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January 01 More of Jesus This Year: 7 Biblical Ways to Follow God Wholeheartedly
What does it really look like to follow Jesus completely and wholeheartedly in the new year?
Maybe you’ve felt spiritually complacent or maybe you are seeking Jesus—but you want even more of Him.
More intimacy. More obedience. More surrender. More purpose.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, not through pressure or perfection, but through a daily lifestyle of grace-filled devotion.

Whether you’re listening on January 1 or March 1, this conversation is meant to leave you encouraged, stirred, and excited to walk into this season with more of Jesus.

As the episode unfolds, we’ll go deeper and deeper into what it looks like to live a surrendered, Spirit-led life with Christ.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why taking Bible reading SERIOUSLY changes everything
• How Christian fellowship brings healing, accountability, and growth
• Developing a daily prayer life that’s intentional and natural
• Learning to pray for God’s leading—and how to discern His voice
• Trusting that God has purpose for you right where you are
• How to fall more in love with Jesus through remembrance
• What radical surrender really looks like (decisions, fears, and secret sins)

LINKS:
• New Year’s Guide: https://mailchi.mp/fbe0f363b092/christianewyear
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• 31 Day Bible Reading Plans: https://www.shelivespurposefully.com/resources/
• Here's the BLOG version of this episode: https://tinyurl.com/3uvvva38

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45 min
December 18, 2025Fall in Love with God’s Word Again with Faith Womack (“The Bible Nerd”)
If you’ve ever struggled to stay consistent in your Bible reading or found yourself feeling bored during quiet time — this episode is for you.
Today, I sit down with Faith Womack, known online as The Bible Nerd, to talk about how studying God’s Word can actually be exciting, life-giving, and deeply transformative when we approach it the right way.
Together we unpack:
- Why so many Christians feel stuck or unmotivated in their Bible study
- How to make Scripture come alive through context, hermeneutics, and literary forms
- The biggest mistake we make when reading the Bible
- How culture has shaped (and sometimes distorted) how we study Scripture
- Practical steps to feel re-energized in your Bible study starting today

If you’ve been craving a deeper connection to God’s Word, this conversation will help you rediscover the joy and awe of studying Scripture.

✨ Resources Mentioned:
Get Faith’s Book: https://amzn.to/47HYkmR

Christmas Gift Guide: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

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Toddler Quiet Time: https://tinyurl.com/5n74w92u

NIV Application Bible:⁠⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/SLPNIVAppBible⁠⁠⁠

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41 min
December 11, 2025How to Teach Your Kids God’s Word | Sharing God’s Love In Everyday Moments with Journeywomen’s Hunter Beless
In this episode of She Lives Purposefully, I sit down with Hunter Beless — founder of Journeywomen Ministries, author, and host of the Journeywomen Podcast — about one of the sweetest and most sacred calling of motherhood: teaching your kids about God’s love.
Many Christian parents long to help their children treasure God’s Word but often feel unsure where to start. Hunter shares encouragement, biblical wisdom, and simple ways to make faith part of your family’s everyday rhythm.
Together, we talk about:
- Why teaching kids about God’s love matters so deeply
- How to make Scripture engaging and meaningful for little hearts
- Practical habits, rhythms, and traditions that help families know and love God
- How she stays spiritually and creatively refreshed as a mom and ministry leader
If you’ve ever wondered how to help your children not just know about God, but truly love Him, this episode is full of encouragement, wisdom, and hope for you.
✨ Resources Mentioned:
Grab Hunter’s new book: https://amzn.to/3JEn86Z

Get 15% off Hosanna Revival using code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY: https://hosannarevival.com/shelivespurposefully

Get 10% off The Daily Grace Co. using code MEGANHOLMES10 https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954

Toddler Quiet Time: https://tinyurl.com/5n74w92u

2025 gift guide: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

Hunter Beless, Journeywomen Ministries, Christian parenting podcast, Jesus Loves You More book, teaching kids about God, helping kids love Jesus, raising children in faith, Christian moms podcast, discipleship at home, family faith rhythms, gospel-centered family, Christian kids books, parenting encouragement, faith for moms, Bible for kids, spiritual growth for families
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41 min
December 04, 2025Grow in God This Season: Nearness, Forgiveness, Peace, and Bold Faith
If there was ever a time to draw close, grow spiritually, accept His peace, live in His forgiveness, and boldly share the good news… it’s now. It’s Christmas—the season that reminds us that Jesus Christ stepped into our world as Immanuel, God with us.
In this episode, we talk about how to meet with Jesus intentionally in this season—not just celebrating Christmas, but actually seeking Him and walking with Him.
What We Cover in Today’s Episode:
1. Meeting with Immanuel, God With Us, more
2. Accepting and embracing the Savior of the world’s Forgiveness and Freedom whether it’s the first time of the 100th time this week
3. Receiving Peace from the Prince of Peace and casting our cares on Him
4. Sharing the Good News This Christmas and ways to more-easily do that

Christmas is the time to celebrate God with us, God for us, and God saving us.

