Nov 4, 2020 | Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
We always had an opponent, someone to fight against. There was always an enemy threatening to dominate us. It wasn’t hard to recognize them. We knew who they were by the colors they wore. And if they got close we’d stomp and yell with our fists in the air till our...
Oct 19, 2020 | Life Plan, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
We used to strategize our spiritual formation. We planned out message series, bible studies, and a step by step path for discipleship. That’s what we knew to do at the time. And it was good. But we were missing something big. Being intentional about our spiritual life...
Aug 4, 2020 | Breakthrough, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Spiritual Formation
We’ve been in a few prayer sessions, you probably have too, where someone breaks into a rant about something standing in the way of God’s plan. It’s usually a person, circumstance, or the evil one they’re sure is preventing our group from doing great things for God....
Sep 3, 2019 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Spiritual Formation
A while back, David Loveless talked with Paul Young. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Shack, Cross Roads, and Eve, and the Lies we Believe about God. His books have sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. A major motion picture of The Shack...
Aug 14, 2019 | Ambition, Clarity, Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Here’s a part of how I reduce my stress, at the beginning of my day, that you could possibly use to reduce your own. I woke up this morning and knew that I had a full day in front of me. I had strategy meetings, earlier in the day, with my peers at First Baptist...
Jun 18, 2019 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Life storms, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
Wouldn’t you like to know how to make better sense of the confusing things of life, love, leadership, and the church? You can. There’s actually a blueprint! If you’re like us, so often what we think of life, God, and others, is based upon what our circumstances...
May 29, 2019 | Career/Work, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
Are you interested in moving from relentless weariness to a more rested soul? One of the things we’ve noticed about almost all leaders that we work with is that the constant demands of life, leadership, and relationships, that causes them to lose their joy in what...
May 6, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Have you struggled this past year with a relationship that needed a boost? One of the primary things that prevent any relationship from getting a boost is the picture you have in your head of how it is supposed to be. We all want relationships that are happy and...
Apr 24, 2019 | Assets, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Do you ever wonder if the people who are currently encircling your life are the right ones? Often times, we have surrounded ourselves with the best people we know, but don’t realize who are the best people we need. Listen to the Audio We know how important it is to...
Mar 26, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss 6 ways you benefit from accepting feedback. “When you hear the same negative comment about you from several sources, it’s probably time to stop saying, “they just don’t get me” and time to investigate why...
Mar 19, 2019 | Clarity, Imperfection, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
“When you hear the same negative comment about you from several sources, it’s probably time to stop saying, “they just don’t get me” and time to investigate why you’re unable to see how others experience you.” Caron Loveless Years ago, I was leading a team in our...
Feb 20, 2019 | Breakthrough, Devotional, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
There seems to be a lot of mystery and debate around the idea of “finding yourself.” For us, finding our True Self basically means learning how to live from that invisible (but very real) place inside us where we were created in God’s image, that safe, love shaped,...
Dec 24, 2018 | Christmas, Imperfection, Spiritual Formation
If you’ve listened to The Live True podcast or read our blog this past year, we’d like to start off by saying a huge thanks! It’s a real joy for us to offer you resources entirely focused on helping you be more spiritually and emotionally healthy person, partner, and...
Nov 6, 2018 | Ambition, Identity, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
For about a decade, I worked hard to become a published author. I got it in my head that if I could just publish a book I’d finally be something, be someone. It could become a part of my identity. My first book came out, then my second, then my third. I talked on...
Oct 16, 2018 | Career/Work, Identity, Imperfection, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Here’s a part of how I reduce my stress, at the beginning of my day, that you could possibly use to reduce your own. I woke up this morning and knew that I had a full day in front of me. I had strategy meetings, earlier in the day, with my peers at First Baptist...
Sep 24, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to forgive life for what it hands us. The reason why we have to learn to forgive life for what it hands us is that so much of it is beyond our control. We have accidents, health issues, discouragement,...
Sep 11, 2018 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Spiritual Formation
“Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is all people love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour, increasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human...
Aug 7, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, setbacks, Spiritual Formation
Written by Caron Loveless In the news today, a man in our area, an expert swimmer, was out in a lake and called for help. The jet skis and boat that tried to rescue him couldn’t reach him in time. They are still looking for his body. His wife was there when it...
Jun 27, 2018 | Relationships, Spiritual Formation
This summer, we’re all going to have some brand new opportunities- to love… and to love well. Here is some quick help: We know that God is all about relationships. To prove this, every single thing Jesus ever taught, according to him, can be summed up in...
