Ever picked up the Bible and thought, “Agh, this is so dry”? You try to read, but the words don’t seem to connect, some parts are confusing, and discouragement creeps in. Why (and how) does it come alive for others? You’re not alone.

Join this conversation with Gretchen Saffles, founder of Well-Watered Women, as we tackle this lie that “the Bible is dry.” We’ll talk about the claim from unbelievers that Scripture is outdated or dull, and also for believers, who truly long to know God’s Word, Gretchen gives her tangible, practical, go-to tools that can help you stay engaged when the struggle is real.

Together, let’s trade the lie for the truth: God’s Word isn’t dull, uninteresting, irrelevant, but alive, active, rich, and full of life. Listen in to discover encouragement, practical wisdom, and renewed hope for opening your Bible with fresh eyes.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Connect more with Gretchen: https://www.gretchensaffles.com

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Gretchen's Book, Word Before World: https://rstyle.me/+fF6YDgGkSswD5-eb9lGFCg

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Keywords: Bible study, best way to study the Bible, Bible journaling, faith, Scripture, God's promises, devotional, Christian podcast, hope, when the Bible is confusing, family

You know those warnings that go off in our mind?

It sounds like wisdom. It feels like caution. But underneath, it’s fear. And fear is not the fruit of a good counselor — it’s the evidence of a liar.

Scripture tells us in 2 Timothy 1:7 that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and a sound mind. That means anytime fear is steering the ship, God isn’t the one driving.

The enemy loves to masquerade as someone looking out for you. He’ll disguise fear as foresight. He’ll present anxiety as “being realistic.” But he’s not protecting you — he’s paralyzing you. Why? Because fear shrinks your faith. It keeps you stuck. It puts you in self-preservation mode instead of God-trust mode.

So today, how about you join Susie Larson and me in trading that lie — the enemy’s warnings are worth listening to — for this truth: God alone gives wise counsel, and His perfect love casts out fear? 

Oh, and don't forget to grab your copy of Heidi's devotional All In, All Yours before 10/21 to also receive the free audiobook bundle!

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Have you ever believed the lie that it’s too late? Too late to change careers, too late to repair a relationship, too late to step into your calling, or too late even to return to God? The enemy loves to whisper, “You’ve missed your chance. The door is closed. The opportunity wasted. It’s all downhill from here. Your story is over.”

Good news: the Word of God tells us something very different.

Join me as I chat with Sarah Molitor @modernfarmhousefamily, who opens up about a time she took a big risk and in turn, fell behind compared to friends... and what came of that. (Spoiler: She met her husband + God proved once again, with Him, it's never really too late.)

Share to win a copy of her newest devotional, Any Given Moment (then comment shared when done)!

Connect more with Sarah: https://modernfarmhousefamily.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/modernfarmhousefamily

Sarah's Book, Any Given Moment: https://rstyle.me/+qWioENS-8yZef3MpbKJPew

Heidi''s Book, All In, All Yours: https://heidileeandersonministries.com/allinallyours

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Keywords: victory in Christ, overcoming defeat, faith, healing, God's promises, abundant life, Christian podcast, hope, trials, family, Christian goals, Christian new beginnings

Marriage is supposed to make us happy, right? I mean, that's what we've been sold: the perfect spouse, the fairytale wedding, the happily ever after. It sounds good, right? But what happens when life doesn't follow the script? When your spouse disappoints you, says things that kind of make you mad, or just doesn't complete you like rom-coms promise?

Suddenly that belief that marriage is here to make us happy, it starts to feel less like a dream and more like a setup... a setup for bitterness, for disappointment, maybe even walking away. So today we are trading that lie for a truth that is harder, but it is better because what if marriage wasn't meant to complete you, but to grow you, to make you more like Christ?

Join my husband and me as we chat with Ryan and Allie Lundeen @proverbsthirtyonegirl for an exclusive true confessions interview talking about how God confirmed “this is who you're gonna marry,” counter-cultural ideas of marriage, and personal stories we didn't even know we'd share.😂

Check our more of Allie's resources here: https://www.proverbs31girl.com/about

Instagram: www.instagram.com/proverbsthirtyonegirl

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All In, All Yours Devotional: https://heidileeandersonministries.com/allinallyours

Instagram: www.instagram.com/heidileeanderson

Ever feel like life just keeps knocking you down? No matter how hard you fight, no matter how much you pray, you just can’t seem to win? Have you ever wondered why the battles feel so constant, or caught yourself thinking, ‘I’ll never get past this struggle’? Maybe you’ve questioned if you’ll ever feel strong or free again.

