Friends, it's time to wrap up our first season. In this podcast, Whitney shares Woven Ministry's theme words for the year of provision, rest, and endurance. She talks about the relationship between these three and how prayer plays a crucial role. Stay tuned for Season 2 of Whit's End while we put these words into practice. 

Lisa Miser knows what it means to experience the goodness of God while walking through intense grief. She shares her powerful story through tears and invites us in to trust in God's faithfulness while recognizing we may never have answers to all the hard questions this side of heaven. 

It seems most fitting that the first male guest is none other than my husband Tim. In this candid interview, he takes us back to an early memory of faith in childhood and experiencing a distinct call on his life in middle school. He shares the behind the scenes struggle of living out his faith while being pulled into the party scene over nearly a decade. He talks about a hard wake up call that cost him a great deal but shifted the trajectory of his life. Finally, he touches on growing up with a legendary father figure who recently passed away, and what it means to honor his dad's legacy in big and small ways. 

This conversation is one of the most important we've recorded so far. After a painful conflict several years ago, Kelli Biles ventures into uncomfortable territory as we process rebuilding a friendship in this episode. What if Jesus' charge that the world will know Christians by our love for one another is just as much about encouraging words as it is about how we engage in conflict? What does it look like for us to love well despite hurt and disagreement? What can the church say to a world spinning on an axis of offense and division?

In this refreshingly honest interview, Heather Brenton opens up about her journey of stepping away from social media after seeing the toxic pull it had on her. She challenges us to evaluate our motives, look closely at our personal habits, and be the odd man out in order to experience true freedom. 

Erin Daniel is the once-in-a-lifetime kind of friend who lives from an unoffendable place and invites in hard conversations. She shares about prioritizing people over profit in direct sales, shifting our mindset to view our dollars as votes in a ballot box, and learning from mistakes along the way. 

Natalie shares what it's like to be a foster parent as a single female. She describes how God has directed her steps to obediently pursue the next right thing. Natalie challenges each of us to engage the children around us from a biblical perspective and to re-think how we view prayer. 

Taylor Fontenot lives her life from a place of gratitude. She talks about a scary diagnosis as a young adult that forever shifted her perspective and caused her to see God's unbelievable, intentional kindness throughout her life. 

Melisa Gomez shares about singleness, skin color judgments, doing life with folks in different seasons and entering into pain that may be unfamiliar. Stick around till the very end for a fun surprise update in Melisa's journey. 

Special thanks to Amie Finch for recording this episode! 

Mandie Psencik talks openly about a painful time of infertility and what it means to show up for people in the hurt. Her story reminds us of how God is always working, often in the most unexpected ways.