By Faith With Christine Hoover

Today's episode was recorded LIVE on March 2 in Charlottesville to celebrate the release of Christine's new book, With All Your Heart. Author Hannah Anderson interviews Christine about the themes of the book and, in the second half, Christine interviews three local women about how they're fighting false allegiances and pursuing wholehearted devotion to Jesus. Those three woman are:Laurel Bennett, disciplemaker and wife of Tony, coach of the championship UVA basketball team.Jenn Atwell, Christine's fellow pastor’s wife in Cville and a local school teacher Erica Taylor, a business owner in Charlottesville.They talk about success, approval, depression, and anxiety, and how they’re letting God define them, as well as how God is meeting them where they are. LINKS FROM THE SHOWHannah Anderson // Humble RootsCHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK Order Christine's new book, With All Your HeartDownload the With All Your Heart study guideEPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross, by Carl

Christine talks with Callie Nixon, director of women’s ministry teams at Watermark Church in Dallas, Texas. She’s married to Ryan, who also works at Watermark, and together they have three kids. Callie shares about her 10 year addiction to lust and masturbation. She shares how it became a hidden sin for all those years and why she finally told a friend during college. Callie shares how she continues to fight against temptation to this day, how her sexual sin has affected her marriage, and what she’d say to women who are struggling privately with shame over lust, masturbation, or any sexual sin. LINKS FROM THE SHOWWatermark Church // Reengage // Regeneration  CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK Order Christine's new book, With All Your Heart. CONNECTConnect with CallieInstagram // Twitter Connect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletter By Faith is produced by Jesse WerzingerMusic for By Faith was created by The Silver PagesArtwork for By Faith was creat

Christine talks with Rebekah Lyons about the four main rhythms she's cultivating in her life that renew her. Rebekah has battled anxiety and panic disorder for many years, and through that she’s learned and implemented in her own life what she calls rhythms of renewal: practical things that are available to each of us and that God has woven into the fabric of life to stave off the anxiety that is rampant in our culture and in our lives. Today, Rebekah walks us through the four main rhythms and says it's never too late to make changes in your life that are good for your body, soul, and mind.LINKS FROM THE SHOWRebekah's new book, Rhythms of Renewal  EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross, by Carl Laferton.Find out more about the new book, A Holy Pursuit, by Dianne Jago.CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOKPreorder Christine's new book, With All Your Heart.Reserve tickets to Christine's book launch on March 2 in Charlottesville!CONNECTConnect with RebekahWebsite // Facebook // I

Christine talks with Heather Creekmore, author of "Compared to Who?" and the host of a podcast also called Compared to Who? Heather shares how she first began struggling with her body image and how she spent decades chasing that elusive number on the scale. She then shares what God showed her that changed everything in her life and specifically in her thought processes. Heather talks about how comparison and self-obsession were at the heart of her issues and how she still intentionally fights comparison today.LINKS FROM THE SHOWHeather's "Nailed It" episode // Heather's book, Compared to Who? // 1 Corinthians 4 // Heather's podcast, Compared to Who?  EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross, by Carl Laferton.Find out more about the new book, Eat, Sleep, Save the World by Jamie Sumner.CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOKPreorder Christine's new book, With All Your Heart.Reserve tickets to Christine's book launch on March 2 in Charlottesville!CONNECTConnect with HeatherWebsite /

Christine talks with Rebecca Bender, author of the new book, "In Pursuit of Love." When Rebecca was a teenager, she was tricked by her so-called boyfriend into a life of prostitution in Las Vegas. For 6 years, she was trafficked, bought and sold for money. She became addicted to drugs and, as she talks about today, she also became addicted to the money and material things her trafficker bought her. In today’s episode, Rebecca shares about that life, how she came to faith in Christ, and how her devotion to Christ has broken her of her drug addiction, her love of money, and is now helping her reject shame. She also shares how she’s made it her life’s mission to share Christ and help trafficking victims. Rebecca’s story is simply incredible!Please note: this episode contains adult themes. Please be mindful of who is listening with you.LINKS FROM THE SHOWRebecca’s book, In Pursuit of Love // Find Your Lane: How to Identify Your Place in the Anti-Trafficking Movement EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new bo

