The Abidible Podcast

"But he answered, 'It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."'" (Matthew 4:4)

What if one of the most powerful things you could do in spiritual battle is simply have an answer ready?

In this episode of The Abidible Podcast, host Kate is in Matthew 4:4 to watch Jesus do something striking in the wilderness: answer Satan. Not with spectacle. Not ...

"And the tempter came and said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.'"

In Matthew 4:3, a starving Savior stands in a blistering wilderness and faces an invitation that seems reasonable, compassionate—even wise: turn stones into bread. But in this episode of The Abidible Podcast, host Kate shows why this first temptation was never about food—and why Jesus’ refusal was ...

"And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry." (Matthew 4:2)

Why would the Spirit lead Jesus into hunger—and why is this critical to understand? In this episode, Kate dives into Matthew 4:2, where Jesus’ forty-day fast in the wilderness reveals what truly satisfies the human heart.

Tracing the echoes of Israel’s forty-year wilderness story, Kate shows how Jesus does something completely new. He chooses the ...

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Matthew 4:1)

Why would the Holy Spirit lead Jesus—God’s anointed Son—straight into the wilderness to face the devil? In this episode, host Kate slows down Matthew 4:1 and teaches you how to read Scripture with clarity, confidence, and depth. Treating the passage like a story, you’ll learn how to identify characters, setting, and plot—and why those...

What if the wilderness isn’t where your faith falls apart—but where it’s forged?

In this opening episode of our brand new Into the Wilderness series, host Kate invites you into Matthew 4:1–11 to trace Jesus’ temptation in the desert and uncover a steady, life-giving pattern for resisting lies with the truth of God’s Word. As Jesus faces hunger, pressure to prove Himself, and the lure of power without the cross, we watch Him respond ...

This week, host Kate slows down at the closing lines of Mary’s Song and uncovers why mercy isn’t just something God feels — it’s something He remembers and acts on. Tracing Luke 1:54–55 back to Abraham’s covenant, this episode shows how God’s faithfulness has always rested on His promise, not human performance.

Listeners will gain clarity around generational inheritance — not just the traits we receive, but the patterns we repeat — ...

This week on The Abidible Podcast, host Kate continues walking slowly through Mary’s Song in Luke 1:51–53 and shows why the kingdom of God doesn’t just comfort us — but flips everything upside down so that we can be right side up again.

In this episode, you will learn what Mary meant when she said God scatters the proud, brings down the mighty, lifts the humble, and fills the hungry. Listen and see how these lines are not poetic exa...

In this unscripted episode, Kate steps into the Magnificat and shows how Mary’s “He has…” declarations become a practical lifeline when life feels overwhelming. You’ll discover how anchoring your praise in God’s proven character can steady you in the middle of stress, fear, or uncertainty.

Kate breaks down how Mary draws from Scripture—not emotion—to fuel her confidence, and she’ll help you do the same in your own everyday pressures...

"He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts."

In this episode, Kate returns to Luke 1:51 and Mary’s bold praise to explore three big truths most of us know about—but often forget to live from: God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. After a frightening moment in her own neighborhood stirred old fears, Kate invites listeners into the steadying reality that God is...

What comes to your mind when you hear the words fear God? Panic? Confusion? A vague sense of, “I know I’m supposed to…but how?” 

In this episode, host Kate slows down to look inside Luke 1:50 and help uncover what Mary understood long before she ever sang her Magnificat: that God’s mercy is deeply tied to a right, biblical fear of Him.

But this week, Kate is doing something she has never done before on the podcast—something that invi...

In this episode of The Abidible Podcast, host Kate takes you into Luke 1:49 to show how Mary—a young girl from Nazareth—knew God so personally that praise naturally poured out of her. You’ll see how her song wasn’t spontaneous emotion but Scripture-soaked testimony.

Then Kate turns the lens toward you: What’s your testimony? Why do so many believers hesitate to share theirs? And how does Mary give us a simple framework to do it with...

In this episode of The Abidible Podcast, host Kate takes listeners deep into Luke 1:48 to uncover what Mary’s song reveals about true greatness. Through the lens of Scripture, Kate shows how Mary’s humility shifts the spotlight away from herself and back to God.”

Listeners will gain a fresh, biblical perspective on Mary’s role in God’s story, seeing how her “humble estate” fits within a larger pattern of God exalting the lowly—just ...

A teenage girl’s song breaks 400 years of silence—and suddenly, hope has a melody again.

In this week’s episode, Kate steps into Luke 1:46–47 to hear Mary’s Magnificat not as a sentimental lullaby, but as Scripture set to praise. You’ll uncover the story behind the song: the world Mary lived in, the centuries of waiting that shaped her faith, and the Word that finally took on flesh.

You’ll learn how to: Understand the weight of Adven...

In this Advent kickoff, host Kate invites listeners into the revolutionary beauty of Mary’s Song in Luke 1:46–55. What begins as a teenage girl’s praise becomes a bold, Scripture-saturated declaration that God scatters the proud and lifts the lowly.

Kate helps listeners uncover both the power of Mary’s words and the trustworthiness of Luke’s account—exploring the evidence for Lucan authorship, the gospel’s purpose, and its unique fo...

In the fourth part of this Ask Us Anything series, host Kate and her husband Jason open up about what it means to trust God when waiting doesn’t end the way you hoped. Together they explore how to live your faith with courage at work and at home, find purpose in delay, and practice real discernment without over-spiritualizing decisions.

Listeners will gain practical steps for testing desires, learning to wait well, and seeing work a...

In Part III of this "Ask Us Anything" series....

What happens when kids move from “borrowed faith” to their own authentic relationship with Jesus? In this episode, Kate talks with Aaron and Liam—two pre-teens learning to follow Jesus—whose insights remind us why family Bible study matters. 

Kate and Jason also share candidly about their own rhythms: how studying separately still leads to meaningful conversations, how person...

Marriage isn’t ultimately about our happiness—it’s about God’s glory. In this episode, host Kate and her husband Jason unpack God’s purpose for marriage as a reflection of Christ and the church, a way to pass on faith to the next generation, and a witness to the watching world.

With nearly 20 years together, they share candidly about leadership and submission, communication struggles, and the lessons they’ve learned about quick repe...

Introducing Part I in the new "Ask Us Anything" series!

Meet the man behind the scenes! In this episode, Kate welcomes her husband Jason to the podcast for their very first series together, "Ask Us Anything,"  with laughter, honesty, and heartfelt reflections.

They share the story of their college friendship that grew into marriage, the unexpected quality they most cherish in each other—and how they’ve only truly ...

After years of suffering with debilitating symptoms, Kate has just emerged from life-changing surgery with renewed health, clarity, and perspective. This deeply personal episode takes you through her journey with Stage IV endometriosis – from mysterious symptoms that doctors struggled to diagnose, to finding specialized care, to the transformative surgery that revealed just how extensively this disease had infiltrated her body.