Episode 18: Fasting & Spiritual Focus - Making Space for God

This episode explains background information on the Daniel Fast, along with a teaching on all twenty‑three explicit fasts found in the Bible, listed in the order they appear in Scripture. Rhonda briefly describes who fasted, why they fasted, and what kind of fast it was — from one‑day fasts to three‑day, seven‑day, ten‑day, twenty‑one‑day, and forty‑day fasts. The episode shows how fasting appears in many different situations: grief, repentance, seeking direction, preparing for ministry, and longing for God. It’s a simple, clear overview of every

This episode launches Season 3 of Adventures With Rhonda: Fully Alive with honesty, gratitude, and a renewed commitment to living wisely. Rhonda shares the unexpected challenges that opened her year - from a car accident to days of forced rest - and the surprising ways God met her through friendship, fellowship, and small mercies. She also tells the story of two days filled with rainbows, protection, and God’s unmistakable kindness.

From there, the episode steps into this season’s theme: Strengthened in Spirit - Faith, Health, and Discipline. Rhonda explores holistic health through a biblical lens, reflecting on how God designed us as whole beings and how wisdom shapes our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual lives. With practical steps, reflection questions, and a devotional moment rooted in Proverbs 4:23, this premiere invites listeners to begin the year with intention, courage, and a heart that pays attention to God’s presence in the everyday.

Rhonda opens this episode by sharing the meaning behind 111, the Scriptures that anchor her faith, and the childhood song that still echoes in her heart: “One, one, one, one way to God, baptized in Jesus’ name.”

If you’ve experienced church hurt, trauma, or a rough start to the year, she offers a gentle invitation back to the One who loves you, sees you, and has never stopped pursuing you.

Then, in honor of 1/11, she shares 11 simple, practical ways to add adventure to your life - small steps you can take to live more intentionally, more joyfully, and more fully alive right where you are.

Whether you’re looking for spiritual encouragement, a fresh start, or just a few new ideas to spark joy, this episode is for you.

You matter. You are loved. And God has beautiful plans for your life.

Start your year with intention, joy, and a renewed sense of purpose. In this episode, Rhonda explores how microadventures — small, simple, meaningful moments - can help us slow down, savor the ordinary, and notice God’s goodness in everyday life.

You’ll learn what microadventures are, where the idea came from, and how they fit beautifully with the spiritual renewal we’re invited into through Christ. Rhonda also shares 14 Scripture‑paired microadventure ideas you can try this week, plus a heartfelt update about shifting the podcast to a bi‑weekly rhythm in this new season of life.

Then we turn to the deeper truth: abundant life doesn’t come from adventures themselves - it comes from Jesus. Together, we explore what it means to step into 2026 with a renewed mind, a surrendered heart, and small, intentional steps of faith.

Start the year fully alive - one microadventure, one step of faith, one act of surrender at a time.

In this special end‑of‑year finale, Rhonda brings together the Advent reflections she wasn’t able to record earlier in the season: Light of the World, Hope Is Alive, and Simeon’s Song of Hope, into one heartfelt episode about waiting, promise, and the God who keeps His word.

With honesty about comparison, disappointment, and the pressure to “go big or go home,” she shares how God meets us in the small things and how even the quietest act of kindness can carry the light of Christ. Through scripture, song reflections, and Simeon’s proclamation in Luke 2, listeners are invited to rediscover Emmanuel, God with us, and to step into the New Year with renewed hope.

Featuring devotional insights, practical “microadventures,” journal prompts, and a closing prayer, this finale reminds us that hope is alive, the Light of the World has come, and we were made to live fully alive in Him.

In this episode, Rhonda starts out with messages from friends: honest reflections on loneliness, spiritual battle, invitation, and renewal, and discusses two powerful songs of the season: Wonderful by CAIN and O Come All You Unfaithful by Sovereign Grace Music.

Through these messages and songs, we explore the tension many feel during the holidays: joy and grief, hope and heaviness, longing and invitation. Wonderful reminds us that Jesus is our Counselor, Mighty God, and Prince of Peace who carries us in seasons of sorrow. O Come All You Unfaithful invites the weary, the guilty, and the broken to come just as they are, because Christ is born for them.

This episode offers two mini‑devotionals, fresh microadventures you can live out between Christmas and Epiphany, and journal prompts to help you reflect on Emmanuel’s presence in both joy and pain.

If you’re feeling the weight of the season - or if you simply need a reminder that Jesus still sends out invitations every day - this episode is for you. May you experience His light, His grace, and His hope as you live fully alive in Him.

In this advent episode, Rhonda reflects on Mark Condon's powerful song, He Came All This Way, and the incredible love behind Christ's journey from heaven to Earth.

Through scripture, storytelling, and gentle encouragement, she explores why Jesus came, what his humility reveals about our worth, and how guilt and shame are not the same: one draws us back to God, the other tries to push us away.

With practical microadventures, moments of wonder, and an invitation for both believers and seekers, this episode reminds us that we don't clean ourselves up to come to God; He came all this way because we matter to Him.

Step into the season with fresh hope, deeper peace, and the confidence that you were worth coming for.

In this Advent reflection, Rhonda shares on A Strange Way to Save the World by 4Him.

Stepping into Joseph’s perspective at the manger, we consider what it means to trust God’s plan when it feels unexpected or even “strange.”

Through scripture readings, devotional insights, and practical microadventures, this episode explores humility, obedience, and the beauty of God’s higher ways.

Listeners are invited to see how God often works through ordinary people and circumstances to accomplish extraordinary redemption, and to discover hope in His perfect plan.