ROADS ROCKS WEEDS + SOIL

Can something sound good emotionally, but still pull you backward spiritually?
In this episode of Roads Rocks Weeds & Soil, Natasha Elaine continues the Faith, Filters & Real Life series with Anthony Dixon of the AMP’d Unfiltered Podcast for a real conversation about music, concerts, lyrics, nostalgia, atmosphere, and conviction.
Some songs carry memories.
Some songs carry relationships.
Some songs carry pain, confidence, healing seasons, and versions of us God already delivered us from.
So the question is not just, “Do I like this song?”
The question is:
What is this song feeding?
What is this atmosphere forming?
What am I agreeing with when I press play?
This is not about condemnation.
This is about discernment.
Because something can sound good and still not be good for where God is taking you.
This week’s Word of the Week is Deliverance.
Kingdom Artist of the Week: Big Trilla
Song of the Week: Villain
Pray. Read. Listen. Obey.
 
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What is your environment producing in you?
In Episode 2 of the Faith, Filters & Real Life series, Natasha Elaine is joined by Anthony Dixon of AMP'd Unfiltered Podcast for a conversation about influence, exposure, and the environments that quietly shape who we become.
Because environments preach.
Not with words.
With repetition.
Through the Roads, Rocks, Weeds & Soil framework, they explore:
🌱 Why environments affect us before we recognize it🌱 How normalization quietly changes our standards🌱 The danger of repeated exposure and desensitization🌱 Why intentional placement matters for growth, peace, and purpose
This isn't a conversation about isolation.
It's a conversation about awareness.
Because every environment is producing something.
The question is whether it's producing what God planted.
Word of the Week
Produce
To bring forth fruit, results, or outcomes.
Because every environment is producing something.
The question is whether it's producing what God planted.
Key Scripture
Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)
"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord... That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season."
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What are you consuming… and what is it producing in you?
Season 12 opens with a question that hits different when you actually sit with it. Host Natasha Elaine walks through the Parable of the Sower framework to unpack how passive consumption shapes identity, normalizes what God never intended, and quietly competes with your confession.
In this episode: Roads — What you absorb without realizing it Rocks — Every excuse the flesh has ever made Weeds — What you actually like and won't name Soil — What happens when the ratio shifts Reflection — The gap between what you say you want and what you feed Filter Before You Follow Assessment — A six question self-audit available now
📖 Word of the Week: Conviction Conviction is not condemnation. It is an invitation.
🎤 Artist of the Week: Aaron Cole Dove Award winner. Billboard history maker. Gospel-rooted. Culture reaching. His music consistently points back to relationship over religion.
🎵 Song of the Week: "Usher In The Spirit" — Aaron Cole ft. Tenroc Aaron flipped Usher Raymond's classic "You Make Me Wanna" and blended it with the worship anthem "Revelation 19:1" by Jeffrey LaValley. Usher Raymond cleared it. Lecrae, Chance the Rapper, Kierra Sheard, and Kehlani all stopped in their tracks.
Want the full experience with music? Catch the radio broadcast on ICU Radio 97.3 Mondays at noon EST or replay on Mixcloud. Search RRWSPodcast.
📲 Download the Filter Before You Follow Assessment here: rrwspodcast.com/freebies
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After the conversations.After the dates.After the chemistry.After the confusion.
One question remains:
Would you date them again?
In the Season Finale of Saved in the City, Natasha Elaine and Morrell Miles reflect on everything they've learned throughout this five-part series on dating, discernment, healing, and spiritual alignment.
Together they unpack:
• Recognizing patterns sooner• The difference between understanding someone and being assigned to them• Why we stay in situations longer than we should• Emotional capacity and relationship readiness• Spiritual alignment versus attraction• The power of pausing before proceeding• Making decisions based on fruit instead of feelings
This episode moves beyond dating advice and into personal responsibility, healing, and trusting God with the next step.
Word of the Week:
Pause
"Not the pause for 'It is what it is.' But the pause for 'Is this what God says it should be?'"
Kingdom Artist of the Week:
BrvndonP
Song of the Week:
He's Able
🎵 MIXCLOUD TRACKLIST
BrvndonP — I Thank God
BrvndonP — Thank You Lord (He's a Keeper)
BrvndonP — Free Indeed
BrvndonP — He's Able
Scriptures
Matthew 7:16
Galatians 6:5
Proverbs 14:12
James 1:22
Roads, Rocks, Weeds & SoilHosted by Natasha Elaine
The podcast that helps you navigate life's bumps, detours, and breakthroughs with faith, grace, and wisdom.
 

