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A phone that won’t pick up. A long drive filled with questions. And a CT scan that stops the room. When Heather traveled to care for her dad, no one expected a sudden collapse, an ER scramble, and the words brain tumor. The first hospital hinted at the worst and the weather grounded any hope of flying her closer to home. That storm rerouted them to Little Rock, where an MRI reframed fear into a plan and a top neurosurgeon stepped into the story.

Richard and Heather open up about the moments between the moments: the limp silence when Heather wouldn’t wake, the chapel where a single line from the Psalms became oxygen, and the way a cousin on staff moved mountains from inside the system. You’ll hear how the diagnosis shifted from terrifying to treatable, why the team delayed surgery to strengthen her lungs, and how community carried the load through texts, late-night calls, and focused prayer. When the tube came out, Heather’s first whispers were questions; her second breath turned into bold witness. If you walked past her door, you got asked about Jesus. Courage, it turns out, can sound like a soft voice in a loud ICU.

This conversation is for anyone navigating a medical crisis or caring from the waiting room. We unpack practical steps—advocacy, informed choices, pacing your energy—and the inner work of anchoring your heart when outcomes are unclear. Expect a story of providence, from a storm that forced the right hospital to an expert surgeon who took the case. Stay through the end as we set up Part Two and the next chapter of recovery and resilience.

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What if your marriage isn’t just about happiness, but about holy purpose? We sit down with Daniel Moore to unpack his new book, Marriage as a Mission, and the hard-won lessons that turned personal pain into a roadmap for hope. From covenant vows to daily habits, this conversation reframes marriage as a God-witnessed commitment designed to bless more than two people.

We start with the difference between a covenant and a contract, and why “sliding” into cohabitation often sabotages long-term stability. Daniel shares how fear, cultural pressure, and shaky role models can make commitment feel risky—and how anchoring your relationship in Christ restores courage and clarity. We challenge the myth that a spouse can supply joy on demand and show how abiding in Jesus fills the cup both partners draw from, especially when expectations crash.

Then we get practical. You’ll learn to spot the reactive cycle that keeps fights looping and how to switch to a care cycle that pauses, prays, and re-engages with humility. Daniel lays out three core spiritual disciplines for couples—prayer, Scripture, and worship—as everyday tools for unity and spiritual warfare. He also walks through his six-session study guide packed with Scripture and action steps, and his 42-day devotional that gives couples a shared rhythm for daily growth.

We close with a candid look at spiritual warfare in the family and how to apply the armor of God to real conflicts: truth for honest talk, righteousness for integrity, readiness for service, faith under pressure, salvation for identity, and the Word for wisdom. If you want a marriage that moves beyond survival to mission, this episode offers both vision and a plan.

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What if your spiritual life felt less like a checklist and more like a living connection that fuels every part of your day? Daniel and Michelle Moore sit down with author and teacher Kim McIntire to unpack what it truly means to abide in Christ from John 15—and how a simple, consistent rhythm of Scripture, prayer, and praise can move you from duty to delight. Kim shares her journey from faithful routines to a deep hunger for God’s presence, the moment a Bible class flipped a switch, and why the cost of intimacy is not perfection but time.

Together, they explore the difference diligent seeking makes in real life: calmer responses under pressure, unexpected compassion for hard people, and the power to forgive when the flesh wants to hold a grudge. Kim opens up the structure behind her seven-lesson Abide study—start with worship, ask concise questions of the text, respond personally, and practice diverse forms of prayer. You’ll hear how reading the same chapter across a group often yields unique insights for each person, a reminder that God meets us individually through the same living Word. We also talk about frequency: why one day in the Bible offers little traction but four to five days builds discernment, joy, and spiritual resilience.

Kim’s stories bring prayer to life, including a “victory shout” that turned despair into hope, and a reflective exercise that compares your most valuable human relationship to your walk with God. Time, mutuality, encouragement, accountability, listening, presence, trust—these are the ingredients of abiding, and they’re available to anyone hungry for God. If you’ve felt stuck, distracted, or unsure where to start, this conversation offers clear next steps and a warm push to try ten minutes today and let appetite grow.

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Hope may start at the table. We sit with Titus and Lesli Neuenschwander, a couple who turned personal heartbreak into Restoration House, a Carthage, Missouri home where families stay, eat, play, and gently relearn how to be together. Their story begins with adoption, threads through the deep ache of losing a child, and arrives at a surprising answer: combine therapy with radical hospitality so trust can grow where fear once lived.

Across three nights, they guide families through a carefully designed intensive that pairs counseling with real-life moments—board games that surface patterns, outdoor play that releases tension, and unhurried dinners that make space for honest words. Kids who are burned out on therapy meet pancakes with smiley faces and rooms that invite movement without overwhelm. Parents who are exhausted by crisis find a house arranged to lower their load: meals handled, rhythms set, and a calm environment that makes healing work possible.

