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The Pastor’s Studio with Paul Basden

The Pastor’s Studio with Paul Basden

By: Paul Basden
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The Pastor’s Studio is a space for honest conversations, meaningful questions, and stories that reveal how faith meets real life. Hosted by pastor and author Paul Basden, this podcast brings together authentic dialogue, spiritual reflection, and real-life experiences to help listeners navigate what it means to follow Jesus in a complex world.

Across every season, the aim is the same: to help listeners see God more clearly, understand themselves more deeply, and live out their faith with wisdom, humility, and grace.

Thoughtful, grounded, and full of heart, Pastor Paul invites you to slow down, listen well, and pay attention to the story God is writing in and around you.

Season 1: Uncomfortable Conversations with Christians
Season 2: Why Do I Do What I Do - Exploring the Enneagram
Season 3: This is My Story


Paul Basden is an author and serves as co-senior pastor of Preston Trail Community Church in Texas. A native of Dallas, Texas, Paul earned his BA from Baylor University and his Master of Divinity and PhD from Southwestern Theological Seminary. Paul also served as university minister and a professor of theology at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He and his wife, Denise, have two grown daughters and four grandsons.

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Episodes
  • S3E12: When Your Child Leads You to Jesus: The Wagner's Story of Grace
    Mar 26 2026

    What if the person who led you to Jesus… was your child?

    The Wagner family didn’t all come to faith the same way.

    Catherine’s journey began with curiosity — a friend whose joy didn’t make sense, mission trips that changed her perspective, and a growing desire to truly know Jesus for herself.

    At the same time, her parents, Robyn and Justin, were living what they call a “check-the-box” faith — showing up occasionally, but never fully engaged.

    Until one moment changed everything.

    When they realized their daughter was pursuing Jesus on her own… and they weren’t.

    This isn’t just a story about finding Jesus.

    It’s a story about grace showing up in unexpected ways — through a daughter’s faith, a family’s humility, and a God who was pursuing them all along.

    If you’ve ever:

    • Felt like you were “close” to faith but not fully living it
    • Wondered if it’s too late to start again
    • Been impacted by someone else’s faith journey

    This conversation is a reminder:

    God meets us in different ways. But His grace reaches every one of us.

    References

    Baptism at Preston Trail: https://prestontrail.org/baptism

    Luke 1:45 Proverbs 3:5 Ecclesiastes 3:1

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    24 mins
  • S3E11: From Shame to Surrender: Ron Daniels on Addiction, Recovery & God’s Steady Grace
    Mar 19 2026

    What happens when the life you’ve built starts to quietly fall apart?

    Ron Daniels’ story is one of success on the outside — and struggle beneath the surface.

    For years, he carried pressure, expectations, and hidden pain. What began as coping slowly turned into dependence… and eventually, addiction.

    But even in the lowest moments, God had not stepped away.

    In this episode, Ron shares:

    • The subtle path from pressure to addiction

    • Living with shame while trying to hold everything together

    • Walking through recovery, sobriety, and rebuilding trust

    • Learning to receive grace instead of performing for it

    This isn’t a story about hitting rock bottom and instantly fixing everything.

    It’s a story about honesty. Surrender. And the slow, steady work of healing.

    If you’ve ever:

    • Felt stuck in a cycle you couldn’t break

    • Carried shame you didn’t know how to name

    • Wondered where God was in your struggle

    Ron’s story is a reminder:

    God is not absent in your pain. And it’s never too late to begin again. Read Ron's Reflection here

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    29 mins
  • S3E10: From Performance to Surrender: Taylor White’s Story of Faith and Fatherhood
    Mar 12 2026

    What happens when faith feels more like performance than relationship?

    Taylor White grew up in a small Texas town where faith, family, and church were central to life. Saved at eight and raised in a Baptist church, Taylor always tried to do the right things — the right choices, the right behaviors, the right path.

    But underneath the surface was a deeper struggle.

    For years, Taylor approached faith like a checklist. Then life began to unravel the formula.

    In this episode, Taylor shares:

    • The pressure of performance-based faith

    • Building a successful career while wrestling internally

    • Parenting out of fear and control

    • Facing the “end of his rope” when life didn’t go as planned

    • Rediscovering faith through surrender, not striving

    Taylor’s story is honest, thoughtful, and deeply relatable for anyone who has ever tried to earn God’s approval instead of receiving His grace.

    Because the journey of faith isn’t about performing perfectly.

    It’s about learning to trust the Father who has been faithful all along.

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    38 mins
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