E93 | Dreaming with God: Awakening Desire – Part 2
April 16, 2025
In today’s episode—Part 2 of Dreaming with God—Stasi reminds us of the three core desires we as women share: the longing to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role, and to unveil beauty. These desires reflect God’s own heart. Desires are clues to the dreams God has planted in our hearts, and though we share core desires, there are many that are particular to us as well. Though wounds may dim them, Jesus can restore them. Jesus is inviting you to dream with him again and step into your unique, irreplaceable role in his story. Join Stasi as she shares the truth that we are seen, pursued, and free to embrace the desires of our hearts through dreaming with God again. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) – Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Isaiah 61:1 (NIV) – The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 (NIV) – (here, v12–14) Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Psalm 27:4 (NIV) – One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. ….. RESOURCES Captivated E92 | Dreaming with God: Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be – Part 1 https://wahe.art/41fy4bf The Journey of Desire by John Eldredge – https://wahe.art/46qgloe Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge https://wahe.art/3l9tlmc The Ablaze Study: Setting our Hearts on Fire For Jesus – sessions available at https://wildatheart.org/ablaze ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: YouTube: https://wahe.art/4jflaxu Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
E92 | Dreaming with God: Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be – Part 1
April 2, 2025
What is the world’s definition of beauty? How often have we squeezed, strived, and starved ourselves in order to meet its impossible standards, only to feel we’re never enough? Today’s podcast is Part 1 of a two-part series on Dreaming with God, where Stasi shares God's invitation to see ourselves through His eyes—to trade striving for rest, shame for grace, and the enemy’s lies for God’s Truth. God not only calls us beautiful (SoS 1:15), but He also invites us to walk in union with Him, partnering with Him in the joy of becoming who He has created us to be and offering what He has uniquely planted in our hearts. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Song of Songs 4:1 (NLT) – You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words. Your eyes are like doves … 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT) – So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. John 15:5 (NLT) – Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (NIV) – The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. Matthew 22:39 (NLT) – … ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ….. RESOURCES Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You by Stasi Eldredge https://amzn.to/4gyrszy Quote: “Today you are you. That is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you.” Happy Birthday to You! By Dr. Seuss https://amzn.to/4ihqnn0 ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: YouTube: https://wahe.art/4jflaxu Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
E91 | Resting in the Heart of Jesus: Living from His Peace with Liz Wright
March 19, 2025
Stasi is happy to welcome back Liz Wright — best-selling author, international speaker, and CEO and Founder of the International Mentoring Community — whose life is a beautiful testimony of profound transformation because of the love of Christ. Today’s conversation is a divine invitation. Jesus is calling us into rest — not just as a moment of pause, but as a way of continually living in Him. Together, they unpack the power of trusting Jesus and the freedom that comes when we surrender and believe. May your heart be drawn closer to Him as you receive the rest He so freely gives! ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Psalm 62:1 (NIV) – Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV) – This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Hebrews 4:1-3 (NLT) – God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. For this good news – that God has prepared this rest – has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God. For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, “In my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest,’” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world. Matthew 11:28 (NLT) – Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NLT) – For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Ephesians 4:23-24 (NLT) – Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God – truly righteous and holy. Philippians 4:19 (NLT) – And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. ….. LIZ WRIGHT Website: https://lizwright.org/ Website: https://www.jointheimc.com/http://www.jointheimc.