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We’re doing something BRAND NEW today! While I usually wear the hat of ‘host’ here on the Saltworks, I also occasionally get the honor to speak at women’s events. Today, for the first time, I get to share with you a recording from the Abide in the Word Conference 2025. When we are in Christ, our salvation is firmly secured in Him. However, Jesus didn’t just come to bring eternal life but to also bring abundant life. What often keeps us from truly experiencing this is our lack of deep and personal surrender. It can become so normalized, even inside the Church sometimes, to live a segmented faith. As we ponder what this might look like in our own lives, today we’ll dive into the account found in Matthew 15 of the Canaanite woman. As we take this passage that at first glance seems strange and, frankly, kind of hard to understand, we’ll look into Jesus’s heart for this woman– and His heart for you. Because the truth is that with deep surrender comes a deep freedom when strivings cease and we begin to trust Him in every part of our lives. 

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Today marks the 80th episode for the Saltworks!! Misty Halley is on the podcast today, and it is just a beautiful story. Misty shares about her childhood that led her into a pattern of deep people-pleasing and the road she’s walked of overcoming that with the Lord. Misty also shares with us about some earlier dynamics in their marriage and how EMDR  therapy changed their relationship. Amidst it all, Misty battled an unforeseen diagnosis that has forced her to live within her limitations and depend on the Lord wholeheartedly. We also get to hear in today’s episode Misty’s passion for pouring into other women and directing retreats. This conversation is just packed with so much vulnerability, honesty, and truth that will make us stop and check our hearts. I can’t wait for you to listen!

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It’s been a minute since we have had a topic Tuesday with your favorite co-host! Lindsay Stagg is back on the podcast today and we are diving into a topic that we tend to want to avoid: forgiveness. It’s a convicting topic as we all have things all the time we are working through forgiving. Whether it’s on a small scale with those we love most, a betrayal, or forgiving what feels unforgivable, this topic is for all of us. Sometimes we avoid this topic because actually forgiving someone can feel elusive and outside of our control. Honestly, a lot of it is. That’s why we need the Lord. Today, we talk about what it is, what it is not, the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, and why it’s important even if the relationship isn’t reconcilable. I am praying that you listen and are encouraged. Lindsay brings so much truth and also compassion into this conversation that I really feel will be a balm to your heart. 

If you loved the conversation and wanted to look into the resources Lindsay mentioned, check them out below! 

Listen to the Tim Keller sermon here:

https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/forgiveness-and-reconciliation/

Order Lysa TerKeurst’s Forgiving What You Can’t Forget here.

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We have the sweetest soul on the podcast today. Britten Lightsey is just the epitome of kindness and gentleness, but her story didn’t always feel that way. Losing her dad at a young age and then her mom at age 13, Britten found herself in deep grief for her parents and in search for a place of belonging. Fighting identity crisis and learning to cope despite grief, loss, and anger, Britten shares her story with us today of finding that ultimate belonging in Jesus Christ. Britten is a wife to her high school sweetheart and a mom to two boys, so her story also highlights walking through postpartum seasons and even postpartum depression. In it all, Britten just brings a light and a hope in her story as she points everything to the goodness of the Lord. 

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I loved my conversation with Ashley Minor, and I finally get to share it with you! Ashley and I met last January at the Abide Conference and kept contact through social media. This January– one year later– I get to share her story with you, and it is sobeautiful. Ashley grew up with lots of change from a young age, and with so many variables constantly shifting, basketball became the one constant. Going into college, Ashley felt like basketball was her ticket– until things fell through. Now a speaker, podcaster, and writer, Ashley shares the beautiful picture of learning to trust God and relinquish her plans to Him in every area, the life change that came through mentorship, her work with FCA, and how to wait well on the Lord. You’re going to absolutely love her and her wisdom, so press play and take notes!

If you loved hearing from Ashley and want to hear more, make sure to follow her on Instagram and her podcast Minutes to Hours: 

https://www.instagram.com/ashleydminor?igsh=anV5c2Y0azkxamZ2

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minutes-to-hours-podcast/id1744215199
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Thank you to our partners for today’s episode Daily Press and Northeast Imaging. 

