Livin' The Bream Podcast

Author of the new book, Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith, Ericka Andersen shares a candid, soulful heart-to-heart on breaking free from alcohol. She opens up about her own winding journey toward sobriety, gently unraveling the shame, legalism, and gray areas that so often keep people trapped in silent cycles.

Ericka illuminates how embracing honest vulnerability, family transparency, and God's unconditional grace offers a joyful path to true freedom.

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Can joy and pain truly coexist?

Author, speaker, and founder of the women's ministry Broken Crayons Still Color, Toni Collier opens up about single motherhood, divorce, and learning to embrace life’s toughest seasons. She shares how her international ministry helps women process deep struggles to find real, lasting hope.

Toni also dives into her podcast, Unshakable Moxie, where she interviews inspiring women, from Joni Eareckson Tada to Food Network stars, to explore how faith and true grit keep us moving forward.

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Author of The Digital Delusion, Jared Cooney Horvath discusses the negative impact of technology on children's learning and development. He weighs the advantages of banning smartphones in schools and highlights the positive results on student performance.

Jared explains why tech usage often fails to benefit students and shares practical ways teachers can drive progress, including the power of simple pen-and-paper methods.
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What happens when a custom t-shirt, an adorable yellow lab named Brando, and a simple leap of faith hit the pavement?

After losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, Author Mark Buckley took a chance on a dream and began walking the beach offering simple prayers, a friendly ear, and a little tail-wagging joy to total strangers.

Mark shares his inspiring book, Stories from the Strand: Do You Need Prayer? He describes how he took bold steps to help others connect with their faith and some of the strangers he's shaped along the way.

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In this special bonus edition of Livin' the Bream, podcast favorite Pastor Max Lucado shares insights from his book, Unbreakable Courage: Strong Faith in an Age of Anxiety, Chaos, and Exhaustion. He draws parallels between the biblical story of Elijah and modern struggles with anxiety, isolation, and burnout.

Pastor Lucado shares how life's challenges, trials, and "boot camps" serve as training grounds to build faith and deeper reliance on God.

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