Fruitful and Fearless

Jordan Sparks and Friends

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Faithful homemaking, talked through at the table.

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Fruitful and Fearless treats ordinary domestic life as a place for Christian formation. Conversations move from spring cleaning, gardens, children, and allergies into repentance, resurrection, church calendars, homeschooling, and the habits that shape a faithful home.

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About Fruitful and Fearless

Fruitful and Fearless is a conversational Christian show about home, family, worship, and the habits that make ordinary faith visible. It sounds relaxed, but it is not aimless. The speakers move through real domestic material: spring cleaning, outdoor maintenance, trash cans, shower heads, gardens, berries, allergies, little kids underfoot, and the kind of chores that expand faster than planned. Then the conversation turns. Household practice becomes a way to think about responsibility, gratitude, discipline, and the formation of a Christian home. Jordan Sparks is heard in many of the discussions, with Becky McNeely and Kate Hutchcraft appearing in group episodes. Jared joins Jordan for theological reflection, and Mystie Winckler appears in a conversation about homemaking, parenting, productivity, gratitude, and the inner story a mother tells about her day. The show’s religious center is direct and Protestant. Episodes on Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week, and the resurrection consider church-calendar practices through questions of Scripture, repentance, fasting, public display, and gospel meaning. The tone is warm but willing to judge an idea. Some traditions are treated as useful if they point clearly toward Christ, while others are questioned for becoming performative or works-focused. That makes the show more specific than a general encouragement podcast. It is not polished lifestyle content with a Bible verse attached. It is slower, more local, and more willing to let a practical interruption sit beside a serious theological claim. One episode may pause for tiredness, a baby, or a bug, while another works through resurrection, embodied eternity, and the hope of touching loved ones again. The appeal is in that closeness. Fruitful and Fearless gives Christian women a place where homemaking, homeschooling, church seasons, repentance, and resurrection hope are treated as connected parts of the same life. Its conversations suit people who want practical counsel without losing doctrinal seriousness, and doctrinal seriousness without losing the mud, pollen, dishes, children, and unfinished lists.

Made for: For Christian women, especially homemakers, mothers, and homeschool families who want practical household conversation tied to Scripture and church life. It also fits listeners interested in reflections on Lent, Holy Week, repentance, and resurrection hope.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by letting ordinary home logistics carry the theological weight. It does not separate spring cleaning, parenting, church calendars, and doctrine into different worlds.

In their own words

Gospel fueled courage for the Christian woman to remain faithful in her calling.

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Holy Week meets trash-can grout: faith stays thoughtful here, but it also rolls up its sleeves.

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  • Christian reflection that connects Scripture to what you actually believe about resurrection and eternity
  • church traditions examined with curiosity, including Lent's history and the wonderfully named Affair of the Sausages
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  1. 1

    #206 Spring Cleaning Part 2

    Jordan Sparks, Becky, and Kate continue their spring cleaning list on the Fruitful and Fearless podcast, covering practical home maintenance tasks from weed killing and tick control to vent cleaning, laundry stripping, and fridge deep-cleaning.

    Apr 22, 2026·39m·2 clips
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    #205 Spring Cleaning

    Jordan Sparks, Kate, and Becky spend #205 of Fruitful and Fearless on spring cleaning, starting with a fenced-in yard full of leaves, a burn day, and an unplanned garden that grew out of a stop at an Amish greenhouse and a trip to Rural King.

    Apr 15, 2026·34m·2 clips
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    #204 Implications of the Resurrection: Jared and Jordan

    Hidden gem

    Jordan Sparks and Jared open with their trip to a homeschool convention, including sessions on homeopathy, End Abortion Now, children’s literature, Nicolene Peck’s talk on self-control, and an art-history professor’s case for hymn books.

    Apr 8, 2026·28m·1 clip
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    #203 Holy Week

    Hidden gem

    Becky and Kate walk through Holy Week day by day, from Palm Sunday and Holy Monday to Holy Saturday and Resurrection Sunday, while Jordan is away at a homeschool conference.

    Apr 1, 2026·30m·2 clips
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    #202 Lent

    Hidden gem

    Fruitful and Fearless #202 on Lent traces how a first- to third-century fast for new converts became a 40-day season tied to Easter, repentance, prayer, and alms giving.