In today’s episode, Christine talks with author Shona Murray. In 2003, Shona was diagnosed with clinical depression and severe burnout. You’ll hear how she was simply going, going, going--never stopping and never refueling--until she couldn’t go anymore. She began a journey to emotional, spiritual, and mental health that has turned into a ministry to others who find themselves burned out. In our conversation, Shona addresses our American culture’s false allegiance to over-activity and beliefs at the expense of our God-given limits. She tells us why taking time to refresh and refuel is a way of worshipping God and she offers us practical steps we can implement today, even for those who think their lives are too demanding to have peace and rest. LINKS FROM THE SHOWPuritan Reformed Seminary // Shona’s book, Refresh  EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, Teach Me to Feel, by Courtney Reissig.Find out more about the book, Journey to the Cross, by Mary Wiley.CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOKPreorder Christine's new

In today's episode, Christine talks with podcaster Hunter Beless. Hunter and her husband, Brooks, recently moved to New Hampshire so that he can attend business school at Dartmouth. Before that he was in the military, so Hunter knows a thing or two about transition. She shares with us about how transition has shown her her false allegiance to control and how she’s learning to cling to Christ instead. She also shares how there have been unexpected joys in transition and what encouragement she’d give for those of you listening who are navigating transition of any kind right now.LINKS FROM THE SHOWJourneywomen Podcast // Hebrews 12 EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, Teach Me to Feel, by Courtney Reissig.Find out more about the book, Handle With Care, by Lore Wilbert.CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOKPreorder Christine's new book, With All Your Heart, and join the Launch TeamReserve tickets to Christine's book launch on March 2 in Charlottesville!CONNECTConnect with HunterWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twi

Christine talks with author and Bible teacher Esther Fleece Allen about fighting an allegiance to stoicism, performance, and success. Esther shares about her broken family life and how that broken family life left her with labels like “orphan” and “abandoned” and “abused.” For many years, she tried to outrun her emotions, just trying to put the past behind her and move on. Instead, she pursued success and actually achieved it. But eventually Esther learned that outrunning our emotions is actually outrunning God and that in fact, God wanted her real emotions: the sadness, the pain, and the grief. In our conversation, Esther shares how lament is a pathway to intimacy with God and why performance and success, even with good things, can sometimes just be pretending.LINKS FROM THE SHOWEsther’s book, No More Faking Fine //  Esther's new book, Your New Name // Sara Hagerty’s book, Every Bitter Thing is Sweet // Logos software EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, Teach Me to Feel, by Courtney Reissig.F

Christine kicks off a new season of By Faith with author and teacher Jasmine Holmes. Jasmine shares about the identity crisis she had in her early twenties and how she's learning to find her identity solely in Christ. She explains how the fear of man and the expectations of others have been idols she's had to battle, and she gives very practical ways she's fighting for devotion to God. Jasmine gives voice to the freedom we have in Christ in a way that will help and encourage you if you're consistently thinking about pleasing others or making decisions that you think others think you should make. LINKS FROM THE SHOWJasmine's forthcoming book, Mother to Son // Changes That Heal // Titus 2:3-5EPISODE SPONSORFind out more about the new book, Awaken, by Priscilla Shirer.CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOKPreorder Christine's new book, With All Your Heart, and join the Launch TeamShelve Christine's new book on GoodreadsCONNECTConnect with JasmineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter  Connect with ChristineWebsite // Faceboo

Christine talks with Amie Patrick, wife of Darrin and mom of four. Darrin and Amie planted The Journey in St. Louis in 2002 and the church exploded in growth almost immediately. Darrin and Amie set off on a frenetic pace, which you’ll hear about in our conversation today. However, In 2016, Amie’s world fell apart when her husband was confronted about an emotional affair and the elders of the church fired Darrin from his role as Lead Pastor. Amie shares in our conversation today about what happened, what patterns she’d warn us all about, and why the lack of emotional health was such a key component of not only their life’s implosion but how their increasing emotional health has been so important in their current rebuilding.LINKS FROM THE SHOWAmie's TGC Body Image Talk // Seacoast Church // The Journey Church // The Church Planting Wife book // Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch // Crosspoint Ministry // The Relational Soul book // James 1Preorder Christine's new book, With All Your HeartShelve Christine's new book

