Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age

Christopher B Miller

Formation for Christians who don't panic, rush or retreat. 

  1. 1 day ago

    #569 Not Defined by the Past - TJ's Story

    As a successful adult content creator, TJ found financial success but never the peace, purpose, or freedom she was searching for. In this episode, TJ shares her testimony of how Jesus Christ transformed her life, gave her a new identity, and freedom. This conversation accompanies Episode #568, The Fear of Being Fully Known, and serves as a living reminder of God’s grace. No matter where you’ve been, what you’ve done, or what labels others have placed upon you, your past does not have to determine your future. God’s grace is greater.

    12 min

  2. 2 days ago

    #568 The Fear of Being Fully Known

    Also available this week: Episode #568.1 No Longer Defined by My Past: TJ’s Story. In this companion testimony episode, TJ shares how God’s grace transformed her life, freed her from her past, and taught her what it means to live beyond the fear of what people think. It’s a powerful real-life illustration of the truths discussed in today’s episode. In this episode: Why do we hide parts of ourselves? Why do we work so hard to manage what other people think of us? And why does being fully known feel so frightening? In this episode of Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age, Pastor Chris Miller concludes the Under Pressure series by exploring one of the deepest fears of the human heart: the fear of being exposed. Drawing from Jesus’ warning about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees in Luke 12, we examine how fear often drives us to wear masks, manage appearances, and build identities around what others think of us. In this episode: • Why hypocrisy is often based in fear rather than pride • The connection between acceptance and performance • Why pressure reveals what is really shaping us • The exhausting burden of trying to maintain an image • How fear keeps us hiding behind masks • Why judgment and comparison often flow from insecurity • The freedom that comes from living honestly before God • How the Gospel liberates us from the need to pretend Most people aren’t afraid of failure. They’re afraid of being fully known. Yet the remarkable truth of Christianity is that God sees us completely—our failures, our fears, our secrets, and our shame—and loves us still. If you’ve ever felt pressure to appear stronger, more successful, more spiritual, or more put together than you really are, this conversation is for you. 🎧 Search Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Episode #568: The Fear of Being Fully Known If this episode encourages you, share it with a friend. Personal recommendations remain the most powerful way this podcast grows. ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction   #ChristianPodcast #Fear #Authenticity #Grace #Faith #ChristianLiving #SpiritualGrowth #Discipleship #WalkingWithConviction #Luke12

    33 min

  3. 15 June

    #567 What If Your Strength Is Actually Fear?

    Why do some people become controlling when life feels uncertain? Why does fear sometimes look like strength? In this episode of Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age, Pastor Chris Miller continues the Under Pressure series by exposing one of fear's most convincing disguises. Fear doesn't always look like anxiety, hesitation, or weakness. Sometimes it looks like control. Sometimes it looks like aggression. Sometimes it looks like power. Through the stories of King Saul, David, the Pharisees, and Paul's encouragement to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:7, we explore: • Why fear often hides behind control   • How pressure reveals what formation has been building   • The difference between godly strength and fear-based power  • Why insecurity often disguises itself as confidence   • How fear changes the way we see people and circumstances   • Why control never delivers the peace it promises   • The progression from fear to control, aggression, and ultimately cruelty   • How trusting God breaks the cycle Most people think their greatest problem is a difficult circumstance. Often the deeper issue is what that circumstance reveals. Pressure reveals what formation has been building. What has pressure revealed in you? 🎧 Search Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Episode #567: What If Your Strength Is Actually Fear?  ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction If this episode encourages you, share it with a friend. Personal recommendations remain the most powerful way this podcast grows. #ChristianPodcast #Fear #Control #Faith #SpiritualFormation #ChristianLiving #Leadership #TrustGod #SpiritualGrowth #WalkingWithConviction

    34 min

  4. 9 June

    #566 When Fear Turns Bitter: The Hidden Root That Shapes Your Life

    Why do some wounds heal while others become bitterness? In this episode of Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age, Pastor Chris Miller continues the Under Pressure series by exploring the hidden path from fear to resentment, bitterness, and victimhood. Pressure doesn't create who we are—it reveals what formation has been building beneath the surface. Through Hebrews 12:15 and real-life stories of disappointment, church conflict, burnout, suffering, and God's sustaining grace, we examine: • Why bitterness rarely starts as bitterness   • How fear quietly shapes our reactions and relationships   • The danger of rehearsing pain instead of grace   • Why resentment feels justified but can become formative   • How bitterness promises protection but delivers isolation   • The connection between identity, victimhood, and unresolved wounds   • Why grace—not willpower—is the cure for bitterness If you've ever struggled to forgive, found yourself replaying old hurts, carried resentment, or wondered why certain wounds still have power over you, this episode is for you. Pressure reveals what formation has been building. What has pressure revealed in you? 🎧 Search Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Episode #566: When Fear Turns Bitter: The Hidden Root That Shapes Your Life ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction If this episode helps you, share it with a friend. That's still the most powerful way this podcast grows. #ChristianPodcast #Bitterness #Forgiveness #Fear #Faith #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianLiving #Anxiety #SpiritualFormation #WalkingWithConviction

