Episodes
Today, we conclude our two-part series looking at strategies to intentionally and evangelistically approach Pride Month.
To continue the conversation, we talk with Elizabeth Delgado Black who is an evangelist and the co-founder and president of Kale...
Some Christians write off June’s Pride festivals as Sodom and Gomorrah. They don’t think anyone there could possibly want God.
Are we so sure about that?
At least two ministries in the U.S. are regularly going to Pride festivals in their areas, and t...
When we are going through suffering, we don’t usually think, “Hmm, what treasures might God have for me to discover here?”
It just feels like suffering.
However, author and major stroke survivor, Katherine Wolf, has a message for us: God has gems for...
“Hope in the gospel and discouragement are not mutually exclusive,” Pastor Derwin Gray encouraged us on today’s episode.
But, how is that possible? The world can feel so defeating:
Politics, racial division, pastor scandals, congregant sin, and the ...
This is a very gentle but powerful episode.
Since having the conversation, I (Laurie) can’t stop seeing the people-as-trees metaphor everywhere.
How? You’re just going to have to listen to find out. :)
// Highlights:
“We all have the seasons in li...
Christy grew up in a hyper-legalistic system that added rigid rules to the gospel of Jesus.
(You might have seen glimpses of it if you watched the documentary, ‘Shiny Happy People.’)
Even after leaving, Christy internally battled the legalism that a...
Oh, wow. This story.
How does one woman go from a childhood of following Jesus as much as she knows how, to professional hockey, to same-sex relationships, to transitioning to male for six years, to finding the real Jesus, and then to de-transitioni...
Is anyone else feeling like they are in a rut in their marriage?
Maybe you’re not in crisis mode, but it’s kinda just . . . meh?
It’s easy to function; to sit on opposite couches and scroll on your phone. But, do you wonder if marriage could be bette...
We are going to talk about singleness until we as the Church get this right, friends.
People talk about how marriage gives us a vision of eternity in how two different people seeking union shows the world a picture of how God (who is so different fro...
It’s the end of 2023, so we are reflecting, looking ahead, and asking, “Do Laurie and Steve look alike?” Lol… (Matt and Laurie’s kids seem to think so…)
HOWEVER, the conversation mostly revolves around…
What did we learn in 2023?
Based on what we ...
This time of year can feel unfair:
“Just kick back and enjoy the season! But also get the perfect present for everyone. But don’t do too much! #selfcare But do enough so that you tell people you love and appreciate them. But don’t! But also do.”
Than...
Ya’ll. This episode.
It could put language to some things some of us have been holding onto for too long. How? Author and scholar Zach Wagner, author of ‘Non-Toxic Masculinity,’ unpacks:
What is toxic masculinity?
How does it relate to Purity Cultur...
How would you pastor a congregation filled with a range of people from academics to farmers, and then walk them through the human sexuality conversation?
Pastor Aaron Henning, lead pastor at State College Alliance Church in Pennsylvania, tells us how...
Today we continue our Courageous Pastors series by interviewing Tom Kang, a lead pastor in Los Angeles, CA, on how he led his congregation through the human sexuality conversation.
Additionally, we explore:
What is unique about Tom’s West Coast chur...
We are so excited about this:
Today, we are launching a mini-series interviewing three pastors from the South, the West Coast, and the East coast on how they went from conceptualization of a sermon series on human sexuality to actualization. Why?
In ...
We get questions related to this topic often.
Parents and disciple-makers of young kids are understandably anxious and wondering; How can we guide kids in a way that makes them both courageously truthful and loving?
Pastor and author, Sam Allberry, ...
Moving forward can feel terrifying: Like we are jumping out of an airplane and we don’t know if we have a parachute. Why does it feel that way?
Today, author, multi-ministry founder, and teacher, Christine Caine, joins us to answer this question as ...
Today on the podcast, ministry leader Brenna Blain joins us to help us discern how, when, and where to share our own stories with others.
Together, we unpack:
How do you know when you are ready to share?
What was Brenna’s most challenging audience to...
It’s the season seven launch!!
We are so glad to be back with you all, and are equally glad to engage last season’s identity theme one more time to ensure we take it from the ethereal to the practical. The person here to help us do this is the author...
“I think there are reasons we deny our pain inclu…
“One thing I have learned about Jesus is that He …
Heyyyyy!!!
We may be in-between seasons, but we …
Today, we wrap up season six by asking Matt, Laur…
The lines are open, friends, and we are taking yo…
Oh, man…from start to finish this conversation si…
We are talking codependence (over-reliance on peo…
What is it about adult friendships that can make …
Humanity’s desire to “be known” starts somewhere …
Today, we continue our identity series by explori…
If you take away how people perceive you and how …