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Spiritually Fit Today
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today, where every day is a workout for your soul—one step, one choice, one spiritual rep at a time. Join Arnie Cole and guests as we talk about how to improve how we behave as a Christ followers. Because how we act tomorrow depends on getting spiritually fit today. In this daily podcast, discover how engaging with God through the Bible and prayer can strengthen your soul for eternity—far beyond what any gym can do for your body. And join along as we memorize…
Episodes
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Day I Found Out My Mom Died - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, spiritual fitness researcher and coach. In this episode Arnie talks with Sarah Bolden about sudden loss…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Grief Does to Your Faith, and Why It Isn't Failure - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, spiritual fitness researcher and coach. In this episode Arnie explores how grief affects faith—not as…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Is Your Life Teaching People About Jesus? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole — spiritual fitness researcher and coach. In this episode Arnie reflects on Hebrews 10:24 and a story about…
Spiritually Fit TodayThat Grudge Might Be Training You Away From Jesus - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, spiritual fitness researcher and coach. In this short episode Arnie explores Philippians 1:9–10 and invites…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Bible Opens the Rooms You’d Rather Keep Locked - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, spiritual fitness researcher and coach. In this episode Arnie talks about a barn‑fire he experienced to…
Spiritually Fit TodayBusy for God, but Not Close to God - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie explores the “comfort room” — how public usefulness can mask private drift — using his…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Room Have You Kept Locked From Jesus? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie explores dysfunctional spiritual lives, the house-as-heart metaphor, and how…
Spiritually Fit TodayYou Forgave Everyone Else—Why Can’t You Forgive Yourself? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole — featuring guest Dan Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy). In this episode Arnie and Dan talk about forgiveness…
Spiritually Fit TodayAre You Spiritually Stuck Without Realizing It? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest: Dan Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy). In this episode we unpack Hebrews 12:1-2, name spiritual…
Spiritually Fit TodayCan You Go 24 Hours Without Complaining? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Dan Whitney. In this episode Arnie walks through James 3:5–6—how the tongue, “such a small fire,”…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe 3-Word Prayer for When You’re Drowning in Worry - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Dan Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy). In this episode Arnie and Dan talk honestly about worry and…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe One Question That Measures Your Spiritual Fitness - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. Guest: Dan Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy). In this episode Arnie and Dan explore spiritual fitness as a…
Spiritually Fit TodayBefore You Trust It, Ask These 4 Questions - SFT
Heart and Mind Ministries: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/ Marci's Books: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/marcis-book Welcome to Spiritually Fit…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Do You Do After You Realize You Were Wrong? - SFT
Heart and Mind Ministries: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/ Marci's Books: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/marcis-book Welcome to Spiritually Fit…
Spiritually Fit TodayShe Asked God to Show Her the Truth. He Did. - SFT
Heart and Mind Ministries: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/ Marci's Books: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/marcis-book Welcome to Spiritually Fit…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Deception Was So Good She Couldn’t See It - SFT
Heart and Mind Ministries: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/ Marci's Books: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/marcis-book Welcome to Spiritually Fit…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat If a “Miracle” Is Actually Deception? - SFT
Heart and Mind Ministries: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/ Marci's Books: https://www.heartandmindministries.com/marcis-book Welcome to Spiritually Fit…
Spiritually Fit TodayShe Got Her Healing—But It Wasn’t the Greatest Gift - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Marci Julin. In this episode Marci testifies that God healed her of 13 diagnosed conditions, but the…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhen You Don’t Know What to Pray Anymore - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Marci Julin. In this episode they wrestle honestly with suffering, chronic illness, unanswered…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat If Everything You’ve Heard About Healing Is Incomplete? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Marci Julin. In this episode Marci describes reading the entire Bible in three months to answer one…
Spiritually Fit TodayShe Knew God Loved Everyone...Except Herself - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie talks with Marci Julin about moving from knowing God loves the world to trusting that…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Do You Say to God When You’re Tired of Being Sick? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Marci Julin. Marci shares her nearly 20-year health decline—multiple diagnoses, surgeries, hospital…
Spiritually Fit Today4 Ways Every Christian Can Join the Great Commission - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, Samuel Chiang and John Rinehimer. In this episode we unpack Matthew 28:18–20 and explore how the Great…
Spiritually Fit TodayNobody Warns You About the Cost of Saying Yes to God - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guests Samuel Chiang, and John Rinehimer. Today the three have a conversation around 2 Corinthians 4:7-9…
Spiritually Fit TodayGod Put You Where You Live for a Reason - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with host Arnie Cole and guests Samuel Chiang and John Rinehimer. In this episode we explore Acts 17:26–27 and the idea that…
Spiritually Fit TodayYou Don’t Need a Missionary Resume - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole, Samuel Chiang, and John Rinehimer. Together, they reflect on Acts 4:13 — ordinary people who had “been with…
Spiritually Fit TodayGod Is Asking You to Go — But Will You Say Yes? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. Guests Samuel Chiang and John Rinehimer join Arnie for a conversation rooted in Isaiah 6:8—“Whom shall I…
