Happy New Year 2026 from Candace!

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Happy New Year 2026 from Candace!"

Podcast: The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast
Host: Candace Cameron Bure
Guest: Excerpts from Pastor Francis Chan
Release Date: January 1, 2026
Episode Focus: Encouragement, reflection, spiritual identity, and entering the new year with a renewed perspective on God’s love

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Episode Overview

In this special New Year’s episode, Candace Cameron Bure reflects on the past year with gratitude and anticipation for what’s next. She shares memorable moments from 2025, teases exciting plans for 2026, and delivers heartfelt encouragement. Central to the episode are moving passages from Pastor Francis Chan's new book "Beloved," focusing on themes of spiritual rest, identity, and understanding oneself as deeply loved by God, not because of achievements but simply by being His.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Gratitude for the Podcast Community

• Candace celebrates the support and vulnerability of her podcast community throughout 2025.

  • Guest hosts shared real stories on spiritual warfare, health, and purpose.
    • "My guest hosts this year got vulnerable about spiritual warfare and issues young women face in culture, and we spent a lot of time sharing stories about our bodies and what it means to live as healthy and whole people in the bodies God gave us." — Candace (02:06)

• Personal connections built via the Together community and her first live tour.

  • "I've loved getting to know you and I also got to meet a whole bunch of you out on my very first live tour and hear how this community means a lot to you. So I'm really, really grateful." — Candace (02:35)

2. Looking Ahead to 2026

• Announcement of the new podcast season starting next week with Madison Pruitt Trout.
  • "Next week is the start of my brand New season with Madison Pruitt Trout... she has a lot to share about living life with integrity and honesty." — Candace (03:07)

3. Spiritual Encouragement via Francis Chan’s Book "Beloved"

• Candace introduces Pastor Francis Chan's new book and shares selected passages that touched her deeply.
  • Emphasis on the concept of being "Beloved" — shifting from striving for God’s approval to resting in His unconditional love.

Memorable Quotes & Insights from Francis Chan

• Identity in Being Loved, Not Performance:

  • “Five times in his Gospel, John refers to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved... If this was your last day on Earth, how would you be remembered? How would you like to be remembered?" — Francis Chan (03:46)
  • “Only recently did I realize the word 'Beloved' is two words combined. Be loved. It hit me because it conveys the idea that being someone's beloved is completely passive. I'm not good at passive." — Francis Chan (04:13)

• Challenges with Receiving Love:

  • "Many of us are terrible at receiving... We are God's beloved children, and he wants us to be able to simply be loved. Not striving, just believing and enjoying and resting in his perfect love." — Francis Chan (04:27)

• Letting Go of Striving:

  • “For many of us, our minds are obsessed with production. It carries over into our relationship with God... We serve until we're exhausted, hoping God notices our efforts. We battle doubts about our salvation and constantly wonder if we're doing enough." — Francis Chan (04:59-05:18)

• A Loving God’s Perspective:

  • “It's hard to imagine a God who enjoys us, enjoys watching us. Like a parent who sneaks into his toddler's room just to watch her sleep. I used to think that God created me to impact the world. I now think God created me to have another person to lavish his grace upon." — Francis Chan (05:23)

4. Candace’s Closing Encouragement

• A fresh perspective for the new year:

  • "As you wind down one year and you go into a new one, I want you to know that you are deeply loved by God just because he made you." — Francis Chan as cited by Candace (06:03)

• Letting go of failures and striving:

  • "Whatever goals you missed last year or whatever New Year's resolutions that might be right around the corner, none of it changes how much God loves you. He simply does." — Francis Chan (06:24)

• Candace’s final words to listeners:

  • "Be grateful all day, every day. Bye." — Candace (06:39)

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• “My guest hosts this year got vulnerable about spiritual warfare and issues young women face in culture, and we spent a lot of time sharing stories about our bodies and what it means to live as healthy and whole people in the bodies God gave us.”
  — Candace Cameron Bure (02:06)

• “Only recently did I realize the word 'Beloved' is two words combined. Be loved. It hit me because it conveys the idea that being someone's beloved is completely passive. I'm not good at passive.”
  — Francis Chan (04:13)

• “We are God's beloved children, and he wants us to be able to simply be loved. Not striving, just believing and enjoying and resting in his perfect love.”
  — Francis Chan (04:30)

• “We serve until we're exhausted, hoping God notices our efforts. We battle doubts about our salvation and constantly wonder if we're doing enough.”
  — Francis Chan (05:13-05:18)

