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RETREATING WITH GOD — 212 episodes

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1

Facing Conflict Courageously [Wednesday, #431]

2

Courage in Changing Times [Monday, #430]

3

Setting the Table Differently [Friday, #429]

4

The Holy Spirit Gives Us LIfe [Wednesday, #428]

5

Peace with God--What a Gift! [Monday, #427]

6

A Tour of Generosity [Friday, #426]

7

Generosity in Times of Personal Crisis [Wednesday, #425]

8

The Generosity Club [Monday, #424]

9

The Best Way to Show Patience [Friday, #423]

10

Impatience and Incompetence [Wednesday, #422]

11

My Big Patience Lesson [Monday, #421]

12

The Urgent Isn't Always the Best [Friday, #420]

13

Soul Peace and a Wounded Heart [Wednesday, #419]

14

The Secret to Perfect Peace [Monday, #418]

15

Do You Want to Be Perfect? [Friday, #417]

16

Capsized for His Glory [Wednesday, #416]

17

Brokenness and Surrender [Monday, #415]

18

Rest and Our Devices [Friday, #414]

19

Rest and Busy Moms [Wednesday, #413]

20

How Jesus Rested [Monday, #412]

21

Restoring Joy When You've Been Betrayed [Friday, #411]

22

Feeding Your Joy [Wednesday, #410]

23

EnJOYment At Its Best[Monday, #409]

24

Embracing the Brown [Friday, #408]

25

Jesus My (Best) Friend [Wednesday, #407]

26

Jesus My Brother [Monday, #406]

27

Prowerful Prayer for Your Children [Friday, #405]

28

The Most Important Thing [Wednesday, #404]

29

Your Opportunity with Your Neighbors [Monday, #403]

30

Faith in the Lord Over All [Friday, #402]

31

Faith and the 5,000 [Wednesday, #401]

32

What is Faith? [Monday, #400]

33

You Can Count on God [Friday, #399]

34

Your Presence Makes a Difference [Wednesday, #398]

35

God is in Control [Monday, #397]

36

Courage to Keep Going [Friday, #396]

37

Why Prayer Takes Courage [Wednesday, #395]

38

Blind Samson Had Vision [Monday, #394]

39

Making God's Forgiveness Real [Friday, #393]

40

Found But Feeling Lost [Wednesday, #392]

41

Vision Inspires [Monday, #391]

42

Expecting Nothing in Return [Friday, #390]

43

Practicing Creative Generosity [Wednesday, #389]

44

How to Be Crazy Generous [Monday, #388]

45

How to Attract People to Jesus [Friday, #387]

46

Alone Time with Jesus [Wednesday, #386]

47

How to Be a Person of Influence [Monday, #385]

48

When God's Peace Escapes Us [Friday, #384]

49

God Does the Unexplainable [Wednesday, #383]

50

Don't Let Gremlins Kill Your Peace [Monday, #382]

51

The Secret to Lasting Joy [Friday, #381]

52

A Story of Pain and Surrender [Wednesday, #380]

53

The Agony of Surrender [Monday, #379]

54

Conquering the Obstacles to Rest [Friday, #378]

55

Experiencing God's Presence [Wednesday, #377]

56

Give Yourself Permission to Rest [Monday, #376]

57

When Your Joy Gets Derailed [Friday, #375]

58

Too Much "Stuff" [Wednesday, #374]

59

Why Settle for Joy Substitutes? [Monday, #373]

60

Why We Really Need Jesus [Friday, #372]

61

A Super-Promise: Jesus Lights Our Way [Wednesday, #371]

62

We Throw This Word Around Casually [Monday, #370]

63

Did You Know That Jesus is Praying for You? [Friday, #369]

64

Experience Power When You Pray This Way [Wednesday, #368]

65

5 Reasons We Can Approach God with Confidence [Monday, #367]

66

How Can We Have the Simple Faith of a Child? [Friday, #366]

67

Who is Your Faith Hero? [Wednesday, #365]

68

Finding Faith [Monday, #364]

69

Winning the War on Temptation: God's Encouraging Guarantee [Friday, #363]

70

Four Amazing and Encouraging Words [Wednesday, #362]

71

When it Rains, We Need God's Encouraging Covering [Monday #361]

72

Courage and Compromise [Friday, #360]

73

I really messed up! [Wednesday, #359]

74

Daniel's Steadfast Courage [Monday, #358]

75

You Have Complete Access to God [Friday, #357]

76

The Penetrating Power of God's Word [Wednesday, #356]

77

Take a Retreat with God--Really! [Monday, #355]

78

Recapturing Joy When Life Hits Us Hard [Friday, #354]

79

Resurrection Joy! [Wednesday, #353]

80

Experiencing Joy in the Toughest Circumstances [Monday, #352]

81

Jesus My True Vine [Friday, #351]

82

Jesus My True North [Wednesday, #350]

83

Jesus My Rock! [Monday, #349]

84

The Power of Spontaneous Prayer [Friday, #348]

