The Collide Podcast

In this episode, Sarah Grace Hallas shares her insights on trusting God for immeasurable blessings, especially during challenging times. She discusses practical strategies for holding onto hope when life feels overwhelming and the narrative seems to have concluded. Sarah recounts her powerful journey of reconciliation with her ex-husband, highlighting the transformative effects of forgiveness and restoration. Additionally, she introduces her Abundantly More Community, a supportive space for women seeking encouragement and connection in their faith. Finally, listeners get an exclusive preview of her new devotional, This Is Not Forever: Hopeful Reminders That God Has Abundantly More in Store.

Join us for this uplifting conversation that reminds us all of the hope and abundance that can be found in faith, no matter what life throws our way. If you're seeking encouragement and inspiration, this episode is for you!

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to The Collide Podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you inspiring stories of faith and transformation.

Connect with Sarah on Instagram or her Website

More Resources

• Our 5-Week Guide to Manage Your Anxiety is packed with wisdom from five counselors, offering spiritual and emotional health exercises, reflective spaces, and practical tools. This guide is designed to support you in your journey toward peace and trust, even in the midst of anxiety and struggle.
• Our Birds and Lilies Bible study for anxiety seeks to counter what some are calling “anxiety culture,” a phenomenon that impacts women across the world.

In this refreshing conversation, we welcome Erica Renaud, a passionate speaker and author of Pray with Me: Help Your Children Engage in Authentic and Powerful Prayer. Erica shares her insights on how to invite children into prayer without manipulation or obligation. We discuss creative ways to approach prayer that help kids see God as more than just a gift-giver, and explore how parents' own hang-ups can impact their children's relationship with prayer.

Erica is a dynamic speaker and writer, passionate about equipping families to connect with God through prayer. As the founder of two ongoing prayer initiatives and an active leader in her local church, Erica is dedicated to fostering authentic worship experiences. She is the mother of five children and balances her ministry with family life, recently transitioning to teaching art at a local Christian school. Her first book, Pray with Me, was released in April 2023 and serves as a guide for parents, grandparents, and children’s ministry leaders.

Join us as we explore how to cultivate a rich prayer life in our families and create lasting connections with God. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or involved in children’s ministry, this episode is filled with valuable insights and encouragement.

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to The Collide Podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you inspiring stories of faith and transformation.

In this special episode of The Collide Podcast, Willow Weston sits down with Anna Kuttel, the first-ever staff member at Collide. Anna is a master at noticing the small things, crafting plans, and making ideas come to life. With a unique background in both anthropology and interior design, her journey to Collide in 2015 is nothing short of divine. Anna shares her perspective on the past 10 years of Collide’s growth, reflecting on how prayer and faith have shaped her role and her sense of purpose.

Whether you’re seeking purpose or simply love hearing stories of God’s faithfulness, this episode is packed with inspiration and insight from Anna’s heart and her journey.

Tune in to hear how faith, prayer, and a willingness to serve have transformed lives through Collide over the past decade.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to The Collide Podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you inspiring stories of faith and transformation.

• Our Go Ahead Bible study empowers women to experience the extraordinary and Divine in their everyday lives.
• The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.
• Our FREE 5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things guide will help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life. 

In this episode, we sit down with Jillana Goble, a speaker, author, and foster care advocate to hear her inspiring journey of becoming a passionate voice for vulnerable children. Jillana shares how God developed a deep desire in her heart to advocate for the most vulnerable, and how that calling has shaped her life and founding the statewide movement Every Child Oregon. Together, we dive into the real talk about managing expectations around outcomes in the foster care system, the immense need for more foster families, and the ways we can stretch our hearts to make a difference in the lives of kids in need.

Whether you're considering fostering, know someone who is, or just want to learn how to advocate for those in vulnerable situations, this conversation with Jillana offers insight, encouragement, and practical wisdom.

As promised, here are the resources we mentioned in the podcast. We hope you love them as much as we do. 

Connect with Jillana on her website

Read her books: A Love Streached Life, and No Sugar-Coating

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to The Collide Podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you inspiring stories of faith and transformation.

More Resources

Join us for a Collide Conference for Women! These one-night events gather together women of all ages, stages, and faith backgrounds for an incredible night of inspiration and encouragement. Attending a Collide conference is a unique experience that women walk away from feeling refreshed, energized, hopeful, and changed. Check out our website for info on upcoming events.

