On today's episode we're talking with Teaching Pastor at New Life  Church in Colorado Springs, Daniel Grothe, about the lost art of mentorship which he unpacks in his latest book Chasing Wisdom. Daniel shares first hand how the power of chasing wisdom changed his life through his friend and mentor Eugene Peterson.

We talk with Daniel about his personal journey of navigating both scandal and tragedy in his early days of ministry, how it led him to seek out wisdom from mentors around him, and practical advice on how to cultivate relationships with the wise sages in our lives.  Listen in.

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with Chris & Jenni:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

On today's episode, we’re chatting with New York Times Best Selling author,  Rachel Macy Stafford about letting go of what doesn’t matter to make room for what truly does.  Rachel is a certified special education teacher with a Master's Degree in education, a well known speaker, and a beloved blogger who inspires millions in her weekly posts at HandsFreeMama.com

We chat with Rachel about grasping what truly matters by letting go of what doesn’t, how to slow down and be present to the moments right in front of us, and how to intentionally communicate love and value to our kids.

Listen in.

Download a free chapter of Rachel’s latest book, Live Love Now, here.

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with Chris & Jenni:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

On today’s episode we’re chatting with mental health specialist and newest Ramsey Personality, Dr. John Delony.

Before joining the Ramsey team, John worked as a senior leader at multiple universities, he has extensive experience in personal and community crisis care, and He holds two Ph.D.s in counseling and higher education.

John shares with us how to take responsibility for our thoughts and behaviors, simple steps to move towards joy, and some practical ways we can keep ourselves and our families well during this season of quarantine and beyond.  Get your notepad and pen ready, this is a good one! Listen in.

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with Chris & Jenni:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

On today’s episode we’re chatting with best selling author and speaker, Sara Hagerty about the Practice of Adoration, which she beautifully unpacks in her latest book, Adore. Sara shares with us how this simple practice can help us experience God in the thick of life’s everyday demands, practical ways we can choose to adore even when we don’t feel like it, and the power of staying connected with God in the messy middle minutes of our days. Listen in.

Links Mentioned:
Adore 

Sara's Website 

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with us:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

When I was in college, someone handed me a stack of Spiritual Growth books and said, “The things that will change your life are the people you meet and the books you read.” And I was hooked for life.  On today’s episode we’re chatting with one of the authors whose books dramatically changed my life in that very first season of falling in love with God through reading. Please join us in welcoming to the show today, New York Times Best Selling Author, leader, and beloved Bible teacher, Lisa Bevere.

We talk with Lisa about what true strength really looks like according to God’s word, how to stay strong even when things around us are uncertain, and how to recover our strength when life zaps it. Wherever this finds you today, we pray this conversation will encourage you and point you towards the only true source of strength. Listen in.

Links Mentioned:
Strong Devotional
Lisa’s Website

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with us:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Christian recording artist, Jeremy Camp and his lovely wife Adrienne.  Jeremy and Adie talk about the release of the new film based on Jeremy's life, “I Still Believe” as well as share timeless truths that have sustained their marriage over the years, the power of daily prayer for one another, and how to stay healthy and connected during this time of global pandemic.

We had such a blast hanging with The Camps! We hope and pray this conversation will encourage you as much as it did us. Pull up a chair and join us!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

If you’ve thought to yourself at any point during this crazy season, “I just wish I could sit down with an older, wiser sage who’s been walking this whole life & faith thing out way longer than I have”…… Well, we’re making your wish come true today. It just doesn’t get any better than our wonderful guest this week …

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with America’s beloved pastor, teacher, and New York Times Best Selling author, Max Lucado.  Max has been in full time ministry for over 40 years, he’s written over 100 books, with 130 million copies in print, his projects have been featured everywhere from USA Today, Fox News, Larry King, and many more.

Max shares with us how to find hope and healing in the mist of so much chaos and anxiety, the importance of feeding our faith rather than our fears, and how we as the Church can begin to view this season as an opportunity to rise up and be the CHURCH we are all called to be.

Wooh, this was one for the books, guys! We were definitely blown away by Max’s humility, authenticity and all around compassion and kindness. We pray this will encourage you as it did us. Listen in.

A few favorite quotes from today’s episode:

“This is the time for the church to stand up!”