Jun 18, 2018 | Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
We love movies that challenge us… that move and inspire us. We most especially love the ones that show us a new way to see, that break our heart for the world or remind us of who we want to be in it. And we love a good movie recommendation (so send us yours!)...
Apr 16, 2018 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Last year we threw a big bash for my dad’s 90th birthday. As you can imagine there was a lot of excitement and anticipation. But just before the three-day event started, I tripped over something on our back porch and tore a calf muscle. All I could think was “Noooooo!...
Apr 11, 2018 | Breakthrough, Devotional, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to live in freedom and joy, even when life doesn’t go your way. Jesus continues to teach us much about how to live each day with a YES toward life, instead of a NO. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief...
Mar 19, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Spiritual Formation
“No good can come from watering last years crops.” Francis Anfuso We do it all the time. We tend phantom crops in the non-existent fields of our past. That awful moment, that loss, that person who slighted us or rejected us or abandoned us- we can’t get it out of our...
Feb 19, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Imperfection, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss why all of us have heard about good spiritual people who have failed in some way. Often when we hear of it, we’re appalled or astounded or discouraged because we somehow believed they were superhuman...
Jan 16, 2018 | Breakthrough, Career/Work, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
-Do you ever get anxious, stressed or depressed? -Do you procrastinate or repeat habits you know aren’t good for you? -Has anyone ever said, “you’re in denial?” -Has an important relationship gotten stuck even after everything you’ve done to fix it? -Has...
Jan 10, 2018 | Career/Work, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how the one skill you must have for success at work and relationships. This skill has been called the meta-skill of the 21st century. Critical qualities for spiritual progress and life success- things like...
Jan 3, 2018 | Personal Development, Quotes, Spiritual Formation
Welcome to the year 2018! May it be a year of spiritual growth and renewal, the kind that wakes you up and fills you up! Grab a cup of coffee or tea, read slowly and thoughtfully, and let the wise, encouragement of these timeless truths points your soul in a healthy...
Dec 26, 2017 | Ambition, Assets, Clarity, Imperfection, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
Most every year, over the past 3 decades of my life, I’ve gotten away for a couple of days, at the end of the year, to review the previous year, before planning the new one. One of the primary values of doing a “Year-End Review” is having a process to complete the...
Dec 22, 2017 | Christmas, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
That magical, meaning-filled day is almost here and we didn’t want it to pass without telling you how much you mean to us. We are so grateful for the opportunities you’ve given us this year to make, what we hope has been, a number of worthwhile contributions to your...
Dec 6, 2017 | Christmas, Holiday stress, Imperfection, Spiritual Formation
Growing up, my family (or should I say, my mom) was into Christmas decorating, big time. I mean, we went all out. One year we even got our picture in the paper for winning first prize in our city for best decorations. That was pretty cool. And exhausting. Those were...
Nov 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless continue their interview with Ian Cron, the co-author of the best-selling book: “The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery.” What you don’t know about yourself can hurt you and your...
Nov 7, 2017 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless interview Ian Cron, the co-author of the best-selling book: “The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery.” What you don’t know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships―and even keeps...
Nov 1, 2017 | Ambition, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
Many of us are great at serving and leading. We’re glad to offer help to others but when we need a hand, “no thanks, I’ve got it” is often the reply. That was us. Always wanting to be influential, capable, in control and definitely un-needy...
Oct 17, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to grow receptive when you feel most resistant, to what is happening to you, to others, or in your circumstances. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.” Resistance is a pretty good sign...
Oct 12, 2017 | Ambition, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
The other day someone on Twitter put out this question, “What do you think are the most common self-inflicted wounds?” They were targeting leaders but I think it’s a great question for all of us to ponder. Here were some of the replies: –...
Oct 5, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Identity, Imperfection, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Chris Heuertz concerning his book: The Sacred Enneagram- Finding your unique path to spiritual growth. Chris is the author of multiple books, a speaker, Enneagram coach, non-profit consultant, and anti-human...
Sep 20, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless continue with a Part 2 discussion around how to be happier with WHO you are and WHAT you have by relaxing the comparison and competition games of your compulsive mind. To obtain a FREE copy of our newest Ebook “8...
Sep 6, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Have you ever said something like this? “I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this?” If you have, then we want to share with you 8 simple rhythms to replenish your life. Years ago, whenever I (David) felt tired, my mind would push my body...
