No Higher Calling

By Brettnay BrazzellReligion & Spirituality Christianity Kids & Family

No Higher Calling episodes

July 03, 2025Leading Our Children to Christ with Sarah Boots
"YOU are the one person in the world that has the most influence on your children’s eternity!"
The most important prayer request on the heart of a Christian parent is that their children will come to know Christ as their personal Saviour. Leading them to Christ can feel like a daunting task, but we must remember that God loves our children even more than we do, and He desires that they come to know Him!
Sarah Boots from Faithful and Flourishing joins me to share God's heart for the salvation of our children and practical ways that we, as mamas, can guide their hearts to Him.
Sarah shares...
God's heart for your children
How to lead your children to Jesus
How to live a real faith in front of your children
How to invite your children to Jesus
How to share the gospel with our children
Resources Referenced:
Sarah has made all this information and so much more available in a FREE E-Book, Leading Our Children to Christ. Available on her website https://faithfulandflourishing.org/free-ebook/
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1 hr 13 min
June 26, 20252025 Reading Challenge (Quarter 2)
Join me as I share what books I've been reading throughout quarter 2 of 2025. I ended the quarter finishing book #26 out of my #52 book challenge.

Books Read:
Mr. Eternity by Roy Thomas Williams
Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden
Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou
Your Mom Walk with God by Sally Clarkson
Eternity in Their Hearts by Don Richardson
Mooses with Bazookas by S. D. Smith
Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
Sincerely, Stoneheart by Emily Wilson Hussem
The Dragon and The Stone by Kathryn Butler
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoners Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart
Parenting in the Middle Years by Gary and Ann Marie Ezzo
Little Pilgrim's Progress by Helen Taylor
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn

Resources Referenced:
2025 Reading Challenge (Quarter 2) Blog Post
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42 min
June 19, 2025 NHC Family~ Raising Arrows
Psalm 127:4 "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth."
Every Christian is called to spiritual warfare, using two scriptural weapons: the sword (the Word of God) and the arrow (children, Psalm 127:4). Simeon and I discuss how arrows—our children—must be prepared, aimed, and fired to reach their potential. As Christian parents, we prepare and aim our children in their youth, then release them to fight the good fight of faith.

Scriptures Referenced:
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Psalm 127:4-5
Proverbs 22:6
Matthew 4:1-11
Ephesians 6:12, 17

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26 min
June 12, 2025Hymns for the Heart: Near the Cross
In the cross, in the cross, Be my glory ever; Till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river.
The gospel has the power to transform lives, not just for eternity but in our everyday living. Jesus wants us to have life abundant. This is found when we keep our attention focused on the cross.

Scriptures Referenced:
Psalm 16:8-9; 31:24; 39:7; 42:11; 78:7; 119:114; 130:3-5
Isaiah 52:14
Matthew 16:24
I Corinthians 15:31
II Corinthians 12

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Great Hymns for Growing Hearts by Brettnay Brazzell
Great Hymns for Growing Hearts Book and CD Bundle
New Mercies Music Peaceful Hymns CD

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22 min
June 05, 2025Every Wise Woman Builds Her House
Proverbs 14:1 "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucket it down with her hands."
God has made women to be the cultivaters and keepers of home. A wise woman will establish her home on biblical principles that bring glory to her Lord. But what foundations should we build upon?
Join me as I discuss the importance of building our homes on foundations of love, trust, joy, peace, and hospitality.

Scriptures Referenced:
Proverbs 14:1; 31:11
Romans 12:13
Philippians 4:4
Titus 2:4
James 1:5
I Peter 5:7

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26 min
June 02, 2025Missionary Monday: Visit Ghana with Patty Sommer
Welcome to the second episode in the 2025 Missionary Monday series. We will travel around the world experiencing other cultures and peoples as we hear from missionaries. God is at work in this world! We can have a part in that work!
Missionary Patty Sommer joins us to share what her life is like living in Ghana, West Africa. The Sommers have been in the country church planting for over two decades. While planting churches and traning national pastors, they also are involved in literary work.
She talks about raising children on the mission field, navitaging the years of children crossing into adulthood, trusting the Lord, and how we can be all that God desires us to be as we go through different seasons of life.
As a part of NHC Family, these episodes are great to listen to with your spouse and children!

