The Covenant Eyes Podcast

What happens after addiction recovery begins—but your marriage is still hurting?

Matt Willis, founder of Courage Reclaimed, joins Karen Potter on The Covenant Eyes Podcast to share his personal journey from secrecy and addiction to freedom, restored trust, and a transformed marriage.

Matt explains why simply stopping destructive behavior isn't the same as healing the damage it caused. Rebuilding a relationship r...

Emily Wilson Hussem joins Theo McManigal on The Covenant Eyes Podcast for a powerful conversation about Christian dating, marriage, relationships, faith, technology, and finding freedom from the lies shaping modern life.

Why does commitment feel so difficult today? Are our phones changing the way we experience marriage, family, and relationships? And how can Christians build lives rooted in genuine connection rather than con...

Supporting a loved one through addiction recovery is difficult. Learn how to offer comfort and maintain healthy boundaries.

Caroline Beidler, MSW, joins Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard on The Covenant Eyes Podcast for a powerful conversation about addiction recovery, family support, faith, and how to help someone you love who is struggling with addiction.

Caroline is a woman in long-term recovery who has transformed her...

Can God transform addiction, grief, and painful experiences into something meaningful?

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, Theo McManigal sits down with musician and producer Paul Pulsipher to hear his powerful story of faith, recovery, loss, and transformation.

Paul shares how a hidden struggle began when he was young, why secrecy made it harder to ask for help, and how music eventually became a way to expr...

Camey Joy joins us to share her story titled Beautiful Scars. Hear how she found purpose through her past experiences.

Camey Joy sits down with us to discuss her narrative and the experiences that shaped her life. This conversation focuses on the lessons learned through adversity and how one person can find grace in the midst of a difficult past.

We explore the reality of healing from trauma and why sharing a personal...

What happens when you pray faithfully—and nothing seems to change?

Pastor and author Noah Filipiak joins Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard on the Covenant Eyes Podcast for an honest conversation about unanswered prayer, suffering, temptation, technology, burnout, and learning to trust God when life doesn't turn out the way you hoped.

Noah shares how his own journey led him back to the Psalms and ultimately inspired ...

Can the Bible be taught to public school students during the school day? Nate Lundquist, filmmaker behind the documentary *Off School Property*, joins Karen Potter to explore the relationship between the Bible, public education, and an opportunity many Christian parents don't know exists.

Nate shares how his work with LifeWise Academy inspired *Off School Property*, a documentary examining the history of the Bible and Americ...

Are Christians ready for the AI revolution? In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, recorded live at NRB 2026, host Karen Potter sits down with AI & cybersecurity expert, author, and podcaster Misty Phillip.

Together, they dive deep into the good, the bad, and the unexpected ethics of artificial intelligence. From productivity boosts and global Bible translation to China's DeepSeek models, sermon writing ethics, a...

Christian men weren’t meant to navigate work, leadership, temptation, and faith alone.

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, Rob Stoddard sits down with Matt Trayler of CBMC (Christian Business Men’s Connection) to talk about what it looks like for men to live out their Christian faith in the workplace—and why discipleship, mentorship, and authentic community matter so much.

Matt explains how...

Many people silently carry shame, regret, hidden struggles, or emotional wounds for years—believing they're alone.

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, author, speaker, and Christian counselor Kim Crabill shares her powerful personal story of childhood brokenness, forgiveness, healing, and discovering how God can transform even the deepest pain into purpose.

Together with host Rob Stoddard, they discuss...

Overcoming deep trauma, addiction, and pornography isn't something you have to do alone—true healing and identity are found in Christ.

In this episode of The Covenant Eyes Podcast, recorded live at NRB 2026, host Rob Stoddard sits down with author, minister, and advocate Wesley Bartlett. Wesley shares his powerful testimony of surviving childhood trauma, abuse, severe addiction, and suicidal despair. He reveals how a m...

Fred Pry of Child Evangelism Fellowship joins Rob Stoddard to discuss AI chatbots, kids' safety, and the hope only the gospel gives.

In this episode of The Covenant Eyes Podcast, Fred Pry — a second-career missionary with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) — shares how CEF has spent 88 years reaching children around the world with the gospel through Good News Clubs, Five Day Clubs, Christmas Party Clubs (which rea...

What happens when the church stays silent about pornography, sexual brokenness, shame, and identity struggles?

In this powerful Covenant Eyes Podcast episode recorded live at NRB 2026 in Nashville, Rob Stoddard sits down with Garry Ingraham, pastor and founder of Love and Truth Network, to discuss pornography addiction, same-sex attraction, healing from trauma, spiritual warfare, and how churches can become safe places for r...

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard sit down with marriage ministry leaders Brad and Heidi Mitchell to discuss one of the most overlooked yet powerful habits in marriage: praying together. While many couples pray individually, surprisingly few regularly pray as husband and wife—and the impact can be profound when they do.

Drawing from their new devotional resource and decades of marriage...

A generation raised on constant stimulation is struggling with anxiety, delayed development, and an inability to disconnect—and many parents don’t realize how early those patterns begin. In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, Karen Potter and Theo McManigal sit down with retired pediatric physical therapist Ginny Cruz to discuss how excessive screen exposure is impacting children’s brains, emotional regulat...

A hidden struggle can exist behind outward success, and for many men, achievement becomes the mask that keeps deeper battles buried. In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard sit down with entrepreneur, coach, and speaker Frank Rich to discuss identity, personal growth, and the deeper issues driving destructive habits.

Frank shares his journey from high performance success to helping men rebuild the...

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, a powerful challenge is laid out: what if the real crisis facing men today isn’t just behavior—but identity? Theo McManigal is joined by John Heinen and Devin Schadt of The Catholic Gentleman to unpack the deeper roots of masculinity, shame, and purpose in a culture that has lost its way.

Together, they explore how the breakdown of authentic masculinity has led to isolation, ...

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, host Karen Potter sits down with Ashley Jameson of Pure Desire to talk about one of the most overlooked conversations in the church today—how these struggles are impacting women, marriages, and entire congregations. While many still view this as a men’s issue, the reality is far more complex and far more widespread.

Ashley shares from years of experience walking alongside ind...

"Most marriages don't fall apart overnight, they unravel through small compromises over time."

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, host Karen Potter sits down with Jim Ramos, founder of Men in the Arena and author of multiple books focused on equipping men to lead with strength, integrity, and purpose. Jim shares practical, hard-earned wisdom on how men can build guardrails to protect their marriages and avoid the small co...