Thriving Beyond Belief with Cheryl Scruggs

Becky Keife is a beloved speaker and is the Community Manager for DaySpring's (in)courage, a widely followed online community where authentic women link arms to build community, celebrate diversity, and live courageously for Jesus.  Becky's debut book, No Better Mom for the Job: Parenting with Confidence (Even When You Don't Feel Cut Out for It) reflects her passion for empowering moms to find the...

Dr. Matt Chalmers is a health and wellness expert, author and speaker who specializes in the areas of long-term wellness, nutrition, women's health, weight loss, athlete wellness and holistic healing. With a client list that includes professional athletes, business executives, politicians and celebrities, Dr. Chalmers takes a holistic-based approach with patients to identify and treat the source o...

The holidays can be tough when it comes to family dynamics and lots of other things we are dealing with in life! But today, I want to encourage and challenge as we move in to this wonderful time of year! Let's go there and talk about where you are; emotionally, spiritually, physically, and mentally during the holidays. Related Links: Facebook : @CherylScruggs Facebook group : FOR Women ONLY Group...

Julie is a wife, mother, author, teacher, and blogger. Before she married, she taught speech, drama, and English for three years in the Richardson Independent School District. After she married, she stayed home with her two children and spent time volunteering locally and at the South Texas border. Now that her kids are grown, she works intermittently for her husband, writes, and speaks about fami...

Kyle DiRoberts (PhD) is department chair and associate professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Arizona Christian University in Glendale, Arizona, adjunct professor at Phoenix Seminary, and director of the minister in residence and internship programs at Scottsdale Bible Church. He is married to Lolly and the father of Kaden, Oliver, and Carson. With any free time, he hangs out with his wi...

Sarah's Story: Finding my voice. My twenties were categorized as driven and successful. My resume boasted of working for influential organizations. I was a popular communicator traveling across the globe to speak to students. And I became an author at the young age of 27. But then, I turned 30, had kids, faced some rejection and was felt like I had peaked in life. Where the twenties were driven wi...

Born prematurely, Johnny has cerebral palsy and is mostly confined to a wheelchair. He has participated for several years in numerous myTeamTriumph (mTT) 5Ks, Marathons and Triathlons being pushed by able-bodied athletes. Inspired by mTT, Johnny and his Dad began doing 5Ks, marathons and triathlons on their own. This ultimately led to Johnny setting a goal most would have thought to be impossible....

Do Less So God Can Do More Popular speaker, Billie Jauss, shares how to make room for God in her latest book. Every believer experiences dry seasons in their lifetimes when you're doing all the right things but feel painfully disconnected from God. Bible study? Check. Volunteer ministry? Check. Daily quiet time? Check. But nothing seems to be working. While most of Billie Jauss's adult life has be...

Erica is an award-winning author and the founder of Every Life Ministries, bringing you the truths of Scripture to transform your life. By digging deeply into God's Word, Every Life Ministries encourages you to discover your unique purpose, accept God's promises, and live by His power. Erica is the author of three Bible studies released by Moody Publishers: An Unexplainable Life, The Unexplainable...

I am so excited to have Nancy Houston with me today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! We talk about a topic that is necessary in our culture today and one that is good for our hearts. We discuss intimacy within marriage! Nancy shares her story with us and how she has gotten to where she is today. Nancy's book Love and Sex was released in February, which is the Christian guide to healthy intimacy. She wr...

Join me this week on Thriving Beyond Belief with my guest Rachel Macy Stafford. In LIVE LOVE NOW Stafford shows readers how to become a truth-teller, encourager and guide to help young adults through the top stressors they face today—academic pressure, parental expectations, technoference, lack of purpose, isolation and the absence of effective coping skills. Stafford bravely and beautifully weave...

