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Episode 193: Lanta Davis-The Power of Your Imagination

May 27, 2026

The truth is what our minds dwell on forms us. The stories and images we behold imprint themselves on us, shape who we become, and impact how we see the world. In this way, our imaginations are powerful. In today’s episode, Lanta Davis helps us better understand the power of our imaginations and how what we dwell on forms who are becoming. Lanta Davis is professor of humanities and literature in the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University and the author of Becoming by Behold...

Episode 192: Kelsey McGinnis-The Dangers of Christian Diet and Wellness Culture

May 12, 2026

It seems like wellness influencers are everywhere these days: often touting diet and exercise habits, alongside a certain aesthetic, as the pathway to health and self-optimization. But what happens when this cultural trend gets conflated with Christian ideas, or as Kelsey McGinnis says it, when such ideas get “faith washed”?  Kelsey Kramer McGinnis is a writer, musicologist, and the co-author of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Failed a Generation of Evangelicals. Kels...

Episode 191: Emma Ward, LCMFT- Love as the Path to Emotional Healing

April 28, 2026

Emma Ward is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in trauma and relationships, helping people name what they feel so they can heal what they carry.Emma is an Irish immigrant, living in the U.S. for 12 years, who integrates theological depth into her clinical work. She helps clients move from emotional suppression to emotional honesty, all grounded in the transformative power of God’s love.In my time with Emma, she shares how we are so often taught to fear, suppress, or spi...