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God is the kindest person you will ever meet in your life. He's so good, that he answers even the smallest of prayers - the ones that are so small you might be forgiven for thinking they don't even count as thoughts let alone prayers. If that sounds too good to be true, we’ve got a bunch of stories from the Bible, our own life and even give you a 5 step process to partnering with the goodness of God.
How many of us have a thing in life we know we could do differently, but the gap between doing that thing differently is covered with landmines of more appealing, but less wise choices? Yeah us too. This week we explore a manifestation of that dynamic as Alyn is fed up being fat.
Many a sitcom has been written about men and their relationship with feelings. Stereotypes abound at both end of the emotional spectrum. This week Alyn sits down with some members of a feelings process group he leads, to talk about what it’s like to be men with feelings and what they do with them.
Faith is essential but what do you do when you feel like you've run out of it? What do you do when God is asking you to move forward, but you're scared? On this week's episode we talk about five simple ways to grow your faith in God.
Not sure where to even begin with this episode! Hilariously outdated moments after recording, this episode attempts to chronicle last week while we couldn’t have understood what was coming this week. On this episode we talk about the importance of process, the beauty of community and why sometime you just have to do things scared.
We're all looking for a way forward in life. A quick browse through social media and you'll find plenty of people offering to help you navigate to the top and crush the competition. On this week's episode, AJ offers ancient wisdom found in Psalm 23. If you've been looking for a blueprint for life, check out this episode.
With the news of the outpouring at Asbury hitting main stream and social media and with pockets of revival breaking out across the globe, it seems everyone has an opinion on what is and isn’t revival. On this episode we offer six things we’ve learned from being in situations where the Holy Spirit breaks out to help you navigate through the noise of opinion and seek the Lord with clarity. Plus Alyn has an artificial intelligence crisis and we answer a listener’s question about why sometimes things aren’t as easy as we’d like them to be when we pray for breakthrough.
Let’s face facts: it can be scary to face a new challenge. God gave us something brilliant to help us face those challenges with faith and it’s called our history with Him. In this episode we talk about the power of our testimony to move us out of feeling stuck and fearful and into a strong confident yes. Plus a listener’s question about the conflict between gifting and character.
Anxiety sucks. But it’s such a part of life that Jesus instructed his followers on ways to deal with it. On this episode we talk about anxiety from a spiritual, emotional and neurobiological perspective and then offer six different approaches to dealing with it.
Welcome to 2023! We’re back after a proper sabbatical and this week we’re talking about how we make big life-changing decisions together, we recap our Christmas and New Year and answer a listener’s question about spiritual abuse. Plus we launch the Finding Father Spring School. Lots to dig into… we’re excited to be back!
Stephen James is the founder and executive director of Sage Hill Counseling and the creator and CEO of The Leadership Lab. But he’s also a generous man, a brilliant thinker, someone who tells the truth and is fiercely curious - even when those things may get him into trouble. Which means he’s a perfect guest for our show. This week we unpack things like hope and grief, stress, addiction, trauma and the human experience of feeling stuck.
Matt is a pastor, worship leader, husband, dad and around super chill, super wise fellow. This week we invited him on to share his story of how he found Grace Center, did the school and became a pastor. We love him and are pretty sure you will too.
We’re back with more tales from yard work. Gardening is one sermon illustration after another and in this week’s episode we learn things about maturity, community and going tech free for a day.
We've officially peaked as a middle aged suburban couple. With one weekend of landscaping under our belt and with limbs that barely work, we sit down to reflect on the life lessons we learned from doing something we have no clue if we are doing right.
David Campbell returns to the show (previous episodes 99 and 210) and drops some of the most practical wisdom you’ll hear this week. David is a leader of leaders and pastor of pastors who has responsibility for nearly 150 churches in the UK. On this episode he shares wisdom on problem solving, identity, truth, spiritual warfare and forgiveness.
Procrastination is a beast. In this episode we talk about all the subtle ways we welcome procrastination into our lives and examine some of the cost those decisions make. Plus we go to Noah’s Ark, binge on snacks and have a road trip playlist ready for you to listen to.
Change is an essential part of life but it’s often hard! Sometimes change is a costly process because we’re not really aligned with what God is doing. This week we talk about three things God looks for during seasons of change which we’ve found super helpful. We leave you with some questions to consider which may help you understand what God’s doing in your life in this season.
We used to despise our limitations. Limitations were for losers, after all we can do all things through Christ! But we've since learned to love our limitations as they point to areas where we need self care. In this week's episode we discuss five things to help you love your limitations and answer a listener's question about tithing as a business owner.
