Pure Encouragement Podcast

I was recently asked by a professional athlete, "Do you have a strategy for confidence?" The answer is YES! It is simple and easy to put into action. Stop letting fear and insecurity destroy your confidence. Start taking action today. Through Christ, CONFIDENCE IS POSSIBLE! For more resources to build your confidence and compete for Christ, go to www.pureencouragement.org

In this episode, I interview Mitch Fossier on how to overcome anxiety as an elite athlete. Mitch competes at the highest levels and shares insights on how to walk in victory and remain confident. For more resources on soul care, confidence, and leadership visit the Pure Encouragement Website

Have you ever struggled with thinking your worth and value is tied to your performance and what others think? As a result, you ride a roller coaster of emotion depending on how a game goes, or what a coach says. This was my story. God changed my life. In this episode, I share my story and personal experiences on learning to root out the lie that my significance is tied to my performance and what o...

Fear and insecurity are killing competitors confidence. As coaches and athletes, we fight the fears of failure and rejection, performance anxiety, comparison traps, discouragement, and more. Thanks be to God confidence is possible through Jesus Christ! Listen and be encouraged as Gary shares his confidence story from massive struggles with fear and insecurity to learning to walk in victory and com...

Trusting God through adversity is not easy. When unexpected trials hit like rejection, criticism, injury, or being traded, we have choice to surrender and trust the Lord, or try to take the matter into our own hands. In today's episode, Talor Joseph shares from his experience on trusting God through adversity as a professional hockey goaltender. Strength comes through surrender! I pray this me...

Listen to an inspiring story as I interview Quin Ryan, current professional hockey player for the Worcester Railers (ECHL), all about his experiences competing for Christ. Quin shares his story, lessons learned, and how he is dealing with current adversities. We cover topics such as: Identity in Christ Overcoming adversity Trusting God's plan Competing with purpose I pray this message blesses you!...

Chris Heaton gained the world accomplishing unparalleled success in the diving world. Between 2005-2009, Chris won 8 MAC Championships and set 16 MAC Records for diving. Following college, he competed on the National Level for Team USA. When diving ended, Chris became a top 500 Worldwide CrossFit athlete. Listen as Chris shares his story about where true and lasting satisfaction comes from. At the...

Every Christian fights to live a confident, victorious Christian life. We wrestle to overcome sin, trial, discouragement, criticism, opposition, and personal insecurities. Listen and be encouraged as I have a round table discussion with two of my favorite people, Josh Sherley (Staff member at Influencers Bakersfield) and Brad Newburg (VP at Trinity Safety Company and Ministry Leader) on living a c...

Every competitor fights for confidence. The fears of failure, rejection, and the future are relentless enemies. Anxiety and insecurity can hard to overcome. Many athletes battle to stay encouraged when they face trial or criticism. Is confidence even possible? Listen and be encouraged as I talk about Becoming Inside Out. Confidence starts in the heart. We need to win the heart battle! Through Chri...

Every competitor fights for confidence. The fears of failure, rejection, and the future are relentless enemies. Anxiety and insecurity can hard to overcome. Many athletes battle to stay encouraged when they face trial or criticism. Is confidence even possible? Listen and be encouraged as I interview Chris McKelvie, Head Coach at Bethel University Men's Hockey, all about confidence. Identity in...

Every competitor fights for confidence. The fears of failure, rejection, and the future are relentless enemies. Anxiety and insecurity can hard to overcome. Many athletes battle to stay encouraged when they face trial or criticism. Is confidence even possible? Listen and be encouraged as we talk about how essential it is to get rooted in our Identity in Christ ! We are not defined by our performan...

Every competitor fights for confidence. The fears of failure, rejection, and the future are relentless enemies. Anxiety and insecurity can hard to overcome. Many athletes battle to stay encouraged when they face trial or criticism. Is confidence even possible? Listen and be encouraged as we talk about the foundation for confidence - Abiding in Christ! When we abide in Him, He will produce fruit in...

