The StrugglingWell Podcast

Hope, healing, and truth for everyday struggles.

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About the show

Honest conversations about life's difficulties and the hope we have in Christ.

Struggling Well is a podcast from Jimmy & Suzi Kallam in which they honestly discuss life's difficulties while continuing to look to Christ for hope.

Meet Jimmy & Suzi at Tandem
Two podcast hosts in conversation at a table with microphones.

Listener recommendation

I believe the premise of that podcast, the realness of the podcast and the brevity of it are spot on and I can't imagine anyone who listens to it would not be impacted by it.

Bill Adams

The podcast is the place where we come together and we let you sit with us at our kitchen table and listen in as we do what we do every day, which is just talk and debrief and laugh.

Jimmy Kallam

Why we do this

Our happiness and our joy comes from who we are in Christ, not necessarily our circumstances.

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In their words

So the well piece for me is continuing to point my face towards Christ.

Ep 001

We take way too much credit when things go well. We take way too much blame when things go poorly.

Ep 158

I don't know that our hearts were made to bear all the hardness that we see and that we hear about in our world around us.

Ep 140

As much as we, as human parents, love our kids, as deep as that love is, God loves our kids more.

Ep 158

What I need to be doing is praying and pointing them to Christ, who is their light and their salvation.

Ep 140

What I need to be willing to do is to put my faith, put my belief in him for who he is, not in him for how life works the way I want it to work.

Ep 158

What we talk about

What We Talk About

Every conversation

Transcript Archive

Browse every available episode transcript by year.

