Can I Get Through Spiritual Disappointment? With Dr. Alicia Britt Chole [Episode 281]

spiritual disappointment pain Dr. Alicia Britt Chole

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book The Night Is Normal by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

When intense spiritual pain casts a shadow on our lives, we can feel so uncertain, ungrounded, and unsettled about what we once knew to be true. It’s like the light of faith is overtaken by the dark night of the soul.

This, my friend, is spiritual disillusionment, and it can feel hopeless—like you’re all alone and trying to find your way in the pitch black.

Can I Let Go When I’m Tired of Trying? With Ashley Morgan Jackson [Episode 280]

Let Go Tired Trying Ashley Morgan Jackson

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book Tired of Trying by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

What do you do when your faith doesn’t seem to be “working” anymore? You’ve said all the right things, done all the right things, and nothing seems to make it better. Perhaps you’re even tempted to give up on God because things haven’t turned out the way you expected.

Well, my friend, that’s when today’s guest, Ashley Morgan Jackson, invites us to wrestle with God and face Him in our greatest disappointments, pains, and unanswered questions.

Can I Redefine the Second Half of My Life? With Dawn Barton [Episode 279]

Redefine Second Half Life Dawn Barton

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book Midlife Battle Cry by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

In a culture where middle age is thought of as a downward slope into sensible shoes and meaningless existence, we can redefine the second half of life. We can shape it into decades of fulfillment, fun, strength, and purpose.

Because, my friend, there’s no “midlife” to God. He has intended for us to live fully at every age and in every season, and it’s time we embrace it!

Audio Christmas Card Featuring Music by Michael O’Brien [Episode 277]

Audio Christmas Card Michael O'Brien

Merry Christmas to all you wonderful people I love!

Since you’re part of our 4:13 family, we’re sending you our annual Christmas card to make sure you know how much you mean to us.

This year, our families will give you their Christmas greetings in their own fun little way, KC will speak a blessing over you, and Michael O’Brien will make your heart rejoice as he sings some of his beautiful Christmas songs.

Can I Avoid Bitterness When a Friendship Fails? With Elizabeth Laing Thompson [Episode 276]

Avoid Bitterness Friendship Fails Elizabeth Laing Thompson

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book When a Friendship Falls Apart by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

We all long for “forever friends,” but what happens when forever ends?

Friends are the family we choose, and with that choice comes great joy, but also great risk… because sometimes those friendships fall apart.

So today, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson will give you practical tools for friendships that may be faltering, fractured, or on the verge of failure.