Marked with Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon

What does it look like to build a godly friendship with someone you also work alongside? Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger join us for a conversation about friendship, work, and the wisdom required to navigate both well. 

Courtney and Melissa share how their friendship has grown through years of serving together, what they’ve learned about handling frustration without falling into unhealthy venting, and why a good friend doesn’t simply agree with everything you say. We talk about the difference between processing and gossiping, the importance of speaking truth with grace, and how healthy friendships can actua...

Holiness doesn’t happen in isolation. In this episode, Tasha explains how God’s Word and God’s people work together to shape our faith, relationships, and everyday obedience. Through honest stories about community, marriage, depression, and spiritual growth, she offers practical encouragement for women seeking deeper connection, greater joy, and meaningful transformation through the local church. 

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This episode of Marked with Kandi Gallaty is a candid, encouraging conversation about the loneliness, wisdom, and vulnerability that can come with being a pastor’s wife, especially in seasons of transition and hurt. Learn how intentional discipleship, healthy boundaries, and a few trusted “divine friendships” can replace isolation with accountability, healing, and life-giving community. At its heart, the episode is a reminder that relationships are part of God’s design, and even small acts of welcome can change someone’s whole experience. 

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This episode was recorded in August of 2026. After this conversation was recorded, Whitney received the news from her doctor that her treatment was no longer working, and she and her family made the decision to discontinue her cancer treatment. Whitney went home to be with the Lord on October 2, 2026, less than two months after this conversation. We are so grateful to be the carriers of her story of grace to the world. 

In this moving conversation, Whitney Capps shares the reality of living with cancer and the profound ways the body of Christ has surrounded her with c...

In this episode, Jen Wilkin and J.T. English are talking about God’s beautiful design for family and what it means for the church to live as the family of God. The conversation looks at how men and women can serve one another as brothers and sisters in the family of God, and why healthy, trust-filled ministry relationships matter so much. Together, Angie and Andrea explore with Jen and J.T. how these relationships can reflect the gospel, move us beyond fear-based boundaries, and help create deeper discipleship and stronger leadership in the local church. 

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In this episode of Marked, Mary Wiley joins us to talk about why both our vertical relationship with God and our horizontal relationships with others—loving God and loving others—matter deeply in the Christian life. She shares practical wisdom on how relationships shape theology, ministry, parenting, and spiritual growth, and explains how the church helps us remember the truth when our faith feels shaky. Mary also introduces her new resource, Every Day in the Bible, a yearlong Bible study and companion podcast designed to help readers see the full story of Scripture and the connections between the Old and...

In this episode of Marked, Mary Wiley joins us to talk about why both our vertical relationship with God and our horizontal relationships with others—loving God and loving others—matter deeply in the Christian life. She shares practical wisdom on how relationships shape theology, ministry, parenting, and spiritual growth, and explains how the church helps us remember the truth when our faith feels shaky. Mary also introduces her new resource, Every Day in the Bible, a yearlong Bible study and companion podcast designed to help readers see the full story of Scripture and the connections between the Old and...

In Season 14 of the Marked Podcast, we’re exploring what it really means to love the people God has placed in our lives. Dig into topics like singleness, aging parents, ministry relationships with our brothers in Christ, and more.

Listen to the first episode of the season on September 14, 2026!

In this episode of Marked, Kelly Minter joins Andrea Lennon and Angie Elkins for a conversation discussing the question: Does God promise me my dreams will come true? Kelly, Andrea, and Angie talk about God’s promises, our dreams, and trusting Him through both fulfillment and disappointment. 

Through personal stories, biblical insight, and practical encouragement, Kelly explores how to surrender our deepest desires to God while holding onto hope in His character and plan. If you are waiting on a dream, grieving unmet expectations, or learning to trust God in an uncertain season, this episode offers biblical wis...

In this episode of Marked, Kelly Minter joins Andrea Lennon and Angie Elkins for a conversation discussing the question: Does God promise me my dreams will come true? Kelly, Andrea, and Angie talk about God’s promises, our dreams, and trusting Him through both fulfillment and disappointment. 

Through personal stories, biblical insight, and practical encouragement, Kelly explores how to surrender our deepest desires to God while holding onto hope in His character and plan. If you are waiting on a dream, grieving unmet expectations, or learning to trust God in an uncertain season, this episode offers biblical wis...

In this episode of Marked, Elizabeth Woodson joins Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon for an encouraging conversation considering the question: Does God promise me financial security? They discuss trusting God with your finances, generosity, biblical stewardship, and faith. 

