With You in the Weeds: Where Faith Meets Mental Health
With You in the Weeds
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With You in the Weeds is a faith-based mental health podcast hosted by licensed counselors and pastors. Each week, the hosts bring clinical expertise and pastoral wisdom to honest conversations about anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma, and other life struggles. The show aims to help listeners connect their faith with their mental health, offering practical guidance and encouragement. While it is not a substitute for professional therapy, it provides a thoughtful, compassionate perspective for those seeking support.
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The Roots of Fear 16.09.2026 35минWhat if some of the things you do to protect yourself are actually rooted in fear? Fear is one of the most basic and powerful human emotions, but it can be surprisingly difficult to understand—especially when it shows up as anger, avoidance, control, anxiety, perfectionism, or even shame. In this first episode of our new series, Uncovering Your Hidden Motives, Lynn Roush, LPC, and Austin Conner, PLPC, go beneath the surface to explore where fear comes from and why it can have such a powerful influence on the way we live. Fear isn’t simply a lack of faith or something you should be able to “think your way out of.” It’s an automatic alarm system designed to protect you when you perceive a threat. Sometimes your body can respond to something happening today as though you’re still living in an experience from years ago. Understanding that connection can bring compassion to reactions that you may have previously judged or felt ashamed of. In this conversation, we’ll explain what happens in your brain and body when fear takes over, including the instinctive responses to fight, flee, freeze, or fawn. We’ll also explore how fear can shape the way you relate to other people and the ways you try to find safety and control. And because this is With You in the Weeds, we won’t stop with the psychology. We’ll also turn to Scripture to ask what God says about our fears—and what it means to bring those fears into his presence rather than facing them alone. As we begin Uncovering Your Hidden Motives, our hope is that you’ll become more curious about what’s happening beneath your reactions instead of simply judging yourself for them. Let God meet you in the places where you feel afraid, and begin to experience something deeper than simply managing your fears: the security of being held by a loving God. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: The Voice of the Tigers with Mike Kelly 09.09.2026 43минWhat do you want people to remember when the performance is over? In this stunning conclusion to our Performing Under Pressure series, Shay Roush, M.Div., sits down with none other than the Voice of the Tigers, Mike Kelly, to talk about his remarkable career behind the microphone. For more than three decades, Mike has stepped gracefully into high-pressure moments to give listeners a clear picture of the plays unfolding in front of him. Along the way, he has called more than 1,000 Mizzou basketball broadcasts and hundreds of consecutive football games, earning the respect of fans and his fellow broadcasters. He talks candidly with Shay about not having all the answers, being kind to himself when he makes a mistake, and the importance of having people who will stay beside you when life gets hard. His story also reveals the people and relationships behind a remarkable career—from mentors who opened doors and taught him the craft to coaches, players, families, and friends. You might be surprised that behind the polished calls, Mike still gets a little nervous before a game. But he believes that nervous energy is evidence that you care deeply about the opportunity in front of you. Throughout this series, we’ve heard from real people who handle pressure not by avoiding hard moments, but learning how to move through them. Whatever your calling, your challenges, or the pressures you carry, we hope these stories encourage you to use the gifts you’ve been given and become the person you’re capable of becoming. In the end, your legacy isn’t about professional accomplishments, awards, and acclaim—it’s about the way you love God and the people around you. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: It's Kinda Chic to be You with Ella Swindle 02.09.2026 30минWhat if winning has less to do with what you accomplish and more to do with who you become? In this spirited episode of Performing Under Pressure, Lynn Roush, LPC, sits down with Ella Swindle, a senior setter for the University of Texas Longhorns volleyball team who helped lead her team to an NCAA National Championship as a freshman. As a setter, Ella occupies one of the most demanding positions on the court: she calls the plays, directs the offense, and has to reset quickly after every point. But some of the most significant pressure she’s faced hasn’t come from the volleyball court at all. For Ella, college athletics has become a place where questions of performance, identity, expectations, and faith collide. She opens up to Lynn about the internal voices that tell her she’s not enough, and the hard work of learning to distinguish truth from lies. Along the way, she has discovered the importance of silence, stepping away from social media, and becoming her own biggest cheerleader. At the heart of Ella’s story is a growing confidence that her identity isn’t ultimately determined by a scoreboard, a coach, a career, or other people’s expectations. As she looks beyond volleyball towards her future, she’s beginning to define success not simply by what she achieves, but by the kind of person she becomes. In a world constantly telling us who we should be, Ella has discovered something freeing: it’s kinda chic to be you. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: Doing Business with Integrity 26.08.2026 31минWhat if the pressure to succeed in business is actually an invitation to become a different kind of leader? While it’s tempting to think you’ve got it made once you reach the top, the most effective leaders never stop growing. They continue to seek out wise mentors, invest in supportive communities, and bring their struggles into the light rather than trying to manage everything on their own. In this eye-opening episode of Performing Under Pressure, Austin Conner, PLPC, sits down with Clint Guier, an executive leader who has spent more than two decades with the same company. Clint’s journey from a farm kid in small-town Missouri to the executive vice president of a rapidly growing organization offers a window into the everyday realities of leadership: making decisions that affect hundreds of people, navigating growth and risk, knowing when to delegate, and learning from the people who have gone before him. But this conversation goes beyond strategies for succeeding in the business world. Clint reflects honestly on the ways pressure has shaped him over the years, including the temptation to seek approval, the cost of carrying stress alone, and the impact that unprocessed pressure can have on the people closest to us. At the heart of Clint’s approach is a shift in perspective: from performing for approval to recognizing that his work is an opportunity to steward what God has given him and serve others well. Whether you're leading a company, building a career, or simply trying to navigate the pressures of work and family, this conversation offers an encouraging look at what it can mean to pursue excellence without making life all about yourself. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: The Myth of Work-Life Balance 19.08.2026 45минWhat happens when the life you thought you were building suddenly stops making sense? A career takes an unexpected turn. A job disappears. A diagnosis changes the way you understand yourself. And the carefully constructed picture of work, family, and the future begins to unravel, exposing that work-life balance doesn’t actually exist. In this episode of Performing Under Pressure, hosts John Tinnin, MFT, and Lynn Roush, LPC, sit down with David and Molly Cover, a couple who found themselves navigating multiple job losses, major career transitions, the discovery of ADHD, and the anxiety and grief that came with all of it. Listen in as David and Molly share honestly about what happened when their plans collided with a reality they couldn’t control, and how the pressure affected their marriage, their parenting, their identities, and their faith. As they turned to God, counseling, and their community for support, they learned to navigate their anxieties rather than be controlled by them. But this isn’t a story about having everything figured out. It’s a story about being disoriented, surrendering the illusion of control, and learning to reorient around what matters most. If you find yourself losing balance and going in a direction you didn’t expect, God may be redirecting your destination and giving you the gift of learning to rely on him. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: Teaching With a Purpose 12.08.2026 40минDo you remember the teacher who believed in you before you believed in yourself? What you might not remember is everything happening behind the scenes for that teacher: the stress of classroom management, difficult decisions, competing demands, and quiet sacrifices that made learning seem effortless. In this eye-opening episode of our Performing Under Pressure series, Austin Conner, PLPC, sits down with elementary school teacher Lexie Darrough to talk about what it’s really like to stand at the front of a classroom. Their conversation explores teacher burnout, the challenge of caring for both the hearts and minds of students, the partnership between parents and educators, and the surprising freedom that comes from remembering that God loves every child even more than we do. Today’s teachers are educators, counselors, mediators, encouragers, detectives, performers, and safe people for children whose lives outside the classroom may be anything but stable. They carry the pressure of helping every student succeed while navigating changing expectations, endless assessments, and the reality that no two children walk through the classroom door with the same needs. Whether you’re a teacher, a parent, or simply someone who wants to better understand the people shaping the next generation, Lexie’s wisdom offers encouragement for anyone trying to faithfully serve others under pressure. