Practical Faith Academy Podcast

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 8 - Chip Waggoner, Wrestling With A Miracle

Chip Waggoner, Wrestling With A Miracle

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Chip Waggoner is best known in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area for his decades of service as traffic reporter on Fox 4's Good Day morning show. Now Waggoner, with his family, has written the book "M.I.P. (Miracle in Progress)," the story of raising a child whose "normal" is not like ours. But it's not a health journal as much as it is a faith journey – trusting God in extreme circumstances, realizing that God’s possibilities are more than we imagine, learning to follow God through each phase, and using those experiences to be lights in the world.

In this episode of the Practical Faith Academy podcast, Waggoner sits down with an old friend, Cecil Taylor, to discuss the book and what he learned that can help us live a seven-day practical faith.

Highlights of the podcast: 

5:11  What does seven-day practical faith mean to Waggoner

7:43  What compelled Waggoner to write an honest, vulnerable book about both successes and failures as a parent of a child with unique physical challenges

11:17 Some details about his son Benjamin’s health situation

14:29 How he and his family wrestled with the idea of “What is normal?”

19:49 How Satan disrupts us, and how we can regain God’s light shining through us

24:26 The problem with judging others

27:48 How to identify the people you should trust in a crisis

30:27 The importance of having a community that walks alongside you

32:43 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

35:39 How to find Chip’s book options and upcoming appearances

Author Chip Waggoner can be found at www.ChipWaggoner.com. You can order the book as a paper copy, an ebook, or as an audiobook. Also, Chip will be conducting book signings and other events; those are shown on the site as well.

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk. I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is The Misfits of Christmas Advent video study.

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site or the parenting site. Simply scroll down either home page to find the registration form.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 7 - Brandon Booth, From Theology to Trust

Brandon Booth, From Theology to Trust

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Brandon Booth is the president of Signpost Inn Ministries and hosts the Signpost Inn podcast. Like Cecil, his focus is on living a practical, daily faith, with a focus on attending to Jesus’s loving presence. Booth sees people struggle because they know facts about God but aren’t able to experience him as real. This mirrors his own journey, so Booth shares ideas on how to move from knowing about God to truly knowing God.

Highlights of the podcast: 

3:40 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Brandon

6:12 We’re all hungry for more than what we see in life

9:30 The difference between knowing God and knowing about God

11:58 Prayer is a fancy word for conversation

15:29 How we can transform guilt and anxiety over not engaging with God into faith

20:42 How do we surrender to God’s love?

21:53 A rollercoaster analogy for fully engaging with God

25:41 How Brandon came to understand that God is real

29:11 How Satan overplays his hand with us

31:57 How to find his Signpost Inn ministry

As the president of Signpost Inn Ministries and host of the Signpost Inn podcast, Brandon Booth’s goal is to invite people into deeper relationship with Jesus as they reach a crossroads in life – and we’re always at a crossroads. One of Booth’s offerings is spiritual direction, which is one-on-one counseling that focuses your attention on Jesus’s presence. You can find everything he does by searching for Signpost Inn or visiting SignpostInn.org.

Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. Sign up for his two monthly newsletters at CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Ministry Connections updates you on the ministry and gives practical faith tips. Backstage Pass takes you behind the scenes of the ministry and Cecil’s life. To thank you for registering, you’ll receive a free gift as well that rotates from time to time. Register on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page at CecilTaylorMinistries.com through the pop-up window or the orange box.

For more free content like this podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content.

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Cecil’s new book, “Unison Parenting”, is on sale for just $10 plus free shipping at https://www.ceciltayloracademy.com/link.php?id=3&h=19480d6cdc. In addition, you’ll receive more than $200 in free bonuses when you buy the book directly from Cecil! This offer is 60% off the price you would pay at the big bookseller sites.  Cecil’s parenting advice can be found at https://www.UnisonParenting.com, at  https://www.instagram.com/unison_parenting/ and at https://www.pinterest.com/CecilTaylorMinistries.