But what if defeat isn’t your story at all? What if it’s just the enemy’s script—and God has already written a different one? Today, we’re trading the lie of ‘I feel defeated’ for the truth: ‘I am victorious in Christ.’

Join me in this episode of my podcast Trade a Lie for a Truth, as I open up about my personal journey as a cancer survivor and emphasize the importance of recognizing our giants against the scope of our great God. Ultimately, I talk about how God helped me overcome this giant of fear and ultimately, why He allows trials in the first place. Together, let’s actively seize the abundant life promised in Christ and move forward in His victory.

Takeaways:

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Keywords: victory in Christ, overcoming defeat, faith, healing, God's promises, abundant life, Christian podcast, hope, trials, family

Chapters:

00:00 Overcoming Defeat: A New Perspective

02:56 The Journey of Healing and Hope

05:54 Facing Trials with Faith

08:54 Possessing the Promised Land

11:56 Seizing God's Promises

15:02 Victory in Christ: A Call to Action

17:58 Fun with Faith: A Family Moment

Ever tried juggling all the things?

Work, mom life, extracurricular activities? Clean house, toned body, healthy meals? Volunteering at church, keeping up with the yard, staying on top of emails, meeting up with friends, and organizing the toys? Not to mention, reading your Bible and being a loving, attentive wife?

Join me as I pull back the curtain of my life and share a behind-the-scenes look into what God is actively teaching me and I believe has for me in this next season ahead. While it’s tempting to want to do it all, the truth is freeing: we are limited human beings with time constraints and physical limitations, so we can’t do it all—and even better… we shouldn’t do it all.

In the end, we can trade that crippling lie (you can do it all) for the truth: There are some things in this season that need our focus, so there are some things in this season we can step away from.

Sit in Ecclesiastes 3 with me, and together, let’s ask God and find out for ourselves what should be our top priority in this current season of life.

Let's connect!

🙏 Join my Bible study: https://heidileeandersonministries.com/the-good-news-co

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📲 Let's be friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidileeanderson/

📖My book, P.S. It's Gonna Be Good: https://rstyle.me/+rW_IIBFq6-qoJJ7S1EOXvw

🎙️More episodes on my Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trade-a-lie-for-a-truth/id1719559969

Have you ever heard someone say, "God won't give you more than you can handle"?

But then life happens, and you do face more than you can handle. There's a diagnosis that's far bigger than you. Bills that seem insurmountable. Your child’s challenges that are far out of your control. The strains in your marriage, well… it's all requiring a lot more from you than you feel like you have left in you.

Today, we're going to talk to someone who gets it. Elle Cardell, founder of Delight of Delight, is going to share more about her story and help us trade this lie for the freeing truth.

God may give you more than you handle—but it’s never more than He can.

Let's connect!

🙏 Join my Bible study: https://heidileeandersonministries.com/the-good-news-co

💻All my resources: https://heidileeandersonministries.com

📲 Let's be friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidileeanderson/

📖My book, P.S. It's Gonna Be Good: https://rstyle.me/+rW_IIBFq6-qoJJ7S1EOXvw

🎙️More episodes on my Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trade-a-lie-for-a-truth/id1719559969

Connect more with Elle:

Elle (@elle_cardel) is a sinner saved by God’s redeeming love and grace. She lives in the heart of Tennessee with her husband, Michael, and their beautiful daughter, Selah, with another little love on the way this August! The south holds a special place in her heart, but sweet tea not so much.  

Elle is the founder of the online women's ministry @daughterofdelight and host of The Daughter of Delight Podcast. She is deeply passionate about encouraging women of faith in their walk with the Lord, specifically through her podcast, creating bible literacy resources and equipping teams of women who love to write on the truths of Scripture to provide biblically sound devotionals to the Daughter of Delight community.