Aug 16, 2017 | Assets, Career/Work, Clarity, Identity, Life Plan, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Alan Briggs on what it means to recognize the unique set of God given skills and talents you have and how to unleash genius and that creativity that can make a difference in your world. They provide several ways you...
Aug 8, 2017 | Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
We most often expect to find personal spiritual transformation, in moments of peace, love, and joy. While that is true- it is also true that God is present and at work, in the times we feel most resistant. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.”...
Aug 1, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Career/Work, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
How many times have you said something like: “I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this. ” How many times have you felt like the load of family or work were about to collapse your life? I’ve said that countless times in the past … but not anymore. In recent...
Jul 24, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life Plan, Painful thoughts, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to live in the happiest time zone each day, and how it can free you from the stress and resentments of life. There are only 3 time zones that you can live in. Find out which zone you spend most of your...
Jun 15, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
The other day I was heading into a public restroom, and I glanced down the hall to see a woman having one of those moments we pray never happen to us. Apparently, during the goings on of her visit to the ladies room she had inadvertently tucked the back of her dress...
May 30, 2017 | Assets, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Some years ago, I found myself working crazy hard, making what felt like near blood sacrifices in all my relationships and responsibilities but getting little appreciation or reward for my effort. After a long season of feeling underappreciated a subtle attitude of...
May 24, 2017 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Imperfection, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In our interview today, David Loveless continues his conversation with Paul Young. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Shack, Cross Roads, and Eve, and the Lies we Believe about God. His books have sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. A...
May 3, 2017 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Devotional, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In our interview today, David Loveless talks with Paul Young. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Shack, Cross Roads, and Eve, and the Lies we Believe about God. His books have sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. A major motion picture of...
Apr 17, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In today’s Podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless talk about how self-awareness is one of the key attributes of highly successful people. Having self-awareness allows us to grow in the ability to identify what’s working and what isn’t in our...
Apr 13, 2017 | Devotional, Easter, Emotional Health/Healing, Spiritual Formation
The scripture says, two men, that “gleamed like lightning” questioned the women who arrived early in the morning at the tomb of Jesus. (Luke 24) The women had gone to pay homage to the dead and they stumbled upon a grave robbery as the men asked them,...
Apr 4, 2017 | Clarity, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
Every happy sailor knows “how to take what the wind hands you” and say YES to it. If you don’t, you suffer because of it. Over the years, I’ve gotten to do a lot of sailing on the ocean, often for days at a time. More often than not, during...
Mar 22, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
In our story, David and I both had seasons when we refused to accept circumstances that were beyond our control. The result of our inability to surrender to “necessary suffering” brought even greater suffering at a level we never thought possible. Our...
Mar 13, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Identity, Pain/Suffering, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
If religion or others have put a “beat down” on you, then listen to part 2 of our interview with Richard Rohr. If you’ve been taught or believed that God still needs you to keep improving and He’ll never be fully satisfied with you, then listen...
Mar 9, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
When we refuse to own our weaknesses we will be more focused on the failures of others. Psychologists call this projection. Apparently, we are only able to “read other people’s faults” because we know them so well- at a subconscious level- in...
Mar 1, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Failure, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
We all have people in our lives who have helped us to see our relationship with God in such a way that we are radically changed. The man David is about to interview -Richard Rohr -is one such person for us. We were first introduced to his writings a number of years...
Feb 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
The fullness of life comes through many small deaths. Richard Rohr For much of my life, I had this unspoken belief that the older you get the easier your life will be. I walked around thinking the hard times like grad school, hands-on parenting, keeping the family and...
Feb 1, 2017 | Ambition, Career/Work, Church/Religion, Identity, Imperfection, Leadership, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
What do you as a leader… in your home, work, or ministry, when you’re required to appear to be more than you are? How can you lead others well when your own soul feels like it’s about to cave in or become totally numb? Join us as we go...
Jan 12, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
There is a ‘power dance’ that happens in most relationships: within a marriage, family, church, and at work. In this podcast episode, we talk about how to claim your own sacred sense of worth in every relationship, and on every occasion. The ‘power...
Dec 8, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
The loss of someone close brings us so many wake up calls. This week marks the second year without my sister, Leslie Chandler Robinson. Her passing has left an unthinkable void in my life and, along with this new reality, has come a number of valuable realignments in...
Nov 21, 2016 | Assets, Devotional, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
It’s always a bit challenging to inspire honest gratefulness when it’s officially assigned on the calendar. Still, some of us need prodding to acknowledge the goodness in our lives, especially when we’re feeling stressed, depressed or distracted. As...
