Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz

Twyla Franz
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Welcome to a becoming-space. A place for imperfectly ready people to say yes to more Jesus and actual friendships with their neighbors. A place for introverts and workaholics and people-pleasers and self-doubters. Welcome, welcome, if that's you! I get that pull you feel to go deeper. Find purpose, meaningful conversations, community. I also get how you think you're not ready. Want to know a secret?! None of us are, least of all me! Also true is that we BECOME ready after, not before, we say yes. Yes to baby steps that deepen relationships and let God spill out everywhere. Yes to becoming more curious, more approachable, more moldable in the tender hands of Jesus. It's a process. A beautiful, becoming process where we look less and less like we used to and more and more like Him.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    When You Miss the Sunrise, Here's How to Still Fill Your Morning With Hope

    It sounded like a prank call, but I promise we were serious. Seriously set on seeing the sunrise in a city where we'd spend spring break. This was before the days of smartphones to check the weather app. So we did what made most sense to our college student brains—call local numbers in the phone book to ask when the sun rises. I think of it now as radiant pink entrances us en route to school. These sunrise spottings almost make me like Daylight Savings. Almost. Since I started running, I catch every sunrise I can. I time my runs down to the minute so I can capture the colors from the church at the crest of the hill. But on school days, I usually miss the sun breaking through the night . . . except when Daylight Savings aligns the time. A sunrise feels like a God-hug in the middle of the rush to get to school. A splash of His endless creativity. The visible evidence that He is always watching over us.  Or, as Jennifer Dukes Lee writes in her book How to Love Your Morning, that He is watching with us. In her captivating story-telling style, she paints a picture of a God pointing our eyes to the sunrise He created for us. I don't want to spoil it for you, so you just might need to read the book yourself! (This story is in chapter two.)   Links mentioned: How to Love Your Morning by Jennifer Dukes Lee FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    7 min

  2. 31 MAR

    How to Make Easter 2026 Meaningful in the Middle of Spring Break

    Lately, it seems we're walking the thin line between breaking and believing. Lighting candles because we need a flicker of hope. Lengthening hugs because we all need the warmth of presence. How do we make Easter meaningful in the middle of spring break–and all sorts of honest aches?   Links mentioned: FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    8 min

  3. 24 MAR

    One Easy Way to Align Your Life With Christ

    You were made to delight the very heart of Christ. Your words are meant to move the heart of God.  Your devotion undoes Him. Your worship declares Him worthy. Your one surrendered life, aligned with His, honors Him.   Links mentioned: FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    7 min

  4. 17 MAR

    How to Define Amen: What You Need to Know About Faith

    Amen isn't an ending, but an acknowledgement that God can be counted on. It's agreement with what already beats in the heart of our Lord. It's coming alongside God's already, willingly-spoken "yes."   Links mentioned: FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    7 min

  5. 10 MAR

    What Happens When You Are Seen in the In-Between

    Down in the unseen recesses of our mind, we worry we aren't seen. That our superhero power is being invisible, although no one asked if that's what we wanted.  We walk around lonely, longing for the assurance that we matter, trying to reconcile the breach between life right now and as it will be, when everything finally makes sense.  We get partial perspective this side of heaven. "Only part of the big picture," Paul says (1Corinthians 13:12). I realize that everything I know is only part of the big picture. But one day, when Jesus arrives, we will see clearly, face-to-face. The Voice And this slice of right-now? It feels raw some days. Unfair, often times. Can a distant promise soften the ache in between the now and Jesus coming again to right the wrongs and reveal what we don't yet know and replace our loneliness with knownness? There is a day coming when the heart of every human will be revealed. On that day, all we long to know will be unlocked. We'll have peace–and all the puzzle pieces.  But Paul tells us we don't have to wait until then to be cradled in the gaze of God. Today, and every day in between now and eternity, we are already seen. As the verse continues, In that day, I will fully know just as I have been wholly known by God. 1 Corinthians 13:12, The Voice Even when you're overlooked by the people around you, you are noticed by the God of the universe. Even when other people misunderstand you, you are "wholly known" by God. Even when you're surrounded by instability, struggling with insecurity, or seeking answers, you are secure with the One who sees you. What happens when you know in the depths of your soul that you are seen? Security. Surrender. Solidarity. Let's unpack them together.   Links mentioned: FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    7 min

  6. 3 MAR

    How to Make Hearing God's Voice Over the Noise Easier

    Sometimes all the things in your head get really loud. You're anxious over everything imagined and irrational. Your self-set expectations make you feel small, and in the tangle of untruths toying with your mind, you've got to remind yourself that hearing God's voice isn't for the ultra-spiritual alone. It's for the worn-out worriers, the willful wanderers, the wisdom-deficient, and the opportunity wasters. For those spiritually "in training," as my pastor says.   Links mentioned: To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE. Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    7 min

  7. 24 FEB

    For the One Feeling Alone: A 5-Day, FREE Email Course

    This is for you, feeling alone even when you're surrounded by other people. This is for the introvert keen on deep friendships but second-guessing her own merit. This is for those new to town, missing home, starting over. This is for the long-time homeowner who knows fewer than five neighbors by name. This is for lonely Christians longing for something to shift.   Links mentioned: FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE. Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    8 min

  8. 17 FEB

    How to Best Relax When You're Overwhelmed, Dear Heart

    I wonder where you're feeling most overwhelmed. What's beneath your tension headache and audible exhales? What stiffens your shoulders and triggers an insatiable, internal stopwatch? "Don't forget to enjoy this season," my literary agent says, and it startles me. Because I'm so busy sorting out the next two years I forget that the season I'm in should feel slow. There should be room to breathe. To dream, not all rushed like I'm in crunch time, but like lungs expanding. Like a soul at rest. Maybe you relate. You try to solve problems ahead of time to eliminate potential stress. But you're out of your lane and time zones ahead and really, you just need to stay present right where you are.   Links mentioned: Ann Voskamp's questions in Sacred Prayer. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE. Read the written version of this episode HERE.

    8 min
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Welcome to a becoming-space. A place for imperfectly ready people to say yes to more Jesus and actual friendships with their neighbors. A place for introverts and workaholics and people-pleasers and self-doubters. Welcome, welcome, if that's you! I get that pull you feel to go deeper. Find purpose, meaningful conversations, community. I also get how you think you're not ready. Want to know a secret?! None of us are, least of all me! Also true is that we BECOME ready after, not before, we say yes. Yes to baby steps that deepen relationships and let God spill out everywhere. Yes to becoming more curious, more approachable, more moldable in the tender hands of Jesus. It's a process. A beautiful, becoming process where we look less and less like we used to and more and more like Him.

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