Together, they explore how to align financial decisions with God’s kingdom purposes, overcome fear and misconceptions about money, and steward resources with wisdom. With practical advice and biblical encouragement, this episode points listeners to God as Provider and the freedom found in generous, faithful living. 

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Live Free Bible Stud...

In this episode of Marked, Blair Linne joins Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon for a conversation about anxiety and trusting God in difficult times. Together, they explore the question: does God promise me freedom from anxiety?

Blair shares her personal journey with anxiety and offers biblical encouragement for understanding fear, physiological symptoms, sinful worry, and dependence on God. Together, they discuss how Scripture, prayer, community, breathing techniques, and truth-filled belief systems can help calm the mind and body. If you are wrestling with anxious thoughts or seeking a Christian perspective on mental health, this episode points to...

In this episode of the Marked Podcast, Andrea Lennon and Angie Elkins welcome Kristi McLelland for an encouraging conversation about the family of God, biblical community, belonging, and the promise of spiritual family.

Together, they discuss how salvation is both personal and communal, reflecting our deep longing for connection, presence, and purpose in God’s people. Drawing from the early church’s example of hospitality, sacrificial love, and care in times of crisis, this episode offers biblical encouragement for anyone navigating loneliness, longing for deeper Christian community, or learning to balance longing with surrender while following Jesus toge...

Ashley Chestnut joins Andrea Lennon and Angie Elkins for a conversation about faith, freedom, addiction, temptation, and joyful obedience to Christ. Together, they explore the question: Does God promise to free me from addiction?

Andrea, Angie, and Ashley discuss what it means to be free from sin and free to follow Jesus, with open discussion on guilt, shame, sexuality, and confession. With practical encouragement and biblical wisdom, this episode points listeners to union with Christ as the source of lasting freedom, strength, joy, and hope in God’s promises. 

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Nicole Zasowski joins us for a conversation about infertility, faith, longing, and trusting God’s promises. Nicole shares her personal journey through infertility and offers biblical encouragement for navigating grief, blame, shame, control, and questions about childlessness. Together, we explore the question: does God promise me children? We’ll discuss the promise of spiritual family, the beauty of spiritual motherhood, and the hope found in God’s presence and provision. If you are walking through infertility, unmet expectations, or a season of longing, this conversation offers comfort, compassion, and a reminder that God is near.

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Melissa Spoelstra joins Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon for a conversation about God’s promises, protection, and presence. Together, they explore the question: does God promise angels to protect me? They discuss how to understand promises about safety and angels through a biblical lens, helping listeners read Scripture with clarity, context, and confidence in God’s character. 

If anxiety, uncertainty, or questions about spiritual protection have ever weighed on your heart, this conversation offers biblical encouragement for trusting God’s sovereignty. Melissa, Angie, and Andrea discuss the role of angels, the comfort of God’s nearness, and how belie...

Phylicia Masonheimer joins Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon for a conversation about how the Old Testament Law reveals God’s grace and points us to His faithful promises. They discuss biblical parenting, offering encouragement for moms and dads who want to raise children with faith, dedication, and grace. If you’ve ever wondered how to guide your children while trusting God’s sovereignty over their lives, this episode will remind you that faithful parenting is not about control—it is about prayerful dependence, loving discipleship, and confidence in the God who keeps His promises. 

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Author and speaker Jennifer Rothschild joins Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon for an honest, hope-filled conversation about God’s promises, physical healing, faith, and suffering. Drawing from Scripture and her personal experience with blindness, Jennifer explores what true healing means and why God’s promises are deeper than immediate physical results. 

This episode offers biblical encouragement for anyone facing chronic illness, unanswered prayers, loss, or disappointment, reminding listeners that God’s ultimate healing is full restoration—body, mind, and spirit. If you’ve ever wondered whether God promises physical healing, this conversation will help you trust His goodness, r...

Kyla Gillespie joins us to share her powerful journey from struggles with identity, sexuality, and addiction to finding freedom, healing, and purpose in Christ. Through the unwavering love of a supportive church community and a deepening relationship with Jesus, Kyla experienced profound transformation and discovered her true identity in Him. Her story is a beautiful reminder of God's grace, the importance of community, and the hope available to anyone seeking healing and freedom through faith. 

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Genesis 16

Psalm 139

John 1:14

1 Corinthians 10:13

2 Corinthians 10:3–5

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Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman get real about 40+ years of marriage, sharing honest stories, hard-won wisdom, and the steady grace of God that carries couples through every season. This warm, hope-filled conversation offers practical encouragement for navigating disappointment, choosing forgiveness, and building a resilient, Christ-centered love that lasts as they answer the question, “Does God promise me an easy marriage?”

