Bold Faith Now - Where Faith Meets Courage

Have you ever wondered what it really means for the church to live like family? In this episode of Bold Faith Now , Missy talks with Dr. Rich Griffith and Dr. JJ Jones, co-writers of Reimagining Church as Family . Together, they discuss what it means for the church to move beyond programs, age groups, and traditional family structures, and truly live as the family of God. Rich and JJ remind us tha...

Have you ever felt like you did not quite fit in? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy talks with author Jenifer Jennings about her new children's book, Dotty Makes a Difference, and the beautiful reminder that God creates each one of us on purpose and for a purpose. Jenifer shares the personal story behind Dotty, a spotted zebra who longs to fit in with the rest of her striped her...

What if the way we see God as Father has been shaped more by our earthly wounds than by the truth of Scripture? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy talks with pastor and author Chuck Ammons about his new book, Reconstructing Dad. Chuck shares his personal story of losing his father at a young age, walking through fatherlessness, becoming a dad to five children, and discovering the...

Have you ever wondered what you might be missing when you read Scripture through only an English, Western lens? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy chats with Lauren Crews, author of Word Made Flesh: Echoes of Faith in the Hebrew Alphabet. Lauren takes a topic that can feel intimidating — the Hebrew alphabet — and makes it approachable, devotional, and exciting. Through word pictu...

Are you ready for Jesus to return, or have you pushed aside the hope of His coming? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy talks with author and Bible prophecy teacher Todd Hampson, author of The Non-Prophet's Guide to the Rapture. Todd brings clarity to a topic many believers either avoid, misunderstand, or feel unsure how to talk about. With Scripture as the foundation, he reminds...

What if discovering who God created you to be begins with letting His Word renew your mind? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy talks with Debra Elrod, author of Discovering Your Spiritual DNA: The Complete Guide to Changing Your Thinking and Transforming Your Life. Debra shares her testimony of being radically saved, how God's Word transformed her life, and why spiritual DNA poin...

What does bold faith look like when God calls you to step out before you feel ready? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy talks with author Jacob Weldon, author of The Anointed Series, a fictionalized retelling of 1 and 2 Samuel. Jacob brings a unique perspective as a Marine Corps veteran, attorney, husband, father, and writer who has spent years researching the people, places, and...

Is your identity rooted in who Christ says you are, or shaped by what the world says you should be? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy talks with Mary Rooney Armand, author of Uniquely Made: Understanding and Embracing Your Identity in Christ, about the freedom that comes when we stop letting the world define us and start resting in who Christ says we are. In this episode, Missy...

Do you wake up with hope, or do your mornings already feel overwhelming before the day even begins? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now Podcast, Missy talks with Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of "How to Love Your Morning: Faith-Filled Habits to Build a Life of Joy and Purpose One Day at a Time." Jennifer studied over 200 mornings in Scripture and discovered something powerful–mornings matter deeply...

What do you do when someone you love is trapped in addiction, and you feel helpless to fix it? In this episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy sits down with Dawn R. Ward, author of From Guilt to Grace: Hope and Healing for Christian Moms of Addicted Children. Dawn shares her deeply personal journey of walking through addiction in her own family, the fear of middle-of-the-night phone calls, the pressure...

What if the hunger you feel isn't something to fix, but something God is inviting you deeper into? In today's episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy sits down with author Amy Loflin to talk about her book, A Story Worth Living. Amy shares how a season of spiritual dryness led to a deeper pursuit of Jesus, and how that same "holy hunger" might be stirring in your life, too. Through the story of the bleed...

What happens when heartbreak hits, and your faith is all you have left to hold on to? In today's episode, Missy sits down with Jodi Snowdon, podcaster and author of Depth Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength, to talk about walking through deep loss, grief, and disappointment, and discovering how God meets us right in the middle of it. Jodi shares her personal journey through divorce, miscarriage...

What do you do when God feels silent, and your heart is carrying more pain than words can hold? In this tender and hope-filled episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy sits down with author Lindsey Bell to talk about grief, miscarriage, community, and God's faithfulness in life's hardest seasons. Lindsey shares the personal story behind her book, Unbeaten, and opens up about walking through re...

