Podcast Title:
Very Caliente
Hosts:
Pablo Alsina & Jennie López
Summary
Pablo sets the table up front: this one is heavy on faith, and everyone is welcome to listen. The day before recording, Jennie López was baptized as an adult, and it was her own kids who took her under the water. She takes us from a Catholic upbringing and years away from church to the non-denominational church her kids begged to go back to, a hard year leaving corporate for entrepreneurship, and the prayers she now says out loud with her husband every night. Pablo shares the mealtime prayers his family has kept for 50 years, plus a few nuggets for believers and non-believers alike. And when her daughter took her under, everything went blank.
Main Topics
• Why this episode is heavy on faith, and why everyone is welcome
• Growing up Catholic, then drifting away from church
• The church her kids begged to go back to
• Leaving corporate and admitting she couldn't do it on her own
• Why faith matters most when things don't go great
• Isabella, two knee surgeries and 150 high schoolers in prayer
• The three, three, three: grateful, excited and praying
• Why what you watch before bed matters
• Cutting processed food, and a frozen shoulder thawing early
• Co-creating with God: every rejection is a redirection
Intriguing Quotes
“Everything went blank. I felt like I went to another dimension.” - Jennie López
“Anybody can have faith when everything goes great.” - Pablo Alsina
“They ended up being the role model to me.” - Jennie López
“I'm having fun co-creating with God.” - Jennie López
Key Moments
[00:09] Why this episode is heavy on faith
[01:07] Growing up Catholic, and stepping away from church
[03:04] The church her kids wanted to go back to
[04:19] Anybody can have faith when everything goes great
[06:01] How her kids became her role models
[08:32] Everything went blank: the baptism moment
[09:17] Praying before bed, and what not to watch
[11:16] The three, three, three, and a frozen shoulder
[12:44] Pablo's two-week challenge: cut processed food
[14:28] Isabella leading 150 high schoolers in prayer
[17:55] Don't be afraid to share your testimony
[20:24] Co-creating with God
[21:12] Pablo's prayer for everyone listening
Notable Guests / Resources
• Pablo Alsina, TV host and Telemundo alumnus, co-host of Very Caliente
• Jennie López, speaker, coach and the face behind Intentional Jennie, co-host of Very Caliente
• FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), the high school faith group Isabella is part of
• The three, three, three: every night, three things you're grateful for, excited about and praying about
• Jennie's 40-day devotional, shared on Instagram
Special Announcements
🔥 Try the three, three, three tonight, on your own or with your partner: three things you're grateful for, three you're excited about, three you're praying about.
🎧 Connect with the Hosts
Follow Jennie (@intentionaljennie) and Pablo (@PabloAlsina) on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments, bonus wisdom, and pure good vibes.
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