Oct 4, 2016 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to respond to the question: “How are you doing?” We believe that a part of spiritual and emotional health begins when we’re able to name which cycle of life we are in… and that the categories of winning...
Sep 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to overcome the one thing that hijacks our peace and is the single greatest destroyer of relationships. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can...
Sep 19, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
“An expectation is a resentment under construction.” Anne Lamott People don’t treat us like they should. Circumstances don’t turn out like we plan. Co-workers don’t come through like they promise. Friends aren’t there when we need...
Sep 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
“From the moment we wake up to the time our heads hit the pillow, we live out of a story we’ve come to believe about ourselves. This storyline thrives in our minds subconscious which is why we’re often unaware of many of our own self-defeating patterns of behavior....
Aug 31, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to benefit from becoming more aware and getting a better handle on the types of undesirable thinking that plague us regularly. Probably one of THE most helpful insights we’ve been given in recent...
Aug 29, 2016 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
By David & Caron Loveless Even though you have thousands of them every day you are not your thoughts. And the more you can learn to observe and question your thoughts the healthier and more successful you will become. Here are ten negative thinking patterns we...
Aug 17, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this new podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how seeing resistance in life, is your pathway to growth. Right at the point of our most resistance, to what life seems to be bringing us, is a beautiful place to see God. It is there God is inviting us...
Aug 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
By David & Caron Loveless We most often expect to find God in moments of peace, love, and joy. While that is true- it is also true that God is present and at work, in the times we feel most resistant. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.”...
Aug 8, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Written by David & Caron Loveless “A humble self-knowledge is a surer way to God than deep learning.” Thomas A Kempis At first glance, this advice seems all wrong-headed. How can knowing ourselves be a truer way to God than deep, investigative study of...
Aug 2, 2016 | Breakthrough, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
God is all about relationships. And to prove it, every single thing Jesus ever taught, according to him, can be summed up in just two commandments: #1) Love God #2) Love others as you love yourself As you love yourself… Many of us have heard (or given ) what...
Jun 28, 2016 | Assets, Career/Work, Leadership, Life Plan, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Brandon Schaeffer around what it means to build a better life, using practical tools and strategies that develop our life and business the way Jesus would. Listen to the Audio Brandon is the Executive Director of Five...
Jun 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
Once again we’re all asking what in the world can be done about the atrocity of terrorism? And now I’m asking myself what can I, an average, middle- aged, American woman possibly do about the horrendous murder of innocent people that suddenly put my...
Apr 19, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation
Not long ago, I was asked to speak at a church and just before I brought the message the worship team led us in a song that featured a violin. Later, I learned that violin was being played by a girl named Mariana, who was one of the top young violinists in Romania. As...
Apr 13, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to Rethink The Glorification of Busy. The busyness of our lives has led to unprecedented levels of exhaustion, stress, and vulnerability. Conventional wisdom tells us to the key to sanity is changing or...
Apr 6, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Over the course of my life, things have happened to me, people have done things to me that have frightened me, angered me and broken my heart. I had legitimate hurt worthy of comfort and understanding. Replaying the tapes of the wrongs that were done became my...
Mar 30, 2016 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Devotional, Failure, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about how good news is birthed in harsh places. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of key things you feel like you need...
Mar 23, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Devotional, Easter, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Good Friday, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Recovery, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to live through and actually cooperate with both little and big deaths or losses throughout our lives, so something even larger and more fulfilling can emerge from it all… and how the resurrection shows...
Mar 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Easter, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
There is always one question that most compels and convicts me whenever I read about the resurrection of Jesus, and it’s this: “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” The scripture says two men that “gleamed like lightning”...
Mar 16, 2016 | Easter, Good Friday, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Quotes, Spiritual Formation
If you are in any way familiar with the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, like we are, you know how easy it can be to walk through this Holy season on spiritual auto-pilot. As someone we know has said, ” What else can we possibly say about the most...
Mar 9, 2016 | Assets, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life Plan, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Dave Rhodes about how to discover the unique purpose that God has wired into your story. We’re are going to talk about how God intersects our: Name; Narrative; and Nine to five lives to show the world around us the...
Mar 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
When the abstract paintings of Jackson Pollock were first introduced people said, that’s not art. It’s too weird, too chaotic. Everyone hated his work. No one would buy it. “What a mess,” they said. “My two year old could do that.”...
Feb 24, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless interview the counselors, whom they met with for more than a year, and who helped get them through their worst nightmare. What does it look like to engage in the vital soul care that every person yearns for? What...
