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What is Bright Hearth?

Bright Hearth is a podcast hosted by Brian and Lexy Sauve. Brian Sauve is the pastor of Refuge Church in Utah. The podcast is all about recovering the lost arts of homemaking and the productive Christian household.

Who is Bright Hearth For?

Bright Hearth is extremely helpful for Christian wives and Christian couples. They cover a broad spectrum of topics from practical household management tips to child rearing and virtues of Christian families. They also have a Patreon exclusive show that dives even further into practical topics.

Recent Episodes

A Homemaker's Rules for Life: You are Not Your Own

Send us a text! Welcome to Bright Hearth, a podcast devoted to recovering the lost arts of homemaking and the productive Christian household with Brian and Lexy Sauvé. In this episode, Brian and Lexy begin a series on "A Homemaker's Rules for Life," taking up Rule #1: You are not your own.  We here at New Christendom Press have a big announcement for you: Our 2025 Conference is coming up quick! Head to this link for more info on the conference, as well as our singles mixer. Want premium, handmade soaps without the seed oils or other nasty hormone disrupters? Check out our partners at Indigo Sundries Soap Co., and use code BRIGHTHEARTH for ten percent off your order! This episode is also brought to you by Live Oak Integrative Health. Visit https://www.liveoakintegrativehealth.com and connect with owner Rebecca Belch, who has served as a critical care and labor and delivery nurse for 20 years and is a licensed practitioner of functional medicine. Thanks to our friends at Gray Toad Tallow for sponsoring this episode! Head over to graytoadtallow.com and use discount code BRIGHT15 for 15% off your order. Check out Joe Garrisi at Backwards Planning Financial at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.com for all your financial planning needs! Visit KeepwisePartners.com or call Derrick Taylor at 781-680-8000 to schedule a free consultation.  Looking for THEE gift to last a thousand generations? Check out Rooted Pines Homestead where they work together as a family economy to create natural wooden toys and herbal remedies. Visit rootedpineshomestead.com and use code BRIGHT10 at checkout for 10% off your first order. Be sure to subscribe to the show, and leave us a 5-Star review wherever you get your podcasts! Buy an item from our Feed the Patriarchy line and support the show at the same time at briansauve.com/bright-hearth. Become a monthly patron at patreon.com/brighthearth and gain access to In the Kitchen, a special bonus show with each main episode! Support the show

May 26, 2025 1h 0m

Help! I Can't Find a Godly Spouse!

Send us a text! Welcome to Bright Hearth, a podcast devoted to recovering the lost arts of homemaking and the productive Christian household with Brian and Lexy Sauvé. In this episode, Brian and Lexy talk about the difficulty of finding a godly spouse and they discuss the interview with Sam and Chase at the end of this episode.  We here at New Christendom Press have a big announcement for you: Our 2025 Conference is coming up quick! Head to this link for more info on the conference, as well as our singles mixer. Want premium, handmade soaps without the seed oils or other nasty hormone disrupters? Check out our partners at Indigo Sundries Soap Co., and use code BRIGHTHEARTH for ten percent off your order! This episode is also brought to you by Live Oak Integrative Health. Visit https://www.liveoakintegrativehealth.com and connect with owner Rebecca Belch, who has served as a critical care and labor and delivery nurse for 20 years and is a licensed practitioner of functional medicine. Thanks to our friends at Gray Toad Tallow for sponsoring this episode! Head over to graytoadtallow.com and use discount code BRIGHT15 for 15% off your order. Check out Joe Garrisi at Backwards Planning Financial at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.com for all your financial planning needs! Visit KeepwisePartners.com or call Derrick Taylor at 781-680-8000 to schedule a free consultation.  Looking for THEE gift to last a thousand generations? Check out Rooted Pines Homestead where they work together as a family economy to create natural wooden toys and herbal remedies. Visit rootedpineshomestead.com and use code BRIGHT10 at checkout for 10% off your first order. Be sure to subscribe to the show, and leave us a 5-Star review wherever you get your podcasts! Buy an item from our Feed the Patriarchy line and support the show at the same time at briansauve.com/bright-hearth. Become a monthly patron at patreon.com/brighthearth and gain access to In the Kitchen, a special bonus show with each main episode! Support the show

