The Daily Grace Podcast

In this episode, Krystal and Shelby chat with Trillia Newbell about the barriers to deep friendship, what to do when your longing for friendship goes unmet, and how our friendship with Jesus holds us steady. Trillia also talks about her journey with friendship recently and how she's practicing what she’s teaching. Trillia is a delight and you are going to love this conversation with her! The opini...

If you’ve ever struggled with insecurity or comparison, then today’s conversation with Jenn Schultz will be a great encouragement to you. She recently wrote a book titled She's Not Your Enemy: Conquering Our Insecurities So We Can Build God's Kingdom Together. Jenn encourages us to bring those struggles to the feet of Jesus, looking beyond our circumstances to see how God is at work in us.  The op...

In today’s conversation, we tackle three words to help you grow spiritually—and they may be new to you! The words are: orthodoxy, orthopraxy, and orthopathy. Though these seem like big, weighty theological terms, we break them down and provide ways to practically incorporate these concepts into your walk with the Lord. Understanding these three words will help us to reorient our hearts and passion...

In this week’s episode, Krystal and Shelby chat with Kristen Wetherell about what to do when you don’t have a desire to read and study the Bible. A lack of a desire to be in the Bible is something we all experience from time to time. In this episode, Kristen shares some encouragement and tips on handling these difficult seasons from her new book, Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to G...

As believers, our lives are meant to honor and glorify God…so what do we do with goal setting? Is it selfish to set goals? We tackle these questions in today’s episode!  We chat talk about how we can ensure that our goals are centered on God and not ourselves. And we talk through some ways we can discern if we are setting God-honoring goals. We pray this episode will encourage you to pursue the Lo...

We're ringing in the new year by talking about 5 biblical goals to consider! While most goals focus on changing outward actions, the goals Shelby and Krystal chat about in this episode are designed to help you think through pursuing Christlikeness in your inner life. This episode also feature a question from a listener and Krystal and Shelby's answer to her important question! Sign up for the Dail...

In today’s episode, Kristin Schmucker, CEO of the Daily Grace Co, and Katie Davidson, the Daily Grace Co staff writer, chat about how to read the Bible more in 2024.  Kristin and Katie share their personal struggles to read the Bible consistently and how they’ve overcome them. You can join Kristin and Katie in studying the entire New Testament in 2024 in the Year in the Bible with Daily Grace Podc...

Join us for our final bonus mini-episode as we discuss who this study is good for.. surprise, everyone! We discuss how the study is great for someone in a busy season, but also for the person who wants to dive deeper into details of the New Testament they haven’t thought about before. Behold is a study that will be great for building a daily habit of Bible reading because it’s just one chapter of...

Welcome to the third Advent 5-Minute Meditation episode! This super short episode contains Scripture, time to reflect on the hope of Christ, and a prayer all set to relaxing music. In today's episode we consider the the name of every other name, the name of Jesus. Sign up for the Daily Grace Podcast Newsletter and receive the free resource "Scripture for Every Season.” Time Stamps: - About the Dai...

Join us for this special bonus mini-episode with Katie and Kristin, the new hosts for season 3 of A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace! In today's episode, they answer the question, “What does it mean to behold Christ?” and discuss other themes that we will be tracing through the New Testament together. Visit The Daily Grace Co. for the Behold bundle and for beautiful products that will equip you...

Welcome to the second Advent 5-Minute Meditation episode! This super short episode contain Scripture, time to reflect on the hope of Christ, and a prayer all set to relaxing music. In today's episode we consider the peace that comes from knowing in Christ our crimson sins are made white as snow. Sign up for the Daily Grace Podcast Newsletter and receive the free resource "Scripture for Every Seaso...

Join us for this special bonus mini-episode with Katie and Kristin, the new hosts for season 3 of A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace! In today's episode, you will get a sneak peek into season 3 and the Behold study where we will be reading the New Testament one chapter a day, five days a week!   Visit The Daily Grace Co. for the Behold bundle and for beautiful products that will equip you on you...

