The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast

Francis Chan is back with Candace, and before anything else, he stops to pray, asking God to do what no conversation can do on its own. It doesn't matter whether someone grew up with parents who loved them well or with parents who didn't, he says. Either way, experiencing God's love takes a miracle, so he's asking for that miracle as they begin.

From there, Francis gives a glimpse of his life right now: seven kids, five grandkids, his four oldest are all worship leaders, and he loves how much the family will end up in the living room with their instruments and singing. He's been married to Lisa for 32 years and says he misses her more when he travels now than he ever has.

Francis is 58 and still giving most of his energy to the generation coming up. He talks about how that shift started at 50, when he read Numbers 8 and realized God had told the Levites to step back from temple service at exactly that age, not because they'd run out of usefulness, but so they could pour into the 25-year-olds behind them. He didn't want to hear it. He was in the best shape of his life. But the more he sat with it, the clearer it got. There's a candle illustration he uses: at some point, the wisest thing the old candle can do is stop trying to stay lit and just light the new one. Olivia writes in saying prayer feels awkward to her, even when she's alone. Francis says that's more common than people admit, because most of us were never actually taught how to do it. He starts with Ecclesiastes 5, which says don't rush into God's presence with a flood of words. Stop first. Think about who you're talking to. From there he moves through awe, then grace, then what it looks like to sit quietly and let God work.

The episode closes with two stories about that last part: a moment in Hawaii where Francis heard something he couldn't explain and a stranger sitting next to him said the exact same thing out loud, and a moment Candace had while reading Beloved, when she felt God’s direct encouragement. 

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This episode opens with Candace welcoming pastor Francis Chan for the first of a six-week series built around his book Beloved and the theme of God's love. The two share history going back to Candace's teenage years at Cornerstone Church, and that context shapes the conversation from the start. Francis has written several books, including Crazy Love, and Beloved is the anchor for everything this season covers.

A lot of this episode focuses on Francis's early life. His mother died when he was born, his father gave him up, and he was raised by his grandmother in Hong Kong before being returned to his dad at age five. Francis remembers arriving in a home where he felt like an interruption, not speaking English, with older siblings who didn't know what to do with him. His stepmother died in a car accident when he was seven, and his father died when he was twelve. Francis connects that history directly to the reason he wrote Beloved: accepting a holy, sovereign, judging God came naturally to him, but believing that God personally loved him was something else entirely.

Candace comes to the conversation from a different starting point. Growing up with a loving earthly father, she says she absorbed God's love almost by default and never stopped to think too deeply about whether it was real or not. She reflects that believing something and actually sitting inside it aren't the same thing. Francis responds that this is its own kind of distance, and that he sometimes tells his own children he worries they'll miss out on the particular dependence on God that came from having no one else

to rely on. The episode closes with a listener theology question from Vicky about Moses interceding when God threatens to destroy the Israelites. Vicky asks how a sovereign God who knows everything can be genuinely angry about things He already knew would happen, and whether Moses actually changed the outcome. Francis points to Isaiah 55, acknowledges the tension honestly, and draws out what the passage teaches about prayer, intercession, and how scripture uses narrative to communicate what neat answers alone can't.

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Season 14 of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast starts next Tuesday!

This season, her guest host is pastor, church planter, and bestselling author Francis Chan, a personal friend joining Candace for six weeks of conversation around one of the most important questions for someone following Jesus: do you truly believe that God loves you?

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In this final episode of Season 13, Candace and co-host Madi Prewett Troutt wrap up the conversations they have had over the last three months, and Candace shares what it has meant to get to know Madi, one of her daughter Natasha’s close friends, in this setting.

Madi closes out the season with her thoughts on what it looks like to live free as a daily practice rather than a one-time decision. Drawing from Galatians 5:1, she talks about why freedom in Christ requires ongoing, intentional choices, and what it means that freedom is not just for us but for something greater than ourselves.

The episode also includes a listener Q&A covering a wide range of topics: go-to meals, handling mean girl drama with your kids, the question of whether hair dyeing is a spiritual issue, how to share a difficult testimony without re-traumatizing yourself, workout guilt during busy seasons, wardrobe tips for petite women, and how to balance a public platform with family and personal time with God.

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Candace and Madi are in the final stretch of their season together, and this

conversation feels like a warm, honest wrap-up of everything they have been building toward. There is genuine emotion as they acknowledge having only two weeks left, the kind of sadness that comes from investing deeply in someone over a shared season of life. Before they get into the heavier stuff, they take a detour into laughter, swapping stories about crawling into tight spaces on a dare. Candace shares the time she climbed into a dryer with actress Marilu Henner, and Madi confesses to getting herself locked in the front trunk of a Tesla. It is the kind of belly laugh moment that makes this podcast feel like time with old friends!

The conversation turns to a listener question from Jennifer, a stay-at-home mom who recently moved abroad for her husband's job and is grieving the loss of her church community. Both Candace and Madi speak to the challenge of building community from scratch, offering practical encouragement about plugging into a local church, joining a small group, and staying connected with old friends through calls or video chats.

Candace gives a piece of advice she has lived by herself: give it a year. It takes time, but community is worth pursuing. Madi shares how her sense of calling has shifted with different seasons of life, and how entering motherhood has prompted a fresh conversation with her husband about how to channel her gifts in a new way. Candace reflects on how a decade at home with her kids radically changed the way she thought about work, ambition, and who she was trying to impress. Together, they land on something simple but countercultural: purpose is not about building your name. It is about glorifying God with what is right in front of you, whether that is a podcast, a stage, a barista counter, or a school pickup line. The episode wraps up with a listener question from Jessica, a new Christian who struggles with decision-making and worries about missing God's will for her life. Both Candace and Madi offer honest, grounded perspective. Most of the time, there is no sign in the sky. You pray, you take a step, and you trust that God will redirect you if needed. It is a reassuring note to end on, and a fitting close to a season that has consistently pointed listeners back to faith, faithfulness, and the quiet power of everyday obedience.

Connect with Candace and Madison


Candace on Instagram @candacecbure 


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Instagram: @madiprew

Website: https://www.madiprew.com/

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