We're wrapping up this short series of behind-the-scenes glimpses into what we've been up to and testimonies to share a little of how it's been going in our quiet times, and what we've been experiencing of God. We hope you enjoy, and will be back soon with a new exciting series! Thanks as always for listening! Make sure to rate and review us, as it…

A verse that best describes the testimony Monica shares in this week's episode is this: "Oh, Lord God, answer my prayers! I need to see your tender kindness, your grace, your compassion, and your constant love. Just let me see your face, and turn your heart toward me. Come running quickly to your servant. In this deep distress, come and answer my p…

It's testimony time! This week we get to hear Tracy's story, and her incredible journey with Jesus. Thank you Lord for what you've done in her life! "I kept my testimony hidden. I was embarrassed and ashamed of my past. I wanted so badly to have grown up in a Christian home and to have loved Jesus in my childhood, but that was far from my truth. I …

Hi friends! We're back from a long and eventful summer, and are looking forward to spending the next several weeks with you. We're kicking off fall with a post-summer catch-up...just a long conversation of what we've been up to, how summer went, what's new in our worlds, and more. It feels so good to be back! Here are the links to the things we men…

Friends, it's the last episode of this series, can you believe it?? Hopefully you are leaving this series feeling extremely empowered, equipped, and ready to fight spiritual warfare when it rises up against you, your loved ones, and your home. This last week is the conclusion of our discussion about spiritual warfare in the home, and Sara brings us…

We have two weeks left in this series, and we are absolutely ecstatic that Sara is back leading us with spiritual warfare in the home--what it looks like, how to identify it, and how to fight it! Learn more about Sara's coaching at her website, www.SaraGoede.com. THIS WEEK'S VERSES: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy." (John 10:10)…

It's time for part 2 of how to use your authority during spiritual warfare, and this one is a deep dive into the Armor of God--what it is and how to use it effectively! Again, you're gonna want notepaper and a pencil for this one! THIS WEEK'S VERSES: "Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteo…

We've established what spiritual warfare is, and we've exposed all the blatant and sneaky ways we experience it. Now, it's time to fight it! This week, Tracy equips us with all the knowledge we need to know how to fight from victory when facing spiritual warfare. This is part 1, so make sure to take great notes and tune in for part 2 next week! THI…

Monica leads us this week on sneaky ways we experience spiritual warfare that we may not recognize as warfare, as well as things that may not be warfare at all! Listen in as we funnel down practically what warfare may look like to us as women on a day-to-day basis, and ways to combat it. THIS WEEK'S VERSES: “A thief has only one thing in mind—he wa…

We're so excited to be back for this spring session! We are diving into spiritual warfare over the next six weeks, so get your notepads ready, your headphones on and settle in! In this first episode, Tracy leads into discussion on what even is spiritual warfare? She defines it, gives us scripture to help explain it, and gives us key ways to identif…

It's our last week on our Pauses series, and Tracy leads us through what it means to be in a Prophetic Pause...and y'all, it's so good! Make sure to listen in, and be subscribed to our episodes so you will automatically get the next series coming soon! Thanks for welcoming us back with such fervor--it's been a joy! THIS WEEK'S VERSES: "For we are H…

Monica leads conversation this week about Purposed Pauses, and how they are orchestrated by God’s hand for a very specific preparation and purpose. The most important characteristic of a purposed pause is that in it, God does a divine preparation in you for what He has planned next. Listen in to hear how you can find purpose in your pause! THIS WEE…

This week, Tracy leads us in a discussion about Unwelcomed Pauses in life--the ones that are unplanned, unforeseen, unexpected, and inconvenient. How can we navigate these pauses well, and even thrive in them? THIS WEEK'S VERSES: "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His …

In light of the week-long revival happening on the campus at Asbury College in Kentucky right now, Tracy felt led to share her testimony of miraculous healing on Asbury's campus back when she was a student there. Listen in to this incredible story of healing, as well as excitement about what God is doing today on Asbury's campus. And be encouraged …

Thank you so much for your excitement about our return to podcasting! It's been a thrill and we couldn't be more grateful. This week we discussed Welcomed Pauses, and explored what they look like biblically and in reality. We hope you enjoy! THIS WEEK'S VERSES: “The apostles then rendezvoused with Jesus and reported on all that they had done and ta…

Take 2! Well friends, after 227 episodes and a 2+ year break, we are thrilled to announce that Be Still Be Free is finally back! In this week's episode, listen in as we catch up on what's been happening the past two years, and get a feel for what it's going to look like here as we move forward. Thank you for being patient with us, for tuning in, an…

Take 2! Well friends, after 227 episodes and a 2+ year break, we are thrilled to announce that Be Still Be Free is finally back! In this week's episode, listen in as we catch up on what's been happening the past two years, and get a feel for what it's going to look like here as we move forward. Thank you for being patient with us, for tuning in, an…

