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Step Into Growth
by Troy Farley
Hey everybody and welcome back as we step into growth each day so we can learn to know God better and better.
Episodes
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📌 Inning Intermissions Episode 121 – Part 3 The Finale Coach Craig Lukins
In the finale of our On the Bucket series, Coach Craig Lukins closed out his story with wisdom for every coach, athlete, and leader who’s ever wondered what truly lasts beyond the game. At the core of Liberty Christian football are three guiding values: Create leaders. Cultivate men. Capture...
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📌 Inning Intermissions Episode 120 – Part 2 Coach Craig Lukins | Liberty Christian Football
After starting his head-coaching career with a 12–1 season, Coach Craig Lukins quickly learned that success in football—and in life—isn’t always a straight climb. When Liberty Christian moved from 8-man to 11-man football, the challenge hit hard. “We went 1–9, 3–7, then 8–3 and made the state...
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📌 Inning Intermissions – Episode 118: Part 2 Courtney & Kharmelyn
Part 2 – The Finale with Courtney Houston & Kharmelyn Gutierrez We wrapped up our time on the bucket with two incredible Chiawana volleyball seniors — Courtney Houston and Kharmelyn Gutierrez — and this finale brought the perfect mix of competition, laughter, and perspective. From rival gyms to...
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📌 Inning Intermissions – Episode 116: Part 2 Londyn & Brooke– The Finale
Londyn & Brooke wrapped up their Chiawana volleyball story with heart, laughter, and a little baseball trivia. From Kya Foster’s “Gotcha!” moments to the steady leadership of Peyton Cox, they looked back on the teammates and memories that made these four years unforgettable. Their message to the...
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📌 Episode 115 – Londyn & Brooke (Part 1)
This week on Inning Intermissions, I sat down with Chiawana Volleyball seniors Londyn Johnson and Brooke Anderson during their youth camp — surrounded by laughter, little kids, and the sound of volleyballs flying. These two brought all the energy, sharing what’s kept them in the game through…
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📌 Episode 114 – Coach Chanda Baie (Part 3 Finale)
We wrap up our three-part series with Chiawana Head Volleyball Coach, Chanda Baie — and this finale is packed with wisdom for the next generation of female athletes. Coach Baie shares powerful advice on what it means to play, grow, and stay healthy in today’s world: “Take care of your bodies.…
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📌 Episode 113 – Coach Chanda Baie (Part 2)
Part 2 of my conversation with Chiawana Head Volleyball Coach, Chanda Baie, dives deep into leadership, parenting, and purpose — on and off the court. Coach Baie shares her heart for shaping players into people, not just athletes: “I’m not making you an athlete that’s gonna go to the next college...
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📌 Episode 112 – Coach Chanda Baie (Part 1)
Inning Intermissions kicks off a brand-new conversation with Chiawana Head Volleyball Coach, Chanda Baie. A lifelong competitor who’s now shaping the next generation both on and off the court. From her first serve to now finishing year 22 of coaching. We cover her playing days all the way to now...
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📌 Inning Intermissions – Episode 111 – Away Game (Part 4)
Brian & Ed, Authors of Away Game If Brian and Ed — the authors of Away Game: A Christian Parents’ Guide to Navigating Youth Sports — could leave you as parents with one thing, HERE IT IS: 👉 Check yourself. Ed shared how his own pre-game talks, sideline coaching, and post-game critiques were...
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📌 Inning Intermissions – Episode 110 – Away Game (Part 3)
We’re back with Part 3 of our Away Game conversation with Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski, and today we walk through how the book is structured and why it matters for every Christian parent in youth sports. 👉 Ed explains that the opening chapters are all about awareness—helping parents recognize…
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📌 Step 941 – Day One
📖 “One day your dream… one day that dream… one day your family… it all starts with someday. And someday starts with today.” — Inspired by Charlie Kirk 🛤 Main Idea: Charlie didn’t wait for the perfect moment. He lived with vision and courage, starting with day one. 👣 Step: What’s your “one…
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📌 Step 939 – Truth at a Cost
📖 Truth doesn’t bend with culture or break under pressure—it stands, even when it costs you. 👉 Inspired by Charlie Kirk 🛤 Main Idea: Charlie knew the price of standing for truth. You may lose comfort or approval, but you gain a life that lasts. 👣 Step: Write down one truth you refuse to...