    45 min

  5. 1 June

    #565 What Pressure Reveal About You

    Why do we react the way we do when life gets hard? Pressure has a way of exposing what comfort conceals. In this first episode of our new series, 'Under Pressure: Pressure Reveals What Formation Has Been Building', Pastor Chris Miller explores one of the most powerful truths about spiritual formation: Pressure doesn't create what is inside us—it reveals it. Through the story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4, we examine: • Why pressure acts like a spiritual health check   • How fear quietly shapes our decisions and beliefs   • The difference between natural fear and formative fear   • Why obedience does not protect us from pressure   • How pressure reveals what we truly trust   • Why Jesus exposes fear not to shame us, but to free us If you've ever felt overwhelmed by uncertainty, stress, disappointment, fear, or pressure, this episode will help you understand what those moments may be revealing. 🎧 Search Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. This week's episode: Pressure Reveals Fear ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction #ChristianPodcast #SpiritualFormation #Fear #Faith #Anxiety #TrustGod #ChristianLiving #BibleTeaching #SpiritualGrowth #Mark4

    41 min

  6. 25 May

    #564 What if There's Something Better Than Relief

    What if an end to suffering isn't actually your greatest need? When we suffer, we naturally want relief. We want answers.   We want stability.   We want explanations.   We want the pain to stop. But what if peace isn't found there? In this episode of Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age, Pastor Chris Miller explores one of the most difficult and freeing truths in Scripture: There may be something greater than relief. Through Job, Asaph, Paul, and the words of Jesus, we explore: • why uncertainty can feel worse than pain   • the difference between relief and peace   • why suffering exposes what we trust most   • what Paul meant when God said: "My grace is sufficient for you"   • why God doesn't merely give peace, He becomes our peace If you’ve ever prayed for pain to end, wrestled with unanswered questions, or wondered where God is in suffering, this episode is for you. Download the free series guide: Finding Peace - Suffering Well 🎧 Search Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast platform.  This week's episode: What if There's Something Better Relief ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Suffering #SpiritualFormation #TrustGod #Anxiety #Hope #BibleTeaching #ChristianLiving #SpiritualGrowth

    31 min

  7. 18 May

    #563 Why We Struggle to Trust God When We Don't Understand

    We want explanations. We want certainty. We want to understand what God is doing, why suffering happens, and when things will finally make sense. But what if peace isn't found in understanding everything? In this episode of Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age, Pastor Chris Miller continues the journey through suffering, trust, and spiritual formation by exploring one of the hardest lessons of faith: Humility before mystery. Through Job, Paul, the disciples, and the cross itself, we explore: • Why suffering often exposes the illusion of control   • Why humans regularly assume understanding we do not possess   • The difference between stewardship and trying to govern realities only God controls   • Why mystery is not the enemy of faith   • How peace grows when awe replaces our desire for control If you've ever wrestled with unanswered questions, uncertainty, suffering, or trying to understand what God is doing, this episode is for you. Search Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. This week's episode: Humility Before Mystery ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Suffering #TrustGod #Anxiety #SpiritualFormation #SpiritualGrowth #Job #ChristianLiving #Truth

    39 min

  8. 11 May

    #562 When God Feels Silent - Finding Peace Without Answers

    What do you do when God doesn’t answer? When the suffering continues…   prayers go unanswered…   and the silence stretches on? In this episode of Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age, Pastor Chris Miller walks through Job’s experience of pain, silence, uncertainty, and spiritual tension. This is not a shallow conversation about “everything happens for a reason.”   It’s an honest look at what happens when: - circumstances don’t change - answers don’t come - and faith is tested in the waiting Through the story of Job, we explore: - why uncertainty can feel worse than suffering - how pain disorders our loves - why God doesn’t always explain Himself - how spiritual formation happens in tension - and where lasting peace is actually found If you’ve ever prayed and felt like God was silent, this episode is for you. 🎧 Search and follow Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. ☕ Support the ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/walking_with_conviction #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Suffering #SpiritualFormation #TrustGod #Anxiety #BibleTeaching #Job #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianLiving

    46 min
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