Abiding Free | Biblical Truth & Encouragement

Are we displaying humility in the way we serve and love others?

We’re excited to have Josh Buck on the show today. Josh is a follower of Christ, husband, father, and author of Everyday Activism. In his book, Josh dives deep into 7 tangible practices of Jesus that we can incorporate into our lives today. 

As Christians, our hearts should break for what breaks God’s heart. We should then take that heartache and turn it into action. Today, Josh is sharing with us ways to partner with Jesus and mobilize the church in a way that serves others and reaches the lost. 

With God’s help, we can be the change agents in this fallen world. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Intro to Josh Buck
• Jesus was radical
• Acts of justice & mercy
• Displaying humility
• Implementing practices of Jesus

Find more on Josh:

• Find Josh’s book Everyday Activism HERE
• Josh’s Website

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Are you being obedient to God’s call on your life?

Due to an unexpected health crisis, Lisa Robertson had to have her uterus removed just days after having her first child. Along with the heartbreak of her ability to have more children being taken away from her, she didn’t get to see her daughter for two weeks.

Lisa’s road to physical recovery was long, but even longer was the journey to emotional healing. She was heartbroken that she would not be able to give her husband a son. Six months after having surgery, Lisa was diagnosed with PTSD and she began her path to healing through counseling.

Through this process, Lisa and her husband felt that God was pressing foster care onto their hearts. This calling was confirmed one Sunday at church when their pastor referenced foster care in his sermon. 

Seven and a half years later, Lisa & her husband have fostered 7 children, 6 of which have been boys. Join us and listen to this truly remarkable story of healing and Lisa’s obedience to the calling God has placed on her life.

Episode Highlights:

• Lisa’s story
• Emergency surgery
• The road to healing
• Responding to the call of foster care
• What Lisa would say to people who feel called to foster care
• Having a relationship with the biological parents
• Seeing God’s goodness in her life

Find more on Lisa:

• Hope Bridge Website

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Have you ever felt alone?

Today’s guest, Rheanna Noyes shares her incredible testimony of how God fills in the gaps where people cannot. Rheanna is a follower of Christ, a wife, and a mother of four girls. 

When Rheanna was just a young girl, she lost her mother to cancer. As a result, her grandmother stepped in to be their caretaker as her father’s job required him to travel frequently.

Through a series of trials, Rheanna’s grandmother fell ill with cancer, her younger sister was put into foster care, her grandmother passed away, and Rheanna and her older sister were left alone when she was in just sixth grade. 

Listen today as Rheanna shares her testimony of how with God’s grace, she overcame incredible odds.

Episode Highlights: 

• Intro to Rheanna Noyes
• Rheanna’s testimony

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Have you ever felt starved spiritually?

Sometimes we check all the boxes.. We read our Bible, we go to church, we do the devotionals.. But we still come up feeling empty. 

Why does this happen?

Our hearts must be truly invested in our pursuit of God. Life gets busy, and there are always different things fighting for attention.. But we have to slow down, stop, and truly lean into the Word. 

Today, we are talking with Amy Seiffert - Follower of Jesus, Wife, Mother, Bible teacher, and Author. After a significant health crisis with her son, Amy recognized that she needed to make spiritual changes to walk well through this valley. This wasn’t a battle to be fought alone. As she dropped her sword and picked up her cross, she grew closer to the Lord and she saw her life begin to change.

Join us as we talk about how to begin to practice real connection, replace our shame with grace, trust our King, and discover our true identity in Christ.

Episode Highlights: 

• Background on Amy
• A transformational time 
• Addicted to Screens
• Practicing real connection
• The soundtrack of our thoughts
• Replacing our shame narratives
• The difference between guilt & shame
• Trusting our true King
• Finding our identity

Find more on Amy Seiffert:

• Grace Looks Amazing On You by Amy Seiffert
• Chin Up by Amy Seiffert
• Starved by Amy Seiffert

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What are your thoughts about self love?

We live in a culture that is centered around self love. Everywhere we turn, we see a t-shirt that says ‘I am enough’, or an advertisement that boasts ‘I am worthy”. The media is constantly promoting acceptance & praise for everyone, but at what cost? 

