Biblically Lit

If God is good and all-powerful, then why does evil exist? Why doesn’t He just make it go away, restrain it, or prevent it? These are huge questions that almost all followers of Jesus wrestle with at some point, and it’s tough. But God doesn’t shy away from hard questions, and neither should we. In this episode, Mindi tackles the problem of evil, and prayerfully, shines some light from Scripture i...

Living for God means rebelling against this world, and even against ourselves. But what does that mean? And how do we do that? In this episode, Mindi answers those questions and more by looking into the story of two lowly midwives who rebelled against the most powerful king in the world in order to honor the most powerful King of it. Listen to the story of these two courageously rebellious midwive...

What is the Canon of Scripture, and why does it matter? How could knowing about how the Bible was put together possibly make any difference in my life? In this episode, Mindi answers all these questions and more as she explains our need to not only know what is  in  the Bible, but also  about  the Bible itself. After all, if we are basing our identities, worldviews, and eternal destinies on a book...

What does the Bible actually say about divorce? In what situations is divorce permissible? Does permissible always mean desirable? What about remarriage?  In this episode, Mindi does a deep dive into the topic of divorce from a biblical perspective, answering all these questions and more. As Christians, we should all understand God’s desire for every aspect of our lives, and marriage is one of the...

Culture is waging war against the church on the subject of identity, and the church has been struggling to fight back because so many Christians don’t really understand it.  What is identity? How does Scripture define it? What does it mean to be made in God's image? How much of a role does gender play in it? How does our identity change once we accept Christ? What is our purpose and mission i...

Can God redeem anyone? Any situation? Any horrible circumstance? Any atrocious hurt? Even something outright evil?  If you glean anything from Gene’s story, it will be that the answer to those questions is undeniably YES. God can and does redeem anyone and every circumstance. He can take the darkest of hurts and turn them into the brightest of rays of His glory.  And has. In Christ.  Gene was a ca...

Church hurt and burnout is a reality in our broken world that has gripped nearly everyone at some point in their lives. They can be disorienting, exhausting, and traumatizing, and often leave us gasping for the air of God’s comfort and constancy (if we don’t run away from Him altogether).  Emily has experienced her fair share of church hurt and burnout. Yet through God’s faithfulness, has walked w...

Katie Turner is one of the most humble, genuine, kind, tenderhearted, and honest people you will ever meet. She is a talented artist, a homeschool mama of 6, a devoted wife, and a committed disciple of Christ. To be around her is to feel like you’re home, and she has touched the lives of so many people with the love of Christ (Mindi included!). Yet her life did not always look like it does today....

The church and culture are waging war on the issue of justice, especially when it comes to fairness, equity, and equality. So many opinions shaped by heightened emotions are being spewed from all sides, and it seems impossible not to get harmed in the crosshairs. What are we, as Christians, supposed to do about it? First, we're supposed to define justice as God does in Scripture, then we are...

Not only is KJ Nally a tremendously accomplished author and speaker, she is a dear friend and sister in Christ. Her passion for the Lord is evident in every aspect of her life, and the Lord has gifted her with abundant wisdom gleaned from life experience and the pages of His Word. In this conversation, KJ shares her primary love story of coming to Christ in salvation, her secondary love story of m...

Have you ever found yourself confused by all the opinions and viewpoints floating around out there? All of them claim to know truth, the best way to live, and the secret to happiness. As Christians, we expect this from the world, but that’s not where it’s stopping…we’re seeing it in the church. Instead of standing united on the firm foundation of Scripture, we’re fractioning into countless belief...

Judgment is nearly a curse word in a society bent on acceptance, affirmation, and personal truth. But do claims like, “You should never judge others” hold up in light of Scripture? And what about verses in Scripture that seem to say it’s wrong to judge, but then stand alongside others that say it's not?  What does judgment look like for a Christian? Is it good, bad, right, wrong, or somewhere...

