Doing Life Together
by Jason Shirley
Pastor's Jason and Tiffany Shirley talk about life, ministry, current events and relevant topics to bring encouragement and strength to your life. Jason and Tiffany have been married to over 20 years, have two kids, are business owners, community leaders, and Pastor Word of Life Church in Carlsbad, NM
Episodes
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Jesus Is King. Your Political Party Is Not. Stop Confusing the Two
Christians and politics. It is one of the most tension-filled topics in the church today. How should followers of Jesus engage with elections, candidates, and political disagreements in a way that actually honors God? This teaching digs into what the Bible says about voting, civic responsibility,...
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There’s a Seed of the Gospel in Every Culture
What does it actually look like to live out the gospel in your everyday life? This message explores the heart of relational evangelism and what it means to make yourself genuinely available to God each day. Whether you are a student, a professional, or someone simply trying to follow Jesus in the...
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How to Actually Rewire an Anxious Brain
Healing from trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain is possible. If you have been struggling with worry, negative thinking, or emotional wounds that just will not seem to go away, this message is for you. Rooted in Philippians 4 and Romans 12, four practical and biblical soul care practices can help...
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Stop Treating Your Body Like It Doesn’t Belong to God
What you eat, how you sleep, and how you care for your body have a direct impact on your spiritual life, your relationships, and your ability to fulfill your God-given purpose. This teaching explores the powerful connection between physical health and faith, offering practical, biblically…
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Why Earthquakes, Wars, and COVID Are Not the Sign You Think
What does the Bible actually say about the end times? If you have ever felt confused by all the different theories, timelines, and predictions floating around, this is a clear and grounded breakdown of what Scripture teaches about the last days, the return of Christ, and what we are supposed to…
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Shame is the Silent Killer of Marriages
What happens when trauma, shame, or past wounds follow you into your marriage? This message digs into one of the most important and often overlooked realities of married life: unhealed pain does not stay in the past. It shapes how you communicate, how much you trust, and how safe you feel being...
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"I felt trapped in the call until God told me I could leave" - w/Guest Daniel Shirley
What does it really look like to trust God through a long and difficult calling? The story of Word of Life Church in Carlsbad, New Mexico answers that question in a powerful and deeply personal way. Pastor Daniel received a call from the Holy Spirit in 1982 while standing in a driveway in Tulsa,...
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Stop Hiding Your Grief… It’s Not Helping You Heal
In this episode of the Doing Life Together podcast, we sit down with Chuck Burton from Tulsa, Oklahoma for a raw, honest, and surprisingly funny conversation about end-of-life planning. Chuck brings decades of wisdom as a former children’s pastor, care pastor, fire department chaplain, and…
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I Thought God Was Done With Me
Are you exhausted from trying to hold up your end of a deal with God that He never asked you to make? So many people carry hidden wounds while continuing to serve, lead, and worship, never letting God into the places that hurt most. This is a conversation about perfectionism, shame, grief, and…
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Stop Spiritually Bypassing your Trauma
Are you carrying deep wounds from trauma, anxiety, depression, or broken relationships and wondering if healing is truly possible? The answer is yes, but it often requires more than a prayer line. It requires doing the work. In this message, we explore what total health really means for a...
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"Revenge is a dish best served cold"... Jesus says otherwise
In this episode of Doing Life Together, we kick things off with a wild New Mexico bear story that didn’t end the way we hoped… then dig deep into something that can either free us or lock us in a coffin of our own making: truthful forgiveness. Jason and Tiffany talk about why bitterness, offense,...
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The Friends Who Let You Question God (And Why You Need Them)
Are your relationships built to last through the hard seasons of life? This message digs into what it truly means to build lasting community, navigate crisis with faith, and keep growing even when life gets difficult. We were never designed to walk through life alone. God said it from the...
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Vision That Saves Your Life
What does it actually take to find vision for your life, and what do you do when it feels like it is slipping away? These are questions every person faces, and the answers are more practical and more grounded in Scripture than you might expect. Vision is not just a dream or a five-year plan. It…
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"I Was a Dead Man Walking… Until I Embraced These 6 Steps to Total Freedom" - Guest: Blaine Bartel
Addiction, shame, and brokenness are not the end of the story. The path to freedom begins not with willpower, but with surrender to God. True transformation is not about recovery, which simply patches what is broken, but about resurrection, where something dead comes fully back to life. Shame…
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The Biblical Secret that Stops Sin
Are you going through the motions of faith without truly growing in your relationship with God? You are not alone, and there is a way forward. In this message, we explore why building a deep, lasting faith matters more right now than ever before. As the world grows darker and more uncertain,...
