In this powerful episode, Marc Owings sits down with Faith Harralson, an intercessor with elevateHim Ministries, wife, homeschool mom, and Discipleship Pastor, to talk about the roller coaster of fostering and adoption.

With honesty and vulnerability, Faith shares the highs and lows of her family’s journey: the waiting, the uncertainty, the heartbreak, and the joy. Through it all, God remained faithful, ultimately leading them to adopt their two children, each with their own beautiful story. This conversation reveals God's heart for His children. Just as Faith’s family chose, pursued, and welcomed their children, we see a powerful picture of how God adopts us into His family. Follow Faith on Instagram: @faithharralson1Learn more and purchase her book: www.faithharralson.com

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In this episode, Marc Owings explores how encouragement is a strategy for building God’s Kingdom here on earth. When we speak life over others, we’re actually partnering with the Holy Spirit to bring transformation from the inside out.

Encouraging words can uplift someone spiritually and literally impact brain chemistry. They help increase motivation, create a sense of satisfaction, and bring emotional stability. That means our words have the power to shift someone’s entire mindset and direction. In this episode, you can discover how living a lifestyle of encouragement can strengthen the Body of Christ and release God’s heart through your everyday words. Your words matter more than you know.

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In this episode, Marc and Shawna talk about the kind of hope that goes beyond what we can see or understand. Through stories from the Old Testament and personal experiences, they share what it looks like to trust God when He’s working in ways we don’t expect.If you’ve been needing hope, this conversation is a reminder that God is always doing more than we realize. His plans are greater, His ways are higher, and in Jesus, there is always more hope than we could ask, think, or imagine. We are taking a two-week break! Stay tuned and listen to our next episode on April 15!✦ Need prayer? Email us at: [email protected]✦ Learn more about ElevateHim: https://elevatehim.com/✦ Give to ElevateHim: https://elevatehim.com/give/✦ YouVersion Bible Plans: https://elevatehim.com/devotionals/✦ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevatehim/

In this episode, Marc Owings sits down with Shawna Wortham to share about his recent knee replacement surgery and the unexpected spiritual parallels it revealed. Just like a knee can deteriorate over time from pressure, neglect, or misuse, our hearts can become worn down when we fail to guard them. We allow hurt, bitterness, fear, and other burdens to settle in, slowly impacting how we live, love, and respond to God.

But the story doesn’t end there. Marc and Shawna dive into the hope we have in God’s restoring power. Where we have allowed damage, God offers renewal. Where things feel beyond repair, He steps in to make all things new. This episode is a reminder that while we may not always protect our hearts perfectly, we serve a God who is both willing and able to restore, heal, and replace what’s been broken.

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What happens when faith becomes a family legacy?

In this episode, Marc Owings and Greg Potts sit down with Jake Hindman and his son, Braxton, to talk about an unforgettable journey that began when Braxton was just 18 months old, fighting bacterial meningitis. Against overwhelming odds, Braxton survived, and today, at just 12 years old, he shares his testimony and the role his father has played in walking out faith together.

This conversation dives into the power of a father’s influence, the importance of doing life together, and how God can use even the hardest moments to shape a legacy that lasts generations.

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In this episode, Marc Owings and Greg Potts sit down with Jake Hindman and his 12-year-old son, Braxton, for a conversation about roping, faith, and identity.

As a professional rope horse trainer, Jake shares lessons he’s learned in the arena about emotional control, leadership, and why your passion should never become your purpose. They talk about how horses can immediately sense when you’re off and how the same is true at home. Braxton shares what it’s like to grow up around the arena and how he can tell when his dad isn’t fully himself.

This episode is about staying steady under pressure, leading your family well, and building an identity rooted in Christ rather than performance or buckles. It’s an honest look at who you are when things get tense, both in the arena and at home.

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In this deeply honest and hope-filled conversation, Marc Owings and Eric Owings sit down with Jim and Kim Maxwell, a couple who both experienced the devastating loss of a spouse and later found love again in God’s timing. Together, they share the walk through what it looks like to hold grief in one hand and joy in the other.

They discuss raw realities of widowhood, the weight of grief, the questions that follow loss, and the unexpected beauty of remarriage. This episode doesn’t rush sorrow or minimize pain. Instead, it reminds us that grief and joy can coexist and that God is faithful in every season.

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In this episode of The Unbridled Life Podcast, Marc Owings sits down with Matt De La Rosa, Eric Owings, and Pastor Jake Diaz for a powerful conversation about addiction, radical freedom, and deep grief.

Matt shares how a life of drug addiction and suicidal thoughts led him to a breaking point, until a life-changing encounter with Jesus at a conference set him free in an instant. Together, they unpack the impact of someone willing to speak the hard truth, the realities of modern church culture, and how the loss of Matt’s dad became part of the story God used to bring healing, identity, and lasting freedom. This is a story of redemption, discipleship, family, and lasting freedom.

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What does it look like when Jesus completely rewrites a life?In this powerful episode, Marc Owings, Eric Owings, Jake Diaz, and Matt Dela Rosa sit down to talk about Jake’s incredible testimony: from working as a stripper to serving in the Air Force to a radical encounter with Jesus.This is a raw and honest conversation about identity, shame, calling, and the transforming power of God’s grace. No past is too messy. No one is too far gone. Jesus still saves, restores, and calls people into purpose.✦ Need prayer? Email us at: [email protected]

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In this deeply personal and honest conversation, Marc Owings sits down with his brother, Eric, to share their story growing up, walking through deep hardship, and discovering healing through Jesus.

Eric vulnerably shares parts of his story, including his experience with childhood abuse and the healing process God led him through toward freedom, restoration, and identity as a son of God. Together, Marc and Eric talk about brotherhood, faith, and how their shared experiences played a role in helping launch Fully Alive.

This episode includes honest conversation about childhood abuse, trauma, and the journey of healing and restoration.

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