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: Pushing the Limits of Medicine 05.08.2026 54минMost of us will never have to tell someone they have months to live. We won’t have to sit across from a patient and tell them that we have exhausted even the most advanced treatments modern medicine can provide. But there are doctors who face the realities of life and death every day. In this profound episode of our new series, Performing Under Pressure, Austin Conner, PLPC, sits down with his longtime friend, Dr. Brandon Huffman, a gastrointestinal oncologist and clinical researcher, to explore what it's like to live at the intersection of extraordinary scientific progress and profound human suffering. Together they look beyond the white coat and into the unseen pressures physicians carry: the expectations they place on themselves, the limits of medicine, and the emotional cost of walking with patients through the hardest moments of their lives. Throughout the conversation, Brandon shares how his Christian faith enables him to face suffering honestly without losing hope, even when healing doesn't come in the way he or his patients desperately want. Whether you work in medicine, care for people in another high-pressure profession, or simply wonder how to remain faithful when you're confronted with problems you can't fix, this conversation offers a thoughtful and deeply human perspective on calling, compassion, and the hope that endures even in the face of death. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: In a War Zone 29.07.2026 35минWhat keeps someone steady when every decision could mean the difference between life and death? Most of us will never command soldiers through a war zone or spend our days searching for hidden roadside bombs. But we all know what it feels like to carry responsibilities that seem heavier than we can bear. Whether you’re leading a family through a crisis, making difficult decisions at work, or simply trying to stay faithful in a stressful season, pressure has a way of revealing where you place your trust. In this gripping episode of our new series, Performing Under Pressure, Shay Roush, M.Div., sits down with Vince Bentinganan, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former Commander of Bravo Company, 110th Engineer Battalion, to talk about the realities of searching for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a hostile environment with brutal physical, mental, and spiritual conditions. As they reflect on their 20-year friendship, Vince shares openly about the stress of combat, the weight of leadership, and the spiritual disciplines that kept him grounded during deployment. It turns out that things like prayer, godly friendships, connection, and encouragement are helpful even in one of the most dangerous environments imaginable. Whether you’re navigating a season of overwhelming responsibility or simply wondering how to remain steady when life feels scary or uncertain, Vince’s story of faith under fire offers timeless wisdom and abundant hope. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Performing Under Pressure: Inside the Trauma Bay 22.07.2026 50минWhat does it take to stay calm when someone else’s life is on the line? That's something the first guest for our new series, 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, knows about firsthand. In this enlightening interview, Austin Conner, PLPC, sits down with Caroline Vandervoort, an emergency room nurse at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, to find out what it’s like to work in the trauma bay. Caroline will explain the pressure of caring for patients on the hardest day of their lives, receiving criticism without becoming cynical, battling compassion fatigue, and seeking to serve Jesus in every aspect of her job - big and small. Whether you work in healthcare or not, we think you’ll find yourself in Caroline’s story. Because ultimately, this episode isn’t just about emergency medicine. It’s about remaining compassionate under pressure, pursuing excellence without losing your soul, and discovering that Jesus is present even in trauma and chaos. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Beach Read: "The Psychology of Money" 15.07.2026 23минWhat if the biggest obstacle to financial peace isn’t how much money you make, but the story you believe about money? Most of us spend our lives chasing “just a little more”, assuming that the next raise, investment, or financial milestone will finally bring contentment. Yet some people with modest incomes build lasting wealth, while others who earn millions end up anxious and always wanting more. Maybe the problem isn’t our finances at all. Maybe it’s our hearts. In this stirring episode, the conclusion to our Beach Reads for Real Life series, Shay Roush, M.Div., takes a close look at The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. Despite its title, it’s not really a book about budgeting, investing, or financial formulas. It’s about human behavior. As Shay explains three important principles from Housel’s book, you’ll discover that your relationship with money is rarely just about dollars and cents. It’s about contentment instead of comparison, freedom instead of appearance, and faithfulness instead of instant results. Ultimately, money is not only a reflection of what you believe about God, but an invitation to trust him to provide. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Beach Read: "The Next Conversation" 08.07.2026 21минOne conversation can either strengthen a relationship or start to unravel it. Most of us don't wake up intending to say the wrong thing, yet we've all replayed conversations in our heads, wishing we'd responded with more wisdom, more clarity, or fewer words. Healthy communication isn't just something we wish we could do; it's a skill we all have to learn. That's why Austin Conner, PLPC, chose The Next Conversation: Argue Less and Talk More by Jefferson Fisher as his Beach Read for Real Life. Rather than offering vague advice to "communicate better," Fisher gives practical tools you can start using immediately. Drawing from his experience as a trial lawyer, he shows how communication skills can dramatically change the outcome of our conversations and improve our relationships. Listen in as Austin explores the timeless wisdom behind Fisher’s ideas through the lens of Scripture. You’ll discover that for Christians, communication isn’t just a personality trait or a professional skill; it’s part of being a disciple. Every conversation becomes an opportunity to practice humility, pursue peace, and reflect the character of Christ to the people around you. Recommended Resource: The Next Conversation: Argue Less and Talk More by Jefferson Fisher Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Beach Read: "When the Body Says No" 01.07.2026 33минHave you ever wondered if your body knows something that your mind hasn't caught up to yet? Maybe you’ve always thought of stress as an emotional experience; something that affects your mood, your thoughts, or your relationships. But what if stress has a profound effect on your body? And what if that stress started when you felt like you couldn’t say no? In this next episode of our summer series, Beach Reads for Real Life, Lynn Roush, LPC, explores a fascinating and sometimes controversial question posed by the book When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté: What happens when the need to be loved, accepted, or needed becomes so important that we lose touch with our own limits? You’ll be challenged to consider the ways your life experiences, coping strategies, and emotional patterns may have shaped your physical health or recent diagnosis. At the same time, Christians need a framework that goes beyond psychology alone. Scripture reminds us that not all suffering is a problem to solve. Some suffering comes from faithfulness, sacrifice, and obedience to Christ. Listen in as Lynn examines where Maté’s insights are helpful, where they may fall short, and how the gospel speaks to our deepest need for love, connection, and healing. You’ll discover that when your life is in God’s hands, you are free to be honest about your wounds because your worth is already secure in Christ. Recommended Resource: When the Body Says No: The Hidden Cost of Stress by Gabor Maté Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Beach Read: "When God Seems Distant" 24.06.2026 35минWhat if the problem isn’t that God has left you—but that he’s leading you somewhere you never expected to go? Few experiences are more unsettling for a Christian than the feeling that God has become distant. You pray, read Scripture, attend church, and try to stay faithful, yet the warmth and certainty you once felt seem to disappear. When that happens, many of us immediately assume we’ve done something wrong. We begin searching for the mistake, wondering why God feels absent and how we can get back to where we used to be. In the first episode of our short summer series, Beach Reads for Real Life, listen in as John Tinnin talks about the book When God Seems Distant: Surprising Ways God Deepens Our Faith and Draws Us Near by Kyle Strobel & John Coe. The authors challenge the assumption that the Christian life should be a steady climb from one spiritual high to the next. Instead, they show how God often does some of his deepest work in seasons of uncertainty, silence, and longing—times when we can’t rely on feelings and are invited to trust him in new ways. What makes this book so refreshing is its honesty. Rather than offering quick fixes or formulas for getting God back, it gives language to feelings many believers experience but rarely discuss. The authors invite us to stop treating the spiritual life like a self-improvement project and begin seeing it as a relationship that often grows through vulnerability, dependence, and surrender. For anyone who has ever wondered why God feels far away, this book offers both comfort and a different way of understanding the journey. