Choosing Known

If you could see Jesus and knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that He abounds in steadfast love for you, what would you do next? If you knew, no matter what you’ve done or how you may have failed, that He STILL is abounding in steadfast love for You, what would you do? Today, we slip into the story of a man who has such an encounter with Jesus, despite massive personal failure. And we see who Jesus...

Do you want to thrive? Do you long to be high-performing? Do you want to live every day overflowing with purpose? To do that, we need to understand why we aren’t already thriving and filled with purpose. What’s missing? We also need to know where I get the “stuff” that would make me thrive, be high-functioning, and have purpose every day. Where does it come from? Those are the subjects of today’s...

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to be going well, only to have a nagging thought, concern, or piece of news come up and ruin it? Do you find yourself needing to try to stay ahead of underlying fear, anxiety, or concern that wants to creep in if you don’t have a steady stream of distraction? Does the idea of being alone with your thoughts seem scary? These are indicators that we are...

What’s the point of self-awareness work? Why study it alongside the Bible? Why not just study the Bible? These are important questions! Today’s episode is all about why. Join Laura-Catherine as she unpacks these questions and more. As a Christian, lover of God, lover of the Word of God, and constant studier of the human being, she brings us one intriguing thought after another, helping us learn wh...

Do you ever find yourself having doubts about God, asking hard questions, or grappling with why you are suffering? Today, Frikkie and Laura-Catherine sit together in a story of a man who had all of these. They talk through His life and what we can learn from Him. And they share some of what they have both learned about walking through suffering, big questions, and doubts about God. Through their r...

Laura-Catherine goes after it again today, that tiny, giant question, how? In today’s episode, she unpacks how we learn to do life with God, know Him for real, feel Him for real, experience Him for real, and learn how to become different versions of us as we walk with Him. She also guides us through a simple, yet practical exercise we can use in our own lives to internalize the Bible, experience i...

Laura-Catherine can’t stand cheap, fake advice that proves to be useless! With her passion for truth, knowing how, and knowing why, she helps us learn how to walk in the power and the freedom the Bible talks about. She helps us understand why the things in the Bible may not be real in our lives, why they may not feel true, and why we aren’t able to have the abundant life, freedom, and power the Bi...

It’s an exciting day at Choosing Known! Today we meet Choosing Known’s newest co-host, Camille Bishop! Laura-Catherine and Camille can’t wait to dive into this new series’ content. But, before they do, we have the opportunity to join them as Camille shares her story. From math teacher to international missionary, from sneaking out of her house growing up to genuine intimacy with God, Camille share...

Do you sometimes see a richness, depth, and God-intimacy in the lives of others and long to have more of that yourself? Do you wonder how they got there? Today, Frikkie and Laura-Catherine talk openly about what the scripture teaches us as well as what they have learned in their own ongoing journeys. Listen in and glean from their practical and contagious conversation. Walk away with insights and...

If we feel drained, burned out, weary, and need true refreshment, this episode is worth your time and attention. In her practical teaching style, Laura-Catherine walks us through how we shift from a drained-out life to one of experientially having and living in abundance instead. She walks us through the steps we can take to maintain a life of abundance as our new and ongoing normal. Join us for t...

Do you find yourself being anxious, feeling emotionally rattled, and being unsettled physically? How do we get that to go away and stop happening to us? That’s the focus of today’s episode as we lean in and learn what the Word of God shows us to do. Though we often experience mental, emotional, and physical triggering, we can learn how to live differently and stop experiencing those things. It tak...

Suppose we want to accelerate our growth in Jesus and the abundant life, and increase our self-awareness. What practice significantly aids us in doing so? Today, Laura-Catherine unpacks this with us and discusses how this practice profoundly increases our growth rate. She shows us how we can begin to do it regularly and how, if we do it, it will significantly change who we are, our walks with God,...

