Joy Comes in the Morning!
After an exciting announcement and catching up on listener voicemails, we discuss what it's like to have to fight your own temperament. If you're not naturally the most joyful person, do you need to be? What if you're trying to be joyful and you're just repeatedly falling flat on your face?
New Year Recommends
We are kicking off 2026 with Russian literature, reading the Bible as a searchlight, crunchy cleaning, perfecting one thing at a time, and worrying about character over curriculum. Join us!
The Sermon That Set the Prisoners Free
It's the year 386 and we are in Antioch. Tensions are rising along with political corruption and taxation. Early church father John Chrysostom (aka "Golden-Mouth") isn't having it. He's about to deliver a sermon so fire that prison gates are going to be swung wide open. Join us in our year's final episode as Summer tells the story of one of the most famous sermons in all of church history!
Tales of Dominion
Have you ever wondered if animals just ~know~ things? This week Joy tells us unbelievable true stories of creatures that just knew. Bring tissues.
Can You Take a Wonderful Season Like Christmas & Turn it into a Problem?
After we enlighten you regarding wildly underrated Christmas movies, we discuss the Christmas season, expectations, parenting during the holidays, and running low on emotional gas. Join us!
My Reign of Terror is not Over!
If you have repented and received forgiveness and still feel bogged down by shame, what is going on? Do you feel the "need" to "forgive yourself"? Have you ever been the person who is the problem, and just cannot move on from it? Join us!
are you wrong about Cotton Mather?
Cotton Mather is known for his part in the Salem Witch Trials -- or is he? Join us this week as Joy takes us to school on one of history's most infamous Puritans!
The Most Interesting Retelling of the Most Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano
Have you ever heard of the Zong Massacre? William Wilberforce? Granville Sharp? Probably - but you likely haven't heard of their ally and former slave, Olaudah Equiano, a man so in love with the Lord that it changed the course of history. Join us!
It’s the Pit of Despair!
Growing up means becoming the new you. And growing always comes with growing pains. This week we discuss mom-growing-pains and how to avoid the steps that lead to the pit of despair.
Keeping Track
In this episode we talk about things that are good to keep track of and things that are sinful to keep track of. How can you tell the difference? Join us!