Spiritually Fit TodayYou Started as the Prodigal—Did You Become the Older Brother? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Reno Collier. In this episode Arnie and Reno dig into Philippians 3:8–9, unpacking how pride can…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhy Do Broken People Feel Safer Outside Church? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today. Hosts Arnie Cole and comedian Reno Collier explore why broken people often feel safer in coffee shops than in church, unpack…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Surprising Way to Escape Your Own Dark Thoughts - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Reno Collier. In this episode we work through Galatians 6:2—"Carry each other's burdens, and in this…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Chapter of Your Story You’re Too Ashamed to Tell - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Reno Collier. In this episode discuss 1 Timothy 1:15–16 and wrestle with the chapter of our lives we…
Spiritually Fit TodayYou Got Sober. So Why Do You Still Feel Empty? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Reno Collier. In this episode Arnie and Reno unpack Romans 8:11 — why clean living, discipline, and…
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I Told God to Send Someone Else - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie reflects on Exodus 4 (especially verses 12–13) and 1 John 1:8–9, urging believers to…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe One Room You’re Hiding From God - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today. In this episode Arnie uses Psalm 139:23–24 to expose how we compartmentalize our souls—keeping a “locked room” from God—and…
Spiritually Fit TodayI Sat Beside a Dying Man and Said Nothing - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie shares a personal about a friend who revealed he had stage four cancer — and how Arnie…
Spiritually Fit TodayI Thought I Was Humble. I Wasn’t. - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie shares a personal story about the three reasons he used for 20 years to convince…
Spiritually Fit Today5 Ways Christians Fool Themselves Spiritually - SFT
How do you know if you’re fooling yourself spiritually? In this episode of Spiritually Fit Today, Arnie Cole shares from his own story—serious illness…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Prize at the End of Your Faith Journey - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili — an Ironman, coach, and business professional. In this episode we use the Ironman…
Spiritually Fit TodayStop Sprinting Your Way Into Spiritual Burnout - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode we use 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 to compare racing and faith: pacing…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Spiritual Wall: What to Do When You Can’t Go On - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. Coach Mike Heili joins to unpack “the wall” — the mile in racing and moments in life when body, mind, or…
Spiritually Fit TodayStop Waiting for Motivation—Train Anyway - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode Mike uses Ironman training as a picture for spiritual formation: the…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Christian Life Is Harder Than You Think—And That’s the Point - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode we explore faith as an endurance sport through 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 and…
Spiritually Fit TodayGrace Is Bigger Than Your Worst Mistake - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode Mike shares his powerful life-transformation story — from addiction to…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Happens When You Don't Quit Praying? - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode Mike shares how a chaplain’s brutal question and a 90-day prayer…
Spiritually Fit TodayFrom Drug Dealer to Dumpster... Then God Found Him - SFT
Welcome to the podcast Spiritually Fit Today. Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili share Mike’s raw journey from drug use beginning in fifth grade through…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhy High Achievers Are Sometimes Running From Pain - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode we unpack Mike’s story of running—from pain, low self‑worth, and a…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhat Trauma Taught Him About God... Until It Didn't - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Mike Heili. In this episode Arnie interviews Mike about his journey from a traumatic childhood to a…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Legacy That Actually Matters - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Wayne Pederson. In this episode they explore finishing well, the legacy we leave, and why what…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Hidden Danger of Doing Faith Alone - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Wayne Pederson. Wayne digs into a common pattern in leaders who fall: isolation, secrecy, and lack…
Spiritually Fit TodayRetired or Rewired? Every Christian Needs This - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Wayne Pederson. Arnie and Wayne explore what it means to finish well—moving from “what I have to do”…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Silent Drift That Ruins Faith - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Wayne Pederson. In this episode they confront the hard truth about finishing well: failure usually…
Spiritually Fit TodayThe Shocking Reason Most Christians Don't Finish Strong - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole. In this episode Arnie welcomes longtime ministry leader Wayne Pederson to discuss how to "finish well" using…
Spiritually Fit TodayBe Proof That Good Christians Exist - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Cara Whitney. In this episode Arnie and Cara reflect on 2 Timothy 2:13 — "If we are faithless, he remains…
Spiritually Fit TodayChristians Need to Hear This About Forgiveness - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Cara Whitney. In this episode they wrestle honestly with forgiveness—what it is and isn’t—how to set…
Spiritually Fit TodayOne Decision Could Save Your Faith - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and Cara Whitney. In this episode Arnie and Cara talk honestly about being hurt by other Christians, the…
Spiritually Fit TodayDon't Blame God for What Christians Did - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and his guest Cara Whitney. In this episode Arnie and Cara explore a common spiritual trap: confusing the…
Spiritually Fit TodayChurch Hurt Is Real… But Don't Leave Jesus - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and his guest Cara Whitney. In this episode Arnie and Cara talk honestly about Christians behaving poorly, the…
Spiritually Fit TodayGod Says You're Not Who You Think You Are - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Bruce. In this episode we move from naming the false, hidden, painful, shameful, and stuck stories…
Spiritually Fit TodayWhy You Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Bruce. In this episode we unpack 2 Corinthians 5:17 and talk about why you keep repeating the same…
Spiritually Fit TodayGod Doesn't See You the Way Shame Does - SFT
Welcome to Spiritually Fit Today with Arnie Cole and guest Bruce. In this episode Arnie and Bruce unpack shame vs. guilt, show how the gospel removes…