Living by Faith with Trillia Newbell

Modern-day families come in all shapes and sizes but in the midst of family life, most days are too busy to think far into the future. So how do we escape the busyness of life and focus on God's perfect plan for our family?  Trillia Newbell  talks with  Ray and Jani Ortlund  about their book,  To the Tenth Generation and God's purpose for families. They'll discuss how to b...

We all walk through hard things: illness, doubt or deep, unimaginable  loss.  Our pain changes everything. It changes how we pray, how we hope, and how we relate to God.  Trillia Newbell talks with Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton about their book, Jesus Will Meet You There: Finding Strength and Comfort in the Savior and how Jesus meets us in the ordinary and hard places of life.....

Being single does not mean that something is wrong. And yet, for so long, it has been treated that way. In just about every church, you can find adults who are not married, many of them sensing the tension of struggling to connect with the church and vice versa. Trillia Newbell talks with  Doug   Hankins about his book, Still Single, Still Called and the purpose of singleness and how we...

What would it be like to see real revival across the nation? Zach Meerkreebs has an idea.  He ended a sermon at Asbury University in 2023 with the challenge, “Do not leave here until you experience the love of God so that you can pour it out.”  That challenge led to a 16-day revival with over 65,000 people praying and worshipping in that small Kentucky town. Trillia Newb...

God loves it when His children talk to Him.  And we can pray any time, and any place...  connecting us to our Father in Heaven who loves us very much.  Trillia Newbell talks with Scott James about his book, Deep Breath, Little Whisper and how to teach your children the simplicity of prayer... and how little prayers of thanks, praise and even whispered requests can help bring them pe...

Parents are entrusted with shaping their children’s hearts toward God.  And the process begins on Day One.  But what does that look like with very young children?  How do you do that when they're in their teen or adult years?  Trillia Newbell talks with Kyle   Worley about his book, The Dragon Slayer and His Super Special Suit ways you can teach your family to love t...

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If you are like most parents, you may struggle to find the time to read the Bible for yourself, let alone time to instruct and train your children. Families with full schedules often have a hard time building in a consistent family devotional time with God.  Trillia Newbell talks with Michael Kruger and Melissa Kruger about their book, The Good News Family Devotional: 52 Weeks Through the Gos...

It's Mother's Day Weekend and we're celebrating!  So moms, pull up a chair and join Trillia Newbell and her friend, Kristie Anyabwile to talk about motherhood.  Psalm 127 tells us that children are a heritage from the Lord, and a reward.  Moms, you can call in and tell your stories or just honor your own mother on Living by Faith !   Living by Faith with Trillia Newbell is a li...

Emotional baggage is trendy. We might even joke about it. But when we collect, stack, and stockpile burdens, we add weight but not value to our lives.  So what is clogging your heart?  Is it worry, regret, false guilt, anger, or pride? Trillia Newbell talks with Laurie Davies about her book, Emotional Hoarding: Letting Go of the Stuff that Keeps You Stuck and how we can let go of the sha...

The wilderness can be scary—a place full of peril and desolation. And it can feel meaningless. But when we read the Scriptures, the wilderness is also the place God reveals Himself and cares for the people He loves. Trillia Newbell talks with Pastor Dustin Crowe about his book, Your Wilderness is Not a Waste: God's Purpose in Suffering and Struggles and the biblical theme of the wilderness,...

Women today wonder if God is for them, if the Bible is for them, and if the church is for them. Sometimes they feel discouraged.  Trillia Newbell talks with Jen Oshman about her book, Very Good: What the Bible Says about Being a Woman and how we can see that from Genesis to Revelation, we learn our Creator offers life, purpose, joy, and conviction to us.  In Him, women have profound free...

You have a passion for ministry, or maybe you want to lead a Bible study or a small group in your home?  How do you put that passion to work to lead most effectively?  Trillia Newbell talks with Moody Bible Institute Professor Kelli Worrall , a speaker at Moody's Called Conference , about ways we can create a vision for ministry and use the gifts God gave us to their utmost... for His pu...