The Unison Parenting newsletter is a useful resource for parents of children of all ages. Author and pastor Kim Meyers shares her parenting perspective; pediatric therapist and author Ginny Cruz offers “Diaper Days” advice; and Tawny Kinslow writes about parent-child relationships. Sign up for the newsletter at https://www.UnisonParenting.com#newsletter-registration.

Cecil’s award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study’s first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.”

Cecil’s Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes the following:

- “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice” is about Christian parenting. Cecil provides proven parenting strategies with an underlying layer of parenting in unison through all the ages and stages of a child’s life. “Unison Parenting” has been honored with the 2025 Independent Press Award for Parenting/Family and the 2025 Living Water Award for Best Nonfiction.

- “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone” is about deepening faith. Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today.

- “The Next Thing” is about crisis responses. Cecil shares a four-part Christian model for dealing with crisis. You’ll find the model to be flexible and applicable to many crises.

- “Live Like You’re Loved” is about vibrant living. Cecil affirms the scriptural truths that God loves you, forgives you, sends you, and walks with you in eternal relationship. Then he shows how your life is transformed when you embed these truths into your daily faith and your soul.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 6 - Dawn Stephens, The Potter's Vessel

Dawn Stephens, The Potters Vessel

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Dawn Stephens is the principal of Central Christian Academy in Portsmouth, VA, and the award-winning author of the “Little Pot” book series, which teaches children – and adults – about the Fruits of the Spirit and how the potter (God) can grow those fruits in our pot. Those are key themes of this episode’s discussion.

Highlights of the podcast: 

3:05 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Stephens

4:51 What the imagery of the pot means and how it relates to purpose

10:09 Seven steps to develop the Fruits of the Spirit within us

14:31 We don’t HAVE the Fruits of the Spirit; we GIVE the Fruits to others. We’re created to serve and pour into others.

18:03 Which fruit is the hardest for people to grow?

21:46 On God’s cycle of filling us and emptying us

26:52 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

28:16 Her best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith.

30:01 How to keep in touch with Stephens’s work and access her free materials.

Author Dawn Stephens can be found at DawnStephensBooks.com, where she offers a free guide to the seven steps to growing the Fruits of the Spirit, as she discussed on the podcast. You can also check out her four-part Little Pot book series, as well as other books she has written.

Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. Please register for Cecil’s free monthly newsletters on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page. You’ll receive a free gift, which changes from time to time, and two monthly newsletters, Backstage Pass and Monthly Connection.

For more free content like this from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content. Scroll to the bottom of the Show Notes to learn about his Instant Content portfolio of books and small group video studies.

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Does your family have issues with parenting in unison? Find out by taking the new Parental Unity Questionnaire from Cecil Taylor Ministries. This self-assessment will allow you to determine whether you have issues and how you can improve, plus Cecil shares three tips on parenting in unison. Follow this link for the questionnaire: https://www.unisonparenting.com/request-parental-unity-questionnaire.

Cecil’s new book, “Unison Parenting”, is on sale for just $10 plus free shipping at https://www.ceciltayloracademy.com/link.php?id=3&h=19480d6cdc. In addition, you’ll receive more than $200 in free bonuses when you buy the book directly from Cecil! This offer is 60% off the price you would pay at the big bookseller sites.  Cecil’s parenting advice can be found at https://www.UnisonParenting.com, at  https://www.instagram.com/unison_parenting/ and at https://www.pinterest.com/CecilTaylorMinistries.

Cecil and three collaborators have launched the brand new Unison Parenting newsletter. Author and pastor Kim Meyers shares her parenting perspective; pediatric therapist and author Ginny Cruz offers “Diaper Days” advice; and Tawny Kinslow writes about parent-child relationships. Sign up for the newsletter at https://www.UnisonParenting.com#newsletter-registration.

Cecil’s award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study’s first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.”

Cecil’s Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes:

- “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice” is about Christian parenting. Cecil provides proven parenting strategies with an underlying layer of parenting in unison through all the ages and stages of a child’s life. “Unison Parenting” has been honored with the 2025 Independent Press Award for Parenting/Family and the 2025 Living Water Award for Best Nonfiction.

