Starting the year with hope… but what happens when the thing you’ve prayed for never comes?

In this episode, Rita unpacks expectation, disappointment, obedience, and the moment her therapist used a water bottle to show her she’d been so focused on “the promise” that she missed everything around her.

What does it mean to carry God’s presence while you wait? And what if waiting is shaping you more than arrival ever could?

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He grew up in church camps… but behind closed doors, it was violent and broken.

Stephen McWhirter shares his journey from addiction, arrests, and hatred toward God to radical salvation, forgiveness, and leading thousands to Christ online.

This is a story about mercy, thorns, industry tension, and a love that refuses to quit.

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In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits with Jason & Rhonda Halbert to talk faith after loss, revival, worship culture, marriage, and obedience.

From DC Talk and Sonicflood to walking away from the church industry, cancer, grief, and writing CARETAKER, Book 1 in The Goodpasture Chronicles. this episode is about holding onto God when everything falls apart.

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In this raw solo episode, Rita Springer addresses the growing reality of cover-up culture in the church.

With honesty, compassion, and prophetic insight, she explores hidden sin, leadership failure, accountability, confession, and the true cost of doing the right thing.

This conversation isn’t about cancel culture, it’s about repentance, healing, and restoring the fear of the Lord.

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What does it really mean to carry the presence of God, not just feel it? In this powerful solo episode, Rita Springer unpacks the story of the Ark of the Covenant and reveals how reverence, obedience, and discipline shape our spiritual lives.

This is a call to deeper encounter, not emotional moments.

As we step into 2026, how will you carry His presence?

Scripture references: 1 Samuel 6-7, 2 Samuel 6

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What happens when a worship leader leaves the platform but not the presence of God?

In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits down with artist and former worship pastor Scott Coats to talk about prophetic encounters, rural revival, creativity as calling, and why comfort may be the very thing the church needs to lose.

This episode will challenge creatives, worship leaders, and anyone asking God, “What’s next?”

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Rita joins designer Teressa Johnson in a breathtaking Italian villa for a week of creativity, beauty, and soul-deep conversation.

Together they explore how rest, art, and hospitality reveal God’s heart.

From floral design to faith, this episode captures the sacred beauty of slowing down and seeing God’s design in everything.

A soulful reminder that God is the ultimate creator and beauty can be found everywhere.

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In this deeply honest episode, Rita sits down with Holly (Hollyn) and Dillon Wilson to talk about obedience when God’s direction makes no sense. From years of waiting, financial strain, identity loss, and unexpected provision, this conversation explores what happens when you surrender your calling, your timeline, and your definition of success. This is a story about faith formed in silence, and fruit that comes later.

This episode feels like sitting in a quiet room listening to people who have nothing left to prove.

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