85

How to Pray for the Poor and Needy [Wednesday, #347]

86

How Prayer is Connected to Holiness [Monday, #346]

87

Winning the War on Worry [Friday, #345]

88

When We Fail Jesus [Wednesday, #344]

89

Where Do Faith and Works Intersect? [Monday, #343]

90

There's No Formula for Parenting [Friday, #342]

91

How Paul Dealt with His Constant Health Issue--And What We Can Learn From Him [Wednesday, #341]

92

Having Courage in Those Hard Conversations [Monday, #340]

93

An Amazing Story of Secret Generosity [Friday, #339]

94

What Is "Inside Out" Generosity? And How Can I Practice It? [Wednesday, #338]

95

Having Fun with Generosity [Monday, #337]

96

The Triggers that Make Us Lose Our Patience [Friday, #336]

97

Will the Patient Parent Please Stand Up? [Wednesday, #335]

98

5 Ways to Turn Impatience into Patience in Your Marriage [Monday, #334]

99

Experiencing God's Peace When You're Stressed Out [Friday, #333]

100

Faith Over Fear: A Promised Land Lesson for All of Us [Wednesday, #332]

101

The Peace-Killer From Within [Monday, #331]

102

The Inner Conflict of Surrender--and How to Overcome [Friday, #330]

103

Why Living a Surrendered Life to Christ Makes 100% Sense [Wednesday, #329]

104

Surrendering to Jesus is Hazardous [Monday, #328]

105

Lord, Restore Me When I'm Running on Empty! [Friday, #327]

106

Facing the #1 Thing That Keeps You from Resting [Wednesday, #326]

107

Finding Rest for Your VERY Weary Soul [Monday, #325]

108

When Pain and Sickness Kill Your Joy: Try This! [Friday, #324]

109

Money: Is it Your Enemy or Your Friend? [Wednesday, #323]

110

The Money Ran Out: Did Our Joy Go with It? [Monday, #322]

111

When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer [Friday, #321]

112

Tips on Praying for Your Loved Ones in 2026 [Wednesday, #320]

113

The Super Typhoon That Was Ignored [Monday, #319]

114

Moe Than A Baby: Jesus My Rescuer [#318, Friday]

115

Merry Christmas! Seeing Beyond the Baby [Christmas Eve, #317]

116

No Time for Jesus? Even at Christmas? [Monday, #316]

117

What Do Faith and Sand Have in Common? [Friday, #315]

118

Faith and Fear [Wednesday, #314]

119

Building Strong Faith [Monday, #313]

120

This Life-Changing Act Takes Courage [Friday, #312]

121

Do You Have "Doubting Thomas Syndrome?"[Wednesday, #311]

122

Having Courage When We Feel Defeated [Monday, #310]

123

How to Live in Freedom [Friday, #309]

124

Journey with Jesus the Good Shepherd [Wednesday, #308]

125

Are You Feeling Out of Step [Monday, #307]

126

Salvation Should Fuel Our Generosity [Friday, #306]

127

Be Thankful. Be Generous. [Wednesday, #305]

128

Generosity Starts Now [Monday, #304]

129

Patience and God's Better Plan [Friday, #303]

130

Patience and Believing in Others [Wednesday, #302]

131

Patience and Abiding [Monday, #301]

132

The Enemy of Forgiveness [Friday, #300]

133

How Fear Steals Our Peace [Wednesday, #299]

134

Discard This and Experience Peace [Monday, #298]

135

Surrendering the Hard Things [Friday, #297]

136

Surrender is a Choice [Wednesday, #296]

137

Jesus: The Ultimate Example of Surrender [Monday, #295]

138

The Intersection of Prayer and Rest [Friday, #294]

139

Start Listening to God -- Really LIstening [Wednesday, #293]

140

God Rested. Let's Do it Too [Monday, #292]

141

Dealing with Heart-Wrenching Loss [Friday, #291]

142

Do You Laugh Much? You Should [Wednesday, #290]

143

The Pain of Isolation [Monday, #289]

144

Pride: Poison to the Soul [Friday, #288]

145

Jesus and Everyone Else [Wednesday, #287]

146

Hearing the Voice of Jesus [Monday, #286]

147

Prayer and the Presence of God [Friday, #285]

148

How Prayer Feeds our Faith [Wednesday, #284]

149

Prayer and God's Will [Monday, #283]

150

How to Build Strong Faith [Friday, #282]

151

Where Faith Intersects with God's Love [Wednesday, #281]

152

Faith and Chips [Monday, #280]

153

Encouragement and Our Conqueror [Friday, #279]

154

The Depth of God's Encouraging Comfort [Wednesday, #278]

155

Encouragement: Celebrate the Next Generation [Monday, #277]

156

Having Courage in Today's Culture [Friday, #276]

157

Meeting with the Spirit's Leading: BONUS EPISODE #9

158

What Your Time with God Can Look Like--BONUS EPISODE #8

159

The Bible and Prayer: Bonus Episode #7 "Inside How to Meet with God"

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Another Bonus Episode: "Inside How to Meet with God" #6

161

Bonus Episode: Inside How to Meet with God #5

162

Bonus Sunrise Episode: "Inside How to Meet with God" #4

163

Bonus Episode: "Inside How to Meet with God" #3

164

Special Episode: Going Inside "How to Meet with God" #2

165

Release Day Special: Going Inside "How to Meet with God" #1

166

Thanksgiving Devotional [Thursday, #149A]

167

SEASON 3 Preview: What's New with "Retreating with God"?