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lizwrighthttp://www.youtube.com/lizwright Show: https://www.god.tv/ministries/liz-wright/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizwrightministries/http://www.instagram.com/lizwrightministries Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizwrightministrieshttp://www.facebook.com/lizwrightministries LIZ WRIGHT BIO Liz Wright's story is one of radical transformation. She was miraculously healed of Motor Neuron Transmission Disorder and delivered from the pain of traumatic life events. In a desperate situation, she had a physical visitation from Jesus Christ that turned her world upside down and everything she had believed to be true. She understands suffering and the power of the Cross to heal and restore. Liz is a living miracle! She walks a life of encounters with Jesus as a messenger to His Bride and is called to activate people into encounters and the experience of His love. Liz has done this for thousands across the globe through her ministry. Liz is host of the Charisma podcast Live Your Best Life with Liz Wright, presenter of the TV show Encountering God with Liz Wright, a best-selling author, international speaker, and CEO and Founder of the International Mentoring Community. Her passion is that you would become all that Jesus created you to be. ….. Quote: Elisabeth Elliot – “Rest is a weapon given to us by God. The enemy hates it because he wants us stressed and occupied.” ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: YouTube: https://wahe.art/4jflaxu Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
E90 | Experiencing God in Everyday Life with John Eldredge
March 5, 2025
Join Stasi and her favorite guest – her husband, John – for an encouraging and insightful conversation about living in daily, intimate communion with Jesus. Drawing from John’s new book, "Experience Jesus. Really.", they share personal stories and wisdom from the saints, revealing how God’s presence is not just a metaphor but a reality available to all who seek Him. If you're longing for deeper experiences with God and all that is available, this episode is for you. Open your heart and step into the invitation of deeper communion with God. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. Go deeper with John’s newest book "Experience Jesus. Really: Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder through Everyday Encounters with God" https://amzn.to/4jewbz7 VERSES: Revelation 3:20 (NLT) – Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. Hebrews 4:16 (NLT) – Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Ephesians 2:6 (NLT) – And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, Psalm 91:1-2 (NLT) – Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. John 15:4–5 (NLT) – Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 6:35 (NLT) – Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
E89 | The Battle for Your Heart: Stepping into Freedom
February 19, 2025
In today’s episode, Stasi Eldredge invites us into a powerful conversation about the freedom Christ has won for us – and the spiritual warfare that seeks to keep us from living in it. Through Scripture and personal stories, Stasi exposes the enemy’s schemes, which are designed to keep our hearts captive and separate us from experiencing the love of God. But take heart: through Christ, we have the authority to break the enemy’s lies and step into the fullness of the life God has won for us. You are chosen, you are loved, and you are made for freedom. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Galatians 5:1 (NLT) – So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. 1 Peter 5:8 (NLT) – Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. John 10:10 (NLT) – The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. Romans 8:1 (NLT) – Ephesians 4:26-27 (NLT) – And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.”Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Isaiah 61:1 (NLT) – The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. James 4:7 (NLT) – So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 1 Peter 5:9 (NLT) – Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. Ephesians 1:4 (NLT) – Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. Romans 5:8 (NLT) – But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Ephesians 2:4–5 (NLT) – But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) 1 John 1:9 (NLT) – But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. Song of Solomon 2:14 (NLT) – …Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely. Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) – Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Luke 10:19 (NLT) – Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. Isaiah 52:1–2 (NLT) – Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer. Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. Sit in a place of honor. Remove the chains of slavery from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NLT) – For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free: Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
E88 | From Loneliness to Belonging: Creating Christ-Centered Community for Women
February 5, 2025