We also share how this mission became real: a paid-off home that opened doors, a banker’s quiet act of courage, and a community that cleared a yard in a day. Today, Restoration House specializes in trauma, adoption, neurodiversity, and stress sensitivity, offering on-site intensives, parent education, church trainings, and parent-only retreats that travel to where the need is. The nonprofit arm ensures families aren’t priced out, with prayer partners, donors, and service teams keeping the lights on—often for those who arrive late at night and breathe out the first “wow” of relief.

If your family needs a reset, if your church wants to strengthen caregivers, or if you feel called to stand with families in hard seasons, this conversation offers a clear path forward. Learn how to inquire, how to sponsor a stay, and how to join the prayer team that undergirds every step. If this resonates, follow, share, and leave a review—your support helps more families find their way to hope.

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A routine ride to an OB appointment turned into a cascade of small yeses that changed a family forever. We invited Sammy and Josh into the studio to share how a simple act of showing up for a young woman in shelter led to bringing her home for safety, standing beside her at a sonogram, and eventually saying yes to kinship care when private adoption plans fell apart. What began as protection for a birth became a story about obedience, trust, and the kind of compassion that holds steady through uncertainty.

We walk through the complicated middle moments—hospital decisions, state custody, the heartbreak of an adoptive match dissolving, and the decision to keep a newborn safe without knowing the ending. Sammy and Josh speak candidly about loving their son’s birth mom with clear boundaries, offering dignity while refusing to ignore harm. Their reflections reveal how decades of desire, disappointment, and prior foster experience prepared them to recognize a holy invitation at the right time. The toddler they now call son fits into the family like a missing piece, and yet they continue to pray for his first mother by name, keeping hope alive for redemption.

We widen the lens to talk about homelessness in practical terms. Relationship beats handouts. Names matter. A simple greeting can draw someone back toward services and stability. You’ll hear tips shaped by years of volunteering—how to engage wisely, why panhandling isn’t the full picture, and how partnership models restore dignity. If you’ve ever wondered how to move beyond good intentions toward grounded love, this conversation offers field-tested steps anchored in faith, humility, and courage.

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What if your Bible stopped feeling like homework and started sounding like God’s voice? In this conversation with Kim and Amber, we walk through a transformative shift: reading Scripture not just for information, but for encounter. Kim shares the turning point—a simple Saturday class—that taught her to ask better questions, slow down to a passage, and respond to what God was saying. That practice didn’t just change her quiet time; it rebuilt her prayer life, renewed her mind, and opened doors to obedience she never anticipated.

We explore practical, repeatable rhythms anyone can try today: silencing distractions, choosing a paper Bible for depth, journaling with purpose, reading the Word aloud, and using brief, focused time to create real traction. For those who feel overwhelmed, Kim offers a clear starting point in the Gospel of John and a short, honest prayer for understanding. The result is intimacy with Jesus that grows month by month, and a confidence in praying Scripture that aligns your heart with God’s will.

Along the way, we talk about healing from chronic worry through steady time in the Word, the courage it takes to obey when God calls you to transition, and the power of community that sharpens and multiplies. Kim’s Abide classes, a growing prayer movement, and plans for a revival conference all trace back to daily engagement with a living, active Word that still speaks. If you’re hungry for depth, wanting to love prayer again, or ready to say yes to the next faithful step, this story will give you tools and hope.

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A lighthearted catch‑up turns into a turning point: Amber Sampson sits down with our podcast host, Kim, as she opens up about a steady childhood, a lonely adolescence, and the day fear drove her to an abortion clinic—where she heard a sentence that changed everything: “Leave this place and I will take care of you.” What follows is a tender, unfiltered testimony about God meeting people in dark rooms, a family choosing grace over shame, and a friendship that grows into a marriage shaped by prayer and patience.

We walk through the inner battle of lies about identity and acceptance, the pressure to hide, and the stunning moment that reframed Kim’s life and her daughter’s. You’ll hear how a praying aunt, shocked but supportive parents, and a humble act of adoption created a new story for their home. Kim doesn’t gloss over the hard parts: spiritual drift inside church routines, anger that didn’t fit her husband, Everett’s, gentle nature, and the heavy feeling that she was the problem. The shift arrives when Everett attends a Promise Keepers event, returns repentant, and starts praying over their family—every single night. That simple practice becomes a backbone of peace and a roadmap for restoration.

If you’re searching for faith-filled encouragement on abortion recovery, hearing God, rebuilding marriage, adoption, or learning how to pray together, this conversation offers hope without hype. It’s honest, specific, and practical—naming the lies, honoring grace, and showing how surrender is different from attendance. Stay to the end for a preview of part two as we continue Kim’s story of redemption and resilience in the next episode.

