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MESSmerized - Funny and faith based encouragement in marriage , family , Christian parenting , and finding purposeAuthor: Cynthia Yanof
Welcome to Cynthia Yanofs newest podcast, MESSmerized. Each week youll hear funny, authentic, and vulnerable conversations around everyday life, parenting, and following Jesus. A variety of guests will challenge us to pursue a life filled with the things that really do matter. Cynthia Yanof is the host as well as an author, speaker, wife, and mother. Shes relatable, funny, and dead-set on never taking herself too seriously. Whatever mess youre walking through, odds are shes right there with you. Dont miss a week as we dive headfirst into faith, family, and everyday ways to be MESSmerized by Jesus. Copyright @2023 MESSmerizing Media Language: en Genres: Christianity, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 127: A Compassionate Jesus in a Chaotic Season with Sherri Hughes-Gragg
Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
Today I got to sit down with Sherri Hughes-Gragg—author, mom of five, and someone who speaks about God’s heart with beautiful clarity. We talked Christmas traditions—the Yanof Family Book Exchange (which started because I refused to let Mike buy himself a full-price book in December), and Sherri’s Santa Soccer, which involved antlers, Santa hats, sugar, and absolute chaos in her yard.Then we went deep.Sherri talked about raising five kids, including daughters adopted from Haiti, and how she moved from parenting out of fear and pressure to parenting from Jesus’ simple plumb line:Love God, love people.Before judgment. Before fixing. Before controlling.Sherri shared openly about walking through divorce and then receiving a cancer diagnosis literally the next day. And how instead of seeing a harsh God, she began seeing the compassion of Christ more clearly than ever.She reminded us Jesus moves toward suffering. Like the widow in Scripture whose only son had died—before He raised the son, He comforted her.As we enter Advent Week 2—PEACE—Sherri offered freedom:It is not your job to fix the world. It is your job to love the people in front of you.Her new devotional, The Compassionate Christ: Draw Near to the Risen Christ, is a beautiful way to begin the new year with a clearer vision of Jesus as gentle, kind, and near.Such a great conversation—I think you’ll love it.All things Cynthia The Compassionate Christ Devotional Follow Sherri on InstagramSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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