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A Psychologist Explains Why Helping Others Actually Fixes Your Anxiety

Send us Fan Mail What if the cure for your anxiety, your loneliness, or that loop of negative thoughts isn't more self-care, but stepping outside of yourself entirely? This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess sits down with Nancy, a psychologist and coach, to unpack what the research actually says abo…

He Invited Every Neighbor to Church for Years. Then One Invited Him to Pray.

Send us Fan Mail What if everything you thought about evangelism is actually getting in the way? This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess and Pastor Gabe have an honest conversation about the baggage Christians carry around sharing their faith, why the "spiritual salesperson" approach backfires, and a…

How Prayer Takes the Pressure Off Sharing Your Faith

Send us Fan Mail What if trying harder to share your faith is actually getting in the way? This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess unpacks the first step in the BLESS framework: Begin with Prayer. But this isn't a lecture about praying more. It's about why surrendering control is the thing that actua…

Acoustic Jams & Tasty Cocktails

This week on Jams ’N’ Cocktails, there’s no guest, no big theme, and no complicated agenda — just a good old-fashioned night hanging out in the JNC Lounge! Brad Brock gets back to the heart of the show with cocktails, acoustic jams, plenty of laughs, and the usual chaos alongside Derek “The Master …

Three Ways You're Fake Listening Without Even Knowing It

Send us Fan Mail You're 30 seconds into a conversation, and you can already see their eyes glazing over. Or worse, you're the one glazing. This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess gets honest about three ways we fake listen without meaning to, and what it actually looks like to hear someone well. If y…

He Got Coffee With a Homeless Man Every Friday for a Year. It Changed Everything.

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful thing you could do for someone spiritually was just eat with them? This week on Midweek Motivation, Gabe and Melissa Kolstad sit down together to unpack why sharing a meal is one of the most underrated tools in the Christian life. Gabe shares the story of …

MID WEEK MOTIVATION - September 23, 2026 "How A Church Moved Campuses Without Losing Its Heart" (Mark Manning)

A church building can look finished long before the story behind it is fully told. We’re looking ahead to DeSoto Hills Baptist Church’s 20th anniversary by sitting down with Brother Mark Manning, who remembers the early Carriage Hills days and the long, detailed road to moving onto the current camp…

Jesus Took Off His Crown and Put On an Apron. Can You?

Send us Fan Mail "No, but I will." That's what Jess said to her grandma when she was asked to wash the dishes as a kid. Snotty, ungrateful, and she still cringes thinking about it. This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess unpacks why that attitude is the exact one most of us bring to service without r…

Someone Stole His Battery. The Friend Who Showed Up Changed His Life

Send us Fan Mail His car battery got stolen at a ski lodge. He called a friend he hadn't talked to in a while. That friend showed up, took one look at him, and said, "You need to follow Jesus." That was November 1976, and Tony still has the Bible he took from the nightstand that day. This week on M…

Loneliness Is as Deadly as 15 Cigarettes a Day. So Why Do We Keep Choosing It?

Send us Fan Mail Half of American adults are measurably lonely, and the research says it's hurting our bodies as much as our hearts. This week on Midweek Motivation, Jess gets honest about why real connection feels so risky, especially if you're shy or introverted like she was. She walks through Ac…