Need additional travel info or suggestions? Email us at [email protected] and we'd be happy to help.

Here's a Blog we think you'll love! "Beautiful Mess", written by a Foster Mom.

Our Yes, You Bible study on self-worth encourages women to see beyond their inadequacies so they can be purposed to their fullest potential.

In this inspiring episode of The Collide Podcast, host Willow Weston sits down with Jessica Honegger, the powerhouse behind Noonday Collection and the author of Imperfect Courage. Jessica shares her incredible journey of how God transformed her personal struggles into a thriving business that now provides dignified work to vulnerable communities around the world.

Starting from a place of unexpected need, Jessica took a leap of faith that would not only change her life but also impact thousands of others. We dive deep into her story of overcoming fear, embracing the curvy and unpredictable path to success, and how her faith fueled the courage to pursue a purpose bigger than herself.

Connect with Jessica Honegger on her website or on Instagram.

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to The Collide Podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you inspiring stories of faith and transformation.

Our Go Ahead Bible study empowers women to experience the extraordinary and Divine in their everyday lives.

We all have big dreams and big goals, but we often get held back by our own self-doubt. But God wants to use you just as you are. Dig into our amazing resource, 5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life. 

For so many of us, when we go through tough times, when our prayers have not yet been answered, when we see our worst fears coming true, we can have a very hard time finding God. Our 6 Places to Go Looking for God guide will help you look for, find, and experience God, and we’re confident that by using it, you will be refreshed in your faith, challenged to grow in your relationship with God, and experience God’s presence in new and life-giving ways.

Welcome to our Summer Highlight Series on The Collide Podcast! Throughout the summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes, where we hear stories of people who have experienced life-changing collisions with Jesus. Each conversation you hear on this podcast will ignite your hope, your healing, and your purpose. 

Today, we’re excited to bring back this episode with Pastor Alex Seeley. She moved from Melbourne Australia to Franklin TN with her husband in 2012, following God’s call. They opened their home to people hungry for an encounter with God, and their gatherings eventually became The Belonging Co, a church focused on seeing people changed by Jesus’ love.

In this episode, we chatted with Alex about her and her husband’s decision to leave everything behind and relocate to Nashville and the process she went through of surrendering her life and wrestling with questioning God’s intentions. This interview is full of spiritual insight and motivation. Join in as we hear just how God transformed their lives and created something extraordinary.

Whether you’re listening again or discovering it for the first time, we hope you enjoy this special edition of The Collide Podcast.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy!

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

• Our Go Ahead Bible study empowers women to experience the extraordinary and Divine in their everyday lives.
• As women we often get stuck believing lies, settling for less than we deserve, and shrinking back rather than owning who we can become. We get stuck assuming things about God and about others. Our FREE downloadable, Getting Unstuck, A Reflection to Help Unleash you into the Life you Desire is chocked full of tools and insights to help you recognize why you might be stuck and to help walk you toward freedom.
• The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.
• Our All the Best Devotional will help you connect with Jesus and find peace and restoration. Through guided reflection on the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, you’ll gain insight into how to overcome distractions, worry, comparison, and more. This devotional will help you understand what Jesus meant when He said, “She has chosen what is best.”

Welcome to our Summer Highlight Series on The Collide Podcast! Throughout the summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes, where we hear stories of people who have experienced life-changing collisions with Jesus. Each conversation you hear on this podcast will ignite your hope, your healing, and your purpose. 

Today, we’re excited to bring back this episode with Counselor Kristi Knipp where we discussed how to support teen girls with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.

Kristi Knipp is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in working with teens struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma. She values community, identity formation, and empowering clients with practical tools. Kristi enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, and reading. 

Whether you’re listening again or discovering it for the first time, we hope you enjoy this special edition of The Collide Podcast.

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

The Counseling Bundle is a tremendous online course covering the 12 most common issues women face in counseling featuring tips, tools, and advice from mental health professionals. This course is a great fit for anyone considering whether counseling is for them, or as an option to begin the healing process while waiting to see a counselor. Now includes a beautifully designed printed workbook with exercises, reflection space and resources to help you get the most out of your course!

