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The Gift of Feelings: Emotional Awareness & Spiritual Formation

In this episode, Whit George, Casey Shirley, and Angela Ekstrum explore why feelings are not obstacles to spiritual growth—but essential to it. They unpack the difference between emotions and feelings, and what it really means to stay relational under pressure. Check Out the Episode: Music has a way of reaching places ordinary conversation cannot. A…

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From Wanting Change to Becoming New: The Power of Spiritual Practices

In this episode, Whit George, Blake Zimmerman, and Blaine Bartel explore how spiritual practices are counter-formation, slow and often resistant, but deeply powerful. As we commit to faithful practices—body, mind, and soul—we learn to trust the process, resist the path of least resistance, and allow Jesus to do His quiet, transforming work in us. Check…

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Desire, Idolatry & The Life We Were Made For

What are you really hungry for? In this episode, Whit George, Casey Shirley, and Lee Martin explore idolatry, misordered love, and why true life isn’t found in optimizing ourselves, but in being satisfied by God. What if believing He could truly satisfy you changed everything? Check Out the Episode: Bread That Satisfies: Desire, Idolatry, and…

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Breaking Cycles: Healing, Honesty, and Specific Obedience

In this episode, Whit sits down with Jamie Jobe and Valerie Isaacs, a licensed professional counselor supervisor, reflective consultant, and mental health trainer. Together, they offered a framework for how we talk about “breakthrough” without minimizing pain or avoiding accountability. Check Out the Episode: Do You Want to Be Healed? One of the most difficult…

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James: What Is Christian Hope?

In this episode, Church on the Move Pastors Whit George, Ethan Vanse, and Seth Swindall talk through the book of James. They wrap up a 15-week teaching series in James by emphasizing our need for perspective from Heaven, wholeness from God, and God's presence in our everyday life. Check Out the Episode: Fifteen weeks in…

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Seeing Conflict as an Invitation to Grow

In this episode, pastors Whit George and Casey Shirley explore what James chapter 5 teaches us about steadfast endurance and the true meaning of faith. Check Out the Episode: Conflict Reveals What’s Inside Whenever there’s conflict, we all react differently—and often, how we respond has roots in how we saw conflict handled growing up. Some…

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James 4 & 5: Centering Your Life on God

In this episode, Pastors Whit George and Blake Zimmerman unpack the end of James 4 and the beginning of James 5, exploring how our plans, words, and money reveal what our lives truly orbit around. In a culture driven by impulse and self-interest, James calls us to live differently—to see everything we have as His,…

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Slow to Speak: How James Challenges Our Words and Our Hearts

In this episode, Pastors Whit George and Seth Swindall discuss James chapter 3 and the call to slow down, listen first, and let your words reflect the wisdom of the One who sees more than you do. Check Out the Episode: Words That Build—or Burn The book of James is one of the most convicting…

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Faith Without Works Isn’t Faith at All

Faith alone brings us into God’s family, but following Him requires effort. In this episode, Whit George and Blake Zimmerman unpack what true obedience looks like and why legalism and lawlessness both miss the point. Check Out the Episode: Radical Christianity: Faith in Action Ancient literature has a potency that modern ears often overlook. It…

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James 2:1–13 Explained: The Sin of Partiality

In this episode, Pastors Whit George and Ethan Vanse unpack James 2:1–13, revealing both the underlying issue and its practical application. Hear the full convo: The Sin of Partiality: James 2:1–13 James doesn’t waste words. When he writes about partiality, he isn’t just addressing a surface-level behavior—he’s digging into an underlying issue that touches the…

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