Depth Podcast

Do you like to read fiction books?

It is interesting-- I did a survey maybe the second year of my podcast and asked what people want to hear about. One lady wrote, "I want to hear more fiction book recommendations." At the time, I responded that I really did not read that genre; I mostly read nonfiction books.

Well that all changed when I was introduced to Francine Rivers and her books. If you have not read one of her books, then I am so glad you tuned in today for this episode because I am sharing with you my favorite books written by Francine Rivers. I have so many favorites to tell you about.

• *Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers
• *Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
• *The Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers
• *Sons of Encouragement by Francine Rivers
• *The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers

At the end of the episode, I refer to my book so I wanted to share a link for it too! *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Do you have a desire to grow? In five years, do you want to look different than you do now? In one year, do you want to look different? I am so excited for my book recommendation this week. It is a book I read back in 2019 called *Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life by Lara Casey.

If you struggle with waiting well or living with contentment, then you do not way to miss the truth that I share from this book. My hope is that you have depth and grow deep roots in your faith and your relationships. This book, *Cultivate, will definitely help you on that journey!

Other links:

• Depth Podcast Episode 80 with Jennifer Dukes Lee on her book, *Growing Slow. It has a similar message on growing through the seasons.
• Depth Podcast Episode 147 on Reading Chapter 1 from my book, *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength. This book has a similar message—what if your greatest heartbreak catapults you to your greatest growth?
• Depth Podcast Episode 63 with Wendy Pope on her book, *Wait and See. Again, a similar message on waiting well.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Are you raising emotionally strong kids? Are you helping them learn how to develop their emotional literacy? This is an important part of parenting and sadly, this is one area I was lacking for many years. It took me walking through my divorce for me to see the importance of emotional literacy.

So I am excited this summer, I am going to be recommending some books to you and to start it off since Father's Day was just yesterday, I want to do a parenting book. This is such an amazing book; I wish I had it when my kids were younger. It just came out a couple of years ago, and it is called *Raising Emotionally Strong Boys by David Thomas.

The subtitle is Tools Your Son Can Build On For Life. Now let me say, all of these things can be shared with your daughter too, but David points out that so many times we are not teaching our boys this and honestly, it is so important. I would like to highlight some of my favorite parts of the book as well as share some personal stories too! I believe this parenting book is life-changing for your kids!

Depth Podcast Links:

• Link to Depth Podcast Episode 26 with my kids called Family and Feelings
• Link to Depth Podcast Episode 180 with Michelle Nietert on her book, *Managing Your Emojis
• Link to Depth Podcast Episode 143 with my counselor on how to process your emotions in a healthy way.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Are you tired of running at the speed of the world? Would you like to find a slower pace? The pace of rest and the place of peace! Then I think you are going to love this episode.

I am speaking this week with my good friend, Angie Baughman, and we are going to be diving deep into the verse, "Be Still and Know That I am God." We use her amazing 5 Step Bible Study Method and I know you are going to love learning more on how to study the Bible. Hopefully this will allow you to have a more consistent quiet time and a lot of Depth in your study with God as well. You know how much I love for us to have Depth! This is one of my favorite episodes this year, and I cannot wait for you to hear the wisdom from Angie.

Link for Book Giveaway: I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Angie's Bible Study: Be Still. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/d7fymz/be-still-bible-study

Link for one free month in Steady On University: Thank you Angie for graciously offering all my listeners a free month on your Steady On University! (Be Still study begins 6/13; use code DEPTH to activate free month) Here is the direct link: https://steady-on-university.circle.so/checkout/sou-membership

Link to Step By Step Masterclass: Angie refers to a video in the podcast that will help you identify the correct apps to download. (2 videos; 20 minutes total viewing time https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/pJZJhCW/masterclass

Other important Links:

• Link to Angie's Heartbreak to Strength Story on my blog
• Link to Angie's Podcast episode when I was a guest back in April 2023
• Link to Blog Post where I share about her 5 Step Bible Study Method
• Link to Angie's Podcast episode when she highlighted my life verse: 2 Cor 1:3-4
• Link to Becky Beresford's Episode on the Depth Podcast

Book Recommendations:

• *Praying God's Word by Beth Moore
• *Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers

Angie Baughman is a pastor, Bible teacher, author, podcaster, founder of Steady On ministries, and creator of the Step By Step Bible study method.

At sixteen, she was groomed into a romantic relationship with a high school teacher and faced community rejection when she went public with her story. Knowing and living by the promises of God helped free her from layers of shame, and she now creates resources that help people cultivate consistent Bible study habits.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Has God ever answered, "No" to one of your prayer requests? Did you have a hard time accepting when God's answer was "No." I don't know about you, but I think that is a really hard one when we pray fervently, and God does not answer with the way we want him to. I remember that with my friend, we were praying for a miracle for her to be healed, but sadly she wasn't. It was really hard to accept that "No".

