Truth Talks with Tara

"Live your truth"... "Follow your heart"... "You are enough..."These slogans sound nice and catchy, but what if they are actually making is anxious, exhausted, and out of touch? What if they are actually progressive beliefs, totally opposed to God's truth?Alisa Childers is joining us today on the podcast to celebrate her new book, "Live Your Truth and Other Lies", which is all about this very topic. Tune in as Tara and Alisa unpack some of these sneaky slogans, biblically encourage you how to discern what is God-honoring, invite you into a social-media pep talk, and more.Grab a copy of "Live Your Truth and Other Lies" here.Follow Alisa on Instagram.Visit her website.Subscribe to her YouTube channel.CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is all worship music theologically sound? Should we even be listening to certain songs - even if they are considered "Christian"? In this episode, Tara poses 6 questions to help you analyze and discern if a worship song is biblically sound and honoring to the Lord. Questions like, "Am I worshipping self or God? Is this song biblically true or just trendy?" will be answered. She also breaks down a popular Christian song, trending today, to see if its biblically accurate and sound.CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Godly Dating 101 cofounder, Tovares Grey, is joining us to talk about purity culture. In this conversation, Tara and Tovares are answering questions like, "What is purity culture? Is it biblical? Should we buy into it? How do I remain pure physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually?" There is also some bonus relationship advice sprinkled in the conversation for whatever season you are in - singleness, dating, engagement, or marriage.Download your 15 journaling questions freebie: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/630f8bfb2812b898e99a93f6Follow Godly Dating 101 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godlydating101/Grab their new book: https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/godly-dating-101/CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's ready for a real talk / girl talk episode? Tara and her friend, Grace Valentine, are talking all things body image and what God has to say about our identity as well as how to be a true woman of God, and not one of the world. Grace's book, "What Will They Think?" (available everywhere books are sold) dives deep into women of the Bible who were strong in their faith and celebrated God's design. Grab your copy here.CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pride isn't always obvious. It's sneaky and manipulative. Today's episode is all about examining our hearts - do I have a pride problem? What's the big deal about pride? How do I kill it and put on humility instead? Today, Tara is breaking down Jonathan Edwards' essay on 7 symptoms of pride and how pride may just be putting up a barrier to your relationship with God, as well as sharing her own vulnerable struggle with pride and self-sufficiency.CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Struggling with all-consuming thoughts of fear, anxiety, anger, lust, etcetera? This episode is for you. Tara is breaking down 2 Corinthians 10:5 and what it means to "take our thoughts captive". Tune in for a conversation on how to preach truth over yourself and prioritize God's Word over your thoughts that may be weighing you down.Scriptures to Take Your Thoughts Captive. Grab your freebie here."Does Confessing Our Sins Really Matter?" Read the newest blog post here.CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Tara is joined by her childhood pastor and friend, Stan. If you have ever felt afraid of the future, the end times, or anything in between, this episode is for you. Stan is sharing practical encouragement from God's Word about how to trust God, keep our eyes fixed on Him, and live here and now, even in light of Jesus' second return.CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for part two of our dating, engaged, and married Q&A! We're jumping back into God's Word to see what He has to say about questions like, "What is God's design for married sex? Is it okay to date someone who doesn't believe in God?" and more.If you missed the first part of this series, scroll back and click the episode titled, "Dating Red Flags, Getting Engaged, and Praying for Your Future Husband." CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tune into part one of this dating, engaged, and married Q&A! Tara is answering a handful of your best questions about all things relationships, answering questions like..."What is the best age to start dating?""Are there any red flags I should look for in a relationship?""Best advice for the engagement season?""How do I pray for my future husband?"and more! Part two of this conversation and even more juicy questions on sex in marriage and more in next week's episode. CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exhausted? Overwhelmed? Overworked?Today's episode is for you. Tara is diving into the fourth commandment from Exodus 20 and spilling the tea on the #1 reason why you need to rest. She answers questions like, "Is Sabbath still relevant today? How do I Sabbath? Is Sabbath more of a lifestyle or just on the weekend?"If you're ready to ditch the hustle culture and take on the way and pace of Christ, tune in now. CONNECT WITH TARA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misstarasun/Website & Blog: https://www.tarasunministries.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TaraSun/The free, email family: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f5293472c60490027bc8d16EXTRAS:Shop Tara’s stickers: https://the-tara-sun-shop.myshopify.comShop Tara’s favorite Bibles & journals: https://hosannarevival.com/collections/beautiful-bibles?ref=18Learn about Tara’s Compassion child & get involved: compassion.com/tarasun/Recommended resources for your life and faith: tarasunministries.com/recommended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices