Finding Something Real: Recent Episodes
Janell Wood
Do you ever wonder what's the big deal about Jesus Christ? Do you ever have honest faith questions that you wish you could ask? Finding Something REAL is a podcast journey created especially for a young woman who’s not sure about relationship with Jesus Christ. My name is Janell Wood and while I have a background in counseling and ministry with women, the truth is, I’ve been through my own seasons of questioning my faith. So if you’ve ever struggled with not being sure where you belong, or you’ve felt like you were faking faith, or or maybe a friend just shared this podcast with you and you are feeling a little wounded or skeptical of all things God-related right now, welcome. This podcast is just for you.
Finding Something REAL is about a journey towards Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity and Love.
My passion is Christ and for me now, after having crawled through some REAL ups and downs on my own faith journey and now being at an age where fake eyelashes and wrinkle cream really make sense- I believe Christ is the hope and the answer to this world more than ever.
But don’t take my word for it. Listen to my friends as they share from their own grace-filled journeys. My prayer is that if you haven’t already, you’ll find something REAL, too.
This is the sixth and final episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman and returning cohost, Dagmar from The Netherlands. This episode is with special guest, Craig Hazen. Dagmar has co-hosted many Finding Something REAL episodes in the past four years. Although Dagmar is interested in, learned a lot about and is drawn to Jesus, and chose to get baptized when she was a child, she has not yet made a decision to take a leap of faith as an adult. She has a comfortable life and enjoys partying with friends and admits that were she to give her life to Christ her life would change and people would view her differently. She's grown up in a secular culture and for this series, reached out to some friends for new faith questions including some about the credibility of Jesus, why there are so many variations of religion and Christianity, and the history of Christianity. ABOUT CRAIG HAZENCraig Hazen is the Chief Strategy Officer at Stand to Reason. He was the founder and director of the M.A. Program in Christian Apologetics and Professor of Comparative Religion and Apologetics at Biola University in Southern California. He is a recipient of the Fischer Award, the highest faculty honor at Biola. Dr. Hazen is the editor of the philosophy journal, Philosophia Christi. He is the author of The Village Enlightenment in America and Five Sacred Crossings including numerous articles, book chapters and journals. He earned both his Ph.D. and his M.A. at the University of California, Santa Barbara. -- -- -- -- -- LINKS Visit Stand to Reason at www.str.org for more resources related to the biggest faith questions young people are facing today. To find out more about what 2025 will look like for Finding Something Real, click here.
This is the fifth in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman and returning cohost, Dagmar from The Netherlands. This episode is with special returning guest and Portland pastor, author, and recording artist, Josh White. Dagmar has co-hosted many Finding Something REAL episodes in the past four years. Although Dagmar is interested in, learned a lot about, and is drawn to Jesus, and chose to get baptized when she was a child, she has not yet decided to take a leap of faith as an adult. She has a comfortable life and enjoys partying with friends and admits that were she to give her life to Christ her life would change and people would view her differently. She's grown up in a secular culture and for this series, reached out to some friends for new faith questions including some about the credibility of Jesus, why there are so many variations of religion and Christianity, and the history of Christianity. ABOUT PASTOR JOSH WHITE:Josh White is a recording artist, author, and lead pastor of Door of Hope, a thriving church community in the heart of Portland Oregon. More about Josh: https://youtu.be/XDgWLkmLdjI?si=VHS08aFu9OlvxQSE -- -- -- -- --
This is the fourth in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman and returning cohost, Dagmar from The Netherlands. This episode is with special guest and leading philosopher, William Lane Craig. Dagmar wasn't available for this recording, but Signe from Denmark joined in for this conversation about why there are so many different versions of Christianity, what matters most, and why Bill Craig is a Christ-follower. Dagmar has co-hosted many Finding Something REAL episodes in the past four years. Although Dagmar is interested in, learned a lot about, and is drawn to Jesus, and chose to get baptized when she was a child, she has not yet decided to take a leap of faith as an adult. She has a comfortable life and enjoys partying with friends and admits that were she to give her life to Christ her life would change and people would view her differently. She's grown up in a secular culture and for this series, reached out to some friends for new faith questions including some about the credibility of Jesus, why there are so many variations of religion and Christianity, and the history of Christianity. ABOUT WILLIAM LANE CRAIG:William Lane Craig is a Visiting Scholar of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Christian University. He and his wife Jan have two grown children. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ. Dr. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. 1974; M.A. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1984). From 1980-86 he taught Philosophy of Religion at Trinity, during which time he and Jan started their family. In 1987 they moved to Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. Craig pursued research at the University of Louvain until assuming his position at Talbot in 1994.
He has authored or edited over thirty books, including The Kalam Cosmological Argument; Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus; Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom; Theism, Atheism and Big Bang Cosmology; and God, Time and Eternity, as well as over a hundred articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology, including The Journal of Philosophy, New Testament Studies, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science. In 2016 Dr. Craig was named by The Best Schools as one of the fifty most influential living philosophers.
This is the third in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman and returning cohost, Dagmar from The Netherlands. This episode is with special returning guest and Stand to Reason speaker, Jon Noyes. Dagmar wasn't available for this recording, but Signe from Denmark joined in for this conversation about moving from atheism to Christianity, what makes the Bible a historically reliable document, and how to go from head knowledge to trusting Jesus.
Dagmar has cohosted many Finding Something REAL episodes in the past four years. Although Dagmar is interested in, learned a lot about, and is drawn to Jesus, and chose to get baptized when she was a child, she has not yet decided to take a leap of faith as an adult. She has a comfortable life and enjoys partying with friends and admits that were she to give her life to Christ her life would change and people would view her differently. She's grown up in a secular culture and for this series, reached out to some friends for new faith questions including some about the credibility of Jesus, why there are so many variations of religion and Christianity, and the history of Christianity.
We hope you enjoy this week’s episode!
ABOUT JON:
Jon has worked as a speaker with Stand to Reason since 2019. A former atheist, Jon used to think belief in God was unwarranted and irresponsible. Then, after examining the evidence for Christianity he was faced with the fact that Jesus is who He says He is and the Christian worldview tells the true story of reality. Ever since Jon has been passionate about engaging the culture with honest, well-thought-out reasons why people should trust the Christian worldview.
Jon brings a unique perspective to his audiences and the Stand to Reason team, having more than ten years of experience in the legal field. In 2013 Jon earned a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, graduating with honors. Jon is a founding pastor at Soli Deo Gloria Church. He also serves on the board of directors for Life Without Limbs and Bible Thinker. More than any of this Jon is the father of four daughters and the husband of Rheanna. They live in Ventura County, CA.
LINKS:
Suicide, God, And Knowing You’re Not Alone with Jon Noyes
Eternity: Extreme & Scary? with Jon Noyes
This is the second in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman and returning cohost, Dagmar from The Netherlands. This episode is with special guest, Julia Garshagen. Due to technical difficulties, Julia Garschagen not only was our guest on this podcast, she also shared hosting duties with Dagmar. Together they discuss obstacles to faith, relationship with Jesus, and what repentance really means. Dagmar has cohosted many Finding Something REAL episodes in the past four years. Although Dagmar is interested in, learned a lot about and is drawn to Jesus, and chose to get baptized when she was a child, she has not yet made a decision to take a leap of faith as an adult. She has a comfortable life and enjoys partying with friends and admits that were she to give her life to Christ her life would change and people would view her differently. She''s grown up in a secular culture and for this series, reached out to some friends for new faith questions including some about the credibility of Jesus, why there are so many variations of religion and Christianity, and the history of Christianity. ABOUT JULIA:Julia Garschagen is a theologian and serves as the director of the Pontes Institute for Science, Culture and Faith in the German-speaking region. She speaks at universities and in business contexts across Europe and loves to be in dialogue about a faith that is both intellectually credible and existentially satisfying. Julia co-leads the biggest evangelistic youth outreach in the German-speaking world and teaches apologetics at a theological seminary. She is also co-founder of the charity Dios te ve, which helps young people in Peru to get a higher education. Julia lives in Cologne, Germany and loves the mountains. -- -- -- -- --LINKS:Dagmar's 2021 Episode with Julia GarschagenChristianity is Most Likely True, but I'm Not Sure I'm Ready to Give My Life to It
This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman and returning cohost, Dagmar from The Netherlands. She's cohosted about 20 Finding Something REAL episodes in the past four years. Although Dagmar is interested in, learned a lot about, and is drawn to Jesus, and chose to get baptized when she was a child, she has not yet decided to take a leap of faith as an adult. She has a comfortable life and enjoys partying with friends and admits that were she to give her life to Christ her life would change and people would view her differently. She's grown up in a secular culture and for this series, reached out to some friends for new faith questions including some about the credibility of Jesus, why there are so many variations of religion and Christianity, and the history of Christianity.
LINKS:
Dagmar's 2021 Episode with Josh White
Dagmar's 2021 Episode with Justin Brierley
Dagmar's 2021 Episode with Julia Garschagen
Article I Wrote About My Youth Pastor
Recent YouTube Video with Jason Schmidt
This is the eighth and final episode in a series dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. With my last two cohosts, I have written a final letter. But, I thought for this one, I would bring on some friends. Today I am joined by one of my dearest friends, Melanie, and our guest Dr. Lisa Stanton. Lisa goes into depth about her transformative story of how she came to Jesus. Outwardly, it looked like she had it all, but on the inside, there was a God-shaped hole. Behind closed doors she was struggling with an addiction to alcohol, an eating disorder nobody knew about and even her biggest accomplishments didn’t satisfy what she was truly searching for. Lisa’s testimony beautifully shows how God is the only thing that will truly satisfy us when we have it all, and when he’s all we’ve got. This conversation pinpoints one of Olivea’s questions, “Why is Jesus Worth It?” You’ll find that question gets answered time and time again in Lisa’s story.
ABOUT LISA STANTON
Dr. Lisa A. Stanton, PhD is a social psychologist, writer, and presenter with a specialization in behavior change theory and applications. Lisa currently lives with her husband in Minnesota. She spent two years as a fellow of the National Cancer Institute, which she spent researching behavioral cancer prevention at Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago. Over the past several years Lisa also taught numerous college courses, co-authored over thirty academic publications, and presented at conferences in four countries. Currently, she helps her thousands of followers through her media and workshops about recovering from addiction.
LINKS:
52 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in Recovery: A Journey Towards Sobriety, Honesty and Radical Forgiveness (Spiritual Guidance for Recovery, Receiving Everyday Miracles)
This is the seventh episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. This episode is with special guest, Jason Schmidt. Jason’s parents were Janell’s youth pastors and to this day have had a lasting impact on her life. Jason was on the podcast back in 2021 and opened up about considering going into full-time ministry. He gives us an update on what he’s been up to since the last time he was on the podcast, why he’s passionate about youth ministry and goes into depth about what he learned from losing his dad in a car accident.
ABOUT JASON SCHMIDT
Jason is currently the High School & Young Adult Director at Hope Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Before that, he went to Seattle Pacific University for his undergrad and played soccer there, and then went on to Boise State to pursue his Masters. Jason is passionate about reaching the next generation for Jesus and having them have a personal relationship with him. He has seen how God is using his love for both fitness and sharing the Gospel and has gotten to see how both of his passions are reaching the youth in his community.
Happy Wednesday! We are taking a break from our usual format. We will be back with Olivea next week, but for this episode, we have a special treat! This is a special episode because we are celebrating Finding Something Real's 5th Anniversary! We started Finding Something Real in 2019 with a mission to reach young women. But we could not imagine what the Lord had in store. Today we are taking time to reflect on God's faithfulness over the past five years, with someone who has been there from the very beginning. Today we are joined by the assistant producer of the podcast, Ana!
ABOUT ANA TORRES
Ana has been involved with Finding Something Real from the very beginning. From brainstorming meetings to Zoom meetings during COVID, Ana was always a faithful supporter of the podcast. Ana grew up in the Chelan Valley and has always been passionate about sharing the love of Jesus with others. She graduated with her AA during her time in High School and completed her Bachelor of Business Administration at Northwest University. Ana goes deeper into her faith journey and how she has been able to see the Goodness of God even in some of the darkest times in her life. And why she believes in the mission of Finding Something Real!
This is the sixth episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. This episode is with special guest, Lindsey Medenwaldt. Although Olivea was unable to join in on this conversation, Lindsey shared about her ministry talking with people about Christianity. She remembers when she encounters questions, and she shares encouragement for Olivea.
ABOUT LINDSEY:
Lindsey Medenwaldt (MA, JD, MPA) is the director of ministry operations at Mama Bear Apologetics and an adjunct professor at Northwestern College in Iowa. She engages extensively on the topics of apologetics and worldview as a writer, editor, teacher, and speaker. Lindsey and her husband, Jay, live in Iowa along with their daughters.
This is the fifth episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. This episode is with special guest, April Biondolillo. April shares with Janell and Olivea about her life journey, She talks about her ministry, Cherish ministry which exists to empower every girl everywhere to discover her purpose and Cherish her worth. April answers Olivea's questions and talks about her experience in relationships with young women and how she deals with feelings of insecurity and comparison in her own spiritual life.
ABOUT APRIL April was born and raised in Texas. She now finds her home in the east side of Washington with her husband, Andrew, serving in the youth ministry together. After receiving her BA in ministry and leadership and a minor in writing in 2016, she served as a youth pastor in Washington state for 5 years, and led as the Director of the Women and Children's Shelter for the Union Gospel Mission for 2 years. In addition, she is the founder of her nonprofit, Cherish, a ministry that exists to empower every girl everywhere to discover her purpose and Cherish her worth. April loves encouraging and empowering girls to walk out their worth within.
LINKS:
https://cherishglobal.org/about
This is the fourth episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. This episode is with special guest, best-selling author, Francine Rivers. In this episode Francine shares with Janell and Olivea about her life journey, how she hears from God, why trusting His character is so important, and how she knows He cares even when life can be full of disappointments or unexpected detours.
ABOUT FRANCINE RIVERS
New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers had a successful writing career in the general market for several years becoming a born-again Christian; she then wrote "Redeeming Love" as her statement of faith. A retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea set during the time of the California Gold Rush, Redeeming Love is now considered by many to be a classic work of Christian fiction and it continues to be one of the industry’s top-selling titles year after year. Since Redeeming Love, Francine has published numerous bestselling novels with Christian themes—including The Masterpiece, Bridge to Haven, and A Voice in the Wind —and she has continued to win both industry acclaim and reader loyalty around the world. Her Christian novels have been awarded or nominated for numerous honors and in 1997, after winning her third RITA Award for Inspirational Fiction, Francine was inducted into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. In 2015, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Francine’s novels have been translated into over 30 different languages, and she enjoys bestseller status in many foreign countries. Francine and her husband live in Northern California and enjoy time spent with their grown children and grandchildren. She uses her writing to draw closer to the Lord, and she desires that through her work she might worship and praise Jesus for all He has done and is doing in her life.
This is the third in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. This episode is with special guest, Jesse Childress. In this episode Jesse shares with Janell and Olivea about his own faith journey, how childhood attachment impacts our view of God, how mental health is impacted by Christian faith, the problem of suffering, the power of experience, and much more.
ABOUT JESSE CHILDRESS
Jesse Childress has an MA in Cultural Apologetics from Houston Christian University and is currently a student at Denver Seminary studying counseling, focusing particularly on the relationship between trauma and faith. He spent a term studying at Francis Schaeffer's L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland and has a deep appreciation for good food, philosophy, theology, and literature. He has written for Summit Ministries, the Anselm Society, Conciliar Post, and An Unexpected Journal.
LINKS:
How Do You Know You’re Going to Heaven?
What If Following Jesus Isn’t Worth It?
