It’s our 3-year podcast anniversary, and it also happens to be Valentine’s Day weekend — so we’re finishing the Fruit of the Spirit series with LOVE. We talk honestly about why Valentine’s Day can hit a tender spot, why it’s okay for couples to celebrate, and why singles don’t need to “do something” just to prove they’re fine. We also unpack the difference between God’s promises vs. God’s blessings, how false hope can quietly become idolatry, and what it looks like to live out real, Spirit-shaped love in every season.

Joy gets confused with happiness all the time—good moods, good seasons, and things going well. But biblical joy is sturdier than that. In this episode, Natasha, Monique, and David talk about joy as a fruit of the Spirit: not something we manufacture, but something God grows in us as we learn to release control and trust His unchanging character. We unpack joy in suffering, joy in waiting, and why singles don’t have to postpone joy until marriage. If life feels like a storm, this one points you back to the lighthouse.

In this episode of the Route 77 Podcast, Natasha, Monique, and David talk about peace as a fruit of the Spirit—what the world calls peace, what Scripture means by peace, and why “relief” isn’t the same thing as peace. They unpack the difference between peacekeeping vs. peacemaking, how false peace shows up in real life (including abusive dynamics), and why Jesus is the clearest picture of peace in the middle of chaos.
They also bring it home for singles: what happens inside you when you ask, “What if I never get married?” Real peace isn’t manufactured—it’s received, rooted in trust, and held steady even when circumstances don’t cooperate.