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Still Here: Life Together on the Long Way Home by Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman 

I Will Be Here 

Cinderella 

The Living Years 

John 16:33

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In the Season 13 premiere of Marked, Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon are joined by Jen Wilkin for a thoughtful conversation on understanding and rightly applying God’s promises. 

Together, they address common misconceptions of God’s character and highlight the importance of reading Scripture in its proper context. With practical insight and a focus on biblical integrity, this conversation invites you to approach God’s Word with clarity, humility, and a deeper commitment to truth. 

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Proverbs 22:6 

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Matthew 18:20 

James 5:16 

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Promises made. Promises kept. With voices like Jen Wilkin, Jennifer Rothschild, Kristi McLelland, Kelly Minter, and more, we’re diving into real topics like healing, anxiety, spiritual warfare, and addictions in Season 13 of Marked. Together, we’ll learn how to read God’s promises in context. 

We’ll wrestle with honest questions, hear powerful stories, and walk away with a deeper trust in what God truly promises—and how that changes everything.  

The first episode of the season with Jen Wilkin drops June 8! 

Welcome to Session Six of our spring Bible study! We're studying Body and Soul, and we're so excited to join Lisa Whittle to get real about Scripture and get real about living out our faith in the bodies we have.

Your whole personhood is what this study is about. You are body and soul, and you are one person. In this final session, Lisa brings together all we have studied so far in our whole body theology and also looks to the future when our bodies will be whole and resurrected with Jesus. It makes our goal...

Welcome to Session Five of our spring Bible study! We're studying Body and Soul, and we're so excited to join Lisa Whittle to get real about Scripture and get real about living out our faith in the bodies we have.

Each week, we'll release the next teaching session, and we'll leave all six sessions up through June 8.

In this session, Lisa explores how the church, the body of Christ, impacts how we live in our own individual bodies and vice versa. We are created for community and unity, and how we live in community influences...

Welcome to Session Four of our spring Bible study! We're studying Body and Soul, and we're so excited to join Lisa Whittle to get real about Scripture and get real about living out our faith in the bodies we have.

Each week, we'll release the next teaching session, and we'll leave all six sessions up through June 8.

We are the temples where the Holy Spirit dwells. In this session, Lisa explores what that means for our everyday lives. How do we think about our bodies differently, knowing who indwells them? Do we treat them differently...

Welcome to Session Three of our spring Bible study! We're studying Body and Soul, and we're so excited to join Lisa Whittle to get real about Scripture and get real about living out our faith in the bodies we have.

Each week, we'll release the next teaching session, and we'll leave all six sessions up through June 8.

What does Jesus's death on the cross have to do with our body struggles? Lisa answers that question in this teaching session. Through Jesus's crucifixion, we learn reliance on Him for our salvation but also for our everyday...

Welcome to Session Two of our spring Bible study! We're studying Body and Soul, and we're so excited to join Lisa Whittle to get real about Scripture and get real about living out our faith in the bodies we have.

Each week, we'll release the next teaching session, and we'll leave all six sessions up through June 8.

In this second teaching session, Lisa explores how the incarnation—Jesus's coming to earth as both God and Man—shapes our own whole body theology. What does it mean that Jesus was fully God and fully Man? Why did...

Welcome to Session One of our spring Bible study! We're studying Body and Soul, and we're so excited to join Lisa Whittle for the next six weeks to get real about Scripture and get real about living out our faith in the bodies we have.

Each week, we'll release the next teaching session, and we'll leave all six sessions up through June 8.

In this first session, join Lisa as she introduces a whole body theology—a biblical belief system of God's creation of us as an entire person, body and soul. Lisa explains whole body th...

To wrap up Season 12, we sat down with Chris Adams and Dr. Kelly D. King live at Lifeway Women's Leadership Forum to reflect on the rich legacy of women’s ministry and what it means to lead into the future with wisdom and faith. Drawing from decades of experience, they share how God has faithfully worked through past generations, why remembering that “this ministry is not ours—it’s the Lord’s” changes everything, and how today’s leaders can stay grounded in Scripture while adapting to what’s ahead. This conversation is both a celebration of where we’ve been and a hope...

Today we're sitting down with Bible teacher Lisa Whittle to talk about what Scripture really says about our bodies. In a culture obsessed with body image, health trends, and comparison, Lisa shares the concept of “whole body theology." Through honest stories about food, shame, comparison, and healing, the conversation explores how many women have lived disconnected from a biblical understanding of their bodies—and how grounding our view of the body in Scripture can lead to freedom from consuming body thoughts and a new way of living that honors Christ.

