The Pivot

Jonathan Rogers: What Do You Do When Your Best Work Fails Completely?

Description:  Sixteen years ago, Jonathan Rogers finished the novel he was proudest of — and watched it fail so completely that it never made it onto a single bookstore

Doug McKelvey: What If Your Hardest Season Shaped You For the Better?

Description:  Doug McKelvey is the author of “Every Moment Holy” a bestselling series of prayer books, and his newest volume, “Rites of Passage”, is written for the leap

[ENCORE EPISODE] Sally Lloyd-Jones: Is It Too Late to Do the Thing You Love?

Description:  This episode with Sally Lloyd-Jones originally aired on November 21, 2017, and it's one of Andrew's favorite conversations from the show. Sally spent years

[ENCORE EPISODE] Allen Levi: Can You Trade the Spotlight for a Front Porch?

What does a life spent practicing law have to do with crafting a blockbuster novel? For Allen Levi, the answer lies in the power of storytelling. Before the acclaim of hi

David French: Can We Handle Criticism Without Breaking?

It started with a dare. David French had his whole life planned out as a teenager — Air Force, fighter jets, the whole thing — until eyesight issues and a friend's bet re

Jason Gray: Do You Need All the Answers?

Jason Gray has spent decades writing the songs that shaped Christian radio, but don't expect this conversation with Andrew Osenga to stay on the hits for long. It winds t

Joey Lankford: Can Digging in the Dirt Change Your Life?

Joey Lankford’s journey is anything but predictable. He went from running a 10-location healthcare company in his early 30s to selling everything he owned and moving his

Sara Groves: Are You a 'Mom and Pop' or a Walmart?

Sara Groves is on the Mount Rushmore of Christian singer-songwriters, but this conversation is less about the catalog and more about the life she's been quietly building

Who Is Amy Grant Now?

Thirteen years is a long time to be quiet, especially when music has been your whole life. Amy Grant joins Andrew Osenga on The Pivot to talk about what it took to come b

N.T. Wright: What If Christianity Got Heaven Completely Wrong?

What if the goal of the Christian life isn't to escape this world — but to welcome the next one into it? N.T. Wright, one of the world's foremost New Testament scholars a

Sissy Goff & David Thomas: The Five Skills Every Kid Needs

What if the thing we're most trying to protect our kids from is exactly what they need? Sissy Goff and David Thomas — children's therapists, co-hosts of Raising Boys and

Tim Timmons: Stop Working for God and Start Joining Him

Tim Timmons is a singer/songwriter, author, podcaster, pastor, cancer survivor, and—as of this year—the subject of a major motion picture. But this conversation isn’t rea

Dr. Curt Thompson: Overcoming Anxiety Through Connection

What if the problem isn’t that you don’t know enough, but that you’re trying to change alone? In this episode of The Pivot Podcast, Andrew sits down with psychiatrist and

The Art of Dying with Dr. Lydia Dugdale

In this episode of The Pivot, Andrew Osenga sits down with physician and author Lydia Dugdale to explore the surprising wisdom found in confronting mortality. Drawing fro

From Wall Street to the Jesuits: Father James Martin on Prayer & Pivoting with Peace

In this episode of The Pivot Podcast, Andrew sits down with James Martin—Jesuit priest, bestselling author, and editor-at-large at America Media—to talk about calling, ca

Kelsey McGinnis: When the Detour Becomes the Destination

In this episode of The Pivot, Andrew talks with Kelsey McGinnis—a musicologist, educator, and writer/editor for Christianity Today—about embracing life’s detours and lett

Jason & Rhonda Halbert: Let Go and See What Happens

Miracles! Cancer! Kelly Clarkson! Floods! Family! Oh yeah, and a book, too! On this episode of The Pivot, we’re joined by married couple Jason (Kelly Clarkson’s music dir

Fred Bahnson: Challenging Christian Stereotypes

Fred Bahnson is a writer, essayist, and ordained minister whose work explores the intersection of faith, nature, and community. In this profound and far-ranging conversat

Matt Markins: Mentorship for Gen G-Z

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Matt Markins, president and COO of Awana, a global organization dedicated to guiding children toward a meaningful life through me

Emerging from the Numb: Josh Wilson Embraces Life “Unmuted”

In this week’s episode, Andrew Osenga sits down with friend and musician Josh Wilson to discuss his journey of personal and professional change. Josh shares why his answe