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Spill the Word

by Jessica and Lauren

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Latest episodes

#15 Can You Love Her and Still Not Be Her Friend?

October 7, 2026 · 40 min

Female-on-female crime, but make it biblical. Lauren and Jessica take the toxic mom era into the friend group: the gossip, the alliance-building, the backhanded comments, and what to do when half the group decides to be Switzerland. They…
#14 Pain Isn't Always Harm: Letting Our Kids Not Make the Team

September 30, 2026 · 27 min

When our kid doesn't make the team, every mom instinct says fix it, but what if the disappointment is exactly what they need? Lauren and Jessica get real about the youth sports arms race, from first-grade flag football drafts to a "you…
#13 Enough Ever Enough? Parenting on the Hamster Wheel

September 23, 2026 · 25 min

Everyone else is organizing the activities, planning the play dates, and curating the friend groups, so why does it never feel like enough? Jessica and Lauren look at how social media turned parenting into a game of catch-up that their own…
#12 Esau, Jacob, and the Generational Grudge God Never Forgot

September 9, 2026 · 28 min

Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew, and honestly, Lauren and Jessica get it — they'll admit to hitting "add to cart" for the same dopamine hit. This week they trace one moment of instant gratification all the way from Esau and…
#11 Esther Was That Girl: Living Boldly When It’s Not Easy

September 2, 2026 · 26 min

This week on Spill the Word, we're breaking down the Book of Esther — the seven-day benders, the "please show up naked, honey" party invite, a year of beauty treatments that low-key sound like a nightmare, and the girl who became queen and…

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#10 The Sins of Your Fathers Are Not Your Life Sentence

August 26, 2026 · 34 min

Turns out you can inherit more than your mom's nose — patterns of divorce, anger, and bitterness can get passed down too, and Lauren and Jessica are calling it what it is: generational curses. They walk through the real context of Exodus…
#9 Blinded on the Road to Damascus

August 19, 2026 · 36 min

Jessica gives Paul his full backstory this week — Damascus road, blinding light, and all — before getting into why the Corinthian church was falling apart over whose "team" they were on.She and Lauren talk through the danger of putting…
#8 Why Does God Play the Long Game?

August 12, 2026 · 32 min

God had a plan since before the beginning of time, and honestly? He really likes the long game.This week Lauren and Jessica connect the dots from Abraham to Moses to the Last Supper, breaking down why Jesus didn't cancel the law, He…
#7 What Happens When We Try to Speed Up God's Promises?

August 5, 2026 · 33 min

Turns out Abraham wasn't the only one who tried to take the wheel instead of trusting the plan. This week Lauren and Jessica finish out the Abrahamic covenant, following the descendant promise from a famine in the promised land straight…
#6 God Chose One Guy — Here's Why That Matters For You

July 29, 2026 · 34 min

Lauren and Jessica zoom in on Abraham — why God picked one imperfect guy to build a whole covenant people through, what the whole cut-up-animal ceremony in Genesis 15 actually means, and why the promise of the land keeps coming back to…
#5 Deuteronomy: Why It's Preparation, Not Repetition

July 22, 2026 · 31 min

Deuteronomy might sound like Leviticus and Numbers on repeat, but Lauren and Jessica dig into why it's actually preparation, not repetition. They walk through Moses' final words to a generation of "kids" about to enter the Promised…
#4 Wives, Submit to Your Husbands (Ephesians 5:22-33)

July 15, 2026 · 34 min

Submission is a loaded word, and Lauren and Jessica aren't afraid to sit in the discomfort of it. This episode walks through Ephesians 5, Peter's "quiet witness," and the difference between godly submission and letting someone walk into…

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About the show

Join Jessica and Lauren for a weekly Bible study and how it connects back to modern day life. Come as you are, bring your questions, and let's dig in together. New episodes every week. Find Spill the Word wherever you listen to podcasts.