FSR YouTube channel
FSR Speaking page
FSR Patreon
This is the second episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. Today we are talking with special guest, Erik Thoennes. Erik answers Olivea's questions about eternal security, God's character, and His love. Olivea shared in the first episode of this series that she is someone who loves singing, spending time with loved ones, and cooking. She talked about her relationship with her family and the difficult loss of her mother a few years ago. She has shared about some questions she's wrestling with in her faith journey, including doubts and disappointments with God. She hopes her story and honest questions will encourage others.
ABOUT ERIK THOENNESErik Thoennes is committed to teaching biblical and systematic theology so that he and his students love God and people more fully. He strives to make the necessary connections between the study of theology, obedience to Jesus and fulfilling the Great Commission. He has taught theology and evangelism at the college and seminary levels for several years and is a frequent guest speaker at churches, conferences and retreats, in addition to co-pastoring a local church. Thoennes has received the University award for faculty excellence and professor of the year. His research interests include godly jealousy, the atonement, the exclusivity of Christ and theology of culture.
This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Olivea. Olivea is someone who loves singing, spending time with loved ones, and cooking. She shares about her relationship with her family and talks about the difficult loss of her mother a few years ago. Olivea talks about her faith and her history with church. She opens up about several questions she's wrestling with in her faith journey, including doubts and disappointments with God. She explains what anchors her faith. She hopes her story and honest questions will encourage others.
DESCRIPTION: This is the twelfth and final episode in a series dedicated to special co-host Lizzy. Instead of the usual interview format, Janell shares about an important milestone for the podcast, talks about some of the highlights from recording multiple episodes with Lizzy, and shares an open letter to Lizzy, talking about faith questions, love, and ultimately trusting God's character. Stay tuned for next week's episode when the next co-host for FSR will be officially introduced.
ABOUT JANELL WOOD:Janell has been a Christian for most of her life but has a deep passion for those who are struggling with faith. She's been through her own seasons of wondering, wandering, hurting, and doubting. With a Masters-level education in Counseling Psychology, a passion for apologetics, a background in advocacy for women in crisis, and communication skills gained from 20 years of "'til death do us part," Janell has found just one who has the answers. His name is Jesus. True Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity, and Love belongs to Him. And she loves to share and talk about what’s REAL with others, whether it's one-on-one with young women on her podcast, or when speaking for a Christian audience or those outside the Church. -- -- -- -- --Links:FSR (Lizzy's previous episodes)Is God's Love for Real? And if So, Why Does He Love...Me?Doubts, Desires, Imperfect People and Love? with A.J. SwobodaJesus Loves Me, This I Know with Bob LashuaShow Me the Evidence with Tim A. StrattonTrusting What You Know is True Even When... with Jennifer DeFratesFor the Bible Tells Me so... with Robby LashuaScience Points to the Ultimate Designer with Melissa Cain TravisOn the Autism Spectrum, Skeptical and Secure in Jesus with Brant HansenAcknowledging Anxiety & Finding Joy in Christ with Josie PettitFinding Jesus When All Else Fails with Robin GerblickWhat's Sin? & What's the Big Deal? with Clare WilliamsFSR YouTube channelFSR Speaking pageFSR Patreon
This is is the eleventh episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today we're talking with special guest, Clare Williams, the founder of Real Questions. Clare shares her desire to address real questions and answers some lingering ones that Lizzy has about sin and the holiness of God. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is unsure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
LINKS:www.realquestions.co.ukReal Questions with Clare PodcastInstagram @realquestionsuk
This is the tenth episode in a series dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today we're talking with special guest, Robin Gerblick. Robin talks about her own story of struggling with insecurity, looking for love in all the wrong places, brokenness, and relationships, and how she has found grace and hope in her relationship with Jesus Christ. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy has grown up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is unsure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
LINKS:www.exoduswomensretreat.com
www.RobinGerblick.com
This is the ninth episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today we're talking with special guest, Josie Pettit, creator of the Confetti Cake Project. Josie shares about her personal struggles with anxiety and shares about why she's so joyful and passionate about Jesus and mental health. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention, but is not sure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years. -- -- -- -- --
LINKS:The Confetti Cake Project on Instagramwww.confetticakeproject.orghttps://podcast.gospelinlife.com/e/the-problem-of-anxiety/
This is the eighth episode in a series dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today we're talking with special guest, Brant Hansen, a bestselling author and podcast host. Lizzy specifically requested having the chance to ask him questions and sometimes dreams come true! In this rich conversation, we discussed many topics including identity, emotions, following Jesus, and insecurity. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is not sure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
ABOUT BRANT HANSEN:Brant Hansen is an author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children through CURE International.
He’s been featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in addition to regular appearances on Focus on the Family and Family Life Today, among many others. He’s written for CNN.com, The Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report on a wide range of topics, and his work has been highlighted in The Irish Times.
Brant has won national “Personality of the Year” awards for his work on his offbeat and quirky radio show, which airs on more than 200 stations. His podcast with his friend and radio producer, Sherri Lynn (“The Brant and Sherri Oddcast”) has been downloaded more than 17 million times.
He leverages his radio platform to advance the healing work of CURE, which provides life-changing surgeries for children with treatable conditions.
His first book, Unoffendable, has prompted a national discussion on forgiveness and our culture’s embrace of self-righteous anger.
He’s been a game inventor, fronted a modern rock band, and still dabbles in singing and songwriting. He has been married for 34 years to Carolyn, and they have two grown children and two grandchildren.
LINKS:
www.branthansen.comhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO4Y5McDc3BX7pQknsiG3WV7TKbb3WaC8&si=2QGmt-q7U7MVT1Fu
This is the seventh episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today we're talking with special guest, Melissa Cain Travis, a fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is unsure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
About Melissa Cain Travis, Ph.D.
Melissa Cain Travis is a science and religion scholar with a special interest in the intersection of science and Christianity in the Western tradition. She is the author of Thinking God’s Thoughts: Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensibility (2022), Science and the Mind of the Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals About God (2018), and a contributing author for The Story of the Cosmos: How the Heavens Declare the Glory of God (2019). She is a Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, a course instructor at DiscoveryU.org, and a core writing team member for The Worldview Bulletin and Shadowlands Dispatch. She regularly lectures at conferences, universities, classical schools, and churches around the country.
Links: www.melissacaintravis.comThinking God's Thoughts bookThe Discovery Institute DiscoveryU.orghttps://youtu.be/ZmhPsqjDuQg?si=JWMdfw25HMU49F-7
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: During the month of July we are featuring some of our previous episodes. This episode with co-host, Dagmar from The Netherlands originally aired in April 2021. Pastor Josh White from Portland, OR, addressed some of Dagmar's questions about the gospel. To hear more episodes with Dagmar and hear more of her story, please visit:https://www.janellmwood.com/search?q=dagmar ABOUT JOSH WHITE:Josh White is a speaker, recording artist, author of ‘Stumbling Toward Eternity’, and founding pastor of Door of Hope, a thriving church community in the heart of Portland, OR. Josh is a self-proclaimed ‘amateur’, a lover of learning and though everything interests him, above all he is serious about Jesus, obsessed with grace, and holds tenaciously to the centrality of the cross. In May of 1996, Josh met his wife Darcy at the now-defunct Satyricon nightclub in Portland. They have two beautiful children and have been back in the city where they fell in love since 2007.
To find out more about Josh, please visit joshawhite.com.
During the month of July, we will be featuring some of our previous episodes. This episode with co-host, Lucrezia from Italy originally aired in March 2021. Musical artist, Terrian addressed some of Lu's questions about hypocrisy and sin, recognizing the difference between what is Christlike and what is not. They also talk about how God can respond to our questions and practical ways to love.
To hear more episodes with Lu and hear more of her story, please visit: https://www.janellmwood.com/search?q=lucrezia.
ABOUT TERRIAN:Terrian is a Christian singer/songwriter and vocalist in TobyMac’s band, DiverseCity. She released an EP, “Genesis of Terrian,” in 2021.
LINKS:https://www.janellmwood.com/the-podcast-upload/what-is-actually-christ-like-with-terrian
During the month of July, we will be featuring some of our previous episodes. This Episode with Andy Bannister and Guest co-host, Zoe originally aired November 30, 2022. In this conversation, guest Andy Bannister talks about the importance of taking the message of Jesus outside of the church walls. He shares about his faith journey and how he went from an "undercover Christian" to working in ministry, speaking about faith in public places. He discusses the questions he finds young people are asking about faith, and how he goes about addressing some of them. This episode is part of our Summer Flashback Series. We will return with new episodes dedicated to Lizzy and her questions beginning next month. About Andy Bannister: Dr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas, an evangelism and training organisation based in Scotland (but covering the whole of the UK). A highly in-demand speaker, Andy speaks and teaches throughout the UK, Europe, Canada, the USA, and the wider world. From universities to churches, and business forums to TV and radio, he regularly addresses audiences of both Christians and those of all faiths and none on issues relating to faith, culture, politics and society.
Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and has taught extensively at universities across Canada, the USA, the UK and further afield on both Islam and philosophy. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at Melbourne School of Theology and is also an Adjunct Faculty at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. To listen to more from Zoe and this series, please visit:https://www.janellmwood.com/search?q=zoe-- -- -- -- -- Links:https://www.janellmwood.com/the-podcast-upload/beauty-math-human-rights-clues-that-point-to-a-creator-with-andy-bannister?rq=zoehttps://www.amazon.com/about-Jesus-without-Looking-Idiot-ebook/dp/B0BJMR545C?ref_=ast_author_dphttps://www.andybannister.net/https://www.solas-cpc.org/
During the month of July, we will be featuring some of our previous episodes. This Episode with Justin Brierley and Guest Co-Host, Caleb, originally aired on September 30, 2020. In this conversation, Janell and her son Caleb sat with Justin Brierley. Janell, Caleb, and Justin discuss Justin's work and faith journey, and why, after 15 years of interviewing some of the world’s most brilliant skeptics, he still clings to Jesus Christ. Since this episode, Justin has returned several times as a special guest on this program. ABOUT JUSTIN:Justin is a freelance writer, speaker, and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. He is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology, and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video, and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics.
Justin has worked in radio, podcast, and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? Radio show and podcast as well as the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles. Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017. His latest book, 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' (Tyndale) was published in Sep 2023. Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. He has also recently launched The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief in God podcast documentary series. Justin is married to Lucy, a church minister in Surrey, and they have 4 amazing children. -- -- -- -- -- LINKS:Original Episode Page: https://www.janellmwood.com/the-podcast-upload/2020/9/29/why-are-you-still-a-christian-with-justin-brierley?rq=justin%20brierley To hear more FSR conversations with Justin Brierley, please visit: https://www.janellmwood.com/search?q=justin%20brierley To find out more about Justin's current projects including his latest book and podcast, please visit: justinbrierley.com
This is the sixth episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today's special guest, Robby Lashua, is a speaker with Stand to Reason. Robby is here to discuss Lizzy's questions about the Bible and how to approach it. Lizzy was unable to make it to this recording. She's a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is not sure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
About Robby Lashua:Robby Lashua is the newest Apologist at Stand to Reason. Formerly, Robby was the Pastor of Apologetics at Desert Springs Community Church in Goodyear, AZ, an Associate Professor at Mission Bible Institute, and host of Christ, Culture & Coffee, a weekly apologetics podcast. Having earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona Christian University, a Master’s of Divinity from Phoenix Seminary, and a Master’s Degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, Robby has a passion for equipping the church with good reasons to believe in classical Christianity. Most importantly, Robby has been married to his wonderful wife, Kelly, for over 13 years. Together they are raising four amazing kids to love and serve Jesus.
Links:Stand For ReasonLiving by the Book by Howard HendricksAbortion: Big Questions and This Cultural Moment with Robby LashuaWho Can Separate Us From God's Love? with Robby LashuaREPLAY: Who Can Separate Us From God's Love? with Robby LashuaFSR YouTube PageFSR Patron
This is the fifth episode in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Today we're talking with Jennifer DeFrates. Jennifer shares about her own faith journey, about the topic of suffering and God's will, Jennifer DeFrates is a former high school teacher turned homeschool mom and Christian blogger at Heavennotharvard.com and theMamapologist.com. Jennifer is a CIA graduate (the Cross-Examined Instructors Academy) and volunteers with Mama Bear Apologetics. She has a passion for discipleship through apologetics. Her action figure would come with coffee and a stack of books. She also describes herself as the reluctant ringleader of a small menagerie in rural Alabama. About Jennifer DeFrates:Jennifer DeFrates is a former high school teacher turned homeschool mom and Christian blogger at Heavennotharvard.com and theMamapologist.com. Jennifer is a CIA graduate (the Cross-Examined Instructors Academy) and volunteers with Mama Bear Apologetics. She has a passion for discipleship through apologetics. Her action figure would come with coffee and a stack of books. She is also the reluctant ringleader of a small menagerie in rural Alabama. -- -- -- -- --
Links:Jennifer's WebsiteMama Bear ApologeticsStand to ReasonCross Examined Instructors' Academy Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Diler-RoseThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomCompared to Who? by Heather Creek Moore Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner WallacePerson of Interest by J. Warner WallaceTactics by Greg KouklStreet Smarts by Greg KouklHonest Prayers for Mama BearsFSR YouTube PageFSR Patron
Happy Wednesday! This is the fourth in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. Today we're talking with special guest, Tim Stratton, founder of Free Thinking Ministries. Tim is here to discuss Lizzy's questions about free will, and God choosing people. He shares about why these types of conversations are important to him personally. He also shares about his passion for Molinism. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is unsure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years. We hope you enjoy this week's episode! About Tim:Timothy A. Stratton was in youth ministry for fifteen years. He started as an intern in Santa Cruz, California, then went on to work for Youth For Christ, Navigators, and eventually worked as a youth pastor for nearly ten years in the Evangelical Free Church in Kearney, Nebraska. He saw first-hand how the lies of “new atheists” were impacting the young impressionable minds of his students. This led Tim to devote his life to answering “tough” questions about God and Christianity. As a result, Tim founded FreeThinking Ministries in 2015.
Tim pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Kearney (B.A. 1997) and after working in full-time ministry for several years went on to attain his graduate degree from Biola University (M.A. 2014). More recently, Tim earned his Doctorate in Systematic Theology from North-West University (Ph.D. 2020). His doctoral work primarily focuses on demonstrating God’s middle knowledge and mankind’s libertarian freedom (“Mere Molinism”), and how this view has apologetic significance.
Along with FTM, Tim is a professor of Theology at Trinity Theological Seminary and College of the Bible. He has spoken to numerous audiences around the country and loves to engage in one-on-one conversations with anyone doubting or wrestling with the truth of Christianity. He spends much of his time recording podcasts and writing articles on his website. He also enjoys interacting with our culture via several social media outlets. Tim is passionate about answering questions regarding God, the Bible, and Christianity.
Links:https://freethinkingministries.com/tim-stratton/Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, & Mere MolinismFaith Examined on AmazonFSR YouTube PageFSR Patron
Happy Wednesday! Today Bob Luhn is joining us on the podcast. This is the third in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. In this episode, special guest, Pastor Bob Luhn, shares about God's love and answers some of Lizzy's questions about trust and why He believes God even when life is difficult. He opens up about suffering and the devastating loss of his beloved grandson last year. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is unsure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
We hope you enjoy this week's episode! About Bob LuhnRobert Luhn is an ordained minister and pastored for many years at the Church of the Nazarene in Othello, Washington. -- -- -- -- -- Links:Is God's Love for Real? And if so, Why does He Love Me?Doubt, Desires, Imperfect People and Love? with A.J. SwobodaFSR YouTube PageFSR Patron
This is the second in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. In this episode, special guest, A.J. Swoboda, shares his newest book, and we cover topics including questions about identity, love, desire, doubt, and criticism from within the Church. Lizzy is a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is unsure about having experienced His love.
We hope you enjoy today's episode!
