Candid Conversations with Dr. Jonathan Youssef

Do you ever feel like you’re doing all the right things, but you still feel tired, anxious, and spiritually stretched thin? Jonathan sits down with Justin Whitmel Earley for part 2 of an insightful conversation on why your body's habits may be the missing piece in your walk with Christ. Justin shares how a season of pa

What do your everyday habits—your screen time, your schedule, your workload—have to do with your spiritual life? In this two-part conversation, Jonathan sits down with Justin Whitmel Earley author of The Common Rule, Habits of the Household, and his newest book, The Body Teaches the Soul. In Part 1, Justin shares how a

Every Sunday, the preaching and singing of the Word work together as a powerful discipleship tool for the church.  In this special Thanksgiving week episode of Candid Conversations, Jonathan Youssef sits down with four members of the Apostles Worship team—Jeremy Ezell, Sean Crawford, Amy Miller, and Seth Rice—to talk a

What if the biggest obstacle to raising grateful kids… is our own entitlement? In this episode, Jonathan sits down with author and Mercy House Global founder Kristen Welch, whose journey from “comfortable Christian mom” to global nonprofit leader started with a single, terrifying yes and a life-altering moment in the l

In a world where spiritual claims come from every direction—podcasts, platforms, pulpits, and social feeds—it’s becoming harder to discern what’s truly biblical. Many ideas sound close to Christianity yet miss the mark in ways that quietly reshape what we believe about Jesus. If you’ve ever heard something that didn’t

We live in a world that tells us happiness is always just one more step away—one more raise, one more purchase, one more answered prayer. Yet even when we finally get what we thought we wanted, peace still feels out of reach. In this powerful reflection, Jonathan Youssef invites you to pause and consider a radically di