The Parent Podcast · Shauna Danneberger and Bethany Berry

Living in Boldness – Not in Fear

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A private prayer in her van led to an immediate response from the Lord.

1. The Parent Podcast episode "Living in Boldness – Not in Fear" centers on Shawna and Bethany talking about fear, boldness, and parenting. 2. Shawna and Bethany host the conversation, and Bethany’s own fear of people becomes the main personal example. 3. The episode asks what it looks like to live with boldness, prayer, and Spirit-led confidence instead of fear. 4. Bethany says boldness has been "slowly building over several weeks" and points to Jackie Hill Perry as a model of speaking with conviction. 5. She says her fear shows up in parenting, especially when she worries that confronting someone who treated her child poorly will seem unloving. 6. Bethany describes rescheduling a lunch because work was busy and she was "terrified" to text the other person. 7. She recalls a staff-retreat reminder that her fear of man shows a lack of fear of God. 8. Shawna responds that "people pleasing is not of the Lord," while people loving is different. 9. The hosts say fear can dictate what believers say, avoid, or decide in daily life. 10. They tie that pattern to Scripture by noting that "fear" appears about 400 to 500 times in the Bible. 11. Bethany says angels in the Bible often say, "do not fear," and she reads that as a repeated biblical theme. 12. The discussion defines boldness as confidence in God and a lack of hesitation or fear. 13. Shawna and Bethany connect boldness to Jesus, who told the truth in loving ways and still made enemies in the synagogue. 14. They say Jesus knew what the Scriptures meant and did not hold back when truth mattered more than feelings. 15. Bethany says boldness should show up in prayer, not only in conversations with other people. 16. She shares that praying out loud alone in her van brought an immediate response after she asked the enemy to go away. 17. Shawna points to Philippians 4:4-9, including "do not be anxious about anything," as a guide for bringing "everything" to God. 18. The tone stays conversational and reflective, with both hosts talking over one another, laughing, and occasionally sounding energized. 19. Parents wrestling with fear, prayer, and people pleasing. 20. Listeners wanting light banter without Scripture focus.

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A tired, honest talk about boldness that stays grounded in Scripture.

Shawna and Bethany shape a simple catch-up into a measured look at boldness: a tired parent, a pregnant host, and a people-pleaser trying to trust God without pretending the day is easy.

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You need courage that still sounds like real life.

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