The Nook Podcast
Real Faith in Real Time. Because faith is messy and rarely symmetrical. Discussions about the real highs and lows of faith in Christ. Current topics addressed via stories with special guests and commentary.
Episodes
Romans 12:2 is more than a verse — it’s a battle cry: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
In this episode, we confront the shallow, sugarcoated spirituality that keeps believers stuck and powerless. You can’t wish your way into a transformed life. You must fight for it, daily, by letting the Word of God renew your mind.
We expose the lies of cultural Christiani...
Have you ever wondered why your faith feels stagnant, even though you’re doing “all the right things”? In this episode, we go deep into 2 Corinthians 3:18 to uncover a powerful truth: You don’t become like Jesus by trying harder, you become like Him by beholding Him.
This is a wake-up call to go beyond shallow Christianity. When the veil is removed and your eyes are opened, you don’t just see God, you start to reflect ...
In this raw and powerful episode, we dive deep into James 1:2–4 and uncover the beauty and purpose hidden in life’s hardest moments. Trials are not setbacks, they’re setups for spiritual strength, endurance, and maturity. God doesn’t waste your pain; He uses it to forge perseverance and refine your faith.
We’ll challenge the shallow theology that says, “If it’s hard, God must not be in it,” and embrace the deep truth t...
What if the gospel was more than forgiveness? What if God didn’t just save you from something — but brought you into something far deeper?
In this powerful episode, we unpack the life-changing truth of Galatians 4:4–6: God didn’t just forgive you… He adopted you. You’re not just a churchgoer. You’re a child of God. You’re not just tolerated. You’re chosen.
This isn’t about cold religion — it’s about intimate relationshi...
Proverbs 4:23 doesn’t offer a casual suggestion, it issues a life-altering warning: “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.”
In this bold and unapologetic episode, we go deep into what it really means to guard your heart in a culture that wants to hijack it. From toxic influences to unhealed trauma, from lazy spiritual defenses to cultural lies—we expose the subtle enemies that sneak in through ...
“You are the salt of the earth…” but what happens when the salt loses its flavor? In this powerful episode, we unpack Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:13 and confront a growing problem in the Church today: truth that’s been sugarcoated until it loses its power.
Jesus didn’t call His followers to be sweet, safe, or soft. He called us to be salt—preserving truth, provoking thirst for righteousness, and stinging where healing i...
Why do we wait until we’re drowning to pray? Why do we treat prayer like a last resort instead of our first response? In this episode, we dive into Philippians 4:6–7, where Paul reminds us to bring everything to God, not just our panic, but our daily lives, our quiet concerns, our gratitude, and our trust.
Prayer isn’t just for emergencies. It’s the lifeline that keeps us anchored in peace long before the storm hits. W...
What if worship isn’t just something you do, but something you live?
In this powerful episode, we dive deep into Jesus’ words in John 4:23–24 and uncover what it really means to worship God “in spirit and in truth.” This wasn’t a casual conversation, it was a scandalous moment of divine revelation with a broken, outcast Samaritan woman. And it still speaks to us today.
We explore how worship is so much more than singing...
You were made for more than shallow faith.
In this episode, we dive deep into the truth that every believer is called beyond surface-level Christianity into a life marked by purpose, transformation, and intimacy with God. You were created with a spiritual hunger; a longing that nothing in this world can truly satisfy. That hunger is not a flaw; it's a divine invitation. Only God can fill the ache in your sou...
After a long and necessary pause, I’m stepping back behind the mic to share the story of where I’ve been, why I stepped away, and why I believe God is calling us to go deeper than ever before. In this personal and raw episode, I open up about the soul-level wall I hit, the podcast that changed me, and the growing conviction that modern Christianity has settled for shallow.
This is not a return to “business as usual.” I...
This episode is one that will touch your soul in a profound way. We’re talking about something we don’t often discuss but something that affects us all—walking with people through their final moments on this side of eternity.
Our guest today is William Sofield; a man with a calling as tender as it is powerful. He serves as a hospice chaplain, ministering to those who are facing the end of their earthly journe...
In this episode, I talk through some reasoning as to why regular, deep bible study is so much more effective than quick, "bible verse of the day" thinking.
Scriptures mentioned:
Colossians 2:6-7
Psalm 119:11
Hebrews 5:12-14
1 Peter 3:15
Ephesians 3:12-14
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I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
In this episode, Kellye Fabian talks about the importance of being vulnerable with God about all of our brokenness.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasi...
Whatever you find yourself in the middle of, take on an attitude of what am I supposed to learn in this?
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
-2 Corinthians 4:16
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I’ve wanted to add a charity component to The Nook Podcast—a way for this community to rally together and act...
I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
In this episode, Jim Ramos talks about the importance of listening when we pray.
Click HERE for the full interview with Jim Ramos.
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Hey friends, this has been on my heart for a long time…
I’ve wanted to add a charity component to The Nook Podcast—a way for this community to rally togeth...
I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
In this final installment, I break down 6 ways to take every thought captive.
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
–2 Corinthians 10:5
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I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
In this episode, my friend Andrea Robinson shares a portion of her personal story and how the practice of gratitude helps her daily renew her mind.
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve wha...
I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
This was a tough one, but I knew that it was a topic that should be addressed. The extremes of mental health issues are difficult to talk about, but still important.
Amie Patrick's husband took his own life after years of depression. She has arrived at a point of great healing and...
I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
In this episode, my friend Erin Cluley shares about the importance of forgiveness as a means in renewing our minds. Jesus said, “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” (Matthew 6:14)
If Erin sounds familiar, it's prob...
I'm dedicating the first 2 weeks of 2024 to daily reminders of the different ways that we can renew our minds.
In this episode, Steve Davis from Sons The Band leads us through a short bible study about how God is speaking old truths in new ways when we worship Him.
“Gather to me this consecrated people,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
Listen, my people, and I will sp...
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