The CrossCounsel Podcast
By CrossCounsel International Ministries
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Episodes: 196
Sep 16, 2021
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Welcome to the CrossCounsel Podcast! Since 1997, we've been finding a better way to experience healing, growth, and maturity in Christ.
Join our co-founder, Rev. Steve Freitag, and special guests as they explore how the Spirit of Jesus transforms us into people who are strong, steady, sturdy, secure, and appropriately compassionate.
Diving into our MELT Process isn't easy, but it's well worth it. Those who are willing to engage with both their present and historical pain—and confront their "demons"—can discover unimaginable freedom and peace.
Much of this may feel surprisingly simple, yet deeply transformative—strangely normal.
Together, let's do all we can in the work God calls us to do.
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196 | The Anger We Don't Admit
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May 20, 2026 |
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195 | Transformation Toward Your God-Given Mission
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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194 | Loving What God Loves - with Dwight Clough
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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193 | Why Real Transformation is Harder Than We Think - with Dwight Clough
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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192 | Truth and Transformation: A Conclusion That Continues
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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191 | More Truth That Transforms, Not Just Informs
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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190 | Truth That Transforms, Not Just Informs
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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189 | Lies: An Ongoing Conversation About What Drives Us
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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188 | Lies: Getting to the Core Lies That Drive Our Pain
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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187 | "Undone by Jesus" with Lindsay Bonnar
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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186 | Emotion: The Doorway, Not the Destination
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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185 | Don’t Let Your Unconscious Direct Your Life: More on Memory
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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184 | MELT, Memory and Meaning
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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183 | Grief ~ Gratitude ~ Migraine Miracle
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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182 | Continue to be Transformed
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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181 | Our Ongoing Origin Story
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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180 | Have You Heard of Plato, Aristotle… Sōma?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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179 | In Which Chair Are You Sitting?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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178 | Conclusion: From Striving & Suicidal to Hopeful & Helping
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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177 | From Striving & Suicidal to Hopeful & Helping
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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176 | Truth Independent of Reactions w/ Shane Buol > Why Offense Doesn’t Define Reality
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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175 | Unscripted Testimonies: Behind the Scenes of a Monday Night
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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174 | O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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173 | Hillary's Anger Breakthrough
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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172 | What Am I Hiding Behind?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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171 | Can We See MELT in the Scriptures?
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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170 | Knowing Jesus Has You in Mind
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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169 | Two Special Women with Jesus
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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168 | Scripture and F-35s
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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167 | Our Soul's Soundtracks
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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166 | WITH Jesus Everyday
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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165 | School Shooting / Declaration of Hope
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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164 | Love Bonds and Fear Bonds
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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163 | Don't Let a Diagnosis Identify You
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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162 | Loving God Wholeheartedly
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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161 | Half Measures
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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160 | Avoid Disillusionment
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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159 | Weeding Out More Lies
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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158 | Boy MELTs, Meets Girl (Part 2)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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157 | Boy MELTs, Meets Girl (Part One)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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156 | Peek Into Our Staff Meeting: Malaysia Report
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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155 | No Need for Weed
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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154 | Inside Out 2: Group Discussion
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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153 | Thoughts About Feelings
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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152 | Consider It All Joy
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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151 | In the In Between
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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150 | A Reminder for Times Like This
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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149 | The Truth Within the Story (Part 2)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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148 | The Truth Within the Story (Part 1)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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147 | Healing Around the World
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 146 - Removing Obstacles to Identity (Part 3)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 145 - Removing Obstacles to Identity (Part 2)
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 144 - Removing Obstacles to Identity (Part 1)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 143 - How Do We Actually Change? (Part 2)
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May 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 142 - How Do We Actually Change? (Part 1)
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May 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 141 - Finding Home
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May 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 140 - Tackling Trauma (Part 5 - Finale)
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May 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 139 - Tackling Trauma (Part 4)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 138 - Tackling Trauma (Part 3)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 137 - Tackling Trauma (Part 2)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 136 - Tackling Trauma (Part 1)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 135 - Facebook and Feelings (Part 2)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 134 - Facebook and Feelings (Part 1)
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 133 - Hippies, Haircuts, and the Holy Spirit (Part 2)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 132 - Hippies, Haircuts, and the Holy Spirit (Part 1)
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 131 - An Uncommon Message - Living Water Church (Part 3)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 130 - Invest in Yourself - Living Water Church (Part 2)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 129 - Living Water Church (Part 1)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 128 - Food for Thought
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 127 - Are You an Imposter?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 126 - Struggling With Singleness
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 125 - Being a Friend of God
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 124 - The Sting of Betrayal (Part 2)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 123 - The Sting of Betrayal (Part 1)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 122 - New Year, New Questions
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 121 - Holiday Blues
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 120 - When Words Cut Like Knives
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 119 - Concerning Spiritual Warfare
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 118 - Distortion, Abuse, And Being Unforgiving - Best of 2022
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 117 - God Hates What Leads to Divorce (Part 2)
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 116 - God Hates What Leads to Divorce (Part 1)
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 115 - We Do Things Differently
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 114 - MELTing in Bolivia
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 113 - How We Collide With Our Pride (Part 2)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 112 - How We Collide With Our Pride (Part 1)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 111 - Is He Really Coming Back? (Part 2)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 110 - Is He Really Coming Back? (Part 1)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 109 - A World of Frustration
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 108 - Flipping Switches
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 107 - “That’s as Far as I Can Go, Lord.”
