By Faith With Christine Hoover

Christine speaks with Jani Ortlund, wife, mom, and grandmother, about making and maintaining friendships when children have left the house. Jani shares how she crosses invisible lines in order to befriend women of various ages and nationalities. The wisdom she shares is helpful for anyone, no matter what lifestage you're in. LINKS FROM THE SHOWRenewal Ministries // Acts 29 Network Download Friendship Cards Connect with Jani Website // Twitter // Instagram // Books Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books  Order Your Copy of Messy Beautiful Friendship Paperback // Audiobook // Ebook Download your free Messy Beautiful Friendship group discussion guide Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify

Catherine Parks joins Christine to talk about what true vulnerability in friendship looks like, how we can overcome our fears about vulnerability, and how we can practically take a friendship from surface level to deeper relationships. LINKS FROM THE SHOWCatherine's new book, Real // Marco Polo App // Catherine's first book, A Christ-Centered Wedding Connect with Catherine Blog // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books  Order Your Copy of Messy Beautiful Friendship Paperback // Audiobook // Ebook Download your free Messy Beautiful Friendship group discussion guide Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify

Christine and Amber Williams talk about practical resources we all have at our disposal in order to invite deeper friendship beyond just a passing "How are you?" Amber shares her go-to questions to take conversation deeper and also talks about grieving a good friend moving away. LINKS FROM THE SHOWSojourn Midtown // Amber's Fettuccine Alfredo recipe Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books  Order Your Copy of Messy Beautiful Friendship Paperback // Audiobook // Ebook Download your free Messy Beautiful Friendship group discussion guide Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify

Christine chats with the co-founders of Risen Motherhood, Emily and Laura, about how busy moms can cultivate friendship. Covering everything from comparison to conversations during playdates, Emily and Laura get real about the relational challenges many moms face.

Christine sits down with Kelly Needham to discuss how we define friendship and why that matters so much. Kelly not only gives warning signs that we have an unhealthy understanding of friendship, but she offers a biblical perspective and practical ways we can practice biblical friendship. LINKS FROM THE SHOWKelly's Desiring God ArticlesTrue Friends Are Hard to Find // A New Kind of Couple: When Best Friends Become Romantic // More Than BFFs: When Friendship Goes too Far Connect with Kelly Website // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter  Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books  Order Your Copy of Messy Beautiful Friendship Paperback // Audiobook // Ebook Download your free Messy Beautiful Friendship group discussion guide Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify

I don't think we talk about friendship enough, especially the hard stuff, and I'm here to change that. Listen in as I share a sneak peek of what's to come this season on By Faith. LINKS FROM THE SHOWOrder Your Copy of Messy Beautiful Friendship Paperback // Audiobook // Ebook Download your free Messy Beautiful Friendship group discussion guide Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify Connect with ChristineBlog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine and her husband Kyle answer listeners' questions about the hurts and hangups in ministry: how to respond to criticism, how to respond when people leave the church, dealing with private hurts, and finding time to rest. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Christine's Ministry-Related BooksThe Church Planting Wife // Partners in Ministry // Partners in Planting Learn how you can support Christine's work Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine chats with Irene Sun about the dual role of being a mom and the pastor’s wife on Sunday mornings (and all the other times we’re parenting while being available to people in the church). Irene is also a pastor’s daughter, so she shares some really good stuff about what she experienced as a kid and how her parents handled difficult situations in ministry. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Submit a question for next week's "Ask Me Anything" Episode Christine's Ministry-Related Books The Church Planting Wife // Partners in Ministry // Partners in Planting Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify Connect with IreneFacebookConnect with ChristineBlog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine is joined by Katie Orr to discuss how pastor's wives can make friends inside and outside the church, including how we tend to hinder ourselves unknowingly, and what we can share (and what we can't) and how to do so wisely. LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Orr's Church // Katie's Books // Lori Frank's article, "What I Wish I'd Known About Friendship" Submit a Question for the "Ask Me Anything" EpisodeChristine's Ministry-Related BooksThe Church Planting Wife // Partners in Ministry // Partners in Planting Learn how you can support Christine's work Subscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify Connect with Katie Website // Instagram // Twitter // Facebook Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine chats with D.A. & Elicia, church planters in Long Beach, California, about the dynamics and often blurred lines pastors and pastor's wives experience in marriage because of ministry. They share about how they're proactive in helping one another thrive.