Welcome to the first Advent 5-Minute Meditation episode! This super short episode contain Scripture, time to reflect on the hope of Christ, and a prayer all set to relaxing music. In today's episode we consider the hope we receive from knowing that Jesus is the light in the darkness.  Sign up for the Daily Grace Podcast Newsletter and receive the free resource "Scripture for Every Season.” Time St...

Whether you feel behind on your to-do list or behind in life, there are always times when each of us wish that we were further along. But, how do we handle this emotion biblically? That is what we want to talk about today. Our encouragement is trust God with the gap between where you are and where you want to be—even if that gap never closes. And to obsess over faithfulness where you are instead o...

In this episode, we’re talking about When You Feel Afraid of the Future” with Ruth Chou Simons! Ruth's recent book, Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward, helps us trust our unknown futures into God’s capable hands. Ruth vulnerably shares about the ways she has leaned into God’s character when the future feels uncertain. If you have ever felt afraid of the future (and who of us hasn’t?)...

Have you ever felt misunderstood? There can be something so frustrating when you do not feel heard or understood. In today’s conversation, Shelby and Krystal discuss when we as women are most tempted to feel misunderstood as well as the responses that often come out of feeling that way. We can sometimes dismiss the “respectable” sins such as pride but Scripture is clear to point us toward away fro...

Do you feel weak? Do you struggle to admit your weaknesses? As Christians, seeing our weaknesses can actually be a good thing because it pushes us to rely on the Lord for His strength. Emily Jensen joined us for this thought provoking conversation! Emily is the co-founder and content director of Risen Motherhood, and author of the new book, “He is Strong.” In it, Emily shares relatable stories abo...

In today's episode, we hear the story of an unlikely convert—Rosaria Butterfield. Rosaria was a tenured women’s studies Professor at Syracuse University who adopted a lesbian identity. In 1997, she began reading the Bible as research for a book she planned to write. After reading large portions of Scripture and being invited into the home of a pastor where her questions were welcomed and answered,...

We may think that we can’t memorize Scripture because we have terrible memories or that we don’t have time. But in today’s episode, Glenna Marshall shows us what a few minutes a day can do to transform your walk with the Lord and the way you engage with His Word. Glenna has seen the benefits of Scripture memory firsthand as she has incorporated it into pockets of time throughout her day. She recen...

There’s no doubt about it—we are busy people. We live in a world that values and prioritizes hustle and busyness. Sadly, this impacts our spiritual lives as we push aside the most important thing (being with God in His Word) and trade it for the seemingly urgent things in front of us. The truth is if we have time for Netflix and Instagram, we have time to spend with Jesus. The question is—how are...

When it comes to the church, we often talk about the hard and holy, but do we talk about the hope and holy? Natalie Runion from Raised to Stay is on today’s podcast to talk about all of this and so much more! Natalie is a pastor’s kid who went on to serve on church staff for many years. She experienced what many of us have experienced: hurt, betrayal, pain, confusion, exhaustion. But instead of tu...

Show Notes:   This is the final episode in our “Women and….” series where we’ve been talking about how to navigate tricky spaces such as calling, work, home, church, and mental health as a woman. We knew that we couldn’t wrap up this series without talking and navigating leadership roles as a woman, because all women lead in some capacity!   In this episode, Kristin shares about her own journey of...

Show Notes:   In this episode, Julie Busler chats with Krystal and Shelby about women and mental health. Julie has an incredible testimony of God’s faithfulness through bouts of depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts, all while being a missionary overseas. She wrote a book titled Joyful Sorrow: Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness. In her book, and in today’s episode, she details the...

In this episode, She Works His Way founders Michelle Myers and Somer Phoebus chat through common issues women face with work such as experiencing burnout, the struggle of trying to balance it all, and avoiding letting your work become your identity. No matter what the work in front of you looks like—whether it’s homework, caring for your children, or leading in a secular space—this episode is for...

Show Notes:   Most women struggle to know how to accurately weigh the importance of the home in our lives. In this episode, Jen Pollock Michel helps us think about home biblically. She helps us to think about our own homes, our past experiences of home, and our future eternal home as we remember God as the ultimate maker of the home.      The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not re...