Elisa Pulliam

When Quitting is the Best Option with More to Be Coaches {Podcast #610}

Are you at a crossroads in your relationships, your career, or your ministry? Does quitting feel like the best option, but you do not want to feel like you have failed? On this episode of the More to Be Podcast, I chat with some of the More to Be Coaches about times when quitting was the best option. From stories of divorce to leaving a life long career to stepping away from ministry, we covered it all, along with how the Lord continued to be faithful each step of the way. If you’re in need of encouragement, then this latest…

Finding Calm to Quiet Your Soul

By Elisa Pulliam

This has been quite the year, hasn’t it? The world feels in chaos . . . relationally, economically, spiritually. How many times have you found yourself saying, “2020 can’t get worse, can it?” Well, the truth is that it can get worse, and we could easily find ourselves wallowing in despair if we don’t know how to process the promise of pain. The possibility of dire circumstances doesn’t have to be a declaration of hopelessness. We know that hard is part of life on this side of heaven. Jesus promises us such in John 16:33 (NIV), “I have told you these things, so that in…

Embracing Influence in Your Season with Mari Hernandez-Tuten {Podcast #609}

By Elisa Pulliam

Are you feeling stuck in the season you are in? Do you have dreams and goals you’d like to pursue, but life just seems to get in the way? Maybe you’re feeling unequipped for what the Lord has put in front of you? On this episode of the More to Be Podcast, I connected with one of my dear friends, Mari Hernandez-Tuten to discuss her latest Bible study released this fall, Proverbs 31 in 5 Minutes a Day, and to talk about how our passions and callings can still fit into our lives regardless of the season we are in.…

No Better Mom for the Job with Becky Keife {Podcast #606}

By Elisa Pulliam

Are you a tired mom, feeling like you are running on empty? Or maybe you know a tired mom who could use some encouragement? Does the comparison game of parenting styles or cute family pictures on Facebook eat at your core? Even if you’re not a mom, do you find yourself falling into this trap? Do you feel like you are just not the right mom for the job? Or maybe not the right woman for the roles and responsibilities that fill up your time? On this episode of the More to Be Podcast, I chatted with Becky Keife, about…

Jesus is Our Better Hope

By Elisa Pulliam

Do you feel like God is depending upon you to take care of all the needs in your family, work, church, community? Maybe you feel like God is watching your every move, evaluating whether you’re measuring up to His standard. Maybe you think your performance matters much, even though you might not want to admit it. Maybe you’ve been duped into believing that blessings only come when you “get it right.” But no matter how hard you try . . . No matter how determined you are to live out the Word . . . No matter how much you do…