get ready to enter into a place of rest as she shares the wisdom God poured into her in the midst of trauma and grief. Scriptures by topic: God hat...

The Simple—Not Easy—Answer Join our conversation with the lovely Sarah Redding. She invites us into her story of divorce and shares how God used this pain to reshape her identity by guiding her through His Word by His Spirit. *Some of this content may not be suitable for young audiences. In this episode you will: Walk away from the fear of people’s acceptance and into the freedom of embracing God’...

Schell & Danielle welcome guest Dana Johnson as she shares how God directed her steps after the loss of her husband when he tragically took his own life. We welcome you on this journey of joy, healing, compassion, and Blooming Through the Thorns. Dana shares how: God released her from white-knuckling her life and moved her into the freedom of discovering joy in her true identity as the "Daught...

-Some of the contents of this testimony may not be suitable for young listeners. -Sensitive topics are discussed that may trigger some intense feelings. We invite you at any point to pause this episode and revisit when it feels safe for you to continue listening. Schell & Danielle welcome Rose as she invites us into her story of grief over the loss of her daughter. Rose shares her process walk...

Today Schell and Danielle invite you into a conversation about conversations. Every day we have "Crucial" Conversations". Join us as we discover healthy tools to communicate clearly and fight well in our relationships. Crucial conversation : a crossroads or defining moment with a given topic. Having a crucial conversation guided by the Holy Spirit builds the bridge between you and t...

Join Schell & Danielle in Season 3 as we discuss Jesus in the here and now. What does it look like to grieve, be angry, experience sadness and joy, hope, or the myriad of emotions God's way? What does it look like to draw closer to Jesus and those walking with Him as we experience these hard circumstances? What does God's Way say about how we feel? Hint: How we feel is not who we are....

On this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Danielle Kazarian encourages us that the best way to stop feeling out of control is actually giving up our need for it.  Have you ever had some unexpected circumstances unravel your world? What is the most powerfully seductive voice in that moment? Revival -wholeness-a restoration to health Key Scripture: Ezra 9 "...that God may enlighten our eyes and gran...

-First time the Bible talks about Gods character is in EXODUS 34:6NLT “The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The Lord! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. “ This is His debut of his character, and he chooses compassion first!  -John 8:1-11- ADULTEROUS WOMAN -Ezekiel 33:11-TPT ”“Say to them, ‘As surely as I, Lord Ya...

Join Schell and Danielle as they wrap up season two of The Nitty Gritty Podcast-discussing the spiritual discipline-Sabbath. Key Scriptures: ‭‭ Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭TPT‬‬ “Those who first heard the good news of deliverance failed to enter into that realm of faith’s rest because of their unbelieving hearts. Yet the fact remains that we still have the opportunity to enter into the faith-rest life a...