Abundant Living Podcast with Tracie S. Burns

In the early, dark days after suffering loss or tragedy, the comfort and kindnesses of others are necessary to sustain us. However, when they all go back to their own lives, and seemed to have forgotten we are still suffering, what do we do? Join Tracie as she shares through her own personal experience how to find hope, healing, and comfort when the rest of the world has forgotten your loss. Pleas...

When the waves of life are crashing all around you, how can you find the peace you need to hold you above the churning waters and get you to shore? Join Tracie as she share through stories and scripture how to find peace in impossible circumstances. Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing this podcast in your podcasting app! If you know of someone who can be helped by listening t...

Sometimes, life leaves us stranded in the desert with no water, and hope of survival starts draining away. While it might seem like there is no help on the horizon, we can know that the deserts are survivable if we just take the necessary steps toward rescue. Join Tracie as she share through stories and scripture how to survive spiritual heat exhaustion. Please let us know what you think by rating...

Looking back, we can see where we have grown and where we may have come up short in our personal lives. This year, we can all make intentional efforts to grow and flourish as the person God intended us each to be. Join Tracie as she share seven tips for becoming a better YOU in the coming year. Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing this podcast in your podcasting app! If you kn...

With a brand new start, here is the first episode of season TWO! We all would like to look back and see how much we've grown spiritually, and here are some helps to get us there! Join Tracie as she share five ways to achieve spiritual growth in the coming year. Here are the links mentioned in the podcast: Baptist History Courses – Request info HERE Study Guide Books – Order HERE Please let us know...

 With over 700 minutes, almost 12 hours, of recorded content, Season One is a wrap!  While we reflect on all that we have experienced, we must remember where we are headed on this journey of our Christian lives. Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how to keep looking up the mountain on this trail of life. Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing this...

There is no perfect church...or is there? Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how everyone can find the "perfect" church! Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing this podcast in your podcasting app! If you know of someone who can be helped by listening to the Abundant Living Podcast, please share this podcast with them. We love hearing from our listeners, whet...

Grief is rarely a subject tackled in independent Baptist circles these days. However, helping Christians deal with grief through biblical principles is vital! In this episode of the Abundant Living Podcast, we talk to April Hernandez, author of the new book, Living After Loss: My Journey Through Widowhood . She shares her thoughts and motivations behind writing this book that started in her person...

While it may seem impossible in today's world to raise the next generation to live successful lives for God, have hope that, with our Christ, our character, and our commitment, we can do it! Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how God has given us all the tools we need to make sure our children have the best possible chance to become great Americans and successful Christians! P...

We may consider ourselves loyal, but are we putting our loyalties where they belong, according to the Word of God? Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how we can reap priceless rewards when we place our loyalties correctly and when we stay loyal through even the toughest of times! The book mentioned in this episode can be purchased HERE. Please let us know what you think by rat...

Today, in a world where "woke progressivism" is running rampant, Satan has a target on our independent Baptist churches! In this episode of the Abundant Living Podcast, we talk to Pastor Greg Neal, author of the new book Perilous Times Have Come . We talk about the parallels made in his book between what Paul says in II Timothy about the church of the last days and what is threatening to infiltrat...

Every year in the last week of October, the Preacher's Delight Conference is hosted by Immanuel Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. During this week, the Christian Ladies Fellowship hosts their annual meeting each morning at 9 a.m. Along with making new friends and enjoying food and fellowship, we were blessed to hear a devotion from Mrs. Beth Payton during the Thursday morning session. Beth...

Every year in the last week of October, the Preacher's Delight Conference is hosted by Immanuel Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. During this week, the Christian Ladies Fellowship hosts their annual meeting each morning at 9 a.m. Along with making new friends and enjoying food and fellowship, we were blessed to hear a devotion from Mrs. Erin Montgomery during the Wednesday morning session....

“I’m a nobody."  "Who would even care if I lived for God or not?" "No one notices me or cares what I do in the work of God. Will it even matter?”  How many ladies are out there, wondering if the, living for God would even matter or make a difference for others? Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how you do not have to live a nobody, but you can become a "somebody" fo...

Life is a series of meeting new friends and then saying goodbye to others, but how do we handle things when God removes relationships from our lives? Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how to prioritize our relationships through Biblical principles so that we can follow God's will, even when the choices are difficult.  Please let us know what you think by rating and revie...

Do you battle regrets? Do you struggle making decisions out of fear of having regrets in the future? Living a regret-free life is possible! Join Tracie as she shares through Scripture and stories how to let go of past regrets and how to stop living in fear of future regrets so that you can enjoy the peace of a heart and mind focused on living for the Lord. Please let us know what you think by rati...

Times of change in this life are inevitable, but when they come, what will you do? We often cannot run from the storm or even fight against it. Join Tracie as she shares, through Scripture and stories, three tips that will help to keep you in the boat while the storms of life are tossing you to and fro. Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing this podcast in your podcasting app!...

Friendship is one of the greatest joys of life when it is built on a Biblical foundation. Join Tracie as she shares some things to avoid in unhealthy friendships and then as she gives some basic elements of what makes up good friendships, showing how friendships built on Biblical principles can help us to be more effective servants for God! Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing...

As ladies, we were not an afterthought or a Band-Aid on God’s mistake. God certainly had us in the plan all along; He create us with a purpose! However, to fulfill that purpose, we constantly must do the work and maintenance on ourselves that is necessary to be who God wants us to be. Join Tracie as she shares how we can stay that "good thing" that God intended us to be from Titus 2:4-5. Please le...

Often, we find it difficult to know how to offer support to a relative or friend when they are hurting. We may have unrealistic expectations of what the hurting person needs or feels, and we may not understand what is the right things to say and do to help them in their tough times. Join Tracie as she explains through stories and scriptures how we can uplift our loved ones in their darkest days an...

In the ups and downs of life, it is easy to feel weary and get sidetracked. Join Tracie as she shares from the Bible how to find strength through waiting on the Lord so that we can stay focused on the One Who can keep us moving forward for the cause of Christ! Please let us know what you think by reviewing this podcast! If you know of someone who can be helped by listening to the Abundant Living P...

While troubles will come to everyone, we do not have to wait until they arrive to establish principles to guide us through the storms of life. Join Tracie as she shares five survival skills to set in place BEFORE experiencing tragedy or enduring grief to prevent many difficult decisions and even tragic mistakes that can be easily made during these times if we are not prepared. Please let us know w...

As members of the body of Christ, we have a great opportunity to be an encouragement to our pastor as he shepherds the people whom God has given him to lead. Join Tracie has she shares nine different ways from her own personal experience of growing up in a pastor's home that any church member or staff member can be a huge and constant encouragement to their pastor. In doing so, faithful Christians...

Many of the greatest Christians we know throughout history have one thing in common: their lives were touched as children through the love and faithfulness of their Sunday School teachers! Join Tracie has she shares through a story from her own personal experience how Sunday school teachers are needed and necessary to the work of God.  Please let us know what you think by reviewing this podca...

Everyone has insecurities, especially ladies, but guess what? No one has to let them overwhelm their life! Join Tracie has she shares from God's Word how we can overcome our insecurities and live a more confident Christian life in this episode of the Abundant Living Podcast! Please let us know what you think by reviewing this podcast! If you know of someone who can be helped by listening to the Ab...