Aaron Watson is a rising country music star who began chasing his dream of becoming a singer/songwriter over 18 years. Though faced with countless disappointments, family tragedy and rejection, Aaron trusted God for the path that he would take and is celebrating the release of a new hit record, Vaquero. Carlos & Joy host WAY-FM Christian radio network’s popular afternoon show. They share how a love for Christian music and a desire to spread the hope of Christ to others through the air-waves, inspired them to pursue their careers in Christian radio.

Aaron Watson is a rising country music star who began chasing his dream of becoming a singer/songwriter over 18 years. Though faced with countless disappointments, family tragedy and rejection, Aaron trusted God for the path that he would take and is celebrating the release of a new hit record, Vaquero. Carlos & Joy host WAY-FM Christian radio network’s popular afternoon show. They share how a love for Christian music and a desire to spread the hope of Christ to others through the air-waves, inspired them to pursue their careers in Christian radio.

Millions have been encouraged and inspired by the words of the #1 best-selling 365-day devotional "Jesus Calling." Listen to real-life stories of faith as told by those who have experienced the power of living in His presence.

Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

Millions have been encouraged and inspired by the words of the #1 best-selling 365-day devotional "Jesus Calling." Listen to real-life stories of faith as told by those who have experienced the power of living in His presence.

Jesus Calling

Aaron Watson is a rising country music star who began chasing his dream of becoming a singer/songwriter over 18 years. Though faced with countless disappointments, family tragedy and rejection, Aaron trusted God for the path that he would take and is cele

Through Life’s Disappointments, Hang on to Hope: Aaron Watson & WAY-FM’s Carlos & Joy.

This week, we welcome writer Jonathon M. Seidl, who transparently shares his struggle with alcoholism. Jonathon opens up about how he turned to alcohol as a solution to his problems, the breaking point moment when he realized something needed to change, and the real, raw, honest circumstances that led him to healing. 

Later in the episode, we’ll hear from author Yana Jenay Conner. She shares her personal experience of learning to forgive deep wounds from her family and friendships, highlighting the crucial difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. She also reveals the daily spiritual practices that sustain her heart in the midst of ongoing pain.

 

Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:

Jesus Calling Podcast

Jesus Calling

Jesus Always

Jesus Listens

Past interview:Jeanne Lakin

Upcoming interview: Michael Leach

 

Jonathon M. Seidl

Morning And Evening by Charles Spurgeon

www.jonseidl.com

Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic

 

Yana Jenay Conner

www.yanajenay.com

Living Beyond Offense

 

Interview Quotes:

“I’m the Christian that became an alcoholic, not the other way around. I think what’s unique about my story and a lot of people’s stories is the shame that comes with being a Christian who falls.” - Jonathon M. Seidl

“I think what’s unique about my story—and what I think is actually a lot of people’s stories but we don’t talk about enough—is that as Christians, we can still and do fall into sin.” - Jonathon M. Seidl

“I finally got to the point where the Lord was like, ‘Jon, if there’s not the chance of it costing you something, it’s not a sacrifice—like the definition of sacrifice is that it has to cost you something.’ Okay, here we go. And so, here we are. I decided, Alright, Lord, I’m just going to put this in Your hands. I’m going to tell my story.” - Jonathon M. Seidl

“I finally got to the point where the Lord was like, ‘Jon, if there’s not the chance of it costing you something, it’s not a sacrifice—like the definition of sacrifice is that it has to cost you something.’ Okay, here we go. And so, here we are. I decided, Alright, Lord, I’m just going to put this in Your hands. I’m going to tell my story.”- Jonathon M. Seidl

“I think we think in order to have a problem with something, it has to look a certain way. That actually kept me drinking a lot longer and in an unhealthy relationship a lot longer because I said, ‘Well, I’m not doing this. I don’t look like this.’ And yet, especially if you look at the Bible, anything that occupies an unhealthy place in our life is disordered.” - Jonathon M. Seidl

“We can follow Jesus and know what’s right and yet still struggle to do it.”  Jonathon M. Seidl 

