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Christian artist Colton Dixon shares how his new single “The Love I Have for You” was inspired by Romans 8 — a reminder that we are more than conquerors through God’s love. In this powerful interview, Colton opens up about balancing life as a husband, father, and musician, how parenthood deepened his understanding of God’s agape love, and the revival he sees rising in today’s culture.

Episode Highlights

• The biblical inspiration behind “The Love I Have for You” (Romans 8)

• Colton’s honest reflections on anxiety, purpose, and finding peace in God’s love

• How marriage and fatherhood reshaped his understanding of agape love

• The message of faith behind his children’s book Build a Boat

• His call for revival and unity in the church and nation

• A fun behind-the-scenes look at his new unisex fragrance, Desert Rain

Guest Details

Colton Dixon is a chart-topping Christian recording artist known for songs like Build a Boat and Miracles. A former American Idol finalist, Colton continues to inspire through his bold faith, family-first perspective, and creative ventures that bring light into mainstream culture.

Resources & Links

• Listen to “The Love I Have for You” – Spotify | Apple Music

• Build a Boat Children’s Book – Available Here

• Desert Rain Fragrance – coltondixon.com → Merch

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In this powerful episode, Heather Creekmore continues October’s "Fear Free Fall” series by digging deep into the often-hidden fear of rejection and how it influences our lives. She unpacks how perfectionism and people-pleasing are tightly related to our need to feel accepted and loved. Through personal stories, relatable examples, and biblical truth, Heather unravels the underlying self-protective strategies we adopt—and how the gospel offers real freedom and grace.

Key Topics Covered:

• What is the Fear of Rejection?
  Heather explores how this fear drives us and manifests as perfectionism and people-pleasing. She explains that these are self-protective strategies formed by our desire for secure love, belonging, and worth.

• Perfectionism:
  Often, we think, “If I get it right, then I’ll be enough.” Heather shares a personal story from college when a single missed typo made her feel immense shame, showing how perfectionism can lead to exhaustion and shame rather than peace.

• People-Pleasing:
  The fear that “If I make everyone happy, I’ll be safe.” Heather discusses how people-pleasing is not true peacekeeping or biblical peacemaking and how it can even impact our ability to follow God’s call if the opinions of others control us.

• Where Does This Come From?
  Heather highlights how these tendencies usually aren’t intentional—they’re often formed in childhood, at school, or through life experiences that taught us we’d be safer if we kept everyone happy or never made mistakes.

• How It Affects Others:
  Unchecked, perfectionism and people-pleasing can also lead us to have unrealistic expectations of others, continuing the cycle for those around us.

• The Gospel’s Answer:
  True freedom is found not in earning love and acceptance from people (or God), but in embracing grace. Heather reminds us that Jesus took on ultimate rejection so we can be fully accepted by God, no matter how we perform.

• A Challenge to Listeners:
  Heather encourages us to check our motives—are we striving for approval from people or resting in God’s approval? She challenges listeners to shift their perspective from a “people-big, God-small” view to a “God-big, people-small” mindset for greater confidence and peace.

Memorable Quotes:

• “Perfectionism is a fear of inadequacy dressed up as excellence.”

• “People pleasing is not biblical peacemaking—it’s a form of self-protection.”

• “You can never be perfect or please everyone, but you are already fully accepted in Jesus.”

• “Freedom comes when you realize you can’t earn grace—it's a gift.”

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• Visit heathercreekmore.com for free resources, courses, coaching, and Heather’s books

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• Learn more about the In His Image Conference in Dallas, TX (November 15th) — details in show notes

If you struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or fear of rejection, this episode is for you. Learn how to find freedom and confidence in who God says you are—not in what you do or how others respond.

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Today’s Bible Verse:
"Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand." — Isaiah 53:10

Sometimes, God’s will doesn’t look like victory—it looks like suffering. Isaiah 53:10 reminds us that even Jesus’ pain had divine purpose. The crushing wasn’t the end; it was the beginning of redemption.

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Chaka Heinze is a writer, speaker, and lover of the Bible. She is actively involved in her local church on the Prayer and Healing team and mentors young women seeking deeper relationships with God.

After personally experiencing God's love and compassion following the loss of her eleven-year-old son, Landen, Chaka delights in testifying to others about God's unfathomable and transformative love that permeates even the most difficult circumstances.
Chaka and her husband of twenty-six years have five children ranging from adult age to preschool. Trained as an attorney, she’s had the privilege of mitigating sibling disputes for twenty-plus years.

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Connect with God — on Abide, a Christian meditation app that provides a biblically grounded place to experience peace and progress in your relationship with Christ. Use this biblical meditation, narrated by Tyler Boss, to center yourself on the truth in God's word. Do you have trouble being whole hearted toward God? Meditate on Deuteronomy 6:4. Allow the music & nature sounds, deep breathing, prayer, and scripture help you connect with God in a new way. 

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Have you ever found yourself in a season of waiting—praying, longing, and wondering what God is doing? Maybe you’ve asked, “Lord, when will things change?” or “Why haven’t You moved yet?”

If so, this week’s episode of The Love Offering Podcast is for you.

