Think about the way you feel when you see a sunset. Or think about other moments of beauty and peace that capture your heart—moments you sense are offering you a hint of Heaven. And what about the longing you feel when you attend a funeral or experience sorrow?

It’s true these moments are meant to point you to eternity, but what if they could do more? What if they could help you live more fully on the way there?

Well today, author Amy Baik Lee will invite you to pay attention to those longings deep within. As a shadow of the fullness to come, they’re designed to enrich and alter every area of your life right now, this side of Heaven, and they’re one way you can tune in to eternity even now.

So, if you’ve ever wondered how to keep going in this world while holding on to the hope of the world to come, listen in. This conversation will give you courage, companionship, and a stirring sense of wonder in your journey home to Christ.

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Through the killing fields of Vietnam, Winston Bui’s family traveled on foot, by truck, and by a rocket-damaged boat at sea, barely escaping the war that was engulfing their country and threatening to take their father as a political prisoner.

Now, decades later, Winston is on the 4:13 to tell his story of God’s rescue and redemption. From a refugee with no country to a redeemed child in God's family with a forever home, Winston shares how his story is just a snapshot of the bigger story of God’s mercy and grace.

You’ll learn how God’s love has no border, how miracles still happen, and how no matter what you face, God is working even when you can’t see it.

You are about to be blessed by Winston’s story and blown away by his God.

Here we go…

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You have the best weapon against shame… the Word of God. So today, author Scarlet Hiltibidal is back on the 4:13 to help us move beyond shame to the joy-inducing, peace-producing thrill that comes from a relationship with Jesus.

Scarlet will expose the sources of shame, give you scriptural strategies to combat them, and help you live in the light and victory of God’s Word. She’ll also explain the connection between shame and humility, helping you discover the deep, freeing truth that being undone is the right place to start.

So, shame off you! Here we go…

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Have you ever been with friends who make you laugh, make you grateful, and just plain make you a better person? Well, I was at a Fresh Grounded Faith event with two friends who do that for me: best-selling author Karen Kingsbury and podcaster extraordinaire, Annie F. Downs.

We spilled the beans about dating apps, how to help someone who is struggling with a loss, and how to love the season you’re in. Plus, we shared how to help someone when they’re having a panic attack and how to hold fast to God in your darkest hour.

Then, Karen gave us a good laugh when she explained how emotionally attached she gets to her characters, and Annie helped us understand what it means to have fun in this world with good boundaries. Oh, and you have to hear us share the funniest thing that happened to us on the road. It was absolutely hilarious!

This is one conversation you don’t want to miss, so pull up your chair to the bistro, and let’s spill some beans!

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We’ve been doing a Summer Sizzle around here, which means for the past four weeks, we’ve enjoyed four of the hottest, most shared episodes on the 4:13. And for our final week, we’re taking you back to Episode 40: Can I Overcome Sadness?

Because we all find ourselves down in the dumps sometimes, don’t we? And there’s no quick fix for it—it’s not like you can prevent it or talk yourself out of it when it hits. So what do you do when you are just plain sad?

Well today, we’ll give you six strategies to overcome sadness so it doesn’t overcome you. We’ll help you learn how to stay on top of your sadness and keep it from ruling your life. Plus, I’ll sing over you some words of encouragement, so be sure to listen to the very end.

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We are in the middle of a Summer Sizzle around here, and we’re so glad you joined us for this five-week throwback to your most shared, hottest episodes on the 4:13!

Today, we’re bringing back Episode 37: Can I Show Good Judgment Without Being Judgmental? Because none of us want to be “judgy,” but we do want to show good judgment, right?

Well today, you’ll learn some practical ways to use good judgment without being judgmental. We’ll give you four questions to ask yourself to determine if you’re being judgmental as well as four ways to choose discernment over judgment.

I’m telling you, these Summer Sizzle episodes are hot, hot, hot, so let’s go!

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It’s hot out there and that means it’s time for another Summer Sizzle episode on the 4:13. We’ve been featuring your most shared episodes, and they’ve been so practical and inspiring.

Well today, we’re bringing back Episode 48: “Can I Trust God When Life is Scary?”

Because we all face hard things and have to deal with life’s uncertainties. And when we’re hurting, our heads can become cloudy and our hearts so heavy that we feel we can't bear the weight of our next decision.

So on this episode, I’ll share what I did with the unknowns surrounding my lumpectomy. You’ll get a spiritual to-do list based on Proverbs 3:5-6 to help you face the hard things with faith and fight fear with the Word of God.

Life is uncertain, and we don’t always know if it’s going to be okay. But whether it’s a scary medical diagnosis or another unsettling situation, you’ll learn you don’t have to understand everything to trust God with everything.

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It's summer and it's hot! So that means it’s time for another one of our hottest episodes on the 4:13 … or what we like to call “Summer Sizzle.”

We’re featuring your most shared episodes of the podcast, and that includes Episode 46: “Can I Respond Well to the Grown-Up Mean Girl?”

You know she’s out there, because sometimes the mean girl doesn’t quite grow up—she just grows into a mean woman. So in this episode, you’ll get four ways to manage the emotions a grown-up mean girl brings out of you and know how to respond with maturity.

I’ll share my encounter with a grown-up mean girl, and my hope is that you’ll learn from it as I did. You’ll discover it’s possible to handle those hard relationships and love well even when other grown-ups don’t act their age.

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It's summer and it's hot! So that means it’s time for our hottest episodes on the 4:13 … something I like to call “Summer Sizzle.”

For the next five weeks, we’re featuring your most shared episodes of the podcast, and that includes Episode 35: “Can I Find Comfort When My Heart is Broken?”

We’ve all experienced grief, perhaps varying degrees of it, so in this conversation, KC and I get practical about how God comforts you when your heart is breaking. You’ll discover that God’s comfort doesn’t erase your grief. It absorbs it. His comfort doesn’t make your sorrow less. It makes your capacity to face it greater. And God’s comfort helps you walk through grief and sorrow with hope.

There’s a reason this episode is one of the most shared! It’s encouraging, real, and will give you some truth to tuck in your heart when you need it most.

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Prayer doesn’t come easy for everyone. Whether we’re praying for ourselves or for someone else, it can be such a thing, can’t it? Well, it doesn’t have to be.

Author Sharon Jaynes is back on the 4:13 to teach us how to pray for the people we love! And you are going to love this because it’s memorable and something you can do each time you interact with your loved ones!

Sharon introduces a framework to pray for all your people from head to toe—from their eyes and ears (or what enters their mind) all the way down to their feet (or the path that lies ahead). Plus, she’ll help you understand the importance of prayer and give you a gentle reminder that prayer isn’t a means of gaining control over that person but relinquishing control to God.

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