In this episode of Saved Not Soft, I’m joined by my husband Malik Brookins for a real and honest conversation about dating, engagement, and marriage. We share our story, how we went from friends to dating to saying yes to forever, and what we learned along the way about trusting God with our relationship. We talk about what it looks like to date intentionally, how to seek God while navigating feelings, how to approach engagement with wisdom, and how marriage continues to refine and grow you. Relationships can feel confusing, exciting, stretching, and beautiful all at once, and our hope is that this conversation encourages you to invite God into every stage of your love story. Whether you are single, dating, engaged, or married, we pray this episode reminds you that healthy relationships are built with patience, prayer, humility, and a deep desire to honor the Lord. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of Saved Not Soft, I’m joined by my husband Malik Brookins for a real and honest conversation about dating, engagement, and marriage. We share our story, how we went from friends to dating to saying yes to forever, and what we learned along the way about trusting God with our relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talk about what it looks like to date intentionally, how to seek God while navigating feelings, how to approach engagement with wisdom, and how marriage continues to refine and grow you. Relationships can feel confusing, exciting, stretching, and beautiful all at once, and our hope is that this conversation encourages you to invite God into every stage of your love story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether you are single, dating, engaged, or married, we pray this episode reminds you that healthy relationships are built with patience, prayer, humility, and a deep desire to honor the Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of Saved Not Soft, I’m joined by my husband Malik Brookins for a real and honest conversation about dating, engagement, and marriage. We share our story, how we went from friends to dating to saying yes to forever, and what we learned along the way about trusting God with our relationship.   We talk about what it looks like to date intentionally, how to seek God while navigating feelings, how to approach engagement with wisdom, and how marriage continues to refine and grow you...

Dating, Engagement, and Marriage ft Malik Brookins

Suffering is unavoidable—but Scripture shows us it is never meaningless.In this episode, we look closely at the sufferings of Jesus: His rejection, betrayal, silence before His accusers, physical agony, and ultimate obedience to the Father. Rather than rushing past the cross, we slow down to ask what Christ’s suffering reveals about God’s character—and how it reshapes the way we endure our own.To suffer well is not to minimize pain or spiritualize injustice. It is to remain faithful, anchored, and surrendered when obedience is costly and understanding feels distant. Jesus shows us that suffering can be endured without bitterness, faced without despair, and offered back to God as worship.This conversation invites listeners to reframe hardship through the lens of the cross—learning how to suffer with trust, humility, endurance, and hope—knowing that resurrection always follows faithful obedience.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Suffering is unavoidable—but Scripture shows us it is never meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we look closely at the sufferings of Jesus: His rejection, betrayal, silence before His accusers, physical agony, and ultimate obedience to the Father. Rather than rushing past the cross, we slow down to ask what Christ’s suffering reveals about God’s character—and how it reshapes the way we endure our own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To suffer well is not to minimize pain or spiritualize injustice. It is to remain faithful, anchored, and surrendered when obedience is costly and understanding feels distant. Jesus shows us that suffering can be endured without bitterness, faced without despair, and offered back to God as worship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This conversation invites listeners to reframe hardship through the lens of the cross—learning how to suffer with trust, humility, endurance, and hope—knowing that resurrection always follows faithful obedience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Suffering is unavoidable—but Scripture shows us it is never meaningless. In this episode, we look closely at the sufferings of Jesus: His rejection, betrayal, silence before His accusers, physical agony, and ultimate obedience to the Father. Rather than rushing past the cross, we slow down to ask what Christ’s suffering reveals about God’s character—and how it reshapes the way we endure our own. To suffer well is not to minimize pain or spiritualize injustice. It is to remain faithful, anchor...

Suffering Well.

