Honest Conversations | HeartStrong Faith
Honest Conversations by HeartStrong Faith is unlike any other as Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez look at tough topics through a biblical lens and we can't wait for you to join the conversation!
Episodes
October 6, 2021 • 26 mins
As one chapter closes another begins, Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez talk about Rebecca's new adventure and how to go about making big decisions when both options are good.
Rebecca and Liz have moved! Their new podcast is called "Honestly, Though: Real Talk. Real Life. Real Faith."
Join the conversation! Find Rebecca and Liz Rodriguez here:
Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; @lizannrod
Facebook: @HeartStrongFaith
Instagram: @rebeccacarr...
Rebecca and Liz have moved! Their new podcast is called "Honestly, Though: Real Talk. Real Life. Real Faith."
Join the conversation! Find Rebecca and Liz Rodriguez here:
Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; @lizannrod
Facebook: @HeartStrongFaith
Instagram: @rebeccacarr...
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September 27, 2021 • 42 mins
Join Nika Spaulding as we look at Philippians 2:1-13 and see what it means to live a life worthy of the calling we have in Jesus Christ. This week we look back at Nika's message from the HeartStrong Faith Women's Conference 2021.
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Stay tuned for next week's episode as we have a HUGE announcement regarding the future of the Honest Conve...
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Stay tuned for next week's episode as we have a HUGE announcement regarding the future of the Honest Conve...
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September 20, 2021 • 45 mins
Join Liz as we look at Philippians 2 & 3 and see what it means to Shine for Christ in a dark world. This week we look back at Liz' message from HeartStrong 2021. She walks through Philippians 2:14 - 3:21 defining what it means to reflect Christ and be able to answer the question with confidence; Am I shining? Also be sure to stay to the end where she raps!
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September 13, 2021 • 44 mins
God inspired four authors, a fisherman to preserve the birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. The life of Jesus was the single most pivotal event in human history. Nika Spaulding sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to take a closer look at our King.
Find out more about Nika Spaulding at https://stjudeoakcliff.org/about/our-staff/
Find her podcast, God on Tap wherever you find your podcasts.
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Find out more about Nika Spaulding at https://stjudeoakcliff.org/about/our-staff/
Find her podcast, God on Tap wherever you find your podcasts.
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September 6, 2021 • 47 mins
Leslie Haskin was standing by her assistant's desk in the World Trade Center when the first plane slammed into her building. She sits down with Rebecca and Liz to talk about the trauma of that day and the God who gave her new life.
DISCLAIMER: Leslie's descriptions of what she saw are honest and, at times, graphic. Please do not listen to this podcast with children nearby or if this could be a trigger for you.
Find Leslie's book, Whe...
DISCLAIMER: Leslie's descriptions of what she saw are honest and, at times, graphic. Please do not listen to this podcast with children nearby or if this could be a trigger for you.
Find Leslie's book, Whe...
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August 30, 2021 • 40 mins
After a year filled with devastating loss, Nika Spaulding, Resident Theologian at St. Jude Oak Cliff and dear friend to Rebecca and Liz sits down to discuss biblical joy in the midst of despair.
To find out more about Nika Spaulding or to contact her, go to https://stjudeoakcliff.org/about/our-staff/
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To find out more about Nika Spaulding or to contact her, go to https://stjudeoakcliff.org/about/our-staff/
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August 23, 2021 • 24 mins
The nation has watched in horror as the Afghanistan government has collapsed under the Taliban regime. Dr. Samira Page, who fled Iran in the '80s, sits down for an honest conversation on the Afghanistan crisis and how we can pray and help.
Dr. Samira Page is the founder and executive director of Gateway of Grace, where she and her team assist and minister to refugees. Find out more at https://www.gatewayofgrace.org/
Dr. Samira Page is the founder and executive director of Gateway of Grace, where she and her team assist and minister to refugees. Find out more at https://www.gatewayofgrace.org/
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August 16, 2021 • 28 mins
At any given moment, we are both influencing others and being influenced by the people and institutions around us. Kate Downing, minister to girls at BattleCreek Church in Oklahoma City, sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss how we can wield influence wisely and guard the things that influence us.
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August 9, 2021 • 34 mins
Understanding the Exodus is key to understanding the Bible. The Exodus meant to Israel what the cross means to Christians. Jen Wilkin sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss God's deliverance of the Jews and what it means for you and me today.
Read more about Jen's Lifeway Study, Exodus: God of Deliverance, at https://lifewaywomen.com/2021/05/03/new-from-jen-wilkin-god-of-deliverance/.
Find Jen at https://www.jenw...
Read more about Jen's Lifeway Study, Exodus: God of Deliverance, at https://lifewaywomen.com/2021/05/03/new-from-jen-wilkin-god-of-deliverance/.
Find Jen at https://www.jenw...
