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Everyday Faith Podcast
Hosted by Ask About My Faith · EN
Welcome to the Everyday Faith Podcast with Dan and Jess Smith! We’re everyday people asking real questions about faith. Our goal? To inspire everyday faith conversations.
Each episode, we bring on incredible guests to share stories and insights—because faith isn’t about perfection, and trust us, we’re far from it! It’s about showing up daily, starting with belief, embracing your mission, committing to obedience, and pursuing community. Join us on this journey of faith, family, and real-life conversations.
Learn more at AskAboutMyFaith.com.
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Pt 1 | Your Identity Is Not About You — It's About Him (feat. Thann Bennett)
Yesterday00:26:57Tap to summarizeYour identity in Christ was never meant to be about you. And that's actually the most freeing thing you'll ever hear. That's the message Thann Bennett has been carrying for years — and in this conversation, he unpacks it in a way that is both deeply rooted in Scripture and completely practical for everyday life.Thann is the author of My Fame, His Fame, a speaker, former public policy leader, and co-founder of ministries serving foster and adoptive families. He grew up in a family shaped by a father who broke a generational curse — a man who lost both parents at age eight and chose a different legacy. And Thann has spent his life paying that forward.Today in part one, we dig into identity — what it means to be a child of the King, why the pressure lifts the moment you stop trying to build your own name, and why the mission God calls you to can never be fully walked out without the foundation of belief underneath it. We also talk about obedience — the decade-long argument Thann had with God about writing, the April morning he finally said yes, and the nine weeks that changed everything. It's not about you. It's about the One who formed you for Himself. And when that truth finally settles in — everything else starts to fall into place. Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 2 | Prayer Changes Everything – Here’s How to Actually Do It (feat. Rheanna Arfsten)
1w ago00:25:57Tap to summarizeWhat if prayer wasn't something you did at set times throughout the day — but something you carried with you into every moment of it?Rheanna Arfsten is back for part two, and this conversation goes somewhere really good. Rheanna co-leads Freedom Culture and the Occupy Freedom Ministry with her husband Justin, and today she's opening up about something deeply practical and deeply personal — the power of prayer. Not prayer as a religious duty or a last resort when things fall apart. Prayer as a living, breathing connection to the Holy Spirit that runs underneath everything else you do. We talk about what it actually looks like to pray continuously — and why it's less about finding the right words and more about inclining your heart toward God throughout your entire day. Rheanna shares practical ways to start building that muscle. And she tells two stories — one involving a lost action figure in a Super Target and one involving cookies and a neighbor — that will make you want to start listening for the Holy Spirit in the smallest moments of your life. She also closes with an encouragement that is equal parts honest and convicting: do it when it's hard. Do it anyway. Even when you have nothing to say. Especially then. Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 1 | The More You Look at Him the Less Everything Else Controls You (feat. Rheanna Arfsten)
2w ago00:31:30Tap to summarizeWhat does it look like to raise your kids with eternity in view — when most days feel anything but eternal?That's the question Rheanna Arfsten has been sitting with for years of motherhood. And the answer she's found is both simpler and deeper than most of us expect. It starts with where your eyes are looking. Rheanna is the co-founder of Freedom Culture and the Occupy Freedom Ministry, a two-time bestselling author, and a homeschooling mom of four who came to faith at 22 with no church background and a painful childhood behind her. God has used every single part of it. In part one of this conversation, Rheanna shares what inspired her book Raising Nations — and why it's not really a parenting book at all. It's about the eternal substance being built in you as you raise your kids. The transformation that happens not when everything goes right, but when you fix your gaze on God in the middle of everything that doesn't. We talk about the ski instructor analogy from Colossians 3 that reframed how she thinks about daily life, the morning practice that carried her through her heaviest seasons, and why she believes the greatest gift you can give your kids isn't a perfect mom — it's a mom who keeps pointing them toward a perfect God. This one ends with a prayer that is worth every minute of the conversation that led up to it. Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 2 | The Reel Hope Project & How Intentional Community Changes Everything (feat. Kaycee Stanley)
