Between Destinations

Sometimes the most beautiful stories of redemption come from the most difficult beginnings.

Karla shares her raw journey from a challenging upbringing and teenage pregnancy to moving to Australia, resisting church, and struggling with drugs - until one miraculous moment changed everything. Now she's serving God with her whole heart.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that there's no story too complicated for God to redeem, no background too messy for Him to use.

If you've ever wondered if your past disqualifies you from God's purposes, Karla's testimony will encourage your heart that He specializes in turning our mess into His message.

Our friend Wiki shares his journey of encountering Jesus through a miracle in New Zealand, then walking away and moving to Sydney, and finding his way back to faith years later. Now he's leading the next generation as our youth leader. This conversation is a reminder that God doesn't waste our detours - He redeems them.

If you've ever felt like you've wandered too far from God or wondered if He can use your messy middle chapters, this episode will encourage your heart.

What happens when you're faithful to God in the waiting seasons, and He's faithful to fulfill His promises in ways you never expected?

Taylor's brother-in-law shares his story of trusting God through years of uncertainty - from childhood faith to waiting for love, from career changes to moving across the world to Australia.

This conversation reveals how God's timing is perfect, even when it doesn't feel like it. If you're in a season of waiting and wondering if God sees you, this episode will remind you that His promises are worth the wait.

We tackle Matthew 7 - you know, the chapter with all the verses that make us squirm a little. 'Judge not' (but what does that actually mean?), narrow gates, and that parable about building on rock vs. sand.

We're getting real about the passages we love to quote and the ones we'd rather pretend Jesus didn't say.

This conversation might challenge some things you thought you knew about faith.

Palace and Taylor dive into Matthew 6, where Jesus gets incredibly practical about the things that keep us up at night - money, anxiety, and trying to please everyone.

This chapter hits different when you realize Jesus isn't just giving spiritual advice, but actual life strategies for finding peace in a chaotic world.

From the Lord's Prayer to 'consider the lilies,' we're unpacking what it looks like to live with kingdom priorities in a world that tells us to worry about everything.

Sometimes the longest journeys happen within the same faith. This week, we sit down with one of the women from our church who shares her winding path through different expressions of Christianity, battling bulimia, facing cancer, and the beautiful gift of motherhood that came after healing.

Join us for this honest conversation about:

• Navigating different expressions of faith and finding your home
• When faith meets eating disorders and body image struggles
• Walking through cancer and finding hope in the darkness
• The unexpected gift of children after healing
• How suffering can actually clarify what you believe
• The church family that holds you through everything

Her story reminds us that faith journeys aren't always linear, and sometimes the most beautiful destinations come after the hardest detours.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Has questioned where they fit in Christianity
• Is struggling with body image or eating disorders
• Has walked through serious illness
• Needs to hear that searching doesn't mean you lack faith
• Wants to understand how community shapes healing

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What happens when faith shifts from ritual to relationship? This week, we sit down with our friend Ebony who began walking with Jesus just two years ago, sharing her journey from Catholic tradition to personal faith, and how that transformation is shaping everything from her social work studies to her everyday boldness.

Ebony's story reminds us that it's never too late to begin again with Jesus, and that new faith often comes with fresh boldness and clear purpose.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Has a religious background but is discovering personal faith
• Wants to integrate their career with their calling
• Is learning to be bold in their relatively new faith
• Needs encouragement that God can use you right where you are

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Jesus isn't finished challenging our understanding of righteousness. This week, our hosts continue diving into the Sermon on the Mount with Matthew 5:21-48, where Jesus takes familiar laws and reveals the heart behind them - and it's more radical than we ever imagined.

Jesus wasn't abolishing the law - He was showing us that God's standard goes beyond external behavior to the deepest places of our hearts. And somehow, impossibly, He calls us to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

From anger management to enemy love, this passage challenges every assumption we have about what it means to follow Jesus and live in His kingdom.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Wants to understand Jesus's radical teachings
• Struggles with anger, lust, or revenge
• Is learning what it means to love their enemies
• Needs to understand the relationship between law and grace

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Some journeys include the deepest valleys and the highest mountains, often in the same season. This week, we sit down with our friend Mariah to talk about navigating four miscarriages, the joy of her current pregnancy, and the beautiful challenge of leading youth while growing in your own faith.

Join us for this raw and hopeful conversation about:

• Walking through the valley of repeated pregnancy loss
• Finding hope and healing in the midst of grief
• The winding path of faith - sometimes distant, always welcomed back
• Leading youth
• How loss shapes your faith rather than breaking it
• The courage it takes to hope again

Mariah's story reminds us that faith isn't about having it all figured out - it's about God's faithfulness through every season, and trusting Him even when the road is harder than we imagined.

From heartbreak to hope, from personal growth to youth leadership, her journey shows us that God can use our experiences for His glory and our growth.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Has experienced pregnancy loss or infertility struggles
• Has a complicated relationship with faith but keeps coming back
• Is leading others while still figuring out their own faith
• Needs hope in the midst of repeated disappointment

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Some of the most beautiful conversations happen between generations.

This week, our drivers sits down with Taylor's mum to explore what it looks like to walk with Christ over decades, navigate ministry as a woman, and step out in faith when God calls.

Join us for this special conversation about:

• Walking with Jesus through different seasons of life
• Breaking ground as a woman in ministry leadership
• The testimonies that shaped a family's faith
• When God asks you to step out before you feel ready
• Passing faith down through generations

From early ministry days to raising children who love Jesus, this conversation reminds us that faith journeys aren't just personal - they're generational. Every step of obedience creates a legacy for those who come after us.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Wants to understand long-term faith walking
• Is navigating ministry as a woman
• Needs encouragement to step out in faith
• Values the wisdom that comes with time and experience

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