Christine is joined by Kirstie Dates, who shares about the joys and challenges of being a pastor's wife, including how she's learned to say no, what she'd say to women who are new to ministry, and what her mentor told her that's stuck with and helped her in her role. LINKS FROM THE SHOWPreacher Monday // Charlie Dates' sermon at MLK50 // Progressive Baptist Church Answer This Episode's Closing Question on Instagram Christine's Ministry-Related BooksThe Church Planting Wife // Partners in Ministry // Partners in PlantingArticles Related to Today's EpisodeThe Unique Challenges of Being a Church Planting WifeNuggets for Those New to MinistrySeven Things I Wish I'd Known Earlier About Being a Pastor's WifeThe Best Seat in the HouseLearn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" PodcastiTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify Connect with Kirstie Website // Instagram // Twitter  Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Welcome to a special mini-season designed specifically for women in ministry! In today's episode, I share some foundational truths that have challenged, convicted, settled, and sustained me in my own ministry. They’ve become truths I repeat back to myself and often share with other women in ministry. May they help and encourage you! LINKS FROM THE SHOWAnswer This Episode's Closing Question on InstagramChristine's Ministry-Related BooksThe Church Planting Wife // Partners in Ministry // Partners in Planting Articles Related to Today's EpisodeConfidence in Your CallingPastor's Wife, Don't Just Give to the ChurchGod Sees YouThe Gift of Being LimitedWhat To Do When You're Doing It All Learn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play // Spotify Connect with ChristineBlog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

You asked, I answered! Listen in as my friend Amy and I discuss your most pressing questions, some related to past episodes and some about life, ministry, and writing. Links from the ShowAthletes in Action // Zack Eswine's episode // Spurgeon's Sorrows // Taylor Harris' episode // Kathy Litton's episode Order Your Copy of Christine's Newest Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with Amy  Instagram // Twitter Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine talks with Jason Duesing about how we can have hope in a time when cynicism is at a high. Links from the ShowJason's book, Mere Hope // Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman Win a Copy of Jason's Book Mere Hope! Order Your Copy of Christine's Newest Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with JasonBlog // Instagram // Twitter Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Rachel Welcher shares with Christine about her first marriage ending in divorce, what she'd want the Church to know about divorce, and what promises of God have carried her through her darkest hours. Links from the ShowRachel's book of poetry, Blue Tarp // Rachel's TGC articles Order Your Copy of Christine's Newest Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with RachelBlog // Instagram // Twitter Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine talks with Kristen Wetherell about her battle with chronic Lyme disease, the truths that have anchored her in her ongoing suffering, and how we too can trust the Lord when we have circumstances we can't change. Links from the ShowThe Orchard Church // Kristen and Sarah's book, Hope When It Hurts // Passages mentioned: Romans 5:1-5; 2 Corinthians 4:16-17; Psalm 119:68; Romans 8:28-32; 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 Order Your Copy of Christine's Newest Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with KristenBlog // Instagram // Twitter Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books 

Christine talks with her husband Kyle about working as unto the Lord. Kyle shares what it's like in his work and calling as a pastor and how he works through discouragement and weariness, but he also speaks to others who are working (which, by the way, is all of us!) and shares what perspectives we must keep in order to endure in our work by faith. Links from the ShowOur Church // Zack Eswine's book, The Imperfect Pastor Order Your Copy of Christine's Newest Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with ChristineBlog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books

Christine talks with Jackie Taylor about how, when we experience painful life circumstances, we don't have to fear the future. Jackie shares about the early hardships that instilled fear in her heart, how coming to faith in Christ changed her perspective about the future, and how that faith was refined when her young daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Links From the ShowConnect with JackieThe Taylor's Church // Instagram // Twitter // Facebook Order Your Copy of Christine's New Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workRegister for the Enjoy the Word online conference. Christine's speaking!Submit a question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" episodeSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with ChristineBlog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books

Jamee Brick shares with Christine about the moment she realized she had a problem with alcohol, how God has acted in her life since she confessed and repented of her dependence upon alcohol, and how friendship and community has been an important component in her growth. Links from the showCelebrate Recovery Order Your Copy of Christine's New Book, Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workRegister for the Enjoy the Word online conference. Christine's speaking!Submit a question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" episodeSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with ChristineBlog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books

Christine talks with fellow Charlottesville resident Taylor Harris about the racially motivated events that unfolded in their city on August 12, 2017 and were broadcast around the world. Listen as Taylor shares about how she experienced that day, the moment she realized she'd have to explain racism to her young daughter, and what opportunities these difficult moments offer those of us who are in Christ. Links from the show Taylor's article, "Talking to My Daughter About Charlottesville" Order Your Copy of Searching For Spring  Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Target // Christianbook.com // Books-a-Million // Baker Books Download the Discussion Guide for Searching for SpringLearn how you can support Christine's workRegister for the Enjoy the Word online conferenceSubmit a question for the upcoming "Ask Me Anything" episodeSubscribe to the "By Faith" Podcast iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Connect with TaylorTwitter // Website Connect with Christine Blog // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter