Kingdom Chaos

Send us Fan Mail Perfection might be the standard, but it’s a terrible strategy for growth. We’re tired of watching people burn out trying to look flawless, then giving up the moment they miss a day, mess up in their marriage, or fall off a health goal. So we say it clearly: Jesus is the target, but faithful growth is the expectation, and that difference takes the pressure off while still calling...

Send us Fan Mail We all have a past. Some memories make us smile, while others still bring shame, regret, or pain. But what if healing isn't found in pretending those moments never happened—or in letting them define who you are today? In this heartfelt episode of Kingdom Chaos , Amy shares why God doesn't ask us to erase our story, but He also never intended for us to build our home ther...

Send us Fan Mail Can faith survive when healing doesn't come, answers don't arrive, and suffering refuses to leave? In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Troy sits down with Sean Kennard—a former SWAT officer, professional MMA fighter, father, husband, Christ follower and leader with Mighty Oaks—as he shares his ongoing battle with a debilitating illness that has dramatically...

Send us Fan Mail Your home doesn’t drift into health by accident, and your marriage doesn’t stay connected on leftover time. We sit down with Shannon and talk about the habits that keep a family grounded when life gets loud: scheduling “money talks,” protecting date nights, and using a simple goal-setting exercise to get on the same page about faith, family, fitness, finance, and fun. If you’ve ev...

Send us Fan Mail You can have the dream job, the nice house, the supportive family, and still feel like you are losing yourself behind the front door. That tension drives this Kingdom Chaos conversation with our friend Shannon, a firefighter, husband of nearly 17 years, dad of two, author, and recent master’s graduate stepping toward becoming a licensed professional counselor. We talk honestly abo...

Send us Fan Mail Your life can be full of good things and still feel spiritually empty. We open up about a real health wake-up call, from triglycerides in the 350s to pre-diabetic markers, and how it forced us to face a bigger question: what happens when responsibility, routines, and even “healthy discipline” slowly push God to the margins? We spend most of our time in Luke 10, where Jesus ties to...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt spiritually full on Sunday and strangely empty by Tuesday, you’re not alone and you’re not broken. We’re wrestling with a hard truth: it’s easy to turn Christianity into an event we attend instead of a relationship with Jesus we live. When church becomes mainly a building, a service, or a weekly reset button, our spiritual growth gets tied to a location instead...

Send us Fan Mail You can pray for something for years, finally get an open door, and still feel tempted to reject it because it does not look like you pictured. That tension sits at the center of this Kingdom Chaos conversation as I unpack what “real faith” actually looks like when life gets loud, money is tight, and the timeline is not yours.  My faith did not start as an overnight spiritual make...

Send us Fan Mail A marriage can be full of noise and still feel painfully lonely. We open up about what it looked like when our home seemed fine on the outside, but our relationship slowly became transactional: schedules, bills, kids, and exhaustion replacing real emotional intimacy. If you’ve ever thought, “Why am I unhappy when life is objectively good?” you’re not alone, and ignoring that quest...

Send us Fan Mail A good habit  become an idol. I learned that the hard way when my workout routine slowly stopped being a tool and started becoming my foundation, and I didn’t even notice the shift until God interrupted my schedule. I’m Troy, and I’m sharing a recent confession from my own life: exercise started to replace dependence on Christ. The drift wasn’t dramatic. It looked responsible, dis...

Send us Fan Mail Parenting can humble you fast, especially when you look back and realize how many moments you handled on autopilot. We’re Troy and Amy, and we get real about the parenting choices we’d change if we could rewind. No glossy “perfect family” story, just honest parenting mistakes, what they cost, and how God’s grace meets us in the chaos when we’re willing to own it. We talk through t...

Send us Fan Mail Silence can mess with your head. You keep praying, you keep trying to do the right thing, and the only thing you hear back is… nothing. That’s where we’re going today, and we’re not treating it like a vague spiritual idea. We’re talking about the real waiting room of life when bills are due, doors keep closing, and you start wondering if God is still near. I share my own five-year...

Send us Fan Mail Depression can make you feel isolated even when you’re surrounded by people, and it can twist your thoughts until lies sound like facts. We’re Troy and Amy, and we’re getting painfully honest about what depression looked like in our home, what it did to our faith, and what started to change when we stopped hiding and started naming the internal battle. If you’ve ever wondered whet...

Send us Fan Mail If your peace disappears the moment work gets weird, conflict shows up at home, or someone criticizes you, that’s not just “stress” it might be an identity problem. I open with a question that stops most of us cold: if your job, relationships, success, and titles were taken away, would you still know who you are? We talk about how easy it is to build identity on temporary things l...

Send us Fan Mail No intro music, no polished setup, just a needed reset. I’ve had a heavy week watching several families fight through crisis and even life-and-death moments, and it pushed me to talk about something simple that most of us say we want but rarely protect: quiet time with God. Not “praying while I’m busy,” but distraction-free time with the Father when the phone is away, the noise is...

Send us Fan Mail Worry can feel like proof you care, but it often acts like a silent thief, stealing peace, draining energy, and pulling you out of the moment. I share my own story of living with constant worry always-on, anxiety, starting as a kid I worried about money and the future and growing into an adult who tried to manage life through control. The turning point came when I finally saw that...

Send us Fan Mail Some wounds don’t fade with time. They stay loud in the quiet moments, showing up as resentment, distance, and that constant need to protect yourself. I’m Troy, and I’m walking through a question that sits underneath so many faith stories: how do I forgive something that deep when the hurt was real and the scars are still there? I get specific about what Christian forgiveness is a...

Send us Fan Mail What if the spark you’re chasing is blinding you to the repair you actually need? We open up about the lowest point of our marriage—an emotional affair, misaligned priorities, and a deep identity crisis—and the unexpected path that led us back to trust, tenderness, and shared purpose. No gloss, no shortcuts. Just the honest story of how counseling, prayer, and a faith community he...

Send us Fan Mail What if the greatest threat to your marriage isn’t a blowup but a slow drift you barely notice? We open up about our story—from teen romance and long-distance phone bills to a newborn during senior year and a wedding that felt like a sprint. The early cracks were quiet: family patterns we never examined, unspoken fears from childhood, and a version of faith that stayed mostly on S...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt your marriage slide from teammates to roommates without a single blow-up to point to? We unpack that quiet drift—the one built from canceled dates, logistical talk, and low-grade resentment—and lay out a clear path back to unity anchored in Christlike selflessness. Drawing from honest stories and hard-won lessons, we show how the shift from “What am I getting?” to “How c...

Send us Fan Mail What if peace isn’t waiting at the end of your to-do list, but available right where you stand? We take a hard look at the lie that joy arrives once life calms down and offer a better way: practicing presence with God in the ordinary, unfinished moments of real life. From childhood to careers to retirement, chaos keeps showing up—but so does grace, if we know where to look. We exp...

Send us Fan Mail Purpose doesn’t wait for quiet. It grows right in the middle of real life—marriage tensions, work confusion, spiritual dry spells, and the daily noise that won’t turn down. That’s the heartbeat of Kingdom Chaos, and in our first conversation, Troy opens up about fear, obedience, and the surprising freedom of progress over perfection. We start by naming who belongs here: everyone f...