Sadie and Christian Huff are back for their third visit — and three years, three kids, and one viral leech-in-a-box clip later, they're catching Levi and Jennie up on everything. They open up about filming Duck Dynasty: The Revival through Sadie's pregnancy with Kit (which wrapped the same week they said goodbye to Phil Robertson), what Sadie learned writing her most personal book yet, and the honest, sometimes hilarious dynamics of doing life and ministry as a family in the public eye.

 

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – The leech-in-a-box clip, eight years later

00:02:03 – Nervous laughter, Louie Giglio's advice & finding the "one sentence" heart of a message

00:07:52 – Christian's first sermon and Sadie's first Passion talk

00:10:37 – Two kids to three: the "beautiful chaos" transition

00:12:51 – Filming Duck Dynasty: The Revival while pregnant with Kit

00:15:33 – Losing Phil Robertson the week the show launched

00:29:07 – Marriage, masking emotions & growing up on camera

00:30:24 – Sadie's new book: "It's Not Personal, But the Knot is Slashed Out"

00:44:41 – Date nights, pickleball tournaments & the Passion Club debate

00:56:40 – Unashamed, hosting the K-LOVE Awards & the Sisterhood Conference

Fifth-time guest Lisa Harper is back — fresh off a whirlwind trip through England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Scotland, and still nursing the jet lag. Between hug-ministry theology, Levi's 75-day merino wool shorts experiment (Lisa remains skeptical), and a surprise moment praying with a stranger in a London store, the conversation turns to Lisa's new book on the Song of Songs — unpacking how the Bible's most intimate book taught her that God delights in her, brokenness and all.

 

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00:00:00 – Lisa's fifth visit and the great HITL guest rankings

00:01:37 – Confessions of a hug-ministry professional

00:08:28 – Levi's 75-day merino wool shorts experiment

00:11:19 – Praying with a stranger in a London store

00:14:09 – King Arthur's Seat and an accidental royal garden party

00:19:46 – Introducing her new book, Song of Songs: The Love We Long For

00:24:53 – Why the bride's voice matters more than we think

00:36:47 – Favorite vignettes and the Song of Songs sequel jokes

00:46:17 – Closing thoughts on intimacy, bruises, and redemption

David Thomas — co-founder of Daystar Counseling and co-author of the new book Capable — joins Levi and Jennie to unpack why chasing our kids' happiness might actually be setting them up to fail. From three kids under age two to a grandmother who asked one piercing question his whole life, David breaks down the "three C's" (coping, competence, challenges) and why loving our kids sometimes means letting them struggle. Plus: the running story that changed how he parents. Connect with us on social! David: @raisingboysandgirls Levi: @levilusko Jennie: @jennielusko Fresh Life Church: @freshlife [Links] Check out David & Sissy's book, Capable: https://bit.ly/4htx7uA Check out the I Am Capable workbook: https://bit.ly/4wTQLEZ Raising Boys and Girls podcast & tour info: https://bit.ly/3TRpd4r Get the 5 Gallon Bucket: https://bit.ly/sdl4sHY Get the Lusketeer Sticker: https://bit.ly/sdl4sHY Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://levilusko.com/hitl-subscribe Time Stamps: 00:00:00 – Welcome David Thomas (no, not the Wendy's guy) 00:04:23 – How a running family got made, mile by mile 00:07:08 – The accidental path from advertising major to child counselor 00:12:57 – Grandma's question: "Did you make yourself useful today?" 00:16:54 – Why chasing happiness sets kids up for a hard adulthood 00:25:37 – Inside the new book: Capable 00:31:30 – Pampering vs. preparing: the parenting swing to avoid 00:37:11 – The three C's: coping, competence, challenges 00:46:23 – "Moving outward": the coping strategy his daughter taught him 00:52:52 – Capable Connections: what sons need from mom, daughters need from dad

Phil Wickham catches up with Levi and Jennie fresh off his Song of the Saints tour — the one where God stopped him in his tracks the night before opening night with one question: are you really letting me be Lord of your life? Phil opens up about that surrender, the inflatable rocks that gave him a stage-prop identity crisis, and the audiobook producer who wasn't a believer until eight hours in the studio together. Plus: his new book Everyday Hallelujah, cottage cheese hacks, and a fall tour with Chandler Moore!

 

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00:00:02 – Catching up: the long-overdue reunion and a bearskin rug offer

00:00:48 – The Lusko family's 21-day road trip and the great Chuck E. Cheese letdown

00:06:23 – The question that stopped Phil in his tracks: "Are you letting me be Lord of your life?"

00:08:53 – Why this was his favorite tour ever — plus 16 fall dates announced with Chandler Moore

00:13:16 – Inflatable rocks, Joshua Tree, and a "my stomach drops" stage design story

00:19:22 – World Vision, Jamie McKay, and falling more in love with God's people

00:25:05 – Announcing Everyday Hallelujah — and the "flowers on Sunday" analogy for a stale faith

00:44:44 – Cottage cheese hacks, protein gummies, and the great diet debate

00:54:33 – The audiobook producer who wasn't a believer — until he was

00:58:09 – Fall tour lineup, songwriting with Chandler in Encinitas, and Henry's Father's Day drawing

Dr. Joel Muddamalle is back for round three, and this time he's taking Levi and Jennie into the deep end — demons, the Nephilim, and what the Bible actually says about spiritual warfare. They talk why he's stepping back from viral reaction content in favor of long-form Substack essays, swap travel stories from Ephesus and Crete, and dig into his new book The Unseen Battle: can demons read minds, were the Nephilim real, and is Judas in heaven? Plus: Snickers bars, Nicolas Cage, and a very memorable joke about Indiana Jones.

