A weekly interview show with culture makers and shakers. In each installment, host Justin McRoberts talks with artists, creatives, policymakers, and theologians that are striving and pushing for humanity to reach new heights.
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In an age of polarization and unyielding beliefs, the very idea of changing one’s mind can feel revolutionary. The Pivot with Andrew Osenga steps into this cultural moment, offering a space for honest, vulnerable, and intelligent conversations about the evolution of thought, belief, and life path. From personal growth to shifts in worldview, from navigating complex social issues to rediscovering spiritual truths, we’ll explore the courageous journey of re-evaluation. This isn’t about promoti ...
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No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome at Northgate. We value the process of journey. We believe in the transformative power of Christ. Northgate has a clear vision of transforming our homes, communities, and world by Pursuing God, Building Community, and Unleashing Compassion. Northgate is focused on doing this not only through our weekend services in-person and online, but also by reaching outside our four walls. We accomplish this through multiple local outreac ...
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Here at Created For we engage in God's redemptive story by learning from diverse voices, exploring our unique callings and pursuing communal flourishing.
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New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker and her longtime friend, Amy Hardin, have arrived in the middle years — and they couldn’t be happier about it. Each has navigated the ins and outs of life — from careers, to parenting, marriage (and, for Jen, divorce), spiritual evolution, and the joys of being hardcore Gen Xers. With each weekly episode, Jen and Amy serve as our “everywoman” guides to all the seasons — past, present, and future — as they walk excitedly and tenaciously into the ...
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The false promise of “instant clarity” and “quick fixes.” Why bypassing struggle stunts real growth. How to use AI and psilocybin responsibly—without losing your humanity. The value of failure, pain, and disillusionment. Reflections from In the Low by Justin McRoberts & Scott Erickson on living fully in difficult seasons. Links For Justin: Read Jus…
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Please Stay: Scott Erickson and Justin McRoberts Plunge the Deep Waters of Being ‘In The Low’
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1:08:22Description: In this heartfelt episode, Jen and Amy welcome friends, Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson, to delve into the tender complexities of depression, creativity, and faith. Together, Scott and Justin have built a body of work around the intersection of art, prayer, and healing, including their newest project: In the Low: A Prayerbook for t…
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[ENCORE] Joy Sullivan: Choosing Change and Finding Your True North
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1:00:20Description: We’re revisiting one of our most-loved conversations from this show—an exploration of how transformation takes shape in our lives and how we can bravely meet it, even when it’s terrifying. In this encore episode, we look back on Jen’s conversation with poet and community-builder Joy Sullivan, whose own “chosen change” became a leap tow…
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A Meditation on Motherhood, Midlife, and the Way We Begin Again: Tembi Locke on ‘Someday, Now’
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1:01:14Description: Today’s guest is someone whose work has touched millions of hearts around the world. You probably fell in love with her through her luminous debut memoir ‘From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home’, which was later adapted into a limited series on Netflix and became a global success. Tembi Locke has held many roles: acco…
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How Third John Teaches Soul Health, Hospitality, And Humble Leadership
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How Trauma Rewrote My Worldview: Ross King
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1:09:10In this powerful episode of The Pivot, Andrew sits down with fellow Christian musician and songwriter Ross King. In this interview (recorded before he lost his wife Staci to cancer), Ross shares how significant traumas—including his father’s drowning and his wife’s cancer diagnosis—have profoundly changed his loyalties to his own mindset. He discus…
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October 2025: Jen Hatmaker's ‘Awake’
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1:14:56Description: Tune in for this very special #JenHatmakerBookClub episode where Jen gives unprecedented access to look behind the scenes at her own writing process and collaboration that went into the publishing of “Awake”. For today’s conversation, Jen sits down with Vice President and Editorial Director for Avid Reader Press, Lauren Wein, to delve …
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Marty Solomon: Unfiltered Faith and a Theology of Love
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58:00In this episode of The Pivot, Andrew sits down with Marty Solomon, president of Impact Campus Ministries and the co-creator, executive producer, and cohost of The BEMA Podcast. Marty discusses his passion for working with college students and how diverse academic perspectives helped him construct a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of t…
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Why Real Love Needs Truth And Real Truth Must Love
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Introducing: The Lazy Genius with Kendra Adachi
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8:49Description: Part systems expert, part permission giver, Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius, has made it her mission to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t. From simplifying a to-do list, to calming back-to-school chaos, tips on getting kids to clean their rooms, time management tips, travel hacks, rec…
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Love Over Dominance: John Fugelsang on the Future of Christianity
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1:05:58Description: The number of people who have said, ‘Jen, you and John Fugelsang should have a conversation’ is approximately one thousand. So naturally, we thought, let’s have that conversation where a million listeners can tune in and enjoy it too. Strap yourself in for a wild ride as Jen Hatmaker chats with the ever-entertaining comedian, actor and…
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Jenny Marrs: Trading Hectic for Harmonious
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31:46On this week’s episode of The Pivot, Andrew sits down with designer, author, and cohost of Fixer to Fabulous, Jenny Marrs. Jenny reflects on the unexpected path to her current career, emphasizing how learning through trial and error shaped her understanding that there’s no single right way to do things. She shares the importance of slowing down, ac…
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Road Trippin with Jen + Dr. Mary Claire Haver and Heather Land
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38:03Description: For a special treat this week, we’re bringing you some highlights straight from Jen’s recent Awake book tour in a limited series we’ve dubbed “Road Trippin’ with Jen”. Every tour stop, audience, and special guest brought its own kind of magic, so we’re excited to share some of the best moments with you here on the podcast. On this Road…
