Rooted + Woven

As America celebrates 250 years, it’s a good moment to pause and ask a deeper question: Where does our identity really come from? In this conversation, Deb and Lori talk about how, even though we live in an earthly nation, our true home is in God’s Kingdom. Our identity, our purpose, and our life are all found in Him. They walk through what it looks like to live by faith instead of just what we ca...

In Session 2 of our women's gathering, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of God , we explore the beautiful reality of liberty—the freedom that Christ secured for us through His death, burial, and resurrection. What does it mean to be truly free? Is freedom simply doing what we want, or is it something far greater? Together, we examine the difference between the world's definition of freedom and the f...

What does it mean to truly live? And what happened when you became a Christian? In this conversation from our Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of God series, Deb and Lori reflect on the life that Jesus offers—a life that begins with being born again and continues in daily fellowship with Him. Drawing from Scripture and their own experiences of walking with the Lord, they discuss the reality of etern...

In this deeply honest and beautiful conversation, Deb shares what it has looked like to embrace singleness with Jesus. Together, we talk about seasons of loneliness, unmet desires, surrender, and the gentle work of God in the hidden places of the heart. Rather than hardening her heart through disappointment, Deb shares how the Lord drew her into a deeper intimacy with Him—showing her that He truly...

While walking the Weiser Trail, Deb recorded a voice memo conversation with the Lord in real time. No teaching plan. No polished structure. Just an honest walk with God and a willingness to follow where He led. As Deb processes truth out loud, you’ll hear moments of silence, reflection, and even the sound of her stopping to dig after an old metal plate buried in the ground—a moment we almost remov...

What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? In this episode, we look at the promise given in Galatians 5—that when we walk by the Spirit, we will not carry out the desires of the flesh. This isn’t about behavior management or trying harder. It’s about living led by Him. As we walk with the Spirit, He produces the fruit. He transforms our desires. And He leads us into a life marked by freedom and full...

This episode is the fourth and final session from the A Matter of Life and Breath series , where we’ve been walking through Galatians 2:20—what it means to be crucified with Christ and to now live by faith in the Son of God. This conversation begins in an honest place: forgiveness. In light of the love of God, we often have to confront the ways unforgiveness has taken root in our hearts. Deb share...

In this third session of A Matter of Life and Breath , recorded live at a women’s gathering, we center our conversation on a powerful phrase from Galatians 2:20: “The life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God…” What does it actually look like to live this way? Together, we explore the invitation to live right here in our everyday lives by faith in Jesus—not striving to b...

In this episode of Rooted and Woven, we’re continuing from last week’s session from the women’s event, where Deb spoke. In session one, we talked about what it means to be crucified with Christ… and now we’re stepping into the next part: “it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” This conversation really centers on what that actually looks like in real life. Not just as an idea we a...

This episode was recorded live at a women’s gathering, where we spent the weekend slowing down and anchoring ourselves in one powerful verse: Galatians 2:20. In this first session, Deb gently invites us to focus on the opening phrase: “I have been crucified with Christ.” Together, we explore what this foundational truth really means—and why it changes everything. Through biblical teaching, histori...

What happens when we begin to parent from the whole gospel instead of a partial one? In this episode, Deb, Caffe, Lori, and Stephanie talk about how our understanding of the gospel shapes every area of life—from marriage and relationships to the way we raise our children. A partial gospel can leave parents feeling like everything depends on them: managing behavior, suppressing struggles, and tryin...

In this episode of Rooted & Woven, Laura and Deb return to a powerful analogy Deb first shared years ago — the “above and the below.” Together, they unpack what it means that the most real thing about us is not what is happening in the visible, temporal realm, but what is true in the unseen, spiritual realm — the “above.” Scripture tells us that we are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus...

In this tender and Spirit-led conversation, Deb and Caffe begin in Hebrews 4 and follow the thread of God’s promised rest from Old Testament to the New Testament. What unfolds is more than a discussion about Sabbath or slowing down — it’s a revelation of the abiding rest available to us in Christ. Together, they explore what it means to cease from striving, to stop living from performance, and to...