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Searching for Contentment in a World of Want 17.06.2026 35минIt often seems like the Ten Commandments are about outward behavior: Don’t steal. Don’t lie. Don’t cheat. Don’t kill. But “You shall not covet” reaches into the hidden places of the heart where comparison and dissatisfaction grow. Even when our lives look fine on the outside, our hearts can still be restless, angry, and convinced that everyone else has been given something better. In this introspective last episode of our 10 Keys to the Universe series, John Tinnin, MFT, and Shay Roush, M.Div., explore why coveting is more than simply wanting nice things. Envy has the power to shape our entire lives, turning good desires into controlling desires. Coveting affects the way we see our homes, relationships, success, possessions, and our sense of worth. Along the way, they look at why this commandment leaves even the Apostle Paul feeling exposed, and why comparison never actually satisfies. They also talk about the difference between healthy desire and destructive craving, and why contentment must be learned over time. Coveting is actually connected to the first commandment about idolatry: whatever we believe will finally make us happy can slowly take God’s place in our hearts. But the good news of the gospel is that Jesus meets the ache underneath all our desires. If you’ve ever struggled with comparison, disappointment, envy, or the feeling that everyone else’s life is better than yours, this conversation is for you. Listen to the full episode as we wrap up our series on the Ten Commandments and discover how true contentment is found not in getting everything we want, but in belonging to the God who already loves us completely. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
The Hidden Damage of Living by Lies 10.06.2026 41минWords can either heal a relationship, or destroy a reputation. They can either calm a fearful heart, or leave a scar that lasts for years. At times, lying might seem like a not-so-harmful sin (“little white lie”) but there’s a reason that our words matter so much to God—and why the Bible treats careless speech with such seriousness. In this episode, Lynn Roush, LPC, and John Tinnin, MFT, continue our ongoing series, 10 Keys to the Universe, by exploring the ninth commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Drawing from passages like James 3, Matthew 12, and Proverbs 18, they discuss how words can bring either life or destruction. They explain the connection between truth and God’s character, showing how honest speech reflects the God who cannot lie. The conversation gets practical as they walk through specific ways falsehood damages relationships and communities. From slander and gossip to flattery, half-truths, broken promises, and false assurance, Lynn and John examine how easily dishonesty can disguise itself in everyday life. Lynn and John also offer practical encouragement for slowing down before speaking, developing discernment in a culture full of deception, and recognizing the lasting impact our words have on others. Most importantly, they point listeners back to the hope of the gospel: Jesus perfectly fulfilled what we never could and invites us to live in the freedom of his truth. Resource: The Doctrine of the Christian Life by John Frame Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Why You Take What Isn’t Yours 03.06.2026 46минWhat if stealing isn’t just about shoplifting or taking something off a shelf? What if it starts with anxiety, dissatisfaction, and the belief that God won’t really provide what you need? To make it even more complicated, what if it’s about the ways that we aren’t always generous with our time and money? In this layered episode of our ongoing series, 10 Keys to the Universe, Austin Conner, LPC, and special guest Kaelyn Mislan (recent Covenant Seminary graduate), unpack the complex meaning behind the eighth commandment: “You shall not steal.” They discuss why stealing is wrong: because God commands against it, because it violates personal ownership, and because it disrupts the well-being of others. Their conversation also highlights how stealing reflects a failure to trust God’s generous character and reveals a mindset that places personal desires above the needs of others. They also explore practical ways this command applies today, from honoring other people’s property and work to avoiding “time stealing,” providing fair compensation to employees, and being generous with others as God has been generous with you. At its core, the command calls believers not merely to avoid theft, but to become people marked by honesty, fairness, gratitude, and generosity. If you’ve ever wrestled with comparison, entitlement, anxiety about provision, or the temptation to justify questionable choices, this episode offers both conviction and hope. Listen to this thoughtful conversation on the 8th commandment and discover how God’s design leads not to restriction, but to freedom, trust, and deeper contentment. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
When Attraction Crosses the Line 27.05.2026 52минWhether you go looking for it or not, attraction that crosses the line of marital fidelity may happen more easily than you think. In this episode of the 10 Keys to the Universe series, Austin sits down with Ryan and Kelley Wampler, longtime small groups leaders at The Crossing, to discuss the subtle and seemingly harmless ways we may be tempted to break the 7th Commandment: “You shall not commit adultery”. This revealing conversation traces how discontentment and unmet desires quietly distort the safe and intimate relationship God designed marriage to be. Kelley opens up about a time early in her marriage that is equal parts honest and sobering: a friendship at work slowly built momentum, leading to a dinner invitation that felt harmless, and eventually a Holy Spirit