- “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone” is about deepening faith. Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today.

- “The Next Thing” is about crisis responses. Cecil shares a four-part Christian model for dealing with crisis. You’ll find the model to be flexible and applicable to many crises.

- “Live Like You’re Loved” is about vibrant living. Cecil affirms the scriptural truths that God loves you, forgives you, sends you, and walks with you in eternal relationship. Then he shows how your life is transformed when you embed these truths into your daily faith and your soul.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 5 - Larry O'Nan, Intentional Living and Giving

Larry O'Nan, Intentional Living and Giving

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Larry O’Nan is the author of “Intentional Living and Giving,” a holistic look at the many ways in which we are stewards of God’s gifts. O’Nan’s view is that we don’t really own anything; we are simply caretakers of God’s possessions. O’Nan will get you thinking differently about your approach to each day, to your own abundance, and to your relationship with God.

Highlights of the podcast:

2:14 What does seven-day practical faith mean to O’Nan

4:22  Misconceptions about stewardship – it’s not really about money

10:14 What it looks like to transition from “getting from God” to “stewarding for God”

13:03 How his wife’s passing caused him to re-think stewardship within his life

14:38  His book’s keyword is in the title: “Intentional”

16:00 The steps to living and giving intentionally

20:28 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

22:40 How to follow O’Nan and find his book

 

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Larry O’Nan is the author of “Intentional Living and Giving: Discovering Purpose, Igniting Abundance, and Thriving as a Steward of God’s Blessing.” While his book is widely available on major booksellers and faith-based sites, you can receive a signed copy of his book at https://larryonan.com/. On that site, O’Nan also blogs and podcasts and offers small group studies of the book. His Facebook page is “Intentional Living and Giving.”

Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. Please register for Cecil’s free monthly newsletters on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page. You’ll receive a free gift, which changes from time to time, and two monthly newsletters, Backstage Pass and Monthly Connection.

For more free content like this from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content. Scroll to the bottom of the Show Notes to learn about his Instant Content portfolio of books and small group video studies.

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To celebrate winning the Regal Summit award for her book “Revelationship: Transformative Intimacy With Christ”, podcast guest Cathy Colver Garland (S5 E2) is giving away her book to one lucky listener. To enter the contest, please do the following:

1. Follow Cecil on Facebook by visiting https://www.facebook.com/ceciltaylorministries and clicking Follow.
2. Follow Cathy on Instagram by visiting https://www.instagram.com/gracefullgarlands/ and clicking Follow, OR by visiting https://www.threads.com/@gracefullgarlands and clicking Follow.
3. Leave a comment about this podcast episode with Larry O’Nan. If you can’t see how to leave a comment on your format, then you can leave one by clicking on the episode at https://ceciltaylorministries.podbean.com/

Three steps, but all easy-peasy, accomplished in a minute or so.

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Cecil and three collaborators have launched the brand new Unison Parenting newsletter. Author and pastor Kim Meyers shares her parenting perspective; pediatric therapist and author Ginny Cruz offers “Diaper Days” advice; and Tawny Kinslow writes about parent-child relationships. Sign up for the newsletter at https://www.UnisonParenting.com#newsletter-registration.

Cecil’s new book, “Unison Parenting”, is on sale for just $10 plus free shipping at https://www.ceciltayloracademy.com/link.php?id=3&h=19480d6cdc. In addition, you’ll receive six free bonus gifts when you buy the book directly from Cecil!

Cecil’s award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study’s first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.”

Cecil’s Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes:

- “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice” is about Christian parenting. Cecil provides proven parenting strategies with an underlying layer of parenting in unison through all the ages and stages of a child’s life. “Unison Parenting” has been honored with the 2025 Independent Press Award for Parenting/Family and the 2025 Living Water Award for Best Nonfiction.

- “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone” is about deepening faith. Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today.

- “The Next Thing” is about crisis responses. Cecil shares a four-part Christian model for dealing with crisis. You’ll find the model to be flexible and applicable to many crises.

