Episode 110

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29th Oct 2025

Anchor Points: The Rubber Band That Snaps Us Back to God

Don’t let anything distract you from Christ. Nothing.

Ever feel like you’re being pulled in a thousand directions at once? Like your week is unraveling with chaos from sick kids to unexpected detours to broken appliances? I’ve been there. In fact, I lived it the week I stepped into ministry years ago. It felt like every distraction came at me at once.

But I’ve always pictured my life like a rubber band. God on one end. Me on the other. And when I get stretched thin by life? That tension becomes the very thing that can slingshot me back into His presence.

In today’s Anchor Point, we reflect on:

  • How to recognize distractions as spiritual detours
  • Why the “pull” of life doesn’t have to break you
  • What it means to let your stretch snap you back to Jesus

Scripture (NIV):

“Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…” — Hebrews 12:1–2

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About your host

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Devin Almonte

Devin Almonte is a broadcaster, journalist, and podcaster dedicated to media-driven discipleship. As the host of InSight Out and Encouraging Star Stories, she challenges audiences to think deeply about faith, culture, and purpose, offering clarity for the mind, joy for the heart, and truth for the times.

A Colson Fellow and graduate of the World Journalism Institute, Devin has written for The Stream and other outlets, integrating theology, worldview, and storytelling to address today’s pressing issues.

With a diverse background in business, broadcasting, film, commercial work, and media production, she has worked with companies like QVC, HSN, and Macy’s Merchandising Group in media, journalism, and product development. Her experience in storytelling, faith-based media, and on-screen work enables her to engage audiences in a way that is both thought-provoking and deeply relatable, inspiring a Christ-centered life.

Devin is also the founder of InSight Out Media, a faith-based company committed to media-driven discipleship, equipping people to see the world through a biblical lens and live out their faith with confidence.