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Godly Impact — 208 episodes
Good, Better, Best, and Last?
Is Your Purpose Like a Pencil or a Diamond?
What's Your Identity Worth?
Curiosity: What Heals or Kills
Why Communication Fails--and How to Fix It
Smelly, But Absolutely Necessary for Relational Success
The Oxygen Every Relationship Depends On
Four Questions Only the Courageous Ask
Four W's to Extraordinary
Holy Week: From Joy to Weird to Traumatic
Why Success Depends on With, Withdrawal & Winks
Simple Steps to Stop the Splatter
Gaslighting or Confirmation Bias?
He Loves Me...Or Does He?
Is Love Blinding You?
The Dark Side of Storytelling
Clearing Out Our Headspace
What's Your Story?
What Star Is Guiding You?
A Pig, A Poem, and a Powerful Christmas Lesson
Can’t Live With Them. Can’t Live Without Them.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Common Sense: Don't Drive Without It
Rescue Gratitude from the Closet of Good Intentions
How to Stay Afloat When Change Hits Unexpectedly
Seven Ways You Help or Hinder Someone's Change
Is Empathy Fostering Anxiety?
The #1 Obstacle to Change
Three Common, Harmful Ideas About Change
Five Ways to Face Overwhelm
What Envy Revealed about My Imagination
The Plot Twist Happy Relationships Depend On
Beyond the BFF
Why Pleasure Won't Sustain a Relationship
Own This Or You'll Regret It
How Many Differences Does It Takes to Break a Relationship?
Reduce Your Conflict with This Childhood Trait
The Trouble with a Nail in the Head
What's Behind Door #1 and Why It Matters
Faith: What's Home Got to Do With It?
Why Youth Are Leaving the Faith, Part 3
Why Youth Are Leaving the Faith, Part 2
Why Youth Are Leaving the Faith, Part 1
More Than You Can Imagine Being or Doing
Crack the Code for a Heroic Life with Audrey Rindlisbacher
Do Actions Always Speak Louder Than Words?
Why is This Question Crucial for Adults & Kids?
Why Do You Want That?
Aisle 13 and What Do You Want?
Anxiety, Fear, Conflict? This Tool is a Must!
The Popular Phrase Harming Christian Parents
Callings Don't Leave When Your Kids Do
Empty Nest, Full Next
Help! It's an Adolescent Brain!
Your Story, Your Style, His Ending, with Cindy Egger
When Good Isn't Good Enough with Cindy Egger
Michelle Ruddell on Do and Don't with Hurting People
Reaching for Joy With a Broken Heart with Michelle Ruddell
Too Much Information? A Sober Warning from the Bible
Fight Like a Girl -- With God on Your Side! Kim Hardy, Part 2
Great Hope in Great Loss with Kim Hardy, Part 1
What Just Happened?! Resolving Hidden Triggers in Conflict with Donna Scott
Honey, I Shrunk the Conflict with Donna Scott
Breaking Up With Insecurity, Cheryl Lutz, Part 2
When "Perfect" Fails: Cheryl Lutz, Part 1
Why We Need to Ditch Four Popular "Christian" Phrases
Ditch the Diet: Christine Trimpe on Finding Lasting Joy and Health
Surrender, Sugar, and Transformation: Christine Trimpe's Journey, Part 1
Three "G's" Worth Tattooing On Your Heart
The Most Joyous or Stressful Time of Year?
Don't Count on an Angelic Encounter to Grow Your Faith
When Advent Leaves You Exhausted
When We Need a Little Christmas Right This Very Minute
10 Creative Ways to Cultivate Gratitude in Kids
Five Ways to Avoid the High Cost of Ingratitude
Daily Ways to Draw Children to God
What's Wrong with "Christianity Isn't About Rules, but Relationship?"
Be Empowered to Be Proactive On Tough Topics
You're a Victim of Identity Theft Whether You Know It or Not
Talk Smart to Your Kids with Axis
Which Conspiracy Side Are You On?
10 Ways to Put Attitudes in Their Place
What the Parrot Saw: Shaping Attitudes in Trying Times
Nurturing a Strong Identity and Faith through Creativity
I'm Going Political -- and Biblical
What Parents Can Learn from Doctor Dolittle
The Last Beatitude and My Decision to Do Drugs
The Hidden Link Between Humility and Rest: A Guide for Parents
Jesus Said We Could Be What?!
Teaching Kids the Dangers of Too Little and Too Much
Seven Letters that Make All the Difference
Helping Kids Pick the Right Fork
What the World Needs Now
Follow Your Passion! But First, Clean Your Room.
When Hungering for Approval Is Good
Why Your Kid's Name Matters
Meekness at the DMV
Designed or Derived? What's the Difference?
How Is Mourning Part of the Abundant Life?
How Space Shuttles and Popcorn Teach Humility
I Don't Want to be Poor! Or do I?
Why Kids Need a "Do" List
How "Bossy" Is Your Faith?