About A.J. Swoboda:A.J. Swoboda (Ph.D., Birmingham) is an associate professor of Bible and Theology at Bushnell University and lead mentor for the Doctor of Ministry Program on Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Friends University. He is the author of many books, including The Gift of Thorns (Zondervan), After Doubt (Brazos), and the award-winning Subversive Sabbath (Brazos). He hosts the “Slow Theology” podcast (w/ Dr. Nijay Gupta) and writes the widely read “Low-Level Theologian” Substack. A.J. lives and works on an urban farm with his wife and son in Eugene, Oregon. -- -- -- -- -- Links:FSR YouTube Page"How to Question Faith Without Losing It" with A.J SwobodaThe Gift of ThornsRichard Dawkins VideoFSR Patron
This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to a young woman named Lizzy. This first episode was recorded last winter. Lizzy is currently a college student from Chelan, Washington. Lizzy grew up in a loving Christian home but has a lot of questions about God, identity, and purpose. She is a very curious person and is someone who often takes things literally. She admits she struggles with anxiety and wonders why God pursues her when it's hard for her to trust Him. She says she's sensed Him trying to get her attention but is not sure about having experienced His love. Lizzy and Janell have known each other for seven years.
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Happy Wednesday!
This is the twelfth and final episode in a series dedicated to special co-host and Janell's niece, Noelle. Instead of the usual interview format, Janell shares some of the highlights from recording 10 episodes with Noelle, talks about the Patreon episode Noelle and Janell recorded at the end of April together, and shares an open letter to Noelle, talking about regrets, love, Jesus, and sharing Him with others. Stay tuned for next week's episode when the next co-host for FSR will be officially introduced.
We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
About Janell Wood:Janell has been a Christian for most of her life but has a deep passion for those struggling with faith. She's been through her wondering, wandering, hurting, and doubting seasons. With a Masters-level education in Counseling Psychology, a passion for apologetics, a background in advocacy for women in crisis, and communication skills gained from 20 years of "'til death do us part," Janell has found just one who has the answers. His name is Jesus. True Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity, and Love belong to Him. And she loves to share and talk about what’s REAL with others, whether it's one-on-one with young women on her podcast, or when speaking for a Christian audience or those outside the Church. -- -- -- -- --
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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Noelle's First episode
Noelle & Drew
Noelle & Xandra
Noelle & Doug
Noelle & J, Warner Wallace
Noelle & Jeannine Hanger
Noelle & Abdu Murray
Noelle & Lindsey Medenwaldt
Finding Something Real Speaking Page
Happy Wednesday! Today Lindsey Medenwaldt is joining the podcast!
This is the eleventh episode in a series dedicated to special co-host, Noelle. In this episode, host Janell Wood and guest Lindsey Medenwaldt discuss how to bridge the divide between Christians and non-Christians and have meaningful conversations. They explore the importance of building relationships, being good listeners, and sharing the gospel with love and respect. Lindsey shares insights from her book, 'Bridge Building Apologetics,' and emphasizes the need for Christians to be prepared to give a defense for their faith. They also address the question of why Christians make it their job to tell others about Jesus and the importance of knowing God through Scripture and prayer. Lindsey explains why prayer is a foundational aspect of bridge building apologetics. Prayer helps calm the mind, recall information, and seek guidance in conversations. She emphasizes the importance of active prayer life and being in constant conversation with God. Towards the end of the episode, Janell introduces the next co-host (hi Lizzy!) who will be joining the podcast for conversations soon.
We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
About Lindsey Medenwaldt
Lindsey Medenwaldt is the Director of Ministry Operations at Mama Bear Apologetics, and she’s our resident worldview and world religion specialist. She has a master’s degree in apologetics and ethics from Denver Seminary, as well as a master’s in public administration and a law degree. She wrote Bridge-Building Apologetics, which will be released in May 2024 (Harvest House). She’s an editor and author for the Christian Research Journal, an editor for Women in Apologetics, and a member of the Pelican Project. She has also contributed to various writing projects, including a chapter about the Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Popular Handbook of World Religions (Harvest House 2021). Lindsey and her husband, Jay (who is also an apologist), have been married for 16 years. They live with their daughters in Iowa. In her spare time, Lindsey loves watching British reality television, especially The Great British Baking Show, and she’s an avid reader (Jay and Lindsey have an at-home library of more than 2,500 books!).
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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Noelle's First episode
Noelle & Drew
Noelle & Xandra
Noelle & Doug
Noelle & J, Warner Wallace
Noelle & Jeannine Hanger
Noelle & Abdu Murray
Why Christianity? with Lindsey Medenwaldt
REPLAY: Why Christianity? with Lindsey Medenwaldt
Do Christians and LDS Believe The Same Thing?
REPLAY: Do Christians and LDS Believe The Same Thing?
Is the Enneagram Scientific Progress or Regress? Jay Medenwaldt
Mama Bear Apologetics
Happy Wednesday! Today Abdu is joining Janell and Noelle.
This is the tenth episode in a series dedicated to special co-host, Noelle. Abdu Murray joins Noelle, Janell, and special guest, Signe, for a conversation about his journey from being a proud Muslim to becoming a Christian. Abdu talks about the importance of love and treating people with dignity and kindness. He shares the challenges he's faced within his family and community due to his decision to embrace Christianity. Abdu emphasizes the need to separate a person from their ideas and see each person as intrinsically valuable even when disagreements occur. He shares about the fulfillment he found in Jesus and how becoming a Christian was not something he initially desired but a decision he made out of intellectual honesty. He talks about the purpose of the Christian faith not being about achieving happiness, but instead finding fulfillment, joy, and knowledge of God.
We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
About Abdu Murray
Abdu Murray offers the credibility of the gospel message as a speaker and writer with Embrace the Truth. He has authored several books including Saving Truth, Grand Central Question, Apocalypse Later, and the forthcoming More than a White Man’s Religion. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim until a nine-year historical, philosophical, theological, and scientific investigation pointed him to the Christian faith. Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe. Abdu holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan area with his wife and their three children.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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Noelle's First episode
Noelle & Drew
Noelle & Xandra
Noelle & Doug
Noelle & J, Warner Wallace
Noelle & Jeannine Hanger
Embrace The Truth
Abdu Murray - YouTube
”Was Jesus Raised from the Dead?” - Abdu Murray and John Loftus Debate
Grand Central Question - Abdu Murray
Saving Truth - Abdu Murray
More Than a White Man’s Religion - Abdu Mu
Questions Christianity Answers with Abdu Murray
REPLAY: Questions Christianity Answers with Abdu Murray
What Happens When You Embrace the Truth about Jesus Christ? with Abdu Murray
Christianity: Is it helpful? Is it good? with Abdu Murray
Today, Jeannine joins Noelle and Janell!
It's a conversation with Dr. Jeannine Hanger, Noelle, and Janell, discussing the trustworthiness and relevance of the Bible. Noelle shares her questions about the Bible and its translation throughout history. Jeannine shares her personal faith journey and her passion for the New Testament. Jeannine discusses students' doubt and skepticism over the Bible and the things she sometimes shares with them. She explains why she lives by the Bible's authority and how it can be relevant to people today. Towards the end of the conversation, there is a discussion about authenticity in the Bible- in passages of scripture that weren't part of the oldest manuscripts, and in the historical facts of Jesus' life and death. Jeannine shares about the compelling story of Mary of Bethany and why the tangible things mentioned in scripture are so meaningful to her.
We hope you enjoy today's episode!
About Jeannine
Jeannine Hanger has been involved with Biola University since 2000. She earned a Master of Arts (2004) and Master of Theology (2009) at Talbot in New Testament Studies and has taught undergraduates in an adjunct role since 2009. She recently completed her doctoral studies (2021) at the University of Aberdeen, also in the New Testament. Her research interests revolve around the Gospels. More specifically she has enjoyed exploring literary approaches to texts seen alongside their ancient world contexts. She has a heart for students to know God through the Word with every aspect of their beings: heart, soul, mind, and strength. As the wife of a pastor, Jeannine has also been deeply invested in the local church. Most recently, she and her husband have enjoyed launching Coastline Covenant Church alongside dear friends in ministry. They live with their three teenage children in the South Bay.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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Noelle's First episode
Noelle & Drew
Noelle & Xandra
Noelle & Doug
Noelle & J, Warner Wallace
biola.edu
Today, Dr. John Marriott joins Noelle and Janell! Together they discuss reasons why people leave Christian faith, why John is still a Christian, and how he began studying deconversion & faith deconstruction. They explore the difference between having reasons vs. absolute certainty when it comes to faith. They talk about the theme of happiness and the search for deep satisfaction. John explains the concept of flourishing by aligning oneself with God's design and conforming to the nature of reality. The discussion also touches on the pursuit of pleasure, power, and wealth as inadequate sources of lasting happiness. Noelle shares more about why she's not a Christian and John shares some helpful insight for those who have a loved one who has left the Christian faith. We hope you enjoy today's episode! About Dr. John
John is a faculty affiliate of The Human Flourishing Programat Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Science. He is the former Research and Program Coordinator for the Biola University Center for Christian Thought and teaches part-time in the Department of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology. A former pastor, he holds a Ph.D. degree from The Cook School of Intercultural Studies. His dissertation focused on deconversion from Christianity to atheism.
He is the author of five books on deconversion, A Recipe For Disaster: How the Church Contributes to the Deconversion Crisis (Wipf & Stock, 2018), The Anatomy of Deconversion: Keys to a Lifelong Faith in a Culture Abandoning Christianity (ACUP, 2021), Going... Going... Gone..! Why Believers Lose Their Faith and What Can be Done to Guard Against it (Renaissance Publishers, 2020), Before You Go: Uncovering Hidden Factors in Faith Loss (Leafwood Publishers, 2022), and Set Adrift: Deconstructing What You Believe Without Sinking Your Faith (Zondervan, 2023). John is also a contributor to an updated edition of the forthcoming book Apologetics for a New Generation (Harvest House 2025). His sixth book, The Good Book? Restoring Your Faith in the Bible by Questioning Everything You Assume About it, (Tyndale) is due for release soon.
John is the Director of Cultural Engagement with the Renaissance Forum which focuses on connecting calling to culture for societal wellbeing. He enjoys speaking at churches and conferences on topics related to biblical studies, philosophy of religion, deconversion, and the relationship between the Church and culture.
Dr. Marriott is also the International Student Services Coordinator at Whittier Christian High School, in Whittier California.
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Noelle's First episode
Noelle & Drew
Noelle & Xandra
Noelle & Doug
Noelle & J, Warner Wallace
Dr. John Marriott
Set Adrift - Sean Mcdowell & John Marriott
Happy Wednesday! We hope you are doing well!
Today w are airing part two of our conversation with Detective J. Warner Wallace. Jim responds to Noelle’s objection that she doesn’t have to believe in Jesus. In this conversation they discuss reasons why people believe or reject truth claims. and how someone can come to the conclusion that Christianity is the right choice? They talk about how life experiences can impact belief. Jim explains how we cannot deny our fallen human nature.
Noelle and Jim discuss the exclusive truth claims of Christianity. Jim shares about why it’s important to get identity right with God. He shares about different Bible translations and what they were written for- encouraging Noelle to read the primary source material. Jim also shares some reasons people don’t come to Christ and the way pride vs humility interacts with the offensive nature of the gospel message.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
About J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University), Gateway Seminary, and Southern Evangelical Seminary, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Gateway Seminary.
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FSR May 2023 with J. Warner Wallace
FSR April 2024 with J Warner Wallace (YouTube)
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Cold Case Christianity (website)
Cold Case Christianity (book)
The Truth in True Crime (book)
Happy Wednesday! We hope you are doing well!
Today, we welcome back Detective J. Warner Wallace! Jim shares about coming to faith in Jesus Christ and explains how he began asking the question, “Is the Bible accurate in the way it portrays Jesus?” He shares about his search on the topic and the conclusion of his search. He discusses the difference between objective and subjective truths and the implications of what it means if Christianity is true.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
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About J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University), Gateway Seminary, and Southern Evangelical Seminary, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Gateway Seminary.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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FSR May 2023 with J. Warner Wallace
Cold Case Christianity (website)
Cold Case Christianity (book)
The Truth in True Crime (book)
Hello Everyone Today on the podcast we welcome back Douglas Groothuis!
Today’s discussion covers a few of Noelle’s questions was about spiritual practices and why some of them might be concerning for Christians. Doug shares about his own personal faith journey, why he's not an atheist or agnostic. He also talks about reasons followers of Jesus should avoid spiritual practices outside of Christianity. He responds to some of Noelle’s questions and objections.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
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About Douglas
Dr. Douglas Groothuis has fire in his bones for the Christian message and many irons in the fire to explain, defend, and apply it. He has been explaining the world to the church and explaining the church to the world for nearly fifty years through his teaching, preaching, writing, mentoring, and general witness. His passion is to take to the streets the truth and significance of the Christian worldview for all of life. To that end, he publishes both academic and popular works, preaches in churches, gives public lectures, engages in debates, and has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and podcasts since 1983. He is known as a knowledgeable, sharp, forceful, but gentle communicator of the Christian message.
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FSR October 2023 with Douglas
Douglas’ Website
Hello Everyone Today on the podcast we welcome back Xandra!
In this episode, Noelle, Janell, and Xandra Grieme discuss the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God. They also explore why some people resist believing in God and the personal obstacles to belief. The conversation touches on the impact of negative experiences with Christians and the Christian belief in sin and redemption. The conversation explores the concepts of sin, brokenness, and the need for forgiveness. It emphasizes the understanding that sin is not only external actions but also an inherent part of human nature. The importance of accepting imperfection and avoiding judgment is highlighted, along with the idea that Christians should not expect non-Christians to live by Christian standards. The decision to follow Jesus is discussed, emphasizing the personal transformation and the discovery of one's true identity. The conversation concludes with the idea that authenticity is found in Jesus and that experiencing restoration, eternity, authenticity, and love compels believers to share their faith.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
About Xandra
Xandra Grieme received a BS from Colorado State University and later studied at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Xandra continued her studies at Victoria University of Wellington where she completed a master’s degree in Conservation Biology. Her scientific research includes work in parasitology, flow cytometry, and ecological restoration. Xandra is passionate about educating youth on our role as stewards of the natural world.
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FSR November 2022 with Xandra
FSR March 2024 with Xandra
Museum of Created Beauty
Who Moved the Stone?
A Good & True Story by Paul Gould
Hello Everyone Today on the podcast we welcome back Xandra!
Janell sits down with Noelle and Xandra. Xandra shares her personal faith journey and how she reconciles her love for science with her belief in God. They discuss the integration of science and faith, the beauty of nature as evidence of a creator, and the problem of suffering. They discuss the imperfections of the Church throughout history and the need to understand Jesus' message before rejecting Christianity.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
About Xandra
Xandra Grieme received a BS from Colorado State University and later studied at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Xandra continued her studies at Victoria University of Wellington where she completed a master’s degree in Conservation Biology. Her scientific research includes work in parasitology, flow cytometry, and ecological restoration. Xandra is passionate about educating youth on our role as stewards of the natural world.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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FSR November 2022 with Xandra
Museum of Created Beauty
Who Moved the Stone?
A Good & True Story by Paul Gould
Hello Everyone Today on the podcast we welcome back Drew Berryessa!
In this episode, Noelle and Drew discuss the challenges of being a Christian and accepting the LGBTQ community. Noelle shares her concerns about Christians who claim to be about love but then hate the LGBTQ community. Drew shares his personal story of struggling with his sexuality and how he found transformation through following Jesus. They discuss the concept of change versus cure and the importance of surrendering to Jesus. Noelle questions the compelling nature of the gospel and why someone would choose to deny themselves for a belief in an invisible God.
