As 2025 comes to a close and 2026 approaches, Daniel Parks and Brian Ottinger take time to slow down and ask an important question: How do we launch into a new year in a healthy, faith filled way?

In this episode of the We Love Life Podcast, they walk through a simple but powerful framework: Reflect, Inspect, and Expect. Together they talk honestly about remembering what God has done, examining the state of our hearts and lives, and stepping into the future with faith and anticipation rather than fear or autopilot.

Whether you are leading a family, a business, a church, or simply seeking direction for your next season, this episode will encourage you to finish the year well and move forward with purpose.

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In this episode of the We Love Life podcast, Daniel Parks and Brian Ottinger talk about how to walk into family gatherings with conviction and kindness during the Christmas season. They share real stories from their own families, times they were “jerks for Jesus,” and how God has grown them into more gracious and joyful witnesses.

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Share the gospel and your pro life convictions without burning bridges

Use questions and genuine listening instead of steamrolling people

Share your testimony in about three minutes in a way that points to Jesus

Keep relationships more important than winning arguments

Walk in real joy this season instead of pressure, heaviness, and cynicism

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In this episode of the We Love Life podcast, Daniel and Brian kick things off with some fun Christmas traditions (Nutella hot chocolate, real trees only, Jesse tree, China Fun Day 😂) and then dive into the deeper story of Advent in a world marked by a culture of death. They look at Joseph’s courage, the role of fathers, and how the Bible uses the same word (brephos) for the baby in Elizabeth’s womb and the baby in the manger – showing God’s heart for life both inside and outside the womb.

You’ll hear a hopeful reminder that Jesus didn’t just come 2,000 years ago – He still brings healing, restoration, and life into broken families, strained relationships, and the heaviness many feel during the holidays. The episode ends with a prayer over you and your family for this Advent and Christmas season.

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In this Thanksgiving episode of the We Love Life Podcast, Daniel and Brian talk honestly about gratitude in the midst of a heavy and difficult ministry. From standing on the sidewalk, to leading prayer walks, to watching God save lives and change hearts, they share how a thankful heart can lift you above the weight of the battle and help you stay faithful.

Daniel opens up about a morning when he woke up feeling under it and how God used prayer and His Word to shift his heart. Brian shares scriptures that command us to give thanks and reminds us that our greatest need was met at the cross. Together they talk about the importance of fixing our eyes on what God has done, celebrating answered prayer, and refusing to let negativity or the algorithms of social media shape our outlook.

If you need encouragement, if you feel the heaviness of this work, or if you simply want to grow in thankfulness, this episode will bless you. Happy Thanksgiving from the We Love Life family. We are grateful for you.

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In this episode of the We Love Life Podcast, Daniel sits down with longtime friend and colleague Vicky Kaseorg, our National Sidewalk Outreach Director, to talk about what it really looks like to stand firm through challenges when you are on the front lines for the unborn.

Vicky shares how God carried her through melanoma and breast cancer while she continued to serve on the sidewalk, and how that season became a turning point in her walk with the Lord. She also talks about a recent trip to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where a struggling team saw a huge breakthrough and multiple babies saved after some simple encouragement and training.

Together, Daniel and Vicky dig into

Why spiritual warfare often intensifies when you are exactly where God wants you

How to stay rooted in Scripture and prayer when everything around you is shaking

The difference between wisely stepping back for a season and giving up when things get hard

Practical ways to “debrief with Jesus” after heavy days on the sidewalk

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Daniel and Brian sit down to reflect on Love Life’s recent San Diego launch — where 140 believers showed up for the city’s first prayer walk — and celebrate a major milestone: 7,000+ babies saved since 2016.

They unpack what these numbers mean, why it’s biblical to track them, and how measuring impact helps the Church steward ministry with excellence. From powerful stories on the sidewalk to lessons learned about faith, growth, and accountability — this episode is full of gratitude and vision for what’s ahead.

📍 Topics Covered:

Launching Love Life San Diego

Celebrating 7,004 lives saved

The story behind the numbers

Is it biblical to measure ministry?

Stewarding what God has entrusted

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Ten years. God stories. A family of faith. In this episode Daniel Parks sits down with founder Justin Reeder and our first City Director Andre Gonzalez to remember how Love Life began in 2016 with 32 people at a prayer walk in Charlotte and grew into a national movement. Hear the early confirmations, the first big Week 40, doors God opened in Greensboro and Raleigh, the bold step into New York City, and how the 2020 arrests sparked coast to coast expansion.

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In this episode of the We Love Life Podcast, Daniel Parks and Brian Ottinger share why Celebrate Life Week 40 is our biggest prayer walk of the year, how God is uniting the church across the nation, and what is happening in new mission fields like San Diego and Washington DC. We also celebrate a powerful milestone in New York City with a Planned Parenthood closing in downtown Manhattan. Ordinary people said yes and God moved.

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In this episode we unpack three marks of a Christlike life that shape legacy today and for eternity. We reflect on the funeral of Voddie Baucham, the first prayer walk in Washington DC, and how the Word of God forms our mind, warms our heart, and strengthens our spine. Practical, pastoral, and aimed at mobilizing the church to create a culture of Love and Life.

Listen for: How Scripture sharpens the mind and why daily reading matters (Hebrews 4:12, 1 Peter 1:23–25) Compassion at the clinic without compromise Courage that tells the truth with a steady spine

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In this episode of the We Love Life Podcast, Daniel Parks sits down with Sophia Martin, Regional Director for the Northwest, and Robin Porter, the new City Director launching Love Life Seattle. Together they share powerful stories of how God is moving across California, Washington, and beyond — uniting pastors, churches, and believers to pray and build a culture of Love and Life.

Hear how Robin transitioned from pastoring in Bellevue to leading a new mission field in one of the nation’s most challenging regions, and how churches across the Northwest are standing together for life ahead of the Celebrate Life Prayer Walks happening on November 8.

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