Stasi sits down with Stacey Burton to share two exciting ministry updates. First, they celebrate the launch of the very first Captivated podcast airing on https://youtu.be/xlts6xi3nqo! Second, they explore the global epidemic of loneliness and the deep longing we all have to belong – just as we are. We are made for connection, and community can help healing begin. To support this, we’re introducing Captivating Fires – a monthly, Christ-centered gathering where women can come as they are, feel known, and restore their hearts. Join us in this beautiful movement of belonging and hope! ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. It’s not too late to join us for Ablaze: Setting Hearts on Fire for Jesus – http://wildatheart.org/ablaze Ablaze is an exclusive six-week online journey, every Tuesday through February 18, 2025. You can catch up on previous sessions, or register, at http://wildatheart.org/ablaze For more on Captivating Fires, visit: https://wildatheart.org/events/captivating-fires Watch today’s Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xlts6xi3nqo VERSES: Revelations 4:3, 6 (NIV) – The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. … In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. Psalm 25:16 – Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: YouTube: https://wahe.art/4jflaxu Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
The Power of Intercession: Unlocking God’s Power in Our Everyday Moments with Melanie Boudreau
January 22, 2025
Today Stasi welcome’s back her dear friend – and prayer warrior – Melanie Boudreau, as they explore the beauty of lives fully surrendered to God’s heart, the power of intercession, and the miracles of healing from prayer. Melanie shares encouraging first-hand testimonies of ways she partners with God in order to witness his healing work in ordinary moments. Friends, this is such an inspiring conversation, as together Stasi and Melanie invite us to risk trusting God in our daily Christian life, by walking boldly in faith and in His presence. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. It’s not too late to join us for Ablaze: Setting Hearts on Fire for Jesus – http://wildatheart.org/ablaze Ablaze is an exclusive six-week online journey, every Tuesday through February 18, 2025. You can catch up on previous sessions, or register, at http://wildatheart.org/ablaze VERSES: 1 Chronicles 29:11 (NIV) – Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Galatians 2:16 (NIV) – know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. John 20:21 (NIV) – Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” Mark 16:15-18 (NIV) – He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” John 9:3 (NIV) – “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. ….. MELANIE BOUDREAU Podcast: Strategic Intercession https://podcast.strategicintercession.com/http://strategicintercession.com Website: https://www.melanieboudreau.com/ BIO After a stint in Bible college, two community colleges, and a university in Florida, Melanie graduated with highest honors from the University of Texas, School of Allied Health, with a degree in medical technology. As an ASCP certified medical technologist, she expected an exciting career in the health field. Instead, she soon discovered that parenting was an even greater passion. The mother of one child who was neurotypical and two with neuropsychiatric disorders, she used her education to interact with specialists and to research interventions for her children. In 2018, she founded Relationship Restoration Strategies, a 501c3 which exists to increase quality of life for children with autism and their caregivers in nations or regions with little access to effective intervention. RRS serves to benefit people with Autism Spectrum Conditions through introducing caregivers to Relationship Development Intervention, remediation crafted to develop Mindful Guiding Relationships as a means to promote cognitive development. Meanwhile, Melanie works as a Team Director for Apostolic Intercessors Network, a Christian business that links professional level intercessors with individuals, families, and workplace leaders around the globe. Melanie loves hiking, skiing, camping, traveling and Hungarian puli dogs. She has been happily married for over thirty years and have two grandchildren. ….. RESOURCES The Neurobiology of Fracturing by Janina Fisher https://janinafisher.com/ Wild at Heart Podcast https://wahe.art/3xshmuv ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
The Rhythm of Home with Jenni Graebe
January 8, 2025
Join us for this heartfelt episode as Stasi welcomes Jenni Graebe—wife, mother, podcaster, and author. Together, they explore the joys and challenges of cultivating a balanced home and family rooted in God’s love. Jenni shares her journey of faith and how leaning into God’s grace through every season led her to her life’s calling. From her newest book, The Rhythm of Home, co-authored with her husband, Chris, Jenni unpacks a few of the rhythms that nurture their family: speaking life, serving, seeking adventure, slowing down, and staying in awe. The wisdom and authenticity in this conversation are sure to inspire and encourage your heart. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. REGISTER: Ablaze: Setting Hearts on Fire for Jesus – http://wildatheart.org/ablaze Ablaze is an exclusive six-week online journey, beginning Tuesday, January 14, 2025 For more information or to register, visit http://wildatheart.org/ablaze RELATABLE VERSES: Ephesians 4:29 – Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 19:1 – The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ….. GUEST Podcast: https://wahe.art/49qofjj Website: https://www.therhythmofus.com/http://www.therhythmofus.com Instagram: https://wahe.art/4gtx2hl Facebook: https://wahe.art/4gvs2ob JENNI GRAEBE BIO Chris and Jenni have married 20 years and they understand the ups and downs of marriage. They are passionate about married couples stepping into the plan and purpose that the Lord has for them. The Rhythm of Us Roadmap is almost two decades in the making. They have sought wisdom from those who have been married for 30, 40 & 50+ years. From these mentors and their own life experiences- they discovered these Rhythms that are helping thousands of couples finally get their marriage in Rhythm. When they aren’t writing and podcasting- they are chasing their 5 kids around Franklin, TN. Jenni's Books: The Rhythm of Home: Five Intentional Practices for a Thriving Family Culture by Chris and Jenni Graebe https://amzn.to/3orsuwn The Rhythm of Us: Create the Thriving Marriage You Long For by Chris and Jenni Graebe https://amzn.to/3vcmfah ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024
Oh, friends, Merry Christmas! On this day of celebration, Stasi simply wants to invite you to take a few moments to reflect on the beauty and wonder of the Christmas story: the story of the invasion of the Kingdom! The coming of our Savior as a babe in Bethlehem – Emmanuel, God with us – fills us with gratitude, joy, awe, and hope as we look forward to Him coming again! As we celebrate the birth of Jesus today, let’s remember and rejoice, together! ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Luke 2:1–20 (NIV) — The Christmas Story, the birth of Jesus Revelation 12:1–6 — The Woman and the Dragon Philippians 2:6–7 — Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. John 1:14 — The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Colossians 1:15–20 — The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. ….. RESOURCES: Intro Music: Sing Lullaby | Herbert Howells | Faire Is The Heaven – Music of the English Church https://spoti.fi/4gejjjo Encounter Music: Waiting | The Longing | Kimberly and Alberto Rivera https://spoti.fi/3djfskt Outro Music: The Hallelujah Chorus | London Philharmonic Choir https://spoti.fi/3vg91rq ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
From Duty to Desire: Walking in Love with God
December 11, 2024
In today’s episode, Stasi invites us to reimagine “duty” through the heart of faithfulness and loving Jesus as a response to His extravagant love. Whether you're feeling weary or longing for deeper connection, Stasi shares how life with God isn’t about lifeless obligation, but passion and intimacy. Though sometimes duty and obedience are the only driving forces we possess, in time duty will shift to desire as we encounter Jesus. Stasi also guides us through a prayer to rest in the Presence of Jesus and to meet with Him today. Friends, we pray that today’s podcast will help you find hope, rest, and restoration as you draw near to the One who first loved us. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. REGISTER: Ablaze: Setting Hearts on Fire for Jesus – http://wildatheart.org/ablaze Ablaze is an exclusive six-week online journey, beginning Tuesday, January 14, 2025 For more information or to register, visit http://wildatheart.org/ablaze VERSES: 2 John 5–6 (NIV) — And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. James 4:8 (NLT) — Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Psalm 63:8 (NLT) — I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely. Luke 8:44 (NLT) — Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. 2 John 3 (NLT) — Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love. ….. RESOURCES: Prayer Background Music: Jesus Is Here | Soaking in his Presence Vol. 3 | by William Augusto https://spoti.fi/3xk9zny Closing Song Excerpt from Intertwined | Vol 1. Close to You | by Kendrian and Lauren Dueck https://spoti.fi/4g6fl83 ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
When God Is Silent: Trusting His Presence
November 27, 2024
Have you ever experienced a season when God felt distant, while your heart was aching to hear from him? Friends, you are not alone. Today, Stasi Eldredge is joined by Karen Christakis and Amber Sales – from the Wild at Heart Women’s Team – for an honest and encouraging conversation about what his silence might mean, why it happens, and how it might actually be a sign of His good and deeper work in you. Join us as we share from the scriptures and our own experiences of what we’ve learned living through silent seasons about our own hearts and the heart of our faithful God. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. REGISTER for Ablaze: Setting Hearts on Fire for Jesus – http://wildatheart.org/ablaze Ablaze is an exclusive six-week online journey, beginning Tuesday, January 14, 2025 For more information and to register, visit http://wildatheart.org/ablaze VERSES: Psalm 27:14 (NIV) — Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Job 30:20 (NIV) — I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me. Psalm 28:1 (NIV) — To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit. Psalm 83:1 (NIV) — O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. Psalm 22:1–2 (NIV) — My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. Psalm 42:1–2 (NIV) — As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Exodus 20:3 (NIV) — You shall have no other gods before me. Genesis 1:1–2 (NIV) — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Psalm 19:1 (NIV) — The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Romans 1:20 (NIV) — For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) — I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, Isaiah 49:15 (NIV) — Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! ….. RESOURCES: Big Idea Inspiration from Mark Comer Teachings: The Dark Night of the Soul – Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E6 https://wahe.art/4ee4we1 Pause App: https://www.pauseapp.com/ Quote: from A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis – “God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn't.” ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