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August 2, 2021 • 42 mins
Jason Epps, a scholar and theologian who lives with Cerebral Palsy, sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss navigating life from a wheelchair and the heartache and loneliness that can come with it.
Find Jason's podcast, Keep Digging for Life with Jason Epps here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-digging-for-life/id1477771141 or wherever you find your podcasts.
Find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebo...
Find Jason's podcast, Keep Digging for Life with Jason Epps here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-digging-for-life/id1477771141 or wherever you find your podcasts.
Find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebo...
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July 26, 2021 • 31 mins
Former L.A. Dodgers baseball manager Kevin Malone walked in on every parent's worst nightmare. His son had overdosed on drugs and he couldn't wake him up. Kevin joins Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about his years on the road and how they impacted his family and how the God who redeems all things changed their lives.
To learn more about The Shawn Miracle go to https://www.shawnmiracle.com/
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To learn more about The Shawn Miracle go to https://www.shawnmiracle.com/
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July 19, 2021 • 29 mins
Our own Liz Rod-on-the-Pod graduated with a Bachelor's degree and two Master's--one from the prestigious Dallas Theological Seminary. From a distance it looks like everything comes easily for Liz. In reality, Liz has struggled for decades with a learning disorder and has had to fight tooth-and-nail for every inch of progress she's made. She opens up to share her struggles and the shame the Lord has helped her overcome in the proces...
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July 12, 2021 • 52 mins
"Once we get back to normal..." We've heard the refrain over and over the last year. In light of the pandemic, the world wants to return to its pre-Covid status. Christian recording artist and author Laura Story sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss whether or not "getting back to normal" is what God really wants for us.
Find Laura Story's latest book at https://tinyurl.com/2nav6ct8
Find more about Laura Story a...
Find Laura Story's latest book at https://tinyurl.com/2nav6ct8
Find more about Laura Story a...
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July 5, 2021 • 42 mins
Pastor Neil Tomba started on the Santa Monica Pier and biked all the way to Maryland for the sole-purpose of starting conversations and listening. On the way, he met countless strangers--each with a story, each with eternal worth. On this episode of the Honest Conversations podcast Neil sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to redefine evangelism and to show that the way to tell people about Jesus always starts with list...
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June 28, 2021 • 46 mins
For thousands of years, passages in the Old Testament have troubled believers as they try to reconcile God's love and mercy with his wrath. This week on the podcast Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez sit down with scholar and theologian Chad Bird of 1517.org to ask him about God, violence, judgment, and genocide.
Find more about Chad Bird at https://www.1517.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/writingsofchadbird.
If you enjoy the Honest...
Find more about Chad Bird at https://www.1517.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/writingsofchadbird.
If you enjoy the Honest...
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June 21, 2021 • 39 mins
Christians believe that God has a certain call for each of us. What does that mean? What does it look like? How can we know that we're in it? Can we miss it? Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez sit down with Jodie Niznik to discuss the concept of "calling" -- what it means and what it doesn't.
Find out more about Jodie Niznik at https://www.jodieniznik.com/studies
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Find out more about Jodie Niznik at https://www.jodieniznik.com/studies
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June 14, 2021 • 43 mins
You've heard people say, "Christianity isn't about following rules, it's about a relationship." But author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin points out that relationships without rules are impossible. In her latest book, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting and Doing What God Commands, Jen shows the law of God is a feast for the famished soul, open to anyone who calls on the name of the Lord. Join Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Jen Wil...
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June 8, 2021 • 34 mins
The bottom fell out for Pete Scazzero when, in the middle of his most "successful" season as a pastor, his wife left his church. He quickly realized that, although he was leading a large, fast-growing church, he was, in his words, an "emotional infant." Join Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez as they sit down with Pete Scazzero to discuss the path to emotional health.
Find Pete Scazzero at https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/
If you en...
Find Pete Scazzero at https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/
If you en...
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June 1, 2021 • 46 mins
Kristin Scroggins is a pastor’s wife and home schooling mom of eight kids. She and her husband, Jimmy, have seen it all and share their theology of parenting in a brand new book called “Full-Circle Parenting.” Join Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez on this honest conversation about having open conversations with kids.
To read Kristin & Jimmy Scroggins brand new book, "Full Circle Parenting'", click here: https://amzn.to/3i7rkfr
If y...
To read Kristin & Jimmy Scroggins brand new book, "Full Circle Parenting'", click here: https://amzn.to/3i7rkfr
If y...
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May 24, 2021 • 34 mins
Her journey with anxiety began at just five years old. At age ten, she stopped eating. Marci Dittmer sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about teens, eating disorders, and God's faithfulness through it all.
To read more about Marci's journey visit https://www.heartstrongfaith.com/where-is-god-in-eating-disorders/
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To read more about Marci's journey visit https://www.heartstrongfaith.com/where-is-god-in-eating-disorders/
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