I am excited to have Hadassah Treu on the podcast this week because she is going to share her story of a time when she had to accept when God answered, "No." I think it is a very powerful episode. Her book is called *Draw Near: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings. You do not want to miss the truth Hadassah shares; there is so much goodness!

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Hadassah's new book: *Draw Near. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/lz5vie/draw-near-book-giveaway

I am uploading all my interviews to YouTube now, so you can listen with close captioning. Here is a direct link to Hadassah's episode.

Episode Links:

• Depth Podcast Episode 81 with Holley Gerth sharing her infertility journey.
• Hadassah's Heartbreak to Strength Story: How To Remain Strong When God Doesn't Answer Our Prayers.
• Depth Podcast Episode 127 with Lisa Appelo sharing about her book, *Life Can Be Good Again.
• You Tube Link to Jodi's channel.

Book Recommendations:

• *Boundaries by Townsend and Cloud
• *Uprooting Anger by Robert Jones
• *Life Can Be Good Again by Lisa Appelo

Winner of the Encouraging Blogger Award of 2020, Hadassah Treu is an international Christian author, blogger, poet, speaker, contributor to several faith-based platforms like Koinonia and Devotable, and a dozen award-winning devotionals and poetry anthologies. She is passionate about encouraging people to draw near to God in the dark valleys of life.

Hadassah is a COMPEL Provers 31 Blog writer and Freelancing Community Group leader. Her writing is featured on (In)Courage, The Upper Room, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Her View From Home, Living by Design Ministries, Thoughts About God, Today's Christian Living, and other popular sites. Hadassah is the author of *Draw Near: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings. Connect with Hadassah on her blog https://onthewaybg.com and Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with what you have to do in your life and what you feel like God is calling you do to? You think, I just don't have the time to do it all. I can so relate.

This is why I am excited for you to hear from Jessica Hurlbut. She is back on the podcast, and we are talking about her new book, *Unlimited Motherhood. I think sometimes the demands of being a mom can be exhausting and at the same time, you are trying to live out this purpose you feel God has called you for. And sometimes you are like, I just don't know how to do it all, and you feel limited. That is why I am so excited for the truth Jessica shares. Oh, I love the last part of the podcast where she talks about John the Baptist-- it is my favorite!

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Jessica's new book: *Unlimited Motherhood. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/dpobzx/unlimited-motherhood-book-givewaway

It is fun to have Jessica back on the Podcast! If you missed my first conversation with Jessica, she was one of my special mom stories in 2022, please check out Episode 137 on the Depth Podcast. I love what she shares about adoption and autism.

We also refer to the book she recommended her first time on the podcast: *Anonymous by Dr. Alicia Britt Chole. I had the joy of interviewing her on the Depth Podcast Episode 154 . It was one of my favorite episodes and I highly recommend you checking it out.

Lastly, we talk about comparison, and I share about a blog post I wrote called: A Challenge to Look Deeper, Not Just at the Surface.

Book Recommendation: *Woven in the Womb by Rachelle Keng

Jessica Hurlbut is a wife, pastor, writer, podcaster, and mom of five--two autistic, two adopted, and one typical teen boy. She and her husband, Greg, are lead pastors of New Testament Church in upstate New York and oversee a network of churches in the north country. Jessica and her husband also host a weekly podcast, the Full Spectrum Parent Podcast, the only faith-based Autism parenting podcast in existence. She also blogs weekly at www.jessicahurlbut.com

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

to know God's will for your life? Do you wish He would just spell it out clearly to you or say it loudly, so you knew that was the voice of God?

If we are honest, I think a lot of us struggle to hear the voice of God, so I am excited for this podcast episode. I am talking with Jody Gras. She is going to share her story and give us wisdom on how to hear the voice of God—how to discern if God is speaking to us. There are some real practical tools on this episode, and I think you are really going to love it.

We also talk about surrender on this episode, and I shared how I throw rocks at the beach as a physical act of surrender. For more details, check out the blog post I wrote called Rock Therapy.