    Mar 25, 2026·29m·1 clip
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    #201 Ash Wednesday?

    Hosts Jordan Sparks, Becky McNeely and Kate Hutchcraft review Ash Wednesday's origins, including burnt Palm Sunday leaves, Gregory the Great's 601 AD change from 40 to 46 days, and ashes mixed with holy oil.

    Mar 20, 2026·27m·2 clips
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    #200 Shrove Tuesday

    Mar 11, 2026·20m
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    #199 Church Calendar Intro

    Mar 5, 2026·31m
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    #198 Coming Home

    Feb 25, 2026·46m
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    #197 Brandon and Becki

    Feb 19, 2026·58m
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    #196 Ben and Kate

    Feb 11, 2026·45m
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    #195 The Jared and Jordan Story

    Feb 4, 2026·48m
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    #194 Books, Books, Books!

    Jan 28, 2026·39m
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    #193 2026 Goals

    Jan 24, 2026·38m
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    #192 More Hospitality Q and A

    Jan 14, 2026·39m
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    #191 Hospitality Q&A

    Dec 10, 2025·32m
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    #190 How to be a Guest of Hospitality

    Nov 26, 2025·40m
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    #189 Hospitality Tips

    Nov 19, 2025·56m
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    #188 Holidays and Hospitality

    Nov 12, 2025·31m
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    #187 Quiet Time

    Nov 6, 2025·47m
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    #186 Conversation with Lexy Sauve

    Oct 22, 2025·35m
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    #185 Christian Encouragement

    Oct 6, 2025·49m
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    #184 Helping People With Bad Mental Health

    Sep 18, 2025·34m
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    #183 Homeschool Questions

    Aug 12, 2025·57m
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    #182 Hobbies

    Jul 18, 2025·1h 1m
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    #181 All Things Camping!

    Jul 2, 2025·51m
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    #180 John Ploughman’s Word for Wives

    Jun 26, 2025·25m
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    #179 Summertime Plans

    Jun 19, 2025·1h 7m
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    #177 Finances and Marriage

    Jun 4, 2025·27m
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    #176 Belated Mother’s Day Conversation

    May 29, 2025·1h 21m
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    #175 Contentment Revisited

    Apr 30, 2025·52m
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    #174 Questions about Marriage: Fighting

    Apr 24, 2025·22m
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    #173 Easter

    Apr 16, 2025·43m
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    #172 Illinois HB2827 Homeschool Bill

    Apr 2, 2025·19m
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    #171 Fruit of the Spirit

    Mar 26, 2025·41m
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    #170 Crock Pot Talk

    Mar 17, 2025·38m
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    #169 Conversation with Mystie Winckler

    Mystie Winckler, author of Simplified Organization (2023) and The Convivial Homeschool (2021), says her early efforts to put her home on "autopilot" with efficient systems grew into disengagement she later repented of.

    Mar 5, 2025·49m·2 clips
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    #168 Rest

    Feb 26, 2025·1h
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    #167 Productivity in the Home

    Feb 20, 2025·1h 4m
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    #166 Cleaning with Becki

    Feb 13, 2025·32m
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    #165 Let’s Get Organized!

    Feb 5, 2025·43m
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    #164 Storm Preparedness

    Jan 29, 2025·32m
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    #163 Soup Season

    Jan 16, 2025·24m
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    #162 Books of 2024

    Jan 8, 2025·50m
  45. 45

    #161 Happy New Year!

    Jan 2, 2025·1h 2m
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    #160 Ladies. Be like Mary.

    Dec 28, 2024·34m
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    #159 Christmas Traditions

    Dec 18, 2024·56m
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    #158 Thanksgiving is a Command

    Nov 26, 2024·26m
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    #157 Holding Fast to What Is Good

    Nov 14, 2024·13m
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    #156 Daughters of Sarah

    Oct 28, 2024·47m
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    #155 Bringing People Meals

