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The Weekend Joyride

The Weekend Joyride

By: Rhoni & Mac
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The Weekend Joyride is a 30ish-minute weekly podcast with Mac and Rhoni—real conversations about faith, life, and the moments that make you stop and think.

Each episode blends everyday observations, spiritual insight, and stories that feel close to home—whether it’s something happening around Central Texas or something happening in your own life.

It’s not about having all the answers. It’s about noticing what matters, growing through it, and enjoying the ride along the way.

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Episodes
  • The Light Is Still Here
    Jun 6 2026

    Why goodness keeps showing up, even after everything.

    What do flower beds, summer reading, survival stories, Pentecost, and a worship song have in common?

    For Mac and Rhoni this week, they all pointed back to the same reminder:

    Goodness is still here.

    In this episode of The Weekend Joyride, the conversation moves from the ordinary rhythms of summer into a bigger reflection on why people keep helping, rebuilding, forgiving, and carrying hope through dark seasons.

    Mac and Rhoni talk about the kind of goodness that shows up after tragedy, the quiet courage found in history, the compassion people showed during COVID, and the local helpers who become living proof that light still has a presence in the world.

    They also spend time talking about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit — not as a distant church topic, but as the reason believers are equipped to carry light into everyday life.

    The episode closes with Rhoni’s music breakdown of Chandler Moore and Elevation Worship’s “God, I’m Just Grateful,” a song that lands this conversation in worship, gratitude, and the steady faithfulness of God.

    Links for this episode:

    Featured song: “God I’m Just Grateful” — Elevation Worship & Chandler Moore
    Watch: Official live video for “God I’m Just Grateful”
    https://youtu.be/YbGFYaA0SbY?si=JQuv0s4jZ1LPUdpn

    Local ministry mentioned: Ark of Highland Lakes
    https://arkofhighlandlakes.org/

    Resource mentioned: Sparkling Gems From the Greek, Volume 2 by Rick Renner
    https://renner.org/product/sparkling-gems-from-the-greek-volume-2/

    Book mentioned: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
    https://www.amazon.com/clp/1646140893?lv=shuf

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    41 mins
  • People Want Real Again
    May 22 2026

    This week on The Weekend Joyride, Mac and Rhoni are talking about why people seem to be craving “real” again.

    Real books. Real conversations. Real memories. Real places. Real rest.

    Inspired in part by Phil Wickham’s song “Hometown,” this episode turns into a thoughtful and personal conversation about familiar roads, grief, healing, church seasons, Pastor Ray, little escapes, summer reading, baseball cards, grounding, gardens, and the God who still knows how to surprise us.

    Mac and Rhoni reflect on why shallow things do not help much when life hurts — and why ordinary things may matter more than we realize.

    Maybe people want real again because real is where God has been meeting us all along.

    This week, take the long way home and let God surprise you.

    Links for this week's show:

    Phil Wickham — “Hometown” - https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-believe-hometown-version/1737520927

    Libby app - https://share.google/iGiUjRjwXj3gQx7QR

    Ruby Payne / aha! Process - https://share.google/Qz0chW5jHp4rGBdnp

    Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan - https://www.pammunozryan.com/echo/

    Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - https://share.google/ODBXWzf1EC5wnsOxX

    The Joy Bomb by Tauren Wells - https://share.google/yQATyX26zoC5Tsh5E

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    40 mins
  • When the Track Opens Up
    May 11 2026

    Mac and Rhoni talk Kentucky Derby excitement, comeback moments, and what happens when life starts moving again.

    From a dramatic final stretch run at Churchill Downs to launching a long-discussed boutique dream, this episode is about momentum — and the surprising way faith often begins with one small step forward.

    Along the way, the conversation turns toward Kentucky revival history, the Red River and Cane Ridge meeting houses, spiritual awakening in America, and the idea that sometimes the track opens up right when you decide to move.

    Topics in this episode:

    • The Kentucky Derby - https://www.kentuckyderby.com/
    • Golden Tempo’s dramatic finish
    • Faith and momentum
    • Launching Honey by Yaya
    • Dreams and action
    • Red River Meeting House - https://www.rrmh.org/
    • Cane Ridge revival history - http://www.caneridge.org/
    • The Ark Encounter - https://arkencounter.com/
    • Prayer and spiritual renewal
    • Freedom250.org - www.freedom250.org


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    33 mins
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