Book Recommendations:

• *Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
• *Experiencing God Devotional and Journal by Henry Blackaby
• *Whisper by Mark Batterson (see December 2017 book recommendation)
• Note: Mark Batterson's Circle Maker is companion book for Whisper- check out more about Circle Maker on my Depth Podcast Episode 164.
• The Journey Bible Study by Vantage Point 3

Jody Gras has been on staff at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Paramount, California since 2005, where she is the Director of Adult Discipleship and Leadership Development. Jody attended Sioux Falls Seminary where she received her Master of Arts in Christian Leadership. She has a podcast called "Real Sisters, Real Talk" with her sister, where they talk about what they are learning in their walk with God. Jody loves studying and teaching the word of God. It is her deep desire to help people lean into a more intimate relationship with Him. She has been married since 1990 and she and her husband have two adult children.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

How do you define strength? I am so excited for you to hear how my guest this week talks about strength. Jay Hewitt will share about his new book, *I am Weak, I am Strong. Could it be that in our weakness we can actually be stronger as we depend on God and His strength? This episode has so many nuggets of truth- cannot wait for you to hear about vulnerability and the two questions he asks, two of my favorite parts!

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Jay's new book: *I am Weak, I am Strong. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/49xry1/i-am-weak-i-am-strong-book-giveaway

You can now watch my podcast interviews on YouTube! Here is a direct link to my conversation with Jay!

Book Recommendations:

• *Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
• *Experiencing God Devotional and Journal by Henry Blackaby

BIO: Jay Hewitt is a pastor, author, and motivational speaker whose life journey is an awe-inspiring testimony of courage and faith. Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at thirty-seven, he found strength through God, embracing his purpose as a storyteller. In his memoir, I AM WEAK, I AM STRONG, Jay shares his extraordinary quest to become an IRONMAN while battling cancer. Residing in Orange County, California, he cherishes his wife and daughter and continues to inspire others with his resilience, unwavering faith, and empowering messages, reminding us all of the boundless strength within. You can connect with him at his website or on Instagram.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Have you ever had to journey from sorrow to joy? Have you ever walked through some really hard circumstances, and you said, "God this is not what I wanted for my life." But then as you walked through the journey with God, you found on the other side, purpose to your pain and a joy you never had before.

I am so excited for you to hear from my guest this week, Wendy Wallace. I met her through the Radiant Resilience Summit just last year and she has a phenomenal, inspiring story and I cannot wait for you to hear it. We are going to call it: One Exceptional Journey from Sorrow to Joy. You do not want to miss her powerful testimony as well as her sharing about her bible study: From Sorrow to Joy: Walking With God Through Sadness. I know you are going to learn so much from Wendy!

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Wendy's Bible study: From Sorrow to Joy: Walking With God Through Sadness. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/ookfva/from-sorrow-to-joy-bible-study

Book Recommendation: Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength by Jodi Rosser

Wendy Wallace is a wife, mom, Memaw, Christian Living and Positivity coach, Inspirational blogger, and author. She is also a quadruple amputee. She loves spending time with her family, talking to her flowers, and eating lots of ice cream.

A flesh-eating bacterial infection resulted in a coma, a 3-month hospital stay, and amputations of both hands and both feet. What you might consider the worst thing that could've happened, actually was for her good and God's glory. By God's wonderful grace, she is living "One Exceptional Life" where, in true form with 2 Corinthians 1:4, God comforted her in all her tribulations so that she can comfort, encourage, and lead other women in theirs.

Her mission is to help women rediscover God's joy and peace amid the trials of life by living a balanced virtuous life. You can find her at One Exceptional Life, where she writes about overcoming challenges, spiritual growth, joy, peace, gratitude, and positivity. You can also connect with her on Instagram.

Can you believe it has been two months since I have been on the podcast? It was a wonderful sabbatical as I spent the first two months of my marriage being intentional as my new role as wife as well as helping our family's transition.

But I have to say that I have missed doing my ministry, so I am so happy to be back and I am excited for this first guest! It is a good friend of mine, Becky Beresford and we are going to talk about her new book, *She Believed He Could So She Did. I cannot wait for you to hear the story behind the title. Also, I know you are going to learn so much from her as we look at some of culture's lies and combat them with Biblical truth.

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Becky's new book: *She Believed He Could So She Did. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodirosser.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/bh1lwx/she-believed-he-could-so-she-did-book-giveaway

It is fun to have Becky back on the Podcast! If you missed my first conversation with Becky, please check out Episode 30 on the Depth podcast. I love what she shares about our identity in Christ and her Brave women series.

Book Recommendation: *I Will Be Found By You by Francis Frangipane

BECKY BERESFORD lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker and coach with a Master's Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God's Daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through the truth found in the gospel. Her work has been featured in large online communities including Crosswalk, (in)courage, iBelieve, HuffPost, DaySpring, and she recently became a writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries' First 5 writing team. Becky's book with Moody Publishers, She Believed He Could So She Did releases in March. Connect with Becky at BeckyBeresford.com or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!