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 106 - Are You Giving Ground to the Enemy?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 105 - Don’t Mistake Work for Worth (Part 2)
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 104 - Don’t Mistake Work for Worth (Part 1)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 103 - Suffering: Unpacking 1 Peter 4 (Part 2)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 102 - Suffering: Unpacking 1 Peter 4 (Part 1)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 101 - Fully Armed and Operational
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 100 - Why Is Pain Important?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 99 - Stop Getting Flat Tires And Trying So Hard
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 98 - MELT or Medication?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 97 - Testing, Healing, and Ministering to Non-Believers
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 96 - Looking Back At The Next Generation
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 95 - What You Don't Want To Recycle
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 94 - Transformation Vs. Information
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 93 - What Are Protective Defenses? (Part 3)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 92 - What Are Protective Defenses? (Part 2)
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May 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 91 - What Are Protective Defenses? (Part 1)
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May 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 90 - Does God Help Those Who Help Themselves?
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May 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 89 - Is God On My Side?
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May 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 88 - Does My Pastor Need Healing, Too? (Part 3)
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May 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 87 - Does My Pastor Need Healing, Too? (Part 2)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 86 - Does My Pastor Need Healing, Too? (Part 1)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 85 - Am I Carl? (Part 2)
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 84 - Am I Carl? (Part 1)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 83 - Experiencing Our Good Father's Embrace
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 82 - Growing Despite Adversity
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 81 - "Be Of Good Cheer"
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 80 - Genuine Confidence
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 79 - Mr. Spock And Church Leadership
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 78 - Resisting The Prowling Lion
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 77 - Am I The Main Character?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 76 - What's My Motivation?
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 75 - Making Your Path Straight
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 74 - Touching On Loneliness
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 73 - Training Up Godly Sticklers
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 72 - The Freitag Family
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 71 - Waiting on God vs Inaction
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 70 - What Stops People From Coming Back?
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 69 - Merry Christmas, and Happier Holidays!
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 68 - Why Minister To The Nations?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 67 - How Do I Handle Truth-Based Pain?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 66 - Layers of Lies
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 65 - End The Divide
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 64 - Supplementing With Scripture
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 63 - Consenting To Feeling Inferior
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 62 - Feeling Our Pain Through Others
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 61 - How Should We Handle Suffering?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 60 - Is God With Me?
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 59 - Fear Of The Lord, Or Terror Of The Lord?
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 58 - Traditions, and Reconciling Our Own Bad Decisions
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 57 - Shame, Demonic Oppression, and Visualizing
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 56 - Past Trauma, and Brain Trauma
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 55 - Dealing With the Past When Its “Under the Blood”
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 54 - Discerning Spirits, and Unpacking Overwhelming Emotions
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 53 - Family, Psychosis, and Being Proactive
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 52 - Distortion, Abuse, And Being Unforgiving
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 51 - MELT or Medication?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 50 - Testing, Healing, and Ministering to Non-Believers
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 49 New Update, Not So New Triggers
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 48 Can I Be Angry At God? (Part 2)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 47 Can I Be Angry At God? (Part 1)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 46 Freedom From Striving (Part 2)
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 45 Freedom From Striving (Part 1)
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 44 Does Transformational Prayer Work Internationally?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 43 Two Days After 9/11
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 42 Deep Physical and Emotional Pain Lifted (Part 2)
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 41 Deep Physical and Emotional Pain Lifted (Part 1)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 40 Why Is It Easier to See Other People’s Faults?
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May 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 39 Am I Actually Healing, or Just Feeling Better?
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May 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 38 What If I Can't Focus?
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May 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 37 What Is Lie-Based Thinking?
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May 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 36 Is Christianity a Crutch?
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May 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 35 How Can Spiritual Healing Affect My Family?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 34 How Can Spiritual Healing Affect Romantic Relationships?
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 33 How Can Spiritual Healing Affect the Body?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 32 Since You Asked... (Part 2)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 31 Since You Asked... (Part 1)
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 30 What Stops Me From Stepping In? (Part 2)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 29 What Stops Me From Stepping In? (Part 1)
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 28 Can I Really Be Free From Negative Emotions?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 27 Is There Hope for the Younger Generation?
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 26 What Good Is the "I" Doing?
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 25 Could This Help Me if I’ve Done Counseling?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 24 What if I’m Dealing With Addiction?
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 23 What if I'm Doing Okay?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 22 What Does Vulnerability in Leadership Look Like?
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 21 What Are “Walls” and How Do I Overcome Them?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 20 Getting to Know Jon and His First Session Surprise
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 19 What Do I Do About the Stress of Everyday Life?
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 18 How Do I Fulfill My Destiny?
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 17 How Do I Set Healthy Boundaries?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 16 How Do I Change the Background Music?
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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15 | What Does It Mean to Be Spiritually Mature?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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14 | Why Do I Feel Like I Need to Belong?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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13 | What Do I Do When Everything Is Falling Apart? (Part 2)
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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12 | What Do I Do When Everything Is Falling Apart? (Part 1)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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11 | What Is CrossCounsel’s Secret Sauce?
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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10 | Did God Give Me My Personality?
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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09 | Is It Worth It to Feel the Pain?
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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08 | What if I’m Afraid to Feel?
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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07 |How Many Altar Calls Does It Take To Fix My Heart?
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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06 | What Do I Do When I Get Triggered?
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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05 | How Do Guys Who Are Tough Actually Deal With Their Stuff?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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04 | What Does Getting Unstuck Look Like?
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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03 | Why Am I So Stuck? (Part 2)
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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02 | Why Am I So Stuck? (Part 1)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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01 | What is CrossCounsel?
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Jul 26, 2021 |