Faith Inspired Podcast

Seasons of transition can be exciting and challenging. Our response in the difficult seasons of transition can often be one to push through and not look back until we arrive at our next destination. Yet if we bulldoze through, we miss the beauty in the season and our opportunity to dive into areas God is calling us to.  Join Christian Life Coach Misty McFadden and me as we talk about how to naviga...

A short and sweet message of encouragement to the mamas on this Mother's Day! Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. - Proverbs 22:6

Are you struggling with aspects of your marriage? Wondering how did you and your husband get here? Anyone who’s been married for a second knows that marriage is not always sunshine and rainbows. Once the honeymoon is over, reality sets in, and the picture-perfect fairytale becomes a bit more work than riding off into the sunset.  Annie Meehan, a keynote speaker, award-winning author, and Exception...

How often do we lose out on life because we choose easy or comfort over obedience? Obeying God at all costs is challenging, but it is so rewarding. Hit play for a quick recentering moment that brings you deeper in your walk with the Lord.  FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/faithandgather/  FAITH AND GATHER FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/faithandgather  FAITH INSPIRED SHOW N...

God can do in a moment what takes us a lifetime to accomplish. Let that sink in. God could have accomplished all the work you have done until this moment in your life in a single second. So why, then, do we plan our days and not trust His ways?  Dre Barthel is an event planner to her core. She is a gifted entrepreneur with over 20 years of event production and marketing experience. Yet, even with...

Delainey Rae is here, and this is the story of her unexpected arrival! Birth stories rarely go as planned, but there was no way I could have predicted her birth and how it all went down. God promised me a redemption story, and boy did I get one. It just looked a whole lot different than what I expected.  Hit play to hear how God can redeem even the craziest of stories! FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go all-in on your dream and actually make it happen? To see your vision on the shelves of big-box retailers and have the opportunity to impact thousands of individuals daily?  With Spoonful of Faith, Jena Holliday let the wind beneath her and passion from God move her past a side hustle to a thriving business. But even with success and notoriety, Jen...

Do you ever find yourself at a loss for words when praying to God? Or do you often find yourself distracted by the ever-running to-do list in your head that you lose focus during your prayer time? Girl, you are not alone. Prayer can sometimes feel unnatural, although it is the most natural thing you could do.  Rachel Britton, a British-born author, writer, and speaker inspires women to pray natura...

Keto, Paleo, Low-carb, vegan, Atkins, The Zone diet, the list goes on, and the new diet fads will continue to come and go. However, what remains the same with each of them is confusion and a constant yearning for looking and feeling your best. There is nothing wrong with wanting to strive for your best optimal health, but when it comes at the expense of your emotional health and leaves little room...

Gratitude is the buzzword of 2021 - rightfully so, as we all need gratitude in our lives. But, unfortunately, practicing gratitude isn’t always that easy, so that’s why I have three easy ways you can start implementing gratitude into your daily life TODAY.  Hit play now for a quick 5-minute download of inspiration for a season full of gratitude! FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.co...

Here’s a stat to shake your shoes, 60% of women have never negotiated a salary or a raise. Yes, the same women who have been fighting to have a seat at the table and earn the same amount as their male counterparts are not asking for what they deserve. A lack of knowledge and confidence keeps them from earning a living that even the good Lord wants them to achieve. The reality is, the more you make...

How you fight your battles directly impacts the results you receive. As Bianca Olthoff says, “Worship like it is your warfare.” There is no better way to get through the difficulties in life than to lean on the Lord.  Listen in as we discuss key messages to help you fight the challenges you face in this thing called life.  FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/faithandgather/  FAIT...

What does personal branding have to do with faith? God has put awesome qualities and skills in the one and only you, and you have the responsibility to shine them bright in the world. Personal branding may seem a little scary or a little self-focused to some, but I promise you, personal branding is a positive way to make sure Satan doesn’t blow out that light of yours or hide it under a bush. Pers...

