Tiffany Rinas is the founder and superintendent of the Owasso Preparatory Academy in Owasso, Oklahoma. Tiffany has a strong sense of the presence and direction of the Holy Spirit in her life, and she sits down with Lydia and Andrew on this episode to talk about how that has guided her throughout her life.

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“It was like a rest, a total rest,” Joan said when describing what it was like to be overcome in the power of the Holy Spirit. “I felt like I was floating. I felt like colors were brighter…it just seemed like things were so new.” Joan had a front-row seat for the ministry of Dr. L.D. Thomas and the preaching of Kathryn Kuhlman during a crucial period of Holy Spirit renewal in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She shares her remarkable story with Lydia and Andrew on this week’s episode.

Who were the wise men? And where did they come from? Why did God call them to travel such a long distance to offer Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh? How is our story with Jesus wrapped up in their story? On this episode, Lydia and Andrew explore the story of the magi in the Gospel of Matthew to better understand how and why the Epiphany of Jesus Christ is expressed in it.

In the final episode of 2024, Lydia and Andrew talk about riding horses, new year's resolutions, the practice of covenant renewal, and the early Methodist revival. It's the year-end wrap up on Spirit Power & Grace!

Where does Santa Claus come from? Is he really real?!? Lydia and Andrew do a deep dive on the history of Saint Nicholas in this episode to find out the truth. If he really a right jolly old elf? Maybe not, but the truth is even better.

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Dr. Arden Autry has been a pastor, a teacher, a Bible scholar, and a missionary over the course of his career. He describes his calling as a dual calling to minister and to teach. And in each season of his life, he has sought to do both faithfully. Arden sits down with Lydia and Andrew on this week’s episode to talk about his faith journey.

Kevin Watson of Asbury Theological Seminary is our guest on this episode. He stops by to talk about his new book: Doctrine, Spirit, & Discipline: A History of the Wesleyan Tradition in the United States. Kevin's historical interpretation can help us better understand the history of Methodism in America as well as equip us for spiritual renewal in the present.

Why do we celebrate Jesus' birthday on December 25? Is that really the day he was born? On this episode, Lydia and Andrew talk about the tradition of celebrating Christmas on December 25 and why it exists. Their conversation has a little bit of everything: Herod the Terribly Great, Dionysius Exiguus, Numerology, Sol Invictus, and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. And by the end, they kind-of, sort-of, maybe just arrive at an answer.