Every competitor fights for confidence. The fears of failure, rejection, and the future are relentless enemies. Anxiety and insecurity can hard to overcome. Many athletes battle to stay encouraged when they face trial or criticism. Is confidence even possible? Listen and be encouraged as we talk about the importance of an Offensive Mindset! Through Christ, Confidence is absolutely possible! I pray...

Every competitor fights for confidence.   The fears of failure, rejection, and the future are relentless enemies. Anxiety and insecurity can hard to overcome. Many athletes battle to stay encouraged when they face trial or criticism. Is confidence even possible? Listen and be encouraged as I share my personal story and how God radically transformed my confidence.  At one point, I feared...

What does Christmas have to do with the Competitor for Christ? A lot! Because God is faithful to His promises , we can trust Him completely with our career Because God is with us , we can live with courage and strength in all circumstances Because God is irrationally generous , we can be irrationally generous to our teammates  Listen and be encouraged as I share about Christmas and the Compet...

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7) Have you ever struggled with hesitancy, second guessing, or competing timidly? Do you want to compete and live boldly? Listen and be encouraged as I share from experience about how God's grace empowers us to compete and live boldly !  No matter what you are going through this episode is...

"We love because He first loved us" (1 John 4:19) Have you ever struggled with trying to love God only to find yourself falling short and getting tired?  Or have you ever wrestled with thinking God views you through the lens of your performance? Listen and be encouraged as I share from experience about the power of God's grace ! I'm learning the significant difference between being focused on...

To deeply trust God, we have to understand the way He loves and views us!  " Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you ; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!" (Isaiah 30:18) Does God love us as a conditional Father?  Does God view us through the lens of our performance as a competitor or person?  Listen...

Have you ever felt inadequate to do what God was calling you to do?  I cannot count the amount of times I have felt weak, scared, discouraged, unqualified, or just plain ordinary.  Thanks be to our gracious God He still uses us. And even more, He does extraordinary things with ordinary people whose hearts are fully surrendered to Him!! Listen and be encouraged as I share from experience...

Have you ever struggled with a habitual sin you just cannot seem to overcome? In your heart, you love the Lord and want to live victoriously, but you feel trapped in this continuous struggle. Maybe it's pride, anger, unforgiveness, selfishness, or lust? As followers of Christ, we are no longer slaves to sin (Romans 8:14-18).  As competitors for Christ, confidence is possible!  In this ep...

Sports seasons are upon us! Are you ready to be a Competitor for Christ? Confidence, leadership, and eternal impact doesn't happen by chance. We need to be proactive and attack the season with intentionality. The battles with fear of failure, fear of others opinions, performance anxiety, misplaced identity, leading emotions, overcoming discouragement, and comparisons are coming.  Through Chri...

Have you ever struggled to trust God as your Provider? In this episode, I talk about God's grace in provision and how Jesus is not only THE Good Shepherd by MY Good Shepherd! "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." (2 Corinthians 9:8 BSB) This fall, I am giving away a FREE GIFT! Do you wan...

Have you ever struggled to embrace your role on a team, or been jealous of others gifts?  In this episode, I talk about God's grace in giving spiritual gifts and how we can embrace His gift for greater Kingdom impact!  Every Christian has been given a spiritual gift(s) by the Lord, as He wills, for the common good. When we abide in Christ, He empowers us to use those gifts to make an ete...

In this episode, I interview Chris Heaton on his story about EXPERIENCING God's grace. Chris opens up about his story coming to faith in Jesus Christ and how God's extraordinary grace has played a pivotal role in his sport career, mental performance, family, work, and in overcoming adversity. His finishing line is powerful: "An all-knowing Father is qualified to give all-sufficient grace!" No matt...

Are you going through something right now? Maybe it's something personal like a health crises, discouragement, or anxiety? Or its something with your family like marriage stress or a prodigal child? Or its something at work like a new position or battling burn out? Whatever it is you are going through, this episode is for you!  God's grace is sufficient for EVERY circumstance and need.  ...