The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast

  On this week’s solo podcast episode, I am re-releasing an episode where I took to the show to talk all about New Year’s resolutions, goals, walking by the Spirit, and holding fast to the gospel in the midst of it all. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Why so many of our resolutions “fail” and why wrong theology is shooting us in the foot here ~The impact of the gospel on our guilt surroundi...

Lisa  Appelo is a widowed mom of 7, Bible teacher, and author of the new book, “Life Can be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After it Falls Apart“ . She comes on the show to encourage you that, with the Lord, there is always hope and goodness to be found even through the hardest of seasons.   What we Chat About on this Episode ~Lisa’s new book, “Life Can be Good Again: Putting Your Wor...

This week we are bringing to a close our solo podcast series based on my book, "Good News for a Woman's Heart: An Advent Devotional Study",   with our final podcast episode of 2022.  Today we are focusing on week 4 of the study, which centers on remembering the peace we can have in Christ for our weary hearts. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~The fact that it is no accident that this very we...

Dorena Williamson is a pastor’s wife, mom, Ever Eve stylist, and author of several childrens’ books, including the newest one, Brown Baby Jesus . She comes on the show today to help us better understand the historical and cultural context of the Christmas story - and why that context is so important. This is the second part of a two-part conversation I had with Dorena that I believe equips us all...

This week we are kicking off week 3 of our  brand new solo podcast series, this one based on a book I wrote a few years back entitled "Good News for a Woman's Heart: An Advent Devotional Study" .   Today we are focusing on week 3 of the study, which centers on embracing the joy we can have in Christ. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~This season as one that can too often being really lacking...

Dorena Williamson is a pastor’s wife, mom, Ever Eve stylist, and author of several childrens’ books, including the newest one, Brown Baby Jesus . She comes on the show today to help us better understand the historical and cultural context of the Christmas story - and why that context is so important. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Dorena’s new book, Brown Baby Jesus , what led her to writ...

This week we are kicking off week 2 of our  brand new solo podcast series, this one based on a book I wrote a few years back entitled "Good News for a Woman's Heart: An Advent Devotional Study" .   Today we are focusing on week 2 of the study, which centers on living out of the love we have in Christ. What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~An in-depth look at Mary's life and what we can learn from...

Jamie Erickson is a wife, homeschool mom of 5, founder and lead writer of The Unlikely Homeschool blog , and co-host of the Mom to Mom Podcast . Today on the show we talk about her newest book, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow . We hope you come away from this episode feeling inspired to pursue and cultivate warm coziness in your own home and serve others th...

This week we are kicking off a brand new solo podcast series, this one based on a book I wrote a few years back entitled "Good News for a Woman's Heart: An Advent Devotional Study" .   Today we are focusing on the introduction and week 1 of the study, which centers on the hope we have in Christ as seen through a study on the life stories of the five women found in the geneaology of Christ. What I...

Alisa Childers runs an apologetics blog , podcast , and YouTube channel dedicated to helping believers grow in and better understand God's truth. Today on the show we talk about her newest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed . We hope you come away from this episode feeling far better equipped to guard against the lie...

This is a re-release of an episode which first came out right before Friendship Matters was published. Today we share it again as a way to end our Friendship Matters podcast series.   ~~~~~ Amber Durgan and Rebekah Hargraves are joining forces on the show today to talk all about their new book releasing December 1, “Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World.” They...

Elizabeth Woodsen is a Bible teacher, Dallas Theological Seminary graduate, and author who is passionate about helping people learn about the rich theological truths of their faith. Today she comes on the show to talk about her new book, "Embrace Your Life: How to Find Joy When the Life You Have is not the Life You Hoped For" , and how we can thrive even in the midst of life circumstances we don't...

A few months ago, we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan , entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World" .   Today we are focusing on chapter 9, the last chapter official chapter of the book and one that is all about becoming the friend you want to be. What I Chat about in Today’s Episod...

Becky Thompson is a wife, mama, blogger, podcaster, and author of several books including her newest, God so Close: Experience a Life Awakened by the Holy Spirit . She comes on the show today to inspire us with what it means to listen to and walk by the Spirit and how we can do that in our everyday lives.     What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Becky's newest book, God so Close: Experience a L...

Amber Durgan is a wife, mama, blogger, podcaster, and co-author author of two books. Her heart is for encouraging and equipping women to build deeper relationships with Christ. Today she comes on the show to chat about the hard topic of having to move on from difficult friendships.     What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~The hard and hurtful friendship seasons of life and how to handle them bi...

Jessica Thompson is a wife, mom,  speaker, writer, podcaster, and author of the new devotional study, " How God Loves Us: 40 Days to Discovering His Character in the Fruit of the Spirit " ,  She  joins me on the podcast today to encourage you with a more thoroughly biblical understanding of the fruits of the Spirit than you may have heard taught before. I pray you will be as encouraged by this con...

A few months ago, we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World".   Today we are focusing on chapter 7, a chapter that is all about boundaries and forgiveness and how to deal with friends who are guilty of the five red flags we talked about last tim...

Laura Booz is a wife, mom, gardener and chicken keeper, and author of the book, "Expect Something Beautiful: Finding God's Good Gifts in Motherhood" . She  joins me on the podcast today to encourage you with the joy that can be found in God's good design for motherhood. May you be encouraged and find yourself better equipped to fight back against today's toxic mommy culture.   What we Chat about i...

Rebekah Hargraves is the host of the Home and Hearth Podcast, which, up until this point, has always been an interview-style podcast. Now, however, she is branching out into recording the first of (what will hopefully be many – that’s up to the feedback she gets from you!) her solo podcasts to talk on the topic of “Navigating Difficult Friendships”. What She Chats about in Today’s Episode: ~A bit...

Asheritah CiuCiu is a wife, mom, podcaster, writer, and author of the new book "Prayers of Rest: Daily Prompts to Slow Down and Hear God's Voice." She joins me on the podcast today to inspire us with the understanding that prayer is not a drudgery, it is not a task to check off the list, it is not a burden that we "have" to do, but rather is a peaceful, restful, life-giving gift to our souls. May...

About two months ago, we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World".   Today we are focusing on chapter 5, a chapter that is all about online friendships. For Amber's perspective on this chapter, head on over to her podcast episode tomorrow! What I...

In light of this being "pride month", I wanted to be sure to do a re-release of an episode which first aired over 4 years ago. I pray you walk away from it built up,  edified, inspired, and encouraged.   Dr. Rosaria Butterfield joins me on the podcast today and provides us with just the wisdom and insight we so desperately need in the church today for how to address issues of a LGBTQ nature with b...

About a month and a half ago we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World".   Today we are focusing on chapter 4, a chapter that is all about deepening our friendships according to Jesus' own example. For Amber's perspective on this chapter, head o...

Today on the podcast I wanted to do a special re-release of an episode I recorded with Bethany Beal last year. With so many people facing hard trials of different kinds around the world right now, I believe the wisdom and encouragement offered to us by Bethany in this episode is just what we need to hear right about now! May you walk away encouraged.     Bethany Beal is a wife, mom, author, speake...

A month ago we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World".  In the first episode we covered the introduction and first chapter of the book, and in episode 2 we zeroed in on chapter 2. Today we are focusing on chapter 3, a chapter that is all about...