You are not disqualified. In this episode, host Christine Caine sits down with author, journalist and advocate Joyce Koo Dalrymple for a powerful conversation about redemption, calling, and discovering purpose on the other side of pain. Joyce shares her journey from feeling unqualified to becoming an adoptive mom, ministry leader, and voice of hope. If you’ve ever felt too disqualified or too wounded to be used by God, this episode will remind you: nothing is wasted when it’s surrendered to Him.

SHOW NOTES:

Finding Purpose in Pain

Christine and Joyce talk about how the very places of deepest hurt can become the places God uses most powerfully for His purposes.

The Power of Vulnerability

Joyce explains why sharing our stories—especially the broken parts—can unlock healing for ourselves and hope for others.

Surrender Over Striving

Christine reflects on how striving for perfection can keep us stuck, while surrender opens the door to God’s calling and peace.

From Abandonment to Belonging

Joyce shares her early story of trauma, adoption, and searching for identity—and how God rewrote her story with belonging and love.

Follow Joyce Koo Dalrymple on Instagram @joycekdalrymple

Leadership will stretch you—but it doesn’t have to break you. In this episode, host Christine Caine sits down with powerhouse author and leader Lisa Bevere for a raw and hope-filled conversation about resilience, identity, and longevity in leadership. Lisa opens up about decades of ministry – the highs, heartbreaks, and hard-won wisdom – that shaped her into a woman who still leads with fire and tenderness. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep showing up when you feel unseen or worn out, this episode will give you courage to stay the course and lead with your whole heart.

SHOW NOTES:

Leading Through Longevity

Lisa shares how decades of saying “yes” to God through changing seasons has forged her character, deepened her faith, and built a legacy that lasts.

Boldness and Brokenness Can Coexist

Lisa and Christine talk about how courage doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine—and why vulnerability is essential for healthy leadership.

Battling Comparison and Insecurity

Lisa reveals how she overcame comparison in the early years of ministry and learned to fully embrace her unique voice and assignment.

Staying Tender While Staying Strong

They unpack how to stay soft toward people and sensitive to the Holy Spirit, even when leadership requires tough calls and deep sacrifice.

The Secret to Longevity in Leadership

Christine and Lisa reflect on how intimacy with Jesus—not platform, production, or pressure—is the only sustainable source of strength.

Follow Lisa Bevere on Instagram at @lisabevere

Find her books and resources at lisabevere.com

Your workplace isn’t separate from your calling—it’s part of it. In this episode, host Christine Caine talks with corporate leader and author Kim Thomas about what it looks like to live on mission in the marketplace. From her powerful “backyard with God” moment to leading a team of 50 people with purpose and integrity and writing her debut book, The Sacred Cubicle, Kim shares how to bring faith into the workplace in practical, winsome ways. If you’ve ever wondered how to honor God at work without crossing boundaries, this conversation will equip and encourage you.

SHOW NOTES:

From Corporate Leader to Kingdom Ambassador

Kim shares her journey of realizing her corporate career was also her mission field—and how a personal moment with God changed how she led forever.

Breaking Down the Sacred/Secular Divide

Christine and Kim discuss how compartmentalizing faith from work limits impact—and why all of life is sacred when surrendered to God.

Practical Ways to Live Your Faith at Work

Kim offers tangible, wise ways to represent Christ in environments that may be resistant to faith—from small conversations to big cultural shifts.

Navigating Faith in Complex Environments

Kim explains how to be bold yet respectful in workplaces with strict policies or anti-Christian sentiment, and how the fruit of the Spirit opens doors.

Balancing Work, Family, and Calling

Kim unpacks how she built a supportive family structure to thrive in marriage, motherhood, and leadership—without burning out.

Follow Kim Thomas on Instagram, @kim1champ

Find The Sacred Cubicle at https://a.co/d/hR6CMAp