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Episodes

July 1, 2025

My First Pet with Braxton Jones

Braxton Jones joined us to share the story of welcoming his first pet, a black cat named Jack. When he and his family welcomed Jack, they also welcomed joy, mischievousness, and a new family member who shares and receives lov...

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June 25, 2025

Seeing the Value of Every Person While Serving a Restaurant Table wit…

Craig Flinn tells the story of taking a job as a restaurant server and finding joy, connection with others, and a mystical moment of seeing the value of every person. You'll often find Craig Flinn talking with a neighbor and ...

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June 16, 2025

Surprised Along the Camino de Santiago with Roger Lynn

Roger Lynn walked the 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago, a 500 mile pilgrimage, experiencing surprise all along the way. Roger's journey eventually led him back to Spokane to experience joy and surprise here, too. Roger Lyn...

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May 31, 2025

How I Became a Grandma at 25 with Kelsey Doerr

Kelsey Doerr, the Foster Parent Recruiter from Lutheran Community Services Northwest, joined us to tell the story of her welcoming into her home a young mother a baby and how she grew in connection and joy in doing so. Kelsey...

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May 16, 2025

From a Cult Living Room to Religion Reporting with Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons joined us to share her story of being raised in a restrictive cult to finding freedom in education and religion journalism. Tracy is a long-time religion reporter, a journalism professor, and cycling enthusiast....

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May 9, 2025

From Disability to Advocacy with Chris Snow

Chris Snow, pastor of North Hill Christian Church , shares with us his experiences of disablity, both as an individual and as a parent, and his journey to advocacy and inclusion for all people. Chris Snow is a pastor, disabli...

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April 27, 2025

Disneyland and Back with Lisa Kissinger

Lisa Kissinger's childhood dream was to work at Disneyland, and she got to live it! Hear her tell the story of going to Disneyland and coming back home and all she learned along the journey. Lisa Kissinger is a writer, life-l...

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March 25, 2025

How I Became a Dad with Jason Jones

One of our hosts, Jason Jones, kicks things off with telling the story of how he became a dad.

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