Worship is my Weapon Podcast with Rita Springer

What if “the other side” doesn’t look anything like you thought it would?

This week, Joe L and Lauren Barnes turn the tables and interview Rita about hearing God, prophetic words, obedience, suffering, spiritual comparison, and the story behind her upcoming record, The Other Side.

Rita opens up about the danger of speaking too quickly when you believe God has said something—but also the cost of staying silent because you're afraid of getting it wrong. Together, they wrestle with why Christians can become obsessed with someone else’s “oil,” whether we sometimes romanticize the wilderness, and why following Jesus was never a promise that life would become easy.

Sometimes the other side isn't a change in circumstances. Sometimes it's discovering that Jesus is still Jesus in the middle of them.
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00:00 Intro
01:14 Welcome + Turning the Tables on Rita
05:10 How Rita, Joel & Lauren Met
07:19 The Prophetic Word That Changed Their Story
12:06 From Friendship to Family
14:12 Finding the Courage to Hear & Obey God
16:40 The Missionary, the Car & the Cost of Hesitation
23:15 What Happens When People Don’t Obey?
26:33 When It Feels Like God Didn’t Show Up
27:40 From Fed by Ravens to The Other Side
30:17 The Other Side Is a Mindset Shift
32:53 Are We Selling the Wrong Gospel?
35:15 The Unseen Battles Behind the “Oil”
36:48 Recognizing Jesus in the Distance
40:09 Revival, Repentance & the Wilderness
42:53 Don’t Chase the Wilderness for the Oil
47:22 You Don’t Know What Their Calling Cost
48:16 Stop Comparing Your Calling to Someone Else’s
51:22 What Are You Actually Called to Carry?
53:26 Find Your Own Fragrance
55:55 The Light at the End of the Tunnel
1:00:32 Can You Be Disappointed and Still Be Faithful?
1:02:40 What Does Contentment Really Mean?
1:04:44 The Story Behind “The Other Side”
1:06:25 What the New Record Will Sound Like
1:08:19 “I Just Want to Know Him More”
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Franni Cash joins Rita Springer for an incredibly honest conversation about growing up in what she describes as a cult, losing her community, questioning her faith, and eventually learning to separate who God is from the people who misrepresented Him.

Franni shares the story behind We the Kingdom and why she ultimately knew she needed to step away—even while the band was experiencing incredible success. She opens up about crying every night on tour, the return of self-harm, and the realization that something looking “blessed” from the outside doesn’t always mean you’re supposed to stay.

They also talk about forgiveness, therapy, rediscovering her love for music, the real story behind “Kool-Aid,” and Franny’s new chapter as a solo artist.

Now that so much of the pain has healed, Franny is wrestling with a completely new question: What happens when an artist who has always created from pain learns to create from peace?

If you’ve ever experienced church hurt, confused success with calling, or had to rediscover who God is beyond the people who represented Him, this conversation is for you.
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0:00 Intro
1:08 Welcome + Meet Franni Cash
3:15 Who Was Franni Cash?
5:43 Growing Up in a Church Cult
8:04 The Truth Comes Out
11:09 Finding God After Spiritual Trauma
17:17 Forgiveness, Surrender + Healing
18:50 Amazing Kids
19:46 Learning to Forgive
21:26 Songwriting, Theology + Finding Her Own Voice
22:56 Why Franni Left We The Kingdom
28:32 Choosing Her Life Over Success
31:29 Redefining God’s Favor
34:25 Who Is Franni Cash Now?
38:36 Breaking the Christian Music Mold
39:40 Falling in Love With Music Again
43:19 Choosing Art Over Commercial Success
47:52 Staying Creative Without Losing Yourself
51:20 Authenticity After a Controlling Church
53:23 The Story Behind “Kool-Aid”
55:32 Creating the Album + Finding Freedom
58:43 Can Great Art Come From Peace?
1:01:06 Creating Beyond Pain
1:04:22 Who Is Franni Cash Becoming?
1:07:27 The Future of Christian Art
1:11:25 Art, Evangelism + Authenticity
1:15:23 The “Unknown Daisy” Encounter
1:18:03 Creating With God
1:20:22 The Songs Still Waiting to Be Written
1:23:01 Franni’s New Record + Closing
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What do you do when you know God is good, but you’re still heartbroken over something He allowed?
In this episode of Worship Is My Weapon, Rita Springer gets deeply honest about the difference between being heart-sick and being brokenhearted, the wounds we learn to live around, and the places where repeated disappointment can quietly affect our trust in God.
Rita shares how God began revealing broken pieces she thought she had already moved past and the invitation to finally hand those pieces back to Him.
If you’ve been praying, waiting, grieving, or wondering why God hasn’t changed something, this conversation is an invitation to be honest with Him, lay down the burden, and rediscover His nearness in the middle of your brokenness.
00:00 Intro
01:03 Welcome to Worship Is My Weapon
03:36 Living With a Broken Heart
05:39 Does God Allow Our Hearts to Be Broken?
08:13 Staying Curious in Your Faith
09:28 Giving God the Broken Pieces
11:29 Amazing Kids
12:26 Heart Sick vs. Brokenhearted
16:11 When the Hits Keep Coming
18:43 The Enemy Attacks Our Weaknesses
20:31 Finding Strength After Brokenness
26:11 God Is Near to the Brokenhearted
30:01 Accepting God's Invitation to Draw Near
33:28 How Crisis Reveals Our Relationship With God
35:32 Breaking Cycles of Disappointment
38:14 What Are You Still Holding Onto?
41:12 Giving God the Burden of Your Brokenness
42:42 Healing vs. Remaining Sensitive to the Wound
46:18 God's Desire Is to Heal and Restore
47:41 What to Do When God Feels Silent
49:26 Are You Heart Sick or Brokenhearted?
49:57 God Is Not Offended by Your Honesty
51:51 Surrendering Without Having All the Answers
52:30 Don't Let Worry Steal Your Wonder
53:44 Letting God Repair a Broken Heart
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What happens when a genuine calling from God slowly turns into a need to be chosen?

