All Episodes
Chocolate Cake Bytes — 265 episodes
Finding Purpose in the Uncomfortable Parts of Life
The Limits We Assume - Ep. 263
Discovering Faith in Unexpected Places: Turning Mental and Emotional Struggles Over to Christ
Faith in the Face of Depression: A Journey of Recovery and Growth - Ep. 261
Faith in Action: Standing Up When It’s Uncertain - Ep. 260
Navigating Life’s Marathons: Lessons from Blind Runners and Christ as Our Guide - Ep. 259
Stop Surrendering Your Authority: The Importance of Decision-Making Ep. 258
Taking Authority: How Identity Shapes the Direction of Your Career and Life - Ep. 257
There’s No One Right Path to Success and Happiness - Ep. 256
Ministering Beyond Assignments: Embracing Your Unique Gifts - Ep. 255
Lost Internet, Lost Time: Learning Not to Sweat the Small Stuff Ep. 254
When the Lights Go Out: Finding Strength in Adversity
Acting on Promptings and Becoming the Person
The One by One Ministry of Christ Ep. 251
Navigating Judgments and Growth: Reflections on Repentance, Forgiveness, and Sunday Best
You Matter More Than You Think: Everyday Influence and the Art of Kind Words
Discovering Your Divine DNA: Why You’re Stronger Than You Think
Confronting Heavy Thoughts and Embracing Your God-Given Gifts
Leaning Into Discomfort Leads to Personal Progress
Letting Go of What You Can’t Control and Embracing What You Can
Discovering the Grand Possibilities Within Ourselves
Finding Connection and Purpose Through Sourdough, Service, and Spiritual Promptings
Simple Ways to See the Hand of God in Daily Life
The Spirit of Contention: Understanding Gospel Perspectives on Disagreement
Rethinking Repentance and Forgiveness During Holy Week
How Imperfect Moments Reveal God’s Deep Love for Us
Is Life a Test or a Journey of Becoming?
Making Decisions When There’s No Perfect Answer: Lessons from Pioneers and Everyday Life
How Questions Can Transform Your Spiritual Perspective
Rethinking Forgiveness and Repentance: Understanding Our Relationship with God
Choosing Your Experience: Reflections on Waiting, Family, and Making Any Day Amazing
Strengthen your Spiritual Confidence
Rewrite the Rules of Your Life
Finite Kisses, Infinite Joy
Embracing Your Identity: Becoming What You Want Without Waiting
Exploring Detours on the Road to Forgiveness
The Difference between Knowledge and Wisdom
Reset Your Focus: Identity Shifts for an Intentional 2026
Reflect, Reset, and Win
What If the Adversary’s Plan Is Just Changing the Rules?
Does God Really Love Us If He Doesn’t Fix Everything?
What Changes When We Relentlessly Pursue a Christlike Life?
Fear Not: Decoding Faith, Agency, and God’s Promises
Recognizing Blessings Even When We Forget to Ask
Unraveling Gospel Concepts that have Worldly Definitions
Faith is Not a Feeling
How Faith and Agency, and Asking God's Permission
Success Starts with Small Wins
From Scarcity to Abundance: Changing Our Mindset with Heavenly Help - Ep. 216
Are We Meant to Suffer? Ep. 215
Big Goals and Bigger Growth w/ Dr. Russ - Ep. 214
Lessons from the Olive Tree: Growth, Grace, and Gospel Change - Ep. 213
Being Aggressively Kind - Ep. 212
TEDx Lessons on Faith - Ep. 211
Road Trip Reflections with CJ - Ep. 210
The Power of Little Things - Ep. 209
Nothing Changes Until You Change - Ep. 208
Color, Language, and Faith - The Power of Words - Ep. 207
Rediscover Childlike Faith - Ep. 206
Specific Answers Require Specific Questions - Ep. 205
Learning Through Fails: Embrace Humanness without Shame - Ep. 204
The Gospel of Kindness. Practical Ways to Lift Others - Ep. 203
Embrace Divine Identity & Let Go of Judgement - Ep. 202
Rethink the Parable of the Talents--STOP Overcomplicating Purpose - Ep. 201
Stop Guessing and Start Living - Ep. 200
More than Transactions: Build a Deeper Relationship with God - Ep. 199
Rethinking Your Life's Purpose - Ep. 198
Act Like Your Prayers are Already Answered - Ep. 197
The Power of Trust: My Commencement Address - Ep. 196
When Faith is Hard - Ep. 195
The Lessons Mom Hoped You would Learn - Ep. 194
Loving Those who are Hard to Love
Addicted to Being Right - Ep. 192
Intentional Kindness Matters—And Tastes Like Chocolate Cake - Ep. 191
Show Me a Sign - Ep. 190
Understanding God's Silence - Ep. 189
The Power of No in a Culture of Yes: Ep. 188
Who is God's Favorite? Ep. 187
Feeding Ourselves at The Faith Buffet: Ep. 186
Mortality Works, and So Does God's Plan! - Ep. 185
Unexpected Life Lessons from Cilantro and Chocolate Cake - Ep. 184
The Impact of Hate - Ep. 183
Overcoming New Year's Resolution Dropouts - Ep. 182
Do You Suffer From Possibility Blindness? Ep. 181
Faith Supercedes Pride. Ep. 180
Most of Life Isn't Guranteed. Ep. 179
Ep. 178: What is your Word of the Day?
