THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE with Danica & Autumn

So, inspired by our own episodes on the gift of tongues, Autumn decided to do a “tongues experiment” and increase the amount of time she prayed in tongues daily.  The almost instant results blew her away!  She and Danica discuss the supernatural power of both tongues and “regular” prayer to transform you and impact the world around you - your home, your neighborhood, your work, your school, your state, your nation, and on and on.  ...

Did you know you live in a SUPERNATURAL SPIRITUAL REALM?  And that not only do angels and demons exist, but that they actively impact YOU on a DAILY basis?  How much do you know about angels?  Do angels actually have wings -- or not?  Do we each have our own guardian angel -- or not?  Are angels the same as cherubim -- or different?  Also, is it true that someday YOU will actually judge the angels?  Well, if all these questions piq...

How do you get the gift of tongues?  Do you have to pursue it?  Or do you just wait passively for God to give it to you?  Is everyone able to receive the gift of tongues or is it only for a select few?  And which of us sisters actually received the gift of tongues and which of us is still pursuing it?  Also, what exactly is the POINT of tongues, anyway!?

Today in our PART 2 of TONGUES (and third episode on the SPIRITUAL GI...

So, do YOU speak in tongues? If not, are you AT ALL curious about this spiritual gift?  Do you WANT the gift of tongues?  Or are you LEERY of the whole idea?  Well, on today's episode, we define what the gift of tongues is, what the Bible says about it, what different church denominations say about it -- and what WE say about it!  And, yes indeed, ONE of us has the gift of tongues and one of us is still pursuing it.  We discus...

Tag along with Danica as she takes VISIO DIVINA on the road and wanders the galleries of The Getty Art Museum arm in arm with Jesus in this SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE!  She encounters a wide variety of art and photography, including Tim Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, and the Dutch Masters -- which she uses to connect with God.  Tune in to find out what surprises awaited her -- and how YOU can apply her creative prayer practices to YOUR prayer ...

Has your attention ever been captured by an image, but you weren’t quite sure WHY on first viewing? Has a picture made you pause and ponder?  Have you experienced a surge of emotion while watching a movie or a show?  If you answered yes, then you’ve experienced VISIO DIVINA: SACRED SEEING.  When you desire to gaze at an image, or when an emotion wells up in you as you encounter art, cinema, architecture, or even nature, you are exp...

Are you swamped?  Distracted?  Too overwhelmed to connect with God?  Barely have time to gulp down coffee let alone spend time with Him after crawling out of bed?  Then get ready for one of the QUICKEST (and EASIEST) Spiritual Quick Tips EVER!

HERE IT IS: “Good Morning, God!  Here I am, your beloved child.”  That’s it!  This is a SUPER SIMPLE Spiritual Quick Tip for connecting with God -- but with the potential for PROFOUN...

Are you discouraged in your life with God?  Are you lacking the desire to pray or to read the Bible or to do ANY of the things you know you’re SUPPOSED to do as a Christian?  And then do you beat yourself up or condemn yourself because you DON'T want to do them?  Don’t lose heart!  GOD DOES NOT WANT US TO BE RELIGIOUS AUTOMATONS!  Join Danica for this Spiritual Quick Tip on Connecting with God, in which she offers encouragemen...

Is your prayer life boooooooring?  If so, then chances are you’re NOT being honest with God.  Cultivating honesty in your walk with God is a foundational Christian practice.  Honesty leads to intimacy, which is how we get to really KNOW God and discover how His mind and heart actually work -- and how we find out what He thinks and feels about US.  (HINT: He's ALWAYS delighted with us and is ALWAYS on our side!)  So, just what ...

Do YOU have the gift of prophecy?  Hospitality?  Tongues?  Preaching?  Faith?  Well, today we discuss exactly what the spiritual gifts are and why they’re absolutely essential to the body of Christ.  We were created to be dependent on the Holy Spirit and interdependent upon other believers – which  is how the true Christian church is supposed to operate.  Each set of gifts found in the scripture passages below is given for distinct...

 Are you feeling spiritually dry or lackluster or BLAH?  The antidote to malaise is WORSHIP and PRAISE!  Seriously!  We recently experienced refreshment and invigoration from attending two completely different Christian Women’s Conferences – both saturated with praise and worship.  It was a huge reminder that we must make time for worship each day – even if it’s just ten minutes of waving our hands in the air in the car.  (One hand...

So, what do YOU think of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit?  Like being Slain in the Spirit, Drunk in the Spirit, shaking, laughing, or feeling like a whole tub of hot lava is pouring over you...?  What's the point?  Do they serve a purpose?  Well, we used to be mighty wary of manifestations for most of our lives – that is, until our adventure with the Holy Spirit began.  Then we finally stopped judging and started discern...

Ah, yes!  We did indeed reject revival in our college and post college days, because we were put off by the package it came in.  What we witnessed in 1994 seemed so darn messy and out of control.  But now, many years later, we truly embrace revival and view it as not only desirable, but NECESSARY in our Christian lives.  We now consider revivals as "God's Rolling Refreshment Throughout World History."  How did we get...

Welcome to our FINAL episode on Christian Discernment!  Today, we discuss the the two types of decision-making Christians typically make with the Holy Spirit: "Meadow" Decisions and "Bullseye" Decisions.  With Meadow Decisions, we have the freedom to make all sorts of decisions in partnership with the Holy Spirit, without it being disobedience if we make one decision versus another.  A Bullseye Decision, on the ...

What BLOCKS your discernment?  What prevents you from experiencing the internal freedom – which we call “holy indifference” – to discern clearly?  Today, we cover both the overt AND the sneaky ways the enemy tries to block or distract you from hearing God and discerning His best for you.  We include a number of examples and one specific case study which illustrate how these blocks occur – and show you how to PLOW right through them...

So you are about to decide between two EQUALLY good opportunities.  How do you discern which "good" is God's BEST for you?  Good question!  Today, we walk you through a big decision Autumn and her husband had to make, pausing to highlight the discernment required for each step along the way.  We also discuss CONSOLATION and DESOLATION and what part they play in discernment.  The second half of the show is devoted to ...

HOW CAN I HEAR GOD WHEN I’M SOOO DISTRACTED???  Good question!  We simply can’t discern when we’re too distracted to hear the still, quiet voice of the Holy Spirit.  We need HEART AWARENESS.  We need to cultivate an internal space -- an INNER SANCTUARY -- so we can hear the promptings of the Holy Spirit.  And since most of us can’t just drop everything and retreat to a cabin in the woods for a week (WE WISH!), we offer some doable,...

Is God a STOWAWAY or Your GUIDE in life?  How Do You Discern His Will?  Is God's Will a ROADMAP, GUIDEBOOK, or GPS?  What is LOW STAKES discernment?  Can I DELEGATE my discernment?  Can I discern for a friend?  AND what the HECK was Danica doing in South Korea, anyway?  

Today we will answer ALL these questions and more!  Join us as we share times we trusted the Holy Spirit to guide us AND times when we most certainly...

What are the normal or usual ways God communicates with us -- and what are the surprising, out of left field, sometimes even CRAZY ways?  How do we discern if it's REALLY God speaking?  And what exactly IS discernment, anyway?  Well, for starters, Christian Discernment is a WHOLE body adventure with God -- our Divine Creator is continually creative in the ways He connects with us.  As we delve into this topic, we'll share...