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Former L.A. Dodgers baseball manager Kevin Malone walked in on every parent's worst nightmare. His son had overdosed on drugs and he couldn't wake him up. Kevin joins Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about his years on the road and how they impacted his family and how the God who redeems all things changed their lives.

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Our own Liz Rod-on-the-Pod graduated with a Bachelor's degree and two Master's--one from the prestigious Dallas Theological Seminary. From a distance it looks like everything comes easily for Liz. In reality, Liz has struggled for decades with a learning disorder and has had to fight tooth-and-nail for every inch of progress she's made. She opens up to share her struggles and the shame the Lord has helped her overcome in the process.

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"Once we get back to normal..." We've heard the refrain over and over the last year. In light of the pandemic, the world wants to return to its pre-Covid status. Christian recording artist and author Laura Story sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss whether or not "getting back to normal" is what God really wants for us.

Find Laura Story's latest book at https://tinyurl.com/2nav6ct8

Find more about Laura Story at https://laurastorymusic.com/

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Pastor Neil Tomba started on the Santa Monica Pier and biked all the way to Maryland for the sole-purpose of starting conversations and listening. On the way, he met countless strangers--each with a story, each with eternal worth. On this episode of the Honest Conversations podcast Neil sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to redefine evangelism and to show that the way to tell people about Jesus always starts with listening.

Find out more about Neil Tomba and his book, The Listening Road, at https://www.neiltomba.com/

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For thousands of years, passages in the Old Testament have troubled believers as they try to reconcile God's love and mercy with his wrath. This week on the podcast Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez sit down with scholar and theologian Chad Bird of 1517.org to ask him about God, violence, judgment, and genocide.

Find more about Chad Bird at https://www.1517.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/writingsofchadbird.

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Christians believe that God has a certain call for each of us. What does that mean? What does it look like? How can we know that we're in it? Can we miss it? Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez sit down with Jodie Niznik to discuss the concept of "calling" -- what it means and what it doesn't.

Find out more about Jodie Niznik at https://www.jodieniznik.com/studies

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You've heard people say, "Christianity isn't about following rules, it's about a relationship." But author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin points out that relationships without rules are impossible. In her latest book, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting and Doing What God Commands, Jen shows the law of God is a feast for the famished soul, open to anyone who calls on the name of the Lord. Join Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Jen Wilkin for an eye-opening discussion on how to delight in obedience to God's Word.

Find all of the information about Jen, her books, and her Bible studies here: https://www.jenwilkin.net/

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The bottom fell out for Pete Scazzero when, in the middle of his most "successful" season as a pastor, his wife left his church. He quickly realized that, although he was leading a large, fast-growing church, he was, in his words, an "emotional infant." Join Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez as they sit down with Pete Scazzero to discuss the path to emotional health.

Find Pete Scazzero at https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/

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Kristin Scroggins is a pastor’s wife and home schooling mom of eight kids. She and her husband, Jimmy, have seen it all and share their theology of parenting in a brand new book called “Full-Circle Parenting.” Join Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez on this honest conversation about having open conversations with kids.

To read Kristin & Jimmy Scroggins brand new book, "Full Circle Parenting'", click here: https://amzn.to/3i7rkfr

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Her journey with anxiety began at just five years old. At age ten, she stopped eating. Marci Dittmer sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about teens, eating disorders, and God's faithfulness through it all.

To read more about Marci's journey visit https://www.heartstrongfaith.com/where-is-god-in-eating-disorders/

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