- “Live Like You’re Loved” is about vibrant living. Cecil affirms the scriptural truths that God loves you, forgives you, sends you, and walks with you in eternal relationship. Then he shows how your life is transformed when you embed these truths into your daily faith and your soul.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 4 - Kim Sorrelle, What Love Is and Isn't

Kim Sorrelle, What Love Is and Isn't

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Kim Sorrelle is the author of the book, “Love Is: A Yearlong Experiment of Living Out 1 Corinthians 13 Love.” Sorrelle is the executive director of Rays of Hope International, with a focus on helping the underprivileged in Africa and the Caribbean.

Highlights of the podcast: 

3:10 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Sorrelle

4:04 Her vision is to change the world through the power of love. This is how it looks.

8:01 Love is messy when it’s misunderstood.

9:40 The most difficult instructions in 1 Corinthians 13 are the “Don’ts”.

11:23 The role of boundaries in love.

15:21 How boasting interferes with love and causes polarization in our society.

18:48 We should focus on commonalities and appreciate differences.

20:11 Our focus should be on changing hearts, not minds.

23:24 On boldly living out our faith.

24:57 Sorrelle’s best tip for living and maintaining a seven-day practical faith.

27:12 How to find "Love Is" and keep in touch with Sorrelle’s work.

Author Kim Sorrelle can be found at KimSorrelle.com, where she offers a free, 14-day “Love Challenge,” based on the Love Chapter, 1 Corinthian 13. Her YouTube channel is “Kim Sorrelle.”

Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. Please register for Cecil’s free monthly newsletters on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page. You’ll receive a free gift, which changes from time to time, and two monthly newsletters, Backstage Pass and Monthly Connection.

For more free content like this from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content. Scroll to the bottom of the Show Notes to learn about his Instant Content portfolio of books and small group video studies.

+++++ SEE BELOW for an incredible sale on Cecil’s latest book! +++++

Does your family have issues with parenting in unison? Find out by taking the new Parental Unity Questionnaire from Cecil Taylor Ministries. This self-assessment will allow you to determine whether you have issues and how you can improve, plus Cecil shares three tips on parenting in unison. Follow this link for the questionnaire: https://www.unisonparenting.com/request-parental-unity-questionnaire.

Cecil’s new book, “Unison Parenting”, is on sale for just $10 plus free shipping at https://www.ceciltayloracademy.com/link.php?id=3&h=19480d6cdc. In addition, you’ll receive more than $200 in free bonuses when you buy the book directly from Cecil! This offer is 60% off the price you would pay at the big bookseller sites.  Cecil’s parenting advice can be found at https://www.UnisonParenting.com, at  https://www.instagram.com/unison_parenting/ and at https://www.pinterest.com/CecilTaylorMinistries.

Cecil and three collaborators have launched the brand new Unison Parenting newsletter. Author and pastor Kim Meyers shares her parenting perspective; pediatric therapist and author Ginny Cruz offers “Diaper Days” advice; and Tawny Kinslow writes about parent-child relationships. Sign up for the newsletter at https://www.UnisonParenting.com#newsletter-registration.

Cecil’s award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study’s first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.”

Cecil’s Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes:

- “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice” is about Christian parenting. Cecil provides proven parenting strategies with an underlying layer of parenting in unison through all the ages and stages of a child’s life. “Unison Parenting” has been honored with the 2025 Independent Press Award for Parenting/Family and the 2025 Living Water Award for Best Nonfiction.

- “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone” is about deepening faith. Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today.

- “The Next Thing” is about crisis responses. Cecil shares a four-part Christian model for dealing with crisis. You’ll find the model to be flexible and applicable to many crises.

- “Live Like You’re Loved” is about vibrant living. Cecil affirms the scriptural truths that God loves you, forgives you, sends you, and walks with you in eternal relationship. Then he shows how your life is transformed when you embed these truths into your daily faith and your soul.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 3 - David Taylor, A Faith Pilgrim's Journey

David Taylor, A Faith Pilgrim's Journey

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

David Taylor is a Christian from the Dallas-Fort Worth area who undertook a seven-day Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain this spring. David experienced both difficulties and blessings on this famous spiritual walk. He shares his journey and his observations on how the Camino maps to our seven-day practical faith on this episode of the Practical Faith Academy.