Feb 17, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode, we discuss how to observe both your true and false self in action. In our new book, Nothing To Prove, we unpack a framework of 3 steps, that we use daily in order to see progressive levels of growth and transformation in our lives....
Feb 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
We have always been the kind of people who were zealous to grow and gain mastery in our attitudes, actions and relationships. We kept the latest books on our nightstand, in our brief case and on our Kindle. You could find us perched on the front row at cutting-edge...
Feb 10, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to use a specific tool that can bring personal clarity and see quantum internal shifts that give you the ability to dramatically improve your emotional, spiritual, professional and relational life. ...
Feb 9, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
It’s hard to imagine what life was like before X-rays, MRI’s and brain scans. Thanks to these incredible detection devices we can now know what ails us with pinpoint accuracy. Wouldn’t it be great to have a similar tool for our souls? A tool that can...
Feb 3, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode 17, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to discover a primary root of your stress is not ‘out there’ but ‘in here.’ Most of us think that our stress comes from somewhere outside ourselves, and sometimes that’s true. But more often than not,...
Jan 28, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about how to discover the wealth of your life worth statement. Most of us have have conformed to our cultural conditioning in which we’ve been told that our Net Worth Statement, is actually what we’re are worth. But it’s...
Jan 26, 2016 | Assets, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know recently there was a record Powerball lottery prize of $1.5 billion dollars. I won’t ask if you bought a ticket or if your palms were sweaty as they called out the winning numbers. If you bought one, just nod your...
Jan 14, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss “When Enough Is Never Enough.” Many of us are always trying to achieve and accomplish more. There is great value in this and then there can emerge a dark side to it. To listen to the audio of this podcast,...
Jan 6, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
How can you best connect with and inquire about the people in your life? In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss the challenge that many of us seem to be bankrupt in, which is our ability to care for and be curious about others, through the...
Jan 4, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
So, how did we do? WordPress.com just sent us their “annual report” for youlivetrue.com and here are some of the cool things they told us about your preferences in 2015: * The Live True blog was viewed about 17,000 times. The Sydney Opera House...
Dec 28, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
Learn how to use 9 simple questions to review the end of the year, or even your life. In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about the most important hour you can spend this month, and why he has done it every year, for more than 3 decades. To listen to the...
Dec 17, 2015 | Assets, Christmas, Devotional, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
Why is there always a gap between the home we long for and the home we have? How can you find your way home today to a place that represents the answer to that. Click the above audio play arrow to listen to today’s podcast. Here is a brief summary of today’s...
Dec 14, 2015 | Christmas, Devotional, Spiritual Formation
We always meant to observe Advent. We really wanted time for meaningful reflection but there were cards to mail, gifts to buy and wrap, parties to host and attend on top of all our normal responsibilities. As spiritual leaders we found ourselves pulling out the stops...
Dec 10, 2015 | Holiday stress, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode 11, David & Caron Loveless discuss how you can curb the Christmas crazy in your life with 10 simple guidelines. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of...
Dec 7, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Intimacy, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation, Stress
The following is an excerpt from our new ebook that is available beginning today. This book is a a very candid, behind the scenes look, at the journey of transformation that we’ve been on the last several years, and the things we’ve learned that can help...
Dec 1, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Devotional, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
To connect and be close to God is really the most natural thing in the world. Unfortunately, religion has often made it complicated and un-natural. Here is just one of five simple ways you can use to bring an extraordinary God into your ordinary day. Meeting God...
Nov 25, 2015 | Assets, Devotional, Holiday stress, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
We’re suspicious that one of the primary reasons God urges us hundreds of times in the Bible to be thankful is because He knows how beneficial it is to our true, created identity and how detrimental it can be to our compulsive one, that never feels like it has enough...
Nov 23, 2015 | Assets, Emotional Health/Healing, Inspiration, Spiritual Formation
Gratitude sees the good in things and drops it’s anchor there. Like muscle gratitude grows when it’s put to work. It is active not passive moving mountains to find diamonds in the rock. Gratitude is vocal it speaks to what is working- it...
Nov 11, 2015 | Church/Religion, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
What’s the best way to live? By re-defining what “Family” is and what “Mission” is and then learning how to integrate the two… for a powerful new way to live. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or...
Nov 9, 2015 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
I am always surprised when I meet a truly humble person – first, because it is such a rare event. But, what I’ve noticed just getting around them is I feel instantly drawn in. Maybe, this is because, for a few minutes, at least, their calming presence...
