Hey! It's The Luskos

When John Eldredge met Stasi in drama class, his opening line was "Don't mark me absent." Forty-three years later, Stasi joins Jennie to talk about the monastery bells that pause her ministry's day twice daily, the loss of Brent Curtis just as Wild at Heart was taking shape, and trying on the sentence "I fail, but I am not a failure." Plus a look at her brand new book, The Ladder of Love, out now.



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Stasi: @stasieldredge

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



[Links]

Get The Ladder of Love, Stasi's new book: https://bit.ly/4ynQ4US

Find the Captivating Retreat and other Wild at Heart events: https://bit.ly/4ynQ7A2

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Monastery bells, the Pause app, and nightly ping pong

00:07:31 – Our story starts shady: drama class, matches, and a scallywag

00:16:50 – Wild at Heart's birth, and the loss of Brent Curtis

00:23:00 – "I fail, but I am not a failure"

00:28:44 – Beauty, Arwen, and the most beautiful woman Stasi ever met

00:40:28 – The Ladder of Love: clay to bride, rung by rung

Some kids get stuck doing the dishes. The Espinosa brothers, Angelo, Michael, and Eric, got music lessons as their chore, so when big brother Angelo pitched starting a band, the answer was a hard no. (Spoiler: they're Strings & Heart now, and they're on a rocket ship.) The Tucson trio tells Levi and Jennie how Jesus made their faith their own, why their first "youth camp" gig was in someone's backyard, and how Angelo moonlighted as their totally legit booking agent, Jonathan. Plus: their new single, How It Feels To Live.



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Strings & Heart: @stringsandheart

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



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Check out Strings & Heart: https://bit.ly/4hocQ7X

Listen to How It Feels To Live, honeydew (praise the Lord), and flowers dressed in blue: https://stringsandheart.com

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Rattlesnake kills, grizzly fears, and Nico's breakfast burritos

00:07:28 – Angelo meets Jesus, then pitches a band nobody wanted

00:11:53 – "I love you, my son": Michael and Eric's encounters

00:19:55 – Meet Jonathan, their totally legit booking agent

00:22:24 – Psalm 150 and the story behind Strings & Heart

00:26:18 – What's next: Australia, Europe, and How It Feels To Live

Josiah Queen and his wife Trinity join Levi and Jennie for their first joint episode — and it's a good one. They trade the story of how a ping pong ball to the back turned into a marriage, get into the making of Josiah's viral hit "Amazing", and Trinity opens up about the year she committed to sharing the gospel every single day — including the time she gave a total stranger her favorite necklace. Plus: a first look at Josiah's new album and a surprise book announcement.



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Josiah: @josiahqueenmusic

Trinity: @trinityjoyqueen

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



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Pre-save Damascus Road: https://bit.ly/4jfh6cp

Listen to Josiah on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4xBBeJg

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Trinity joins the podcast for the first time

00:02:45 – How they met: ping pong ball and a Jedi shirt

00:18:45 – New album Damascus Road and a 19-city arena tour

00:26:34 – Trinity's year long challenge: sharing Jesus with someone daily

00:31:00 – The necklace story: giving away her most sentimental gift

00:44:29 – Trinity announces she's writing a book on evangelism

Ever feel like the first year of marriage is supposed to be miserable? Bryce Crawford — six months in and still figuring out how normal couples argue over finances — says that's a lie. He talks with Levi and Jennie about wrestling shame from his past, finishing his Liberty University Bible degree from a tour bus (Lightning McQueen Crocs and all), and why he's taking his ministry back to outdoor college campuses this fall. Also: the story behind his Jesus-branded energy drink, Praise, and a very strong opinion on the Star Wars sequels.



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Bryce: @brycecrawford

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife



[Links]

Check out Bryce's podcast: https://bit.ly/4cTldan

Check out Bryce's energy drink, Praise: https://bit.ly/3UGNJpi

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Welcome back Bryce Crawford — six months married and glowing

00:00:44 – Why he refused to give marriage advice until he was actually married

00:03:07 – Wrestling with shame from his past and finding his identity in grace

00:09:12 – Graduating Liberty University online — in Lightning McQueen Crocs

00:16:24 – Inside the VIP tour experience and meeting Gen Z fans

00:22:23 – 3,000 kids sponsored through Compassion International on tour

00:24:43 – The heart behind his energy drink, Praise, and the pushback he's gotten

00:36:26 – How worried is Bryce about AI?

00:41:13 – Taking the outreach back outdoors to college campuses this fall

00:44:17 – What's next: campus tour dates and the Best Crawford Podcast

Worship leader and songwriter Brooke Ligertwood is back on the couch — a third-time guest whose new album Eat sets Scripture word-for-word to music. She and Levi swap stories about the time they turned a Montana set into the moon, talk through the marriage-saving phrase "is that a final draft?", and unpack her philosophy of "iceberg life" — why the healthiest faith is 90% invisible. It ends, naturally, with wedding-night chaos and a burnt bridal gown.



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Brooke: @brookeligertwood

Levi: @levilusko

Jennie: @jennielusko

Fresh Life Church: @freshlife

[Links]

Listen to EAT: https://bit.ly/4ck2S5Q

Watch Brooke and Levi in From the Rock: https://bit.ly/4x49Ymu

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 – Steamy intro

00:03:14 – Recreating the moon in Montana (and the "Last Supper" crossover)

00:06:20 – Inside Eat — an album of verbatim, sung Scripture

00:12:11 – Letting God write the record instead of forcing it

00:14:50 – The prophetic voice: when not to dilute what God gave you

00:17:04 – Sister Act, Choir Room, and her favorite song "Watchmen"

00:21:37 – Marriage hack: "Is that a final draft?"

00:30:18 – Iceberg life — why your inner world should outweigh your outer show

00:36:00 – Why you can't actually be discipled by social media

00:48:02 – Wedding night bloopers and a burnt wedding dress