Welcome back to Joy Hour. This is Episode 27 and Part 2 of our temperament series with Dr. Lana Lyman. In this conversation, Tom and Lana move from defining temperament to explaining what it changes in real life: your decisions, your responsibilities, your relationships, and even your spiritual development.

Dr. Lana breaks down how unmet temperament needs create internal stress, and how understanding God’s design can bring clarity, balance, and peace. They also explore the deeper “heart hunger” that drives humanity to chase things that never satisfy, and why true fulfillment is found when we are aligned with God’s purpose. Lana anchors the foundation of temperament therapy in Matthew 11:28–30, explaining the “well-fitting yoke” and how the right placement brings rest to the soul.

If you’re tired, stressed, or stuck, this episode offers a framework for clarity and a path back to peace.

What might change if your life finally matched the way God designed you to carry it?

Hosted by Tom Lyman, The Joy Hour is a Christ-centered podcast that creates space for honest conversations about faith, family, work, and finding joy in everyday life, even in the middle of pressure and responsibility.

In Episode 26, Tom sits down in the studio with his wife, Dr. Lana Lyman, for Part 1 of a special three-part series.

Dr. Lana is a licensed clinical pastoral counselor with more than two decades of ministry experience, helping individuals, couples, and families navigate betrayal trauma, addiction, relationships, and healing. This episode lays the foundation for her ministry and introduces one of the core tools she uses with nearly every client: temperament therapy. Together, Tom and Lana unpack what temperament is, why it matters, why it’s morally neutral, and how God designs humanity with intention. They also clarify the difference between temperament, character, and personality, and why living out of alignment with how God made you often produces stress, conflict, and internal frustration.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re wearing a mask, struggling to understand yourself, or striving to become someone you were never designed to be, this conversation will bring clarity and encouragement. What would change if you stopped fighting your design and learned to steward it?

Tom sits down with Vince Stegall, CEO of Endtime Ministries and Only Source, and host of The Endtime Show, for a conversation that’s less about platforms and more about real life. They talk family, leadership, and what it takes to stay steady when everything around you is loud, distracting, and demanding. Vince shares why he and his wife Kate made intentional decisions about screens, presence, and building a home where conversation and discipleship happen daily.

From parenting moments to the challenge of communicating clearly, this episode leans into practical faith: asking better questions, staying connected instead of isolated, and choosing the next right thing when life gets messy. Vince also shares his personal background and the “why” behind Endtime’s mission: using current events as a net to pull humanity closer to Jesus, discipleship, and truth that brings peace instead of panic.

If you’ve felt the tension between work, ministry, marriage, and raising kids in a distracted world, this conversation will encourage you to lead with consistency, speak expectations instead of storing resentment, and prioritize what matters most.

What would change in your home if you lowered the screens and raised the level of real conversation?

Recorded at UPCI General Conference 2025, Tom sits down with Randy Brown, co-founder of Navigate Ministries, to talk about healing, discipleship, and why so many struggles repeat even when we genuinely want to change. Randy shares how his early efforts in addiction ministry were marked by years of relapse and heartbreak, but that hunger to be effective pushed him to dig deeper into what actually drives addiction.

Randy reframes addiction as “anything we repeat that has negative consequences” and explains how many addictive patterns function as an attempt to push away unwanted thoughts, feelings, and memories. From Lifeline Connect, a men’s residential recovery program, to Navigate Ministries, Randy walks through a Christ-centered approach that combines spiritual transformation with structured self-discovery, helping individuals identify root wounds and bring Jesus directly to the places that need healing.

The conversation lands on a clear message: the issue is rarely just behavior, it’s the heart. And healing often accelerates when isolation breaks, honest conversation begins, and the right guidance helps “direct” the healing God has already made available.

Where are you now, where do you want to go, and what would happen if you stopped trying to fix it alone?

Tom sits down with Trevor Houston, career strategist, author, and host of the Who Ya Know Show, for a conversation about purpose, discipline, and the power of connection. Trevor shares how his “Gratitude & Gains” morning routine started as personal accountability, but quickly became a catalyst for spiritual growth, public vulnerability, and real-life change.

Trevor opens up about a difficult childhood shaped by poverty, addiction in the home, and destructive influences, including a felony at 13 that could have set his life on a permanent trajectory. Instead, a pivotal court decision forced an environment change that became the first step toward transformation. From the auto industry to financial services, Trevor describes the identity shifts, setbacks, and lessons that taught him why mindset matters before strategy, and how one relationship can become the bridge to a comeback.

