In this honest conversation, Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms open up about insecurity, ambition, and the hidden struggles behind worship ministry.

From chasing success to surrendering identity, this episode challenges what we think calling really looks like.

If you’ve ever wrestled with platform, purpose, or comparison, this one is for you.
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0:00 - Coming up
1:11 - Today’s Guests, Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms: Marriage and Ministry
8:44 - Bernie’s Music Journey
14:06 - The Fruit of Relationships
19:44 - Finding a Balance
24:20 - Ad: Amazing Kids - joinamazing.com
25:16 - Overcoming Insecurity and Ego
31:28 - Transformation: Performance vs. Presence
44:58 - Advice For The Next Generation
54:16 - Relevance and Longevity
1:10:27 - What Natalie and Bernie Burn For
1:17:36 - Final Thoughts

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A raw and powerful conversation with Joanne Moody as she shares her 14-year battle with chronic pain, a near-death encounter with Jesus, and the miracle that changed everything. 

This episode dives deep into healing, suffering, identity, and the authority believers carry.

If you’ve ever questioned God in pain, this is for you.

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She was one decision away from becoming a pop star… until the industry gave her an ultimatum: her baby or her career.

In this raw conversation, Rebekah White Williams shares how choosing life cost her everything, her record deal, her marriage, and the future she thought she had. But in the middle of loss, God rewrote her story in a way she never expected.

This is a story about obedience, healing, and finding your true calling.
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0:00 - Coming Up
1:05 - Today’s Guest, Rebekah White: Her Story
13:58 - Ad: Amazing Kids - joinamazing.com
14:55 - When Things Go Awry, When Healing Arrives
28:16 - Staying Centered, Fighting Back
35:25 - Ad: Join Us At Church Conference - achurchconference.com
36:25 - The Business and the Balance
42:23 - Songwriting and Stewardship
48:44 - The Story Behind “Make Room”
58:39 - Poets & Prophets
1:07:16 - An Encouragement From Rebekah

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Trip Lee joins Rita Springer for one of the most honest conversations yet. They talk honestly about hip hop, worship, creativity, and suffering. 

From defending rap in the church to risking everything on a new worship sound, this episode dives deep into calling and what it really means to glorify God with your life.

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What does it look like to follow God in an industry driven by success, pressure, and recognition?

In this conversation, Tommee Profitt shares his journey from a basement studio to scoring major films, and the moments where obedience mattered more than opportunity.

We talk about creativity, calling, saying no, and what it means to stay true to God in the middle of influence.

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What if the way we’ve been thinking about Jesus’ return is completely off? 

In this conversation with John Bevere, they unpack why the Church has lost anticipation, how it affects holiness, and what it actually means to live ready for the King. 

This episode is both sobering and deeply hopeful.

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This episode is for anyone walking through a wilderness season, feeling stuck, forgotten, or waiting on God to move.

Rita shares the raw truth about pain, grief, and faith, and why the “other side” isn’t what you expect. 

What if breakthrough doesn’t start with your circumstances… but with your mind?

If you’re tired of waiting, this conversation might change how you see everything.

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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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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.

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