202625 episodes
  1. Episode 190Simmering in the Psalms: As the DeerJun 24, 2026
  2. Episode 189Simmering in the Psalms: Like TreesJun 17, 2026
  3. Episode 188Covered in the Dust of JesusJun 10, 2026
  4. Episode 187The Primacy of PrayerJun 3, 2026
  5. Episode 186Bearing BurdensMay 27, 2026
  6. Episode 185“But God…”May 20, 2026
  7. Episode 184The Ancient WaysMay 13, 2026
  8. Episode 183God on MuteMay 6, 2026
  9. Episode 182Joseph and the Larger StoryApr 29, 2026
  10. Episode 181Weird GriefApr 22, 2026
  11. Episode 180Walk in a Manner WorthyApr 15, 2026
  12. Episode 179The Continuing Realities of EasterApr 8, 2026
  13. Episode 178Holy Week ThoughtsApr 1, 2026
  14. Episode 177A Death in the FamilyMar 25, 2026
  15. Episode 176The Deadly Game of ComparisonMar 18, 2026
  16. Episode 175SilenceMar 11, 2026
  17. Episode 174The Practice of LentMar 4, 2026
  18. Episode 173The Gift of Slow ChangeFeb 25, 2026
  19. Episode 172God, Who Loves and PursuesFeb 18, 2026
  20. Episode 171Good News for Bad People From a Surprising GodFeb 11, 2026
  21. Episode 170How to Care for PeopleFeb 4, 2026
  22. Episode 169Kept in Perfect PeaceJan 28, 2026
  23. Episode 168The Voice of the Good ShepherdJan 21, 2026
  24. Episode 167Verse of the YearJan 14, 2026
  25. Episode 166Walking With Jesus in the New YearJan 7, 2026
202553 episodes
  1. Episode 165One Hand Full of QuietDec 31, 2025
  2. Episode 164The Christmas Story and Everyday MomentsDec 24, 2025
  3. Episode 163The Power of StoryDec 17, 2025
  4. Episode 162Christmas TraditionsDec 10, 2025
  5. Episode 161Struggling Well as a Parent, Part 4Dec 3, 2025
  6. Episode 160Struggling Well as a Parent, Part 3Nov 26, 2025
  7. Episode 159Struggling Well as a Parent, Part 2Nov 19, 2025
  8. Episode 158Struggling to Trust GodNov 12, 2025
  9. Episode 157Sabbath SpacesNov 5, 2025
  10. Episode 156Celebrating Three Years of the PodcastOct 29, 2025
  11. Episode 155Struggling Well as a ParentOct 22, 2025
  12. Episode 154Life in the SpiritOct 15, 2025
  13. Episode 153Christian ClichésOct 8, 2025
  14. Episode 152Walking Humbling Before GodOct 1, 2025
  15. Episode 151A Health Update on JimmySep 24, 2025
  16. Episode 150Lamenting and GrievingSep 17, 2025
  17. Episode 149Book Recommendation: Theo of GoldenSep 10, 2025
  18. Episode 148Fairness in LifeSep 3, 2025
  19. Episode 147Facing Stage Four CancerAug 27, 2025
  20. Episode 146InjusticeAug 20, 2025
  21. Episode 145Contingency PrayersAug 13, 2025
  22. Episode 144FoundationsAug 6, 2025
  23. Episode 143Who Do You Say I Am?Jul 30, 2025
  24. Episode 142Why, God? Part 2Jul 23, 2025
  25. Episode 141Why, God? Part 1Jul 16, 2025
  26. Episode 140Confidence in StrugglesJul 9, 2025
  27. Episode 139Remembering to Not ForgetJul 2, 2025
  28. Episode 138The Heart of the MatterJun 25, 2025
  29. Episode 137On ForgivenessJun 18, 2025
  30. Episode 136Always Being PreparedJun 11, 2025
  31. Episode 135Feeling LostJun 4, 2025
  32. Episode 134The Fruit of the SpiritMay 28, 2025
  33. Episode 133DistractionsMay 21, 2025
  34. Episode 132Valuing AuthenticityMay 14, 2025
  35. Episode 131“Follow Me”May 7, 2025
  36. Episode 130“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”Apr 30, 2025
  37. Episode 129The Silence of SaturdayApr 23, 2025
  38. Episode 128Weary and BurdenedApr 16, 2025
  39. Episode 127Book Announcement: Struggling Well with LifeApr 9, 2025
  40. Episode 126Jonah, Part 2Apr 2, 2025
  41. Episode 125Jonah, Part 1Mar 26, 2025
  42. Episode 124SanctificationMar 19, 2025
  43. Episode 123The Voice of GodMar 12, 2025
  44. Episode 122Bearing Each Other’s BurdensMar 5, 2025
  45. Episode 121Messy CommunityFeb 26, 2025
  46. Episode 120The Importance of Church CommunityFeb 19, 2025
  47. Episode 119Wrestling With God’s SovereigntyFeb 12, 2025
  48. Episode 118How to Process TragediesFeb 5, 2025
  49. Episode 117When Something is MissingJan 29, 2025
  50. Episode 116How Long, Lord?Jan 22, 2025
  51. Episode 115Your Pastor is a Human BeingJan 15, 2025
  52. Episode 114Verse for the YearJan 8, 2025
  53. Episode 113Struggle Tends to Isolate the One StrugglingJan 1, 2025
202451 episodes
  1. Episode 112What Impact Does Jesus Have on Your Christmas?Dec 25, 2024
  2. Episode 111The Impeccable Timing of GodDec 18, 2024
  3. Episode 110God Shows Up in the OrdinaryDec 11, 2024
  4. Episode 109Repentance in ReverseDec 4, 2024
  5. Episode 108Reflecting the Radiance of ChristNov 27, 2024
  6. Episode 107God With UsNov 20, 2024
  7. Episode 106Searching and Seeing GodNov 13, 2024
  8. Episode 105The Book of Job and Our Audience with GodNov 6, 2024
  9. Episode 104Fear and PoliticsOct 30, 2024
  10. Episode 103The Power of CommunityOct 23, 2024
  11. Episode 102God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle?Oct 16, 2024
  12. Episode 101Hurricane Helene and DevastationOct 9, 2024
  13. Episode 100Plowing Up the Hard Ground of Our HeartsOct 2, 2024
  14. Episode 99Knowing Who God IsSep 25, 2024
  15. Episode 98Struggling Well Across CulturesSep 18, 2024
  16. Episode 97When Jesus Groans With YouSep 11, 2024
