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Kari Bartkus

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Heal with God: A Conversation with Heather O’Brien

July 14, 2026

Hey, friend! I know I’m officially on my summer break, but I couldn’t stay away. I wanted to pop back in because I have a conversation I think you are really going to appreciate. Today I’m joined by our friend Heather O’Brien to talk about her new book, Heal with God (affiliate link). If you have VIEW MORE

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Move Now in My Heart

May 19, 2026

Hey, my friend. Have you ever prayed a prayer… and then realized you weren’t entirely sure you wanted God to answer it? Not because you don’t trust Him. Not because you don’t love Him. But because deep down, you suspect His answer might change more than you expected. Lately, I’ve been sitting VIEW MORE

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God Cares About the Pace You Set

May 12, 2026

Hey, my friend. One of the things I like about homeschooling my kids is that we get to set the pace—not just of their studies, but of our daily schedules. Some days are busy. Others aren’t. And that’s something we do very intentionally. I know we need breaks. I know some days need to be lighter than VIEW MORE

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Are You Planting What You Want to Harvest?

May 5, 2026

Hey, my friend. A couple of weeks ago, my husband and kids planted a garden in our backyard. Actually, we turned our sandbox into a garden. It felt like the perfect solution—we wanted to get rid of the sandbox, but we also wanted raised beds for planting vegetables. Now, I’m not much of a VIEW MORE

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Faithfulness in a Full Season

April 28, 2026

Hey, my friend. This episode is going to be a little different. You see, life has just felt full lately. Not in a bad way. Just . . . full. I’ve had a lot of editing projects on my plate, and at the same time, I’ve wanted to be fully present with my family. To not just be there VIEW MORE

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The Pressure to Be a “Good Christian”

April 21, 2026

Hi, my friend. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to start grading yourself spiritually? Maybe you miss a few days of prayer and suddenly you feel like you're failing. Or you go through a busy season where you barely open your Bible, and this quiet thought creeps in: I should be doing better than VIEW MORE

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God’s Grace for the Roads You Regret

April 14, 2026

Hey, my friend. Have you ever looked back on a season of your life and thought, If only I had made a different decision? Maybe you knew better at the time. Maybe you didn’t. But when you look back now, there’s this quiet feeling that somehow you stepped off the path God had for you. Maybe you VIEW MORE

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[Imaginative Prayer] Hungry for Jesus: The Feeding of the Five Thousand

April 7, 2026

Hi, my friend. Today I want to invite you into a different way of reading Scripture. Instead of studying a passage or analyzing it, we’re going to step inside the story. This practice comes from the tradition of Ignatian prayer, where we use our imagination to place ourselves within a scene from VIEW MORE

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Journaling Through a Spouse’s Addiction: A Conversation with Jennifer Shook

March 31, 2026

Hi, my friend. Welcome back to the Journal Gently podcast. Today’s conversation is for the woman who may be carrying something very heavy in her marriage—something she doesn’t often talk about out loud. You see, addiction has a way of isolating not only the person struggling with it, but also VIEW MORE

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When Silence is Sacred

March 24, 2026

Hey, my friend. Have you ever felt pressure to have something profound to say? To contribute, to sound wise, to prove you belong in the room. Not just socially—but spiritually. Recently, I was on a group call. One of those spaces where you want to show up well. And before we started, the VIEW MORE

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