Highlights of the podcast: 

2:26 What does seven-day practical faith mean to David

3:43 About the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage

6:28 How he trained for the pilgrimage walk

8:44 How David’s walk changed with a new attitude on Day 3 after two difficult days

12:00 How the pilgrimage mirrored our surrender to Jesus

13:50 How self-doubts can wreck us, and how David dramatically triumphed over those doubts in a lasting way during the Camino

16:46 How the Camino’s lessons apply to our daily faith

David Taylor is a practicing Christian who wanted to enhance his faith journey by traveling the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He originally shared his observations on Facebook and now expands on those observations in this podcast.

Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. Cecil wants to give you a sample of his writing with a free mini-book gift, “Collections, Volume 1,” containing 31 of his most popular devotions and essays from years of social media posting. Register on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page at CecilTaylorMinistries.com through the pop-up window or the orange box, and he’ll send you a soft copy of the mini-book to your email inbox. You’ll also receive his two free monthly newsletters, Backstage Pass and Monthly Connections.

For more free content like this podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content.

+++++ SEE BELOW for an incredible sale on Cecil’s latest book! +++++

Cecil’s new book, “Unison Parenting”, is on sale for just $10 plus free shipping at https://www.ceciltayloracademy.com/link.php?id=3&h=19480d6cdc. In addition, you’ll receive more than $200 in free bonuses when you buy the book directly from Cecil! This offer is 60% off the price you would pay at the big bookseller sites.  Cecil’s parenting advice can be found at https://www.UnisonParenting.com, at  https://www.instagram.com/unison_parenting/ and at https://www.pinterest.com/CecilTaylorMinistries.

In June, Cecil and three collaborators are launching the Unison Parenting newsletter. Author and pastor Kim Meyers shares her parenting perspective; pediatric therapist and author Ginny Cruz offers “Diaper Days” advice; and Tawny Kinslow writes about parent-child relationships. Sign up for the newsletter at https://www.UnisonParenting.com#newsletter-registration.

Cecil’s award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study’s first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.”

Cecil’s Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes the following:

- “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice” is about Christian parenting. Cecil provides proven parenting strategies with an underlying layer of parenting in unison through all the ages and stages of a child’s life. “Unison Parenting” has been honored with the 2025 Independent Press Award for Parenting/Family and the 2025 Living Water Award for Best Nonfiction.

- “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone” is about deepening faith. Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today.

- “The Next Thing” is about crisis responses. Cecil shares a four-part Christian model for dealing with crisis. You’ll find the model to be flexible and applicable to many crises.

- “Live Like You’re Loved” is about vibrant living. Cecil affirms the scriptural truths that God loves you, forgives you, sends you, and walks with you in eternal relationship. Then he shows how your life is transformed when you embed these truths into your daily faith and your soul.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 2 - Cathy Colver Garland, Intimacy With God

Cathy Colver Garland, Intimacy With God

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Cathy Colver Garland is the co-author, along with her father Randy Colver, of “Revelationship: Transformative Intimacy with Christ.” On today’s podcast, Garland describes the heart of the book, how God’s continual revealing of himself grows our relationship and leads to further revelations. Garland has a way of taking deep theological thoughts and translating them into practice. This episode will make you think and reflect on your own faith journey.