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A simple yes can change the spiritual climate of a home and a church. That’s the current running through our conversation with Pastor Grant Curtis of Faith Assembly in Joplin, where a nearly canceled worship night became the spark that led him—and his daughters—into a room pulsing with hunger for God. We trace the chain of small obediences, from an unexpected invitation to Rise Up to the choice to bring family into a space where believers from 24 churches laid down hesitation and leaned into the presence of God together.

We talk about what renewal actually looks like in the life of a busy pastor: stepping away to receive, modeling dependence at the altar, and returning with a refreshed heart that naturally overflows into preaching, parenting, and pastoring. Grant shares how a message on spiritual hunger reset the room’s focus, why diverse expressions of worship are a gift to the next generation, and how a single person moving to the altar before any invitation captured the essence of revival—humility meeting urgency. If you’ve been pouring out for months and wondering how to keep your heart tender, this story will meet you where you are.

We also highlight practical paths for discipleship and renewal—carrying fire home, honoring the Spirit’s timing, and creating space for leaders to be ministered to. If you long to see a fresh move of God in your city and your family, this conversation offers courage, clarity, and a gentle nudge to say yes to the next obedient step. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs encouragement, and leave a review to help more hungry hearts find these stories.

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Suicide Crisis hotline dial 988 (option 1 for veteran support)

Suicide doesn't discriminate. It touches every community, every demographic, and yes—even our churches. This deeply moving conversation with Keli Keener and Daphne Hillhouse, clinical social workers specializing in suicide prevention, reveals how faith communities can become powerful forces in addressing the suicide crisis.

When Keli and Daphne share that 49% of pastors struggle with mental illness while 47% of Americans attend church regularly, the message becomes clear: our churches are both affected by and positioned to help with this crisis. But many religious communities—particularly conservative ones—hesitate to discuss suicide openly, creating silent suffering where healing could occur.

The experts emphasize a crucial truth: loneliness is the greatest risk factor for suicide. Nearly every other risk factor—financial problems, substance abuse, retirement—connects back to isolation. This means relationship-building becomes our most powerful prevention tool. You don't need clinical training to notice someone withdrawing, to invite them to coffee, or to ask directly, "Are you thinking about killing yourself?" That question doesn't plant ideas; it shows you care enough to create space for honesty.

Resources abound for communities ready to engage: from the 988 crisis line (with option 1 for veterans) to training programs like QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) that can equip church leaders and members with life-saving skills. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers "Out of the Darkness" walks where survivors find healing by sharing stories and honoring loved ones lost.

Perhaps most powerful is the episode's personal touch, as host Kim McIntire dedicates the conversation to her beloved aunt—remembering not how she died, but how beautifully she lived. This poignant moment reminds us that behind every statistic is a person deeply loved and profoundly missed.

What role will you play in preventing suicide? Whether through direct support, volunteering, or simply breaking stigma by speaking openly, your actions matter. Because as scripture reminds us, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted"—and we are called to be His hands and feet.

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Ever wondered what transforms ordinary believers into prayer warriors? This powerful episode takes you behind the scenes of the Rise Up Revival Conference, featuring an intimate prayer panel with Jay St. Clair, Seantel Coffey, Kristi Marion, and Cindy Ritter – seasoned prayer warriors who share their journeys from spiritual uncertainty to divine connection.

The conversation crackles with authenticity as each guest reveals their unique path to deeper prayer. Jay paints a vivid picture using Ezekiel's river imagery, showing how God leads us by the hand into increasingly profound communion. "Everything this water touches," he explains, "it turns to life." His spiral metaphor of spiritual growth resonates with anyone who's felt stuck in their prayer journey.

Seantel's testimony strikes a chord with her revelation that prayer evolved from obligation to breath itself. "God is just my home," she shares, describing how she weaves conversation with God throughout her entire day. For those struggling to establish consistency, her practical rhythm of morning-to-evening prayer provides a roadmap to intimacy with God.

Perhaps most touching is Kristi's story of finding hope through one-sentence prayers during financial devastation. Her vulnerable admission that she knew nothing about prayer yet witnessed God move powerfully through simple words offers tremendous encouragement for beginners. "If you only have the courage for a one-sentence prayer," she assures, "God will answer you."

Cindy, the self-described introvert turned "fiery prayer warrior," dispels the myth that powerful prayer requires extroversion or eloquence. Her journey reveals how obedience to the Holy Spirit trumps personality type every time. "Effective prayer isn't praying our own motives," she explains, "but inclining our ear to His heart."

The episode concludes with host Kim McIntire's touching tribute to the quiet, consistent prayers of her husband – a powerful reminder that transformative prayer happens in everyday moments between loved ones, not just dramatic church services.

Whether you're a seasoned intercessor or someone who feels awkward talking to God, this conversation offers practical wisdom for deepening your spiritual connection. The diverse prayer styles represented – from quiet whispers to bold declarations – affirm there's no single "right way" to communicate with the divi

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