Welcome to our Summer Highlight Series on The Collide Podcast! Throughout the summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes, where we hear stories of people who have experienced life-changing collisions with Jesus. Each conversation you hear on this podcast will ignite your hope, your healing, and your purpose. 

Today, we’re excited to bring back this episode with Pastor Grant Fishbook, who is the Lead Teaching Pastor of Christ the King Community Church, with 6 campuses in NW Washington. In this episode we discuss everything you’ve ever wanted to ask a pastor. He assures us that pastors are just regular people, pursuing Jesus to the best of their ability. Being a pastor often means being uncomfortably transparent and allowing God to engage with people in meaningful ways that allows them to know that Jesus not only loves them, but likes them too. Listen in as Pastor Grant gets real about his faith and his own personal struggles, doubts and fears, and the realities of dealing with messy people.

Whether you’re listening again or discovering it for the first time, we hope you enjoy this special edition of The Collide Podcast.

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Amazing Resource Alert! 

Do you ever wish you could access the wisdom, tools, and advice of licensed mental health professionals from your very own couch? Now you can, with the Collide Counseling Bundle, which is an online course jam-packed with counselors giving their best teaching and resources on the topics you bump up against every day, like anxiety, finding your calling, and broken relationships. Check out this 12-part course now, and take your first step toward healing, wholeness, and freedom.

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Welcome to our Summer Highlight Series on The Collide Podcast! Throughout the summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes, where we hear stories of people who have experienced life-changing collisions with Jesus. Each conversation you hear on this podcast will ignite your hope, your healing, and your purpose. 

Today, we’re excited to bring back this episode with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher, as well as a speaker, and author of several books. She founded Restorasis, a company dedicated to restoring well-being in the workplace and helping with burnout prevention strategies. She does all of this while juggling family life.

In this episode, we discussed her book “Sacred Rest”, which explores 7 types of rest and the unhelpful ways we try to rest. The author shared her story of burnout, restoration, and becoming an expert on the topic.

Whether you’re listening again or discovering it for the first time, we hope you enjoy this special edition of The Collide Podcast.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy!

One of our favorite things around here at Collide is hosting conferences just for you! These one-night events gather together women of all ages, stages, and faith backgrounds for an incredible night of inspiration and encouragement. Attending a Collide conference is a unique experience that women walk away from feeling refreshed, energized, hopeful and changed. Check out our website for more information on our upcoming events.

• Our All the Best Devotional will help you connect with Jesus and find peace and restoration. Through guided reflection on the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, you’ll gain insight into how to overcome distractions, worry, comparison, and more. This devotional will help you understand what Jesus meant when He said, “She has chosen what is best.”
• The Counseling Bundle is a tremendous online course covering the 12 most common issues women face in counseling featuring tips, tools, and advice from mental health professionals. This course is a great fit for anyone considering whether counseling is for them, or as an option to begin the healing process while waiting to see a counselor.
• The Insight Journal is a free tool to help you pause and take stock of all that you’ve been through, all that you’ve learned, all that you want to leave behind and reflect on lessons learned in hard times to take with you on the journey ahead.

Welcome to our Summer Highlight Series on The Collide Podcast! Throughout the summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes, where we hear stories of people who have experienced life-changing collisions with Jesus. Each conversation you hear on this podcast will ignite your hope, your healing, and your purpose.

Today, we’re excited to bring back this episode with Rick and Tiffany Bulman, who are the authors of the book “Mended, One Couples Journey from Betrayal to Imperfect Beauty.” These two have so much wisdom to share about forgiveness, hope, redemption, and reconciliation. In this episode, they talk about how baggage from their childhood and wounds from their early marriage led to affairs and betrayal. But they also share a heartfelt story of grace that offers a window into the lives of an ordinary family with an extraordinary story of God colliding with them in the mess of their marriage and giving them a message of redemption.

Whether you’re listening again or discovering it for the first time, we hope you enjoy this special edition of The Collide Podcast.

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Collide Resources

NEW Broken & Beautiful: a 5-Day Devotional is a free resource to help you collide with Jesus and see that there can be beauty in the places we often see as broken. We created this tool so that as you work through Luke 7:36-50, you will keep running into the One who renamed the “sinful” woman, not by her brokenness, but by the beauty He could bring out of it.

Our Personal and Powerful Bible study reminds us that God is able to intersect with our lives in both personal and powerful ways.