 

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Jon Erwin — the filmmaker behind Young Washington, House of David, and Jesus Revolution — joins Levi and Jennie to talk about why he spent a decade obsessed with George Washington before ever picking up a camera. They get into how Washington's worst failures actually forged his leadership, the real bullet holes that shaped his faith, and why Jon cast Andy Serkis (yes, Gollum himself) for the film. Plus: the wild, lifeguard-overwhelming baptism story behind Jesus Revolution and what's coming next from Wonder Project.

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Time Stamps

00:00 - Welcome Jon Erwin

02:33 – America's 250th and why this is "an experiment worth believing in" 

05:37 – The leadership lesson hiding in young Washington's biggest mistakes 

16:02 – Making war feel real without losing the family audience 

22:56 – The "divine hand of providence" — Washington's faith, bullet holes, and Cincinnatus 

31:13 – Inside Wonder Project's new short-form Bible series, starting with Moses 

46:44 – The three unexplainable moments and the mass baptisms behind House of David

He's the son of pastor Stephen Furtick, but Graham built something all his own — a Sunday-night Bible study with four friends that grew into "the living room," a movement so big the cops got called on it. Fresh off graduation, Graham joins Levi and Jennie to talk about walking away from a wrestling scholarship, the "pocket praiser" principle that changed how he worships, and bombing his very first sermon.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - Welcome Graham Furtick

00:48 – Why the Glacier hike nearly broke him (and what kept him climbing) 

05:19 – How a fizzling middle school Bible study became "the living room" 

11:06 – The night 110 teenagers nearly broke through Graham's ceiling 

17:35 – Walking away from a wrestling scholarship for an answered prayer 

32:05 – The "pocket praiser" lesson that changed how he leads worship 

41:28 – His first sermon was a disaster — here's how he found his voice

From Cliffe getting pies thrown at him on a college quad while three-year-old Stuart clung to his leg, to preaching in Boston's red-light district as a seminary student, this episode is equal parts hilarious, theologically sharp, and genuinely moving. Father-son duo Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle — open-air apologists, church planters, and co-authors of Demolishing Doubt — join Levi and Jennie for one of the most wide-ranging conversations the podcast has ever had. Plus: the hardest question Cliffe still gets a flutter about, why miracles aren't actually defying nature, and the reason Stuart's eight-year-old already has Romans 8 memorized.

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Meet Cliffe + Stuart Knechtle 

00:05:12 – How a 14-person Bible study above a bar became a church 

00:10:06 – Why memorizing scripture isn't obsolete — it's a lifeline 

00:15:58 – Miracles don't defy nature — they restore it

00:29:47 – Preaching in Boston's red-light district (the seminary years) 

00:43:49 – The hardest questions: suffering, doubt, and where God came from

Pastor Shawn and Jill Johnson from Red Rocks Church are back for their fourth appearance, and things get real fast — from the legendary canoe trip where Shawn sat on a dead mouse for four hours, to the honest, hard-won wisdom they've collected after nearly three decades of marriage. Levi and Jennie swap notes with the Johnsons on keeping it flirty, surviving hard seasons, knowing when comfort tips into neglect, and the "final draft" language that changed how Shawn and Jill communicate. Plus: Red Rocks Church's sold-out 20th anniversary service at Red Rocks Amphitheater, a son DJing his second-ever gig on that same stage, and Jill's surprisingly sweet trick for reconnecting with why she fell in love in the first place.

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00– The canoe trip that tested their friendship (and Sean's packing skills) 

00:09:21 – Kiss the Fire update: what happens when a vulnerable book meets the world 

00:14:11 – Austin the DJ opens Red Rocks Amphitheater (his second gig ever) 

00:22:39 – The marriage conversation: humility, longevity & what 27 years teaches you 

00:38:24 – The "I feel most loved when..." exercise from their counselor 

00:50:15 – "Is this your final draft?" — the language that changed how they communicate

Jennie Lusko is the guest — on her own podcast — to celebrate the release of her new devotional Fresh Mercies Every Day, a 40-day book drawn from decades of her personal journals (yes, she has over 100 of them, all laid out chronologically on the floor). Levi, Jennie, and their firstborn daughter Alivia dig into the writing process, Jennie's lifelong journaling habit that started at age eight, and what it actually looks like to receive God's mercy instead of just trying to earn it. Plus: Jennie's most-prayed prayers, her quiet time hacks, and the Jurassic Park speech Levi somehow turns into a tribute to his wife.

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Time Stamps:

00:02:27 – Levi confesses he secretly read the book before Jennie gave it to him 

00:07:38 – Alivia's Japan mission trip

00:10:56 – The story behind Fresh Mercies Every Day 

00:17:06 – Over 100 journals laid out across the floor 

00:30:16 – How do you stop trying to earn mercy and just receive it? 

00:36:33 – Jennie's quiet time ingredients (and the timer trick)

Women's minister, author, and Texas-born-and-proud Tasha Calvert joins Jennie for one of those conversations that just makes you exhale. Tasha gets honest about going through the motions for years — church attendance, all the programs, filling in every blank — while still missing the real thing, and how God used a crisis in her marriage to finally get through to her. They also talk about her new book Set Apart for More, why holiness has basically disappeared from our vocabulary, and why surrendering control is actually the most freeing thing you can do.

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Timestamps

00:02:00 – Santa Fe, New Mexico, and why every American city is starting to look the same 

00:05:18 – Meeting her Houston husband at church — and the Baylor vs. A&M rivalry that almost doomed them 

00:08:26 – The hard season: lawsuits, depression, and a sister's wake-up call about marriage 

00:12:28 – When God said "shut up" — and how silence saved her marriage 

00:34:58 – Why holiness has vanished from our vocabulary (and Tasha's mission to bring it back)

00:46:04 – Tasha closes in prayer for the listener who's exhausted and ready to let go