The Power of Testimony: Healing Through His Love with Cyndi Fudickar
November 13, 2024
Revelation 12:11 says that “they triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” In today’s episode, Stasi is joined by her dear friend Cyndi Fudickar, who bravely shares her story of brokenness, healing, and God’s unshakable faithfulness—a conversation that will deeply resonate with each of us. Stasi and Cyndi explore the power of testimony—how our valleys and mountaintops can reveal God’s heart and ignite hope in others. Friends, we hope this conversation encourages you with the truth that you are seen, cherished, and chosen by the One who meets you right where we are, with love that never fails. Listen in, be blessed, and feel His presence afresh today. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. REGISTER — Ablaze: Setting Hearts on Fire for Jesus http://wildatheart.org/ablaze Ablaze is an exclusive six-week online journey, beginning Tuesday, January 14, 2025 For more information or to register, visit http://wildatheart.org/ablaze ….. VERSES: Revelation 12:11 (NLT) — They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. John 15:14–17 (NLT) — You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my command: Love each other. Ephesians 1:5-6 (NLT) — God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 (NLT) — May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. John 15:15 (NIV) — I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. ….. RESOURCES: Song: The God Who Sees by Kathie Lee Gifford and Nicole C. Mullen https://spoti.fi/3yrnmoy Wild at Heart App: https://wildatheart.org/app Wild at Heart Prayers: https://wildatheart.org/pray Pause App: https://www.pauseapp.com/ Lectio 365: https://wahe.art/3ckq7xg Find a Captivating Retreat near you: https://wahe.art/48lnpnf John Ortberg quote – "Everyone has a story. your story is important. Your story matters to god, and no one gets the story they want.” ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
A Heart Restored: Finding God’s Presence in Our Hardest Moments with Laurie Lokey
October 30, 2024
In today’s episode, Stasi has a heartfelt conversation with a dear friend, anointed counselor Laurie Lokey. Laurie shares her journey of grief and healing, uncovering what it means to forgive and love Jesus amidst deep heartbreak and to step fully into her identity as His Beloved. Friends, Laurie’s story shows us that as difficult as it is to face our pain, trusting the transformative power of God’s love can carry us through even the deepest grief. This episode is a tender reminder that we are not alone, and God desires to fully restore our hearts. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. LAURIE LOKEY Website: https://billandlaurielokey.com/ GUEST BIO Laurie Lokey found her way into counseling after completing and leading a Power To Choose recovery group in Columbia, TN and loved partnering with people on their journey to find hope and change. She completed her master’s degree at Trevecca University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She worked with the YMCA of Middle Tennessee to create and run their 12 step recovery groups. Laurie created an individual intensive therapy model for the healing of trauma, which she continues to evolve and use with clients very effectively. Laurie’s love for helping people heal from the impact of trauma led her to work with a specialist and traumatologist, Dr. Lee Norton. From their work, Laurie learned and developed her own modality called “Trauma Stage Processing” which she and her late husband, Bill, taught to clinicians through the U.S. and Uganda, Africa. Laurie is full of life and passionate about what’s important in her life, which becomes obvious soon after you meet her. She loves people well and loves seeing the light come back on in the eyes of those who have lost it. In her free time, Laurie loves being a mom and a grandmom and enjoys spending time with good friends! ….. RESOURCES: Find a Captivating Retreat near you https://local.wildatheart.org/ Psalm 23 | Captivated Podcast June 11, 2024 https://wahe.art/4hgx42k The Four Streams Audio Series https://wahe.art/4ekw54k The Utter Relief of Holiness Audio Series https://wahe.art/4h8hcpo Pause App https://www.pauseapp.com/ ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
Family of God with Cherie Snyder
October 16, 2024