Watch the Interview on the NHC YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/OGnhbireXcI

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53 min
May 29, 2025Setting Ourselves Up For Future Health Success
There are different stages in the life of a woman. While I'm still in the reproductive years, I know the perimenopause/menopause stage is on the horizon. As I learn about how God created the female body, I am fascinated! The later season of womanhood can be one that women approach with fear and dread, but do we have to?
While reading Hormone Repair Manual by Dr. Lara Briden, I gleaned so much information on that coming season of life as well as things I can do today to set myself for future health success.
Join me as I discuss the importance of...
Nervous System Regulation
Exercising, Stregnth Building, and Getting Outside
Getting Sunshine
Nourishing Your Body with Whole Foods
Prioritizing Good Sleep

Resources Referenced:
Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden
Period Repair Manual by Lara Briden
A Christian Woman's Guide to Health and Hormones by Sarah Boots
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43 min
May 22, 2025Hymns for the Heart: It Is Well
Whaterver my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.
Years ago I heard the story behind the writing of this hymn. Having my eyes opened to the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the writing of this beautiful hymn would change me. I realized that there is rich depth to the hymns we sing in worship. This changed how I worshipped the Lord through song. I began to see God's character shining through hymns I had sung since my childhood.
Join me as we glean truth and encouragement from this beloved hymn of the faith.

Resources Referenced:
Great Hymns for Growing Hearts by Brettnay Brazzell
Great Hymns for Growing Hearts Book and CD Bundle
New Mercies Music Peaceful Hymns CD
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22 min
May 15, 2025The Role of Stories in Teaching Your Children Eternal Truths with Nathaniel Brown
There is nothing like a good story. The way it draws you in, captivates you, and leaves you thinking is an experience that young and old alike delight in!
God is the master storyteller. We know that because He wrote the Bible and filled it with stories. Jesus demonstrated this as He time and again used stories to teach eternal truths.
Simeon and I interview our friend, Nathaniel Brown author of The Christian Storyteller. He shares how God has used stories to impact his own life, and how he, as a father, incorporates storytelling into how he instructs his children.
We discuss...
Why Christian parents should be storytellers
How we can use stories for eternal purposes in the hearts of our children
Why it is important for families to spend time reading Bible stories together
How using stories can be more effective than lecturing a child
How a parent can practially being using storytelling to instruct their children

Resources Referenced:
The Christian Storyteller by Nathaniel Brown
Exempla Podcast
Watch this interview on the NHC YouTube Channel

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54 min
May 08, 2025How Motherhood Transformed My Walk with God with Kim Shadday
"Just as much as our kids are dependent upon us, we are dependent upon the Lord."

Kim Shadday has years of experience as a mother and as a biblical counselor. She joins me in this episode to share her journey of spiritual growth and how motherhood transformed her walk with God. Through the different seasons that motherhood brings, God taught Kim more about who He was and how she could reflect His character to her children.

We walk through the seasons of...
Infancy: Learning to Trust and Rely on God
Toddler Years: Patience in the Chaos
Elementary Years: Consistency and Repetition
Junior High: Grace and Gratitude
High School: Stregthening Relationships and Trust
Young Adulthood: Season of Transition
May this conversation encourage you in your mom walk with God!

Scriptures Referenced: Deut. 6:1-9 Psalm 139:7; 32:8; 143:10 Prov 22:6; 3:5-6 John 13:15 Rom 12:10; 14:12 II Cor 3:18 Gal 6:9 Eph 3:7 Phil 4:13; 1:6 James 1:17; 5:11 II Peter 2:9 I John 4:10

Resources Referenced:
Kim Shadday Biblical Counselor on Facebook
Watch this interview on the NHC YouTube Channel
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God has given me a passion for motherhood and homemaking. From that passion, a ministry has birthed- No Higher Calling. There is no higher calling on my life than to be wife to Simeon and mama to my…