Life is hard, and if we’re honest with ourselves, it’s hard not to get angry. When life keeps continuing to come after you with difficult situations that never seem to stop, it’s hard not to lose hope or burst at the seams with anger.  Tune in to this Fruit Snack episode to hear all about the crazy year host Erica Dvorak has had and how you (we) can find joy and not lose hope in the mundane, pain,...

Living a life of intentionality takes work but comes with great rewards. It requires you to eliminate roles that do not serve you in your current season, including roles you may hold onto dearly.  Living intentionally also requires you to set boundaries and stick with them, even when it feels uncomfortable.  But to first live a life of intentionality, you need to understand your true core values. ...

God has created every part of our being in His image - including laughter and fun! He created our sense of humor, so He too has a sense of humor, but it’s even greater than ours as it’s always so unexpected with his perfect timing.  Listen in to how God’s unexpected sense of humor showed up in a BIG way for the gender reveal of our little one on the way and how He can show up for you, too! FAITH A...

Comparison and envy are ripe in our culture, and with the ability to compare your life to thousands of individuals with a click of a button, it can be tough to focus on the path God has set before you.  Even with a strong foundation in Christ, we can find ourselves distracted by what others have and what we dream for. The blunt truth is we all have our own race to run and a purpose given to us. No...

Do you have a burning desire to do something more but don’t know what to do? Or do you have an idea that just won’t go away no matter how much you try not to think about it? Asking God for big dreams can be scary, scary because He’s a God that wants to give you what you ask for, and scary because if you dream big and ask big, you will have to either decide to take a huge leap of faith or say no to...

Can you really get social without social media? If you didn’t post about it, it didn’t happen, right? There are some jaw-dropping stats out there on social media and its effects on our mental health. If you do a quick search, the results will blow you away and have you thinking twice about opening those apps.  God never intended us to have the capacity to know what billions, not even hundreds of p...

We are living in a world that glorifies the hustle. A world that tells us we need to make ourselves known and achieve a standard of success that even the billionaires don’t believe they've reached. We are a world of individuals with overwhelmed schedules and underwhelmed souls.  As an overachiever, Brooke Peterson, founder of Well Women Co, never met a goal she couldn’t beat. Her drive, grit, and...

Are you tired of running the rat race of life? Where did we get it in our heads that we HAVE to do it all?? Better yet, where in the Bible does it say that we need to? If the Bible is our source of truth, why are we getting all our information on how to live and who we are supposed to be outside of it? How and where did that go-getter hamster form in our heads that day in and day out tells us we n...

As Christians, we are supposed to leave comparison, envy, and jealousy at the door. With our eyes so fixated on screens and the lives of others, those thoughts and feelings can so easily creep in. The world leads us to believe that there are only so many pieces of the pie to go around, but as Tischa Van de Reep states, “The world’s pie is not God’s pie! He is limitless. He is eternal. And so is Hi...

Huh? That title doesn’t sound very Christian, does it? Stay with us here. We have been hardwired to go, go, go and do, do, do for decades. Programmed to give 120% to EVERYTHING that we do. But you know what? God doesn’t call us to give to the extent that we believe we need to, AND His 100% looks much different than what the world tells us (the world’s 100%=150%).  So, give us five minutes, and we...

If we’ve learned anything from 2020 and the unforeseen pandemic, it’s that things don’t always go as planned. Yet, we continue to set goals, write out our days in the form of to-do lists, and expect life to go how we created it. The Bible says, “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps,” Proverbs 16:9 (NIV).  A dream and vision is beautiful, but when that drea...

We’re continuing our conversation on facing your fears. In episode 11 of the Faith Inspired Podcast, we spoke with Esther Marie about the many faces of fear and how to conquer them with six fear-crushing steps. However, we left out the most important step to becoming fearless. You can do each of the six steps over and over and over again, but until you have this one secret step, you will stay on t...