In this deeply honest episode, Rita sits down with Holly (Hollyn) and Dillon Wilson to talk about obedience when God’s direction makes no sense. From years of waiting, financial strain, identity loss, and unexpected provision, this conversation explores what happens when you surrender your calling, your timeline, and your definition of success. This is a sto ... Show More
Jan 14
My INSANE Creative Adventure At An Italian Villa
Rita joins designer Teressa Johnson in a breathtaking Italian villa for a week of creativity, beauty, and soul-deep conversation. Together they explore how rest, art, and hospitality reveal God’s heart. From floral design to faith, this episode captures the sacred beauty of slowi ... Show More
56m 11s
Jan 13
The Adventure Of A Lifetime Awaits You! Here’s How
As we close 2025, Rita shares a raw update on faith, fear, creativity, and the encounters with God that shaped her year. She opens up about new music, the future of worship in an AI age, her Italy creative retreats, and why the “clearing” after the wilderness changes everything. ... Show More
51m 2s
Mar 2023
Ep 97 - Daphne Oz: Big Families, Big Food and Lessons From a Famous Father
<p>Warning: This episode will make you seriously hungry; snacking while listening is always advised! </p>
<p>Professional chef, Emmy award-winning television host, NYT-bestselling author and all-around amazing woman, Daphne Oz, joins Paula for one feast of a conversation. Kn ... Show More
35m 2s
Jun 2022
Ep 72 - Tara Leigh Cobble: Navigating Change, Overcoming Intimidation, and Why Your Talent Doesn’t Always = Your Calling
<p>Imagine having the world sing your praises, celebrate your talent and anticipate your next big thing – all while deep inside down knowing just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you’re being called to it. That’s the real life tension this week’s guest found themself ... Show More
29m 10s
Jun 2023
Kara Jackson on the DNA of Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom, & Fiona Apple in her work
Kara Jackson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her debut album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People To Love. The former National Youth Poet Laureate details her journey as a musician, writing songs about processing grief, and the difference in perception of how she sees herself ver ... Show More
25m 19s
Jun 2022
EP 69 - Bianca Juarez Olthoff: Overcoming the Odds, Ignoring the Labels and Stepparenting with Hope
<p>Have you ever had big plans for your life only to find out that God had other ones? This week’s guest knows that space of confusion-turned-calling well and what it’s like to have a holy nudge that just. won’t. quit! Bianca Juarez Olthoff is a popular speaker, teacher, preacher ... Show More
36m 19s
Mar 2024
Ep 421: Go ahead, judge that book by its cover
Today’s guest's love of reading was reignited in late 2022 when she found a path into the bookish zeitgeist by reading a super-popular series. Around the same time, Julie Van Huizen found herself surrounded by her friends' end-of-year reading wrap-ups, which left her feeling insp ... Show More
55m 12s
Feb 2023
Ep 93 - Beth Moore: Painful Beginnings, Necessary Endings and God’s Faithfulness for In Between
<p>Leaning into a big call on your life often requires a healthy dose of courage – of which this week’s guest has no shortage of! Beloved Bible study leader, bestselling author, speaker and all-around visionary, Beth Moore, is a faith leader familiar to many – but until recently, ... Show More
40m 41s
May 2020
Ep 0: Introduction to Rebecca St. James Friends and Family
After a season away from the stage and studio to focus on her family, wife and mom Rebecca St. James is back with a brand-new podcast! In it you'll discover her new music, hear from her friends and family, and most importantly be encouraged in your faith. New episodes release ev ... Show More
1m 11s
Sep 2022
Ep 73 - TobyMac: Loss, Rediscovering God's Goodness & Sheryl Crow
<p>Paula jumps back into a brand new season of “Faith & Calling” with a powerful conversation from a raw and rugged place where the unrelenting pain of loss intersects with the unending goodness of God. Her guest this week, TobyMac – the seven-time GRAMMY winner, contemporary ... Show More
34m 51s