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Ep. 04 Grace Prayer: Your Real Self through God’s Eyes

Have you ever considered what God thinks about you? Many of us shrink back with a well-documented ledger of outbursts over chores left undone, the hustle while struggling to slow down, or comparisons that leave us paralyzed. We project onto God a summary of our...

Ep. 03 Real Conversations about Anxiety and Grace with Caris Snider

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by the pressures in your life, you thought you were having a heart attack? As if elephants were sitting on your chest? That's the way my guest today describes the weight of anxiety in our daily lives. Anxiety is Real In this...

Ep. 02 Real Grace for Your Real Life: From Sunday to Every Day

Have you ever wished you could take your words back but know you can't? Like toothpaste out of the tube, words can't be put back in. Regret creeps in while grace waits for an invitation. What is Real Grace? You've heard about grace and you know you need it, but...

Sneak Peek: Living the Grace Life Podcast

Welcome to the corner of real grace for your real life. Join Jennifer Sakata and special guests as they navigate intricate issues of forgiveness, belonging, and empowerment as faithful expressions of God’s generous grace. But what is God’s grace? What is it not?...

Maundy Thursday: Remembering Jesus’ Sacrificial Love

Remembering What You Don't Want to Forget Sacrificial love appears in the place we least expect it this Maundy Thursday. But first, I wish I had known it was our last conversation. Christmas that year transported us to Craig’s parents’ home. In between mounds of...

New Beginnings Come Only after the Longest Night

Are you experiencing a longest night? Ready for new beginnings? December 21st at 9:27 CST begins the unfolding of the winter solstice. In the northern hemisphere, the earth is tilted so that the north pole is furthest from the sun. Sorry, Santa! What this means...