Easy Way to Bring Joy to Your Life

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

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

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...

In the Fight for a Cure

In the Fight for a Cure

Diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at six, Elijah Stacy chose mission over limitation. At fifteen he launched the nonprofit Destroy Duchenne to push for research, support families, and share real hope. Today his work spans biotech consulting, nonprofit...

Created for Connection

Created for Connection

Loneliness is shaping hearts and health, with many people reporting that they often feel isolated. In this episode of Lessons from Living, Beth explores why intentional community matters for well-being, faith, and everyday life. Through honest stories, Scripture, and...

From Suffering to Sobriety

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...

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Your Effort Matters, Embrace Small Starts

Your Effort Matters, Embrace Small Starts

In today’s episode, Beth reminds us that while we may criticize our own efforts as small or subpar, God is delighted by our willingness to try and honors every step we take. This message offers encouragement to keep moving forward in faith and other areas of life.

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Sharpen Your Priorities

Sharpen Your Priorities

Beth shares an unusual way to center oneself and focus on what is most important in life.  Do you have a difficult time discerning what is important?  This method which happens to be a "natural" part of Beth's life allows one to zero in with clarity on your most...

Taking a Life U-Turn

Taking a Life U-Turn

Faced with an exorbitant, self-accumulated debt, Isabel Varela made the brave decision to address her problem head-on.  Her story is one of addiction fueled by painful negative self-image.  The resulting life change required spiritual and secular work, along with an...

Serving Those Who Serve

Serving Those Who Serve

What does the most fulfilling retirement look like?  Our guest Chris Marquardt offers an excellent picture of that: he has made an intentional geographical move with his wife of 36 years to a corner of the world that gives him peace and happiness.  He has learned a...

Headed Toward Heaven

Headed Toward Heaven

What's it like to walk with someone who is dying?  And what lessons can we learn from this experience of witnessing someone passing from this world into the next?  Enjoy an interview with an extraordinary doctor, Reggie Anderson, as he shares these truths with us.  We...

Growing a Family Through Fostering

Growing a Family Through Fostering

When Jessica Spencer, her husband, and birth son decided to dip their toes into the waters of fostering children, they had no way to know that within days their little family would morph from 3 to 7!  This is Jessica's story of the often meandering process fostering...

Surviving Infidelity

Surviving Infidelity

If you have ever wondered whether your spouse has been unfaithful, or even had that fear confirmed, this episode about surviving infidelity is for you.  Our guest, Kate Conwell, shares her journey from discovering her husband's infidelity to moving beyond this trauma...