moment in an elevator that stopped her cold. What she describes is the danger zone — that charged and deceptively ordinary space where attraction to someone other than your spouse begins to quietly take over. Austin, Ryan and Kelley name the many forms this can take — pornography, emotional affairs, digital infidelity, the creeping habit of comparison — and what the warning signs look like before things become irreversible. As you listen you will learn the importance of admitting the truth to yourself, confessing attraction honestly, cutting off communication, and building new habits of real connection with your spouse. Whether you’ve been hurt by betrayal or you’ve crossed the line of attraction, this episode will enlighten your awareness and bring hope that no one’s story is beyond God’s redemptive power. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Who Decides the Value of Life? 20.05.2026 51минThe 6th Commandment, “Do not murder,” may honestly feel a bit irrelevant to your life. Most of us have no desire to harm others so this can seem like a command meant only for the worst kinds of people. But in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exposes how personal it is to each one of us. As soon as he starts talking about anger, contempt, and the hidden conditions of the heart, we’re all on the hook for breaking it. As we continue our ongoing series, 10 Keys to the Universe, Austin Conner, LCPC, and John Tinnin, MFT, M.Div., explore why human life is so sacred and why this commandment matters far beyond physical violence. As you listen, you’ll learn about both the obvious and non-obvious ways this command can be broken, and what Jesus means when he links anger and contempt to murder itself. John and Austin also cover several difficult and emotionally charged topics, including military service, suicide, and abortion. Rather than offering simplistic answers, they thoughtfully engage the real-life complexity, pain, and ethical questions surrounding each one. Most importantly, this conversation highlights the condition of the human heart—and the grace of Jesus that meets us there. Whether you feel burdened by guilt or tempted to dismiss this commandment altogether, our hope is that this episode moves you toward greater awareness, carefulness, and appreciation for the infinite value of human life. Podcast suggestion: Protecting and Choosing Life - featuring My Life Clinic in Columbia, MO. Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Honoring Imperfect Parents 13.05.2026 40минWhen you attend your parents' funerals someday, will you be proud of the way you loved and honored them when they were alive? Or will you have some regrets? Few commandments feel as personal as the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and your mother.” For some people, that command feels natural and healthy. For others, it raises difficult questions and painful memories. In this perceptive episode of our ongoing series, 10 Keys to the Universe, Lynn Roush, LPC, and Shay Roush, M.Div, thoughtfully explore the beauty, tension, and wisdom of treating your parents with honor, even when you believe they don't deserve it. They’ll talk about the real meaning of the word ‘honor’ and explore what honoring your parents does and doesn’t mean. As challenging as this commandment is to fulfill, there are practical ways to show honor to your parents in everyday life. As you listen to this episode, you’ll understand the importance of treating your parents with dignity and honor, and be encouraged to engage them with both truth and grace. Book suggestion: Bold Love by Dan Allender & Tremper Longman Podcast suggestion: Engaging With Someone Who Has Harmed You by Adam Young Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com -
Are You Too Busy to Rest? 06.05.2026 47минIf you stopped working and striving for a full day this week, what do you honestly think would happen? For many of us, that question feels less peaceful than it should. Our schedules are packed, our minds are noisy, and even when we try to rest, we carry the weight of everything left undone. In this convicting episode of our ongoing series, 10 Keys to the Universe, Lynn Roush, LPC, and Austin Conner, PLPC, take a closer look at the fourth commandment through both the lens of the ancient Israelites and the light of the New Testament. They’ll explore why rest can be so difficult, the way God’s invitation is less about rest and more about trust, and practical ways you can incorporate a Sabbath mindset in your busy life. The fourth commandment doesn’t just give us permission to rest; it reveals something deeper about who God is and who we are in relation to him. Long before rest became a luxury, it was a rhythm woven into creation itself, a gift meant to free people from striving and remind them they were never meant to carry life on their own. If you’ve ever felt like slowing down isn’t an option, this conversation is for you. For a further look at the relevance of the Sabbath today, check out this article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/schreiner-qa-is-the-sabbath-still-required-for-christians/ Connect with us: Instagram: @withyouintheweeds Facebook: @withyouintheweeds X: withyou_weeds Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Website: withyouintheweeds.com