In this conversation, Drew Berryessa shares his personal journey of surrendering his life to God and finding compelling reasons to follow Jesus. He emphasizes the importance of encountering Christians who demonstrate the love and character of God. Drew also highlights the power of love and acceptance in drawing people to God, and the need for Christians to prioritize relationship over winning arguments. He discusses the biblical perspective on sexuality, emphasizing the importance of understanding God's intention for sexuality and the consequences of sin. Finally, Drew reflects on the significance of restoration and authenticity in his faith journey.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
About Drew
In 1996, Drew surrendered his sexuality to the Lordship of Christ, leaving behind a homosexual relationship. Drew chose to trust Christ with his future, believing that the Word of God was trustworthy and that Christ would be faithful to give him a life worth living outside of a homosexual identity or relationship. This surrender began a process of transformation and healing confronting the issues of same-sex attraction and overall relational dysfunction in his life.
Drew began full-time ministry to the sexually and relationally broken in 2004, joining the staff of Portland Fellowship, a para-church discipleship ministry in Portland, OR. Drew spent ten years in ministry there, ending his time as the Assistant Director to found A Living Letter Ministries in 2015.
Drew’s life and testimony stand in stark contrast to the current cultural narrative about sexual identity, demonstrating instead what Christ can do for a sexually broken life submitted to His Lordship. With the current shifts in ideology regarding sexuality, identity, gender, and God’s transformative power, Drew's ministry, experience, and insight stand as a redemptive voice of truth to the body of Christ.
Drew is a graduate of Multnomah Bible College, holding a Bachelor's Degree in Ministry and Leadership. In addition to being the Founder and Director of A Living Letter Ministries, Drew serves as a Teaching and Counseling Pastor at Living Waters Church in Medford, OR. Drew released his first book, Are We There Yet? in 2018, adding author to his list of accomplishments.
Of all the roles and titles he carries, his most prized titles are that of husband and father. Drew and his wife Suzanne have been married since 2004 and together they have the joy of raising their three daughters.
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Links:
FSR March 2021 with Drew
FSR June 2021 with Drew
FSR April 2022 with Drew & Cynthia
A Living Letter
Isaiah 61
Proverbs 27:7
”One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.”
Hello Everyone Welcome to Season 7 of the Finding Something REAL Podcast!
In this episode, Janelle interviews her niece Noelle about her background, family dynamics, and her journey with faith. Noelle shares her experiences growing up in Snohomish, Washington, and the impact of her relationships with her biological father and stepfather.
She discusses her early involvement in church and her understanding of Christianity as a child. As she grew older, Noelle began to question her beliefs and develop her own worldview, emphasizing the importance of love, acceptance, and social justice. She also shares her current perspective on Jesus and her faith. Noelle expresses doubts about the existence of God and her ability to believe in Him. She discusses her interest in astrology and tarot cards and how it may conflict with Christianity. Noelle also shares her concerns about the Bible's accuracy and the disingenuousness she has experienced in the Christian church. She emphasizes the importance of love and kindness in her life and expresses a desire for security and hope.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
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About Noelle
This is the first episode in a series for a young woman named Noelle. Noelle is a Biology major at Western Washington University. She loves art, being in the outdoors, and values love and kindness. Noelle identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community. She went to church as a kid, although that's not part of her life anymore. She has struggled with anxiety. Noelle had a lot to say about her feelings and objections towards Christianity at this point in her life. She is looking forward to sharing her opinions on the podcast, as well as learning from the perspective of Christian guests.
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Please enjoy our last replay episode from Season 6! We begin Season 7 next week!
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Welcome to Wednesday! This week, we welcome back Zach Verrett! Zach shares his personal story of dealing with homosexuality. They talk about whether or not God cares about who we love, whether acts of homosexuality are sins, and the relationship between sacrifice and homosexuality. They also talk about the value of celibacy and how the Gospel is an invitation before life change happens.
About Zach
Zach currently serves at The Austin Stone Community Church in their Connections Ministry and is involved with his church’s engagement on the topic of sexuality. Previously, he spent five years touring with Unaltered Ministries.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Frank Turek
Austin Stone Church
Unaltered Ministries
FSR June 2021 with Zach
Preston Sprinkle
Francis Chan
Rethinking Sexual Intimacy - Julie Slattery
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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Hello! Happy Wednesday! Today, we are delighted to share an interview with apologist Tim Barnett. Time shares a bit about his faith journey and tells how a question about his faith pushed him to better understand the Christian faith and why he believes. He shares about the ministry he does in partnership with Stand to Reason and how Red Pen Logic with Mr. B got started.
Tim shares some advice for those who have doubts about Jesus or Christianity, why he thinks Christianity is the best explanation for reality, and how our feelings do not determine verity. He also talks about whether there is evidence for the stories in the Bible and why he continues the work he does despite the backlash. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Tim Barnett
Tim Barnett has worked as a speaker for Stand to Reason since 2015. He is a dynamic speaker who provides a perfect blend of expertise and humor in each talk. Using easy-to-follow and visually engaging presentations, Tim trains Christians to think clearly about what they believe and why they believe it. Tim has worked as a professional teacher since 2008, employed in both the private and public sector. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from York University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Tim serves as an adjunct Bible and Science teacher at Innova Academy, a classical Christian school, and serves on the pastoral staff at Cedarview Community Church.
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FSR: Ljuca’s Intro
FSR: Ljuca and J. Warner Wallace
FSR: Ljuca and Dr. Keith Oglesby
FSR: Greg Koukl - Oct 2021
FSR: Jon Noyes - March 2023
FSR: Robbie Lashua - April 2023
Stand to Reason
Reality Apologetics Student Conference
Norm Geisler
Sean McDowell
Frank Turek
Francis Shaeffer
Miracles - Craig Keener
The Case for Miracles - Lee Strobel
There is a God? - Anthony Flew
A Fortunate Universe - Geraint F. Lewis
Is Atheism Dead? - Eric Metaxas
1 Corinthians 15
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
Happy Wednesday!
Note: This episode speaks about mental health struggles and suicide
Happy Wednesday All! Today, we welcome back Jon Noyes. He speaks about the current lack of talk about mental health and suicide in churches, why he thinks churches shy away from the topic, and why they desperately need to speak about mental health.
Jon also shares some statistics about suicide and the prevalence of hopelessness in our culture. Later, Jon reminds us that there is hope in Christ. He shares the Gospel, Biblical accounts where people in the Bible continued through trials, the meaning of life, and what can be helpful to those who are considering suicide.
We hope you are edified by this episode.
About Jonathan
Jonathan has worked as a speaker with Stand to Reason since 2019. A former atheist, Jonathan used to think belief in God was unwarranted and irresponsible. Then, after examining the evidence for Christianity he was faced with the fact that Jesus is who He says He is and the Christian worldview tells the true story of reality. Since then Jon has been passionate about engaging the culture with honest, well thought-out reasons why people should trust the Christian worldview. Jon has developed a series of passionate talks to do just that.
In 2013 Jonathan earned a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, graduating with honors. Jon brings a unique perspective to his audiences and the Stand to Reason team, having more than ten years' experience in the legal field and serving more than five as a pastor in his local church. Jon also serves on the board of directors for Life Without Limbs and at Beacon Hill Classical Academy, where he teaches discipleship.
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Suicide prevention hotline: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text “Home” to 741741
FSR November 2023 - Nora’s Intro
FSR November 2023 with Jon
FSR June 2023 with Abdu
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STR.org
Jon Noyes + STR
To The Point LIVE with Jon Noyes: Suicide
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Foxe’ Book of Martyrs - John Foxe
Reality Student Conference
Summit Ministries
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13 Reasons Why
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Augustine
John Stonestreet
Bonhoeffer
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Exodus 20:3
“You shall not murder.”
Psalm 103:12
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
Romans 3:23
”for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
Romans 8:38-39
”For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
2 Corinthians 4:17
”For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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Happy Wednesday!
This week, we are releasing an episode with Rachel and today’s guest— Alexis Zanias. Lexi shares about her faith journey, her love for educating students, and her love of questions and research. She talks about embracing the unknown, the importance of truth, and understanding definitions. Lexi shares five things that defined Christians in ancient Rome, and Rachel and her chat about the Bible and its authority. They also discuss deciphering what may be the voice of God and what may just be our own voice.
We hope you enjoy!
About Alexis
Alexis Zanias grew up near Allentown PA. She attended Grove City College, where she received a degree in Biology/Secondary Education. Lexi has her Masters in Environmental Science Education from Montreat College in NC. For the past 14 years, she has been a secondary high school science and Bible/apologetics teacher in Asheville NC. Before that she taught in Fort Lauderdale, FL and worked at Black Forest Academy, a boarding school for missionary kids in Germany.
When she has a break from teaching during the school year, Lexi loves to fill up her summers. She worked with Summit Ministries for 9 summers at Student Conferences in TN, CA, PA and GA. Lexi currently works in the summers for MAVEN as a field guide on their Immersive Experiences. She loves spending time with Jesus, good discussions, Ultimate Frisbee, Lady Grey Tea, deep laughter and digging into good books.
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FSR October 2023 - Rachel’s Intro
FSR October 2023 - with Paul Copan
FSR October 2023- with Douglas Groothuis
Maventruth.org
Rosaria Butterfield
Jesus Revolution Movie
Midnight Mass - Netflix miniseries
Romans 5:8
”…But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 10:9
”…If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Ephesians 2:10
”For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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Hello Everyone!
Today on the podcast, we welcome returning guest Justin Brierley! Justin shares a bit of an update on Unbelievable? and how he is diving into culture apologetics after leaving the show.
They chat a bit about his new book, how the new atheism movement is impacting culture, and the limitations of science as a worldview. They chat about Jordan Peterson, the “Fathiest Atheist,” and the growth of religion around the world. Justin discusses why who chooses Christianity over something else and how Christianity has influenced the world. They also discuss Christian celebrities, cancel culture, and fighting idol worship.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
About Justin
Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics.
Justin has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles. Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017.
Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. His next book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' (Tyndale) will be published in Sep 2023.
Justin is married to Lucy, a church minister in Surrey, and they have 4 amazing children - Noah, Grace, Jeremy and Toby. When he isn't working in a professional capacity, you'll find Justin involved in youth work and worship leading at church.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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FSR September 2023 - Alice’s Intro
FSR June 2022 with Justin
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JustinBrierley.com
Unbelievable? Show
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God - Justin Brierley
Justin Brierley's "Unbelievable" book
Unbelievable? Jordan Peterson vs. Susan Blackmore
Unbelievable? Tim Keller Q&A on cancer, prayer, and forgiveness
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Jordan Peterson
Phillip Yancey
The Faithiest Atheist
MAVEN
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Sean McDowell's Interview with Justin Brierley
Tim Keller's podcast
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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Hello Friends!
Today on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we have a wonderful conversation with Signe and our guest Claudia Kalmikov! After getting checking in with Signe, we het to hear Claudia speak about her faith journey. She speaks about why trust is her favorite topic to discuss, why the truths found in the Bible transcend culture, and the message of the Old Testament and New Testament. They also chat about misinterpreting the Bible, putting our focus on Jesus, why meaning is more important than happiness, the problem with moral relativism, and much more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
About Claudia
Claudia is a Christian apologist, national speaker, and blogger with a Master of Arts degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. She is on the speaking team for the Talbot Seminary Biola On-The-Road Apologetics conferences, teaches Apologetics at her church, and leads the ladies Bible study. Claudia has been a repeat guest on the KKLA radio show in Los Angeles, Real Life With Gina
Pastore and David James. Her blog posts have been published multiple times in The Poached Egg online apologetics magazine, and she is a contributing writer for Women In Apologetics, and an Op-Ed contributor for the Christian Post online magazine. She blogs at Straight Talk With Claudia K. After raising two now adult sons, her focus now is to make an impact in the world for Christ.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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FSR August 2023 - Signe’s Intro
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Abdu
FSR June 2023 with Lindsey Ponder
FSR June 2022 with Abdu
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Straight Talk with Claudia K
The Christian Post: Two Ways that Relativism Falls Flat
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Francis Shaeffer
Article about Christopher Reeve speaking on stem cell research
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Bible Verse:
1 Peter 1:24-25 (NKJV)
All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
But the word of the Lord endures forever.
Acts 4:12
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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This week on the podcast, we are delighted to welcome J. Warner Wallace. Jim shares his story of coming from a contentedly non-christian worldview and not feeling like Christianity was relevant to him to believing in Jesus. He explains how marriage and becoming a father started turned his head towards the need for a solidified worldview. They talk about Jim’s work as a detective and how his experience thinking things through in an evidence based way led him to belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They talk about how the agnostic worldview can work for a time, but can eventually fall through, the six atheistic explanations for the resurrection and how the explanations do not work, how suffering fits into the Christian life, and more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
About J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and Southern Evangelical Seminary, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Gateway Seminary.
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FSR: Ljuca’s Intro
Cold Case Christianity (website)
Cross Examined Instructor's Academy
Cold Case Christianity - J. Warner Wallace
Forensic Faith book - J. Warner Wallace
God's Crime Scene - J. Warner Wallace
Person of Interest- J. Warner Wallace
Person of Interest - talk given by J. Warner Wallace
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Damar Hamlin (Buffalo Bills) collapse
Dateline Episodes featuring J. Warner Wallace
Jim Wallace speaking to students at Kings Academy
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FSR s2e15 with Lu and Allen Crostic - Part 1 and Part 2
FSR s4e5 with Lu and Allen Crostic
FSRs4e9 with Lu and Stéphanie Rousselle
Tim Keller
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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Another Wednesday, another episode! We are excited to bring you a new episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast! In today's episode, Gaia shares some of her current feelings about faith and how her Journey is going so far. We are also excited to introduce Lindsey Ponder. Lindsey talks about her personal faith journey and a bit about The Bible Project. Then the group has a discussion about the Bible and seek to answer questions such as; Why should we read the Bible? How can we trust the Old and New Testaments? They also chat about authoritative vs submission issues, sin, and more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
About Lindsey
Lindsey Ponder is a teacher and author passionate about understanding the Bible in its original context so that we can glean its wisdom for our own. A producer at BibleProject, Lindsey helps manage the organization’s internationally acclaimed podcast. Lindsey is part of the family at Kessid Church, where she serves as a member of the teaching team and as a worship leader. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Lindsey is currently in pursuit of a Masters of Divinity at Western Seminary. When she’s not studying or teaching, Lindsey enjoys hiking with her beloved dog and hearing someone’s story over (copious amounts of) coffee.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Gaia and Zach
FSR March 2021 with Brenna Blain
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The Bible Project | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok
Bible Project Paradigm Series: Who Wrote the Bible?
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Kessid Church (Vancouver WA)
Moody Bible Institute
Western Seminary
Hello everyone! In January and February we will be replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2023 as we prepare to launch season 7 in March! We hope you enjoy!
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“Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine- oh what a foretaste of glory divine. Rich conversation about evidence for the resurrection, the problem with missing the mark or going against the way God designed human beings to be- fascinating- challenging new ideas- even the answer he gave to our signature final question- just had me thinking afterwards... ” ~Janell
Happy Wednesday!
Today on the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell sits down with Robby Lashua, one the speakers with Stand to Reason. Janell and Robby talk a little about STR and the definition of Apologetics, then Robby shares about his pursuit of truth within his own faith journey, his desire to understand how and why people believe what they believe, and more. They have a great conversation about evidence for the resurrection, the character of Jesus, and more!
Quite a bit of this episode deals with the topics of sin and evil. Robby defines sin and discusses moral law, the definition, of evil, and the freedom we have to make choices. They also talk about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Robby
Robby is an apologist with Stand to Reason. Formerly, Robby was the Pastor of Apologetics at Desert Springs Community Church in Goodyear, AZ, an Associate Professor at Mission Bible Institute, and host of Christ, Culture & Coffee, a weekly apologetics podcast. Having earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona Christian University, a Master’s of Divinity from Phoenix Seminary, and a Master’s Degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, Robby has a passion for equipping the church with good reasons to believe in classical Christianity. Most importantly, Robby has been married to his wonderful wife, Kelly, for over 13 years. Together they are raising four amazing kids to love and serve Jesus.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR: Frank Turek
Robby Lashua's podcast
Stand to Reason
Discovering the REAL Jesus Bible - Rebecca Pippert
Crazy Love book by Francis Chan
Tom Gilson
Michael Licona
St. Augustine
Hey Everyone!
