We are kicking off the It’s Life Podcast with a conversation that couldn’t be more timely — spiritual practices. Joined by our Senior Pastor, Pastor Grant, and his wife Miss Tammy, along with Smithfield Campus Pastor Zach and Jenny, we dive into what it actually looks like to walk with God every single day, not just on Sunday morning.
Spiritual practices are more than just Bible reading and prayer. They include fasting, worship, serving, giving, silence, solitude, journaling, and even evangelism. Pastor Grant breaks it down beautifully, think of them as upward (prayer, scripture), inward (fasting, repentance), and outward (serving, generosity, love). At the heart of all of it is a simple truth: these aren’t just disciplines to check off a list. They’re the ways we get to know Jesus and learn to walk with him.
Pastor Grant shared openly about coming to faith as a senior in high school and not knowing what following Jesus actually looked like day to day. He opened his Bible, asked God to lead him, and God did — one passage at a time. Miss Tammy shared how her own devotional life became a model for Pastor Grant, showing him what it looked like to read scripture not for a sermon, but as a love letter written just for her. Their honesty about the journey — the starts and stops, the seasons of life, the 3 a.m. moments in a closet with God — makes this conversation one you’ll want to share.
We also talk practically about the challenges we all face. No time? Miss Tammy reminds us that God knows you’re a mom — or a dad — and there’s grace in every season. Feel behind on your reading plan? Start today. Don’t go back. Don’t let a hard yesterday steal all your tomorrows. And if Leviticus has you stuck, Pastor Grant has a word for you: it’s not the verses we don’t understand that give us the most trouble — it’s the ones we do.
As a church, we’re in the middle of More of Jesus in 2026 — a challenge to get more invested in God’s Word this year. Whether you’re starting with a verse a day or ready to dive into a one-year Bible plan, there’s a place in the pool for you. Text Bible to 40371 and we’ll send you the link to get connected to a reading plan that fits where you are right now.
Whatever spiritual practice you want to grow in this year — prayer, scripture, fasting, solitude — this episode is a great place to start. We’ll keep the conversation going in episodes ahead. Subscribe wherever you listen and take your next step with Jesus today.