MomLife Ministries Podcast
Welcome to The MomLife Ministries Podcast with Melanie Hill and Christy Crosby. Being a mom is messy yet lovely in a very real way! We are here to help moms of all ages and stages feel encouraged, supported, and spurred on in their faith journey toward Christ. We want to take this journey together through all kinds of seasons and stories. Our hope is that you leave this show feeling a little more valuable and a little less alone. As a part of MomLife Ministries, INC, podcast topics will follow along with the greater MomLife Ministries curriculum. Learn more about MomLife Ministries at momlife.org. Editing: Angela Edwards Music: "Another Successful Day" BoDleasons Graphic Design: Melanie Hill
Episodes
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Strength
Whether you’re in your 30's or your 80's, Jesus is calling you to faithfully and wholeheartedly follow him—to love him and others with all of your effort and action. You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to do it imperfectly. There will be distractions. And, you’re not going to have it all figured out right now. That's ok! The goal of the wholehearted ...
MomLife Ministries hosted a live event in Clarksville, TN on April 7, 2025. This is the recording from that evening. Melanie and Christy were joined with 80 local moms to talk about how parenting in today’s world comes with so many unique challenges—especially as we find ourselves facing tough conversations with our kids about things like sex and relationships, technology and social media, and a culture that promotes ...
Note: This is a re-post from April 2024. Melanie and Christy are joined with some special friends: Tabitha Dowdy, Alicia Mullinix, Megan Evans, and Sydny Simpson. All of these women have served in various ways as leaders of local MomLife groups. Listen in as they talk about the importance of building community among fellow moms and specifically why they felt the nudge to spend time investing in the lives of others.
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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Strength
Melanie and Christy are joined by special guest Janey Pitts. (janeypitts.com) Janey is an author and speaker with a vivacious spirit and calling to serve the Lord. She has a Master’s Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and currently serves on staff at St. Andrew Baptist Church in Panama City, FL as Missions Minister. Janey passionately shares profound bib...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Strength
Melanie and Christy are joined by special guest Lydia Lucas to talk about sharing the good news of the gospel through our very lives. God calls us to offer ourselves (however much or little we feel like we might have) with hospitality toward our neighbor so that we can experience life together. It is a simple but challenging call. But no matter what, God promises to be wit...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Strength
Melanie and Christy are joined with special guest Dr. Alison Cook to talk about what it means to love God with all of our strength through an embodied faith.
Dr. Alison Cook is a licensed mental health counselor, best-selling author, online educator, and host of The Best of You Podcast. She has degrees in history, counseling, and a joint degree in religion and psychology. ...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind
Today we’re talking about wholeheartedly holding steady to Jesus while navigating faith, marriage, motherhood, friendships, and more! Christy is joined by friends and special guests Stephani Cook, and Melissa Frost. They answer as many questions as they can that were submitted by our MomLife community.
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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind
Ever feel like your thoughts are running wild and trying to make you believe a whole array of things that aren’t true or helpful? Christy and special guest Stephani Cook talk about what it means to practically take every thought captive in obedience to Christ. There are so many things around us fighting for our mind’s attention—social media, general media (tv, movies, books, m...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind
With so much happening in our lives and the world around us, our thoughts can often feel all over the place—not only distracted and overwhelmed, but also full of worry. Join Melanie and Christy as they talk about some practical things we can do to receive God’s peace in our minds.
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind
The New Year can come with a lot of celebration and also a lot of pressure to be made new and do things differently. So much so that maybe we avoid talks of resolutions altogether or we just immediately feel defeated at the very idea. Join Christy and Melanie as the talk about a different way to enter the new year with reflection and hope!
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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind
Join Melanie for a guided prayer time using Matthew 11:28-30. Take some time while you’re on a walk, folding laundry, waiting in the school pick-up line, or have a few rare moments of quiet at home to practice opening our mind to hear from God through the practice of lectio divina. Very simply, lectio divina is a devotional reading of scripture. The goal is to grow in your rel...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Soul
Melanie and Christy are joined with special guest Megan Evans. Listen to their conversation about how knowing and loving God makes our soul shine! As we better understand who God is and what he has done, our words and actions can be transformed to shine in new ways, reflecting God’s character to the people in our home and the world around us.
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Soul
Peace isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind as we enter the holiday season. And yet, Isaiah 9:6 is the promise that the Prince of Peace is on the way. This Prince—Jesus—is who we celebrate at Christmas. How might you need to receive the gift of peace this season?
Christy and Melanie are joined with special guest Dorena Williamson to talk about how a wholehearted mom ...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Soul
Wholehearted Rest
What do you think about when the idea of rest comes up? Does it feel impossible—never quite in your reach? Does it feel like one more thing you have to perfect or perform? Does it feel self-indulgent or unnecessary?
Christy and Melanie are joined with special guest Jess Connolly to talk about the importance of r...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Soul
Soul Care
Do you feel pulled in a thousand different directions? Tired? Worn out? Burned out?
Christy and Melanie are joined with special guest Debra Fileta to talk about how we can look to the example of Jesus to discover how to best care for our souls in order to receive renewed energy, purpose, and strength from the Lord.
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Heart
Christy and Melanie talk with special guest Dr. Joshua Straub about parenting the hearts of our children through helping them share and process emotions. Hint: it has a lot to do with how we talk about and work through our own emotions!
Josh takes most pride in his role as a husband and dad. He and his wife Christi are the co-founders of Famous at Home (including the Famous at...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Heart
We have a special panel of moms on the podcast today: Tabitha Dowdy, Kayla Stevens, Tara Vinson, and Chris Baxter. They each represent a different age and stage of motherhood. Listen in as they share stories and personal experiences of how they have learned to parent the hearts of their children. Whatever parenting season you might find yourself in, we hope you find thei...
Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Heart
Wholehearted Emotions
Christy and Melanie talk about what it means to love God with all of our heart, specifically with our emotions. We all have feelings about feelings—they are both good and uncomfortable. Emotions can at times feel overwhelming, complicated, and difficult to control. But as we turn our hearts (and emotions) toward God, we choose to look to him to help wisel...
Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & Strength
Wholehearted Delight in the Lord
Christy and Melanie continue to look at how we can show up wholeheartedly in our roles, relationships, and responsibilities.
Loving God with all our heart requires that we trust him with our heart. As our Creator and King, he already knows us intimately and loves us deeply; and he invites us to experience a full relationship with...
Wholehearted—Loving God: Heart, Soul, Mind, & Strength
What does it mean to live wholehearted? It means showing up just as we are and being willing to release some things like busyness, distractions, avoidance, and control in order to receive better things from the Lord like purpose, rest, wisdom, and discernment. It’s also about learning to walk this road of life and faith and motherhood together—accepting, loving...
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