Worship leaders Kristian Stanfill and Melodie Malone join Rita Springer to talk about the heart behind Passion’s new album Just That Good.

They dive into the struggles worship leaders face, the overwhelming spiritual hunger rising among Gen Z, and why the most powerful worship moments are often completely unplanned.

Plus, Rita shares a powerful idea: the enemy doesn’t attack your gifts, he attacks what you burn for.

This conversation explores worship, calling, humility, and the deeper purpose behind the songs the Church sings.

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Rabbi Jason Sobel joins Rita Springer to unpack the Jewish roots of Jesus, the hidden meaning of the cross in Hebrew Scripture, and why the Church has often made Jesus unrecognizable to the Jewish people. 

From supernatural encounters to The Chosen, anti-Semitism, and the powerful truth that the tomb became a womb, this conversation will deepen your faith and challenge what you thought you knew about Messiah.

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In this eye-opening conversation, Rita sits down with the creator of The Exorcist Files, Ryan Bethea to talk about spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the reality of the demonic realm.
From Ouija boards and sexual sin to trauma and generational doors, they unpack real exorcism cases, including a college student who gained a terrifying “gift” he didn’t want to give up.

Can Christians be oppressed?
How do demons gain access?
Why do some people choose not to be free?

This episode isn’t about fear, it’s about awareness, authority, and the power of Jesus to set people free.

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In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits with Jason & Rhonda Halbert to talk faith after loss, revival, worship culture, marriage, and obedience. 

From DC Talk and Sonicflood to walking away from the church industry, cancer, grief, and writing CARETAKER, Book 1 in The Goodpasture Chronicles. this episode is about holding onto God when everything falls apart.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Caretaker-Goodpasture-Chronicles-R-J-Halbert/dp/1963366042

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He grew up in church camps… but behind closed doors, it was violent and broken. 

Stephen McWhirter shares his journey from addiction, arrests, and hatred toward God to radical salvation, forgiveness, and leading thousands to Christ online. 

This is a story about mercy, thorns, industry tension, and a love that refuses to quit.

Get a copy of Radically Restored by Stephen McWhirter here: https://www.amazon.com/Radically-Restored-Knowing-Jesus-Brokenness/dp/0310369517

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Starting the year with hope… but what happens when the thing you’ve prayed for never comes? 

In this episode, Rita unpacks expectation, disappointment, obedience, and the moment her therapist used a water bottle to show her she’d been so focused on “the promise” that she missed everything around her. 

What does it mean to carry God’s presence while you wait? And what if waiting is shaping you more than arrival ever could?

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In this raw solo episode, Rita Springer addresses the growing reality of cover-up culture in the church. 

With honesty, compassion, and prophetic insight, she explores hidden sin, leadership failure, accountability, confession, and the true cost of doing the right thing. 

This conversation isn’t about cancel culture, it’s about repentance, healing, and restoring the fear of the Lord.

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What does it really mean to carry the presence of God, not just feel it? In this powerful solo episode, Rita Springer unpacks the story of the Ark of the Covenant and reveals how reverence, obedience, and discipline shape our spiritual lives. 

This is a call to deeper encounter, not emotional moments. 

As we step into 2026, how will you carry His presence?

Scripture references: 1 Samuel 6-7, 2 Samuel 6

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What happens when a worship leader leaves the platform but not the presence of God? 

In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits down with artist and former worship pastor Scott Coats to talk about prophetic encounters, rural revival, creativity as calling, and why comfort may be the very thing the church needs to lose. 

This episode will challenge creatives, worship leaders, and anyone asking God, “What’s next?”

Check out Scott's art here: https://www.scottcoats.org/

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Rita joins designer Teressa Johnson in a breathtaking Italian villa for a week of creativity, beauty, and soul-deep conversation. 

Together they explore how rest, art, and hospitality reveal God’s heart. 

From floral design to faith, this episode captures the sacred beauty of slowing down and seeing God’s design in everything.

A soulful reminder that God is the ultimate creator and beauty can be found everywhere.

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As we close 2025, Rita shares a raw update on faith, fear, creativity, and the encounters with God that shaped her year. 

She opens up about new music, the future of worship in an AI age, her Italy creative retreats, and why the “clearing” after the wilderness changes everything. 

If you need renewal and vision heading into 2026, this episode is for you.

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