We are pleased to welcome Rick Allan to the podcast! Rick shares how he went from being an agnostic to being a Christian as an adult. He talks about his three year journey towards God, the moral dilemma that caused him to think about his faith, and the point where he surrendered to God. Rick then shares about his passion for ministry and reaching out to those who are similar journeys as his. He defines apologetics and shares a few resources for those who are skeptical about Christ.
We hope you enjoy!
About Rick
Rick Allan is a former atheist turned Christian. After undergoing his own faith journey, he is committed to presenting the information that helped him to others.
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FSR: Josh White (August 2020)
FSR: Josh White (April 2021)
FSR: Josh White (December 2022)
FSR: March 2021 with Lucrezia
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Rick Allan’s Website
Deep Faith Questions Resource
Cross Examined Instructor’s Academy
MAVENtruth.org
Life Action Group
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The Lazy Approach to Evangelism - Eric Hernandez
Tactics by Greg Koukl
Person of Interest - J Warner Wallace
Cold Case Christianity - J Warner Wallace
Letters to a Skeptic - Dr. Gregory A. Boyd
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Lee Strobel
Frank Turek
CS Lewis
Alister McGrath
Justin Brierley
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Six Reason Young Christians Leave Church - Barna Group
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1 Peter 3:15
"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect"
Hey Everyone!
Today, we welcome Kelsey O’Connor to the podcast. Kelsey shares her faith journey and a bit about her viral commencement video. She shares what it was like for her to choose to trust God when things didn’t go as planned and shares a bit about why she chose to stay with Jesus. Kelsey comments on how her faith affected her relationships with her peers, how we see people differently because of Christ, and more!
We hope you enjoy!
About Kelsey
Kelsey is a motivational speaker, former D1 student-athlete, and recent social work graduate from North Carolina State University. Kelsey shares her story in hopes of inspiring others to see themselves, and each other, beyond their labels. Because her message focuses on life beyond labels: Kelsey prefers to be described as a positive, accepting, and kind human being!
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FSR August 2023 - Signe’s Intro
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Abdu
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Claudia
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Frank
FSR: Josh White (August 2020)
FSR: Josh White (April 2021)
FSR: Josh White (December 2022)
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Kelsey on tiktok
Kelsey's O'Connor's Commencement Talk
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Tim Keller
Issac Newton
Karl Barth
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Romans 1:16
”For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”
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John 14:6
”Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
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John 17:3
”Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
Hey Everyone!
Today, we welcome back Abdu Murray and our previous co-host Signe. Signe shares a bit about the cultural differences between Denmark (where she grew up) and the United Stsates. Abdu shares his own faith journey and his personal experience wrestling with the idea of coming to Jesus. He talks about why we cannot trust ourselves, changing cultures, Christian pragmatism, Christian worship, and more.
We hope you enjoy!
About Abdu
Abdu Murray offers the credibility of the gospel message as a speaker and writer with Embrace the Truth. He has authored several books including Saving Truth, Grand Central Question, Apocalypse Later, and the forthcoming More than a White Man’s Religion. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim until a nine-year historical, philosophical, theological, and scientific investigation pointed him to the Christian faith.
Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe.
Abdu holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan area with his wife and their three children.
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embracethetruth.org
Abdu on Instagram
Abdu on YouTube
A Christian Responce to a Viral Deconversion Post - Natasha Crain
Mark Twain
Iman Ali
Happy Wednesday!
Today on the podcast, we welcome back Robby Lashua. Robby chats about his work as an apologist with Stand to Reason, how he responds to current cultural criticism, and why he talks about sensitive topics like abortion.
Robby shares arguments for the pro-choice movements and talks about why he is pro-life. He shares why he chooses to defend the pro-life position through science and philosophy and shares a bit about ethical dilemmas that come up in conversations about abortion. They chat about why the cultural position on abortion has shifted so much, why the end-goal of this life isn’t happiness, how Christians can stand up for the Christian pro-life position, and so much more.
Enjoy!
About Robby
Robby Lashua is the newest Apologist at Stand to Reason. Formerly, Robby was the Pastor of Apologetics at Desert Springs Community Church in Goodyear, AZ, an Associate Professor at Mission Bible Institute, and host of Christ, Culture & Coffee, a weekly apologetics podcast. Having earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona Christian University, a Master’s of Divinity from Phoenix Seminary, and a Master’s Degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, Robby has a passion for equipping the church with good reasons to believe in classical Christianity. Most importantly, Robby has been married to his wonderful wife, Kelly, for over 13 years. Together they are raising four amazing kids to love and serve Jesus.
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FSR August 2023 - Signe’s Intro
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Abdu
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Claudia
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Frank
FSR April 2023 with Robby
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Stand to Reason
Biola
The Reality Conference
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Alyssa Milano
October Baby
Surrendering the Secret
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Proverbs 15:1
”A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger”
1 Corinthians 13:6
”Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”
John 10:10
”The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Happy Wednesday!
Today on the podcast, we welcome Michael McClymond. He shares about his faith journey as well as his new book. He talks a bit about why the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes played a part in his search for meaning. Then, he chats about Universalism— what it is, why it is a personal topic for him, and the theological consequences of embracing it.
They also chat a bit about Richard Rohr (one of those who made the Enneagram popular) and his theology, self-oriented spirituality, mental health & social media, and a not-often discussed part of the Gospel message.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Michael
Michael McClymond is professor of modern Christianity at Saint Louis University and author of The Devil’s Redemption: A New History and Interpretation of Christian Universalism, which was chosen as a winner in The Gospel Coalition’s 2018 book awards. He earned his MDiv from Yale University and PhD in Theology from University of Chicago. He had held teaching or research appointments at Wheaton college, The University of California- San Diego, Emory, Yale, and the Universities of Birmingham in the UK and Berlin in Germany. He has written or edited a dozen volumes that treat Christian theology, North American religion, world Christianity, Comparative religions and Biblical Studies.
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FSR November 2023 - Nora’s Intro
FSR November 2023 with Jon
FSR November 2023 with Dr. Ioana
FSR November 2023 with Dr. Amy
FSR October 2023 - Rachel’s Intro
FSR October 2023 with Paul
FSR October 2023 with Doug
FSR October 2023 with Alexis
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Michael McClymond on Academia.edu
The Devil’s Redemption - Michael McClymond
Martyrs, Monks, & Mystics - Michael McClymond
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Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy - Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
The Stranger - Albert Camus
Strange Rites -Tara Burton
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Ian Barclay
Jonathan Edwards
Francis of Assisi
John Wesley
Thomas Aquinas
CS Lewis
JRR Tolkien
Frank Turek
Karl Barth
Rob Bell
Mother Teresa
Billy Graham
Origen
Carl Marx
Today, Janell hops on the podcast to share her heart. She shares the story of how Finding Something REAL came to be and her experience going from blogger to podcaster.
Lastly, she shares an invitation to you, the listener. She shares reasons why you may consider becoming a Finding Something REAL Co-Host. In the show notes below, you can find more information.
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FSR November 2023 - Nora’s Intro
FSR October 2023 - Rachel’s Intro
FSR September 2023 - Alice’s Intro
FSR August 2023 -S Signe’s Intro
FSR May 2023 - Ljuca’s Intro
FSR April 2023 - Gaia’s Intro
FSR March 2023 -Grayce’s Intro
Happy Wednesday and Happy (Early) Thanksgiving!
Today, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing! Dr. Amy shares a her faith journey and a bit about her works as an apologist. She also shares about her new book, Mary’s Voice, and why she started researching Mary. She and Janell discuss the significance of Mary in the Christmas story and the significance of women in the Christmas story.
They also discuss a few of Nora’s questions about suffering and how different worldviews view suffering and speak about the Bible as truth and the inspired word of God.
We hope you enjoy!
About Dr. Amy
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions of our day with meaningful answers found in the Christian Faith. She is the author of multiple books including ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’ and bestselling, ‘Why Trust the Bible?’ Over the last twenty years, Amy has given talks and answered questions on university campuses around the world. She has also addressed Parliamentarians in the Speakers Rooms and Chapel at the UK Parliament and staffers on Capitol Hill, and at the West Wing of The White House. She regularly responds to invitations to speak in banks, businesses, and consultancy firms as well as churches and conferences. Amy is interested in the intersection of questions of meaning and faith with the marketplace, education and policymaking. Amy holds a doctorate in Theology from the University of Oxford. She enjoys broadcasting in the media and giving public lectures. Amy is also the co-founder of REBOOT, an innovative youth initiative aimed at helping teenagers think deeply about faith, which now runs in countries all over the world. Amy lives in Oxford with her husband ‘Frog’. They have three boys, JJ, Zach and Benji.
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FSR November 2023 - Nora’s Intro
FSR November 2023 with Jon
FSR November 2023 with Dr. Ioana
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Dr. Amy’s website
Dr. Amy’s YouTube
Dr. Amy’s Instagram
Mary's Voice - Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing
Where is God in All the Suffering? - Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing
Why Trust the Bible? - Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing
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YWAM
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Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart
Romans 8
It’s Wednesday!
Today on the podcast, we welcome Dr. Ioana Popa to address Nora’s question about how mental health disorders fit inside the Christian worldview. Dr. Ioana shares about growing up in Romania, her experience considering herself atheist, and how she was still skeptical after the resurgence of Christianity after the fall of communism. She shares how her prayers as a curious nonbeliever were answered by God.
Dr. Ioana shares about Christ, sin, and epigenetics (what is pass on via genetics and generations). She also discusses the importance of taking the stigma out of mental health issues, how our bodies and our souls are intricately designed to work together, and the biopsychosocial approach to our mental health. Dr. Ioana shares about how we can hold onto truth, letting the gray things pass, and how we should view our identity. There is also talk about how our thoughts and feelings are intertwined, how and why contemplation and mindfulness can keep us from overthinking, how our different experiences do not define us, and so much more.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Disclaimer from Dr. Ioana:
All information provided in this conversation is strictly for educational purposes and does not represent medical advice, nor form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is, and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your medical provider or providers before about any information you hear in this show/episode.
About Dr. Ioana
As a Christian Spiritual Formation Life Coach & Trainer, Dr. Ioana coaches Professional Christian Women to regenerate on-the-go, move from burnout to joy, from grief to hope and to grow psychologically & spiritually in Christ, so that they can use and multiplying all their God given gifts to impact the world for the glory of God, and she does that through online courses, one to one coaching and her unique community program for Christian Women.
She is trained as a physician-psychiatrist, therapist, educator, nationally board certified life coach, spiritual care provider and theologian, and brings a unique, holistic and integrated perspective of science, psychology, spiritual care and Christian Faith. Her parish is St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cambridge MA.
On a personal note, Dr. Ioana loves to spend time with her husband and their 4 children, family and friends, and to read, garden, pray, exercise and practice contemplation.You can find her on Youtube, website and FB - search for Team For The Soul, Dr Ioana Popa
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FSR November 2023 - Nora’s Intro
FSR November 2023 with Jon
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Team For The Soul
Dr. Ioana Popa's Youtube
Biopsychosocial model
The Genius Zone - Gay Hendricks
Tony Robbins
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Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
2 Cirinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:2-3
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Happy Wednesday!
Note: This episode speaks about mental health struggles and suicide
Happy Wednesday All! Today, we welcome back Jon Noyes. He speaks about the current lack of talk about mental health and suicide in churches, why he thinks churches shy away from the topic, and why they desperately need to speak about mental health.
Jon also shares some statistics about suicide and the prevalence of hopelessness in our culture. Later, Jon reminds us that there is hope in Christ. He shares the Gospel, Biblical accounts where people in the Bible continued through trials, the meaning of life, and what can be helpful to those who are considering suicide.
We hope you are edified by this episode.
About Jonathan
Jonathan has worked as a speaker with Stand to Reason since 2019. A former atheist, Jonathan used to think belief in God was unwarranted and irresponsible. Then, after examining the evidence for Christianity he was faced with the fact that Jesus is who He says He is and the Christian worldview tells the true story of reality. Since then Jon has been passionate about engaging the culture with honest, well thought-out reasons why people should trust the Christian worldview. Jon has developed a series of passionate talks to do just that.
In 2013 Jonathan earned a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, graduating with honors. Jon brings a unique perspective to his audiences and the Stand to Reason team, having more than ten years' experience in the legal field and serving more than five as a pastor in his local church. Jon also serves on the board of directors for Life Without Limbs and at Beacon Hill Classical Academy, where he teaches discipleship.
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Suicide prevention hotline: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text “Home” to 741741
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FSR November 2023 - Nora’s Intro
FSR November 2023 with Jon
FSR June 2023 with Abdu
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STR.org
Jon Noyes + STR
To The Point LIVE with Jon Noyes: Suicide
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Foxe’s Book of Martyrs - John Foxe
Reality Student Conference
Summit Ministries
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13 Reasons Why
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Augustine
John Stonestreet
Bonhoeffer
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Exodus 20:3
“You shall not murder.”
Psalm 103:12
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
Romans 3:23
”for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
Romans 8:38-39
”For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
2 Corinthians 4:17
”For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
Hello! Happy Wednesday!
Today, we are delighted to introduce Nora from Sweden. Nora shares about her upbringing in Sweden, her love for creative outlets, and what she experienced growing up. Nora shares her faith journey, her experience coming to Christ in a secularized country, and talks a bit about her experiences with hopelessness and anxiety. She also shares about a few of her faith questions including:
- Why does God allow suffering? How does it fit into his plan?
- How can a God who accepts everyone and forgives sin send some people to hell?
- If our end goal is heaven, what’s the purpose of life?
We hope this episode is thought provoking and edifying.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! If you are interested in supporting the Finding Something REAL fundraising campaign, you can head to the webpage and click on the orange donate button.
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Finding Something REAL on Instagram
FSR: Dec 2020 Christmas episode
FSR: Aug 2020 with Esther Littlefield
FSR: April 2023 with Zach Verrett
Where is God in all the Suffering? - Amy Orr-Ewing
The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom
Tim Keller sermon on grace (2011)
Happy Wednesday!
This week, we are releasing an episode with Rachel and today’s guest— Alexis Zanias. Alexis shares about her faith journey, her love for educating students, and her love of questions and research. She talks about embracing the unknown, the importance of truth, and the importance of definitions. They chat about the five things that defined Christians in ancient Rome, the importance of biblical authority, and common criticisms against Biblical authority. They also chat about deciphering what may be the voice of God wand what may be our own voice.
We hope you enjoy!
About Alexis
Alexis Zanias grew up near Allentown PA. She attended Grove City College, where she received a degree in Biology/Secondary Education. Lexi has her Masters in Environmental Science Education from Montreat College in NC. For the past 14 years, she has been a secondary high school science and Bible/apologetics teacher in Asheville NC. Before that she taught in Fort Lauderdale, FL and worked at Black Forest Academy, a boarding school for missionary kids in Germany.
When she has a break from teaching during the school year, Lexi loves to fill up her summers. She worked with Summit Ministries for 9 summers at Student Conferences in TN, CA, PA and GA. Lexi currently works in the summers for MAVEN as a field guide on their Immersive Experiences. She loves spending time with Jesus, good discussions, Ultimate Frisbee, Lady Grey Tea, deep laughter and digging into good books.
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- FSR October 2023 - Rachel’s Intro
- FSR October 2023 - with Paul Copan
- Maventruth.org
- Rosaria Butterfield
- Jesus Revolution Movie
- Midnight Mass - Netflix miniseries
Romans 5:8
”…But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 10:9
”…If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Ephesians 2:10
”For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Happy Wednesday! We have a jam packed episode for you today!
We are pleased to welcome Douglas Groothuis! Doug shares about his faith journey and how he became interested in philosophy and Christian apologetics. He also shares about his personal experiences with suffering and how it fits with the Christian worldview.
