"I've been ruined by the love of the Father, I can't go back. He's so radically changed me that I have to go on." - Ian Ross God asked Ian a question, he said "If I'm all you have, am I enough?" After selling his house and leaving his comfortable corporate job, God told Ian to go to Holland to preach the gospel. Ian shares his story of how he was introduced to the Father's love and the amazing journey that ensued ..read more

Our guest on this episode is Barry Adams, the author of The Father's love letter that went viral and has been seen by millions of people around the world and is available in 126 different languages.   Barry heard the Father say to him: "I don't love you because you do anything to deserve it, I love you because you breathe".   What a love! God's love for us is not earned and isn't performance based. God is the perfect Father, that our hearts long for.   For full episode details and links to Barry's website, visit our website at:  www.definedbygod.com/episode34 Please su ..read more

Anna recaps this past year (2023) and shares some exciting news about the new year, including the release of her debut book, "Not Abandoned: How the Love of God and Understanding Our True Identity Overcomes Abandonment and Rejection from Adoption, Trauma & Adversity", and a conference in the Spring. She also talks about her journey as someone who was adopted and how the love of the Father changed her life. For full episode details visit our website at: www.definedbygod.com/episode35 Please subscribe to our Podcast channel!! #definedbygod #definedbygodministries #Godslove #annaharris #fathe ..read more

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month! This is a very INFORMATIVE podcast on domestic violence and coercive control. PDF slideshow available (link below). What is the difference between domestic violence and coercive control? For years, people have thought of domestic abuse as only physical violence, but research shows that domestic abuse is not an "incident" that happens, but rather can be a pattern of behavior of coercive control. Many times domestic abuse and coercive control can fly under the radar and look "normal" when in reality, it isn't. Physical violence is an obvious way to re ..read more

"Untwisting Scriptures" author Rebecca Davis talks about her latest book: Untwisting Scriptures to Find Freedom and Joy in Jesus Christ: Book 5 Brokenness & Suffering, as well as her author coaching training called Book Crafters Academy. Once again Anna and Rebecca dive into some common teachings in the church and ask the question, does this align with scripture? “Brokenness" as a lifestyle is often taught as a “holy” way of living, as if we are to constantly live as a broken vessel in order for God to use us. Rebecca explains that the bible never talks about God “breaking” His faithful pe ..read more

What is the orphan heart and how do I know if I have one? Are we all born with it? How do we allow God's love to pour in and change us? Andy and Anna talk about some of the characteristics of an orphan heart and how it influences the way we navigate through the world and our life. They also discuss how it effects our view of God and where this idea of an orphan heart comes from. God has always been loving us, He IS our Father, He IS loving us constantly, it's becoming aware of this revelation that changes our hearts. Our sin does not hinder God from loving us and coming to us, but rather He is ..read more

Join us for this incredibly insightful podcast episode with Annette Chesney! The topic of "narcissism" is a popular topic in the world today. What is it? What does it look like? The lingering affects of narcissistic abuse can cause you to doubt yourself and keep you "stuck". In this episode we talk about how to identify narcissistic traits and behaviours. She also introduces the idea of a "narcissistic spectrum" and the varying degrees of a narcissist (Category 1 - 4) and explains each stage and what’s going on for that individual. “Just because someone is out of a relationship, doesn’t mean t ..read more

Join us on this week's podcast where Mark Head interviews Anna as she talks about the hidden impacts of being adopted at birth, and how the love of the Father transformed her life! Have you ever felt like you didn't quite fit in? Like you were different from everyone else? Whether you've been adopted or not, many people can relate to the feelings of abandonment and rejection that Anna talks about in this episode. Receiving the revelation of the Father's love was a moment that changed Anna's life forever and began a healing journey for her. Now she dedicates her life to sharing this revelation ..read more

Trigger warning: In today's podcast/video we discuss the sensitive topic of post abortive grief and trauma recovery. In today's podcast we discuss the sensitive, important topic of post abortive grief and trauma recovery. This is not a political discussion, nor an ethical discussion. We are talking about the grief that having an abortion can produce, on both women and men, and how to recover. In some ways, it's the hidden trauma, because in the church, there can be shame around it so it's not talked about. And outside of the church, most discussion of grief or a traumatic impact is minimized ..read more

What did Jesus REALLY say about forgiveness? We trust that this teaching will bring you a lot of freedom when it comes to the forgiveness message that many of us have been taught in the church. This is an open, honest conversation about the responsibility of both parties when it comes to forgiveness. I'm sure we've all been taught the famous passage about forgiveness in Matthew 18. We are told to forgive - YES! But sometimes this teaching is taken out of context. Some teachings imply that as Christians we should "shove the offense under the rug" so to speak and just simply forgive, over and ov ..read more