Everyday Faith Podcast

What if the key to setting meaningful goals isn’t doing more – but first knowing who you are? In this episode of the Everyday Faith Podcast, we're kicking off the year by flipping the traditional goal-setting conversation on its head. Instead of starting with resolutions and to-do lists, we invite listeners to begin with identity – who God has created you to be. We walk through a simple but powerf...

What does it really mean to live a cross-shaped life when obedience costs more than you expected? Sitting back down with John Velsor - senior pastor, leadership coach, and passionate advocate for transformation in families and leaders - we dive deeper into the pillars of belief and obedience through one of John’s personal seasons. John shares how a painful season of betrayal led to anxiety, panic ...

What if real growth doesn’t come from avoiding hardship, but from learning to walk through it with Jesus? This week we’re chatting with John Velsor, senior pastor in Minnesota and founder of Kingdom Leadership. John shares his powerful redemption story—from growing up in church, to running hard into addiction, to a life-changing encounter with Jesus that met him at his lowest point and changed eve...

Sitting back down this week with Heidi Mortenson – licensed marriage & family therapist, speaker, author, and host of the Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast – we continue exploring what it means to live from identity rather than performance. Together, we talk about how lies form strongholds, how inner vows develop, and why renewing our minds with truth is essential for real freedom. Heidi also...

What if everyday faith looked like hearing God, doing life with Him, and letting community shape you? This week we’re chatting with Heidi Mortenson – licensed marriage & family therapist, and the host of the Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast. Heidi shares with us her powerful faith journey – from a Lutheran upbringing to a teen encounter with God, a season of lukewarm faith, and a breaking-po...

How can everyday decisions impact the legacy we leave behind? In today’s episode we sit down for Part 2 with Jeff Zaugg, founder and host of Dad Awesome, to talk about generational impact and the importance of building intentional family culture. Jeff shares a recent experience that highlights how prayer, courage, and simple acts of kindness can shift relationships and set an example for our kids....

What if the choices you make today could shape your family for generations? Welcoming back Jeff Zaugg to the podcast, founder and host of Dad Awesome, to talk about generational impact and what it means to live with a long-term, legacy-minded faith. Jeff shares about his life as a joyful girl dad of four, the simple identity statements that shape his home, and how his family pursues “more Jesus, m...

How do we walk with God when grief, questions, and spiritual struggle all collide? In part two of our conversation with Brady Combs, we explore grief, identity, and spiritual authority. Together we talk about what it means to honestly lament, why you’ll never be exactly who you were before grief, and how God meets us with comfort, presence, and peace in the process. This conversation offers gentle...

What if the search for truth led you straight to the heart of God? Sitting down this week with Brady Combs, a newer believer, life coach, and people-first leader—we talk about his journey from atheism to gnosticism to fully accepting Christ. Through years of studying and investigating the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, Brady discovered a faith that made sense both in mind and spirit. He shares ...

How do we open our hands to God’s greater plan when life feels uncertain or unfair? Welcoming back Kendra Roehl and Julie Fisk from One Story Well Collective an organization inviting women to tell and live their stories within God’s bigger story of love and redemption. Together we reflect on the tension of fear and obedience, the healing that comes through forgiveness, and the power of true commun...