What happens when you finally go outside… and realize discernment matters more than chemistry?
Episode 4 of Saved in the City moves from theory into reality as Natasha Elaine and Morrell Miles unpack what actually happened while dating in the DMV.
From attraction and loneliness to red flags, emotional instability, discernment, and overextending, this episode explores the difference between what feels good and what actually produces peace.
This conversation became deeper than expected and centered around one hard truth:
Loneliness and attraction together can override everything you know.
The episode also introduces the Word of the Week: Grounded.
And one unforgettable line:
“I mistook a weed for a flower.”
Kingdom Artist of the Week: Caleb Gordon
Song of the Week: “I Got a Secret… Jesus Loves Me”Featured Resource:Fire to Faith Dating Activity Journal

Everybody says:“Go outside.”“Get out more.”“You’re not going to meet anybody in the house.”
Okay… but outside WHERE?
In Episode 3 of the Saved in the City series, Natasha Elaine and Morrell Miles break down modern DMV dating culture through the Roads, Rocks, Weeds & Soil framework.
This conversation explores:
church culture vs performance culture
brunches, lounges, gyms, and networking spaces
presentation vs authenticity
social media and “outside” culture
discernment in modern dating
positioning, peace, and intentional environments
Because some people are not struggling with connection…
they are struggling with positioning.
Wrong rooms.Wrong timing.Wrong energy.Wrong expectations.
Radio Replay on Mixcloud features music from Kingdom Artist of the Week Alex Jean:
Way Too Good
Matthew 18:20
Life Has Changed
Rain On Me
If you have ever wondered whether the environment around you is helping your growth or fighting your peace… this episode is for you.
LINKS
From Fire to Fruit Dating Activity Journal:https://payhip.com/b/3S4Un
 
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Mixcloud Replay:https://www.mixcloud.com/RRWSPODCAST/
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A lot of us are saved, praying, and doing the work… and still ending up in situationships.
This week on Roads Rocks Weeds & Soil: The Radio Edit, Natasha Elaine and Morrell Miles unpack loneliness, emotional readiness, healing, boundaries, peace, and what it really means to have a sound mind according to 2 Timothy 1:7.
From “compiled brokenness” to learning how to sit still long enough to heal, this episode explores what readiness actually looks like before going back outside.
Because peace has to be your baseline before it can be your boundary.
🎙️ Kingdom Artist of the Week:Hulvey
🎵 Song of the Week:“Forever Shine” — Hulvey
🌱 Roads. Rocks. Weeds. Soil. We always get to the soil.
📻 Originally aired on ICU Radio 97.3

You’re not confused about dating…
you’re just not honest about what you’re bringing into it.
In Episode 1 of Saved in the City: Dating for Fruit in the DMV, Natasha Elaine and Morrell Miles walk through what it actually means to be ready and why the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships.
Using the Roads, Rocks, Weeds & Soil framework:
🛣 ROADS — Recognition
“You will know them by their fruit.” (Matthew 7:16)You are not just identifying fruit… you are producing it.
🪨 ROCKS — Obstacle
(Luke 8:13)Readiness without root collapses under pressure.
🌿 WEEDS — Distraction
(Luke 8:14)Confusion is not discernment… it’s noise.
🌱 SOIL — Solution
(Galatians 5:22–23)Fruit is not something you look for first… it’s something you carry in.
🎯 WORK THE EPISODE
Download the Fruit That Fits Dating Activity Journal👉 https://payhip.com/b/3S4Un
Because listening without responding is just entertainment.
🎶 KINGDOM ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Miles Minnick
🎧 SONG OF THE WEEK
“That’s a Bet” — Miles Minnick
🔜 NEXT EPISODE
Saved… But Are You Ready?
 

A lot of men are leading without ever being led.
In this episode of Roads, Rocks, Weeds & Soil: The Radio Edit, Natasha Elaine sits down with Patrick M. Gill to close out the Friends After Forty: Words With My Brother series with a real conversation about brotherhood, loyalty, and what it takes to grow as a man when you didn’t have the example.
This is what it looks like when men choose to stay connected, stay accountable, and stay aligned with God together.
In this episode:
Why many men are leading without ever being ledHow isolation shows up in leadership and responsibilityThe difference between being surrounded and being supportedWhy loyalty matters more than convenienceHow real brotherhood shapes growth, accountability, and legacy
Forty-One Days to Faith-Filled Friendship JournalA 6-week guided devotional and reflection journal to help you heal from friendship wounds, discern who belongs in your life, and rebuild your circle with God at the center.
Includes the Click, Connect, or Cut discernment worksheet.
Get it here: https://payhip.com/b/89NBO
Listen to the full radio replay with music on Mixcloud.com/rrwspodcast
If this episode spoke to you, send it to someone in your circle.
Not everybody.
The one who’s walking with you.

Episode 3 of Roads, Rocks, Weeds & Soil: The Radio Edit explores what it really means to give and receive correction with care.
In Correction With Care, Natasha Elaine sits down with Patrick Gill for an honest conversation about leadership, accountability, and the role correction plays in personal and spiritual growth.
Why is correction so difficult to receive?Why do people resist truth, even when it could help them grow?And what does healthy correction actually look like in friendships, relationships, and leadership?
This episode breaks down the tension between pride and growth, and why learning how to handle correction is essential for maturity, character, and discipleship.
🎙️ In this episode:• Why correction is often resisted• How leadership requires humility and listening• The difference between correction that builds and correction that breaks• Why accountability is essential for growth• How isolation, pride, and fear impact relationships
🎧 Mixcloud Features Music (Limoblaze Mix):• Solid Ground• Pray• God Did It• Way (Song of the Week)
This is not just a conversation. It’s a reflection on how we respond when truth shows up.
📲 Follow the podcast for weekly faith-based conversations and radio-style episodes💬 Share this episode with someone navigating growth, leadership, or relationships🔁 Replay the full mix on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/RRWSPODCAST/correction-with-care-limoblaze-mix-roads-rocks-weeds-soil-radio-edit-ep-3/