Best Mary Ann Crum Podcasts (2024)

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Does God Promise Us Happiness? (Pt.1) 23:57

2h ago23:57

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Send us a text Is God’s highest priority for us to be happy? Does the Bible even promise happiness? Are happiness and joy the same thing? These are some of the questions Luanne and Mary Ann tackle in this episode. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com…

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All Hands On Deck (Foster Care, Pt. 3) 32:40

1d ago32:40

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Send us a text In this episode, Mary Ann continues her conversation with Heidi Blake about the great opportunities out there to help kids in the foster care system. For those who don’t feel called to actually take a child into their home, there are all kinds of creative ways each of us can help these kids and share the love of Christ with them. Lua…

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Loving Like Jesus Loves (Foster Care, pt. 2) 35:57

6d ago35:57

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Send us a text Planting seeds of truth, shining light into young lives that have known much darkness—however you want to think of it, there’s a great need for Christ-followers to open their hearts and homes to kids in the foster care system. In this episode, Mary Ann continues her conversation with Heidi Blake, who has fostered dozens of kids who m…

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Called to Love (Foster Care, pt. 1) 25:19

21d ago25:19

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Send us a text In this episode Mary Ann talks with Heidi Blake about the need for Christ-followers to step up and welcome abused and neglected children into their homes through the foster care system. Heidi has taken in more than 60 kids and she shares both the struggles and joys of loving kids who desperately need to see the love of Jesus lived ou…

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Church Life: Messy and Magnificent (Interview with Kim Harrell) 29:57

22d ago29:57

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Send us a text Luanne was traveling, so Mary Ann once again invited their friend, Kim Harrell, to join her on this episode. As a pastor's wife for many years, Kim has seen the messy and magnificent sides of, as she describes it, "God's Plan A" for believers -- the church. Mary Ann and Kim talk about what encourages and discourages church leaders an…

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Sharing the Good News 32:09

1M ago32:09

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Send us a text Do you freeze up when you feel like you should share the Gospel of Christ with someone you’re talking to? Kim Harrell returns and joins Mary Ann for a conversation about Kim’s passion for world missions and how we can best communicate the hope-filled message of Christ both with folks abroad and in our everyday encounters. In this epi…

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Beauty For Ashes (Kim's Testimony, Pt. 2) 31:20

1M ago31:20

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Send us a text If you need reassurance that God can take the ashes of a life and make something truly beautiful from them, just listen to this interview Mary Ann did with her longtime friend Kim Harrell. Not only did God heal Kim’s heart from the ravages of sin, He even gave her several of the dearest desires of her heart, including the opportunity…

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Radically Changed (Kim's Testimony, Pt. 1) 27:06

2M ago27:06

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Send us a text Luanne is traveling, so in this episode, Mary Ann interviews her longtime friend and pastor's wife Kim Harrell, who shares how God radically changed her life when she was in her 20s. Kim is open about the fallout from her wild years as a party girl in high school and college, and the depression that resulted from that lifestyle and f…

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God is Doing Some Stuff! (Embrace the Wait, Pt. 3) 31:35

2M ago31:35

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Send us a text Why, oh why, do we pray and then sometimes have to wait a long time before those prayers seem to be answered? As Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this episode, there could a whole boatload of reasons why, but it’s never because God isn’t listening or has taken His eyes off of us and our circumstances. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual W…

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God Works While We Wait (Embrace the Wait, Pt. 2) 26:05

2M ago26:05

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Send us a text One of the hardest things about waiting is that it feels like a waste of time. But it isn’t. While we’re waiting, God is working—maybe to change our circumstances, but always to mold us into the image of His Son. Be encouraged as Luanne and Mary Ann share some of the good things God is doing while we wait. Luanne’s newest book, “Spir…

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Embrace the Wait (Pt. 1) 32:24

2M ago32:24

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Send us a text Nobody likes to wait, but life is full of it. Just about every major character in the Bible had to go through agonizing seasons of waiting, so we can’t expect to dodge that bullet. But waiting is also one of God’s favorite tools for molding us and as Mary Ann and Luanne discuss, we should embrace the changes God works in the waiting.…

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Don't Be A Yo-Yo (Psalm 42, pt. 2) 37:57

3M ago37:57

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Send us a text Playing with a yo-yo is one thing; being a yo-yo is something else. As Mary Ann and Luanne continue looking at Psalm 42, a central theme emerges: when our emotions go into hyperdrive and we’re heading toward rock bottom, it’s crucial for us to tell ourselves the truth. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” i…

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Are You Thirsty Enough? (Psalm 42, Pt. 1) 31:45

3M ago31:45

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Send us a text Feeling thirsty may feel uncomfortable, but it's a sign our body needs water. Spiritually speaking, there's only one "drink" that can truly satisfy our thirst, and that's Jesus, the "living water." In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann begin going verse by verse through Psalm 42 and share their own experiences with dry times and the s…