  17. Episode 96Never Forgetting the Awful TimeSep 4, 2024
  18. Episode 95Where Has God Shown Himself?Aug 28, 2024
  19. Episode 94Seeing Jesus in Three DimensionsAug 21, 2024
  20. Episode 93No Evidence to SeeAug 14, 2024
  21. Episode 92Feeding the WolfAug 7, 2024
  22. Episode 911 Peter and PoliticsJul 31, 2024
  23. Episode 90Questioning GodJul 24, 2024
  24. Episode 89“Help, I Need Somebody”Jul 17, 2024
  25. Episode 88Why Do We Run From God?Jul 10, 2024
  26. Episode 87Why God Allows Pain and SufferingJul 3, 2024
  27. Episode 86The Word of God is ActiveJun 26, 2024
  28. Episode 85Snack Food and SpiritualityJun 19, 2024
  29. Episode 84The Upside-Down KingdomJun 12, 2024
  30. Episode 83Hearing with Open EarsJun 5, 2024
  31. Episode 82InterruptionsMay 29, 2024
  32. Episode 81Jesus is the CenterpieceMay 22, 2024
  33. Episode 80Standing Still and LearningMay 15, 2024
  34. Episode 79Anger and BitternessMay 8, 2024
  35. Episode 78My Maturity or Our Maturity?May 1, 2024
  36. Episode 77Longing for GraceApr 24, 2024
  37. Episode 76Jimmy’s Health and the Manifest Presence of GodApr 17, 2024
  38. Episode 75Holy SexualityApr 10, 2024
  39. Episode 74Our Uniqueness for God’s GloryApr 3, 2024
  40. Episode 73The Significance of Good FridayMar 27, 2024
  41. Episode 72RememberingMar 20, 2024
  42. Episode 71Is God For Me or Against Me?Mar 13, 2024
  43. Episode 70Does God Still Speak?Mar 6, 2024
  44. EpisodeGrowing Through Hard StuffFeb 28, 2024
  45. Episode 68When You’re Feeling Icy With GodFeb 21, 2024
  46. Episode 67Being CuriousFeb 14, 2024
  47. Episode 66God MomentsFeb 7, 2024
  48. Episode 65Being a Light in the Midst of a Dark WorldJan 31, 2024
  49. Episode 64What Do You Want God to Refine in Your Heart?Jan 24, 2024
  50. Episode 63An Update on Suzi’s HealthJan 17, 2024
  51. Episode 62Of Resolutions and the UnseenJan 3, 2024
202352 episodes
  1. Episode 61The Longing for PeaceDec 27, 2023
  2. Episode 60Waiting in the Wilderness of AdventDec 20, 2023
  3. Episode 59Moving Toward Christ During ChristmasDec 13, 2023
  4. Episode 58An Authentic Christmas CardDec 6, 2023
  5. Episode 57Suffering Produces EnduranceNov 29, 2023
  6. EpisodeGiving ThanksNov 22, 2023
  7. Episode 55Feeling Bad About Feeling BadNov 15, 2023
  8. Episode 54Hoping in the WordNov 8, 2023
  9. Episode 53The Practice of LamentNov 1, 2023
  10. Episode 52How Long?Oct 25, 2023
  11. Episode 51Rest in Suffering?Oct 18, 2023
  12. Episode 50The Mystery of SufferingOct 11, 2023
  13. Episode 49When There’s No End in SightOct 4, 2023
  14. Episode 48The Gift of PresenceSep 27, 2023
  15. Episode 47Drawing From the Well of ScriptureSep 20, 2023
  16. Episode 46Family UpdateSep 13, 2023
  17. Episode 45Waiting, Watching, and HopingSep 6, 2023
  18. Episode 44Solitude and CommunityAug 30, 2023
  19. Episode 43Abounding in HopeAug 23, 2023
  20. Episode 42Where Does Your Soul Find Satisfaction?Aug 16, 2023
  21. Episode 41The Names of GodAug 9, 2023
  22. Episode 40Marital Boundaries with the Opposite SexAug 2, 2023
  23. EpisodeWalking Through Difficult TimesJul 26, 2023
  24. Episode 38Favorite VersesJul 19, 2023
  25. Episode 37The Faith Influencers in Our LivesJul 12, 2023
  26. Episode 36If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?Jul 5, 2023
  27. Episode 35The Glory to be Revealed in UsJun 28, 2023
  28. Episode 34There is No CondemnationJun 21, 2023
  29. Episode 33Living in the New Way of the SpiritJun 14, 2023
  30. Episode 32Weariness in the SoulJun 7, 2023
  31. Episode 31Our Primary Citizenship is With ChristMay 31, 2023
  32. Episode 30Thistles and FruitMay 24, 2023
  33. Episode 29How Our Stories Shape UsMay 17, 2023
  34. Episode 28Comfort in the PsalmsMay 10, 2023
  35. Episode 27What Does the Lord Require of You?May 3, 2023
  36. Episode 26Habakkuk, Part 3Apr 26, 2023
  37. Episode 25Habakkuk, Part 2Apr 19, 2023
  38. Episode 24Habakkuk, Part 1Apr 12, 2023
  39. Episode 23The Significance of Holy WeekApr 5, 2023
  40. Episode 22Who Likes Change?Mar 22, 2023
  41. Episode 21Q & A With Jimmy and Suzi, Part 1Mar 22, 2023
  42. Episode 20Struggling Well as a Ministry Leader, Part 2Mar 15, 2023
  43. Episode 19Struggling Well as a Ministry Leader, Part 1Mar 8, 2023
  44. Episode 18Jonah, Part 4Mar 1, 2023
  45. Episode 17Jonah, Part 3Feb 22, 2023
  46. Episode 16Jonah, Part 2Feb 15, 2023
  47. Episode 14Jonah, the Reluctant ProphetFeb 8, 2023
  48. Episode 14Grieving WellFeb 1, 2023
  49. Episode 13Walking With the WoundedJan 25, 2023
  50. Episode 12Practicing KindnessJan 18, 2023
  51. Episode 11Leaning into GodJan 11, 2023
  52. Episode 10The Power of WordsJan 4, 2023
20229 episodes
  1. Episode 9Recommended ResourcesDec 28, 2022
  2. Episode 8When Expectations Aren’t MetDec 21, 2022
  3. Episode 7Lessons From DanielDec 14, 2022
  4. Episode 6What Does Prayer Do?Dec 7, 2022
  5. Episode 5Grace in the WildernessNov 30, 2022
  6. Episode 4When Giving Thanks is DifficultNov 21, 2022
  7. Episode 3Why Does the Struggle Come?Nov 16, 2022
  8. Episode 2Control vs. TrustNov 9, 2022
  9. Episode 1Introduction to Struggling WellNov 1, 2022