Tough Questions. Powerful Stories. Real Faith. From 2019–2026, Dr. Jonathan Youssef and special guests explored the intersection of Christ and culture.
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After six incredible years of open, honest, and Christ-centered dialogue, Candid Conversations with Jonathan Youssef is coming to a close as Jonathan Youssef looks back on six years of candid conversations about life and faith. In this final episode, he expresses gratitude to every guest and listener who made this journey so meaningful and shares what’s next as he steps into his new role as Senior…
This Christmas season, many of us are carrying more than gifts and traditions. We’re carrying fear, weariness, uncertainty, and unanswered questions. We sing the familiar words, “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight,” but what do they really mean when the world feels anything but peaceful? In this special Christmas reflection, Jonathan Youssef explores the meaning behind…
Our culture doesn’t just move fast—it demands that we keep up. But what do our souls, our families, and our faith lose when we never slow down? Jonathan Youssef is joined again by author and nonprofit leader Kristen Welch for a deeply honest discussion about busyness, spiritual burnout, and the life-giving invitation to sit with Jesus. Kristen shares how years of faithful work and constant…
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 panic attacks and sleepless nights exposed deeper spiritual needs and how…
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 season of crippling anxiety and mental collapse as a young lawyer forced…
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 about the heart behind their ministry, the theology that shapes their…
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 largest slum in Nairobi. What she discovered there forced her to confront a hard…
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 sit right with you, you’re not alone—and your instincts matter. And believe it…
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 different kind of joy, the kind that doesn’t depend on circumstances. He takes us…
What happens when faith becomes about performance rather than grace? In this heartfelt and eye-opening conversation, Jonathan Youssef sits down with Cameron Cole, President of Rooted Ministry and author of Heavenward: How Eternity Can Change Your Life on Earth , to talk about breaking the cycle of performance-based Christianity and rediscovering the freeing power of the Gospel for parents and kids…