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Let's Rewind: Behind the Pack? Keep Running! (Don't Give Up!, Pt. 2) 24:28

3M ago24:28

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Send us a text (NOTE: PLEASE FORGIVE THE AUDIO QUALITY ON THIS PARTICULAR RECORDING. WE KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE LISTENING TO A CHEAP TRANSISTOR RADIO IN 1965. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.) Does it seem like everyone else in the race is wayyyyyy ahead of you and there's no chance you can catch up? Luanne looks back to the 1972 Olympics to provide a gr…

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Let's Rewind: Eyes on the Prize (Don’t Give Up!, Pt. 1) 25:30

3M ago25:30

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Send us a text You may not have run 100 miles, but as Luanne mentions in this episode, a friend of hers has and it's a great physical example of the kind of spiritual endurance Christ-followers need in order to finish the race God has called each of us to run. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann encourage us (and themselves) to run with endurance …

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Let's Rewind: How to Comfort the Grieving (Dealing With Grief, pt. 3) 28:09

3M ago28:09

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Send us a text We'll be back with new episodes soon, but until then, enjoy (or re-enjoy) this episode featuring teacher, speaker and mom Heather Campbell, who lost her teenage son in a car accident. In this last of a three-part series, Heather, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about how true God's Word is, even in the hardest trials of life, and they discu…

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Let's Rewind: How Deep the Father's Love For Us (Dealing With Grief, Pt. 2) 26:42

4M ago26:42

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Send us a text While Mary Ann and Luanne take a short break, this week they're re-posting the second part of their three-part series on grief. In our hardest, most emotionally painful moments and seasons, God is with us, speaking, comforting, manifesting His character and Word, and bringing life from death. These are the truths that guest Heather C…

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Rewind: Goodbye Doesn’t (have to) Mean Forever (Dealing with Grief, pt. 1) 29:28

4M ago29:28

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Send us a text As Mary Ann packs moving boxes and Luanne travels to visit family, this week they rewind and reshare one of the most popular episodes of "Unquenchable Hope." In this episode, the ladies talk with Heather Campbell, a teacher and speaker who lost her oldest son in a car accident. Heather shares how even in the midst of unimaginable emo…

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Forgiving Because We're Forgiven (Offense, Pt. 3) 27:12

4M ago27:12

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Send us a Text Message. Luanne continues sharing her story of a 10-year period of her life when she struggled to forgive someone who had hurt her. The ladies discuss what is perhaps the biggest key to finding the will and power to forgive others: realizing how much we’ve been forgiven by God. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor o…

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Don’t Take The Bait (Offense, Pt. 2) 25:17

4M ago25:17

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Send us a text Luanne and Mary Ann continue talking about being offended, which is an epidemic in our culture. As Luanne explains, being offended is like bait that the devil uses to entrap us in anger, bitterness, hatred, and ultimately, if we don’t choose to forgive, a hardened heart. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,”…

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Brush it Off Like Dolly Did (OFFENSE, PT. 1) 32:58

5M ago32:58

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Send us a text Remember that old commercial with the Budweiser Frogs where one of them tells the other, “Let it go, Louie … let it go”? Well, most of the time, that’s pretty good advice. As Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this episode, if we’re going to shine like stars in this dark world, we need to respond the right way if someone offends us or ti…

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Deal With All Your Feels (Kim Harrell, Pt. 2) 25:45

5M ago25:45

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Send us a text Luanne and Mary Ann are joined again by Kim Harrell, their pastor's wife and friend, for part two of their conversation. In this episode, Kim talks about the importance of dealing with grief and letting God heal our wounds. Luanne also forgets Mary Ann’s husband’s name as he happens to walk by during this recording. And you’ll catch …

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Faithful Through the Fire (Kim Harrell, Pt. 1) 24:46

5M ago24:46

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Send us a text Luanne and Mary Ann are joined in this episode by Kim Harrell, their pastor's wife and friend, who shares how she and her husband lost all their possessions in a fire. Even so, Kim says the goodness they experienced outweighed all the bad. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through …

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The Rewards are Awesome! (Surrender vs. Quitting, Pt. 2) 33:28

5M ago33:28

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Send us a text God has called each of us and given us gifts He wants to use, but when we try to hijack those callings and gifts, it doesn't work. But if we take our hands off, surrender to God, trust Him and refuse to quit, the rewards at the finish line are wonderful beyond our imagination. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of…

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Leave it to Him (Surrender vs. Quitting, Pt. 1) 24:45

6M ago24:45

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Send us a text Luanne shares about a recent “wilderness” experience when frustration and disappointment caused her to quit on her dreams of ministry. She and Mary Ann talk about the difference between quitting things God actually wants us to do and surrendering to Him the details of when and how those doors will open. Luanne’s newest book, “Spiritu…