Ep. 177: What is Daily Repentance?
Ep. 176: Kick off 2025 the Right Way
Ep. 175: A New New Year's Resolution Tradition
Ep. 174: Setting Guaranteed Goals
Ep. 173: When is Suffering Required?
Ep. 172: What Quiet Wealth do you Have?
Ep. 171: Gratitude
Ep. 170: What Do We Deserve?
Ep. 169: It Is Done
Ep. 168: What Does "Born Again" Mean?
Ep. 167: Finding Joy
Ep. 166: How We Can Use Prayer Better
Ep. 165: How does God Answer Prayers?
Ep. 164: The "Godliness" of Godly Sorrow
Ep. 163: Does God Need to Forgive?
Ep. 162: You have No Idea Who You Are
Ep. 161: Get Out of the Box
Ep. 160: How Many Times is Too Many to Repent?
Ep. 159: The Easy Way to Get Better
Ep. 158: Developing a Loving Relationship with Each Child
Ep. 157: What is Faith? A High School Perspective
Ep. 156: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Ep. 155: What does Faith Feel Like?
Ep. 154: Should I Counsel with the Lord? Or Council?
Ep. 153: Why Pray?
Ep. 152: Stop Talking about Justice
Ep. 151: Mercy, Forgiveness, and More
Ep. 150: But What if I Make a Mistake?
Ep. 149: I Forgive You. And I Forgive Me.
Ep. 148: Remember the Captivity. What is Holding You Captive?
Ep. 147: Judge Not. But Others Are Judging You
Ep. 146: I Say Unto You, Repent!
Ep. 145: Shame on Me
Ep. 144: The Natural Man
Ep. 143: "We Need to Stop Treating People as Expendable."
Ep. 142: "A Bad Decision is Better than No Decison"
Ep. 141: Oh, Say What is Truth?
Ep. 140: Decisions, Decisions
Ep. 139: Decisions
Ep. 138: Music and the Gospel, with Nathan Bradford
Ep. 137: Not Something ELSE About the Eclipse!!
Ep. 136: Happy Easter!
Ep. 135: Toxic Perfectionism
Ep. 134: The Test Is Not the Test
Ep. 133: ANOTHER Take on Following God's Plan
Ep. 132: How Streaking has Made Me More of Who I Want to Be
Ep. 131: Belief or Faith
Ep. 130: Can We Know God's Plan for Us?
Ep. 129: Is it Personal Confirmation or Personal Revelation?
Ep. 128: Does God Have a Plan for us? And If So, What Is It?
Ep. 127: Do I Have to Love God's Plan for Me?
Ep. 126: Expectations of God
Ep. 125: Connecting with God through Different Languages
Ep. 124: Becoming a Better You This Year
Ep. 123: Be Generous
Ep. 122: Goals. (Again?!)
Ep. 121: Tender Mercies are Wherever You're Looking for Them
Ep. 120: Focus on the Right Things
Ep. 119: Ministering with Chocolate Cake
Ep. 118: Counsel with the Lord
Ep. 117: Today I'm Grateful for...
Ep. 116: Think Celestial!
Ep. 115: Lay your Burdens at His Feet
Ep. 114: Be Ye Therefore Perfect
Ep. 113: Conflict vs. Contention: What would Jesus Do?
Ep. 112: What is Grace?
Ep. 111: Coincidence?
Ep. 110: Can We be Better at Receiving?
Ep. 109: Becoming More Christ-Centered
Ep. 108: Nurturing Relationships
Ep. 107: How do you Love Someone when you Don't Like Them?
Ep. 106: Shhh...Be Reverent
Ep. 105: Why do we Limit God?
Ep. 104: Love Yourself AND Yourself
Ep. 103: You can't learn when you already know
Ep. 102: Be Still
Ep. 101: Perfection, Part 2
Ep. 100: Finally, it's PERFECT!
Ep: 99: Opinions
Ep. 98: Hope or Hopeless?
Ep. 97: Should We Celebrate Pride Month?
Ep. 96: Is it OK to make mistakes?
Ep. 95: When does Opposition in All Things End?