Christine talks with Becket Cook, author of the new book, A Change of Affection: A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption. Becket lives in Los Angeles and has worked in Hollywood and in the fashion industry as a set designer for many years. In and out of same sex relationships during that time, he finally reached a point at a party during Paris Fashion Week about 10 years ago where he realized that he felt completely empty. He began searching for the meaning of life, but really God was searching for him. Becket shares his story in today's episode.LINKS FROM THE SHOWBecket's book, A Change of Affection: A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption // Romans 7 // The Madness of Crowds // Hebrews 11Preorder Christine's new book, With All Your HeartSign up for Christine's monthly newsletterConnect with Becket Website // Facebook // Youtube // Twitter // Instagram Connect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spoti

Christine is joined by Quina Aragon. Quina is a spoken word artist who shares how she came to Christ in high school through a volleyball teammate. She has a rich cultural background, and she talks about how before she knew Christ, she felt she didn’t fit anywhere and how that was a huge challenge for her. But she shares how, when she came to Christ, her racial and cultural background became a huge blessing to her. Finally, Quina shares about the trial her family has faced this past year, when her husband’s family members were deported after living in the States for several decades. She shares what she wants us as Christians to know about God’s heart for the sojourner. LINKS FROM THE SHOWListen and Live (Quina's spoken word at TGC) // His Testimonies, My Heritage // Quina's husband's twitter thread about his family's deportation // Welcoming the Stranger // The Immigration Coalition // World ReliefSign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, Repeat the Sounding Joy, at th

Christine talks with Jennifer Greenberg about the themes of her new book, Not Forsaken: A Story of Life After Abuse: How Faith Brought One Woman from Victim to Survivor. Jennifer tells her story of growing up under physical, spiritual, and sexual abuse. She shares what happened when she started to label what she'd endured as abuse, why we need a team of people helping us through trauma, and what forgiveness looks like in situations like her’s. Parental discretion is advised, as sexual abuse and violence is discussed.LINKS FROM THE SHOWJennifer's book, Not Forsaken // Jennifer's music // Genesis 50:20Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, Repeat the Sounding Joy, at thegoodbook.com. Find out more about Women in the Word by Jen Wilkin at crossway.org/ByFaith1.Connect with JenniferWebsite // Facebook // Twitter Connect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // SpotifyLeave

Christine talks with Andrea Burke, who shares her story of faith that began with a distorted understanding of what it meant to be a Christian. As she puts it, her inside didn’t match her outside. Eventually, she fell head long into an extramarital affair with a married man. Despite the loving persistence of her family, friends, and her church, she refused to listen and eventually married this man. In our conversation, Andrea shares what broke her, what helped her finally understand God’s grace, how church discipline worked in her life, and what repentance has looked like. She also answers the question we often wonder about, “How do I forgive myself for what I’ve done?” LINKS FROM THE SHOWAndrea and Lore Wilbert's Good Enough Podcast // Colossians 2: 20-23 Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, Repeat the Sounding Joy, at thegoodbook.com. Find out more about Labor With Hope by Gloria Furman at crossway.org/ByFaith2.Connect with AndreaWebsite // Instagram // PodcastC

Christine talks with Alia Joy, author of the book, Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack. Alia wonders if weakness is her spiritual gift. You’ll understand what she means when you listen to this conversation. Alia shares about growing up in poverty and how that formed her. She also shares about the day in her teenage years when she decided to take her own life and what happened that saved her life in the literal sense but also the spiritual sense. Although God rescued Alia that day, Alia shares about how knowing God doesn’t magically fix everything. She talks about mental illness and suicidal ideation, explaining what it’s like to live with these things, how she reconciles God’s goodness with ongoing suffering, and what she wants Christians to know about mental illness. LINKS FROM THE SHOWAlia's book, Glorious Weakness // Alia's article in Christianity Today, "God Saved Me From Suicide"Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, Joy in the Sorrow, at thegood