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Good Stuff From Romans, Pt. 2 35:53

6M ago35:53

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Send us a text Shhhhh … listen. Do you hear the groaning? Yes, indeed, according to the Bible, ALL of creation is groaning to be released from the effects of sin, decay, and death in this fallen world. Plants, animals and maybe, most of all, us! That’s just one of the subjects Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this second episode where the ladies go v…

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Good Stuff from Romans 8 (Pt. 1) 28:52

6M ago28:52

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Send us a text Mary Ann says God has often used Romans 8 to encourage her when she’s dealing with difficult, painful circumstances. In this episode, she and Luanne go verse-by-verse through that powerful chapter and talk about the difference between conviction and condemnation, and the HUGE blessing of being able to call God Almighty “Abba.” If you…

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Encouragement ... and Pennies ... From Heaven (When the Unthinkable Happens, Pt. 3) 30:26

6M ago30:26

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Send us a text In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne continue talking about some of the spiritual lessons Mary Ann has learned since her husband sustained a traumatic brain injury several months ago and about the many ways God can speak to us if we have ears to hear. And you won't want to miss Luanne's own rather amazing “pennies from heaven” story.…

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Lord, Make it Count (When the Unthinkable Happens, Pt. 2) 32:23

7M ago32:23

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Send us a text Following up on last week’s episode about Mary Ann’s journey with her husband after he sustained a traumatic brain injury, she and Luanne begin talking about the many lessons God has taught and is teaching Mary Ann through this experience. Among those, not fixating on the big question, “WHY?,” is huge, as is the prayer “Lord, make it…

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Journey with Joe (When the Unthinkable Happens, Pt. 1) 31:48

7M ago31:48

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Send us a text After a five-month hiatus, this episode marks the return of new episodes of “Unquenchable Hope.” In this one, Mary Ann describes the journey she and her husband, Joe, have been on since Joe sustained a traumatic brain injury. When the unthinkable happens, God is right there, providing wisdom, encouragement, and yes, hope that can’t b…

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No Big Hair Required (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 4) 29:14

7M ago29:14

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Send us a text If your idea of “holiness” is big hair and a condescending countenance, you’ve got it wrong. Holiness actually equals happiness, as Mary Ann and Luanne discuss today. As the ladies wrap up their series on our identity in Christ (as His followers), they talk about what it means to be holy, loved by God, and a few other wonderful perks…

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Out of the Fog (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 3) 26:08

7M ago26:08

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Send us a text It’s like coming up out of the “fog of war” and experiencing clear skies. That’s how Mary Ann describes knowing, hearing and living out our true identity as Christ-followers. In this episode, she and Luanne talk about more of the wonderful, freeing things God says about His children and how embracing those can drastically change our …

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What A Deal! (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 2) 23:18

7M ago23:18

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Send us a text In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann continue to talk about how important it is for us to remember who God says we are. From senior citizen discounts to TV shows about Appalachian marshals, Mary Ann continues to offer up her trademark weird analogies to illustrate the need for Christ-followers to reject all the lies the world tells u…

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Who Are You? (Our Identity in Christ, Pt. 1) 25:58

8M ago25:58

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Send us a text Do you feel like you’ve been adopted into a royal family, accepted by God and forgiven for all the ways you’re grieved Him? It can be a struggle for us to embrace and walk in the identity God says we have in Christ—an identity that is far more wonderful than all the other things we sometimes try to base our identity on. In this first…

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Talk About Some Turnarounds! (God's "Suddenlies," Pt. 3) 29:09

8M ago29:09

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Send us a text What do a desperate widow, a prostitute, a bullied scaredy-cat, and prodigal son have in common? All these people experienced a miraculous, SUDDEN turnaround in their lives when God showed up and drastically changed things. As Luanne and Mary Ann discuss in this episode, because God is “no respecter of persons” He’s still able to cha…

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Things Can Change Suddenly (God's "Suddenlies," Pt. 2) 26:40

8M ago26:40

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Send us a text Even though, as Mary Ann says in this episode, Moses could’ve been featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” God knew this fugitive had the right stuff to lead His people to the Promised land, so He spoke to Moses, gave him his marching orders, and the rest, as they say, is history. Moses is just one character Luanne and Mary Ann talk abo…

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Don’t Get Cynical, Charlie Brown (God’s “Suddenlies,” Pt. 1) 26:32

8M ago26:32

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Send us a text Do you believe that as you’re going about your daily life, God can SUDDENLY intervene and change everything? Well, He can, and the Bible is full of examples of Him doing just that. From the “famous” to the obscure, Luanne and Mary Ann are going to be talking about some of these people and their stories in this and the next few episod…

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How to Avoid a Holiday Funk (Holiday of Hope, Pt. 2) 26:22