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📌 Step Into Sports – Episode 1
🎯 60-Second Takes. Real Opinions. Family Flavor.💬 Today’s Takes:👉 NFL: Tush Push haters? Get over it. Football is physical. Nobody runs it like the Eagles.👉WNBA: No Caitlin Clark in the playoffs? Don’t care. She’s the spotlight.👉High School Football: @chiawanafb dominates, as always.…
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📌 Step 938 – Truth That Stands
📖 “Truth is not relative. It is constant. It doesn’t bend to feelings or trends.”👉 Charlie Kirk🛤 Main Idea: Charlie believed truth doesn’t shift with culture or opinion. It’s steady, firm, and worth standing on.👣 Step: Be honest with yourself today. Where are you tempted to compromise? Choose...
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📌 Inning Intermissions – Episode 109
We are back with Part 2 of our conversation with Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski, the authors of Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports. 👉 Brian breaks down the heart of the book: youth sports is shaping us, but it can also be one of the greatest discipleship opportunities...
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📌 Inning Intermissions – Episode 108
From the authors who brought you Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports—we’re launching a brand-new conversation. Today kicks off a multi-episode interview with two men I couldn’t respect more: Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski. Between them they’ve logged 40+ years in sports...
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📌 Step 937 – Mentorship That Lasts
📖 “Faith and family are the cornerstones of American freedom.” 👉 Charlie Kirk 🛤 Main Idea: Charlie believed mentorship means passing on what lasts. Faith, family, and truth are the foundations the next generation needs. 👣 Step: Invest in someone younger this week. Encourage them, speak life...
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📌 Step 936 – Lead Today
📖 Charlie believed young people weren’t just the leaders of tomorrow—they were leaders right now. 🛤 Main Idea: Your voice matters today. Your choices matter today. Leadership isn’t about waiting until “someday.” 👣 Step: Step up and lead where you are. Don’t wait for permission—live with…
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📌 Step 935 – A Blessing, Not a Blow
📖 In the middle of the fiercest debates, Charlie Kirk would often end with two words: “God bless you.” 🛤 Main Idea: Charlie showed us that conviction doesn’t have to divide. Even in disagreement, we can choose to speak blessing over people. 👣 Step: End your conversations today with words that...
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📌 Step 934 – Found in Faith
📖 Erika Kirk shared Psalm 46:1 just hours before tragedy: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” 🛤 Main Idea: In her darkest hour, Erika is not silent. She leans into faith — belief in a God who is near, who holds refuge, who is strength when all else fails. 👣 Step:...
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📌 Step 933 – Courage and Conviction
📖 “If you believe in something, you need to have the courage to fight for those ideas—not run away from them or try and silence them.” 👉 Charlie Kirk 🔥 Courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s the willingness to stand firm when it costs you. 🛤 Main Idea: Charlie lived with conviction. Courage...
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 107 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 4)
🎯 Series: Inning Intermissions ✅ “Did you do your best?” — the simple but powerful reminder her dad always asked before and after games. ✅ Roles change — sometimes you’re the star, sometimes you’re not — but your effort is always in your control. ✅ Hard work in the offseason is proof of your…
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📌 Step 933 – Birthday Kickoff
🎯 Series: Never Ending 💬 “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.” 👉 Walt Disney 🛤 Main Idea: A never-ending love is built on laughter, bold dreams, and the story God is writing together. 👣 Step: Celebrate the timeless gift of the people you love today. 🏁 Jesus...
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📌Inning Intermissions | Episode 106 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 3)
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Annabelle Hasslebeck😎 Sports Spectrum 🏟️ Whats Up Pod 👋 FCA 👊 Part 3️⃣ 📌Inning Intermissions | Episode 106 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 3) 🎯 Series: Inning Intermissions 💬 “We’re trying to turn sports fans into followers of Jesus.” 👉 Annabelle Hasselbeck –...
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📌 Step 932 – A DOZEN Years
📌 Step 932 – A DOZEN Years 🎯 Series: Never Ending 💬 “Tale as old as time, true as it can be.” 👉 Beauty and the Beast 🛤 Main Idea: Love that is rooted in God is never-ending. 👣 Step: Celebrate the blessings, the adventures, and the never-ending story God is writing. 🏁 Jesus Won 🏷️...
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 105 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 2)
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Annabelle Hasslebeck😎 Sports Spectrum 🏟️ Whats Up Pod 👋 Part ✌️ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 105 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 2) 🎙 In this episode, Annabelle Hasselbeck (Boston College lacrosse alum, Sports Spectrum voice, and host of What’s Up Pod) shares...