Christine sits down with Olga Zapolska to hear her story of watching her home nation, the Soviet Union, dissolve, and how she met Christ after coming out of a communist country. Olga then shares about getting the phone call every mother never hopes to get, a phone call where she learned her son had been killed by a drunk driver. Olga shares how God was near to her even as she was thousands of miles away from her son, how he provided miraculously for her family, and how she is learning to choose love rather than fear. She also shares what she said to the man who killed her son in her victim impact statement--a lesson to all of us in forgiveness that only God can author.Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, Joy in the Sorrow, at thegoodbook.com. Find out more about Labor With Hope by Gloria Furman at crossway.org/ByFaith2.Connect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play //

Christine chats with her friend Maegan Clark about when Maegan literally lost everything: her marriage, her dreams of children, a ministry job she loved, and even her home. But she also shares how God has resurrected her life, changed her heart through the pain and difficulty, and what she’d say to all of us who have lost what we most hoped for. LINKS FROM THE SHOWCharlottesville Community Church // Romans 1 // John 11:25 // Psalm 34:6 // Philippians 1:6Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, Joy in the Sorrow, at thegoodbook.com. Find out more about Women in the Word by Jen Wilkin at crossway.org/ByFaith1.Connect with MaeganInstagramConnect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // SpotifyLeave a Review of By Faith on iTunesMusic for By Faith created by The Silver PagesArtwork for By Faith created by Reed Harmon

Christine is joined by Garrett Kell, who details his dramatic conversion while a student at Virginia Tech and how the gospel changed him and those around him. Garrett then shares about his first years as a pastor and how he hid a secret sin from people in his life. God, in his goodness, brought his sin into the light and the way he did it changed Garrett forever. Please note: this episode is not suitable for children's listening ears.LINKS FROM THE SHOWDel Ray Baptist Church // Romans 2:4 // Ezekiel 38 Read more about Garrett's story:I Was a Pastor Hooked on PornWhen God Chased MeFinding Forgiveness After My AbortionSign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, His Testimonies, My Heritage, at thegoodbook.com. Find out more about Labor With Hope by Gloria Furman at crossway.org/ByFaith2.Connect with GarrettTwitter // InstagramConnect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // S

Christine talks with author Sarah Mae about her complicated upbringing, specifically about her relationship with her alcoholic mother. Many people ask Sarah how she knew whether or not she should stay in a relationship with her mom, how she got her own emotional junk together so she could stop unhealthy patterns and behaviors, and how she got to a place where the sadness and pain of her relationship with her mom no longer consumed her. Sarah addresses these difficult topics and shares about her new raw, truth-filled book called The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts.Please note: this episode is not suitable for children's listening ears.LINKS FROM THE SHOWSarah's new book, The Complicated Heart // Core Lies // The Navigators Ministry // Young Life // Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend // Forgiven and Set Free // Psalm 40:3Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletterSponsorsFind out more about the new book, His Testimonies, My Heritage, at thegoodbook.com. Find out more about the new edition of Women in th

Kicking off Season 5, Christine talks with pastor Afshin Ziafat about growing up Iranian and Muslim at a time when Iranians were hated in America. He shares how someone in his life took the risk of loving him and giving him a Bible, and how that Bible became pivotal in his life many years later. When Afshin became a Christian, it cost him everything to follow Jesus, and he details those painful costs in today's episode, as well as the unseen rewards that have come in the years since. Afshin helps us understand how we can honor our parents when our parents come against us because of Christ, how we can love and serve our Muslim neighbors, and why we can stake our entire lives on Jesus.LINKS FROM THE SHOWProvidence Church // Romans 3:22 // Matthew 10:34-39 // Matthew 16:24-28 // 1 John 2:17 // John 19 // 2 Corinthians 5 // 1 John 4Thank you to The Good Book Company for sponsoring today's episode! Find out more about the new book, His Testimonies, My Heritage, at thegoodbook.com. Connect with AfshinTwitterConnect