“My goal is for you to have a deeper, more enriching, relationship with Jesus. And that takes care of not just the sobriety, but it takes care of the anger, it takes care of the pride, it takes care of the selfishness, and all those other things that you need to work on as well.” - Jonathon M. Seidl

“I think it wasn’t until I was in my early twenties that I really allowed myself to feel the ache of my dad’s absence and to really take stock of how not having him in my life was really impacting how I moved in the world.” - Yana Jenay Conner 

“I am trying to create space for people to be human and to mess up and not hold them to standards of perfection that I can’t even reach.” - Yana Jenay Conner 

“The thing that keeps me moving towards forgiveness is remembering the forgiveness that I’ve received. I’m learning that the power to forgive comes from remembering the grace and the mercy that I have received.” - Yana Jenay Conner

“Forgiveness is releasing them of their debt and not retaliating against them in anger. We make this decision out of mercy, because people don’t deserve forgiveness, but we offer it to them freely because forgiveness was offered to us freely.” - Yana Jenay Conner 

“He’s always inviting us to be in His presence. And I can confess that on the days where I choose to not accept that invitation, it shows in how I show up in the world.” - Yana Jenay Conner 

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Bonus Podcasts:     https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw 

Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer:  https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C 

Peace for Everyday Life:     https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj 

Peace in Uncertain Times:     https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u 