As a part of each mini-series in our Walking from Bondage to Breakthrough semester-long series, we've interviewed an "everyday woman" -- someone who is walking out their victory in that specific area, and willing to share how God is bringing them freedom. This month, as we wrap this series and season, we introduce you to Kim Wahl! Kim and her husba…

It's the last episode with Tracy in our Walking from Bondage to Breakthrough series, and she leaves us with her story of chronic illness. It's her testimony of how God has healed, and continues to heal, in a year-long battle with Vestibular Neuritis. You will love hearing her personal story as she describes what life is like for her right now, but …

Chronic illness is a reoccurring illness that persists over a period of a year and requires ongoing medical attention. More than 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience chronic pain, and is significantly more prevalent in women than men. It may or not be obvious, and this statement may be true for you: "I may not look sick, but turn my body inside out…

As a part of each mini-series in our Walking from Bondage to Breakthrough semester-long series, we're interviewing an "everyday woman" -- someone who is walking out their victory in that specific area, and willing to share how God is bringing them freedom. This month, we introduce you to Ashley Edwards, a dear friend of Sara's who shares practical …

“We won’t be distracted by comparison if we are captivated with purpose.” These words by Bob Goff jump right to the heart of the matter, don't they? And yet, most women get stuck right there, in the midst of comparison and insecurity, which stunts us from living fully alive in purpose with God and for the kingdom. Tracy lights us up this week with …

It's part 2 of our amazing discussion with licensed professional counselor Julie Davies on moving in freedom from self-loathing to love! This week, Julie shares some very practical steps we can take toward loving ourselves in a wholly biblical way and dwell in the resting place of God's love. Again...NOTES, y'all! ABOUT JULIE DAVIES: Julie readily …

It's time for our newest series as we walk from bondage to breakthrough, and this week we're moving from self-loathing to love! Friends, this week we're led in discussion by Julie Davies, a licensed professional counselor who knows this topic intimately and deeply. Julie leads us this week, part 1 of 2, and outlines the wrong beliefs and lies we so…

As a part of each mini-series in our Walking from Bondage to Breakthrough semester-long series, we're interviewing everyday women who are walking out victory, and willing to share how God is bringing them freedom. This week, we introduce you to Angie Hohulin! Angie works in Counseling and Crisis response ministry full time, but her own journey thro…

Most of what we've heard about regarding grief in modern culture is that there are 5 stages -- and that once we get to acceptance we've completed the grieving process. But what if there is more to grief than simply moving through a ladder of stages? What if there is glory in the grief? Tracy walks us through some incredibly powerful truths in this …

As a part of each mini-series in our Walking from Bondage to Breakthrough semester-long series, we're interviewing everyday women who are walking out victory, and willing to share how God is bringing them freedom. This month, we introduce you to Carol Aebersold! Carol is probably best known for Elf on the Shelf, but the journey to getting there is …

Major Depressive Disorder is the “common cold” of mental illness in America, impacting over 17 million people. It affects how we feel, think and behave, and is usually accompanied with unexpressed sadness, hurt, anger, disappointment, fear or guilt. And guess what? Women are nearly twice as likely as men to have depression. This is why we're doing …

As a part of each mini-series in our Walking from Bondage to Breakthrough semester-long series, we're going to be interviewing an "everyday woman" -- someone who is walking out their victory in that specific area, and willing to share how God is bringing them freedom. This month, we introduce you to Julie Gudger, a dear friend of Monica's who share…

It's time to tackle the issue that very few people struggle with...anxiety! (#saracasticfont) Listen, if you didn't struggle with anxiety prior to the past 5 months, certainly most of us can relate to it in some capacity now. Tracy tackles this head on in this week's #podcast episode, teaching us first what anxiety is, what it looks like and why we…

It's part two of our From Fear to Faith series, featuring incredible teaching by Tracy Hurst. And trust us, you are definitely going to want to take notes on this one! Learn how to not only identify roots of fear, but how to uproot them and instead become rooted in faith. BE IN THE WORD: "My heart is trembling inside my chest as the terror of death…

It's finally here -- time to kickoff a brand-new series and season to help women walk from bondage to breakthrough! We're bringing light to the secret struggles women face, both in and out of the church. Our guest for the fall is licensed professional counselor Tracy Hurst, who is bringing words of Truth in due season for all of us battling fear, a…

It's the last #podcast of our throwback Be Prayerful series, and we're focusing on probably the hardest topic of all -- unanswered prayer. There are really only two types of prayers: answered and unanswered. Even if it’s really an answer of wait, it feels unanswered. Do you ever get caught up equating God’s love and existence merely in the answer t…

Time for the next #podcast episode in our throwback series on prayer! Yes, there’s a time to be strong and courageous and move on. But FIRST, it is absolutely biblical to stop and give space for your pain, frustration, anger, fear, sadness...especially with what's happening in the word right now! There’s a time to speak out in faith and proclaim tr…