In her free time, she loves making specialty lattes at home, going on thrifting adventures with her family, working on reading all the books she will likely never finish, and playing cozy board games with her hubby!

Resources:

Visit the Daughter of Delight Website

The Daughter of Delight Podcast

Rooted: Elle's FREE 5-Day, How to Bible Study Series 

Connect on Instagram: @daughterofdelight , @elle_cardel

A Jehovah’s Witness knocks at the door, reciting Bible verses.

A Mormon posts on social media, talking about the grace of God and following Jesus.

A Muslim prays… do all religions really lead to the same God?

And what about atheists and the God they disbelieve in?

Join me as I interview one of the nation’s leading apologists, Pastor Jason Carlson, as he tackles the lie, “All religions point to the same God.” Not only will we learn about the key polar differences in each religion, but we’ll also get valuable conversation tips as we interact with nonbelievers and hear about the most convincing piece of evidence that the God of Christianity is the one true God.

In the end, let’s trade this lie for the truth: Jesus is God, and He’s the only Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Let's connect!

🙏 Join my Bible study: https://heidileeandersonministries.com/the-good-news-co

💻All my resources: https://heidileeandersonministries.com

📲 Let's be friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidileeanderson/

📖My book, P.S. It's Gonna Be Good: https://rstyle.me/+rW_IIBFq6-qoJJ7S1EOXvw

🎙️More episodes on my Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trade-a-lie-for-a-truth/id1719559969

Connect more with Pastor Jason Carlson:

💻 Lakes Free Church: https://lakesfree.org/people/jason-carlson/

📲 Christian Ministries International: https://www.christianministriesintl.org

Ever felt like you don't belong?

Maybe it’s because you homeschool and everyone else sends their kid to public. Or you moved, and while everyone else has their people, you have to start fresh with all strangers. Or maybe it’s in your job—you’re a Christian and everyone else… let’s just say doesn’t show the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Whatever it may be, we’ve got to tackle this lie, because because God has gone to great lengths to give you a place of belonging.

Join me as I interview my friend Caroline Saunders, author of her latest Bible Study Come Home as we trade this lie "I don't belong" for the truth "I belong in Christ and in the Church."

Let's connect!

🙏 Join my Bible study: https://heidileeandersonministries.com/the-good-news-co

💻All my resources: https://heidileeandersonministries.com

📲 Let's be friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidileeanderson/

📖My book, P.S. It's Gonna Be Good: https://rstyle.me/+rW_IIBFq6-qoJJ7S1EOXvw

🎙️More episodes on my Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trade-a-lie-for-a-truth/id1719559969

Connect more with Caroline Saunders:

💻 Her website: http://www.writercaroline.com

📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writercaroline

📖 Her book, Come Home: https://rstyle.me/+6QLldb90YUWuUpVktGlHXA

Conflict and peace... they seem like polar opposites, right? You certainly can’t have one with the other…

Or can you?

Join me as I interview Donna Jones, author of Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life, as we open up the Bible, hear what God has to say on the matter, and discuss the practical steps clearly laid out for us in places like James and Ephesians. Not only will we realize how peace can still reign, but Donna shares conflict prevention tips, anger management tools when you’re caught up in the heat of it all, and lastly, the best step to take if you want to move a tumultuous relationship towards peace and health today.

In the end, let’s trade this lie for the truth: Conflict can be peaceful and healthy if I follow Jesus and the path laid out in His Word.

Let's connect!

💻All my resources: https://heidileeandersonministries.com

📲 Let's be friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidileeanderson/

📖My book, P.S. It's Gonna Be Good: https://rstyle.me/+rW_IIBFq6-qoJJ7S1EOXvw

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 “Hello, I’m Jesus” Family Devotional: https://www.heidileeandersonministries.com/hello-im-jesus

🎙️More episodes on my Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trade-a-lie-for-a-truth/id1719559969

Connect more with Donna:

💻 Her resources: https://www.donnajones.org

📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnaajones/

📖 Her book, Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life: https://rstyle.me/+pIPWdwuFrV3IVWbHlp5iBg

🎙️ Her Podcast, That’s Just What I Needed: https://donnajones.org/podcast/