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 104 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 1)
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Annabelle Hasslebeck😎 Sports Spectrum 🏟️ Whats Up Pod 👋 Part ☝️ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 104 – Annabelle Hasselbeck (Part 1) 🎙 In this first part with Annabelle Hasselbeck — Boston College lacrosse alum, Sports Spectrum voice, and host of What’s Up Pod…
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📌 Step 931 – The Victory Beyond the Gold
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “Those who honor Me, I will honor.” 👉 1 Samuel 2:30 🛤 Main Idea: Obedience to God is never wasted. 👣 Step: Live for the victory that lasts forever. 🏁 Jesus Won 🏷️ “TFARLEY15” 💪 Let’s step into growth today so we can learn to know God better and better. 🤝 We are just...
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📌 Step 930 – The Valley of Conviction
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “Conviction doesn’t bend just because the crowd boos.” 👉 Eric Liddell’s Olympic choice 🛤 Main Idea: Eric’s valley wasn’t losing a race—it was standing along. He chose obedience to God over Olympic glory. 👣 Step: Some races aren’t worth running if they cost you what…
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📌 Step 929 – Vision Worth Running For
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “I believe God made me for a purpose… but He also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.” 👉 Eric Liddell 🛤 Main Idea: Choose conviction over convenience. 👣 Step: The clearest vision isn’t about what you gain—it’s about what you refuse to lose. 🏁 Jesus Won…
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📌 Step 927 – The Valley Is Where the Work Happens
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “You don’t get stronger on the mountaintop. You get stronger down low—when no one’s watching.” 👉 Wilma Rudolph’s journey 🛤 Main Idea: After learning to walk at age 9, Wilma still had a long way to go. The valley was slow, painful, and full of losses—but it built her grit....
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📌 Step 926 – Vision in the Face of Limits
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “God didn’t make you to be average.” 👉 Wilma Rudolph’s mom 🛤 Main Idea: Wilma was told she’d never walk again. But her family believed different—and showed up every day with vision and faith. 👣 Step: Don’t let your start define your story. Vision begins in the quiet—when...
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📌 Step 925 – Not a Victim. A Vision
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “Being an underdog isn’t a victim mindset—it’s a vision.” 👉 Troy Farley 🛤 Main Idea: The underdog life isn’t about pity—it’s about purpose. God can use your story to point people to His. 👣 Step: Being an underdog isn’t a reason to wait—it’s a reason to work. 🏁 Jesus Won...
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📌 Step 923 – Don’t Despise the Start
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” 👉 Zechariah 4:10 🛤 Main Idea: Small doesn’t mean insignificant. 👣 Step: Start small. Stay steady. Let Him build the rest. 🏁 Jesus Won 🏷️ “TFARLEY15” 💪 Let’s step into growth today so...
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📌 Step 924 – My Underdog Story
📌 Step 924 – My Underdog Story 🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord… All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.” 👉 Colossians 1:10 (NLT) 🛤 Main Idea: This is why I do #StepIntoGrowthTV Not for platform—but to live out…
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📌 Step 922: Nobody Believed in Him
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “God can use this too.” 👉 Inspired by Kurt Warner’s journey through Arena Football 🛤 Main Idea: Sometimes the path doesn’t look like the promise—but it’s still moving you toward it. 👣 Step: If you’re in a season that feels off-track or overlooked, don’t quit. You’re not...
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 103 – Kane Ulrich (Part 3 of 3)
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Kane Ulrich 😎 Pacific Northwest FCA 🏟️ Part 3️⃣ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 103 – Kane Ulrich (Part 3 of 3) 🔥 In the finale of our conversation with Kane Ulrich, we talk identity, influence, and impact. 👟 To the young athlete: Don’t put all your identity…
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 102 – Kane Ulrich (Part 2 of 3)
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Kane Ulrich 😎 Pacific Northwest FCA 🏟️ Part ✌️ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 102 – Kane Ulrich (Part 2 of 3) 🔥 From rock bottom to revival, Kane Ulrich shares how FCA changed everything. 💬 “I had a foundation in Jesus—but FCA is where my faith and sports...
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 101 – Kane Ulrich (Part 1 of 3)
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Kane Ulrich 😎 Pacific Northwest FCA 🏟️ Part ☝️ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 101 – Kane Ulrich (Part 1 of 3) ⚾ Meet Kane Ulrich – catcher, competitor, and coach who’s now on staff with FCA and still throwing gas (literally) at camp. 🏟 From catching at Lower...