What if “daddy issues” isn’t your identity—but a distortion that healing was always meant to correct?In this episode of Saved Not Soft, we confront the cultural narrative that reduces deep father wounds into a label, and we expose the lie beneath it. Through Scripture and lived experience, we talk about sonship, the difference between wounds and identity, and how deception forms when absence, abandonment, or misuse of authority goes unhealed.This conversation isn’t about minimizing pain—it’s about redeeming it. We explore how the Father heart of God restores what earthly relationships could not, how Jesus reveals what true fatherhood looks like, and how healing begins when we stop defining ourselves by what was missing and start receiving what was always promised.If you’ve wrestled with rejection, mistrust, or confusion around authority and love, this episode is an invitation to leave deception, step into truth, and rediscover your identity as a son or daughter—secure, seen, and fully known in Christ.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;What if “daddy issues” isn’t your identity—but a distortion that healing was always meant to correct?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Saved Not Soft&lt;/em&gt;, we confront the cultural narrative that reduces deep father wounds into a label, and we expose the lie beneath it. Through Scripture and lived experience, we talk about sonship, the difference between wounds and identity, and how deception forms when absence, abandonment, or misuse of authority goes unhealed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This conversation isn’t about minimizing pain—it’s about redeeming it. We explore how the Father heart of God restores what earthly relationships could not, how Jesus reveals what true fatherhood looks like, and how healing begins when we stop defining ourselves by what was missing and start receiving what was always promised.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’ve wrestled with rejection, mistrust, or confusion around authority and love, this episode is an invitation to leave deception, step into truth, and rediscover your identity as a son or daughter—secure, seen, and fully known in Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What if “daddy issues” isn’t your identity—but a distortion that healing was always meant to correct? In this episode of Saved Not Soft, we confront the cultural narrative that reduces deep father wounds into a label, and we expose the lie beneath it. Through Scripture and lived experience, we talk about sonship, the difference between wounds and identity, and how deception forms when absence, abandonment, or misuse of authority goes unhealed. This conversation isn’t about minimizing pain—it’...

Daddy Issues are a LIE!

The power of Christianity is not found in trends, language, or performance—it is found in the cross.In this episode of Saved Not Soft, we return to the foundation of our faith: the blood of Jesus. We talk about what the blood actually accomplished, why the cross still stands at the center of the gospel, and how redemption is not symbolic—it is authoritative.This conversation explores the biblical meaning of the blood of Christ: forgiveness of sins, reconciliation with God, freedom from condemnation, and the victory secured through Jesus’ sacrifice. We address why the blood of Jesus is not something to outgrow, soften, or rebrand, and why its power is just as effective today as it was the moment it was shed.If you’ve felt distant from the simplicity of the gospel, confused about spiritual authority, or unsure where your confidence before God comes from, this episode is a call back to truth. Our hope is not in ourselves, our obedience, or our spiritual performance—but in the finished work of Jesus.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The power of Christianity is not found in trends, language, or performance—it is found in the cross.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of Saved Not Soft, we return to the foundation of our faith: the blood of Jesus. We talk about what the blood actually accomplished, why the cross still stands at the center of the gospel, and how redemption is not symbolic—it is authoritative.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This conversation explores the biblical meaning of the blood of Christ: forgiveness of sins, reconciliation with God, freedom from condemnation, and the victory secured through Jesus’ sacrifice. We address why the blood of Jesus is not something to outgrow, soften, or rebrand, and why its power is just as effective today as it was the moment it was shed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’ve felt distant from the simplicity of the gospel, confused about spiritual authority, or unsure where your confidence before God comes from, this episode is a call back to truth. Our hope is not in ourselves, our obedience, or our spiritual performance—but in the finished work of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058869/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The power of Christianity is not found in trends, language, or performance—it is found in the cross. In this episode of Saved Not Soft, we return to the foundation of our faith: the blood of Jesus. We talk about what the blood actually accomplished, why the cross still stands at the center of the gospel, and how redemption is not symbolic—it is authoritative. This conversation explores the biblical meaning of the blood of Christ: forgiveness of sins, reconciliation with God, freedom from cond...

The Blood of Jesus Still Works!

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Navigating the Christian lifestyle is beyond challenging, especially facing the obstacles of today’s world. Each week, we’ll be diving into topics of; how to rise up from culture, modeling Christ to others, theology, hot topics and much more! Buckle up with your host, Emy Moore; we’re going on a fruitful journey!

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