Fearless and Free: Spirit, Soul, Body

You're listening to a new season of Fearless and Free-Spirit, Soul and Body, a place to find wholeness and healing from the heart. I'm your host Dana Grindal, prayer minister, Biblical teacher, author and fellow traveler on a spiritual journey of healing and freedom in Christ Jesus. What I really love to do is inspire others on their spiritual journey to be all God has designed for them to be, fearless and free. 

Join me as we journey together through teaching, prayer and expert guest testimonies. You will find empowerment to be an intergral part of the body of Christ, using your voice to bring hope and healing to your sphere of influence. The time has never been more urgent to be a voice of hope and healing to a hrurting world.

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Welcome to  the first episode of 2024! Happy New Year! Have you made new year's resolutions? New year's goals for diet, exercise, prayer, Bible Reading, book reading- these are many of the things we may have made a goal to have more of in our schedule. But actually the most important part of doing something new is making room for it.  In this episode we discuss what it is to make room for the new things God is calling us to.  And Laura and Dana have a big announcement about how God has been speaking to them to make room in this season! Join us!

Be inspired to be a good giver and to give good year-round. Guest Krista Patton shares the story behind the mission of Isaiah 117, a charitable organization that is making a revolutionary difference in the foster care system.

Whether it seems your family is drowning in dysfunction, doing really well, or somewhere in between, this three-part series will help your family flourish. Learn how to recognize and replace unhealthy relational dynamics, some of which may have been passed down for generations in your family line. Discover meaningful ways to connect as a family and build one another up. 

Whether it seems your family is drowning in dysfunction, doing really well, or somewhere in between, this three-part series will help your family flourish. Author Debi Ronca joins the conversation and, based on her book The Family Letter, shares a heartwarming practical exercise families can do that is proving to bring healing and connection among relatives. 

Whether it seems your family is drowning in dysfunction, doing really well, or somewhere in between, this three-part series will help your family flourish. Learn how to recognize and replace unhealthy relational dynamics, some of which may have been passed down for generations in your family line. Discover meaningful ways to connect as a family and build one another up.

While some of us feel secure in our relationships with loved ones and friends, others of us experience insecurities related to emotional intimacy and attachment—and we may not even recognize we have insecure attachment. Join Dana and Laura for this insightful three-part series exploring the three types of insecure attachments, including how we can heal and how to support loved ones suffering from insecure attachment. 

While some of us feel secure in our relationships with loved ones and friends, others of us experience insecurities related to emotional intimacy and attachment—and we may not even recognize we have insecure attachment. Join Dana and Laura for this insightful three-part series exploring the three types of insecure attachments, including how we can heal and how to support loved ones suffering from insecure attachment. 

As cults and spiritual abuses within churches and families are increasingly exposed in the media, Dana and Laura contrast qualities of healthy versus spiritually abusive communities and relationships. Find renewed faith, hope, and healing in the aftermath of spiritual abuse.

As Christ followers, we’re called to serve others and inspire transformation on a cultural mountain of influence, but all too often, we launch into ministry ill prepared. Based on Dana’s most recent book, Ascend, discover how the act of skiing serves as a profound analogy for effectively navigating your ministry mountain. 

Some dreams are bizarre, others are frightening, and some can seem as if they contain powerful meaning, however elusive to us. Biblical dream interpreter Janie Wisdom joins the conversation as Dana and Laura discuss the various types and significance of dreams. Gain insight for dream interpretation, along with common pitfalls to avoid, when seeking to recognize God-given messages through dreams.

At home, work, among friends, and in other social settings, many of us have become accustomed to a culture of dishonor—social interactions that tear one another down instead of building one another up and ascribing worth to others. Learn how to recognize unhealthy social mindsets and habits, as well as how to do your part to inspire transformation and foster self-worth in those within your social circles.  

Child educator and children’s minister Stephanie Chase joins Dana and Laura to share a wealth of insight concerning how to instill self-worth in kids. Simple steps can make a world of difference in our kids’ lives—and ours’ as well!

Dana and Laura explain what self-worth is, what it isn’t, and why so many of us struggle with feelings of inadequacy and insecurity—or self-centered pride—even as adults. We all base our self-worth on something; trade in faulty foundations that produce inner turmoil for a sure foundation that removes all performance pressure, comparison, and feelings of superiority and inferiority.  

There are times we may suddenly feel uneasy upon entering a certain environment—an unfamiliar town, a hotel room, someone’s home, or a room in our own house. Is it just phycological, or are we picking up on something spiritually dark around us? Dana and Laura explain how to know the difference and what to do in either case.

While many dreams are merely our imagination at work, scripture shows that God can give us dreams to reveal His will to us. There are also terrifying, demonically-induced nightmares. Dana and Laura share practical wisdom for discerning the source of our dreams, overcoming nightmares, and receiving all that God intends when He gives us a spiritual dream.