How does God meet us in the middle of our deepest pain, and what does that actually look like? In today's Bold Faith Now episode, Missy sits down with Clay and Jean E. Jones authors of  How Does God Use Suffering for Our Good? Living with Hope While Making Sense of Life, to tackle one of the hardest questions every believer faces: Why does God allow suffering, and how could it possibly work for ou...

What do you do when life takes a turn you never would have chosen? In today's episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy sits down with author Lori Ann Wood to talk about her book Divine Detour: The Path You Never Chose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted. After a sudden and life-threatening heart failure diagnosis, Lori Ann found herself wrestling with deep questions about faith, sufferi...

What happens when a parent's heartbreak collides with spiritual warfare, and love refuses to surrender? In today's Bold Faith Now episode, Missy sits down with Debra McNinch, author of Battle Cry: Love Goes to War and founder of Battle Cry Moms and Battle Cry Dads, two communities created to support parents walking through the pain of prodigal children, addiction, estrangement, LGBTQ identity, unb...

Have you ever felt God prompting you to do something, but you weren't sure where to begin? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now Podcast, Missy sits down with Tamara Clymer, the owner of CrossRiver Media Group, a Christian publishing house committed to helping women grow in their faith through Christ-centered books. Tamara shares how CrossRiver began not simply as a publishing company, but as a mi...

What is the one struggle you keep asking God to remove, but haven't yet surrendered fully to Him? In this episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy sits down with pastor, radio host, and author of Killing Sin: Conquer the One Thing That is Defeating You, Karl Clauson, to talk about an often-avoided topic: confronting the sin patterns that quietly shape our lives. Karl shares his powerful testimony of addic...

Why does God sometimes feel hardest to find when we need Him most? In this episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy Eversole sits down with Bible professor and author Dr. Jeff Leonard to explore the tension many believers experience: a sincere faith alongside seasons when God feels distant. Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, and the themes of his book Seekers in the Hands of an Elusive God, Jeff...

What does it mean to live with bold faith when antisemitism is no longer hidden but openly celebrated? In today's episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy Eversole sits down with author, Bible teacher, and Jewish believer Olivier Melnick to unpack the spiritual roots of antisemitism and why it is accelerating in our time. Drawing on Scripture, history, and current events, Olivier explains why antisemitism...

What happens when a culture obsessed with convenience, science, and personal freedom begins to lose its spiritual foundation? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now Podcast, Missy Eversole talks with author and researcher Joshua Spatha about why faith still matters in an increasingly confused culture. They explore the breakdown of biblical worldview in the modern West, the dangers of convenience-dr...

What does it look like to help teens find real joy in a digitally anxious world? Teens are more connected than ever, and yet anxiety, distraction, and joylessness are rising. In this episode of Bold Faith Now, Missy Eversole talks with longtime youth ministry leader Dr. Dave Rahn, co-author with Ebonie Davis, of Grit and Joy: Help for Bewildered Families of Teens, about what's really happening to...

What happens when colleges stop educating and start shaping beliefs? In this episode of the Bold Faith Now podcast, Missy Eversole talks with Dr. Corey Miller, President and CEO of Ratio Christi and author of "The Progressive Miseducation of America," about how colleges and universities are undermining biblical worldview. In this conversation, they discuss: Why colleges and universities are active...

What happens when the culture's confusion about gender identity collides with God's unchanging truth? In today's episode, Missy sits down with Denise Shick, founder and executive director of Help 4 Families Ministries and Living Stones Ministries. Denise shares her deeply personal story of growing up with a father who identified as transgender, how that experience shaped her childhood, and how God...

Have you ever struggled to forgive—whether someone else, yourself, or even God? In today's conversation, Missy sits down with Micah E. Davis, pastor and author of Three Strikes and You're Forgiven, to unpack one of the hardest commands Jesus gives us: forgive. Micah shares his deeply personal story of betrayal, loss, generational wounds, and redemption, and how God led him on a transformative jour...