As you get back into your routine and begin new habits, stop by Daily Press for a hot pressed sandwich, a hot cup of coffee, or try one of their delicious soups of the day. 

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Listen, ya’ll are not ready! We are starting 2025 off with a bang. Jordy Mckaskle is on the show today, and we are diving deep into the art of surrender. As Jordy unfolds parts of his story with us, diving into failed dreams and hardships he’s walked, he teaches throughout how to be brutally honest with God– and consequently, how to allow God to be brutally honest with us. However, it it all, Jordy highlights the immense compassion of the Lord even in those moments we fall apart. In it all, I feel that Jordy paints the picture of how to remain in the Lord– even when life doesn’t look the way we thought. We also talk about Jordy’s vision for a new and upcoming 20s and 30s ministry called The Bridge. If you are in your 20s or 30s (yes, that includes late 30s), if you’re out of college, and whether you’re married or single, children or no, The Bridge is for you. Listen to hear more about it, and I cannot wait for you to hear Jordy’s story. 

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We’ve got a great show for you in our last week of 2024! My friend Martha Grace Courtright is on the podcast today sharing with us her story and much wisdom. Martha Grace is a wife, a mother, AND a doctor. Because of these many roles she has, she is the perfect person to talk to us about intentionality. Having grown up in the South, but living out of state since high school, she brings insight and perspective into culture both inside and outside of the church. Martha Grace is passionate about having faith be the central focus of her life no matter where she’s lived, and she and her husband Kyle have learned to build a family culture that best fits their family’s needs. With all that she balances, Martha Grace shares with us her latest endeavor to better practice Sabbath and eliminate the hurry culture in her life. I can’t wait for you to meet her and hear her beautiful perspective— this is what the Saltworks is all about!

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Join me today for a short and sweet episode as we dive in together to the Christmas story. As we look into the lives of Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary and the Shepherds– they each had different roles to fill. Different contributions and therefore different sacrifices. Each of them are remembered at this time of year for the things that they did– but what about the things they didn’t? Paired with each of their stories of obedience were many things they gave up. Many hardships they faced and were willing to face. As each laid down their plans, dreams, comfort, and what others thought of them, they prepared room for their coming Messiah. Though they knew not all that it would mean, they each gave what they had to the Lord as they understood. And while we won’t have their stories, we too can and must prepare Him room in this season, but also in every facet of our lives. We may not know what He will do with it, but He does. 

So press play while you drive, wrap your presents, and finish up your cooking– and Merry Christmas! 

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We have a great show for you today packed with life-changing truths. You know him from the Knowing Faith podcast– Kyle Worley is on the podcast today and he brings such good news to us about our union with Christ as we discuss his book Home with God which releases February 11th!  Kyle paints for us this beautiful picture of how we as believers have belonging in Christ that cannot be taken as he breaks down this doctrine in a way we can grasp. He connects what may seem like merely a mystical concept to a true reality we can walk in everyday, giving us a new perspective of our identity in Christ. Kyle draws such a vivid distinction that while we are firmly rooted in our union with Christ, as we live in the here and now, we can experience disrupted communion with God. We talk about some ways this may happen and the whys. Trust me, you’re going to love it and leave encouraged! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, and make sure you preorder Kyle’s book Home with God:Our Union with Christ.

And if you haven’t yet listened to the Knowing Faith Podcast, click here to listen today!

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We have a great show for you this week! Karen Neal, a mom and now a grandmother, shares her story from growing up unchurched, to deciding there was no God, to surrendering her life and working in children’s ministry for 30 years. Karen is full of wisdom and just a delight to talk to. You will hear her share about her perspective of the church as an unbeliever, a miraculous story of healing and salvation, insight to children’s ministry, wisdom on parenting, and what she’s learning in her newest season about rest. You will just love her– I can’t wait to share our conversation with you and I hope you enjoy it! 

Thank you so much to our partners for this week’s episode: OfficeLinx, Evans Oil with the Chevron’s Reward App, and Northeast Imaging! 

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