168

SEASON FINALE: Pain Can Draw Us to Christ -- Featuring the Story of Jim and JeanneKay Van Houten [EP 45]

169

Karl and Crew Grill Jon Fugler [EP 44]

170

Silence Your Inner Pharisee [EP43]

171

One Quality and One Discipline That Will Draw You to Jesus [EP 42]

172

Stories of Freedom (Told by Two Men Pursuing Jesus) [EP 41]

173

Desperate to Know Jesus (Consistently) -- and a Conversation with Peter Englert [EP 40]

174

Communing with God -- A Conversation with Author Dan Lemburg

175

Rising Above Circumstances -- And a Conversation with TrueFace CEO Robby Angle (EP 38)

176

Conformed to Christ! And a Conversation with AJ Sherrill on Contemplative Prayer (EP 37)

177

Knowing Christ Brings Your Spirit to Life -- and How NOT to Crowd God Out of Your Busy Life with Sue Donaldson (EP 36)

178

Knowing the Christ OF the Cross -- and a Close-Up Look at Faith with Dr. Tom Fay (EP 35)

179

Thirsting for God -- and Positively Joy with Yvette Walker (EP 34)

180

Hunger First: The Onramp to an Amazing Relationship with Christ - and a Conversation with Mike Van Pelt(EP 33)

181

The Layers of Knowing Christ -- and Eric Nevins on Connecting with God (EP 32)

182

The Freedom of Knowing Christ -- and Phillipp Ruesch on Eliminating Hurry (EP 31)

183

SEASON 2 PREMIERE: Addressing the Problem of Performance Christianity -- and Bruce McNicol Shares his Story (EP 30)

184

SEASON FINALE: When Forgiveness Seems Impossible -- A Conversation with Erik Reed [EP 29]

185

Your Pathway to Freedom in Your Relationship with Christ -- EP28

186

Fueled by God's Love -- A Conversation with Steve Hodgson - EP 27

187

How to Discover God's Will -- A Conversation with Wayne Pederson - EP 26

188

Four Barriers to Intimacy with Christ -- Insights from the Pen of Skye Jethani - EP 25

189

Trusting God When Life Throws You a Curve -- A Conversation with Pitcher David Hess - EP 24

190

Rewards and Our Relationship with Jesus -- EP 23

191

How to Have a Retreat with God: A Conversation with Steve Harling - EP 22

192

EP 21: Courage to be Vulnerable with God: A Conversation with Sandi Brown

193

EP 20: God's Presence in Heartbreaking Loss: A Conversation with Jim and JeanneKay Van Houten

194

EP 19: Knowing Jesus Through Centering Prayer -- A Conversation with Brian Russell

195

EP 18: Friendship with God -- A Conversation with Jamie Moore

196

EP 17: Facing Your Cancer Fears -- Continuing the Conversation with Dave and Jan Dravecky (Part 2)

197

EP 16: Cancer and Your Relationship with God: A Raw Conversation with Dave and Jan Dravecky (Part 1)

198

EP 15: How to Grow in Christ -- FAST; A Conversation with Tim Epling

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EP 14: The Power of Your Story -- A Conversation with Mark Kordic, a Man Who Lives in Pain

200

EP 13: Achievement and Performance: Two Threats to Freedom in Christ

201

EP 12: When God Gets Our Attention--A Conversation with Christian Author Parker J. Cole

202

EP 11: Made to Worship: A Conversation with American Idol Finalist and Worship Leader Phil Stacey

203

EP 10: Keys to Connecting with Christ - A Conversation with Lonnie Berger

204

EP 09: Good-bye Stress. Hello Renewal: A Conversation with Dr. Peggy Banks

205

EP 08: How to Go Deep with Jesus: A Conversation with Dr. Joe Martin

206

EP 07: Highlights from '21; Looking Ahead to '22

207

EP 06 Christmas: Meet 3 People Who Desperately Need Jesus

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EP 05: Creative Fellowship Time with Jesus- A Conversation with Marv Newell

209

EP 04: Clinging to Jesus in Personal Crisis - A Conversation with Larry Walters

210

EP 03: The Transformation from Driving to Resting - A Conversation with Ralf Stores

211

EP 02: Staying Fresh in a Fast-Paced Life- A Conversation with Joseph McCormick

212

EP 01: Keeping Your Faith Vibrant and Alive- A Conversation with Todd Isberner