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Lights On with Carl Lentz

Lights On with Carl Lentz

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Lights On with Carl Lentz is a podcast where Carl Lentz shares his personal journey and invites others to do the same. The show focuses on vulnerability and open conversations to shed light on inner darkness. Each episode aims to bring transparency and healing through honest dialogue.

Episodes

What Your Anger is Actually Trying to Tell You Jun 29, 2026 00:56:47 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comA listener wrote in with a question almost every betrayed spouse eventually wrestles with: I have every right to be angry, but I can feel it turning me into someone I don't want to be. How do I let go of my anger without letting him off the hook? In this episode of Lights On, Carl and Laura take that question seriously and refram
The two decisions every couple has to make after betrayal Jun 22, 2026 00:33:54 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comAfter last week's episode reframing the most asked question in betrayal recovery, Carl and Laura pick up exactly where they left off. In this episode of Lights On, they introduce what they call the two decision reality: the framework that quietly carried them out of the valley and into the marriage they have now.Most couples thin
Should I stay or should I leave? (You're asking the wrong question) Jun 15, 2026 00:30:56 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comAfter betrayal, almost every couple lands on the same question: should I stay or should I leave? In this episode of Lights On, Carl and Laura make the case that this is the wrong question, and the rush to answer it is one of the most damaging moves a couple can make in the aftermath of infidelity.Drawing from their own season in
You Will Not Get Around to a Healthy Marriage "Someday" (Part 2 with the Metcalfs) Jun 8, 2026 01:08:22 Charles and Abby Metcalf are back at the table, and this one goes deeper than part one. In this episode of Lights On, Carl, Laura, Charles, and Abby get into the parts of marriage that quietly erode underneath the busy life of raising kids: the conflicts that aren't actually about what they look like, the unspoken games we play hoping our spouse will read our minds, the way two exhausted
What Kids Actually Do to Your Marriage | Ft. Charles and Abby Metcalf Jun 1, 2026 00:59:27 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comFor the first time on Lights On, Carl and Laura invited guests to the table: Charles and Abby Metcalf, dear friends, pastors, and parents of four little ones in the thick of the season most couples privately worry they won't survive. Together, the four of them get into the question hundreds of you have asked in different ways: wh
How do you rebuild intimacy after betrayal? May 25, 2026 00:55:50 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.com This is the number one question Carl and Laura get asked, so they finally gave it a whole episode. A listener wrote in asking how you rebuild intimacy when sex, touch, and closeness have all become wired to pain, pressure, and fear. Underneath it sat the question almost nobody says out loud: will we ever have sex again?In this e
How do you parent your kids when you feel disqualified? May 18, 2026 00:40:08 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comWhen a parent emailed asking how to discipline their kids after blowing up the family, we knew this conversation needed its own episode. Their question went deeper than discipline though. It was about authority. How do you lead your kids when you feel completely disqualified? And how do you stabilize their nervous system when you
How Do You Know When FORGIVENESS Is REAL? May 11, 2026 00:48:07 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comWhen a husband emailed asking why his wife still brings up his affair every week, three years after it happened, even though she says she has forgiven him, we knew this conversation was going to land for a lot of people. His question was simple and brave: am I allowed to ask for more? And underneath it sits the question nobody wa
Ambition or Family? You're asking the WRONG question | ft. Ruslan KD May 4, 2026 01:03:54 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comThis episode explores the tension between "be the light of the world" and "live a quiet life" - and why both can coexist in the same calling. Carl sits down with Ruslan Alkhouri, the Armenian refugee turned seven-figure media entrepreneur, about faithfulness before platform, godly ambition versus worldly fame, and why implementat
How Do You Parent Kids Through Marriage Trauma? Apr 27, 2026 00:51:23 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comWhen a mom of three teenage boys emailed us asking how to lead her family through the aftermath of her husband's betrayal, we knew this conversation needed its own episode. Her oldest son has gone cold. The anger is hardening. The whole family is weary. And she's wondering if the work she and her husband are doing will ever be en
50 Pills a Day. 15 Years Sober. Here's What Changed. Apr 20, 2026 00:52:54 If you or someone you love is trapped in addiction and you've run out of answers, call Hope Is Alive at 1-844-3-HOPE-NOW or visit hopeisalive.netIn this honest and hope-filled episode of Lights On, Carl Lentz sits down with Lance Lang — pastor's kid turned 50-pill-a-day addict turned founder of Hope Is Alive — for a conversation that will change the way you see addiction forever. Lance br
Can Trust Be Rebuilt When Your Partner Keeps Letting You Down? Apr 10, 2026 00:46:52 Want to submit questions? Email us at hello@carlandlaura.comIn this episode of Lights On, Carl and Laura answer three listener questions that keep circling the same uncomfortable truth: good intentions are not the same as real work. And the people you love can feel the difference.The first question comes from a couple on the other side of a hard season. They are doing well, on the same pa

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