9M ago26:22

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Send us a text Even though Christmas is all about celebrating the “Light of the world,” Jesus Christ, it can also be a challenging, even dark, season for some. As Luanne and Mary Ann discuss in this episode, if we’ll use the powerful weapons Christ-followers have been given, we can defeat enemies like loneliness, stress and despair and allow the ho…

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After the Silence … Boom! (Christmas, pt. 1) 27:12

9M ago27:12

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Send us a text During the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments, God was silent. No prophets spoke His Word to His people. Crickets. But when the time was right, He broke that silence in a BIG way. First, John the Baptist—a miracle baby. Then Jesus, the “Sunrise from on high," came to this dark world. Join Luanne and Mary Ann as they prepare…

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Swords Out! (Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 8) 28:47

9M ago28:47

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Send us a text Ever play a game called Fruit Ninja? Well, if you want to wait in line behind Mary Ann's grandkids to use her phone, you can. In Fruit Ninja, you’re challenged to slice and dice various kinds of fruit that fall down the screen at an alarming pace. You control the sword. There’s a lesson there. In the spiritual realm, God has given us…

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A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 8) 25:36

10M ago25:36

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Send us a text What’s going on inside that noggin of yours? That’s an important question because the Bible says, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Women, too, by the way.) Scary, huh? Well it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about the “helmet of salvation,” the essential piece of the spiritual armor God has giv…

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Shields Up! (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 6) 29:38

10M ago29:38

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Send us a text Do you ever feel like a human dartboard? Like you’re constantly getting hit with the fiery darts the devil is slinging at you—darts like condemnation, failure, and discouragement? Well, in the immortal words of Captains Kirk and Picard of “Star Trek” fame, “Shields up!” In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about the “shield of f…

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Put Your Shoes On! (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 5) 24:22

10M ago24:22

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Send us a text Even if you prefer to walk around barefoot in this earthly realm (even on gravel like Luanne), if you want to experience the supernatural peace God offers in the spiritual realm, you better put your shoes on -- the “shoes of the preparation of the gospel of peace.” What’s that about? Tune in and find out as Mary Ann and Luanne do a d…

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Blameless? Me? (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 4) 27:05

10M ago27:05

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Send us a Text Message. What if you discovered one day that not only was your ridiculously huge credit card debt all paid off, but so were all the other debts you owed? And not only that—someone actually deposited a trillion bucks in your account! Well, that’s exactly what happens spiritually when we accept the gift of salvation God offers us throu…

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Don’t Let the Scary Clowns In! (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 3) 30:28

11M ago30:28

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Send us a text Every day, hundreds of thoughts come knocking on the door of our minds. How do we know which ones to let in? It's a big deal because the thoughts we allow to move in play a huge role in determining what we do and who we become. In this episode, Mary Ann and Luanne talk about the danger of lies, the freedom of truth ... and the futili…

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Let's Rewind: Got Your Belt On? (Spiritual Warfare, pt. 2) 26:44

11M ago26:44

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Send us a text Forget to put on your belt and you’re liable to lose your britches. Forget to put on your spiritual “belt of truth” and you’re liable to lose something far more important. In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann continue their discussion of spiritual warfare with a look at the first piece of the armor God has given us to fight spiritual…

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Let's Rewind: We Hate Snakes! (Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 1) 28:59

11M ago28:59

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Send us a text Mary Ann's husband continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury, so we're re-running some of our favorite episodes. In this one, you're sure to learn one thing: Mary Ann hates snakes. Don’t miss her story about an up-close encounter she had with a slithering, yucky serpent in her garage. (It may or may not involve her husband r…

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Let's Rewind: When God is Silent (Pt. 2) 29:36

11M ago29:36

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Send us a text When it seems like we can’t hear from God or sense His presence, is it because He’s too busy or too big to care about our wee little stuff? (NO, IT’S NOT!!!!) In this episode, Luanne and Mary Ann look at some lies we’re tempted to believe when we can’t sense God near and some reasons why perhaps God allows His kids to experience thes…

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Let's Rewind: When God is Silent (Pt. 1) 24:01

11M ago24:01

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Send us a Text Message. As Mary Ann is with her husband while he recovers from a traumatic brain injury, we’re revisiting some of our most popular episodes. In this one, Luanne and Mary Ann talk about those distressing times when we desperately want to hear from God but He seems strangely silent. Does it mean He’s mad at us or can His silence mean …

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Here’s Hope (Pt. 3) 35:27

12M ago35:27

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Send us a text Mary Ann and Luanne wrap up their deep dive into the topic of hope by discussing the familiar promise of Romans 8:28, the enigmatic man in the Bible who waited 38 years beside a pool for healing, the danger of embracing victimhood, the stages of hopelessness, and how to dig ourselves out when we’re in that dark pit. (Baking cakes and…

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