The episode lands on practical faith: replacing “lack” with gratitude, building margin, refusing the snooze button, and creating brotherhood for men who are tired of isolation and ready to grow as leaders, husbands, fathers, and servants of God.

What would change in your life if you stopped focusing on what you don’t have and brought God what you do have today?

At UPCI General Conference 2025, Tom Lyman sits down with Mark Condon pastor, worship leader, songwriter, and author to talk about worship, calling, and the “why” behind a life spent serving the Kingdom. Mark shares how years of leading worship and a life-altering heart attack became the turning point that led him to plant Infinite Church and pursue ministry with renewed urgency.

They dig into what it means to feel unqualified, how God multiplies what we surrender, and why purpose is the antidote to drifting into comfort and distraction. Mark introduces the “power of the nudge,” those small promptings from God that, when obeyed, can open doors to endless possibilities in worship, ministry, relationships, and daily life.

This conversation is a reminder that worship is more than music; it’s humility, obedience, and serving humanity in real moments, even when it’s inconvenient.

What “nudge” has God been putting in front of you that you keep talking yourself out of?

Tom Lyman sits down with Oregon-based counselor Amber Sirstad for a candid conversation about grief, mental health, and the quiet strength of simply showing up for someone in pain. Amber shares why she chose counseling, how silence can become a turning point in healing, and why you don’t need the “perfect words” to support someone who’s grieving.

They unpack what grief really looks like over time, including anger at God, triggers around holidays, and the reality that loss doesn’t vanish. Amber talks about her own health journey, losing her grandparents, and how lived experience can deepen empathy without turning pain into performance. The conversation also tackles practical steps for getting help, even when you don’t have money, and how to find safe people by testing trust with small things first.

If you’re carrying grief, anxiety, or a season of heaviness, this episode offers permission to reach out, slow down, and let someone sit with you in the dark without rushing the process.

Who is one safe person you can take a first step toward today?

Tom Lyman sits down with Brittney and Ryan Hall of The Revenue Agency to talk about the scary middle ground between a “known” career and a new calling. They unpack what it looks like to move on faith, invest before you feel ready, and build the infrastructure behind the scenes that turns a burden into a sustainable mission.

The conversation hits the tension every purpose-driven leader faces: serving humanity takes resources. They discuss redefining success, valuing your work, asking for help, and why investing in coaching, systems, and clarity is often the difference between “stuck” and “momentum.” Brittney and Ryan share their own leap, how alignment and faith shaped their business, and why they’re passionate about helping entrepreneurs win with integrity.

The episode closes with practical encouragement: get quiet, write down what you want your life to look like, tell the truth about where your time and money are going, and find mentors who have already walked the road you’re trying to travel. What would change if you stopped treating your calling like a side hobby and started building it like a mission?

Recorded live at UPCI General Conference 2025, Tom Lyman sits down with his wife, Lana Lyman, for a short conversation about calling, healing, and what it looks like to help others find hope after betrayal. Lana shares the heart behind what she does first as a wife and mother, and also as a counselor, pointing to the way God uses lived pain to bring real help to others.

They talk about Hope Beyond Betrayal, the two-day marriage intensive they host for couples walking through betrayal trauma. Lana explains it is not a quick fix, but a starting point that gives practical tools, follow-up direction, and most importantly hope, including the reminder that you are not alone and that a marriage can be rebuilt stronger than before.

The episode closes with Lana describing what brings her the deepest joy: watching the moment a person’s eyes open to truth, identity, and healing, whether in counseling, a support group, or a marriage rebuilding conversation.

What would it look like for you to take one honest step toward help, instead of carrying it alone?

Recorded on-site at the UPCI's General Conference 2025, Tom sits down with Pastor Jerry Staten to capture a raw and hope-filled conversation about recovery, calling, and the unmistakable power of Jesus to transform a life. The episode opens with a day-count moment that immediately sets the tone: Tom shares 1,132 days clean and sober, and Jerry responds with 19,132, reminding us that deliverance does not grow stale when you keep the testimony fresh.

Jerry shares the turning point that changed everything, a moment in a bar where he says Jesus visibly appeared and spoke, “It’s your time.” From there, the conversation moves into his upbringing, his mother’s relentless prayer, a broken home that God ultimately healed, and how that redemption story became a foundation for ministry. Jerry describes his “why” as the joy of watching the lights come on in someone’s life: broken humanity trying to numb pain, then discovering purpose, freedom, and a real relationship with Christ.

As the conversation closes, Jerry makes it plain: doctrine matters, but what saved him first was relationship, an awareness of God that turns into a life rebuilt from the inside out.

What would change in your life if your next step was not just information, but a real encounter with Jesus?