Harvest Bashta Grapevine joins Rita Springer for an incredibly honest conversation about worship, ambition, disappointment, prophetic words, divorce, comparison and rediscovering why she fell in love with the presence of God in the first place.

Long before Harvest was a worship leader, she was a young girl praying, “God, make me a voice.” But after discovering her gift, hearing that she was “anointed,” and watching others receive the opportunities she thought God had promised her, something began to change.

In this episode, Harvest and Rita wrestle with a difficult question for every gifted believer: What if your calling was never supposed to become a platform?

They talk about the worship industry, the danger of building your identity around your gift, prophetic words that create unrealistic expectations, surviving deep personal disappointment, and finding freedom in simply being faithful where God has planted you.
00:00 Intro
01:22 Welcome & Introducing Harvest Grapevine
07:02 Growing Up in Revival & a Family on Mission
11:56 "Lord, Make Me a Voice"
15:29 Living in the Prayer Room
20:03 Marked by God vs. Chosen by God
22:40 When Worship Became About People's Approval
28:58 The Fast Rise of a Worship Career
30:50 Losing the Doorkeeper Heart
35:00 Feeling Used by Ministry
39:28 Comparison, Rejection & the Industry
46:15 Divorce, Disappointment & Rock Bottom
49:20 God Restores Identity During Sabbatical
52:16 Returning to the Prayer Room
53:48 Why Worship Leaders Are Burning Out
59:09 Prophecy, Calling & Expectations
01:05:20 "I've Reserved You for Myself"
01:11:46 The Gift Was Never the Destination
01:18:42 Releasing Music vs. Loving Jesus
01:22:47 Advice for Dreamers & Staying Faithful
01:27:57 How to Handle Prophetic Words
01:33:53 Returning to Your First Love
01:35:03 Closing Thoughts
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What does it really mean to know who you are? 

Rita Springer sits down with Doe Jones for an honest conversation about identity, purpose, race, motherhood, anxiety, and living as the person God created you to be. 

From the story behind "Black Boy" to why she believes God made her a Black woman on purpose, this episode is a powerful reminder that your identity is found in Christ—not in the labels the world gives you.
00:00 Intro
01:04 Welcome Doe | The Story Behind Her Name
05:39 Growing Up Between Washington & Louisiana
07:24 Discovering Her Gift for Music
10:14 Knowing She Was Called to Create
12:24 Sponsor: Amazing Kids Curriculum
13:20 Christian Artist vs Christian Who Goes to Work
18:40 Creativity, Calling & Writing with God
20:08 Identity, Purpose & Being a Black Woman
25:30 The Powerful Story Behind "Black Boy"
32:46 Creating the New Album "Shiloh"
36:08 The Weight of Writing Songs for the Church
42:35 Women, Worship & Pioneering New Paths
46:04 Bridging Generations in the Church
48:19 Mental Health, Anxiety & Learning to Thrive
55:13 Does God Trust You?
56:02 Motherhood, Grace & Depending on God
58:16 Generational Blessing & God's Faithfulness
01:00:32 The New Album "Shiloh"
01:01:43 Touring While Raising Young Children
01:05:52 Final Thoughts
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