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Sarah Kroger: Discovering Agency Through Boundaries and Belief
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1:08:12In this episode of The Pivot, host Andrew Osenga welcomes singer/songwriter and author Sarah Kroger. Sarah opens up about overcoming people-pleasing and perfectionism, a belief that extended to her relationship with God. Through therapy and self-reflection, Sarah reveals how she discovered the gift of boundaries, understanding it as an act of self-…
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Encore Pushing Back On Patriarchal Narratives with Elise Loehnen
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1:00:59Description: In this episode of the Matriarchy series, we explore how deeply ingrained patriarchal narratives can create a policing effect on the behavior of women. Author, Elise Loehnen, discusses her book "On Our Best Behavior" which examines how concepts like the seven deadly sins have historically been used to restrict women's behavior and poli…
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Parents Have Feelings, Too: Why Your Emotional Health Is the Best Gift You Can Give Your Kids with Hilary Jacobs Hendel
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1:00:29Description: If you have ever lost your cool with your kids and then felt the crushing wave of guilt that comes sweeping in after—this episode is for you. This week, Jen and Amy sit down with psychotherapist and emotions educator Hilary Jacobs Hendel, author of ‘It’s Not Always Depression’ and the new book ‘Parents Have Feelings, Too’, to talk abou…
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Andy Gullahorn: The Art of the Unexpected
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1:07:23This week on The Pivot, we’re joined by our long-time friend, the incredibly talented musician and songwriter, Andy Gullahorn. While Andy is still a full-time musician—a career he’s passionately pursued for years—he’s approaching it in wonderfully different ways. We dive into the stories behind his fantastic new record, Winning Streak, and how his …
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Pete Enns: Changing Our Minds Around Certainty
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57:48Welcome to The Pivot—relaunched! Joining us this week is Pete Enns, author, Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, and cohost of The Bible For Normal People podcast. Pete emphasizes that his response to the question "What have you changed your mind about and why?" is constantly evolving, mirroring his own personal gro…
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Wanting A Good Life, Or God’s Life? | Lawrence Davis
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Lights on a Similar Path: ‘Awake’ Readers Reflect On Finding Their Way
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1:17:13Description: In this moving episode, listeners share their own tender and personal stories inspired by Jen's bestselling book, "Awake," which debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list. The touching and heartrending voicemails coming in from readers of “Awake” highlight our yearning to build our lives on solid foundations, our pr…
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Why Christianity Fails Us | Lawrence Davis
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September 2025: Shelley Read’s Go As A River
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57:00Description: Sometimes you read a book that just wrecks you in the best possible way — the kind of story that stays in your bones long after you close the last page. Go As A River is exactly that kind of book. It is a lyrical and haunting coming-of-age novel set amid the rugged beauty of Colorado’s Western Slope in the late 1940s through the mid-20…
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[TRAILER] Re-Launching Soon: The Pivot with Andrew Osenga
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4:06It’s a brand new season for The Pivot—hosted by artist, producer, songwriter, and author Andrew Osenga. This podcast delves into the idea of changing our minds in an age of polarization and unyielding beliefs. The Pivot offers a space for honest, vulnerable, and intelligent conversations about the evolution of thought, belief, and life path. From p…
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[Encore] Turning Pain Into Possibility: The Beauty That Comes After Loss with Poet Maggie Smith
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1:02:56Description: Sometimes the deepest growth comes from the hardest seasons. An untreatable diagnosis, a painful divorce, the loss of hard-earned savings—when life tears apart the script we imagined for ourselves, we’re left to wrestle with who we are, what we value, and how to begin again. In this special encore episode, poet and bestselling author M…
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A Lantern for Others in Dark Spaces: Jen Hatmaker on Sharing Her Most Tender Story
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1:05:39Description: The day has finally arrived—Awake is officially out in the world. In this episode, Jen Hatmaker opens up about a story she's held tightly for years, a story she's finally ready to share. Jen takes us behind the scenes of writing Awake—a memoir told in vivid vignettes and written in real-time, as if each scene was recounted the very day…
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When Prayers And Faith Don't Work | Lawrence Davis
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Imagination, Work, and What Really Matters
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14:05Encouraging imagination in children: why participation beats restriction. Work transitions: how to discern whether to push harder where you are or look for something new. Why Justin doesn’t comment on celebrity-centered current events, and what’s at stake when we confuse spectacle with real importance. Closing with a prayer from In the Low (October…
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I’ll Have What She’s Having: Power, Purpose, and Perimenopause with Tamsen Fadal
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56:54In this episode, we're joined by Emmy Award–winning journalist and fierce midlife advocate, Tamsen Fadal, who has become a trusted voice for women navigating the complex — and often misunderstood — journey of menopause. Through her work and her new book, How to Menopause: The Essential Roadmap to Resilience and Empowerment in Midlife and Beyond, Ta…
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How To Love The Unlovable | Lawrence Davis
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[Encore] Revolutionary Relationships: Loving Others Through Tension and Disagreement with Rozella Haydée White
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1:06:48Description: Have you ever found yourself at odds with someone you deeply care about—unable to agree on something that really matters? Is it possible to stay connected, even when your beliefs clash? This seemed like an important question to answer, so we decided to go back into our archives to bring forward this 2021 conversation about one of the m…
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I Love You and I Need To Go: Elizabeth Gilbert Takes Us On A Journey All The Way To The River
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1:16:34Description: As a luminary in contemporary literature, Elizabeth Gilbert’s writing has shaped the zeitgeist through adventure, spiritual exploration, creativity, and what it means to live a life of integrity. Her work consistently resonates with a global audience, prompting introspection and inspiring personal journeys of self-discovery. In this ep…
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