Draw Near

Friend Day: Want to Join?

November 5th, 2025  |  45 mins 6 secs

authenticity, catholic life, christian living, community, conversation, discipleship, encouragement, everyday holiness, faith, friend day, friendship, friendship with god, joy, laughter, ministry, prayer, reflection, relationships, spirituality

New Draw Near Episode! When life gets heavy, sometimes you just need a Friend Day.
Fred & Kara pour some coffee, ask each other fun (and deep) questions, and invite you to join the conversation.

Hot Takes and Life Updates

October 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

friendship, hot takes, life updates, opinion episode

Hot takes, honest opinions, and a little real life... join us for a fun, off-the-cuff episode. We share personal updates, talk reality TV, social media habits, DIY projects, pet peeves, and more in this lighthearted Christian podcast conversation of Draw Near.

Christian tips on "How to Friend" in today's changing world

April 24th, 2024  |  45 mins 58 secs

friendship, holiness, how to make friends, virtue

We were made for relationship and friendship. Yet, so many of us often feel alone; lost in a sea of acquaintances, with few "real" friends. We feel alone. How are we to overcome this? How are we to actually "Add Friend" in real life? Why is it more important to "belong" in a friendship, rather than to simply "fit in?" What can we learn from Jesus about what true friendship looks like?

DN Classics: Virtuous Friendship

April 17th, 2024  |  55 mins 15 secs

friends, friendship, holiness, virtue

Drawing from our vault, we share one of our earliest (but most downloaded) episodes as we lay a foundation for an all new follow up episode next week! In today's culture, it is not uncommon to find ourselves feeling like we have many "friends," or more accurately, "best acquaintances," but still lack meaningful relationships; the friendships we long for that are characterized by love, vulnerability, mutual encouragement and accountability. What does friendship look like? Find out on this episode of Draw Near as Fred and Kara discuss all of this and share from their own close friendship!

What Are We Thankful For?

November 23rd, 2022  |  10 mins 21 secs

draw near, family, fred and kara, friendship, gratitude, thanksgiving

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we have found ourselves reflecting a lot on gratitude and the Lord's faithfulness. It's always good to take some time and reflect on what we have to be thankful for. Because we enjoy sharing our own lives with our listeners, we thought we would discuss those things that we are most thankful for this Thanksgiving. We hope this will be a blessing to you this year. As Scripture and experience both make clear, the word of our testimony is a great way to edify one another and inspire gratitude.

Even during a season of quiet, where at times it seems like the Lord has been asleep in the boat during the storm (more on this in our I Believe in Love book study), we have found ourselves overwhelmed with thankfulness. Listen to hear why!

Virtuous Friendship

September 15th, 2021  |  55 mins 3 secs

friends, friendship, holiness, virtue

We have many "friends," or more accurately, "best acquaintances," but we often lack the meaningful relationships; the friendships we long for that are characterized by love, vulnerability, mutual encouragement and accountability. What does friendship look like? Find out on this episode of Draw Near as Fred and Kara discuss all of this and share from their own close friendship!