“Here’s the question we all need to be asking, ‘God, what are you saying to us through this?’ Each one of us could hear a personal answer to that question.”

“What we may find out through all of this is that we’ve been putting our trust in the wrong place.”

“Every generation has to have its own encounter with grace.”

“If my people, who are called by name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

2 Chronicles 7:14

Links Mentioned:
Jesus Book
Encouraging Word Bible
Killing Giants & Pulling Thorns, Chuck Swindoll

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with us:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Kevin Downes, the producer of the incredible, brand new movie, I Still Believe, starring KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain, and Gary Sanise.  I Still Believe is based on the real-life story of chart-topping singer Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss, proving there is always hope to be found in the midst of even the greatest tragedies.

Enjoy this behind the scenes look at a truly remarkable film. Listen in.

*With most movie theaters closed for the foreseeable future, I Still Believe is being released to premium video on demand platforms beginning THIS FRIDAY, March 27. Pop some popcorn and snuggle up with your family to enjoy this beautiful story of unwavering love and enduring faith.

Links Mentioned:

I Still Believe Movie

Erwin Brothers

Producer Kevin Downes

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with us:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with New York Time’s best selling author, Melanie Shankle. We had the biggest blast in this conversation with Melanie. She has written some of my very favorite books, Sparkly Green Earrings,(on parenting), Antelope in the Living Room(on marriage), and Nobody’s Cuter than You (on friendship), and now her latest release, On the Bright Side just to name a few! Melanie is wonderful, hilarious, genuine, and just one of the best story tellers you’ll ever hear! You are in for such a treat today!

We talk with Melanie about finding the courage to get back up when life doesn’t go according to plan, how to discern when it’s time to move onto something new, and how to hold onto joy and gratitude no matter what life throws our way. We may even tackle the roller coaster ride that is parenting teenagers as well! (We can do it!!!)

It’s crazy how God's timing works and how every single week, somehow we need exactly the truth He brings through these conversations, and this week’s episode is no exception! We hope it speaks just as powerfully into your life as well, friends.
Listen in.

MELANIE’S LIFE CHANGING BOOK:
Tell Me More, Kelly Corrigan

MELANIE’S LIFE CHANGING HABIT:
Starting everyday with God's word and a prayer: 'God, show me what you want me to do today.”

MELANIE’S ADVICE TO THE YOUNGER YOU:
“Wear sunscreen…. seriously, even when it’s not sunny. And also, be easier on yourself. Give yourself grace.”

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with us:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

A few years ago, a friend of ours found himself in a season where he started to notice something wasn’t quite right with his soul. Overwhelmed, empty, and depleted, he decided to do something about it. Today he shares with us, the practices he learned to get his soul, and his life back.

On today’s episode we’re very thrilled to welcome back to the show, for the third time, our good friend, the one and only Mr. John Eldredge! If you’re not familiar with John, he’s the founder of Ransomed Heart Ministries in Colorado Springs, well known Christian Speaker, and best selling author of books such as Wild at Heart, Waking the Dead, and his latest book, Get Your Life Back. Conversations with John are always so rich, full of wisdom, and leave us longing or more of God, and today is no exception.

John unpacks the power of simple practices such as getting outside, seeking beauty in our everyday lives, taking a daily one minute pause, and remembering who we love. This conversation is one to listen to again and again. May these practices help us create more space in our souls for more of life and more of God. Listen in.

For more episodes featuring John Eldredge, make sure to check out:
Ep. 45 | Make Space for Your Soul
Ep. 30 | Living a Life of Adventure

A few favorite quotes from today’s episode:

“If you can get into nature as a soulful practice, it is enormously healing.”

“Your soul is wonderfully small, and to be kind is to admit the limits of the capacity of your soul.”

“Your soul is the vessel that God fills. Your soul is the means by which you experience God, and when your soul is baked like a desert, you can’t receive the water He’s trying to bring.”

“There were things that you used to do that brought you life. . . go do them again. Make room for them, make them a priority again. Go get them back!”

“More of life is more of God.”

“God is in the things that you love.”

“We must empty ourselves of all that currently fills us so that we can be filled with God.” St. Augustine

Music featured in this episode:
Casey Darnell, Moments

Connect with us:
https://letsliveitwell.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrisgraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/jennigraebe/
https://www.instagram.com/letsliveitwell/

Podcast: Play in new window | Download