Exhaled Hope: The Podcast

Senecca Baker
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We share the hope, love + redemption found in Christ, one word at a time. 

  1. Oct 7

    Answer the Question

    Someone asked what you want, and what came out of your mouth was "I don't care," "whatever works for everybody," or "what do you want?" You handed the question back before you ever touched it. In this episode of Exhaled Hope, Senecca talks about why so many of us struggle to answer one simple question honestly. She names perception, privacy, and permission as the reasons we hold back, and the fear sitting underneath all three.  Then she asks whether we do the same thing with God, and turns to Mark 10:46-52, where Jesus asks Bartimaeus what he wants and Bartimaeus answers. Scripture: Mark 10:46-52 Also in this episode New schedule: episodes now release on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 9am Central through the end of 2026.The Hymn Collection is here! Six shirts, each representing a traditional hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness, God Will Take Care of You, The Solid Rock, It Is Well, 'Tis So Sweet, and Jesus Paid It All. Shop it, along with the Psalm 23 Collection, at www.shop.exhaledhope.com.Connect with us: Follow @exhaledhope on social media. If this one hit home, send it to somebody who needs to be asked this question, subscribe, and leave a review. Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  2. Sep 14

    What is Hope for real?

    We say we're hopeful, but our words are full of doubt. "I hope so." "A girl can wish." In this episode, we unpack what the Bible actually means by hope, why it was never meant to be a feeling, and what to do when hope has been deferred so long it's starting to feel like hopelessness. In this episode: Why the world's definition of hope has doubt built into itWhat Mark 9:24 reveals about believing and doubting in the same breathWhy biblical hope is confident expectation, not a feelingWhat Proverbs 13:12 means when it says hope deferred makes the heart sickWhere to go when hope has been deferred so long you're losing it (Lamentations 3:21-24)Why this hope is different from anything the world is selling (Romans 5:3-5, Job 6:20)Scripture referenced: Mark 9:24, Psalm 16:9, Psalm 22:9, Hebrews 11:1, Proverbs 13:12, Lamentations 3:21-24, Romans 5:3-5, Job 6:20 Connect with Exhaled Hope: @exhaledhope on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Grab your Psalm 23 tee before they're gone.  www.shop.exhaledhope.com Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  3. Sep 7

    Hope...When You're Comparing

    We all do it. Scroll past someone's highlight reel, glance at a friend's dinner plate, catch ourselves measuring our pace against someone else's, and just like that, a good day starts to feel not good enough. Comparison has been called the thief of joy, but it steals more than that. This episode gets honest about where comparison actually shows up in real life, what an ancient story about a vineyard reveals about the trap we're all standing in, and what it actually looks like to walk out of it. What we cover: Why comparison feels impossible to avoid, and why it's been a problem since Genesis, not since InstagramWhere comparison sneaks in outside of social media, in your job, your church, even your own homeWhat a parable about a landowner and his workers reveals about grace, timing, and why someone else's blessing was never a withdrawal from your accountTwo practical ways to catch comparison before it takes root, and center yourself back in what's actually yoursScripture referenced (NASB): Matthew 20:1-16 If comparison has been quietly stealing more than you realized, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it, and leave us a review while you're at it. Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  4. Aug 31

    Hope When...You Don't Have a Map

    This one's for anybody who did the thing God told them to do and then got met with... nothing. No sign. No confirmation. Just quiet. This week we're sitting with Abram. Seventy-five years old, comfortable life, and God tells him to leave everything on one sentence.  No map.  No timeline. We walk through the famine, the fear, the fallout with his nephew, the mess he made trying to help God keep His own word, all of it. And we land one truth that holds a lot of hope: His silence was never Him disappearing. Sometimes silence is just what obedience sounds like right before the next move. If you're in a quiet season right now and you're starting to wonder if you even heard Him correctly, this one for you. Scripture referenced: Genesis 12:1–4   Genesis 17   Genesis 21   Acts 8:26–29   Links: Follow along: Instagram, Facebook, Threads @exhaledhope Shop the Psalm 23 line: shop.exhaledhope.com Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  5. Aug 17

    Hope...when you don't recognize YOU.

