Episode 74 - The Difference Between Growing and Changing ft. Ginger McSwain
Release Date: 10/17/2025
Episode 86 - Using Your Gifts Without Losing Your Passion
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What happens when you’re not passionate about your passions anymore? Could it be you’re still passionate, but not able to use your gifts to pursue those passions - causing you to feel out of place? In this episode, Mary and Jay discuss how your spiritual gifts often tell you how you will serve, not necessarily where you will serve. Inspired by a recent coaching session Jay had at his church, he shares real life insight on how this understanding can be used in your own life or the lives of those you lead.
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Episode 85 - How Our Spiritual Gifts Help Us Grow Closer To God
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At the start of a new year, many of us are thinking about goals, growth, and the resolutions we hope to keep. After exploring the history of New Year’s resolutions last week, this episode turns to a deeper question: why are we wired to grow—and what does Scripture say about it? In this conversation, we explore biblical calls to spiritual growth, the role of spiritual gifts in a believer’s life, and how discovering and using those gifts can draw us closer to God. We’ll also discuss the difference between identifying your gifts and actually living them out, whether people may be using...
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Episode 84 - How Personality Can Derail Your New Year’s Resolutions
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If you’ve ever wondered why your New Year’s resolutions don’t stick, this episode is for you. We dive into how different personality styles approach goals, why some struggle more than others, and how the type of resolution you set really matters. Walking through the DISC framework, we uncover common pitfalls—and the unique strengths you can lean on to make this year different.
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Episode 83 - The Gifts We've Been Given
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Have you ever received a gift that has left an eternal impact on your life? Join us for a conversation that celebrates both the gifts we cherish and the gifts that shape who we become. From meaningful moments to spiritual blessings, we explore the kinds of gifts God gives and why they matter far beyond a holiday season. AND stay tuned for a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT that we can’t wait to share with you.
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Episode 82 - The Personality of Jesus: Can We Know It?
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What if understanding personality could deepen not only your relationships with others, but also your relationship with God? In this episode, we explore how knowing how someone is “wired” shapes the way we perceive, interpret, and connect with them. Can we view the people of Scripture through a personality lens? And if so… what about Jesus Himself? Fully God and fully man, He interacted with people in profoundly personal ways. Could understanding His personality help us better understand His heart and better follow His example?
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Episode 81 - Know Your "Why"
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Why do you do what you do? Why should you say yes to something new? Why should you keep going when things get tough? In this episode, Mary and Jay look at the importance of knowing your why: how it strengthens our effectiveness, fuels longevity, and aligns us with the motivations given to us in Scripture. From passion to purpose to personal experience, this conversation unpacks how clarity in calling shapes how we live, lead, and serve.
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Episode 80 - If You Don't Believe This, You May Never Be Content
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How do comparisons and misconceptions impede upon your gratitude toward God and your attitude about who you are? In this episode Mary and Jay explore why many people struggle to feel content with themselves and how comparison, misunderstanding our spiritual gifts, and overlooking the Giver of every good gift can hinder true gratitude. If you long to find contentment in who you are and what you have, this conversation will be an encouragement to you.
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Episode 79 - Navigating Relationships Through the Holidays
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With the holidays approaching, many of us look forward to family gatherings — but along with the joy can come stress, busyness, and even conflict. In this episode, we explore how understanding personality differences can transform tension into connection. From biblical examples like Moses and Aaron, Mary and Martha, and even Paul and Barnabas, we’ll look at how God uses unique personalities to complement rather than collide. Join us as we unpack practical ways to guard your heart, extend grace, and navigate relationships with wisdom this holiday season.
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Episode 78 - This Changed How I Approach Leadership ft. Mike Roberson
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In this episode, Mary and Jay sit down with Mike Robertson to discuss business, basketball, mission trips to Bolivia and more. After going through PLACE for the first time with Mary last year, Mike shares how that experience has deepened and even changed his approach to leadership and given him a new lens to see people - both in ministry and everyday life. This is both a powerful and encouraging conversation about what God can do in and through you when you are obedient and faithful to give Him your yes!
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Episode 77 - Gifts, Talents and Roles: Knowing the Difference
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In this episode, Jay and Mary unpack the difference between abilities and talents, spiritual gifts and Christian roles. They explore why these distinctions matter. Misunderstanding them can lead to misplaced expectations; but getting it right can unlock how we serve, lead, and grow in God's design.
info_outlineWhether you're in a season of change or consistency, this conversation will encourage you to reflect on how God has been at work in your own story — molding you, guiding you, and using every experience for His purpose. In this episode, Ginger McSwain, co-founder of PLACE Ministries, joins Mary to discuss things like:
Life experiences that molded her faith and identity
Navigating changing roles through the lens of PLACE
What changes and what stays the same in personality and spiritual gifts
The difference between growing and changing
How self-awareness shapes parenting and marriage
There is an abundance of wisdom for so many seasons of life that is shared in this can’t miss conversation.