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Episode 2-26
Discover the true purpose behind the day of Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit transforms believers into powerful witnesses for Christ. This message explores the biblical significance of speaking in tongues, spiritual gifts, and authentic moves of God in the modern church. Learn why the Holy…
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Updates, World Records and Pentecost
Discover the true meaning of Pentecost and the church's mission to be witnesses in an expanding circle of influence. This powerful message explores how the Holy Spirit empowers believers to speak with divine authority rather than human opinion, creating safe refuges for broken people seeking…
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Topo Chico Shortage and Nutrition
Mental Health and Nutrition: How Food Affects Your Mood and Brain Function. Discover the powerful connection between what you eat and how you feel mentally and emotionally. Learn about the gut-brain axis and how your digestive system directly communicates with your brain through trillions of...
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Kangaroos, Kenny Chesney and Financial Planning
We swore we were done with animal stories... but then Chesney the kangaroo happened. In this hilarious episode of Doing Life Together, we kick things off with the rogue adventures of a 16-month-old kangaroo named Chesney (yes, after Kenny Chesney) from a Wisconsin petting zoo. Spooked by stray...
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Mayo Music and Relational Evangelism
Learn how to share your faith naturally and effectively without intimidation or pressure tactics. This comprehensive guide to evangelism breaks down the simple path to salvation found in Romans 10:9-13 and shows how every Christian can become an effective witness for Christ. Discover why…
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Cats vs Bears and Launching Into The Deep
In this episode of Doing Life Together, we kick things off with some lighthearted chaos with a fearless cat that turned into a backyard bouncer and stared down a real bear. 🐱🐻 Then we dive deep — literally. What started as a conversation about a bold cat protecting its porch turns into a...
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Airport Animals, TikTok Plants and a Deep Dive into Holy Week
We're back! After a choppy start to the year, Pastors Jason and Tiffany Shirley are firing up Doing Life Together with fresh momentum—no long summer breaks, just real talk, laughs, and going deeper into life and faith. In this episode, the crew catches up on spring training baseball (even the...
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Quicksand, Rogue Animals and Healing
Discover the biblical truth about physical healing and why Jesus already provided everything you need for health and wholeness. This comprehensive teaching explores the spiritual foundations of healing, revealing why sickness isn't God's punishment and how believers can walk in divine health...
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Olympics, Health and Studying the Bible
Doing Life Together Podcast Season 2 Episode 17
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Bear Update, Kangaroos and Faith
In this delightfully meandering (and longer-than-planned) episode, the hosts kick off with their unofficial 2026 theme: wild animal invasion stories. First up — the dramatic conclusion to the 550-pound bear saga that lived rent-free under Ken’s house in Altadena, California for nearly 40 days....
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Elephant Seals, Speeding Birds and Identity
Doing Life Together Podcast | Wild Seals, Speeding Ducks & Your True Identity in Christ Join us for laughs and real talk in this episode of Doing Life Together! We start with wild animal stories that had us dying: - A New Zealand fur seal sneaks into a home, lounges on the couch, and traumatizes...
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550 lb Bear, Picnic Baskets and Prayer
🎥 Doing Life Together Podcast: A 550-Pound Bear Under the House, Thrive Health Conference, & Why Prayer Is NOT on the Total Health Challenge In this wild (literally) episode, we kick things off with the most insane news story of 2026 so far: Ken Johnson in Altadena, California has been living…
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Banana Peels, Y2K and Total Health
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Thanksgiving Special
In this episode of DLT Jason, Tiffany and Jasmine talk about thanksgiving traditions and the importance of a thankful heart.
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International Bathroom, Reaching Culture and Guatemala
🎙️ NEW EPISODE | Doing Life Together Podcast “30 Years in Guatemala: The Real (Messy, Beautiful) Life of Long-Term Missionaries” with John & Tracy Bachelor We sat down in a Guatemala City hotel room with John & Tracy Bachelor — missionaries here since July 10, 1996 (almost 30 years!). This isn’t…
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Wardrobe Fails, Living with Purpose and Marcus Criner
🎙️ Doing Life Together Podcast: Wardrobe Fails, Vasectomies & Faithfulness w/ Marcus Criner 😂 Wardrobe disasters! Bathing suit ripped off on a youth water slide, dryer sheet mid-worship, khakis soaked in 100° Florida heat (front & back 😳), and ripped pants at work—butt out all day! We’re...
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Sleep Walking, Racquetball and Marriage
8.4 MILLION Americans sleepwalk or talk every year… and Jason is one of them 😱 He jumps on Tiffany screaming “THE BOARDS ARE FALLING!!” while she’s half-asleep. (She still loves him… most nights 😂) In this laugh-out-loud episode we spill: 💤 Wild sleep stories 💤 Why “Lullabytes” gummies turn...
