Abiding Trails
Real stories about bully breed dogs, faith, and life amongst the beautiful chaos of it all - built on structure, responsibility, and purpose in God's word.
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Episodes
18 episodes
The Lord is My Shepherd, But My Bully Thinks He's Co-Pilot: Why Strong-Willed People Struggle to Let God Lead
Be honest. You like being in control. You researched the best harness, the best training method, the best food, the best vet. You didn't stumble into owning a bully breed - you made a deliberate, calculated decision and you stand by it hard. Yo...
Walking in the Spirit When Your Bully is Dragging You There: Why God Uses Chaos to Grow You
Let's be brutally honest - "walking in the Spirit" sounds peaceful until your 70-pound bully decides a squirrel three blocks away is their mortal enemy. Suddenly you're not gracefully gliding through sanctification; you're being launched down t...
Faithful & Fierce: What Bully Breeds Teach Us About Biblical Boldness (And Why God Didn't Make Either One by Accident)
People cross the street when they see your dog. They also back away when you stand boldly in your faith. Coincidence? I don't think so. In this episode of Abiding Trails, we're talking about what it means to be "Faithful & Fierce" - and why...
Why My Dog Hates Closed Doors (And What It Revealed About My Prayer Life)
Have you ever noticed how dogs seem personally offended by a closed door?In this episode, we explore how one simple dog behavior led to a surprising lesson about prayer, dependence on God, and how often we try to handle life on our own.<...
The Dog That Follows Me Everywhere (And the Faith Lesson I Couldn't Ignore)
Why do our dogs follow us from room to room?What starts as a funny dog behavior reveals a powerful truth about trust, dependence, and what it means to stay close to God.Today we're exploring the lessons loyal dogs teach us about a...
What Philippians 4 Taught Me About Having 8 Dogs and Not Losing My Mind
Between feeding schedules, vet visits, barking, muddy paws, and everyday chaos, life with multiple dogs can feel overwhelming.In this episode of Abiding Trails, we explore Philippians chapter 4 and discover how Paul's words about peace, ...
The 'Wait' Command: What Feeding 8 Pitbulls Taught Me About Trusting God's Timing
If you want to see pure chaos, try feeding eight pitbulls without impulse control. In my house, the "Wait" command isn't a cute party trick—it's a matter of safety and survival. In this episode, we explore the discipline of the "Wait" command, ...
Why I Let My Dogs Sleep in the Bed (And What God Said About It)
I have eight pitbulls. Obviously, they can't all sleep in the bed at once - I have a rotation system. But the ones who do have taught me profound lessons about rest, presence, and belonging. This episode starts with a confession abo...
The Pitbull Breed Isn't the Problem (And Neither Are You)
The pitbull faces constant discrimination - banned in cities, rejected by landlords, labeled dangerous by default. As someone who manages eight pitbulls daily, I know this breed's true heart. In this episode, I connect the false nar...
Five Things My Pitbulls Do That My Bible Says I Should Do Too
Managing eight pitbulls - five two-year-olds, their parents, and my ten-year-old senior - has taught me more about discipleship than most sermons. In this episode, I share five specific things my dogs do every single day that Script...
Who's Walking Who? What Your Pitbull Teaches About Following God
There is nothing quite as humbling as a 50-pound pitbull who has decided she knows a better route than you do.One second you're leading a calm, structured walk. The next second you're holding onto a leash attached to 50 pounds of determi...
Sanctification by Pitbull: When God Uses Dogs to Grow Your Patience
Ever specifically ask God for patience and then wonder what you were thinking?Yeah, me too. His response was to send me eight pitbulls.In this episode of Abiding Trails, we're getting honest about the hilarious, humbling, sanctify...
Trail Rules: Why Structure Keeps Everyone Safe
If you take a powerful bully breed to the edge of the Grand Canyon and just let the leash go slack because you want them to "feel free"—that isn't love. That's a disaster waiting to happen.In this episode of Abiding Trails, I'm sharing t...
Strength Under Control: What Bully Breeds Teach Us About Biblical Manhood
Culture looks at a strong man—or a powerful bully breed—and often sees a threat. But what does biblical masculinity actually look like?In this episode of Abiding Trails, we're diving into Proverbs 16:32 and the truth about strengt...
Stewardship in the Wild: What Genesis 1:26-28 Teaches Us About Caring for Our Dogs
What does it mean to have dominion over creation? And how does that biblical calling shape the way we care for our dogs?In this episode of Abiding Trails, we dive into Genesis 1:26-28 and explore what true stewardship looks like—not domi...
A Life Without Discipline Has No Walls
A life without discipline has no walls.In this episode of Abiding Trail, we break down what Proverbs 25:28 actually means—and why it’s more than just a metaphor.“A man without self-control is like a city broken into and l...