• “As you wind down one year and you go into a new one, I want you to know that you are deeply loved by God just because he made you.”
  — Francis Chan (06:03)

• “Be grateful all day, every day.”
  — Candace Cameron Bure (06:39)

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Important Timestamps

• [02:06] — Reflection on 2025: Mental, spiritual, and physical health themes
• [03:07] — Announcement of season with Madison Pruitt Trout
• [03:46] — Francis Chan’s words on ‘Beloved’ and identity
• [04:13–05:18] — Insights on receiving God’s love, striving, and rest
• [06:03] — Core encouragement for 2026: “You are deeply loved by God.”
• [06:39] — Candace’s final thankful message for the New Year

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Summary & Takeaway

Candace’s New Year’s episode shines with sincerity and hope, as she reflects on the power of community and faith. Through moving selections from Francis Chan’s "Beloved," listeners are encouraged to lay down striving and accept their identity as God’s deeply loved children, independent of achievements. Candace’s tone is warm, grateful, and inspiring—setting an uplifting pace for 2026.

Ideal for listeners seeking encouragement, spiritual insight, and a gentle reminder that their worth isn’t measured by performance but by inherent belovedness.

Transcript

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[Candace Cameron Bure]

Hi friends. Life is like a roller coaster, but it's so much better when we go through it together. Welcome to the Candace Cameron Bure Podcast.

[Announcer]

You know this show isn't about me.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

I made it for you and this.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Week I simply want to celebrate with you and look ahead to the new year. As I look back, there's a lot to celebrate for our podcast community in 2025. My guest hosts this year got vulnerable about spiritual warfare and issues young women face in culture, and we spent a lot of time sharing stories about our.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Bodies and what it means to live as healthy and whole people in the bodies God gave us.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Also, many of you join the Together community this year where we have private podcast groups and I host a monthly live stream that has been so much fun. I've loved getting to know you and I also got to meet a whole bunch of you out on my very first live tour and hear how this.

[Announcer]

Community.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Means a lot to you. So I'm really, really grateful. And there is a whole lot more coming in 2026. In fact, next week is the start of my brand New season with Madison Pruitt Trout.

[Announcer]

Now, you might know her from the.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Bachelor, and she has a lot to share about living life with integrity and honesty. And I can't wait for you to join us for those conversations. And today, I want to leave you with some encouragement from something that has.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Been really shaping me this year.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

My friend Pastor Francis Chan released a.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Book this fall called Beloved.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And as one year ends and another.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Begins, I hope that his words will.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Give you some fresh perspective on how God sees you. So I wanted to read a couple of short passages from his book five times.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

In his Gospel, John refers to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved. Throughout history, John has been remembered as the beloved disciple.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

If this was your last day on.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Earth, how would you be remembered? How would you like to be remembered? How you answer those questions will tell you a lot about yourself.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So actually answer them. Only recently did I realize the word.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Beloved is two words combined. Be loved. It hit me because it conveys the idea that being someone's beloved is completely passive. I'm not good at passive.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Many of us are terrible at receiving.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

But that needs to change. We are God's beloved children, and he wants us to be able to simply be loved. Not striving, just believing and enjoying and resting in his perfect love. When's the last time you truly believed, deep in your bones, that God was smiling at you? Not because you did something impressive, but simply because you're His? For many of us, our minds are obsessed with production.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

It carries over into our relationship with God.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

We try to accomplish as much as possible in order to please Him. What began as joy starts to feel like a burden or obligation. We serve until we're exhausted, hoping God notices our efforts.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

We battle doubts about our salvation and.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Constantly wonder if we're doing enough.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

It's hard to imagine a God who.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Enjoys us, enjoys watching us. Like a parent who sneaks into his toddler's room just to watch her sleep. I used to think that God created me to impact the world. I now think God created me to have another person to lavish his grace upon. He didn't create Adam and Eve because he needed gardeners. He abounds in love, so he created beings to receive it.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Oh, that's so good. Okay, those were all Francis's words. Now, I could just keep reading, but I want to simply leave with you this thought.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

As you wind down one year and you go into a new one, I want you to know that you are deeply loved by God just because he made you.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So whatever goals you missed last year or whatever New Year's resolutions that might.

[Announcer]

Be right around the corner.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

None of it changes how much God loves you. He simply does.

[Announcer]

So Happy New Year, my friends. We'll see each other soon.

[Guest Speaker / Pastor Francis Chan]

Until next time.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Be grateful all day, every day. Bye.

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