Starting the year with hope… but what happens when the thing you’ve prayed for never comes? In this episode, Rita unpacks expectation, disappointment, obedience, and the moment her therapist used a water bottle to show her she’d been so focused on “the promise” that she missed everything around her. What does it mean to carry God’s presence while you wai ... Show More
Feb 25
From Addiction & Anger To Forgiveness | Stephen McWhirter
He grew up in church camps… but behind closed doors, it was violent and broken. Stephen McWhirter shares his journey from addiction, arrests, and hatred toward God to radical salvation, forgiveness, and leading thousands to Christ online. This is a story about mercy, thorns, indu ... Show More
1h 14m
Feb 25
The Side of Worship Culture We Need To Talk About | Jason & Rhonda Halbert
In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits with Jason & Rhonda Halbert to talk faith after loss, revival, worship culture, marriage, and obedience. From DC Talk and Sonicflood to walking away from the church industry, cancer, grief, and writing CARETAKER, Book 1 in The Goo ... Show More
1h 47m
Feb 4
Cover Up Culture - The Real Reason Church Scandals Keep Exploding
In this raw solo episode, Rita Springer addresses the growing reality of cover-up culture in the church. With honesty, compassion, and prophetic insight, she explores hidden sin, leadership failure, accountability, confession, and the true cost of doing the right thing. This conv ... Show More
1h 28m
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