Separating ourselves from the nature of love leaves us feeling alone, in a state of fear and abandonment. This disconnection from love drives us to exhibit controlling behavior as we fight for a sense of safety and peace. Unfortunately, any safety or peace we experience through control is an illusion and short lived.

In this final episode on faith and emotions, Marcus Miller joins the conversation to tackle the repercussions of our independence from a creator that is unrelenting love. Together they address the destructive nature of control and the joy that comes when we choose to surrender and trust in something much bigger than ourselves.

If you’re ready to experience a life fully lived, this episode will give you a dose of hope and inspire you to step back and take a deep breath as you realize you’ve there’s a good Papa extremely invested in your story.

In our broken pursuit of feeling valuable, humans have a way of adopting a system of judgment where we can rank one another better than or less than. This hierarchy is based on our personal assessment of what makes something, or someone, good or bad. This arrogant approach to life dehumanizes some, while humanizing others, resulting in disconnected relationships, and a society lacking in compassion and understanding.

Marcus and Breanna Miller return for another insightful conversation as the group discusses the common humanity that we all share. They expose the system of hierarchy within the faith institution of Christianity and explore God’s approach to humanity’s shared suffering. Together they look at how this affects our ability to love ourselves and enjoy the life right in front of us.

If you have a value for growing in compassion and understanding for yourself, your loved ones, and the world around you, this conversation is just what you need to rewire the way you think and respond to life in general. Get ready for a deepening of love like you’ve never experienced!

It’s easy to lose the sense of who we are, and what we believe, for the sake of others in order to belong. We can find ourselves more concerned with following cultural systems, and the rules in these systems, than expressing ourselves in authentic ways. Denying the truth of who we are, what we feel, and what we need is at the foundation of codependancy.

In this episode, Marcus and Brianna Miller join Abi and Justin to graciously explore the ways codependency affects human institutions, and the people within them. They hone in on faith and expose the ways we justify losing ourselves in religion through the lens of Christianity. Together they examine the ways Jesus related to the world through a sense of self and how his compassion was a direct reflection of his emotional intelligence.

Living out of a healthy personal identity begins with finding freedom from the ways we minimize who we are for the world around us. Whether or not you’re a person that relates to the institution of Christianity, this episode will give you permission to become who you were made to be!

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Neighbors can be difficult to love. They vote, believe, and talk differently. Their lifestyles might just contradict our entire value system. Our time with them, however, is limited. But what about the person in the mirror that you spend 24/7 with? If you don’t love them well, your neighbor doesn’t stand a chance.

Marcus Miller joins Abi and Justin as they discuss the hesitancy to love yourself in the faith community. They address the narcissistic selfishness that people fear loving yourself will produce. Together the shatter destructive paradigms as they explore what the Creator's heart is around self-love.

If you have a value for growing in love towards the world around you, and living a healthy life, this is an episode perfect for you!

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Emotions tend to get a bum rap in faith communities. Often times the two are treated as mutually exclusive and emotions have the potential to be seen as enemies of faith. But what if emotions and faith were designed to coexist?

In this 5-part series Marcus and Brianna Miller join the Stumvolls. They attempt to tackle the many examples throughout faith that give legitimacy to emotions. They examine God’s expression of emotions as well as His grace for them in the human experience.

If you’ve ever been part of a faith institution that looks down on emotions, or simply dismisses them, this series will bring you clarity and give you confidence to embrace your humanity and the many gifts it offers!

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In a noisy, media-driven world, filled with politics, drama, and plenty of expectations, it’s easy to stay focused on anything other than connection to our own heart. But what if it all suddenly stopped and we were forced to embrace a moment of solitude that left us nowhere to run?

In this episode Justin returns from a divinely inspired 8-day trek into the Texas desert, where he found himself face to face with feelings he didn’t know he had. Justin shares with Abi the struggles he encountered as all the noise quickly faded away and the real wrestle began. Through incredibly authentic transparency, he reveals some of the deepest aches that surfaced as he surrendered to the silence and chose in to connecting with himself.

Though scary at times, a purging and liberation emerged from his experience.

If you’re wanting inspiration and courage to tackle some much needed reconnection to yourself, this is unique story is just what the doctor ordered!

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Getting confronted is rarely easy. Often times, confrontation can feel like it’s coming out of nowhere. Without the proper tools and understanding of how to respond, conversations that are seemingly low stakes can snowball into disaster. But what if you could be prepared for even the worst and messiest confrontations?

In this episode, Justin and Abi tackle the task of helping to equip people who are being confronted. They break down multiple steps that will lower the anxiety for anyone on the receiving end of a difficult conversation, while empowering them with clearly defined actions they can take to have the maximum potential for a successful dialogue.

If you’re wanting to lower the chances of getting caught off guard when a confrontation arises, and looking for ways to feel more in control of yourself, this episode is a MUST.

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Coming face to face with the attacker that left your daughter for dead should bread feelings of hatred and revenge. But what happens when love and compassion echo louder than the scars left on the heart of an entire family?

In the final episode of this three part series Steve and his daughter Mariah talk about the redemptive moments that began to unfold with Kimmi on the other side of her brutal attack. They share how the power of love and compassion led the way in Steve’s newfound approach to his daughter as she began her healing journey.

Steve talks about the detailed account of the attackers court sentencing and reads the family impact statement that left the court, and the attacker, in shock and tears.

This episode will leave your life forever impacted as one family shares what it looks like to extend radical love and compassion to the most unlovable. Don’t miss one of the most powerful episodes The Connected Life has ever shared!

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Without miraculous intervention, tragedies have a way of devastating people beyond repair. Most people would be overcome by hopelessness after being told that the likelihood of their daughter coming out of a permanent vegetive state is next to impossible. But what happens when faith the size of a mustard seed takes root?

In part two of this three part series, Steve and his daughter Mariah share their families story of facing insurmountable odds as they come to terms with the tragic reality of their loved one’s horrific assault. Through the power of prayer and forgiveness, the family finds themselves experiencing physical and emotionally supernatural healing in the face of something that should have broke them all. Together they reveal the beauty they found in all the pain.

A story of healing, tragedy, and redemption, this series will give you hope for the worst circumstances, and reveal radical, miraculous forgiveness and compassion that only comes from connection to an unrelentingly loving Creator.

This is one of the most impactful series The Connected Life has done to date and you WON’T want to miss it!

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Choosing to get honest with ourselves about the reality of our upbringings can often times feel incredibly difficult. The implication that our families are imperfect means that there is a good probability that healing is necessary. But the invitation is always for an opportunity to experience a life fully lived.

In part one of this three part series Justin and Abi sit down with Mariah and her father Steve as they share how Mariah’s choice to get honest with herself began the journey of profound healing for the rest of the family. Through tough conversations Steve found himself face to face with his own demons that kept him in years of destructive cycles. Finding grace through a simple yes, Steve not only found love and compassion that started to heal himself and those he loved the most, but he also got equipped for a battle no family should ever be forced to fight.

A story of healing, tragedy, and redemption, this series will give you hope for the worst circumstances, and reveal radical, miraculous forgiveness and compassion that only comes from connection to an unrelentingly loving Creator.

This is one of the most impactful series The Connected Life has done to date and you WON’T want to miss it!

Enrollment for Living Fully Alive 2022 is happening now! Be sure to check out www.justinandabi.com to find out how you can experience a life fully lived for yourself and the ones you care about the most!

Class starts March 2nd 2022!