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Tara Dew is with us this week to discuss what the Bible says about contentment and why it’s often so difficult to experience. Looking at passages like Philippians 4:11–13, we explore how comparison, cultural expectations, and misunderstanding what it means to be “blessed” can fuel discontentment. Looking to the true source of peace—Christ—we remember we already have everything we truly need.

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Overflowing Joy 

Overflowing Peace 

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Thrive Ministry

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

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Tracing the story of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, Jen Oshman shows how women are intentionally created in God’s image and called to meaningful partnership in His mission. We discuss the goodness of creation, the impact of the fall, the surprising care for women in the Old Testament law, the countercultural way Jesus welcomed and commissioned women, and the hope of Revelation where every wrong will be made right. This conversation encourages women not to fear hard passages, but to pursue biblical literacy, trust God’s character, and step confidently into their God-given calling.

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Lysa TerKeurst and Dr. Joel Muddamalle talk about what it means to trust God when life doesn’t go as planned. Through biblical teaching and personal stories—including Lysa’s own journey through the painful end of her marriage—they explore how broken trust, loss, and uncertainty can shake our confidence, but also how God consistently proves Himself faithful. They discuss practical ways to keep trusting Him by staying rooted in His Word, following the Spirit’s leading, and surrounding ourselves with godly community. This conversation is an honest and hope-filled reminder that even in our hardest seasons, God’s character...

Scarlet Hiltibidal joins Angie and Andrea for an honest conversation about shame—how it sneaks in through striving, guilt, and the pressure to be “enough.” Looking at Scripture and sharing personal stories, they talk about the difference between conviction that leads to freedom and shame that keeps us stuck. Scarlett reminds us that in Christ there is no condemnation, and that as we fix our eyes on Jesus—not ourselves—we can walk in real joy and peace.

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Ashamed Bible Study

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ParentLife Magazine 

HomeLife Ma...

Today, Angie and Andrea are talking with Eunice Chung about what the Bible says about belonging. Together, they share personal stories of times they have felt like outsiders and consider how vulnerability, service, and gospel-centered unity shape meaningful community. Learn more about how we can find belonging with others who are different from us, how to take a biblical step toward belonging, and more. 

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Lifeway Women Academy

“How Beauty Forms Us and Stirs the Christian Imagination” Blog

Friends & Sisters Bible study

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Angie Elkins and Andrea Lennon are joined by author and Bible teacher Courtney Reissig for a thoughtful conversation on what the Bible really says about forgiveness. Courtney unpacks why forgiveness is rooted in the gospel, how it differs from excusing sin or avoiding consequences, and why trusting God with justice is often central to the healing process. Drawing from Scripture and personal experience, they explore forgiveness as a journey—one that releases bitterness, honors boundaries, and reflects our trust in the God who sees, knows, and promises to make all things right.

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Caroline Saunders joins us to explore what the Bible says about balance. Instead of offering a formula, Caroline reframes balance as a Spirit-led practice rooted in worship, where we honor our God-given limits while trusting a limitless God. Drawing from Psalms, Mary and Martha, Proverbs 31, and the life of Jesus, the conversation addresses overwhelm, changing seasons, work and rest, giving healthy no’s, and recognizing the warning signs of imbalance like bitterness and exhaustion.

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Come Home Bible Study

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Story & Soul

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Nicole Zasowski joins us for a thoughtful conversation about cynicism, hope, and the vulnerability of joy. Drawing from Scripture, neuroscience, and her own story of infertility and loss, Nicole helps us name how cynicism becomes a form of self-protection, and how God invites us to something better. This conversation encourages us to wrestle honestly with God, renew our minds, and practice gratitude and savoring as pathways to lasting hope and joy in Christ.

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Daring Joy Bible Study

What if It’s Wonderful Book

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Ellie Holcomb joins us for a hope-filled conversation about grief, brokenness, and where God meets us in hard seasons. She shares from her own story, reflects on how Scripture makes space for sorrow, and reminds us that lament, tears, and even wrestling with God are part of a real, honest faith. This conversation is a gentle reminder that God is present in every part of the story and hope can still find you. 

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Red Sea Road 

Canyon 

Far Country 

Fighting Words 

Who Sang the First Song 

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To kick off Season 12, Priscilla Shirer is here to discuss what the Bible says about obedience. You'll hear how obedience is a reflection of love for Christ, emphasizing that true worship is intrinsically linked to obedience. She shares personal stories of her journey with obedience, highlighting the challenges of self-denial, and the importance of community support. Priscilla also addresses the role of fear in disobedience and the necessity of trusting God through life's uncertainties. 

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Going Beyond Live

Going Beyond Simulcast

Going Beyond Ministries

Books and Bible Studies by Pr...