“I want people to hear and know that you don’t have to be afraid of ruptures (in a relationship). When you rupture and you’re committed to repairing, what is built on the other side of that is actually more powerful, more intimate, and more committed.”

It’s not often you hear me say, “Sic’em Bears,” but today is one of those days. My guest is Scott Drew, and if you are a fan of college basketball, I’m sure the name is very familiar to you.

Manda opens up about her infidelity and how it almost stole her marriage. Not only that, her infidelity almost caused Manda to take her own life.

Today we talk about a number of things, including the practice of waking up and how Shannan defines ‘neighbor,’ plus systematic injustice and the black squares that everyone posted on social media in 2020. 

“You don’t have to be gifted with hospitality because it’s a command given to us by God.” -Amy Hannon 

“The church needs to be the safest place on earth where you don’t have to whisper about anything. It is the place God intended for you to find life, love, relationship, comfort, and strength.” – Kay Warren

“We’ve been fighting to save girls’ lives and end gendercide in India” – Jill McElya 

“The Holy Spirit is not promoting self but He is promoting Christ so that we may know Him” -Max Lucado 

“Sometimes he’s down and I’m up but I think it’s more important than ever that we stay focused and keep perspective about things being idols in our life” – Kristi Malzahn 

“God is seen in ordinary places, in small stories, and in the random-weird stories, but we often miss him because we think that He is only a part of the epic faith stories” – Melissa Zaldivar

The enneagram is like an observation but the transformation is the Holy Spirit’s work -Beth McCord 

“Everybody is either in a battle, on their way to a battle or they just got out of one” -Jonathan Evans

On today’s show I sat down with Ashley Minor, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Representative at The University of Texas. Ashley and I talked about all of my favorite things, Jesus, football, and the Longhorns

If you have never known that you struggled with control, I think we can all agree that in 2020 we realized how much we struggle with control.

In an extremely divisive world, what if there was a “third way” that would show the world God’s heart for humanity? What if our greatest evangelical tool was how we responded to today’s cultural issues with grace, love, and truth?

“The breath is a pause during the day that I take, it’s where I’m inviting God into that space” -Kirsten Waston  

I thought to celebrate back to school I’d bring my daughter, Story, on to The Happy Hour. You guys submitted questions and we answered them!

There are millions of things I love about Jackie & Preston’s podcast, and one of them is how they tackle hard subjects that matter to us all. Most of us either have or will one day experience friends leaving the faith.

I can think of no better way to start your day than with this conversation! My friend Toni launches her brand spanking new podcast into the world today and she asked me to be her first guest! What an honor!

Today’s guest is Director of Podcasts from Ivey Media, Angie Elkins, is joining Jamie to talk all about podcasting.  Angie shares about a time she was completely ghosted by a guest, and Jamie shares how she forgot an interview and was surprised when a guest showed up on her doorstep.