He and Janell then start chatting about the New Age. They define and discuss divination, the reality of spiritual things, and the deception of the devil. He also defines New Age and speaks about Richard Rohr’s New Age worldview. They also talk about personal spiritual experiences and testing spiritual experiences. Lastly, they chat about the person of Jesus Christ, the importance of a historical belief in Jesus, and more!
We hope you enjoy!
About Douglas
Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary since 1993, author of 19 books, Dr. Douglas Groothuis has fire in his bones for the Christian message and many irons in the fire to explain, defend, and apply it. He has been explaining the world to the church and explaining the church to the world for nearly fifty years through his teaching, preaching, writing, mentoring, and general witness. His passion is to take to the streets the truth and significance of the Christian worldview for all of life. To that end, he publishes both academic and popular works, preaches in churches, gives public lectures, engages in debates, and has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and podcasts since 1983. He is known as a knowledgeable, sharp, forceful, but gentle communicator of the Christian message.
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FSR October 2023 - Rachel’s Intro
FSR October 2023 - with Paul Copan
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- Douglas’s Website
- Truth Tribe with Douglas Groothuis
- Randal Rauser & Doug Groothuis - Is Progressive Christianity a false Gospel?
- Douglas’ critique of Richard Rohr's book, "The Universal Christ"
- Christian Apologetics - Doug Groothuis
- World Religions in 7 Sentences - Douglas Groothuis
- Unmasking the New Age - Douglas Groothuis
- Confronting the New Age - Douglas Groothuis
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- Exorcisms: The World's Leading Psychiatric Authority Speaks Out - Sean McDowell Podcast
- The Christian Podcaster - The Official Christian Podcaster’s Association podcast
- I have decided to follow Jesus - Elevation Worship-
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- Walking with God through Pain & Suffering - Tim Keller
- Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh & Sean McDowell
- Encyclopedia of Biblical Difficulties - Gleason Archer
- Kingdom of the Cults - Walter Martin
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- Sharon Beekman
- Here's Why Christians Should Avoid the Teachings of Richard Rohr
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- Psalm 39
- Psalm 88
- Matthew 7:13 -14
- Matthew 28
- John 1:1-18
- John 8:31 - 32
- John 14:6
- Romans 8
- 2 Corinthians 11:13 - 14
- 1 Peter 3:15
- 1 John 1
- 1 John 4
Happy Wednesday!
Today, Paul Copan joins us for the podcast! Paul shares about his faith journey, what he does for a living, and how became the go-to voice for questions about the Old Testament. In this episode, Janel and Paul discuss the different components of progressive Christianity and they seek to answer Rachel’s questions about God’s character. They talk about the importance of reading scripture in context, how to know which passages to take literally and which passages to question, the moral vision of the Bible, diversity among Christian followers, and more!
Paul also talks about why he is concerned about the teachings of Richard Rohr and similar thinkers. He upfront about Rohr’s incorrect beliefs about Jesus, his embracing of pantheism, and the abandonment of many core tenants of the Christian faith. Paul also speaks about the deity of Jesus, and loving others when we don’t agree with their beliefs of lifestyles.
We hope you are edified by today’s episode!
About Paul
Paul Copan (Ph.D., Philosophy, Marquette University) is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author. He is currently a professor at the Palm Beach Atlantic University (Florida) and holds the endowed Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics.
He is author or editor of over 40 books, including works such as Is God a Moral Monster?, Is God a Vindictive Bully?, The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, The Naturalness of Theistic Belief, Creation out of Nothing, Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues, A Little Book for New Philosophers, and The Kalām Cosmological Argument (a two-volume anthology). He has also contributed essays to over 50 books, both scholarly and popular, and he has authored a number of articles in professional journals.
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Paul’s Website
Is God a Moral Monster? - Paul Copan
Did God Really Command Genocide? - Paul Copan
Is God A Vindictive Bully? - Paul Copan
Paul Copan & Randall Rouser on Unbelievable?
Progressive Christianity on the Road - Paul Copan
A Heretic’s Christ, A False Salvation - Douglas Groothuis
What is a Woman? - DailyWire Documentary
Francis Beckwith
Greg Boyd
Roger Olson
Frank Turek
Miroslav Volf
Randall Rouser
John Calvin
Greg Beale
Rachel Held Evans
John Mark Comer
Craig Blomberg
Richard Rohr
Happy Wednesday!
Today we welcome Rachel from Washington on the podcast. Rachel shares about her background of being raised in Bellingham and experiencing both a Christian home with her dad and stepmom and an agnostic home with her mother. She shares why she decided not to call herself a Christian while in college and how she embraced a more liberal leaning lifestyle. Rachel chats about her experiences in the New Age, how people-pleasing played a huge rule in her life, and her personal experiences with paganism.
Rachel shares her struggles with certain Christian doctrines such as the deity of Jesus and her beliefs about forgiveness. They also chat about what Rachel hopes to get out of the conversations this month.
We hope you enjoy!
Rachel’s Questions:
- Was Jesus the Son of God or has He been like created into an allegory by time?
- Are forgiveness, self-forgiveness, and repentance important?
- Are New Age beliefs all bad? Is there anything Christians can keep from those practices?
- Do all roads/religions ultimately lead to Jesus?
- How can Christians be present in social change and justice issues? How can Christians believe what the Bible says while loving those in the LGBTQ+ community?
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FSR November 2021 with Janel Davis
Gloria Hotel in Jerusalem
Happy Wednesday!
Today on the podcast, we welcome back Alycia Wood! Alycia shares about her faith journey and the various doubts she experienced as a young woman. She explains why she stepped out of atheism and how she eventually came to know Christ. She also chats about historical facts about Jesus, how Christianity explains the world we live in, and more. Alycia and Janell also chat about why there’s so much suffering in the world, the hope for Christians, finding our identity in Christ, and so much more. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Alycia
As a child growing up in the church, Alycia always had questions. She wanted to dig deeper into the Christian faith beyond the Sunday morning sermon. That fueled an independent search which led to her digging into the larger questions of life. While studying for a degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology at Robert Wesleyan College, Alycia discovered Apologetics. It changed the course of her life. Her quest for a deeper understanding of her Christianity had a name.
She went on to get her Master’s in Social Justice from Marygrove College to further her passion for serving those in need in the developing world. This led to various volunteering opportunities at orphanages, prisons, and shelters for the homeless in various countries including Haiti, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. A few years after her travels were completed, she was able to spend a year studying Apologetics in England.
Alycia spent many years as a teacher’s aide and substitute teacher for multiple grade levels. Following, she has spent over nine years doing full-time apologetics ministry where she travels and speaks on various topics relevant to our culture. She is currently with the C. S. Lewis Society in Tampa.
In her spare time, she is an avid sports fan, musician and grower of all things edible in her garden.
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FSR September 2023 - Alice’s Intro
FSR September 2023 with Justin
FSR September 2023 with Eric
FSR June 2021 with Alycia
FSR August 2022 - Leonie’s Intro
FSR August 2022 with Frank Turek
Alycia Wood on Facebook and Twitter
Apologetics, Inc.
J Warner Wallace
Tim Keller
Brennan Manning
Today on the podcast, we welcome Eric Hernandez. Eric is an apologist and speaker. He shares how he explains what apologetics is, how he became a Christian, and how he became passionate about sharing the Christian faith. Eric and Janell chat about the link between philosophy and apologetics, lazy evangelism, and the garden analogy. They also chat about the two things that make Christianity true.
We hope you enjoy!
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!
To learn more about Faithful Counseling and if it is a good fit for you, you can click here!
FSR September 2023 - Alice’s Intro
FSR September 2023 with Justin
FSR June 2022 with Justin
Eric Hernandez' - website
Eric Hernandez - YouTube
TexasApologetics.Org
The Lazy Approach to Evangelism - Eric Hernandez
Bobby Conway
William Lane Craig
JP Moreland
Greg Koukl
Natasha Crain
About Eric
Eric Hernandez is a dynamic evangelist and apologist with a heart for proclaiming the gospel and defending the faith on theological and philosophical grounds. He is a licensed minister, a certified formation therapist, and is the Apologetics Lead and Millennial Specialist for The Baptist General Convention of Texas. He has spoken and debated on a public level at university college campuses where he adamantly defends the Christian faith against atheist, agnostic, and deistic professors of different worldviews. He holds an associate degree in social science, a bachelor’s degree in theology, and a certificate in apologetics from Biola University.
Hello Everyone!
Today on the podcast, we welcome returning guest Justin Brierley! Justin shares a bit of an update on Unbelievable? and how he is diving into culture apologetics after leaving the show.
They chat a bit about his new book, how the new atheism movement is impacting culture, and the limitations of science as a worldview. They talk about Jordan Peterson, the “Fathiest Atheist,” and the growth of religion around the world. Justin discusses why who chooses Christianity over something else and how Christianity has influenced the world. They also discuss Christian celebrities, cancel culture, and fighting idol worship.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
About Justin Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics.
Justin has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles. Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017.
Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. His next book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' (Tyndale) will be published in Sep 2023.
Justin is married to Lucy, a church minister in Surrey, and they have 4 amazing children - Noah, Grace, Jeremy and Toby. When he isn't working in a professional capacity, you'll find Justin involved in youth work and worship leading at church.
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FSR September 2023 - Alice’s Intro FSR June 2022 with Justin
JustinBrierley.com Unbelievable? Show The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God - Justin Brierley Justin Brierley's "Unbelievable" book Unbelievable? Jordan Peterson vs. Susan Blackmore Unbelievable? Tim Keller Q&A on cancer, prayer, and forgiveness
Jordan Peterson Phillip Yancey The Faithiest Atheist MAVEN
Sean McDowell's Interview with Justin Brierley Tim Keller's podcast
Hello Everyone! Happy Wednesday!
Today we are excited to share with you the first episode of September! Alice from Sweden, our September co-host, joins Janell to discuss the cultural differences between Sweden and the US, why she does not identify as religious, and her surprise about the amount of religion in American culture. She also chats about why she doesn’t necessarily believe in God and why she chose to be our September Co-Host. They also chat about a few of Alice’s questions such as:
Why does God allow things to be messed up?
What’s the difference between someone who lives their life believing in God and someone who doesn’t?
How does believing in God impact what someone believes about themselves? Where does mental health fit into the Christian life?
We hope you will join us for Alice’s journey on the podcast!
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Another Wednesday, another episode!
Today on the podcast, Janell and Signe welcome back Frank Turek, co-author of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. Frank shares a bit about how he came to become a Christian, the importance of sharing the truth no matter what, and moral standards. They also chat about why hedonism is unsatisfying and what happens when you follow your desires without restraint. Discussions about the definition of faith and surrender also make their way into the episode. We hope you enjoy!
About FrankDr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books: Hollywood Heroes How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools, and secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and Michael Shermer, Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine.
Frank hosts an hour-long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist which is broadcast Wednesday nights on DirecTV Channel 378 (NRBTV). His radio program and podcast called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist with Frank Turek airs on 182 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern and is available continuously on the free CrossExamined App.
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FSR August 2023 - Signe’s Intro
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Abdu
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Claudia
FSR August 2022 with Frank Turek
Cross Examined.org
Cross Examined Instructor's Academy
Cross Examined - YouTube
Frank Turek's debate with Christopher Hitchens
Correct Not Politically Correct - Frank Turek
Hollywood Heroes book by Frank Turek & Zach Turek
Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
More than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell
Tim Keller Sermons podcast by Gospel in Life
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Geisler & Turek
John Mark Comer
Saint Augustine
Hello Friends!
Today on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we have a wonderful conversation with Signe and our guest Claudia Kalmikov! After getting checking in with Signe, we het to hear Claudia speak about her faith journey. She speaks about why trust is her favorite topic to discuss, why the truths found in the Bible transcend culture, and the message of the Old Testament and New Testament. They also chat about misinterpreting the Bible, putting our focus on Jesus, why meaning is more important than happiness, the problem with moral relativism, and much more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
About Claudia
Claudia is a Christian apologist, national speaker, and blogger with a Master of Arts degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. She is on the speaking team for the Talbot Seminary Biola On-The-Road Apologetics conferences, teaches Apologetics at her church, and leads the ladies Bible study. Claudia has been a repeat guest on the KKLA radio show in Los Angeles, Real Life With GinaPastore and David James. Her blog posts have been published multiple times in The Poached Egg online apologetics magazine, and she is a contributing writer for Women In Apologetics, and an Op-Ed contributor for the Christian Post online magazine. She blogs at Straight Talk With Claudia K. After raising two now adult sons, her focus now is to make an impact in the world for Christ.
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FSR August 2023 - Signe’s Intro
FSR August 2023 - Signe & Abdu
FSR June 2023 with Lindsey Ponder
FSR June 2022 with Abdu
Straight Talk with Claudia K
The Christian Post: Two Ways that Relativism Falls Flat
Francis Shaeffer
Article about Christopher Reeve speaking on stem cell research
Bible Verse:
1 Peter 1:24-25 (NKJV)
All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
But the word of the Lord endures forever.
Acts 4:12
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Hello Friends!
Today on the podcast, we welcome back Abdu Murray. Abdu shares about the credibility of the gospel message. He Janell and Signe chat about Christianity as the only true way to God and what to do if you’re afraid of believing a lie Abdu shares about his ministry and his journey from Islam to Christianity and how that changed his life. He chats about his evidential reasons for following Christ and more. The group also dives into questions such as — Why are we here? How did we get here? What should we think about heaven and hell?
We hope you enjoy!
About AbduAbdu Murray offers the credibility of the gospel message as a speaker and writer with Embrace the Truth. He has authored several books including Saving Truth, Grand Central Question, Apocalypse Later, and the forthcoming More than a White Man’s Religion. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim until a nine-year historical, philosophical, theological, and scientific investigation pointed him to the Christian faith.
Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe.
Abdu holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan area with his wife and their three children.
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FSR August 2021 - Signe’s Intro
FSR June 2022 with Abdu
Embrace The Truth
Grand Central Question - Abdu Murray
Saving Truth - Abdu Murray
More Than a White Man’s Religion - Abdu Murray
Hidden In Plain View - Lydia McGrew
Luke 8:1-3
”Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.”
Luke 24:1-12
“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.”
Happy Wednesday!
Today, we are excited to bring you an episode with Signe, Janell’s Danish exchange daughter! Signe shares about her decision to do an exchange year in the U. S., differences between Danish and American cultures, her previous religious experiences and more.
Signe shares her experiences encountering the Christian faith and being uncomfortable at a youth group discussion of abortion. She expresses her uncertainty about the Christian beliefs about sex as well. Janell and Signe talk about Max Lucado’s book He Chose The Nails and Signe shares some of her thoughts on it. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Dragons Among Us - Ted Dekker
John 10:10 (ESV)
”The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
John 17:3 (ESV)
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
Happy Wednesday! (And sorry this is published SO late!)
This is a special podcast episode that recaps the mission of Finding Something REAL. Janell talks about themes of rejection, shame, guilt, beauty, truth, goodness, and the importance of truly seeing people.
We hope you enjoy!
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FSR: Josh White (August 2020)
FSR: Josh White (April 2021)
FSR: Josh White (December 2022)
FSR: Allen Crostic (Nov 22)
FSR: Allen Crostic (March 2021)
FSR :Allen Crostic (Feb 2021)
FSR April 2020 with Allen Crostic (April 2020)
Lucrezia’s Episodes (March 2021)
Intro
with Terrian
with Drew
with Stephanie
with Brenna
FSR: Justin Brierley (April 2021)
FSR: Stephanie Rousselle (March 2021)
FSR: Gernot Zeillinger (June 2022)
FSR: Lindsey Medenwaldt (March 2022)
FSR: Kristin Desgrosselier (Dec 2019)
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
Cross Examined Instructor's Academy
EF High School Exchange Year
MAVEN
Calvary Chapel Osuna Campus
Jonathan's Sermon
Hello all! I hope you’re having a great summer so far!