    Oct 16, 2024·35m
  52. 52

    #154 Surviving and Thriving Hunting Season

    Oct 10, 2024·16m
  53. 53

    #153 Discussion About Postpartum

    Oct 4, 2024·1h 4m
  54. 54

    #152 Women of the Christian Resistance

    Sep 25, 2024·18m
  55. 55

    #151 All Things Homeschool

    Sep 11, 2024·53m
  56. 56

    #150 Dealing with Slander and Gossip

    Sep 4, 2024·42m
  57. 57

    #149 Body Image

    Aug 28, 2024·51m
  58. 58

    #148 Introductions: Friendship

    Aug 19, 2024·1h 6m
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    #147 Womanhood: Love

    Aug 5, 2024·21m
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    #146 Womanhood: Fear Nothing Frightening

    Jul 20, 2024·26m
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    #145 Womanhood: Submission

    Jul 3, 2024·29m
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    #144 Womanhood: Help

    Jun 14, 2024·23m
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    #143 Womanhood: Work

    May 22, 2024·21m
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    #142 Womanhood Part 1: Worship

    May 9, 2024·13m
  65. 65

    #141 Intro to a Series on Biblical Womanhood

    May 8, 2024·7m
  66. 66

    #140 Bre Scroggins: 4 Children. Transitions. Smile and Start.

    Apr 10, 2024·39m
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    #139 Homemaking on the Move, and more, with Margo Voth

    Mar 14, 2024·38m
  68. 68

    #138 In Clown World but Not of Clown World

    Jan 19, 2024·30m
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    #137 Floral Design with Kathryn from Sunny Hill Flower Farm

    Jan 3, 2024·34m
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    #136 Baby Oak

    Dec 19, 2023·28m
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    #135 Homemade Christmas Gifts with Bre Scroggins

    Nov 2, 2023·1h 4m
  72. 72

    #134 Jordan and Andrea talk about the Keeping Home Planner

    Oct 18, 2023·1h 7m
  73. 73

    #133 Parenting Tips

    Oct 11, 2023·33m
  74. 74

    #132 How To Keep A Working Home Clean: with Becki McNeely

    Aug 23, 2023·1h 1m
  75. 75

    #131 What is a Homemaker?

    Aug 9, 2023·33m
  76. 76

    #130 Single Women Preparing for Marriage with Kelli Tungay

    Jul 20, 2023·59m
  77. 77

    #130 Single Women Preparing for Marriage with Kelli Tungay

    Jul 19, 2023·59m
  78. 78

    #129 All Things Homeschool with Shaina Jackson

    Jul 5, 2023·1h 23m
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    #128 When to Step Up & When to Step Back? Pt 2

    Jun 21, 2023·29m
  80. 80

    #127 When to Step Up and When to Step Back?

    Jun 7, 2023·17m
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    #126 Summer Work, Play, and Yard Sales

    May 24, 2023·25m
  82. 82

    #125 All The Single Ladies

    May 10, 2023·31m
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    #124 alittlelesstoxic with Shawna

    Apr 18, 2023·32m
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    Go Home: How Women Can “Save” The World

    Apr 6, 2023·56m
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    #123 Priorities, School Options, Jen Wilken, Appliances, & more.

    Mar 22, 2023·42m
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    #122 Family Life with Brandy Presley

    Mar 8, 2023·54m
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    Foundation of Family Worship

    Mar 1, 2023·48m
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    #121 Family Worship

    Feb 22, 2023·26m
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    #120 Discovering the Glory of Home with Kelly Fauver

    Feb 8, 2023·24m
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    #119 Work

    Jan 26, 2023·32m
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    #118 Women’s Health with Paige Van Voorst

    Jan 11, 2023·1h
  92. 92

    #117 2022 Books with Jacy Cohen

    Dec 30, 2022·46m
  93. 93

    #116 2023 Planner with Becki McNeely

    Dec 15, 2022·32m
  94. 94

    #115 Acceptable Sacrifices Through Christ

    Dec 1, 2022·23m
  95. 95

    #114 Thanksgiving with Kathy Claud

    Nov 9, 2022·38m
  96. 96

    #113 Keeping Home with Becky McNeely

    Oct 26, 2022·49m
  97. 97

    #112 The Household: Grandparents

    Oct 12, 2022·31m
  98. 98

    #111 The Household: Children

    Sep 28, 2022·38m
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    #110 The Household: Wife/Mother

    Sep 14, 2022·40m
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    #109 The Household: Husband/Father

    Aug 31, 2022·33m