Highlights of the podcast:  

2:37 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Garland

6:25 Garland describes her faith deconstruction journey, asking questions about faith starting as a 13-year-old

10:05 Garland discusses her relationship with her father, with whom she co-wrote “Revelationship,” as well as her mother’s influence

11:41 The revealing ways of God are not obvious because we’re not trained to see them

13:44 A discussion on detecting God and examples of the means of revelation

18:28 On the joy of finding God and how God reveals himself to fill a lack within us

22:26 Why God reveals himself gradually

24:09 God is the antidote to what ails us because of omnipresence

27:57 Intimacy with God is intimidating, but God desires intimacy, and we see this in the Adam and Eve story

31:41 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

32:44 Garland’s best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith

35:08 How to follow Garland and find her book

Cathy Colver Garland is a consultant and co-author of “Revelationship: Transformative Intimacy with Christ.” You can learn more about her work and ministry at https://www.Revelationship.net. Along with the book, Garland offers a study guide and a companion online course called “Reset,” a 7-week, Spirit-led journey to be reformed, reshaped, restored, and realigned to a truer, purer form... especially in light of divine truth. It’s ideal for those longing for a sacred pause and a deeper realignment with God. Explore it here: revelationship.net/reset

Cecil Taylor is an author, speaker, podcaster, blogger, and provider of Instant Content to churches and small groups. Cecil wants to give you a sample of his writing with a free mini-book gift, “Collections, Volume 1,” containing 31 of his most popular devotions and essays from years of social media posting. Register on the Cecil Taylor Ministries home page at CecilTaylorMinistries.com through the pop-up window or the orange box, and he’ll send you a soft copy of the mini-book to your email inbox. You’ll also receive his two free monthly newsletters, Backstage Pass and Monthly Connections.

For more free content like this podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries, visit https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content.

****** Cecil’s new book, “Unison Parenting”, is on sale for *** just $10 plus free shipping *** at https://www.UnisonParenting.com. In addition, you’ll receive more than $200 in free bonuses when you buy the book directly from Cecil! This offer is 60% off the price you would pay at the big bookseller sites.  Cecil’s parenting advice can be found at https://www.UnisonParenting.com, at  https://www.instagram.com/unison_parenting/ and at https://www.pinterest.com/CecilTaylorMinistries.

Cecil’s award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Every video study’s first lesson can be seen for free via the Free Content link above by clicking on “Sample Lessons.”

Cecil’s Instant Content portfolio of books and video studies includes:

- In “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice,” Cecil provides proven parenting strategies with an underlying layer of parenting in unison through all the ages and stages of a child’s life. “Unison Parenting” has been honored with the 2025 Independent Press Award for Parenting/Family and the 2025 Living Water Award for nonfiction.

- In “From Comfort Zone to Trust Zone,” Cecil explores a dozen Bible studies of Jesus inviting people out of their comfort zones into their trust zones and how to apply these stories to our lives today. You’ll uncover your own comfort zones and learn how to deepen your faith by getting uncomfortable for Jesus.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 1 - Amy Chastain

Amy Chastain, Enduring Together: Strength For the Weary Caregiver

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Amy Chastain has been a caregiver for fifteen years. Her experience and God’s nudging led her to write the book, “Enduring Together: Strength for the Weary Caregiver.” Chastain’s ministry is taking care of those who are taking care of others. In this podcast, Chastain explores the details of caregiving combined with sharing faith perspectives on the act of caring for others.

Highlights of the podcast: 

2:41  What does seven-day practical faith mean to Chastain

5:04   How being a long-time caregiver has impacted her faith journey

7:06  What does Chastain wish that others knew about caregiving?

8:48  How friends and family can support caregivers

11:29  Chastain discusses the concept of discerning vs. deciding, as well as how to discern the right helpers to trust.

16:51  How people can prepare themselves for caregiving

21:50  Advice for caregivers needing self-care

23:24  What does God do to help our self-care?

25:01  The hardest part of putting faith into practice

27:16  Chastain’s best tip for living a seven-day practical faith

28:35  How to follow Chastain and find her book

Amy Chastain is the author of “Enduring Together: Strength for the Weary Caregiver.” It is based on a season of difficulty in her own life. Her approach is Christian, showing people how to shift perspectives to look at caregiving situations as the Lord would look at them. Her book is available from her website and on all major bookseller sites. You can find her blogs and her caring-for-caregivers ministry at AmyChastain.com. She’s also on Instagram and Facebook as “Amy Chastain Author.”

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