Today on the podcast, we welcome Katie Westenberg. As well as sharing about her faith journey, Katie chats about distractions as well—how they affect us and what we can do to combat them. She talks about the weight of comparison and the fear of missing out, the power of Biblical remembrance, and spiritual disciplines. They also talk about the anxiety about the choice to live a less distracted life and what we can learn from Jesus’ example
We hope you enjoy the episode!
About Katie
Katie is the author of But Then She Remembered and I Choose Brave, and contributes to Club 31 Women, the Huffington Post, The Gospel Coalition, and Mothers of Daughters. Katie is passionate about speaking truth and encouraging women to keep their eyes fixed on Jesus. Katie and her husband live with their four children in Washington State.
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Katie’s Website
I Choose Brave book
And Then She Remembered
Atomic Habits - James Clear
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer
Warning: Discussion of sensitive topics related to mental health
Happy Wednesday! Today on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we’re sharing a conversation between Janell and today’s guest Amber Cullum!
Amber shares about growing up in a culturally Christian home in Kentucky, her rebellious phase, and how her faith was impacted by a missions trip to India. She also shares about her podcast ministry, how it’s impacted her faith, and how she doesn’t shy away from difficult topics. Amber shares about her experience with depression and the practical things that have helped her cope (including medication, exercise, and the Bible).
We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Amber
Amber Cullum is the host behind the Grace Enough podcast. She is a wife to Sam, a mother of 3, a physical therapist, a Kentucky native living in Raleigh, and a lover of connecting with people and learning the stories of God’s grace in their lives.
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Dagmar’s previous FSR episodes
Jillian’s website
The Gift of the Unexpected - Jillian Benfield
Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis
Tim Keller
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Happy Wednesday, friends! We hope you are having a wonderful Summer!
Today on the podcast, Dagmar joins Janell as we welcome Jillian Benfield. Jillian shares her faith journey and about how the events of her life encouraged her to write a book about embracing the unexpected. She shares about the grief and emotions she experienced when she found out that she was expecting a son with disabilities and how she experienced peace and God’s presence at the time of his birth.
The group also talks about how the Psalms relate to our relationship with God, how God brings life in our circumstances, and why resurrection is a theme of this life, not just the life to come. We hope you enjoy!
About Jillian
Jillian is a former journalist and news anchor. She holds a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Georgia. As a freelance writer, her essays about living an unexpected life have appeared on sites such asTODAY,Good Morning America,Yahoo! News, andABC News. Jillian regularly advocates for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in her writings, in her community, and as a part of the National Down Syndrome Congress’s NationalDown Syndrome Advocacy Coalition. Jillian and her husband, Andy, and their three children make their home on Florida’s Space Coast.
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Dagmar’s previous FSR episodes
Jillian’s website
The Gift of the Unexpected - Jillian Benfield
Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis
Tim Keller
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Finding Something REAL Podcast!
Today, Janell and Sevanna have a conversation with Tricia Goyer! Tricia shares some of her story of being a teen mom, her experience praying for her future husband, and how God has played a part in that. They also talk about the proper place of physical intimacy in relationships, what to do if you feel like God is leading you out of a relationship, and more!
We hope you enjoy this podcast!
About Tricia
Tricia Goyer writes out of her passion for God and her love for family and others. The author of more than 70 books, she writes both historical fiction and nonfiction related to family and parenting.
This USA-Today Best-selling Author has also won a two Carol Awards and a Retailer’s Best Award. She was also an ECPA Gold-Medallion Nominee and a Christy Award Nominee and won Writer of the Year from the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference.
Tricia’s contemporary and historical novels feature strong women overcoming great challenges. She recreates historic wartime eras with precise detail through comprehensive research and is a beloved author of Amish fiction, as well, having written the Big Sky and Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series.
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FSR Nov 2021 with Sevanna
FSR Nov 2021 with Sevanna and Jason
FSR Nov 2021 with Sevanna and Janel
FSR Nov 2021 with Sevanna (bonus episode)
FSR Dec 2020 with Tricia Goyer
Tricia Goyer
Robin Jones Gunn
Before You Meet Your Future Husband - Goyer
Praying For Your Future Husband - Goyer
Jannette Oke books
Psalm 139
Psalm 121
Zephaniah 3:17
Happy Wednesday! Thanks for joining us on the Finding Something REAL Podcast!
Today, Janell and Leonie have a conversation with Francine Rivers the author of Redeeming Love. Francine shares about her faith journey and how it is reflected in her writing. She talks not only about the story of Redeeming Love, but also about the Redeeming Love Foundation and the recently released Redeeming Love movie. They also discuss topics such as how Christians can still be imperfect, pushback Francine has received from the Redeeming Love movie, the Christian publishing market, and more. We hope you enjoy!
Please note that today’s episode does cover topics such as sex and sex trafficking.
About Francine
New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers had a successful writing career in the general market for several years becoming a born-again Christian; she then wrote Redeeming Love as her statement of faith. A retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea set during the time of the California Gold Rush, Redeeming Love is now considered by many to be a classic work of Christian fiction and it continues to be one of the industry’s top-selling titles year after year. Since Redeeming Love, Francine has published numerous bestselling novels with Christian themes—including The Masterpiece, Bridge to Haven, and A Voice in the Wind —and she has continued to win both industry acclaim and reader loyalty around the world. Her Christian novels have been awarded or nominated for numerous honors and in 1997, after winning her third RITA Award for Inspirational Fiction, Francine was inducted into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. In 2015, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Francine’s novels have been translated into over 30 different languages, and she enjoys bestseller status in many foreign countries. Francine and her husband live in Northern California and enjoy time spent with their grown children and grandchildren. She uses her writing to draw closer to the Lord, and she desires that through her work she might worship and praise Jesus for all He has done and is doing in her life.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Gaia and Zach
FSR s5e26 with Leonie
FSR August 2022 with Leonie and Frank Turek
Francine's website
Redeeming Love Foundation
Redeeming Love (Book)
Redeeming Love Movie
The Scarlett Thread (book)
The Atonement Child
Dan in Real Life (movie)
The Chosen series
Expository Preaching
Hosea (BibleGateway)
Welcome to Wednesday! Today on the podcast, Gaia chats about her podcasting journey. She mentions what has been most impactful for her and what her biggest takeaways are.
We also welcome Vaneetha Risner to the podcast! Vaneetha shares her story of having polio and the suffering it caused throughout her life. She talks honestly about struggling with the idea of faith and how she came to believe in Jesus. She also talks about how losing her son, Paul, caused her to angerly turn from God and her experience of returning to him. Vaneetha graciously shares this and so much more of her story in today’s episode. We hope you are encouraged.
About Vaneetha
Vaneetha Risner is passionate about helping people find hope in their suffering. All her books: the Bible Study, Desperate For Hope, her memoir, Walking Through Fire, and the devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me, encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie and Kristi. She writes regularly for Desiring God, and has been featured on Family LifeToday, Joni & Friends, and Christianity Today.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Gaia and Zach
FSR March 2021 with Brenna Blain
FSR August 2020 with Josh White
FSR: April 2021 with Josh White
FSR: December 2022 with Josh White
Vaneetha’s website
Desperate for Hope - Vaneetha Risner
Walking Through Fire - Vaneetha Risner
The Scars That Have Shaped Me - Vaneetha Risner
Desperate For Hope Podcast with Vaneetha Risner
Grace Enough Podcast with Amber Cullum
Joni Eareckson Tada
Priscilla Shirer
Believing God Bible Study - Beth Moore
When God Weeps - Joni Eareckson Tada
Hymn: Trust & Obey
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Another Wednesday, another episode! We are excited to bring you a new episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast! In today's episode, Gaia shares some of her current feelings about faith and how her Journey is going so far. We are also excited to introduce Lindsey Ponder. Lindsey talks about her personal faith journey and a bit about The Bible Project. Then the group has a discussion about the Bible and seek to answer questions such as; Why should we read the Bible? How can we trust the Old and New Testaments? They also chat about authoritative vs submission issues, sin, and more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
About LindseyLindsey Ponder is a teacher and author passionate about understanding the Bible in its original context so that we can glean its wisdom for our own. A producer at BibleProject, Lindsey helps manage the organization’s internationally acclaimed podcast. Lindsey is part of the family at Kessid Church, where she serves as a member of the teaching team and as a worship leader. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Lindsey is currently in pursuit of a Masters of Divinity at Western Seminary. When she’s not studying or teaching, Lindsey enjoys hiking with her beloved dog and hearing someone’s story over (copious amounts of) coffee.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Gaia and Zach
FSR March 2021 with Brenna Blain
The Bible Project | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok
Bible Project Paradigm Series: Who Wrote the Bible?
Kessid Church (Vancouver WA)
Moody Bible Institute
Western Seminary
Hello, Happy Wednesday! Today on the podcast, we welcome back both Dagmar and Dubois! After catching up with Dagmar, we get to hear about Dubois’ ministry in Namibia.
Janell, Dagmar, and Dubois talk about what the Bible says about who goes to heaven. They talk about the pluralistic views, what happens to someone who has never heard of Jesus or grew up in a culture where Christianity is unknown. They also talk about how creation is God’s general revelation and what that means for us. They talk about the Christian image of heaven and how it compares to the views from other religions, and how we wrestle with hard teachings from the Bible.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Gaia and Zach
FSR s5e35 Introducing Dagmar and her Faith Story
FSR s5e36 with Shea and Michelle
FSR s5e37 with Phoenix Hayes
FSR s5e38 with Dubois
FSR Dec 2022 with Josh White
Cross Examined Instructor's Academy
Alisa Childers conversation with Dr. Jeff Myers
Douglas Moo’s commentary on Romans
I Don't Have Enough Faith the Be an Atheist - Geisler & Turek
Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis
RC Sproul
Charles Spurgeon
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.John 3:5
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Acts 4:12
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
Acts 17:30
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Romans 1:18
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
Romans 2:14 &15
(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law.They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)
James 3:1
Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
Today on the Finding Something REAL Podcast, we are excited to share an interview with Dr. Joe Miller. Dr. Miller shares how he got involved in apologetics and teaching worldview at Grand Canyon University. They talk about the importance of apologetics and preparing kids for college, major questions answered by the Christian worldview, and some of the questions (or the lack of questions!) he encounters. They also talk about suffering—why does God allow it? Why doesn’t He intervene? Is there purpose in our suffering?
We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Dr. Miller
Dr. Joe Miller earned a B.A. in architectural engineering from Pennsylvania State University, an M.Div. from Oral Roberts University, a M.A.S.R. from Southern California Seminary, a D.Min. from Biola University, and a Th.M. and Ph.D. in ethics from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught in higher education for more than a decade and has worked in pastoral ministry for over 20 years. He has authored multiple books on leadership, church history, and biblical theology.
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FSR: Ljuca’s Intro
FSR: Ljuca and J. Warner Wallace
FSR: Ljuca and Dr. Keith Oglesby
FSR: Ljuca and Tim Barnett
FSR: Greg Koukl (October 2021)
FSR: Frank Turek (August 2022)
FSR: Josh White (August 2020)
FSR: Josh White (April 2021)
FSR: Josh White (December 2022)
MoreThanCake.org
Grand Canyon University
Stand to Reason
Ratio Christi
Cross Examined
Alisa Childers Podcast with Joe Miller (Aug 2021)
Alisa Childers Podcast with Joe Miller (Jan 2022)
Alisa Childers Podcast with Joe Miller (April 2023)
When God Weeps - Joni Earickson Tada
Bruce Almighty
Hello! Happy Wednesday! Today, we are delighted to share an interview with apologist Tim Barnett. Time shares a bit about his faith journey and tells how a question about his faith pushed him to better understand the Christian faith and why he believes. He shares about the ministry he does in partnership with Stand to Reason and how Red Pen Logic with Mr. B got started.
Tim shares some advice for those who have doubts about Jesus or Christianity, why he thinks Christianity is the best explanation for reality, and how our feelings do not determine verity. He also talks about whether there is evidence for the stories in the Bible and why he continues the work he does despite the backlash. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Tim BarnettTim Barnett has worked as a speaker for Stand to Reason since 2015. He is a dynamic speaker who provides a perfect blend of expertise and humor in each talk. Using easy-to-follow and visually engaging presentations, Tim trains Christians to think clearly about what they believe and why they believe it. Tim has worked as a professional teacher since 2008, employed in both the private and public sector. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from York University, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Tim serves as an adjunct Bible and Science teacher at Innova Academy, a classical Christian school, and serves on the pastoral staff at Cedarview Community Church.
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FSR: Ljuca’s Intro
FSR: Ljuca and J. Warner Wallace
FSR: Ljuca and Dr. Keith Oglesby
FSR: Greg Koukl - Oct 2021
FSR: Jon Noyes - March 2023
FSR: Robbie Lashua - April 2023
Stand to Reason
Reality Apologetics Student Conference
Norm Geisler
Sean McDowell
Frank Turek
Francis Shaeffer
Miracles - Craig Keener
The Case for Miracles - Lee Strobel
There is a God? - Anthony Flew
A Fortunate Universe - Geraint F. Lewis
Is Atheism Dead? - Eric Metaxas
1 Corinthians 15
Hello! Happy Wednesday! Today, we have a wonderful conversation for you! Dr. Keith Oglesby joins us again to talk Christian evangelism and why it’s important that our Christian faith is lived out and intentionally shared with others. Janell an Dr. Oglesby talk about how we can know what’s true, Dr. Oglesby’s passion for evangelism, sharing the gospel with gentleness and respect, and how we can be good stewards of the gifts given to us by God. We hope you enjoy this episode!
Hello! Happy Wednesday! Today, we have a wonderful conversation for you! Dr. Keith Oglesby joins us again to talk Christian evangelism and why it’s important that our Christian faith is lived out and intentionally shared with others. Janell an Dr. Oglesby talk about how we can know what’s true, Dr. Oglesby’s passion for evangelism, sharing the gospel with gentleness and respect, and how we can be good stewards of the gifts given to us by God. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Dr. Oglesby
Dr. Keith Oglesby is an Associate Professor and the Director of Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership (COAL) in the Department of Christian Leadership and Church Ministries at Liberty University. He's a speaker and author. His new book is called, "Live Your Purpose."
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FSR: Ljuca’s Intro
FSR: Ljuca and J. Warner Wallace
FSR: October 2020 with Dr Oglesby
Live Your Purpose book by Dr. Keith Oglesby
Liberty University
Nick Hall
Billy Graham
Franklin Graham
Luis Palau
GotQuestions.com
TrueLife.org
1 Peter 3:15
”But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;”
John 14:6
”Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Acts 4:12
”Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Romans 10:13
”For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
John 17:3
”And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
This week on the podcast, we are delighted to welcome J. Warner Wallace. Jim shares his story of coming from a contentedly non-christian worldview and not feeling like Christianity was relevant to him to believing in Jesus. He explains how marriage and becoming a father started turned his head towards the need for a solidified worldview. They talk about Jim’s work as a detective and how his experience thinking things through in an evidence based way led him to belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They talk about how the agnostic worldview can work for a time, but can eventually fall through, the six atheistic explanations for the resurrection and how the explanations do not work, how suffering fits into the Christian life, and more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
About J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and Southern Evangelical Seminary, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Gateway Seminary.
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FSR: Ljuca’s Intro
Cold Case Christianity (website)
Cross Examined Instructor's Academy
Cold Case Christianity - J. Warner Wallace
Forensic Faith book - J. Warner Wallace
God's Crime Scene - J. Warner Wallace
Person of Interest- J. Warner Wallace
Person of Interest - talk given by J. Warner Wallace
Damar Hamlin (Buffalo Bills) collapse
Dateline Episodes featuring J. Warner Wallace
Jim Wallace speaking to students at Kings Academy
FSR s2e15 with Lu and Allen Crostic - Part 1 and Part 2
FSR s4e5 with Lu and Allen Crostic
FSRs4e9 with Lu and Stéphanie Rousselle
Tim Keller
Happy May! This month, we welcome Ljuca from Switzerland on the podcast! In this first episode, Ljuca shares about her experience as an exchange student, her experience of Swiss culture and the differences she sees in American culture. She shares about her journey growing up with a Catholic dad and a reformed mom. She shares about her genuine curiosity about God she experienced when she was younger, but how that curiosity developed. Ljuca also shares why she wants to be on the podcast, what brings her hope, her excitement about the upcoming conversations (and her desire to chat with J Warner Wallace!), and more! We hope you enjoy the podcast!