Temptation.  We all face it every day. It looks different for each of us, but it rears its ugly head more times than we’d like to admit. How can we stand against it? Is it even possible to do resist when every ounce of our flesh yearns for something so intensely? Why is it so hard?  In this episode, Mindi answers these questions and more as she walks through two examples of temptation in Scripture...

When you're in the pit of despair, healing seems impossible and hope seems like a sick joke. But what if it's not? What if healing is possible and hope is real? What if your pain has a purpose and your mess is becoming a message? What if you're a part of someone else's story of healing...and hope? And what if God is orchestrating it all to draw out of darkness and into His ligh...

What does your heart long for?  What makes you giddy like a kid on Christmas morning? Or perhaps, what makes your heart ache from desperation?  A man named Simeon longed for something over two thousand years ago, and his story is found in the gospel of Luke. Listen as Mindi navigates his narrative in Scripture and gleans some powerful truths that mark a heart longing for Jesus. We all orient our d...

Who were the magi (wise men) who followed the star to Jesus? Why did they do it? And how is it relevant to us over 2,000 years later?  In this episode, Mindi answers all these questions and more, debunks myths, and reveals several application points as she walks through the narrative of the magi in Luke 2. We can learn a lot from the wise men and their story of following the star, and also discern...

Amber Moore is one of the most authentic people you’ll ever meet, and her love for the Lord inspires everyone around her to greater heights of faith. In this episode, Amber shares a bit of her story: first, how she came to faith, then how she and her husband met, dated, broke up!, and then ended up getting back together and married. Finally, she shares the story of their struggle with infertility,...

It’s increasingly difficult to stand firm for Christ amidst a culture that’s decidedly anti-Christian. But there’s something harder: standing for Christ while surrounded by people who claim His name.  It’s easy to feel alone. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and want to give up. Elijah did. In fact, he even asked God to end his life on earth.  But Elijah wasn’t alone, and neither are we. As long as w...

We are all closer to the brink of disaster than we’d like to think about or believe. One decision (or one more bad decision) could send us over the edge where it may very well be impossible to resume the original trajectory of our lives.  Fortunately, God gives us examples in Scripture - ones to aspire to and follow, and others to avoid like the plague. King Solomon is both. He experienced the hig...

The post-election dust is settling, and many are wondering, “What’s next?” For Christians, one answer is that we need to FIGHT. We need to keep fighting for truth and resisting evil in our culture and world. We don’t have the luxury of just floating along in some want-to-be Eden-like utopia where we coast down the river of naivety and apathy as we await our entrance to the Pearly Gates. We are sol...

One phone call changed her entire life.  Meredith Holmes exudes the joy of the Lord, and it’s contagious. Just being around her draws you closer to Jesus and leaves a smile on your face. But her joy was hard fought. It was forged in a refiner’s fire no one would ever want to walk through, yet it’s exactly where God led her. One phone call changed the entire trajectory of her life. Her husband had...

"I have to be okay with dying." Those aren't words we like to think about, but they're words Matt has had to wrestle with intimately over the last several months as he's battled cancer. Matt Furby (Mindi's father-in-law) has walked with the Lord for decades, but this diagnosis has put feet to his faith and changed his perspective. Sean (Mindi's husband) also join...

“To get freedom, I had to fight.” In this episode, Makaela shares more of her story, specifically how it relates to the topics of confidence and freedom. Sin’s destructive fingers reach so much further than we ever imagine, and processing their reach is a difficult. But it’s also a worthwhile journey, because from it comes healing. And the best part? No matter how much the enemy means everything f...

Do Christians actually have a (biblically-based) choice who to vote for? What does God say about our vote and how we should think politically? And how does who we are in Christ impact our personal views on politics? In this episode, Mindi answers all these questions and more as she delves into the intense subject of politics, but with a unique twist. Listen to find out how our identities in Christ...

Abuse. Adultery. Lies. Threats. Manipulation. All from a man she called husband and pastor. Makaela has army-crawled her way through the darkest of valleys clinging to her Savior’s hand. This is the first time she’s shared her story publicly, and she does so beautifully despite the difficulty. It’s also only the beginning of the conversation, and how God is using it to heal and draw others to Him....