Episodes

  • #14: Carlos Portillo | From Jehovah’s Witness to Follower of Christ
    Feb 21 2025

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    Carlos is a follower of Christ, husband, dad, seminary student, and lover of God’s word — I hope you are encouraged by hearing his story today! He goes into what it was like growing up surrounded by Jehovah’s Witnesses, what they believe, how this differs from true Christianity, and his experience of coming to understand what the gospel really is. He also shares a pivotal moment where only God could have preserved his life, how he met his wife, the moment he realized he wanted to go into ministry, and his love for God’s word. This is a good one; you won’t want to miss it!

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    36 mins
  • #13: Lee Eric Fesko | Why Would a Good God Allow Suffering?
    Feb 6 2025

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    Why would a good God allow suffering? That’s a hard one. We certainly aren’t gonna give an easy answer or tie it up in a bow, but I hope this episode gives you some things to consider!

    Is God fully good if he doesn’t stop evil? Why does free will bring about brokenness? What about natural disasters and sickness - does God send those? How do we approach this question with someone who is hurting?

    God is fully good, fully powerful, and there is evil in the world - I hope this episode helps you as you try to understand how all those things can be true!

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    32 mins
  • #12: Adah McCall | Christmas Songs, Finding Godly Friends, and Ketchup Concerns
    Dec 13 2024

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    In this episode, I get to talk to my friend Adah about…well kinda everything we could think of. We went through finding Godly friendships, Christmas songs, how to have better relationships with your siblings, and so much more! Grab some hot chocolate and a blanket and give this one a listen!!

    P.S. I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!🎄⭐️🍪❤️(I just wanted to say that…)

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    30 mins
  • #11: WHY Does Theology Matter?
    Nov 26 2024

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    If you’ve ever wondered: What is theology? Who is this study for? Why do we study it? How do we study it? That’s what we’re talking about today! What I REALLY want y’all to know is that studying theology is for EVERYONE, and it’s about strengthening our relationship with God (not winning arguments or knowing the most). You can start learning right here, right now, with a Bible and 15 minutes to spare!! :)

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    23 mins
  • #10: The Story of This Year ft. An Injury, A Car Accident, Life-Changing Camp Moments, Starting a Podcast, and God’s Incredible Faithfulness
    Oct 27 2024

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    Hey y’all! Usually on my birthday, I like to reflect on the past year and how I’ve seen God’s faithfulness and work in my life. Most times, I journal about this, but this year I’m doing it in podcast form! This one includes…

    • Best advice I’ve gotten this year🤯
    • The lows of the year and how I handled them (not always in the best way…)
    • My Summit experience (look it up its the bestttttt🤩)
    • Goals for next year✅
    • Why I started this podcast🎙️
    • So much more!!! (but not too much don’t worry😂)

    I hope there’s something in here that encourages you today!

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    45 mins
  • #9: Dr. David Filson Part 2 | You Have WHO It Takes to be an Apologist
    Oct 7 2024

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    Whether you’re 8, 79, or anywhere in between, this one is for you! The Bible says we should be prepared to defend our hope (1 Peter 3:15), but how? What if we don’t have a masters in theology? What if we’re the kind of person who thinks of what they actually should have said hours after the conversation ends? (that’s literally me by the way…) If that’s you too, I hope this episode encourages you! God CAN and WILL use our flawed but sincere attempts to share the good news with the lost. Just keep showing up and sharing your reason for hope! In this episode we cover:
    - What does apologetics even mean, and how can we be apologists?
    - General Revelation/Special Revelation
    - What are the five “pieces of the worldview puzzle?”
    - How Christians don’t have to ignore logic to believe…It’s actually the opposite: the Christian worldview is the only one that accounts for logic!
    - And so much more :)

    Recommended Resources:
    Know Why You Believe by K. Scott Oliphint
    Should You Believe in God? by K. Scott Oliphint
    Does Christianity Really Work? by William Edgar

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    39 mins
  • #8: Dr. David Filson Part 1 | Why do we believe that what the Bible says is true?
    Sep 27 2024

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    This Bible that you hold in your hands—the one with 66 books, the one in English, the one that contains all that Christians believe to be true—how did it come to be what it is today? How did they determine which books to include, and who made those decisions? Do we have manuscript copies like we do for any other historical record? Can we really trust it to be both an accurate historical account and inspired by God? (SPOILER ALERT: YES!!!)

    I know I have so many questions! You too? Give this one a listen, and you can learn about it with me!

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    38 mins
  • #7: Quiet Time and Building Habits
    Sep 5 2024

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    Hey everyone! :) So It’s just me again today…this wasn’t exactly the plan, but don’t worry! I’ve got some great guests coming on soon :) Anybody else sometimes struggle to make quiet time a part of your routine? Are habits REALLY hard to form and maintain? I totally get that! Today I’d love to share some thoughts with you on how to spend intentional time with God starting TODAY and build consistent habits to strengthen your relationship with Him.

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    23 mins