What’s Good?     https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj 

Enneagram:     https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY 

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This week, we welcome writer <a href="https://www.jonseidl.com/">Jonathon M. Seidl</a>, who transparently shares his struggle with alcoholism. Jonathon opens up about how he turned to alcohol as a solution to his problems, the breaking point moment when he realized something needed to change, and the real, raw, honest circumstances that led him to healing.&nbsp;
Later in the episode, we&rsquo;ll hear from author <a href="https://www.yanajenay.com/">Yana Jenay Conner</a>. She shares her personal experience of learning to forgive deep wounds from her family and friendships, highlighting the crucial difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. She also reveals the daily spiritual practices that sustain her heart in the midst of ongoing pain.
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Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/">Jesus Calling Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/">Jesus Calling</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-always/">Jesus Always</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-listens/">Jesus Listens</a>
Past interview: <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/forgiveness-can-heal-our-deepest-wounds-jeanne-lakin-randy-hartley/">Jeanne Lakin</a>
Upcoming interview: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-leach-07334a15/">Michael Leach</a>
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<a href="https://www.jonseidl.com/">Jonathon M. Seidl</a>
<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/today">Morning And Evening by Charles Spurgeon</a>
<a href="http://www.jonseidl.com">www.jonseidl.com</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Christian-Alcoholic-Conversation-Addiction/dp/0800747305">Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic</a>
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<a href="https://www.yanajenay.com/">Yana Jenay Conner</a>
<a href="https://www.yanajenay.com">www.yanajenay.com</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Living-Beyond-Offense-Doing-Forgiveness/dp/0736990348">Living Beyond Offense</a>
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Interview Quotes:
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m the Christian that became an alcoholic, not the other way around. I think what&rsquo;s unique about my story and a lot of people&rsquo;s stories is the shame that comes with being a Christian who falls.&rdquo; - Jonathon M. Seidl
&ldquo;I think what&rsquo;s unique about my story&mdash;and what I think is actually a lot of people&rsquo;s stories but we don&rsquo;t talk about enough&mdash;is that as Christians, we can still and do fall into sin.&rdquo; - Jonathon M. Seidl
&ldquo;I finally got to the point where the Lord was like, &lsquo;Jon, if there&rsquo;s not the chance of it costing you something, it&rsquo;s not a sacrifice&mdash;like the definition of sacrifice is that it has to cost you something.&rsquo; Okay, here we go. And so, here we are. I decided, Alright, Lord, I&rsquo;m just going to put this in Your hands. I&rsquo;m going to tell my story.&rdquo; - Jonathon M. Seidl
&ldquo;I finally got to the point where the Lord was like, &lsquo;Jon, if there&rsquo;s not the chance of it costing you something, it&rsquo;s not a sacrifice&mdash;like the definition of sacrifice is that it has to cost you something.&rsquo; Okay, here we go. And so, here we are. I decided, Alright, Lord, I&rsquo;m just going to put this in Your hands. I&rsquo;m going to tell my story.&rdquo; - Jonathon M. Seidl
&ldquo;I think we think in order to have a problem with something, it has to look a certain way. That actually kept me drinking a lot longer and in an unhealthy relationship a lot longer because I said, &lsquo;Well, I&rsquo;m not doing this. I don&rsquo;t look like this.&rsquo; And yet, especially if you look at the Bible, anything that occupies an unhealthy place in our life is disordered.&rdquo; - Jonathon M. Seidl
&ldquo;We can follow Jesus and know what&rsquo;s right and yet still struggle to do it.&rdquo;&nbsp; Jonathon M. Seidl&nbsp;
&ldquo;My goal is for you to have a deeper, more enriching, relationship with Jesus. And that takes care of not just the sobriety, but it takes care of the anger, it takes care of the pride, it takes care of the selfishness, and all those other things that you need to work on as well.&rdquo; - Jonathon M. Seidl
&ldquo;I think it wasn&rsquo;t until I was in my early twenties that I really allowed myself to feel the ache of my dad&rsquo;s absence and to really take stock of how not having him in my life was really impacting how I moved in the world.&rdquo; - Yana Jenay Conner&nbsp;
&ldquo;I am trying to create space for people to be human and to mess up and not hold them to standards of perfection that I can&rsquo;t even reach.&rdquo; - Yana Jenay Conner&nbsp;
&ldquo;The thing that keeps me moving towards forgiveness is remembering the forgiveness that I&rsquo;ve received. I&rsquo;m learning that the power to forgive comes from remembering the grace and the mercy that I have received.&rdquo; - Yana Jenay Conner
&ldquo;Forgiveness is releasing them of their debt and not retaliating against them in anger. We make this decision out of mercy, because people don&rsquo;t deserve forgiveness, but we offer it to them freely because forgiveness was offered to us freely.&rdquo; - Yana Jenay Conner&nbsp;
&ldquo;He&rsquo;s always inviting us to be in His presence. And I can confess that on the days where I choose to not accept that invitation, it shows in how I show up in the world.&rdquo; - Yana Jenay Conner&nbsp;
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Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel!
Audio Episodes: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7">https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7</a>&nbsp;
Bonus Podcasts: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw">https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw</a>&nbsp;
Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer:&nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C">https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C</a>&nbsp;
Peace for Everyday Life: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj">https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj</a>&nbsp;
Peace in Uncertain Times: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u">https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u</a>&nbsp;
What&rsquo;s Good? &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj">https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj</a>&nbsp;
Enneagram: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY">https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY</a>&nbsp;
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Even Christians Struggle with Addiction and Forgiveness: Jonathon M. Seidl & Yana Jenay Conner 

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Welcome to a special Easter bonus episode of the Jesus Calling Podcast. In this episode, we welcome actress and mental health advocate Courtney Hope as she shares about her personal experiences with OCD and anxiety. She also gives us an inside look at her latest project—a four-part Easter audio podcast called The Christ—in which she explores the stories of the Easter season, particularly of Jesus’ Mother, Mary, and how this exploration has led to a deeper understanding of her own relationship with God. 