    Ever caught an old photo of yourself and felt something you couldn't quite name? Not sadness exactly. Something like meeting a stranger who happens to know all your secrets. In this episode, Senecca sits with that exact moment, a screensaver photo, a bathroom mirror, and the sudden realization that she didn't fully recognize the woman staring back. This episode is for anyone standing in a season where the mirror, the calendar, or the friend group all feel a little unfamiliar. Using Psalm 139, we look at what it means to be fully known even when you don't feel fully known to yourself. WHAT WE COVER Why not recognizing yourself isn't proof something went wrong, it's often proof you've grownWhat Psalm 139 reveals about being searched and known before you had words for yourselfWhy mirrors, and social media, were never built to answer the question "who am I"How to sit with the strange grief of outgrowing a version of yourself you don't even miss SCRIPTURE Psalm 139 SHARE THIS EPISODE If you've ever had one of those mirror moments, send this episode to someone who needs it today. And if it spoke to you, leaving a review helps more people find Exhaled Hope. Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  6. Aug 10

    You Didn't Earn It...

    We treat grace like it's running a tab, one we're quietly still paying down through good behavior, good moods, good weeks. But Paul doesn't describe grace as a payment plan. In this episode, Senecca goes back to a Sunday School moment that convinced her one small choice had disqualified her from God, and into Ephesians 2 to look at what Paul actually says happened while we were still dead in it. If you've ever caught yourself trying to earn your way back into good standing, with God or with yourself, this one's for you. Scripture referenced: Ephesians 2:1-10 (NASB) If somebody you know is still keeping a tab God already closed, send them this episode. Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  7. Aug 3

    Who's Your People, Your Fam?

    You ever been to a cookout and been asked "who's your people?" while looking at you trying to find a resemblance of someone they might know. From my experience it's common in Southern Black culture.  But what happens when your adopted?  But not just any adoption - but adoption into the family of God.  You've said the words chosen, adopted, redeemed — but do you still feel like you're waiting on approval? Like family is a title you're holding, not a fact you're standing on? THE VERSE "He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will." — Ephesians 1:5 EPISODE OVERVIEW This season we've walked through being chosen and being redeemed. This week is different, because adopted isn't just about you, it's about the family you get pulled into. Senecca opens with the day she and her husband met their son for the first time, and gets honest about a distinction most of us have never sat with: her son's adoption and our adoption into God's family aren't the same kind of adoption at all. What that difference actually is, and why it changes how you should hear the word "adopted," is the rest of the episode. SCRIPTURES REFERENCED Ephesians 1:5 Ephesians 2:12 Romans 8:15-17 Ephesians 4:1 Romans 8:23   THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE Notice every time this week you catch yourself answering to an old name instead of the one God already gave you. Then go back and read Ephesians again, not as familiar words, but as confirmation of who you were called before your parents ever picked out a name for you.   CONNECT Instagram: @exhaledhope   SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW If this episode spoke to you, subscribe so you don't miss the rest of the Ephesians series — and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to this conversation.   Exhaled Hope — real conversations about faith in the middle of the mess. No hype. No guilt. No pretending. Just truth that leaves us with real hope. Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

  8. Jul 27

    Coupon Grace

    We use the word "redeem" all the time without thinking twice, a coupon, a discount, a chance to make something right after we messed up. But Paul isn't talking about a redemption with an expiration date. In this episode, Senecca breaks down what redemption actually cost, why it's only found "in Him," and why so many of us can pass the church vocabulary test without ever living like the words are true. If you've ever caught yourself trying to earn your way back into good standing, with God or with somebody else, this one's for you. What we cover: The difference between worldly redemption (earned, expiring) and the redemption Paul describes in EphesiansWhat redemption meant in the Old Testament versus what Paul means by it in the New TestamentWhy redemption only exists "in Him," not in your effort or your track recordEphesians 2:12 and what it actually means to be "without hope"Why forgiveness is restoration, not just a wiped slateWhy grace can't run out, no matter how many times you've disappointed yourselfThe difference between passing the vocabulary test and passing the vibe testScripture referenced: Ephesians 1:7-8, Ephesians 2:12 If this episode meant something to you, send it to someone who's been trying to earn their way back into a relationship, with God or with someone else.   Website: www.exhaledhope.com Shop Merch: shop.exhaledhope.com Follow us on socials and YouTube: @exhaledhope

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We share the hope, love + redemption found in Christ, one word at a time. 

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    Senecca Baker
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    2026
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