On today’s episode, I am chatting with Fred and Pauletta Meek on the topic of our past. Sometimes it can be easy to reason away how God could use and redeem our past, especially when it includes areas we wish were not a part of. But if we humble ourselves, and trust Him to work as He can, He will use it all…even the ugly or undesirable to draw people into His kingdom.

What did life look like before you came to know Jesus? How did he first begin to work to draw you to himself? How did the Lord open the door for you to go to prison? What about the listener who feels tarnished or even disqualified by their past…can you speak to the enemy component in these lies as well as the truth of God’s Word? How can we learn to hold our days more “open-handedly” allowing the Lord to redirect and teach us?

We are continuing in our series entitled “on mission” strategically evaluating how God desires to leverage every aspect of our lives for his glory and kingdom opportunities.

I am chatting with Caleb Bazyler and Cortlyn Holdren, both 3rd-year medical students, about “even our shorter seasons”. Sometimes it can be easy to reason away the importance of shorter seasons of life or just get so focused on the “what’s next” but as we read throughout scripture, God has purpose in all of our days. We are going to dive deeper into how we can view these from His perspective, love others well, and seek His agenda for today.

How can we look at our shorter seasons differently than with just a “get through” mentality? How can we learn to embrace what God has in today and not just fixate on the future? How can we love others well while also having our ears open for gospel opportunities? How can we walk into gospel conversations without being intimidated?

We are continuing in our series “on mission”…strategically evaluating how every facet of our lives can be used for kingdom purposes and gospel opportunities for His glory.

I am sitting down with some good friends of mine and parents of 11, Chris and Sabrina Miller. For those of you who are local and know them, we recorded this interview last summer before they set off for the Philippines. I wanted to offer some context to our conversation. We are chatting candidly about living missionally as a family, trusting God in the unknown and His amazing work in the inconceivable and unexplainable.

Today we are starting a new series entitled “On Mission”. We asking the Lord to open our eyes to all the different ways we can apply the gospel and live out His call in every area of our lives. What can seem scary or intimidating can be one of our coolest adventures, as we learn how to recognize his promptings and where He is at work in and around us.

I hope this conversation brings great encouragement. Thanks for joining us….I’m glad you’re here.

How we can recognize opportunities to present and keep the gospel in front of our children…where do we start in even knowing how to do this? We are also talking about hard days: how do we walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, to not only parent but to do it with His joy and ability? How can we take the truths of scripture and fully stand upon God’s promises of not leaving us and finishing the work he has begun in us? Please join us as laughter, transparency, but most of all gospel-hope and truths are woven throughout this episode!

On today's episode we are talking with Traci Begley about marriage from the wife's perspective. Traci shares from her 32 years of marriage as we talk about navigating through differences, digging into scripture for God's design of marriage and how to handle conflict in front of our children. Traci shares some very personal stories that are packed with great truths of what the Lord has taught her. Traci’s warm personality and heart for Jesus and others to know Him pours forth as she transparently shares of the Holy Spirit’s empowerment to enable us to love our spouse well.

If someone asked, "How is your marriage?"  how would you respond? In today's episode of as we press, we are diving into this series on relationships from the husband's perspective.  How can we learn to love our spouse well?  How do we balance being transparent in our marriage while also maintaining trust with our spouse?  Is there a practical way to gauge and navigate this balance?  What impact does the gospel have upon our marriages?  What is the biblical role of the husband and how can wives come alongside them?   What is important for wives to know from their husband?

“Every time you tell your story and tell someone about how faithful God has been, you are reminded of it yourself.” In today's podcast, Theresa Mills shares with us how God ministers to us deeply as we share of His work in our lives and pour out to others. We are also discussing how to effectively walk unexpected and hard roads with our children and spiritual warfare. She has a very specific word of encouragement for those who are currently in the midst of walking through loss.

Putting feet to our faith is not an easy venture. Theresa Mills graciously shares from her deep loss on how the Lord met, ministered and empowers her to "go and do likewise" in the lives of others. If you have experienced any kind of loss in your own life or feel it is just hard to trust God at times, this episode is full of gospel truths and personal testimony that will leave you greatly encouraged in His ability to work in our lives, even in the deepest of grief.