We're back with another episode of our throwback series, Be Prayerful! This week we're talking about provision. You know, sometimes as women we don't ask God to provide because we feel it's selfish to do so; we feel selfish for asking God to give us anything, whether it be healing, restoration, finances, whathaveyou. But Provision isn't just someth…

In this strange and unprecedented time, Sara and I thought it would be fitting to throw it back to a series we did several years ago called Be Prayerful. In this series, we dive into the sheer POWER of prayer. The world can be changed through prayer. Lives can be changed through prayer. Revival is possible through prayer! If you want to have influe…

Trip of a lifetime! That is exactly what Sara would call the 12 day trip she and her husband, Chris, experienced just a few weeks ago. They weren't even supposed to go on this trip, but 3 weeks before it's scheduled departure, they were invited to attend. In this week's episode, Sara shares the top takeaways from the trip, and gives us all an audio…

One of our favorite things about Solomon is that he doesn’t just give us advice without being practical about it. In Chapter 9, once again he gives us the reasons why we should be invited by “wisdom,” but he also tells us why we should not accept an invitation by “folly.” That is just who God is. He is so for us that He wants us to see both choices…

It's part 2 of our discussion on Proverbs 8, and in this week’s #podcast, we wrap up our dissection of Wisdom's remaining "be" words -- eternal, delightful, persistent. We go deep into discussion about how maybe we're holding onto things that are negotiable and not foundational truths...and how wisdom should bring delight and joy to our lives. We s…

Instead of looking at Wisdom as something we look for and seek out, this week we examine how Wisdom is looking for us. She is out in the highways and hedges to show us herself in our own culture and our own day-to-day life. This week we get really practical, and spend a lot of time in dialogue about wisdom in our own personal, individual lives. We …

Have you ever felt like you repeat yourself to your kids when trying to really make a point on an issue? Isn’t that what Solomon must have been feeling while writing Proverbs? There's no doubt that he wants his son to hear him and listen to his words. God must feel the same way. If we believe that the Word of God is infallible, and that each word i…

In Proverbs 3, Solomon gets excited (or "geeked up" as Sara would say) about sharing the rewards that come from living out wisdom in everyday life. It’s a back-and-forth volley of if/thens: IF you keep God’s teachings, THEN you’ll have long life and peace. The premises and promises continue throughout the entire chapter, illustrating the glorious a…

"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting the tomato in a fruit salad," the ever-wise Chris Goede is noted as saying. What is wisdom, though? It might feel like a word that has no context or is so abstract that we cannot wrap our minds around it. Yet it's a very distinct word chosen by Solomon. So how, then, is wisdom differe…

We're diving into Wisdom from Chapter 1 in Proverbs this week! It's a jam-packed #podcast episode about cultivating wisdom in relationships, behaviors, intentions...and how we need to possess a spiritual desire to want to become wise. It's good stuff, friends! #bestillbefree #beingwise BE IN THE WORD (This Week’s Verses): Read Proverbs 1 I am the L…

Welcome back, friends! It's not only our 200th episode (beyond crazy!), it's our first episode of 2020. We're catching each other up on life through the holidays, and then doing an introduction and overview for you of this new #podcast series we're starting on WISDOM. It's going to be an incredible foundational way to start this new decade and year…

Y'all it's our last #podcast of 2019! How have we already arrived at this point in the year? This episode is longer (#sorrynotsorry) but contains all the goodness to help you thrive in your everyday life. We also have strategies to help catapult your prep for the wonder that is the holiday season. We've got tips, we've got tricks, we've got permiss…

Raising kids is no joke, #amiright? Being an intentional parent (in today's culture especially) is an exhausting undertaking, but one that can reap the greatest rewards if we are diligent and do not grow weary in doing good. (Although moments of weariness or even all-out breakdowns are allowed and even expected!) #handhighintheair So how do we disp…

We've got just three episodes left in 2019 (can you believe it??), and these last episodes are going to focus on practical management strategies for different areas of life: marriage, family and everyday/holiday. This week, we dive into tangible things that have helped us navigate our marriages. This is by no means us having it all figured out; rat…

It's part 2 of our mini-series with licensed professional counselor, Tracy Hurst! If you haven't yet listened to last week's go back and do it now! In this week's episode, Tracy teaches us about unresolved trauma and hurt, what happens when we push down pain and how to combat loneliness -- and she does it all with a backdrop of Jesus and His healin…

We are thrilled to bring back our very first #podcast guest ever, Tracy Hurst! Tracy is a licensed professional counselor, author, conference speaker, and former co-host/guest on Moody Radio. More importantly, she's a wife, mom and friend who knows what it's like to navigate womanhood in today's day and age. Tracy will be with us for two weeks, and…