Do you ever wonder: Why am I so anxious? Why can't I shake this anger or depression?  Maybe you've even thought "God, Aren't Christians supposed to feel better than this?"   You're not alone, but you can feel better .   Trillia Newbell talks with Pastor Craig Groeschel about his book, Heal Your Hurting Mind: Biblical Hope for Anxiety, Depression, Burnout and the Emotions No One Talk...

Forgiveness stands at the heart of the gospel, yet it is often difficult and misunderstood. Sometimes we feel that if we forgive, we're letting others off the hook of pain and hurt.  Trillia Newbell talks with Dr.  Pam ela  MacRae of Moody's Called Conference about the spiritual, emotional, and relational challenges involved in forgiveness, to help us move forward in this process or...

Being a woman isn’t easy. Women are bombarded with voices and messages from outside the church and within it, that sometimes make them question their value, purpose and belonging.   Trillia Newbell  talks with  Kendra Dahl  about her book,  A Place for You: Reframing Christian Womanhood and how women can embrace the qualities that make them female—to be va...

As Christians, we're told to love our neighbors, but how do we separate our culture's political rhetoric on immigration with what the Bible says?  Trillia Newbell talks with Bri Stensrud about her book, Start with Welcome: The Journey Toward a Confident and Compassionate Immigration Conversation and what the Bible says about who our neighbors are and how we as a Church can love them and make...

God puts people in our path every day. As believers, it's an opportunity to be a light and reflect Christ. Trillia Newbell talks with Women's Ministry leader Christy Spader , about how we can be leaders for Christ and make disciples of those around us... helping them to live out the life that God created them for on Living by Faith . Living by Faith with Trillia Newbell is a listener supported pro...

As believers, we know that studying the Bible is good for us... but sometimes it's hard to know where to start.  Sometimes we have trouble understanding what we read, or figuring out how it applies to us today.  Trillia Newbell talks with Jimmy and Kelly Needham about their study, See for Yourself and how we can study the Bible in a way that makes it more accessible, and can give us a ga...

Where do you go when your faith is shaken and your leaders fail you? When you're grieving a friend who walked away from God? When the doubts, disappointments, and sufferings of this broken world tempt you to walk away from him too?  Trillia Newbell talks with author and Bible teacher Courtney Reissig about her book, Someone to Believe In: Embracing the Savior Who Stays the Same When Everythin...

It's Valentine's Day weekend, but one thing is for sure... love isn’t one-size-fits-all. What says “I love you”  to one person might not mean a thing to another.  Trillia Newbell talks with marriage experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott about their book, The Love Language that Matters Most: How to Personalize Love so They Really Feel It and how love can get lost in transl...

Stories about heroes of the faith, whether they're people in the Bible, or other more modern-day believers, can be such an encouragement in our walk with God. In honor of Black History Month,  Trillia Newbell  sits down with Living by Faith producer,  Karen Hendren , to talk about her book,  Celebrating Around the Table  and the accomplishments and adversities of twelve no...

As believers, our faith gives us both a hope in the future and something to hang onto... especially in times of crisis. Trillia Newbell sits down with  Colleen   Chao to talk about how her faith has sustained her through depression, chronic pain and a cancer diagnosis, as she's written about in her new book, On Our Way Home .  It has also delivered her to a life of indestructible jo...

Every Christian wants abundance and wholeness, but sometimes we find ourselves empty.  Oftentimes, the problem is we are being formed by some other story or way, allowing culture to disciple us more than Jesus does.  Trillia Newbell  talks with  Elizabeth Woodson  and her book,  Habits of Resistance: 7 Ways You're Being Formed by Culture and Gospel Practices to Help Y...

Some people are lucky enough to get paid to do what they love. But many are not.  In an age when passion and calling are often confused, how do you understand the difference between the two.  Trillia Newbell talks with Karen Swallow Prior about her book, You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good & Beautiful that crucial distinction that can help you understand how G...