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Cultural Foods, Discerning What You Hear & Grace
🎙️ Doing Life Together – Ep: Grace, Bad Books & Topo Chico Dreams (ft. Pastor Daniel Shirley) Jason, Tiffany, Jasmine + Pastor Daniel Shirley (founder of Word of Life Carlsbad & author of Faith Perspectives of a Grace Preacher) bring the laughs and Holy Spirit 🔥. Highlights: 😂 Chaos: “Inset”…
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Youth Ministry Fails, new Sounds and Reaching Generations
Join hosts Jason and Tiffany for a hilarious and heartfelt episode of Doing Life Together! This week, they’re joined by Pastor Dillon Newsome, their youth pastor, who shares wild and unforgettable stories from the trenches of youth ministry. From disastrous Kool-Aid games and...
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Packaged Tamales, Total Health and Speaking with Tongues
Join us for another hilarious and heartfelt episode of the Doing Life Together Podcast! We kick things off confessing our guilty pleasure foods that make everyone gag – from cottage cheese with sunflower seeds and ranch, to nachos drowned in ketchup, hominy straight from the can with crayon…
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Robot Cars, More Chicken and Seeing Others With Grace
Join hosts Jason and Tiffany, along with their friend Jasmine, on Doing Life Together, a lively podcast that dives into the joys, challenges, and unexpected moments of everyday life through a lens of faith, humor, and heartfelt conversation. From hilarious stories about self-driving taxis getting...
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DC, Missions Stories and Jerry Vaughn
Join us on this incredible episode of the Doing Life Together Podcast as we sit down with our dear friend (and familia!) Jerry Vaughn. Jerry shares his journey of faith, missions, and ministry spanning over 46 years, from his early calling as a young boy to traveling the globe with his wife...
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PigeonFest, Boots and Dealing with Conflict
Welcome to the Doing Life Together podcast, where we’re keeping it real, raw, and relatable! 🎙️ In this episode, we dive into the wild world of Pigeon Fest 2025 in NYC (yes, it’s a thing, and yes, it’s as bizarre as it sounds 🐦). We share our hilarious (and slightly terrified) reactions to this...
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Chicken Toothpaste, Technical Difficulties and Rest
Season 2 of the Doing Life Together Podcast kicks off with laughter, sound effects, and some of the most random conversations you’ll hear—yes, even KFC toothpaste 🤯. But between the banter, we dive deep into why rest is a command, not just a reward, and how God can do more in our rest than in…
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Speeding Tickets, Kickball Story and Resurrection
In this episode of Doing Life Together Jason tells his legendary kickball story and we discuss the power of resurrection. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on...
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Epic Falls, Wrecking Balls and Failing Forward
In this episode Jason and Tiffany talk about recognizing when you aren't at your best and how to move forward. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on Instagram:...
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Underwear, Remote Guest and Leadership
In this episode of Doing Life Together we welcome our nephew Kaiden Shockley to talk about leadership. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on Instagram:...
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Parking Meters, Traditions and Family
In this episode of Doing Life Together we welcome our kids on set to share funny stories and talk about family. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on Instagram:...
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Worship Fails, Topo Chico and Expanding our Definition of Worship
In this episode Jason and Tiffany welcome Jasmine Rodriguez to discuss the meaning of worship and it's purpose in our everyday life. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3…
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Church Bloopers, Social Media and Nine Words from Jesus
In this episode Jason and Tiffany welcome Chuck Tate to talk about his new book Nine Words from Jesus. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on Instagram:...
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Competition, Spirit Finger and Fulfilling Your Purpose
In this episode of Doing Life Together Jason and Tiffany talk about finding and walking out your God given purpose. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on…
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Naps, Guests and Postpartum Depression
In this episode of the Doing Life Together Podcast we welcome Hannah Ornelas to talk about overcoming postpartum depression. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on...
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Amusement Parks, Anklets and Mental Health
In this episode of Doing Life Together Jason and Tiffany talk about the importance of caring for your mental health. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/tshirley3 Follow us on...
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Valentines, Staircase of Doom and Marriage
In this special Valentines episode of the Doing Life Together Podcast, on location in Santa Fe NM, Jason and Tiffany talk about keys to a lasting and successful marriage. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany:...
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A Giveaway, Weird Massages and Balancing Life
In this episode of the Doing Life Together Podcast, Jason and Tiffany talk about balancing a busy life and keeping your priorities in order. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doinglifetogetherpodcast/ Jason: https://www.facebook.com/jgshirley Tiffany:...
About this show
Pastor's Jason and Tiffany Shirley talk about life, ministry, current events and relevant topics to bring encouragement and strength to your life. Jason and Tiffany have been married to over 20 years, have two kids, are business owners, community leaders, and Pastor Word of Life Church in Carlsbad, NM
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