2w ago00:29:08Tap to summarizeWhat if community was never meant to be about finding your people — but about pursuing Jesus together until you become each other's people?In part two with Kaycee Stanley, we're talking about what the Reel Hope Project actually does — and why it matters more than most of us realize. Kaycee and her team make profile videos for kids in foster care who are waiting to be adopted, turning a county file full of hard statistics into a two-minute window into who a kid actually is. Funny. Creative. Worth knowing. Worth choosing. We hear about the kids who didn't want to be adopted — until they saw themselves the way Kaycee’s team saw them. We talk about what it looks like to sit with someone in grief without rushing them out of it, and why fun might be the most underrated tool for connection in any relationship. And then Kaycee shares something her mentor told her in her early 20s that reframed community entirely. If the goal is just to be best friends, it'll never hold. But if you're all holding onto Jesus at the center — you'll work through whatever.. That's not just advice for roommates. It's advice for marriage, for small groups, for anyone trying to build something real with imperfect people.If you've been waiting for community to happen to you, this episode is a gentle nudge to start pursuing it — with intention, with vision, and with Jesus at the center.Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 1 | Intimacy Over Impact: What the Waiting Season Is Really For (feat. Kaycee Stanley)
3w ago00:27:36Tap to summarizeWhat does it look like to follow a calling for over a decade before you even see it come to life?Kaycee Stanley is the founder of the Reel Hope Project — an organization she and her husband Pete built to change the narrative around foster care and adoption by telling the stories of kids who are waiting. It's a mission that's deeply personal. Kaycee met her son Tez on one of their own video shoots, and today they have four kids spanning from toddlers to a twenty-year-old finding his way in the world. In part one of this conversation, we talk about what the long season of preparation actually looked like, how to speak identity into your kids in a way that actually lands, and why calling out who God made someone to be sounds different at five than it does at twenty. Kaycee also opens up about some of the hardest parts of adoption — the complexity of biological family relationships and what it looks like to keep bringing something back to the Lord when the next right step keeps changing. And she leaves us with a phrase that might just reframe your entire season of waiting: intimacy over impact. Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 2 | Three Words Every Mom Needs to Hear - Let It Count. (feat. Tori Benham)
3w ago00:37:52Tap to summarizeWhat if God has already placed exactly what you need in your life — and you just haven't let it count yet?In part two with Tori Benham, we're picking up the conversation on lies, community, and what it actually looks like to receive the gifts God puts right in front of you. Tori is a mom of four, emotional intelligence coach, and co-author of Beauty and Battle and Unshakeable — and she shares a convicting and beautiful story. We talk about the lies that quietly fuel anxiety in motherhood — the subconscious ones you don't even know you're believing — and a three-step framework straight from Scripture to recognize them, renounce them, and replace them with truth. Because sometimes the most destructive thoughts aren't even lies. They just spiral until your greatest ally feels like your greatest enemy. But the moment that stopped us? Tori hearing three words from the Lord that changed everything. Let it count. The small conversations. The neighbor next door. The kids' friends who show up at your kitchen table. Community doesn't always look like what we expect. But God is faithful in the ordinary if we're willing to receive it. You are not alone. And the proof might already be closer than you think.Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 1 | Genesis One and A Mom Who Needed to Hear It (feat. Tori Benham)