 

Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:

Jesus Calling Podcast

Jesus Calling

Jesus Always

Jesus Listens

 

Courtney Hope

The Christ Podcast

 

Interview Quotes:

“Diving into the journey of Jesus’ Mother Mary and her heart and her story, I got an answer from God, which is everyone’s got their own journey. Mary had to trust in her heart that there was a plan and a purpose in Jesus’ journey, and that the suffering and the triumph was worth it in the end.” - Courtney Hope

“I’ve always seen myself as a vessel for storytelling through God. I want people to feel less alone, I always sit in silence and see whose hearts I’m trying to speak to.” - Courtney Hope 

“The more I dove into my faith and I sat with God, I realized that we can’t control what happens in life, but we can be open to the experience of what God has in store for us.” - Courtney Hope 

“Sometimes if we sit in stillness, we get the answers that we need.” - Courtney Hope

“God is a prince of peace, not the God of fear. The closer I am to God, the calmer I find my heart is.” - Courtney Hope

“It’s so easy to turn to God when times are rough, but we forget when times are great to give thanks and gratitude and praise.” - Courtney Hope

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*Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*

Welcome to a special Easter bonus episode of the Jesus Calling Podcast. In this episode, we welcome actress and mental health advocate Courtney Hope as she shares about her personal experiences with OCD and anxiety. She also gives us an inside look at her latest project&mdash;a four-part Easter audio podcast called The Christ&mdash;in which she explores the stories of the Easter season, particularly of Jesus&rsquo; Mother, Mary, and how this exploration has led to a deeper understanding of her own relationship with God.&nbsp;
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Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/">Jesus Calling Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/">Jesus Calling</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-always/">Jesus Always</a>
<a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-listens/">Jesus Listens</a>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecourtneyhope/%20%7C%20">Courtney Hope</a>
<a href="http://thechristpodcast.com/">The Christ Podcast</a>
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Interview Quotes:
&ldquo;Diving into the journey of Jesus&rsquo; Mother Mary and her heart and her story, I got an answer from God, which is everyone&rsquo;s got their own journey. Mary had to trust in her heart that there was a plan and a purpose in Jesus&rsquo; journey, and that the suffering and the triumph was worth it in the end.&rdquo; - Courtney Hope
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always seen myself as a vessel for storytelling through God. I want people to feel less alone, I always sit in silence and see whose hearts I&rsquo;m trying to speak to.&rdquo; - Courtney Hope&nbsp;
&ldquo;The more I dove into my faith and I sat with God, I realized that we can&rsquo;t control what happens in life, but we can be open to the experience of what God has in store for us.&rdquo; - Courtney Hope&nbsp;
&ldquo;Sometimes if we sit in stillness, we get the answers that we need.&rdquo; - Courtney Hope
&ldquo;God is a prince of peace, not the God of fear. The closer I am to God, the calmer I find my heart is.&rdquo; - Courtney Hope
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s so easy to turn to God when times are rough, but we forget when times are great to give thanks and gratitude and praise.&rdquo; - Courtney Hope
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*Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*

[BONUS] The Promise of Easter Every Day with Courtney Hope

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What if conflict in your marriage could become a doorway to deeper connection? In this episode of “Jesus Listens,” Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Steve Call return to explore how fear, self-protection, and past wounds often show up in the way we relate today, through the lens of their book “The Deep-Rooted Marriage.” 

 

Guest’s Links
YouTube: @AllenderCenter
Facebook: @allendercenter

Instagram: @reconnectmarriage | @allendercenter

Watch this interview on our YouTube channel! https://bit.ly/4iw2xPu 

 

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*Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*

What if conflict in your marriage could become a doorway to deeper connection? In this episode of &ldquo;Jesus Listens,&rdquo; Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Steve Call return to explore how fear, self-protection, and past wounds often show up in the way we relate today, through the lens of their book &ldquo;The Deep-Rooted Marriage.&rdquo;&nbsp;
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Guest&rsquo;s Links YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AllenderCenter">@AllenderCenter </a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/allendercenter">@allendercenter</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reconnectmarriage">@reconnectmarriage</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allendercenter">@allendercenter</a>
Watch this interview on our YouTube channel! <a href="https://bit.ly/4iw2xPu">https://bit.ly/4iw2xPu</a>&nbsp;
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*Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*

[JESUS LISTENS MONTHLY SERIES] Marriage Prayers Part 2: Turning Our Conflict Into Connection with Dr. Dan Allender & Dr. Steve Call

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Through Life’s Disappointments, Hang on to Hope: Aaron Watson & WAY-FM’s Carlos & Joy.

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