171: The Pastor’s Journey: Surrender, Struggles, and Servitude
ORDAINED // How does the title and role of a pastor impact the church? How does the church impact a pastor? How does the Lord shape a man in preparation for such a calling?
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170: How to Overcome the Relationship-Killer Known as Offense
Offense. It’s a prison of our own making. How we handle offense can make or break our relationships with others and as Christians called to be Christ-like…it’s not really optional to stay in this prison. Pastor and author Rob Shepherd, author of When Offense Knocks, joins us to get real about what it takes to…
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169: Library Books Are Getting Weird, So We Made Our Own
Kids are the future, right? // After many painful and disheartening trips to multiple local libraries, we finally decided to do something that would not just benefit our own daughter, but the children of our entire congregation. What can you do other than complain about the way things are going? Here’s our example!
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168: Navigating the Hunger for Meaningful Christian Content with TruPlay’s Matt Wolf
Christian Creatives // E168 The world is hooked in secular branding and entertainment. However in a time in which that content is increasingly opposed to Christ, what ought we to do? When we look for Christian alternatives they often don’t seem to quite compare to their secular alternatives. And those making Christian centered content often…
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167: The Silent Killer of Your Spiritual Health
You are what you eat, and this consumable has a special way of getting in and rotting your spiritual gut. Support the Pantry: https://patreon.com/thepantrypodcast
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166: Overcome Addiction Without Being a Slave to Stigmas with Rose Ann Forte
Addiction // E166 How do you escape addiction? Your drinking isn’t a character flaw, it’s a neurological habit. Addiction comes in many forms, although alcohol reliance can quickly become a social label for life—but why? Renewing your mind combats the deceptions that lead to toxic drinking, and this week’s guest (Rose Ann Forte) shares how…
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165: How to Future-Proof Your Kids with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
How do you galvanize your children against the lies they’ll hear? Homeschool, public school, private school…every child will be lied to somewhere. What can you do to give them the best chance at seeing right through them? Elizabeth Urbanowicz is a follower of Jesus Christ who is passionate about equipping kids to understand the truth…
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164: Do You Use This Spiritual A-Bomb?
Testimony // E164 Do you know the power of your testimony? The reality and beauty is that utilizing our testimony as we share with others is really sharing a story of the work of God. And, when we share openly, it often makes others so much more willing to be vulnerable and share what they…
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163: How to Beat the Devil’s Playbook
Not Alone // E163 How many times have we fallen for the same one of the Devils schemes over and over? Back to that same old pattern of sin… the one we just can’t seem to shake? And then, even after repentance, we drown in shame. This is not what Christ desires! He came to…
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162: How to Reengage After a Fight
Apologies and Forgiveness // E162 How do you apologize and forgive your spouse? When you disagree and fight what do you do to reconnect? Do you seriously repent, apologize and forgive one another, or do you try to just ignore the fact it happened. Do you bring up his or her past mistakes over and…
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161: A Very Dangerous Thing to Say to God (and What to Say, Instead)
Yeah but… // E161 How many times have we said it: “Yeah… but.” Even worse is when we do that to God! We see this throughout scripture as fallen humanity questions what God has asked them to do. Yet this really shows a lack of faith from us to God. Today we dig into how…
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160: How Should Christians Engage A.I.? A.I. vs I AM
Design // E160 A.I. . . . What even is A.I.? How is it constantly changing and what role should or shouldn’t it have in our lives? How do we weigh it’s usefulness with the bias it inherits from it’s creators? And most importantly how ought we to obey God and honor Him as our…
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159: How We Corrected Our HUGE Marriage Mistake
Abide in His Word // E159 How is your marriage centered, or how do you want/think it ought to be centered? Of course our personal relationship with Christ is extremely important to a Godly marriage, but so is an intertwined spiritual life. When two come together in marriage, they are joined into one flesh. Therefore,…
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158: The Impact of a Mentor with Delafe Testimonies Founder Eric Villatoro
Go and Make // S12E08 How does discipleship impact us practically? Why is it so valuable? How ought we to submit to those in spiritual authority over us as a way to be discipled? What does it really mean to pour into and to invest in the lives of others, or have someone do the…
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157: When You Can’t Find Discipleship with Abbi Shibley
Availability // S12E07 Do you want to be poured into? Are you craving a mentor, spiritual guidance and wisdom? Or even peers who have a desire to love God and to grow in Him? Ask God! And sometimes the answer is to first make yourself available to others. If we want so badly to receive,…
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