Take a minute to ask yourself ‘Where does my worth come from?’. If the answer is anything but ‘God’, then we have a self love problem that needs to be addressed. We must humble ourselves before God and acknowledge that apart from Him, we are nothing.

Anything that is taken to an extreme level can become a slippery slope.. But what does the Bible say about self love? Is there a biblically acceptable version of this widely popular term?

Tune in today and listen as we dive deeper into this topic and explore what the Bible has to say about self love.

Episode Highlights: 

• What is self love?
• What is your motive?
• Are our eyes fixed on God when we worship?
• What does the bible say about self love?

Find More on Abiding Free/Links Mentioned in the Episode:

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• Check out our Website HERE
• Contact: [email protected]
• What Does the Bible Say About Self Love? Article by Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
• Free of Me: Why Life Is Better When It’s Not About You by Sharon Hodde Miller

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Are you living out your God given purpose?

We’re all called to share the gospel, but God has called us all to share it differently. He’s blessed us each with our own set of talents and gifts. Today on the show, we have a special guest, Rebecca George. Rebecca is an author and podcastor who has a God given calling to disciple others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the Kingdom of God.

You were given your unique talents and passions for a reason. Pay attention to the things that come easily to you.. nobody's talents are bigger or smaller than anyone else’s. God will use you wherever you are with whatever gifting you have. 

We were all created in His image, and His desire for you is that you would live an abundant life. We’d like to encourage you to spend some time with God today examining your calling and seeking His plan for you. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Intro to Rebecca
• Do The Thing
• Discovering her calling
• Pursuing your God given passion
• Venn Diagram Exercise
• The struggle of striving
• Getting to the root of the struggle
• Remembering the character of God
• Self discipline & grace
• Everyone’s execution of their calling looks different

Find more on Rebecca George:

• Instagram: @rebeccageorgeauthor
• Radical Radiance Website
• Facebook: Do the Thing Movement
• Radical Radiance Podcast

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Have you ever felt alone in your grief?

Grief can be isolating. In times of grief, people turn to many different things in an attempt to numb the pain, but true hope is found in Jesus. 

In today’s episode, Kristin speaks with Amber Smith about how tragedy struck her family and how they’ve moved forward and are healing little by little by God’s grace.

Amber Smith is a Christ follower, wife, mother, and philanthropist. She lives on a farm in central Texas with her husband Granger and their three children. In 2019, the family suffered a terrible tragedy when their youngest son River drowned.

Through the pain, the Smith’s felt the closeness of God like never before, and they vowed to bring good from their suffering. For the last three years, Amber has shared her testimony and the hope we have in Jesus. She started the River Kelly Fund and has since donated over $400,000 to nonprofits to keep his legacy alive. She also Coauthored a book called Where the Dinosaurs Roar. 

Amber has a podcast where she has weekly conversations about grief and joy, hope and healing, parenting, marriage and the goodness of our Lord, Jesus Christ. 

This conversation truly blessed us, and we are so thankful Amber was willing to share her testimony with us. Please take time to listen and allow Amber’s words to speak hope into your hearts today!


Episode Highlights: 

• Background on Amber
• An unimaginable loss
• Peace beyond understanding
• The beauty of community
• Finding light in the darkness
• Spreading the Hope of God

Find more on Guest:

• Listen to the Arise with Amber podcast HERE
• Watch The Smiths on Youtube
• Watch Arise with Amber on Youtube
• Follow Amber on Instagram: @amberemilysmith
• Order Amber’s Book Where the Dinosaurs Roar
• Donate to The River Kelly Fund Here

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Are you living out God’s will in your life?

Sometimes people view God’s will as something that will come in the future… but the truth is, He wants to use you right where you are now. He has you where He wants you and He wants to use every situation in your life to shed light on His goodness and give Him glory.

