Podcasts by Even If
We want to be people who believe in God’s goodness, no matter what. But what do we do when life is anything but good? When God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we’ve asked or imagined? Or when disappointments and loss dominate this season of our lives? No stranger to loss and longing, Kelly Streiff creates space to acknowledge deep pain and grief, while walking with us on a journey of becoming “Even If” people - people who stand firm in our faith even if God doesn’t show up the way we expect or desire. Together, we’re navigating these seasons of life, learning how to stand firm when life is shaking, and with resolve in our hearts and, sometimes, with a quiver in our voice, boldly declare God’s goodness in our lives…Even If.
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28 - A Mother's Peace from 2020-12-08T11:00
Nothing about a newborn baby conjures up the image of peace. Especially a newborn baby born in a stable, during a census, and leads his family to flee for their lives. But calling a baby the Pri...
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27 - Get Your Hopes Up While You Wait from 2020-12-02T02:50:08
If you’re weary of waiting for things in your own life right now, Advent might seem like a backward thing to celebrate. Why would we embrace a season of waiting i...
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26 - Even When the Holidays are Hard from 2020-11-24T11:00
Thanksgiving can be hard when we're carrying grief, and we're unsure if there's enough room for gratitude also. But gratitude and grief don't cancel each other out. You can carry both at the exa...
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25 - Even When the Church Lets You Down from 2020-11-17T11:00
I've grown up loving the church my whole life. I know that hasn't been everyone's story, but I care deeply for the local church and her role in the Christian faith. But when Imogen died, we were...
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24 - Next Steps Toward Growing Our Family from 2020-11-10T11:00
Peter and I have been actively asking God to grow our family for over a year now since Imogen was born. We know that path might look different than we've imagined or planned, so we've been askin...
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When Your Waiting Isn't Producing the Life You Want from 2020-11-03T11:00
Sometimes our seasons of waiting don't produce the outcome we want, they don't result in life, or at least not the life we expected. And yet, God promises us that the longer we wait, the lar...
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When Now Feels Like Forever from 2020-10-20T10:00
There’s undeniable value in naming your reality right now; in acknowledging the pain and accepting our grief as it comes.
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When God Doesn't Seem Near from 2020-10-13T21:57:24
I’ve been thinking a lot about God’s presence in our pain lately. It’s a phrase I use a lot, it’s my go-to prayer when people are suffering - God, be so present i...
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Even When You Feel Betrayed from 2020-10-06T10:00
In seasons of loss, it's easy to feel abandoned by God, or worse yet, betrayed by Him in our pain. I found myself feeling that way after we lost our second baby last year. In honor of National P...
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Even When You're Waiting for the Next Blow from 2020-09-23T19:42:30
What if preparing for the storm isn't actually about focusing on it at all? What if it isn't about training harder, gearing up stronger, pivoting faster, or exploding bigger? What if it's about ...
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Even When The Storms Come from 2020-09-15T10:00
Here's the things about storms in our lives - the question was never, "will they come?" The question has always been, "will we be prepared when they do?" There are things we can do right now to ...
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Bonus Q&A: Grief from 2020-09-01T10:00
We're back with our second Q&A episode answering all the questions you submitted - and this week we're talking about grief. After Imogen died, Peter and I quickly realized that we responded to o...
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Bonus Q&A: Imogen's Story from 2020-08-11T20:21:51
When I put up an ask on Instagram a few weeks ago, I wasn't sure anyone would respond. But you sure did! You sent almost 100 questions and today we're answering all the ones about Imogen's birth...
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17 - There Will Be Joy from 2020-07-21T17:22:16
We talk a lot about giving ourselves space and permission to grieve - permission to feel sad and angry and weary and tired. We need permission for that. But we don't talk as frequently about giv...
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16 - God's Promises Are Fulfilled in His Presence from 2020-07-14T10:00
In these days of COVID-19 risk and social distancing, we've become accustomed to "contactless delivery." We value exchanges that we can "leave at the door" without connection, contact, or contam...
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15 - When Worship Is Our Weapon from 2020-07-07T11:00
It feels powerfully defiant to look suffering in the face, to stare it down, and say, “You can’t have my voice. You can’t have my praise, my affection, my song. N...