LINKS:
Christmas Gift Guide: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

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Daily Grace Co. code MEGANHOLMES10 for 10% off: https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954

NIV Application Bible: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/SLPNIVAppBible⁠

Use code SLP at Antique Candle Co.: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/SLPAntiqueCandle

Please donate today at MercyShips.org/podcast

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The Wild Invite: https://tinyurl.com/SLPWildInvite

Episode Timeline:
3:00 If there was a time to draw near to God, it’s NOW

4:30 Meet with the God who made the trek to be with you, Emmanuel, God with us

6:40 Embrace forgiveness from our Savior

8:00 Accept peace from the Prince of Peace

9:30 Share the good news of Jesus Christ and ways to share the gospel this Christmas season

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14 min
November 20, 2025Fighting Sin That Holds You Back From What God Has For You
If you’ve ever felt stuck in sin, guilt, or shame —this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about how sin holds us back from the life God has for us, how to fight it in practical and biblical ways, and how God restores, redeems, and leads us forward (even after we’ve messed up).
In this episode, we break down:
1. Why Fighting Sin Is Worth It (and Possible for you to fight)
2. How Sin Holds You Back from what God has for you God’s Plans
3. How to Actually Fight Sin (Heart Postures + Practical Steps)

Friend, you can walk in freedom. You can live abundantly. And when you do fall, Christ remains your Advocate (1 John 2:1).
He is yours. You are His. Let’s walk with Him.

LINKS:
Christmas Gift Guide: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

Hosanna Revival code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY for 15% off: https://hosannarevival.com/shelivespurposefully

Daily Grace Co. code MEGANHOLMES10 for 10% off: https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954

NIV Application Bible: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/SLPNIVAppBible⁠

Use code SLP at Antique Candle Co.: https://tinyurl.com/SLPAntiqueCandle

Episode Timeline:
1:20 A personal story of God convicting me of sin holding me back THIS MORNING (being bitter and easily offended)

8:15 You CAN and its worth it to fight the sin in your life

10:20 What satan wants for you

13:00 What God has for you

13:40 Why it’s worth it to fight sin

14:00 Fighting condemnation and shame

19:00 How sin holds us back

25:50 How to actually fight sin

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45 min
November 13, 2025 Your Worth Never Wavers: Find Your Worth in Christ (Not Culture) with Laura Wifler
In this episode of She Lives Purposefully, I sit down with Laura Wifler—co-founder of the now sunsetted Risen Motherhood, founder of KidLit Lab, and 7× bestselling author—about her brand-new children’s book, Your Worth Never Wavers.
We talk all about what we as women as well as our children need to hear: worth, beauty, Gospel-confidence, and body image.
Your worth doesn’t depend on what you look like, what you do, or how the world sees you.
Laura shares:
✨ What culture says about beauty and worth and why it leaves us empty
✨ How the gospel offers a better, lasting truth about identity
✨ Her own journey through body-image struggles and how it shaped her calling
✨ Why she chose to write this message for children—and how adults can embrace it too
✨ The importance of representation in her book, featuring diverse body types and abilities
Whether you’re a mom, mentor, or friend who wants to speak truth over the next generation—or just need a reminder yourself—this episode will help you rest in the truth that your worth never wavers in Christ.

✨ Resources Mentioned:
– Grab Laura’s new book: ⁠https://amzn.to/4onmSsr⁠
– Get 15% off Hosanna Revival using code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY: https://hosannarevival.com/shelivespurposefully
– Get 10% off The Daily Grace Co. using code MEGANHOLMES10 https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954
– 2025 gift guide: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am
– Toddler Quiet Time: https://tinyurl.com/5n74w92u
– NIV Application Bible: https://tinyurl.com/SLPNIVAppBible
– Use code SLP at Antique Candle Co.: https://tinyurl.com/SLPAntiqueCandle

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38 min
November 06, 2025Trusting God’s Timing & When You Don’t Know What God Wants You to Do Next
In this episode of She Lives Purposefully, I’m opening up about a season that’s very real for me right now — a season of waiting, uncertainty, and trusting God when I don’t know what’s next.
As we welcome a new baby and care for our little one, I’ve found myself returning to these unshakable truths:
Seek God first. Before the blessing, before the next step — seek Him. (Matthew 6:33)

Stay in His Word. God’s Word lights the path one step at a time. (Psalm 119:105)

Pray and listen. He wants to guide you. (Isaiah 30:21, Psalm 32:8, Proverbs 3:5-6)

Seek wise counsel. There’s safety in godly advice. (Proverbs 15:22)

Do the next right thing. Like David and Joseph, obedience in the small things leads to God’s greater plans.

Trust His timing. Just like in Esther’s story, God’s timing is never off.
Whether you’re praying about your next move, waiting for a promise, or simply unsure what God wants from you — this episode will encourage you to seek His presence more than His plans, to trust His heart even when you can’t see the full picture, and to rest knowing He’s leading the way.

LINKS:
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Start my FREE Esther Digital Bible Study: https://tinyurl.com/25xzbde4
Christmas Gift Guide: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

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33 min
October 30, 2025 Live Purposefully through Biblical Hospitality: Love Like Jesus and Let Go of Perfection with Abby Kuykendall
In this episode, Abby Kuykendall joins us to talk about hospitality as a spiritual discipline for all Christians — not just a God-given spiritual gift for a select few. We learn how to live purposefully and be more like Jesus when it comes to loving others in the area of Biblical hospitality. We dig into what real, Christ-centered hospitality looks like, how to overcome perfectionism and comparison when opening your home, and three simple qualities you can start practicing today to create a welcoming space for genuine connection. If you’ve ever wanted to be more hospitable but felt held back by doubt or pressure to make everything “just right,” this conversation is for you.

Get Abby’s book, Let the Biscuits Burn: https://amzn.to/4qlb8I9
See my 2025 Christian Christmas gift guide: https://tinyurl.com/nmtjtpcp

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42 min
October 23, 2025Should Christians do THIS? (Halloween, Yoga, Date Non-Christians, Drinking & More)
In this episode, we tackle not just the “can I?” questions many Christians wrestle with but the “should I?” — Halloween, yoga, drinking, and more.
Scripture tells us we’re free in Christ (1 Corinthians 6, Romans 14, Galatians 5)… but Scripture also tells us that freedom doesn’t mean everything is beneficial or glorifies God.
We cover questions to ask yourself when it comes to “SHOULD I?”:
Asking if this will stumble someone (Romans 14, 1 Corinthians 8)

Whether it builds up or tears down (1 Corinthians 10:23)

Are YOU convicted? (Romans 14:14)

Freedom vs. sin — not using grace as a cover-up for evil (1 Peter 2:16)

Doing all things for God’s glory (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Then my husband and I share our personal takes:
Halloween — Can it be redeemed? How to participate in a way that points to Jesus; Yoga — Is it demonic or sinful?; Drinking — Freedom, conviction, and when it crosses the line; And more!

LINKS:
📚 Toddler Devo Time Ideas: https://tinyurl.com/5n74w92u

🎁 Christian Living Christmas Gift Ideas: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

EPISODE TIMELINE:
00:00 Intro
05:30 Freedoms that are universal and questions to ask when it comes to convictions and wondering, “SHOULD I?”
12:20 Can Christians celebrate Halloween?
22:00 Talking about the “eating food sacrificed to idols” passage
29:20 Can Christians do yoga?
33:50 Can Christians be into the Enneagram?
37:40 Would you feel comfortable if one of your pastors did these things?
40:00 Can (and should) Christians drink alcohol?
44:15 My BIG problem with alcohol at Bible studies
46:00 Smoking!?
52:00 Can Christians date non-Christians?
Keywords: Christian freedom, Halloween and Christianity, yoga and faith, is it ok for Christians to drink, Romans 14 explained, Christian convictions, 1 Corinthians 10:23 meaning, Christian lifestyle podcast, She Lives Purposefully

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1 hr 2 min
October 16, 2025Be on guard: Resist the enemy’s attacks against you and what God has for you
The Bible tells us that the enemy prowls like a roaring lion — but many of his attacks and temptations to sin sneak in.
A flicker of envy at a friend’s house, a small moment of discouragement while cooking dinner, a quiet thought that says, “Why not me, God?”

In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to be on guard against Satan’s work — envy, ungratefulness, bitterness, laziness, gossip — and how to pivot, with the power of Jesus Christ in you, back into a life God has for us: contentment, joy, gratitude, and purpose.

Mentioned in this Episode
📚 Toddler Devo Time Ideas: https://tinyurl.com/5n74w92u

🎵 Christian music playlist: https://tinyurl.com/2pwmhy4c

🎁 Christian Living Christmas Gift Ideas: https://tinyurl.com/3c7mw3am

Episode Outline:
00:00 Intro
00:45 A personal story on envy
02:00 HOW sin, however “small” is destructive
04:45 Toddler devo ideas and Christmas gift guide
06:25 The truth about Satan’s plan for you (and how easy it is even as Christians to fall into it)
08:00 What GOD has for you
08:55 Why we need to resist the devil
09:20 Don’t sin, but take it deeper: guard our hearts and minds
10:30 How do we resist Satan and choose God?
10:45 Know God’s ways, what He’s against and what He’s FOR (it’s in His Word!)
12:45 Know yourself and your struggles, admit it
16:00 Time with God is transformative: read your Bible, worship, pray. HE has the power to change you.
17:25 Implement it now that you’ve been guarding your heart

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25 min

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