Ep. 94: Should We Be Nice or Kind?
Ep. 93: Are We Appreciating God's Creations?
Ep. 92: Easter Thoughts
Ep. 91: Fence Laws
Ep: 90: The Five Second Rule
Ep: 89: Trust your Instruments
Ep. 88: Loving Yourself and Loving Others
Ep. 87: Imperfect Bodies aren't Part of the Plan...they ARE the Plan
Ep: 86: Word of the Week
Ep. 85: Is Faith the Opposite of Certainty?
Ep. 84: Does EVERYTHING that is Bad Come from the Devil?
Ep. 83: Agency and the Struggle
Ep. 82: Making Hard Things Become God's Will
Ep. 81: Goals! (Again!)
Ep. 80: Merry Christmas, and Peace be With You
Ep. 79: Bearing Each Other's Burdens
Ep: 78: Tabernacle Choir Q and A with Jen
Ep. 77: Rethinking Repentance
Ep. 76: Suffering In Advance
Ep. 75: Decisions, Decisions
Ep. 74: Rules
Ep. 73: Serving with Heart, Might, Mind, and Strength
Ep. 72: You are the Strength of Youth
Ep. 71: Brendan's Rebuttal. Stories from the Prodigal Son
Ep. 70: Principle vs. Doctrine
Ep. 69: Our Relationship with God
Ep. 68: Everything Happens for a Reason?
Ep. 67: Have I Received Grace?
Ep. 66: Missions, Part III--Temple Square (The Smallest AND Biggest Mission in the World)
Ep: 65: Missions Part 2: An Interrupted Dream
Ep. 64: Hierarchy of Missions
Ep. 63: But Life is Too Hard!
Ep. 62: How does what I know get in the way of what I don't know?
Ep. 61: Just Journal
Ep. 60: Be an Instrument in God's Hands
Ep. 59: What is Love?
Ep. 58: To Tell The Truth
Ep. 57: Where is OUR Gideon's Army?
Ep. 56: Feeling Deeply
Ep. 55: Feelings
Ep. 54: What if I Don't Want my Family Forever?
Ep. 53: Be a Peacemaker
Ep. 52: God is Aware of His Children
Ep. 51: I'm Uncomfortable with Your Discomfort
Ep. 50: But If Not
Ep. 49: Prayer
Ep. 48: Decisions, Decisions
Ep. 47: Systematically Involve the Lord
Ep. 46: Grief
Ep. 45: Faith vs. Denial
Ep. 44: Why I Believe
Ep. 43: Setting Goals with Faith
Ep. 42: What happens when I'm not perfect?
Ep. 41: Toxic Positivity
Ep. 40: Be Better, Not Bitter
Ep. 39 Take 2: Be Present
Ep. 39: Be Present. That's the only place you CAN be
Ep. 38: Goals for the New Year
Ep. 37: Cows and Cake
Ep. 36: The Christmas Clock
Ep. 35: Thanksgiving Lollipops
Ep. 34: Cakes and Kilimanjaro
Ep. 33: Gratitude and Ministering
Ep. 32: Better Teaching vs. Better Studenting
Ep. 31: ROAD TRIP!
Ep. 30: Love the Sinner, Hate the....Sinner?
Ep. 29: Is this a Safe Space?
Ep. 28: How Much Joy Should we Have?
Ep. 27: Patience, Sarah! (or, Having Courage NOT to be Healed)
Ep. 26: Which Thoughts do I Need to Change?
Ep. 25: "I Want to Bear my Thankimony..."
Ep. 24: "Please Bless this Episode to Nourish and Strengthen our Bodies"
Ep. 23: Judge Not, but That's SO HARD.
Ep. 22: Is it Personal Revelation, or Is It Just Me?
Ep. 21: How to NOT be an Enemy to God
Ep. 20: Doing the Right Thing for the Wrong Reason
Ep. 19: What if My Child Loses Interest in the Church?
Ep. 18: What I've Learned So Far
Ep. 17: You're stepping on my boundaries
Ep. 16 - Your Life Choices Affect Me, so You Deserve My Opinion...don't you?
Ep. 15 - What if I'm wrong?
Ep: 14 - How to Ask Better Questions
Ep. 13 - No, I'm not pregnant.
Ep 12: Is Your Opinion Any of My Business?
Ep. 11: Kindness Begins with Me
Ep. 10: Finding Tender Mercies
Ep. 9: Tell a Good Story
Episode 8: Unhiding Hidden Members
Episode 7: He Knows where His Children Are
Episode 6: What are YOUR gifts?
Episode 5: God Loves His Children--even YOU
A Different Way of Ministering
My Favorite Chocolate Cake
Is Chocolate Cake Spiritual?
What is The Chocolate Cake Phenomenon?