Chocolate Chip Cookies & Character
It's Possible, But Rare, to Finish Well
Capacity, Confidence & Great Commandment #1
Is Worship About God's Ego?
Let's Eat Cake!
If You Build It, Who Should Come?
What’s at Stake in Teaching Kids Repentance?
The Nitty-Gritty of Restoring Relationships, Steps 3-5
Is "I'm Sorry" Good for Kids Or Not?
The Nitty-Gritty of Restoring Relationships, Steps 1-2
Should Obedience Be Rewarded?
Can You Influence God’s “Perfect” Timing?
How Joy Will Influence Your Child's Faith & Life
What's the Connection Between Holiness, Joy, and Freedom?
Does "Family Bible Study" Make You Cringe?
When Not to Take a Break!
Five More Ways Strength Optimizes Safety
Knowing God’s Will: Possible or Presumptuous?
Keeping Kids Safe Through Strength
How Important Are Singers, Anyway?
Four More Ways Kids Develop Self-Esteem
The Four Questions Courageous People Ask
How to Grow Healthy Self-Esteem in Kids, Part 1
When Success Threatens
Avoiding One of the Worst Parenting Practices
The Four-Letter Word that Must Be Said
Raising All Kids to Lead
Superb Leader or Effective Tyrant?
The Danger of Overemphasizing Respect for Authority
Recovering from Leaders Who Fail
Prepared or Paranoid? Raising Kids for the Real World
Four Keys to Responding to Church Hurt
Boundaries, Power Struggles, and Calling Out. Oh My!
What Emily Dickinson and Nehemiah Had in Common
Sticks, Stones, and Texting
Success Can Make You a Target, Not a Star
Make ‘em Work!
Four Leadership Guidelines When You Need Cooperation
Turning Chaos Into Calm Is Possible
Getting People on Board the Right Way
Empowering Tots to Teens With Goals
Three Practices That Will Sabotage Your Goals
Three Ancient Practices to Raise Empowered Kids
Be Prepared if You Challenge the Status Quo
Why Your Kids Need a Bold Ask
Can You Say What You Want?
Teach Your Kids to Pray the Six-Steps Model
Feel Empathy, then Pray Powerfully in Six Steps
Divine Clues, Name Calling, and Three Strikes
Truth Bearer or Beater?
It's Complicated. Fear, Truth, and Betrayal, Part 1
Preparing to Get Punched In the Mouth and Gut
The Last Person You'd Invite to Thanksgiving
What Parting Words Would You Say?
Does God Want to Erase Us?
Prophecy, Real Growth, or Repeating Behaviors
A Miracle Might Get You on a Kill List
Rolling Stones, Linen Strips, and Tattletales
Why Was Jesus Wasting His Time Weeping?
The "Other" Martha Story Worth Copying
Know When to Stay. Know When to Go.
Whose Guarding You From Thieves and Wolves?
The Power -- and Cost -- of Your Story
Your Transformation May Turn People Against You
Here's Mud in Your Eye!
Is Curiosity an Antidote to Narcissism?
One Wrong Theological Idea Can Turn People Away From Truth
Frequent Feasts, Sarcastic Siblings, and Divine Timing
Weird Statements, Whiners, and the Cost of Truth
Leftovers, Approval, and Life after Death
Do Weak Prayers Annoy God? Ask Ruth Hovsepian!
Stones or Support? What Ruth Hovsepian's Story Teaches Us
Why Did Jesus Focus More on Bad Theology than Pagan Beliefs?
Pain (Can) Have a Payoff
You Want to Know What Really Changes People?
What John the Baptist Might Say About Our Modern Platforms
Do You Find the Setting for the Most Famous Bible Verse Strange?
What Nick at Night Can Teach Us
Trouble at the Temple!
Would You Whine Over Wine at a Wedding?
Nine Words Which Changed History
The Most Life-Shaping Story You'll Ever Tell
How to Win Friends and Catch a Spouse
Before Austen's Emma, There Was Naomi
Ruth Would Wear Cowgirl Boots Today
Jesus Screamed Why, Too
Would Churches Empty or Overflow If We Followed Naomi's Lead?
What's With all the Tragic Endings?
Is That Apology Real?
What Bible Story Is Seldom Taught at Marriage Conferences?
Where Fatigue and Fear Can Take You
Think You Know the David & Goliath Story?
Are You Hiding Behind Baggage?
Your Calling, Ordinary Tasks, and Letting Others Go
How Fear Makes You Vulnerable to Misuse What is Sacred
Boneheaded, Broken & Barren
Want to Come Along for a Grand Adventure?
What's Your North Star?
The Wicked Wicks of Advent--Bonus Episode
Five Questions to Help You Avoid Bad Advice
Making Thanksgiving a Year-Around Practice
Hyenas, The Circle of Life, and Truth
Does Your Common Sense Need Courage?
You've Got Impact
Truth Can Set You Free