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📌 Step 921 – The Underdog Story Begins
🎯 Series: UNDERDOG 💬 “Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do while you’re waiting to do what you were born to do.” 👉 Kurt Warner 🛤 Main Idea: You don’t need a spotlight to be significant. God builds champions in quiet places. 👣 Step: If you’re in a season that feels small—keep showing up....
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📌 Step 920 – What They’ll Say in the End
📖 “Well done, good and faithful servant.” 👉 Jesus 💬 It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being faithful. 🛤 Main Idea: You’re not running for applause. You’re living for the voice that matters most. 👣 Step: What do you need to do—today—that moves you closer to hearing those words in the...
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📌 Step 919 – Becoming Is the Whole Point
📖 “The most important thing about you is not the things you achieve; it’s the person you become.” 👉 Dallas Willard 📉 Stats fade. Awards collect dust. But character lasts. 🛤 Main Idea: Legacy isn’t built on achievements. It’s built on becoming. 👣 Step: Ask yourself: Who am I becoming? Adjust...
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📌 Step 918 – What Will Outlive You?
📖 “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is today.” 👉 Chinese Proverb 🌱 Legacy isn’t built overnight. It’s planted one seed at a time. 🛤 Main Idea: You don’t need more time—you just need to plant today. 👣 Step: Plant a seed. Start the thing. Send the text. Have...
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📌 Step 917 – A Life Cut Short
📖 “Start livin’—that’s the next thing on my list.” 👉Toby Keith ⏳ Toby’s life reminds us: legacy isn’t about how long you live, but how well you show up while you’re here. 🛤 Main Idea: Don’t save your best life for later. Later doesn’t always come. Live it now. 👣 Step: Pick one thing you’ve…
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📌 Step 916 – If You Didn’t Know Your Age
📖 “Ask yourself how old you’d be if you didn’t know the day you were born.” 👉Toby Keith 🗓️ You’re not defined by your birthdate. You’re fueled by your mindset. 🛤 Main Idea: Don’t let a number shrink your dreams or pace your purpose. The Spirit in you doesn’t age. 👣 Step: Forget the number....
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 100 – Part 3 The Finale with Gabe Huante
Episode 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Gabe Huante 😎 Pacific FCA 🏟️ Part 3️⃣ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 100 – Part 3 The Finale with Gabe Huante 🎉 Episode 100 is here—and we’re closing out our 3-part series with Gabe Huante on a high note. ⚾️ From bench warmer to college standout, Gabe’s story…
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 99 – Part 2 with Gabe Huante
Episode 9️⃣9️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Gabe Huante 😎 Pacific FCA 🏟️ Part ✌️ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 99 – Part 2 with Gabe Huante ⚾️ In part 2, Gabe steps up to the plate one last time… and delivers. 🙏 From tears on senior night to praise after his final at-bat, Gabe shares the powerful closing...
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📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 98 – Part 1 with Gabe Huante
Episode 9️⃣8️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Gabe Huante 😎 Pacific FCA 🏟️ Part ☝️ 📌 Inning Intermissions | Episode 98 – Part 1 with Gabe Huante 🎙 Welcome to the bucket, where faith meets the field—and this time, we’re heading west. 🤝 Meet Gabe Huante — a SoCal native, FCA travel ball alum, and walking…
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📌 Step 915 – Don’t Let the Old Man In
📖 “I don’t let the old man in.” 👉 Clint Eastwood 🛤 Main Idea: You don’t have to become grumpy, tired, or checked out. You can still be driven, joyful, and full of purpose. 👣 Step: Name one thing that keeps you feeling alive—then go do it. Today. 🏁 Jesus Won 🏷️ “TFARLEY15” 💪 Let’s step into...
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📌 Inning Intermissions Recap: Gordon Wickert | Episode 97 (Finale: Part 4)
Episode 9️⃣7️⃣ Featuring 🎬 Gordon Wickert 🏎️ Hope In Numbers 💯 Part 4️⃣ 📌 Inning Intermissions Recap: Gordon Wickert | Episode 97 (Finale: Part 4) 💬 "Sad—but not shaken. One verse can cure you." 🥺 In this emotional finale of the Hope in Numbers series, Gordon reflects on the people who…
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Hey everybody and welcome back as we step into growth each day so we can learn to know God better and better.
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Troy Farley
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