I’m joined by Jaime Jamgochian, Dove Award–nominated singer, songwriter, and author of Sacred Surrender: The Practice of Waiting Well with God. Jaime shares her powerful story of faith through illness, disappointment, and uncertainty—and how surrender, worship, and gratitude led her to deep peace and healing.

In our conversation, Jaime helps us see that waiting isn’t wasted when we’re waiting with God. She reminds us that:

* Surrendering to God leads to peace and joy
* Worship is a powerful weapon in the waiting
* Gratitude can shift our perspective and restore hope
* Trusting God’s timing builds our faith
* Community strengthens us when we feel alone

Jaime’s words are a beautiful reminder that love, faith, and surrender are intertwined. When we loosen our grip on control, God fills our hands with His presence, His timing, and His peace.

As you listen, I pray you’ll find rest in knowing that God is working even in the waiting—and that He is worthy of your trust.

With love and grace,
Rachael

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Can grief and joy co-exist? Can families rediscover their joy after experiencing unthinkable tragedy? When our pain feels so intense we struggle to breath, we might fear we don't have the strength to carry on, the Lord comes beside us and speaks truth and love into our wounded souls. Amber Smith, wife to country music singer Granger Smith, experienced this in a profound way when she and her husband lost their precious toddler son in a tragic drowning accident. Their son's death could've shattered their marriage and their family. But because of God and His grace prior, during, and since that time, their relationship not only survived, but came out stronger. In this episode she shares how Christ carried them through and enabled them to heal and experience renewed joy. 

Resource referenced: Girl on the Bathroom Floor: Held Together When Everything is Falling Apart

Discussion/Reflective Questions:

1. What resonated with you most in this episode?
2. Looking back over seasons of your life prior to periods of hardship, in what ways might God have been strengthening and depositing truth into your soul to help you get through your dark season?
3. When has God used a difficult season to draw you closer to friends, family, or a spouse?
4. When has God used a difficult season to reveal His character, tenderness, and heart for you?
5. What truth do you (or can you) hold onto during difficult seasons?
6. What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

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A Prayer to Learn to Love Yourself

We all have moments when we struggle to see ourselves the way God sees us. Whether it’s our physical appearance, our talents, or our personality, it’s easy to let insecurity, comparison, or shame distort our reflection. But Scripture tells us something far greater: we are made fearfully and wonderfully made and intentionally crafted for good works.Today's episode by Rachael Adams is a reminder that when we accept who He made us to be, we can better love others as He commands.

Reference: Ephesians 2:10

Prayer: Father, thank you for creating me in your image. Remind me of my inherent worth and significance in you. Help me to focus on my God -given identity traits and learn to appreciate who you've uniquely made me. May I see others as people also carefully crafted by you. Forgive me for finding fault with the work of your hands. In your name, Amen.

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Welcome to this special bonus episode of the Jesus Calling Podcast, inspired by the topical themes from Sarah Young’s seasonal prayer devotional, Jesus Listens: Prayers for Every Season. Today we are featuring guests who speak to themes that all of us might be experiencing in this season of autumn. Fall is a time of dormancy, where we and nature begin the process of shedding old things, preparing for rest, and starting anew after winter. This episode offers us an opportunity to reflect, release what no longer serves us, and embrace a period of quiet rejuvenation in anticipation of new beginnings.

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Steve Wohlberg

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Hannah Benson reminds us that even in seasons of deep heartache, God is near. Drawing on Psalm 34:18, this devotional illustrates how God gently removes our illusions of control and calls us to surrender, trusting Him through grief, loss, and uncertainty. In doing so, He transforms our pain into opportunities for growth and deepened faith.

Highlights

• God draws near to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit.

• Painful loss and heartache can reveal areas of life where God desires greater trust and surrender.

• Surrendering to God, even amid fear and uncertainty, allows His grace and peace to work within us.

• Life’s trials can deepen intimacy with God, helping us lean on Him instead of our own control.

• Scripture reassures that Jesus remains constant and faithful, even when our hearts hurt (Hebrews 13:8).

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Full Transcript Below:

Hope When Your Heart Hurts

By Hannah Benson

Bible Reading:

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted

and saves the crushed in spirit.” - Psalm 34:18 (ESV)

Tears filled my eyes.

Why did it have to hurt so much?

I was 15 years old, a tender homeschooled high school sophomore, and for the first time in my life, I’d thought I’d found my very own kindred spirit. We’d not known each other long, but already, it felt as if we’d known each other forever. Perhaps we’d be forever friends, like Anne of Green Gables and her kindred spirit, Diana, or Katie Weldon and Christy Miller (from Robin Jones Gunn’s bestselling Christy Miller series).

But it didn’t turn out that way, and looking back, I recognize that I clung to this friendship with an iron fist until it became more important to me than God.

An idol.

We know from Scripture that God, rightly so, will not permit idols in our lives (Exodus 20:3, 4; 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 Samuel 5:2-4). Anything that we hold tighter than God becomes an idol, which He will either remove or put into its proper place in our lives.

The removal of something, something that might even be good, and surrendering to God’s will, hurts sometimes.

When God allowed that friend to walk away from my life, it hurt so terribly.

I shed countless tears.

But even as I wept, in the deepest parts of my soul, something was happening.

I didn’t know it at the time, but I realize now that the Lord was peeling back a layer of myself, exposing me to His grace.

And as

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