This table conversation did not unfold the way we originally planned — and we’re so grateful it didn’t. What began as a scheduled gathering with Deb, Lori, and several of us girls shifted unexpectedly into a smaller conversation with just Laura, Caffe, and Teresa. Without the familiar voices that often help guide these discussions, we felt stretched. But what we experienced instead was the steady,...

In this episode, Deb Krum, Laura Cimbalik, and Lori Lowe explore the simplicity of the gospel and the power of life in Christ, centered on the truth of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Rooted in 1 Corinthians 2:1–5, the conversation highlights the contrast between human wisdom and God’s wisdom, reminding us that our faith is not built on persuasive words or performance, but on the power of the Holy...

In session six of Roots Up, we continue our journey through day two by centering on one essential question: Do we actually believe what God says about us? Deb shares about living much of her life as what she calls an “unbelieving believer”—someone who professed faith in Christ, yet struggled to live from the reality of what God had already declared to be true. Together, we unpack the difference be...

In Session Five of Roots Up, we examine how emotional thinking and fear can distort our perspective and lead us away from faith. Drawing from the story of the Israelites and the contrast between fear-driven narratives and faith-filled trust, we see how partial truths can discredit God when we rely on what we see instead of who He is. The Israelites forgot that victory was never meant to be achieve...

In this session from our Roots Up Live Event, we explore what it means to live as faithwalkers —people called not to the patterns of this world, but to the reality of God’s upper story. Scripture reminds us not to be conformed to the world (Romans 12:2) or to love its ways (1 John 2:15). Yet the subtle patterns of secularism, pragmatism, materialism, and relativism often shape how we think about l...

In session three of Roots Up , we take a deep dive into the New Testament, exploring passages from Acts, Romans, and Colossians. Through Scripture and honest reflection, we consider how subtle belief systems—often absorbed without notice—can form the way we view the world and even how we understand God. A simple but searching question guides much of this conversation: What tends to make you cranky...

In this second session from our live Roots Up weekend, we walk through Exodus 32 and look at a people who grew impatient and shaped a god they could control. Together we talk about the ways we, too, can drift toward self-made comforts when God seems slow, and the invitation to return to Him in trust and dependence. For those wanting to continue the conversation, here is the Roots Up 2025 Booklet t...

This episode begins our multi-week release of live sessions from Roots Up 2025 , our women’s gathering from this past October. These sessions invite you to sit with the Lord, listen slowly, and engage in the heart-level work we walked through together. Our theme this year was A Heart Wholly Devoted , focusing on idolatry and wholehearted worship before Him. In this first session, Laura, Deb, Lori,...

Thanksgiving brings a flurry of preparation—cleaning, cooking, gathering—but Scripture invites us into a deeper kind of readiness. A readiness for prayer. In this episode, Laura, Deb, and Lori explore 1 Peter 4:7–8 and its call to be clear-minded and sober in spirit for the purpose of prayer. Together, they look at the inner stories and quiet narratives that often shape how we show up with our fam...

In this episode of Rooted + Woven, Deb and Caffe return to a question every believer wrestles with: How do we grow spiritually? Their conversation gently traces what Scripture shows us about growth—how it begins with abiding in the Vine and continues through the patient, intentional pruning of the Vinedresser. They talk honestly about how we naturally prefer walking by sight rather than faith, and...

In this episode of Rooted + Woven, Laura and Deb take a closer look at the story of the Samaritan woman at the well. What began as an ordinary moment—just drawing water—became a life-changing encounter with Jesus. Together, they reflect on how He met her in her need, spoke truth with compassion, and offered living water that overflowed into her whole community. This conversation invites us to see...

The harvest is His—and so is the fragrance we carry. In this episode, Deb, Lori, Caffe, and Laura sit down for an honest and hope-filled conversation about evangelism through the lens of the whole gospel. Drawing from Matthew 9:36–37 and 2 Corinthians 2:15, they reflect on how Jesus is the Lord of the harvest and how we are invited to simply join Him in what He’s already doing. When we know that G...