Stasi invites friend, speaker, and teacher Cherie Snyder into the studio to explore the precious truth that we are all welcomed into God’s family—a family that transcends time and space. The Bible is an endless treasure of wisdom and invitation, constantly revealing fresh truths based on our current journey. Through its rich stories, the Bible invites us to be part of the personal connection its authors had with Jesus and each other. We are part of His Story, rescued from isolation into secure connection to God's heart and an eternal global family. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Romans 8:29 (NIV) — For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV) — I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 1 Peter 5:13 (NIV) — She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. Matthew 16:23 (NIV) — Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns. Mark 16:8 (NIV) — Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 1 Corinthians 9:27 (NIV) — No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. Genesis 3:19 (NIV) — By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return. Ezekiel 39:29 (NLT) — And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! Matthew 9:36–38 (NIV) — When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Philippians 1:8 (NIV) — God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 (NIV) — Instead, we were like young children[a] among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. John 2:24 (NIV) — But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. ….. RESOURCES: Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus by John Eldredge https://amzn.to/4dfyf8a Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge https://wahe.art/3l9tlmc Todd Pierce (horse ministry) http://ridinghighministries.org ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj
Radical Discipleship: Encounter and Embodiment
October 2, 2024
In the final episode of our Radical Discipleship series, we explore the transformative practice of encountering and embodying the Trinity. Stasi shares how intimately knowing God—through creation, our senses, and stillness—allows us to rest in His goodness and be saturated by His love. This awareness leads to trust, worship, and ultimately embodying Christ. Through the Holy Spirit, we are invited to be filled with Jesus and live out His love. Stasi closes with a powerful time of prayer to help us encounter our King. Friends, we hope this series has inspired you to discover the many ways we can truly know, worship, love, and live intimately with God and partner with him, so that he spills over into every aspect of our lives. ….. SHOW NOTES: ….. VERSES: Psalm 46:10 (NIV) — He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” John 13:35 (NIV) — By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV) — And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Matthew 7:24–27 (NIV) — “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” ….. RESOURCES: Part 1 – Radical Discipleship: Prayer and Scripture https://wahe.art/3xd0hnw Part 2 – Radical Discipleship: Worship and Fasting https://wahe.art/3tbvos2 ABLAZE: Stasi’s new 6-week online bible study. Coming January 2025. More information coming soon at https://wildatheart.org/ BLAINE ELDREDGE: http://blaineeldredge.com Substack: The Paradise King https://wahe.art/4d6vkb5 Post shared from Apocalypse People – I: Embodied Faith https://wahe.art/4ed5i4y “We do not speak great things but we live them.” BOOKS: The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives by Dallas Willard https://amzn.to/3xgfjgm Experiencing the Depth of Jesus Christ by Madame Jeanne Guyon https://amzn.to/3znxq2z QUOTES: Bishop Kallistos Ware from The Orthodox Way (NY: SVS, 2002), pp.11-23 https://amzn.to/3xokchj “... . Here then are the two least misleading ways of speaking about the God who surpasses our understanding. He is personal. And he is love. And these are basically two ways of saying the same thing. Our way of entry into the mystery of God is through personal love..” Madame Jeanne Guyon from Experiencing the Depth of Jesus Christ https://amzn.to/3znxq2z “When you are quiet before God, simply allow yourself time to enjoy his presence and be filled full in your spirit. Hearing is a passive rather than active procedure. Rest, rest, rest in God's love. Simply listen and be attentive to God. These passive actions will permit God to communicate his love to you. When your spirit is centered on God, all activities he initiates will be full of peace and natural and so spontaneous that it will appear to you that there has hardly been any activity at all.” Eric Gilmour from Opening the Divine Treasure Chest: Your Pathway into God's Presence https://amzn.to/3tnm7si “Quietness in the absence of external noise. Stillness is the absence of internal noise.” John Mark Comer from Practicing the Way – Vision Series Episode 1 https://wahe.art/4dzehzj%5c “If we are going to be disciples, we have to orient our lives around three goals. (1) Be with Jesus (2) become like Jesus, and (3) Do as Jesus did.” Background Music: Surrendering to the Presence from the album Soaking in His Presence, by William Augusto https://spoti.fi/3xk9zny ….. Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for Free Subscribe using your favorite podcast app: Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42ssoip Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42e0oz1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3m81kxl Amazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3m9u6hj