May 12, 2025 1h 4m

Too Righteous? Hyper-Scrupulosity & The Christian Household

Send us a text! Welcome to Bright Hearth, a podcast devoted to recovering the lost arts of homemaking and the productive Christian household with Brian and Lexy Sauvé. In this episode, Brian and Lexy talk about hyper-scrupulosity, purity spiraling, and how they relate to the Christian household. We here at New Christendom Press have a big announcement for you: Our 2025 Conference is coming up quick! Head to this link for more info on the conference, as well as our singles mixer. Want premium, handmade soaps without the seed oils or other nasty hormone disrupters? Check out our partners at Indigo Sundries Soap Co., and use code BRIGHTHEARTH for ten percent off your order! Thanks for Farmer Bill's—a Christian-owned meat snacks company in South Dakota—for sponsoring this episode! Check out their delicious biltong (it's like beef jerky, but air-dried with clean ingredients) today! Grab Farmer Bill's Best Seller Bundle w/ Free Shipping and an extra 20% w/ code BRIGHT at FarmerBillsProvisions.com. This episode is also brought to you by Live Oak Integrative Health. Visit https://www.liveoakintegrativehealth.com and connect with owner Rebecca Belch, who has served as a critical care and labor and delivery nurse for 20 years and is a licensed practitioner of functional medicine. Thanks to our friends at Gray Toad Tallow for sponsoring this episode! Head over to graytoadtallow.com and use discount code BRIGHT15 for 15% off your order. Check out Joe Garrisi at Backwards Planning Financial at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.com for all your financial planning needs! Visit KeepwisePartners.com or call Derrick Taylor at 781-680-8000 to schedule a free consultation.  Looking for THEE gift to last a thousand generations? Check out Rooted Pines Homestead where they work together as a family economy to create natural wooden toys and herbal remedies. Visit rootedpineshomestead.com and use code BRIGHT10 at checkout for 10% off your first order. Be sure to subscribe to the show, and leave us a 5-Star review wherever you get your podcasts! Buy an item from our Feed the Patriarchy line and support the show at the same time at briansauve.com/bright-hearth. Become a monthly patron at patreon.com/brighthearth and gain access to In the Kitchen, a special bonus show with each main episode! Support the show

Apr 29, 2025 1h 10m

Therapy Sucks: Stop the Trauma Farming & Make Peace Biblically

Send us a text! Welcome to Bright Hearth, a podcast devoted to recovering the lost arts of homemaking and the productive Christian household with Brian and Lexy Sauvé. In this episode, Brian and Lexy talk about therapy culture, trauma farming, and a better way to peace within and without. We here at New Christendom Press have a big announcement for you: Our 2025 Conference is coming up quick! Head to this link for more info on the conference, as well as our singles mixer. Want premium, handmade soaps without the seed oils or other nasty hormone disrupters? Check out our partners at Indigo Sundries Soap Co., and use code BRIGHTHEARTH for ten percent off your order! Thanks for Farmer Bill's—a Christian-owned meat snacks company in South Dakota—for sponsoring this episode! Check out their delicious biltong (it's like beef jerky, but air-dried with clean ingredients) today! Grab Farmer Bill's Best Seller Bundle w/ Free Shipping and an extra 20% w/ code BRIGHT at FarmerBillsProvisions.com. Thanks to our friends at Gray Toad Tallow for sponsoring this episode! Head over to graytoadtallow.com and use discount code BRIGHT15 for 15% off your order. Check out Joe Garrisi at Backwards Planning Financial at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.com for all your financial planning needs! Visit KeepwisePartners.com or call Derrick Taylor at 781-680-8000 to schedule a free consultation.  Looking for THEE gift to last a thousand generations? Check out Rooted Pines Homestead where they work together as a family economy to create natural wooden toys and herbal remedies. Visit rootedpineshomestead.com and use code BRIGHT10 at checkout for 10% off your first order. Be sure to subscribe to the show, and leave us a 5-Star review wherever you get your podcasts! Buy an item from our Feed the Patriarchy line and support the show at the same time at briansauve.com/bright-hearth. Become a monthly patron at patreon.com/brighthearth and gain access to In the Kitchen, a special bonus show with each main episode! Support the show

Apr 14, 2025 1h 11m

Egalitarianism in Classical Christian Education?

Send us a text! Welcome to Bright Hearth, a podcast devoted to recovering the lost arts of homemaking and the productive Christian household with Brian and Lexy Sauvé. In this episode, Brian and Lexy talk about egalitarianism in Classical Christian Education, along with a broad range of listener questions. We here at New Christendom Press have a big announcement for you: Our 2025 Conference is coming up quick! Head to this link for more info on the conference, as well as our singles mixer. Want premium, handmade soaps without the seed oils or other nasty hormone disrupters? Check out our partners at Indigo Sundries Soap Co., and use code BRIGHTHEARTH for ten percent off your order! Thanks for Farmer Bill's—a Christian-owned meat snacks company in South Dakota—for sponsoring this episode! Check out their delicious biltong (it's like beef jerky, but air-dried with clean ingredients) today! Grab Farmer Bill's Best Seller Bundle w/ Free Shipping and an extra 20% w/ code BRIGHT at FarmerBillsProvisions.com. Thanks to our friends at Gray Toad Tallow for sponsoring this episode! Head over to graytoadtallow.com and use discount code BRIGHT15 for 15% off your order. Check out Joe Garrisi at Backwards Planning Financial at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.com for all your financial planning needs! Thanks to Founders Ministries for sponsoring this episode! Use code HEARTH at press.founders.org for 10% off your order. Visit KeepwisePartners.com or call Derrick Taylor at 781-680-8000 to schedule a free consultation. This episode is also brought to you by Live Oak Integrative Health. Visit https://www.liveoakintegrativehealth.com and connect with owner Rebecca Belch, who has served as a critical care and labor and delivery nurse for 20 years and is a licensed practitioner of functional medicine. Be sure to subscribe to the show, and leave us a 5-Star review wherever you get your podcasts! Buy an item from our Feed the Patriarchy line and support the show at the same time at briansauve.com/bright-hearth. Become a monthly patron at patreon.com/brighthearth and gain access to In the Kitchen, a special bonus show with each main episode! Support the show

Mar 31, 2025 1h 8m