Join me this week on Thriving Beyond Belief for a solo episode! Let's talk 2020, half of 2021, struggles, joys, and thriving!! Related Links: WEBSITE : JeffandCherylScruggs.com INSTAGRAM : @CherylScruggs AMAZON : I Do Again

This week on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have a special episode with Jeff and myself with Aaron and Jamie Ivey, co-authors of Complement: The Surprising Beauty of Choosing Together Over Separate in Marriage. Related Links: WEBSITE : AaronandJamieIvey.com INSTAGRAM : @jamieivey AMAZON : Complement: The Surprising Beauty of Choosing Together Over Separate in Marriage

In 2009, Lara Casey —PowerSheets® creator, best-selling author, and mom to three—wrote a blog post ("How to Make Things Happen") in an attempt to answer the many emails she received asking, "how do you do it all?" The blog post received a flurry of responses, resonating with hundreds of people. It sparked a movement that turned into the  Making Things Happen Conference a decade ago, where she cont...

This week on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast,  Paul David Tripp ! Dr. Paul David Tripp is a pastor, event speaker, and a best-selling and award-winning author. With more than 30 books and video series on Christian living, Paul's driving passion is to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Experience The Marriage Of Your Dreams Paul Tripp will encourage you with what th...

Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn from Not a Partnership ! About the Authors: Tod Jacobs Tod Jacobs is Director of the David Robinson Institute for Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem, which he co-founded in 2005. Prior to his current role teaching and counseling his students and alumni, he enjoyed a distinguished career on Wall Street as one of the leading authoritie...

Darryl Strawberry is described as a baseball legend by many who have been dazzled by the dynamics of his game. His many accomplishments in the major leagues include four World Series titles, eight All-Star Game appearances, and a nomination to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. He has earned the legendary nicknames and phrases of one of the most feared homerun hitters in the game of baseb...

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Kat Harris! In Sexless in the City: A Sometimes Sassy, Sometimes Painful, Always Honest Look at Dating, Desire, and Sex The popular podcast host and founder of The Refined Woman shares how she researched, wrestled, and discovered a God who wasn't afraid or ashamed of sex and desire. Realizing countless women were dyin...

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Jarrett Stephens! A message of hope for an anxious day: God never changes. He is still here and ready to transform our lives. What we must ask is if we are ready to respond to him. In these turbulent times, many wonder where God is…and why he doesn't seem to be intervening. Sure, he performed miracles in the Bible, bu...

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Todd & Brooke Tilghman! So often we hear "Just keep your eye on the prize!" and "focus on the 'big picture!'" Todd and Brooke Tilghman offer this counter-cultural advice: look for the small things, not the big things––relish each and every small step/moment. When Todd Tilghman, pastor of two decades and father of eigh...

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Abby Turner! Before the pandemic led to social gatherings being literally outlawed, the deck was already stacked against the everyday hostess who wanted to practice the discipline of hospitality in her home. A five-course meal? A beautifully curated tablescape? A hand-engraved invitation? A less-than-sparkling-clean h...

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Gary Thomas! Gary's publisher is updating three of his marriage and dating bestsellers – A Lifelong Love: Discovering How Intimacy with God Breathes Passion Into Your Marriage , Sacred Search: What if It's Not about Who You Marry, but Why? and 9 Essential Conversations Before You Say I Do – all releasing April 1. Topi...

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Amy Downs! Amy was a self-described lazy, college dropout. On April 19, 1995, she was working as a credit card loan officer at the Federal Employees Credit Union located in the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City when she found herself buried alive, upside down, in the basement of a nine-story building....

Welcome back everyone! Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast is our guest, Hannah Brencher! Hannah Brencher is a writer, TED Speaker, and mental health advocate with a heart for building leaders. She is the author of two best-selling books- "If You Find This Letter" and her latest book, "Come Matter Here." Her forthcoming book "Fighting Forward" will be available in bookstores everywhere on...

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have Debra Fileta! According to Fileta, people tend to assume they're okay—until they're not. Becoming healthy is an ongoing process that requires stopping, digging deep and asking the hard questions. In her new book, Fileta challenges readers to get real with who they are and how they're doing spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically so they can recog...