Category Archives: Podcast Show Notes Archives – Purposely

In an age when people are searching for what is “Essential Christianity” what are tenets that all Churches can agree on? The Nicene Creed has been central to the Christian Faith for 1700 y...

Sometimes I think about how few things I’ve truly seen “from the beginning.” Even with my own kids—whom I met on their very first day—I’m still discovering who they...

Growing up with those “everyone gets punished” moments at school made me big on fairness as a mom, but I’ve realized that sometimes my obsession with keeping things even has slowed d...

Have you ever read a familiar passage and suddenly a detail jumps out that you somehow missed every other time? It’s amazing how one small shift in what we notice can open up an entirely new per...

Crowds can bring out the best or worst in us, and I still remember the first time I stepped into one after the pandemic—my heart raced, my chest tightened, and I had to escape just to breathe ag...

Some days it feels like my boundaries are made of wet tissue paper—I know what I should say no to, yet I cave anyway and deal with the fallout later. Thankfully, God gives us the Spirit as a ste...

Hope Darst’s journey is proof that God can take our “Is it too late?” and turn it into something beautifully unexpected. She stepped into her music career at 40 with a mix of faith, ...

Maybe you’re trying to get pregnant with your next baby. Maybe you’re trying to figure out how to make perimenopause not so…awful. Wherever you’re at in your reproductive arc,...

David’s story reminds us that even in our worst failures, God’s love is strong enough to convict, rebuke, and restore. True repentance is a 180° turn of heart, mind, and behavior that ...

Pastor Eric and 12‑year‑old Kate dive into dinosaurs, creation, and what it all means for our belief in God. Their conversation is a sweet reminder that curiosity isn’t something to ...