Do you desire to know God deeper, but don’t know where to start? In this episode of the Rhythms for Life podcast, Rebekah Lyons sits down with Stasi Eldredge; New York Times bestselling author, co-author of Captivating with her husband John, and co-founder of Wild at Heart. Together they talk about what it really looks like to move from knowing God in our heads to knowing Him in our hearts.

In her new book, The Ladder of Love, Stasi traces the metaphors God uses to reveal Himself in Scripture: clay, sheep, child, sibling, friend, and bride. Each one is a rung that brings us closer to His heart. In this conversation, Stasi and Rebekah talk through each metaphor, sharing personal anecdotes and insight on intimacy with God in each step of the way.

Whether you've walked with Jesus for decades and long for more, or you're still learning to recognize His voice, this conversation offers a gentle, practical invitation into deeper intimacy with the God who calls you friend.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Formed Like Clay: Discover God’s intention with creating each of us, not just by speaking us into existence, but thoughtfully creating us by hand.
• The Circular Ascent: Be encouraged in moments that leave you saying “I’ve been here before” by learning how Shepherds lead and guide.
• Creating Space for Listening Prayer: Learn practical steps for slowing down and sitting with God in discernment.
• Run in Like a Child: Rethink how you come to God by regaining the posture of a child, running to Him without caution or hesitation.
• Becoming the Bride: Find ultimate, deep intimacy with Jesus through the final rung of the ladder of love.

Resources:

• Order Stasi's book: The Ladder of Love
• Order The Ladder of Love Bible Study Guide: The Ladder of Love Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video
• Stasi's website: wildatheart.org
• Follow Stasi on Instagram: @stasieldredge
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at thinqmedia.com
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:
  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon
  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
  • THINQ Media Podcast

Do you ever feel like you and the people you love are having the same misunderstandings over and over again? In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons sit down with psychotherapist, speaker, and longtime friend, Jason VanRuler to dive into the five Communication Types that people tend to fall into in relationships.

Jason spends his days sitting with couples, teams, and executives in high-pressure conversations, and over time he started noticing a pattern: even when someone's intentions were good, there always ended up being a disconnect. That question, “why doesn't this land?” became the seed of his new book and this conversation today.

Whether you're trying to stop the same argument on repeat with your spouse or wondering how to get your teenager to say more than one word at dinner, this episode offers a practical, faith-rooted way to understand yourself and the people you love, and actually get through to them.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• The PATHS Framework: Jason walks through all five communication types (Peacemaker, Advocate, Thinker, Harbor, Spark) and why every one of them is necessary on a healthy team or in a healthy family.
• The Peacemaking vs. Peacekeeping Trap: Why wanting a room to look calm isn't the same as real peace, and how peacemakers can end up burying their own needs (or other people's) just to avoid conflict.
• "Not Every Fight Is Yours": Jason's word to Advocates, and to parents, on the hard discipline of watching someone you love walk into a mistake without jumping in to fix it.
• The Two-Minute Rule: A simple, practical family practice for drawing quiet kids (and quiet husbands) into consistent conversation.
• Losing Our Humanity to AI: A sobering conversation about teens using AI to write "more empathetic" texts to their own parents, and why real, clunky, face-to-face conversation is a skill worth protecting.

Resources:

• Buy Jason's book: Discovering Your Communication Type: The 5 Paths to Deeper Connections and Stronger Relationships
• Jason's website: jasonvr.com
• Take the PATHS Communication Assessment: jasonvr.com/paths
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at http://thinqmedia.com
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code EH200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat
• More from the THINQ Podcast Network:
  • NextUp with Grant Skeldon
  • The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips
  • THINQ Media Podcast

In this episode, Gabe and Rebekah sit down with a longtime friend of the RFL community, child and adolescent counselor Sissy Goff. For 34 years, Sissy has walked alongside kids and parents at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, and in this conversation she brings all of that experience to one of the hardest, most necessary topics a parent will ever face: grief.

This episode centers on Sissy's new book, Helping Kids Through Grief, and the wisdom she's carried through walking alongside the Covenant School community after the tragedy that shook Nashville and the nation. Together, they talk about the interesting ways kids tend to process grief, the importance of a safe, steady adult in their lives, and specific tools that can be used in their healing journey.

Whether you're helping a child process the death of a loved one, walking through the loss of divorce, or simply looking for the right words in the first raw days after tragedy, this conversation offers hope and a clear path towards healing and renewal.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Post-Traumatic Growth over Stress: Gain hope from research showing that post-traumatic growth occurs far more frequently in children than post-traumatic stress when given proper support.
• Grieving in Doses: Discover how children process loss like coming up for air while swimming, moving rapidly between intense emotion and normal play.
• The Power of One Safe Adult: Unpack why a child doesn't need perfect circumstances to heal, but rather one safe, steady adult who stays close and present.
• Empathy Without Enabling: How to validate a child's hardest emotions while still holding the line on behavior.
• The Memory Box: Be equipped with a simple, powerful practice for helping kids remember, honor, and carry forward what they've lost in a healing way.

Resources:

• Buy Sissy's new book: Helping Kids Through Grief
• Sissy's website: raisingboysandgirls.com
• Follow Sissy on Instagram: @sissygoff
• Daystar Counseling Ministries: daystarcounseling.com
• Get The Fight for Us book and curriculum: The Fight For Us
• Take the THINQ Assessment: https://www.thinqassessment.scoreapp.com/
• Create a free THINQ Account: Access more trusted content at https://thinqmedia.com
• Join us November 19-20 for our Emotional Health Retreat in Franklin, TN. Register now and save $200 when you use the code RFL200. https://www.rebekahlyons.com/ehretreat