Do you want to go deeper with God but feel blurry about what to do? In today’s episode, Frikkie and Laura-Catherine unpack this topic. They help us learn what we need to do to go deeper with God and help us have more clarity on what keeps us from going deeper. Frikkie also shares a funny story from his own life. With their authentic, passionate, and gentle approach, Laura-Catherine and Frikkie lea...

In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine expands upon how we can learn to have security, be solid, and live our day-to-day lives on a firm foundation versus being yanked around mentally, emotionally, and physically by the challenges of the circumstances around us. Join the episode to learn how we shift from “perfect-circumstance codependency” for our peace to peace, no matter our circumstances. With he...

Are you tired of having “bad days” and days that just don’t go the way you wish they did? Are you weary of ups and downs emotionally and feeling anxious about things that may come up in your life and circumstances from day to day? In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine unpacks how we can learn to have peace in each day and every circumstance. She lays out the practical things we need to do to set our...

Contentment, safety, success, love, joy, peace - these are things we all want to experience, not just some of the time, but all the time. In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine takes us behind the scenes to see where she starts her day, how she spends time with the Lord, and why she does a handful of specific practices that enable her to live in contentment from the break of day through bedtime. List...

Do you long for a more intimate relationship with God? In today’s episode, Frikkie and Laura-Catherine share from their life and give us a peak behind the curtain of how they like to spent time with God, grow their intimacy with Him, and how they’ve learned to transform and grow through their time with the Lord. They also enter into the lives and the stories of Elizabeth and Zachariah as they begi...

In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine opens up her life and shares how she came from a place of great fear, anxiety, and graphic nightmares to peace and great confidence in God. She unpacks what caused the nightmares, anxiety, and fear in her life and then shares how she was set free. She goes on to tell us the steps she learned to abundant life and shares them with us so that we can be set free to...

Where do you feel hopelessly stuck? Where do you wish you could be set free and healed, but you’re afraid you may never be? This week’s episode not only reminds us that we have hope but also shows us the source, the steps, and where the power comes from to be set free, even from things that have overpowered us for years. Come join us for the conversation, and feel hope rise inside you and your sit...

Whose faith do you wish you had? If it could be yours, whose faith would you want to have inside of you and in your life? Today, Laura-Catherine walks us through the secret behind growing in faith. She shares about the levels of faith and the thing that almost no one talks about - how! With passion, clarity, and no sugar-coating, Laura-Catherine pulls back the curtain to encourage and challenge al...

Have people said hurtful things to you? Do you worry or have thoughts you wish you could quit thinking? There is a way for all of that to no longer burden you! In today’s episode, Laura-Catherine unpacks the how-tos. You can have a whole different life if you want it. Come learn how to have real power in your life and how to experience miracles in the circumstances that burden you the most.

Have you ever wondered how you could come to know Jesus personally, intimately, and in a real and meaningful way? People talk about that, but how do we do it? Today, Frikkie shared some of his story, and how He came to know Jesus in this way. Join us to hear his story, meet him, and begin this new series with Frikkie and Laura-Catherine as we embark on the adventure of experiencing Jesus for ourse...

Do you ever wonder how some people who’ve faced hard things overcome and are so filled with joy while others don’t? Do you have something you wish you could overcome? In this week’s episode, we zoom in on a story that shows us how we can overcome and precisely what we need to do in order to be an overcomer in our life’s circumstances.

Do you need a miracle? Do you know someone who needs one? If you’re a Christian, miracles are supposed to be routine in your life and the lives of those around you. Don’t take my word for it; Jesus said so! And He said we are supposed to perform them! How? Join the episode today to learn the ingredients of a miracle and how to perform a miracle.

Have you ever felt like something had control of you or someone you loved? Have you ever felt powerless and perhaps terrified? Today, Laura-Catherine shares a story about how real, how buff, and how available God is to help us overcome anything in our lives, no matter how bad or how powerful it may be. Unlike so many things that overpromise and underdeliver, Laura-Catherine points us to a massive...