Category Archives: Podcast Show Notes Archives – Purposely

If you pause long enough to notice the trees around you—whether they’re towering evergreens or a single branch outside your window—you might be surprised by how much they quietly tea...

Ideally your mom and dad are there for you as spiritual parents. But God also provides spiritual parents when your parents can’t. Listen to "Spiritual Parents - YMD (You, Your Mom, and Your Dad)...

As we learn to bring our honest pain before God, lament becomes less of a last resort and more of a sacred practice that steadies our hearts. In Lamentations 5, we’re reminded that even our mess...

In this episode of Purposely Equipped: The Four Gospels, Pastor Gwen Dreger helps us step into the later chapters of Luke with the curiosity of a physician and the tenderness of a storyteller, remindi...

When we look honestly at the brokenness around us, it’s no wonder we sometimes feel like exiles in a world that isn’t what God intended. Lament gives us a way to hold that ache before Him&...

Joshua faced walls he could never conquer on his own, yet everything changed when he trusted God’s voice and followed His lead. Our own breakthroughs begin the same way—letting God fill ou...

Many of the stories of the women in the Bible often live in the shadows. René Echevarria, screenwriter and producer, has helped bring their lives into the spotlight with the new series from Fox...

Some testimonies remind us just how patient and persistent God’s love really is, especially when someone has spent years believing they’re too far gone. Donnie Davidson’s journey fro...

When we stop trying to rush past our pain and instead face our hardest emotions with honesty, we often discover that God is already waiting for us in the messy middle. Lament teaches us that even in s...

AI can be an amazing tool, if we use it right. Today we’ll discuss the three best ways to use AI well, and three uses of AI that we should avoid. Listen to "The Three Best (And Worst) Uses of AI...