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14 - Even When Our Hands Are Open from 2020-06-30T11:00
What if surrender wasn't so much opening our hands, but laying down our lives? That's the picture God's been revealing lately. Surrender isn't about picking and choosing what we offer Him when w...
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13 - Even When It's Hiding Underground - We Can't Stuff Our Pain and Expect It To Go Away from 2020-06-23T11:58:29
Denying our pain doesn't make it go away. Putting on a brave face doesn't make everything ok. And hiding it doesn't mean we're healed. It just means it's hidden. When we stuff our pain undergrou...
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12 - Even If It Feels Fruitless - God's Purpose Is Never Cut Short from 2020-06-16T11:00
We're celebrating our Imogen's first birthday and talking about the three reasons we chose to celebrate this year. And here's what I've learned: While her life was cut short, her purpose wasn't....
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Birthday Bonus - K.J. Ramsey from 2020-06-11T17:58:47
It's Imogen's birthday week! We're celebrating with Q & A's, guest interviews, and fun giveaways on Instagram. In this bonus episode, I sat down with K.J. Ramsey, author of This Too Shall Last: ...
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11 - Even When This Isn't The Story You Chose from 2020-06-09T11:00
We didn't choose this story. I can think of a dozen different ways I would have scripted our story that could have honored God, could have brought Him glory, coul...
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10 - Even When There Are No Magic Words To Make It Stop from 2020-06-02T11:00
When we've tried everything - kicking, screaming, resisting, begging, pleading - and the pain still doesn't go away, we're tempted to believe that God is inactive, distant, and aloof. But what i...
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09 - Even When Hope Is Hard To Find from 2020-05-26T11:00
There are some moments in life that feel so final, so unending that hope is hard to find. But it's from the darkest place that Jeremiah declared these words that bring us so much comfort today. ...
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08 - Even If It Takes Awhile To Find Comfort In His Presence from 2020-05-19T11:00
In seasons of pain and loss, sometimes God's presence doesn't immediately seem comforting. We're navigating a changed relationship, learning new facets of his character and nature, and learning ...
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07 - When Jesus Enters Our Pain from 2020-05-12T11:00
If grief is knocking you down like giant waves in the ocean, you are not alone. We talk a lot about God's goodness in the midst of our pain and grief, but in this episode, we're talking about ho...
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06 - Even When God Doesn't Seem Good from 2020-05-05T11:00
One of the most confusing questions I get asked after our daughter died at birth is, "How can you still believe in God? How can you still believe He's good?" And I always think, "How could I not...
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05 - Even If It Feels Conditional - Why Our Language Matters from 2020-04-28T11:00
When it comes to God's goodness, our words matter. And when we exclusively attach our "God is Good" declarations to the “feel” good gifts He gives us, we are slo...
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03 - Even When You Feel Robbed - When Our Pain Becomes Our Offering from 2020-04-14T12:00
Sometimes the loss is so great that we're left feeling violated and robbed. But even here, our pain can become our greatest offering, an act of true worship and surrender.
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01 - Even If He Doesn't - When God Doesn't Answer Our Prayers from 2020-04-07T07:00
What does it mean to live as people who trust God, even if he doesn't answer our prayers the way we ask or imagine? Kelly shares about the resolution she and her husband made as they walked thro...
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01 - Even If He Doesn't - When God Doesn't Answer Our Prayers from 2020-04-07T07:00
What does it mean to live as people who trust God, even if he doesn't answer our prayers the way we ask or imagine? Kelly shares about the resolution she and her husband made as they walked thro...
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Introduction from 2020-03-29T19:34:18
For many of us, life has not gone according to plan. If you find yourself waiting far longer than you'd imagined, if you're carrying profound loss and grief, or if you're holding honest disappoi...
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Introduction from 2020-03-29T19:34:18
For many of us, life has not gone according to plan. If you find yourself waiting far longer than you'd imagined, if you're carrying profound loss and grief, or if you're holding honest disappoi...
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Introduction from 2020-03-29T19:34:18
For many of us, life has not gone according to plan. If you find yourself waiting far longer than you'd imagined, if you're carrying profound loss and grief, or if you're holding honest disappoi...
Listen