4w ago00:28:05Tap to summarizeWhen's the last time you paused in the middle of an ordinary day and actually said — this is good?In this first episode of our special May Motherhood series, we sit down with Tori Benham — mentor, mom of four, emotional intelligence coach, and co-author of Beauty and Battle and Unshakeable. Tori walks us through something she wishes someone had told her early on: that God modeled a rhythm in Genesis One that most moms never give themselves permission to follow. Create. Pause. See the good. Not because everything is perfect — but because you're doing more right than you think. We also get into the four stages of parenting — babysitter, referee, coach, teammate — and what it looks like to lead your kids toward a season where they actually want you on their team. And Tori gets honest about the thing that trips most moms up: fear. How it sneaks in, shuts you down, and convinces you that you're not capable — when love is the very thing that makes you more than capable. You are not failing. You are growing. This conversation will help you see the difference.Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 2 | From Being Discipled to Discipling Others (feat. Noah Egeberg)
Apr 2900:29:04Tap to summarizeWhat if discipleship isn't about having all the answers — it's about leading someone to the one who does?In our second conversation with Noah Egeberg, we're talking about the kind of faith community that changes people. Not the kind where you show up, shake some hands, and head home unchanged — but the kind where hungry people get in a room together and God just starts moving. Noah shares how a simple desire for connection led him to start Lighthouse — no strategy, no launch plan, just a handful of people and a willingness to say yes before he had it all figured out. And what grew out of that obedience is the kind of story that makes you want to go start something. We also dig into discipleship — and Noah reframes it in a way that might surprise you. It's not about becoming someone's spiritual guru. It's about pulling out a chair and helping someone find their seat at the table Jesus already prepared. The goal? Get them so connected to God that they don't need you anymore. Noah also shares something he's still working through himself: the tension between having every resource available and still falling into apathy. We're the most resourced generation and the most distracted. That's not an excuse — it's a call to be intentional. You were made for more than a lukewarm faith. This episode will remind you of that.Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →Pt 1 | Obedience Over Outcome: Following God in Real Life (feat. Noah Egeberg)
Apr 2200:30:02Tap to summarizeWhen God calls you…do you actually say yes?In this episode of the Everyday Faith Podcast, we sit down with Noah Egeberg to talk about what it really looks like to live a life of bold obedience—even when it sounds unconventional, uncomfortable, or completely unexpected.From welding in a small town to building a water system in Uganda, Noah shares how a deep encounter with God’s Word led him into radical surrender—and a series of “only God” moments that changed the trajectory of his life.But the story doesn’t stop there.Now as a business owner and deacon, Noah opens up about the tension of feeling called to ministry while working in the marketplace—and how God is reshaping his understanding of calling, purpose, and influence. This conversation dives into how to recognize God’s voice, trust Him in your current season, and live out your faith right where you are.You’ll be challenged to rethink what obedience really means—not as a pathway to results, but as a pathway to deeper intimacy with God.If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re on the right path or wondered how your everyday work fits into God’s plan, this episode will remind you that sometimes the most powerful step of faith is simply saying yes.Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
Transcribe →2026 Q1 Recap!
Apr 1500:13:31Tap to summarizeIn this Q1 recap episode of the Everyday Faith Podcast, we're looking back on some of the most powerful moments and conversations from the start of the year — featuring R.D. Saunders, Ben Utecht, and Eric Collins. From embracing your mission to committing to obedience and pursuing authentic community, each conversation unpacked what it really looks like to live out your faith in everyday life.We're revisiting:-R.D. Saunders’ challenge to step boldly into your God-given mission-Ben Utecht’s powerful perspective on obedience as an expression of love-Eric Collins’ story of surrender, transformation, and trusting God’s planThis episode isn’t just a recap—it’s a reminder. A reminder that God is always inviting you deeper. That obedience leads to freedom. And that your everyday life is your mission field.Whether you’re catching up or hearing these insights for the first time, this conversation will refocus your heart and encourage you to keep taking your next step with Jesus.Because living out your faith doesn’t happen all at once—it happens one day, one decision, one act of obedience at a time.Join us online!🧡 askaboutmyfaith.com 💙 facebook.com/askaboutmyfaith 💜 instagram.com/askaboutmyfaithWherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome here! Subscribe and find encouragement for the everyday moments that matter most!
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