Today on the podcast, Kristin takes a deeper look into God’s will and how He leverages our weakness for good with Author Michelle Myers. Michelle is the Cofounder of She Works His Way, a nonprofit gospel centered community that resources, equips, and encourages women to do their God given work for His glory and the benefit of His church. She has also written several books, including Conversational Commentary on Ecclesiastes: Wisdom to Live for Heaven While on Earth, Conversational Commentary on Acts: Gospel Mission Then and Now, Famous in Heaven and At Home, and co written She Works His Way: A Practical Guide for Doing What Matters Most in a Get-Things-Done World.

Michelle and her husband James live with their three children in Asheville, North Carolina where James is the Central Discipleship Pastor at Biltmore Church. Blessed to grow up in a Christian home with a Worship Pastor for a father, Michelle went on to earn her MA in Christian Education with an emphasis on Women’s Ministry from Southwestern Seminary. You can listen to her weekly on the She Works His Way podcast. 

This conversation blessed us, and we know it will bless you as well!

Episode Highlights: 

• Introduction to Michelle
• Michelle’s Testimony
• Let Him leverage your weakness
• Be the voice in someone’s life that echoes what God says
• Recognizing culture’s lies
• We have Jesus in common
• Burnout
• God will use you where you are
• Put Him first and He will order everything else
• Love & Unity
• Resources

Find more on Michelle Myers:

• She Works His Way Website
• Join the She Works His Way Network
• Michelle Myers Books on Amazon
• Listen to the She Works His Way podcast HERE
• Follow She Works His Way on Facebook and Instagram

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Did you know that Satan has a counterfeit for everything good and holy that is of God? He disguises himself as love and light to deceive anyone who will fall into his grasp.

Today on the show, we are joined by guest Mia Michele. Mia was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, but at the age of 12, she closed the door on God and spent her teen years partying. Eventually, she got into drugs and fell into the deception of the New Age belief system.

In the New Age belief system, everyone has their own ‘truth’, everyone is made up of energy, everything is ‘one’, and everything is ‘God’. They hold the belief that there is no ‘right and wrong’, no sin, and everything is based on connection to the supernatural and ‘oneness’.

Mia wanted to help people, and the New Age teachings offered her a way to connect with ‘spirit guides’ and be given the ability to heal people supernaturally. She decided to retire from her career in nails to start her own business and practice as a psychic and healer. In the spring of 2022, she went to a business conference and that is where everything changed.

Tune in to this episode to hear Mia’s incredible testimony of how God opened her eyes and delivered her from the deceit of this seemingly love and light filled world. She is now devoted to helping save others from the New Age, helping them in their transition, spiritual warfare, and helping develop Bible study life.

Episode Highlights: 

• Mia Michelle’s Background
• What are New Age Beliefs?
• How Mia got into the New Age
• Spirit Guides & Communication
• Satan’s deception
• Retiring and going into healing & psychic business
• The Business Conference
• God unveils her eyes to sin & Truth 
• A message to believers and those leaving the New Age teachings

Find more on Mia Michele:

• Follow Mia Michele on Instagram: @iusedtobeapsychic
• I Used to be a Psychic Podcast
• Check out Mia’s Christian clothing company HERE

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• Instagram: @abidingfree
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• Contact: [email protected]

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Are Jesus’ words more important than Paul’s?

A relatively large group of believers today hold the belief that Jesus’ words are more important than Paul’s or the rest of scripture. Here at Abiding Free, we believe that the entirety of scripture holds equal value and authority. If we’re saying that Paul’s words are not as significant as Jesus’ words, then we diminish the authority of the rest of scripture. 

Jesus commands us to believe and obey the entirety of scripture. He does not instruct us to pick and choose what we are willing to believe from the Word and what we aren’t. 

Friends, we hope you will approach this episode with prayerful consideration and allow the Holy Spirit to speak His truth to you through this conversation.

Episode Highlights: 

• Bible Reading Plan
• Are Jesus’ words more important than Paul’s?
• Jesus commands us to obey the entirety of scripture
• The entirety of scripture has equal value and authority

Find More on Abiding Free:

• Instagram: @abidingfree
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• Check out our Website HERE
• Contact: [email protected]
• Life of Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Links Referenced in Episode:

• Do the Words of Jesus Have More Authority Than the Rest of Scripture? Article 

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