Your Effort Matters; Embrace Small Starts
Sometimes, we downplay our efforts to step out in faith (or try anything new) as "small," "measly," and barely worth mentioning. If you're a perfectionist, it's easy to grade your first attempts as subpar. Unfortunately, this mindset can set you up for discouragement...
How Beating Cancer Sparked a Mission to Serve
Do you tend to stay stuck in the fallout of painful experiences, or find a way to create something meaningful from them? That’s exactly what Aaron Grunke chose to do after facing a brutal cancer diagnosis and enduring multiple rounds of chemotherapy at just 21 years...
Easy Way to Bring Joy to Your Life
Feeling a little joy-less today? In this snack-sized episode, Beth explores the idea of anticipatory joy—how simply looking forward to something, big or small, can lift your mood and bring a fresh boost of happiness. Inspired by her upcoming trip to Italy with...
Liberation From Addiction
From the time Melody Crosby Hale was a child, a birth defect led her to believe that God would not love a flawed child. In a desperate attempt to feel empowered, she turned to alcohol and painkillers, which eventually opened the door to stronger drugs. Addiction...
Leave Disappointment in the Dust
Are you one to focus on disappointing situations that come your way, causing you to become immobilized? It’s time to reframe disappointment as an inevitable part of being human but learn to give it the limited focus it deserves. In this episode, Beth gives examples of...
A Mother’s Story of Hope: Addiction, Recovery, and God’s Grace
When addiction strikes, it doesn’t just impact one person—it shakes an entire family. In this episode of the Lessons from Living podcast, author Kathryn Mae Inman opens up about walking beside her son through years of struggle, including six failed rehab attempts,...
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Ignoring Differences
On my way to the airport in Ft. Lauderdale, I had to exit the interstate to gas up my rental car before turning it in. I wasn't thinking about where I was, or even what it looked like; I just needed a gas station. I was getting ready to fill up the car when these two...
When Lightning Strikes
This morning, I was approached by a man outside of a McDonald's who said he had seen me in the store, and was prompted by the Holy Spirit to give me a message. The message was "You are going to be fine." For someone still recovering from the effects of...
Traveling Light
Cleaning out my mother's house made me determined to run right home and do a similar decluttering in my own. After all, when do we ever have the motivation to work our way back to the last stray paperclip in the junk drawer, unless we have to hand the house over...
Heavenly Victory
It's been a while since I've had as satisfying an evening as watching Clemson decidedly triumph over Alabama, 44-16, in the national championship game. And before my Alabama friends get their feelings bruised, let me explain why. First, there was the way Clemson...
Introducing the Young YOU!
Last week, I had the privilege of cleaning out my mother’s home of forty-five years. The happy news is that she is still super healthy and living in Melbourne, Forida, equidistant between my two brothers. Her home in Ft. Lauderdale (the one I was emptying) was...
Redefining Success After Crisis: Adrian Jones on Self-Compassion & Finding Your Ikigai | Lessons From Living
Are you feeling like you have lost your sense of purpose, or wondering whether it is too late to make a meaningful change? In this episode of Lessons From Living, Beth...
Overcoming Regrets & Living with Purpose
Corwin “CJ” Johnson (CJ Moneyway) opens up about the road from reckless living to a purpose-filled life rooted in faith. He shares how early “fighting” instincts became a calling to fight spiritually, what real success looks like, and why genuine love and integrity...
From Suffering to Sobriety
From losing jobs, friends, and family to being triggered by an early sexual assault, Brittany Young knows what it's like to suffer. She spent a large chunk of her life living the unsustainable and dysfunctional life of an alcoholic. The good news is that Brittany also...
Thoughts on Thanksgiving
This special Thanksgiving episode of Lessons from Living invites you right into the Graham family gathering. Beth shares conversations with children, grandchildren, in-laws, and dear friends, each reflecting on gratitude, family, and the meaning of the holiday. What...
Leading with Courage and Integrity
In this episode of Lessons from Living, Beth continues the conversation on leadership with guest Laura Ray Reid, writer and founder of The Verdant Leader. Together, they explore what it means to lead with authenticity, integrity, and purpose in a world where true...
How to Discern God’s Voice with Angee Robertson
In this heartfelt conversation, host Beth Graham welcomes writer and podcaster Angee Robertson to talk about cultivating an intimate, everyday relationship with the Holy Spirit. Angee shares how a logic-first faith as a teen later collided with grief, doubt, and...
Healing From Leadership Injury
This episode of Lessons from Living dives into an often-overlooked subject: leadership injury. Psychologist Dr. April Minatrea joins Beth to unpack what happens when those in authority wound us, how those injuries linger, and the path toward healing and redemptive...