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Ever feel like the first year of marriage is supposed to be miserable? Bryce Crawford — six months in and still figuring out how normal couples argue over finances — says that's a lie. He talks with Levi and Jennie about wrestling shame from his past, finishing his Liberty University Bible degree from a tour bus (Lightning McQueen Crocs and all), and why he's taking his ministry back to outdoor college campuses this fall. Also: the story behind his Jesus-branded energy drink, Praise, and a very strong opinion on the Star Wars sequels.



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Bryce: @brycecrawford

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



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Check out Bryce's podcast: https://bit.ly/4cTldan

Check out Bryce's energy drink, Praise: https://bit.ly/3UGNJpi

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Welcome back Bryce Crawford — six months married and glowing

00:00:44 – Why he refused to give marriage advice until he was actually married

00:03:07 – Wrestling with shame from his past and finding his identity in grace

00:09:12 – Graduating Liberty University online — in Lightning McQueen Crocs

00:16:24 – Inside the VIP tour experience and meeting Gen Z fans

00:22:23 – 3,000 kids sponsored through Compassion International on tour

00:24:43 – The heart behind his energy drink, Praise, and the pushback he's gotten

00:36:26 – How worried is Bryce about AI?

00:41:13 – Taking the outreach back outdoors to college campuses this fall

00:44:17 – What's next: campus tour dates and the Best Crawford Podcast

Worship leader and songwriter Brooke Ligertwood is back on the couch — a third-time guest whose new album Eat sets Scripture word-for-word to music. She and Levi swap stories about the time they turned a Montana set into the moon, talk through the marriage-saving phrase "is that a final draft?", and unpack her philosophy of "iceberg life" — why the healthiest faith is 90% invisible. It ends, naturally, with wedding-night chaos and a burnt bridal gown.



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Brooke: @brookeligertwood

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife

[Links]

Listen to EAT: https://bit.ly/4ck2S5Q

Watch Brooke and Levi in From the Rock: https://bit.ly/4x49Ymu

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Steamy intro

00:03:14 – Recreating the moon in Montana (and the "Last Supper" crossover)

00:06:20 – Inside Eat — an album of verbatim, sung Scripture

00:12:11 – Letting God write the record instead of forcing it

00:14:50 – The prophetic voice: when not to dilute what God gave you

00:17:04 – Sister Act, Choir Room, and her favorite song "Watchmen"

00:21:37 – Marriage hack: "Is that a final draft?"

00:30:18 – Iceberg life — why your inner world should outweigh your outer show

00:36:00 – Why you can't actually be discipled by social media

00:48:02 – Wedding night bloopers and a burnt wedding dress

Sadie and Christian Huff are back for their third visit — and three years, three kids, and one viral leech-in-a-box clip later, they're catching Levi and Jennie up on everything. They open up about filming Duck Dynasty: The Revival through Sadie's pregnancy with Kit (which wrapped the same week they said goodbye to Phil Robertson), what Sadie learned writing her most personal book yet, and the honest, sometimes hilarious dynamics of doing life and ministry as a family in the public eye.



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Sadie: @legitsadierob

Christian: @christian_huff

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



[Links]

Check out Sadie's new book It's Not Personal: https://bit.ly/4gEBxwy

Listen to the Huffs on Woah That's Good!: https://bit.ly/4iEAy1Y

Listen to Christian's teaching from Fresh Life Church: https://bit.ly/3T673f9

Listen to LO Worship: https://bit.ly/4wVCLd3

Check out LO Sister Conference: https://bit.ly/4gN3DG9

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – The leech-in-a-box clip, eight years later

00:02:03 – Nervous laughter, Louie Giglio's advice & finding the "one sentence" heart of a message

00:07:52 – Christian's first sermon and Sadie's first Passion talk

00:10:37 – Two kids to three: the "beautiful chaos" transition

00:12:51 – Filming Duck Dynasty: The Revival while pregnant with Kit

00:15:33 – Losing Phil Robertson the week the show launched

00:29:07 – Marriage, masking emotions & growing up on camera

00:30:24 – Sadie's new book: "It's Not Personal, But the Knot is Slashed Out"

00:44:41 – Date nights, pickleball tournaments & the Passion Club debate

00:56:40 – Unashamed, hosting the K-LOVE Awards & the Sisterhood Conference

Fifth-time guest Lisa Harper is back — fresh off a whirlwind trip through England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Scotland, and still nursing the jet lag. Between hug-ministry theology, Levi's 75-day merino wool shorts experiment (Lisa remains skeptical), and a surprise moment praying with a stranger in a London store, the conversation turns to Lisa's new book on the Song of Songs — unpacking how the Bible's most intimate book taught her that God delights in her, brokenness and all.



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Lisa: @lisadharper

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



[Links]

Get Lisa's book, Song of Songs: The Love We Long For: https://bit.ly/4xQn2MY

Visit Lisa's website: https://bit.ly/3UAIS8W

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Lisa's fifth visit and the great HITL guest rankings

00:01:37 – Confessions of a hug-ministry professional

00:08:28 – Levi's 75-day merino wool shorts experiment

00:11:19 – Praying with a stranger in a London store

00:14:09 – King Arthur's Seat and an accidental royal garden party

00:19:46 – Introducing her new book, Song of Songs: The Love We Long For

00:24:53 – Why the bride's voice matters more than we think

00:36:47 – Favorite vignettes and the Song of Songs sequel jokes

00:46:17 – Closing thoughts on intimacy, bruises, and redemption

David Thomas — co-founder of Daystar Counseling and co-author of the new book Capable — joins Levi and Jennie to unpack why chasing our kids' happiness might actually be setting them up to fail. From three kids under age two to a grandmother who asked one piercing question his whole life, David breaks down the "three C's" (coping, competence, challenges) and why loving our kids sometimes means letting them struggle. Plus: the running story that changed how he parents.

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David: @raisingboysandgirls
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife

[Links]
Check out David & Sissy's book, Capable: https://bit.ly/4htx7uA
Check out the I Am Capable workbook: https://bit.ly/4wTQLEZ
Raising Boys and Girls podcast & tour info: https://bit.ly/3TRpd4r
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Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Welcome David Thomas (no, not the Wendy's guy)
00:04:23 – How a running family got made, mile by mile
00:07:08 – The accidental path from advertising major to child counselor
00:12:57 – Grandma's question: "Did you make yourself useful today?"
00:16:54 – Why chasing happiness sets kids up for a hard adulthood
00:25:37 – Inside the new book: Capable
00:31:30 – Pampering vs. preparing: the parenting swing to avoid
00:37:11 – The three C's: coping, competence, challenges
00:46:23 – "Moving outward": the coping strategy his daughter taught him
00:52:52 – Capable Connections: what sons need from mom, daughters need from dad