We hope you enjoy the episode!
This month, we are going to address a few of Ljuca questions including:
- If there is a God, why is there suffering?
- How can we believe the story? How do we know that the virgin birth, miracles, or even communication with God are true?
- How can a God that is capable of setting things right not do so right now? It seems like God is presented in the Bible as someone who helps, but it seems like when things are at its darkest now, God does not intervene.
- There are so many different gods/religions that help a lot of people. How can there only be one God?
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EF High School Exchange Year
Welcome to Wednesday! This week, we welcome back Zach Verrett! Zach shares his personal story of dealing with homosexuality. They talk about whether or not God cares about who we love, whether acts of homosexuality are sins, and the relationship between sacrifice and homosexuality. They also talk about the value of celibacy and how the Gospel is an invitation before life change happens.
About Zach
Zach currently serves at The Austin Stone Community Church in their Connections Ministry and is involved with his church’s engagement on the topic of sexuality. Previously, he spent five years touring with Unaltered Ministries.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR Gaia & Robby
FSR: Frank Turek
Austin Stone Church
Unaltered Ministries
FSR June 2021 with Zach
Preston Sprinkle
Francis Chan
Rethinking Sexual Intimacy - Julie Slattery
“Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine- oh what a foretaste of glory divine. Rich conversation about evidence for the resurrection, the problem with missing the mark or going against the way God designed human beings to be- fascinating- challenging new ideas- even the answer he gave to our signature final question- just had me thinking afterwards... ” ~Janell
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Happy Wednesday!
Today on the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell sits down with Robby Lashua, one the speakers with Stand to Reason. Janell and Robby talk a little about STR and the definition of Apologetics, then Robby shares about his pursuit of truth within his own faith journey, his desire to understand how and why people believe what they believe, and more. They have a great conversation about evidence for the resurrection, the character of Jesus, and more!
Quite a bit of this episode deals with the topics of sin and evil. Robby defines sin and discusses moral law, the definition, of evil, and the freedom we have to make choices. They also talk about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Robby
Robby is an apologist with Stand to Reason. Formerly, Robby was the Pastor of Apologetics at Desert Springs Community Church in Goodyear, AZ, an Associate Professor at Mission Bible Institute, and host of Christ, Culture & Coffee, a weekly apologetics podcast. Having earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona Christian University, a Master’s of Divinity from Phoenix Seminary, and a Master’s Degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, Robby has a passion for equipping the church with good reasons to believe in classical Christianity. Most importantly, Robby has been married to his wonderful wife, Kelly, for over 13 years. Together they are raising four amazing kids to love and serve Jesus.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes
FSR: Frank Turek
Robby Lashua's podcast
Stand to Reason
Discovering the REAL Jesus Bible - Rebecca Pippert
Crazy Love book by Francis Chan
Tom Gilson
Michael Licona
St. Augustine
Happy Wednesday!
Today, Janell and this month's co-host, Gaia from Italy, have a meaningful conversation with Dr. Erik Thoennes about the character of God. Erik shares about his passion for working with college students. He also shares about theology and why he believes knowing God is so important for every single person. Erik shares practical ways of cultivating a deeper relationship with God and what he knows of God's character. Gaia asks questions about God's view of love and sexuality. Erik shares about what the scriptures say regarding human sexuality and God's design, Biblical authority, and also shares how he engages with people who disagree with the Bible. There is also some extended discussion about pride, sin, and God's plan of salvation. We hope you enjoy the episode!
About Dr. Thoennes:
Erik Thoennes has been a husband for 34 years, the father of 2 daughters and 2 sons. He is a professor of theology at Biola University. He is committed to teaching biblical and systematic theology so that he and his students love God and people more fully. He strives to make the necessary connections between the study of theology, obedience to Jesus and fulfilling the Great Commission. He has taught theology and evangelism at the college and seminary levels for several years and is a frequent guest speaker at churches, conferences and retreats, in addition to co-pastoring a local church (Grace Evangelical Free Church of La Mirada). Thoennes has received the University award for faculty excellence and professor of the year.
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FSR: Gaia’s Intro
Godly Jealousy: A Theology of Intolerant Love - Dr. Erik Thoennes
Biola University
The Character of God - Dr. Erik Thoennes (video lecture)
Believing God - Beth Moore
AW Tozer
We are delighted to introduce Gaia, April’s co-host, to you today! Gaia shares about her life in Italy, the affect grief has had in her life, how she got connected with Janell, and so much more!
We hope you enjoy the episode!
This month, we are going to address a few of Gaia’s questions including:
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How are people supposed to view other belief systems? How will those people be judged by God?
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How does God feel about relationships that do not glorify Him?
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What will happen if we make a big sin? How will God judge us?
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EF High School Exchange Year
Introducing Lucrezia: Her Story and Faith Questions (2021)
FSR March 2021 - Lu and Drew
FSR March 2021 - Lu and Terrian
FSR March 2021 - Lu and Stephanie
FSR March 2021 - Lu and Brenna
FSR March 2021 - Lu and Allen
Roman Holiday (movie)
FSR - Episode about Sexuality with Zach Verrett
FSR- Episode about Reliability of the Bible with Greg Koukl
FSR - Episode about Other Belief Systems with Mishelle Oh
Happy Wednesday!
Today, through Grayce could not join the recording, Janell sits down with Joseph Robinson. Joseph shares about his love for getting off the grid and how he got into apologetics. Joseph also shares a bit of his faith journey—his experience growing up in a Christian home and how an identity crisis affected his walk with God and how his relationship with God changed when he became more involved in a church community.
They also talk about suffering. Joseph shares about the suffering he’s witnessed in his life. They also talk about how apologetics can be helpful in understanding who God is, the intellectual and emotional viewpoints of suffering, and so much more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
About Joseph:
Husband, pastor and father of five, Joseph is a passionate apologist on the East Coast of Central Florida. He currently serves as a Chapter Director for Space Coast Stand to Reason (STR Outpost) and the Space Coast Chapter of Reasonable Faith Ministries.
Joseph is the founder and president of Overland Apologetics, Inc. a brand-new ministry that combines vehicle camping “off the grid” with compelling sessions teaching tactical ways to understand and defend the Christian World View.
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FSR: Grayce’s Intro
FSR: Grayce & Ryan
FSR: Grayce & Jon
FSR: Grayce & Katie
FSR August 2020 with Josh White
FSR: April 2021 with Josh White
FSR: December 2022 with Josh White
Overland Apologetics
Overland Apologetics - Instagram
What is Overlanding? (Wiki)
Stand to Reason
Reasonable Faith
Cross-Examined Instructor's Academy
Ratio Christi
Dr. Frank Turek
J Warner Wallace
Brett Kunkle
Greg Koukl
Bobby Conway
Sean McDowell
Alisa Childers
Natasha Crain
The Jesus Revolution
The Story of Reality - Greg Koukl
The Betrayers - Tim Keller Sermon
The Rope Sermon - Francis Chan on Eternity
What’s Wrong With The World? - G. K. Chesterton
Frank Turek speaking at the University of Vermont
Luke 7:36-50 (NKJV)
Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
“There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”
And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Happy Wednesday!
Today, though Grayce could not join us, Katie Bulmer chats with Janell on the podcast. She shares about her faith journey and how her pursuit of earthly things led her ultimately to pursue God instead. She shares about her passion for speaking with college women and how the story of how the woman at the well encouraged her. Katie shares how she and her husband used a swimming pool to share the Gospel with their daughters, the ups and downs of running a Christian social media account that tends to go viral, why she’s not afraid of faith questions, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Katie Bulmer
Katie, her husband and two daughters live in the mountains of Chattanooga, TN, she has been a speaker to over 70 colleges nationwide and host of the Truth for your Twenties Podcast. Her passion is to be who she needed when she was younger.
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FSR: Grayce’s Intro
FSR: Grayce & Ryan
FSR: Grayce & Jon
Katie Bulmer's website
Katie’s Tiktok and Instagram
Truth for your Twenties Podcast
Sorority Girls Can Change the World - Katie Bulmer
Disciple Now
Atomic Habits
Grounding
Editing is Everything
Live Change Continues after Asbury Revival - Addie Smith
Jesus Revolution
The Creation Museum
The Ark Museum
John 10:10
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 4 -The Woman At the Well
Happy Wednesday!
Today, though Grayce could not join the recording, Janell sits down with Jon Noyes to chat about a few of Grayce’s questions about hell and eternal punishment. First, Jon shares about how he came to belief in Christ. He talks about his life before Christ and how his life has become different afterwards. They then get into a discussion about hell, punishment, sin, and more. They discuss the holiness of God, the human senses of Justice, and what happens when someone who didn’t get the opportunity to hear about God dies. They also chat about emotionalism, relativism, and other cultural trends. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Jonathan Noyes
Jonathan has worked as a speaker with Stand to Reason since 2019. A former atheist, Jonathan used to think belief in God was unwarranted and irresponsible. Then, after examining the evidence for Christianity he was faced with the fact that Jesus is who He says He is and the Christian worldview tells the true story of reality. Since then Jon has been passionate about engaging the culture with honest, well thought-out reasons why people should trust the Christian worldview. Jon has developed a series of passionate talks to do just that.
In 2013 Jonathan earned a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, graduating with honors. Jon brings a unique perspective to his audiences and the Stand to Reason team, having more than ten years' experience in the legal field and serving more than five as a pastor in his local church. Jon also serves on the board of directors for Life Without Limbs and at Beacon Hill Classical Academy, where he teaches discipleship.
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FSR: Grayce’s Intro
FSR: Grayce & Ryan
FSR October 2021 with Greg Koukl
Jon Noyes - Stand To Reason
Jon's talk about suicide (YouTube)
Life Without Limbs
Biola University
Greg Laurie
C. S. Lewis
NLT Beginners' Bible
Tactics - Greg Koukl
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis
"'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver; 'don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.'"
1 Peter 3:15
Romans 10:14-15
John 3:16
2 Corinthians 5:20
Psalm 55:12-15 (English Standard Version)
”For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. We used to take sweet counsel together; within God’s house we walked in the throng. Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.”
Today, Ryan Dobson joins the conversation! He shares his story of growing up as the son of a Christian celebrity and how that influenced his life (for better and for worse). Ryan shares about his coming to faith at a young age and the various twists and turns it took to get to where he is now in his faith. They talk a lot about church hurt and faith deconstruction, suffering, dealing with the failures of people (particularly Christians), what to do when in crisis, the significance of the Psalms, the types of friendships you want to cultivate, and so much more.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Ryan Dobson
Parenting expert Ryan Dobson grew up as the son of another parenting expert, Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson. His high-profile family life afforded Ryan a unique view on the world, because security was always a factor the Dobson family had to consider. Ryan, and with his wife Laura host the REBEL Parenting Podcast and speak around the country in churches, strengthening families and marriages. In this work, they’ve watched as parents have become more and more concerned with the safety of their kids. In response to this, they founded HomeSafe, a new church-based program empowering families with the strategies and tools they need to be willing, able, and ready to combat the dangers facing families today.
The author of six books-including multiple best-sellers-Ryan is a Radio Host, has an iTunes Top 20 podcast, has spoken before more than one million people around the world, and has appeared in numerous major media outlets including FOX News, Huckabee, The Wall Street Journal (print edition), and more. In his spare time you can find Ryan hunting, fishing and spending time with family. He and his wife Laura live in Colorado Springs with their two children.
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FSR August 2021 with Hans and Janel
FSR April 2022 with Cynthia and Drew
REBEL parenting podcasting
Summit Ministries
Passion Conference
Biola University
Dr. James Dobson
Ravi Zacharias' funeral
Truth Changes Everything - Dr. Jeff Myers
Brené Brown
Psalm 55:12-15 (English Standard Version)
”For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. We used to take sweet counsel together; within God’s house we walked in the throng. Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.”
Welcome to Season 6 of the Finding Something REAL Podcast! We are delighted to introduce Grayce, March’s co-host, to you today! Grayce shares about being raised in a loving Christian home, giving her life to Christ and being baptized, and seeing her mom as a wonderful model of faith. She also shares about a few things that made her feel as if church was not where she wanted to be and what has lead her to take a different approach to her faith.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
This month, we are going to address a few of Grayce’s questions including:
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Why does God allow people to suffer? Why would He allow it when He can end suffering?
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How can a loving God send people who have never heard of Him to hell? If we have free will, but don’t follow him, does that mean we will be eternally damned?
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What is God like? What was His role before creating the universe?
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Janell’s Blog
Bob's Corn
MAVEN
Apologist Abdu Murray joins the podcast today! Though Totti could not be present for this recording, two other wonderful young women, Zoe and Leonie, join Janell and Abdu!
Abdu shares his story of growing up Muslim, how he came to pursue Christianity, and what ultimately solidified his decision to follow Jesus. They discuss questions regarding God’s existence, how we can choose one religion without exploring all of them, the how and why of our existence, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
Abdu Murray offers the credibility of the gospel message as a speaker and writer with Embrace the Truth. He has authored several books including Saving Truth, Grand Central Question, Apocalypse Later, and the forthcoming More than a White Man’s Religion. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim until a nine-year historical, philosophical, theological, and scientific investigation pointed him to the Christian faith. Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan area with his wife and their three children.
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
Embrace The Truth
Abdu Murray - YouTube
”Was Jesus Raised from the Dead?” - Abdu Murray and John Loftus Debate
Grand Central Question - Abdu Murray
Saving Truth - Abdu Murray
More Than a White Man’s Religion - Abdu Murray
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus - Nabeel Quereshi
God is not One - Stephen Prothero
Steps to the Cross - John C. Scott
“Free Will” by Rush - Song Lyrics
Psalm 139
Today we have a very special returning guest. Lindsey Medenwaldt is Director of Ministry Operations at Mama Bear Apologetics, where she’s the resident worldview and world religion specialist. She has a master’s degree in apologetics and ethics from Denver Seminary, as well as a master’s in public administration and a law degree. She’s also a full-time children’s pastor, an editor and writer for the Christian Research Journal, and a member of the Pelican Project. She recently contributed a chapter about the Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Harvest House Popular Handbook of World Religions (March 2021). Lindsey and her husband, Jay (who is also an apologist), have been married for 14 years. They have three daughters and live in Texas. In her spare time, Lindsey loves watching British reality television, especially The Great British Baking Show, and she’s an avid reader.
Today on the podcast, they talk about the differences between Christianity and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We hope you enjoy!
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Maria’s Season 4 Intro
Mariah & Zach
Mariah & Alycia
Mariah & Drew
Mariah & Rebecca
FSR s4e14 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR s1e7 with Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mama Bear Apologetics
The Mama Bear's Guide to Biblical Sexuality
Sandra McGee Tanner
Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Bryan Drake, a Christian illusionist, joins Janell on the podcast today!
Bryan and Karla Drake have performed for hundreds of thousands of people over the past 10 years. They have witnessed the amazing grace of God first hand as thousands of people at their shows have surrendered their lives to follow Jesus. Their unique mix of comedy, mentalism, and illusions have mesmerized audiences all across the United States and around the world. The Bryan Drake Show gives Bryan and Karla a bizarre and unique platform to live out their calling.
On today’s podcast, Bryan and Janell discuss whether or not Jesus was an illusionist instead of a miracle worker. They touch on the difference between magician and illusionist, whether Jesus’ suffering was a ruse, and the theory of illusion itself. He also shares his advice for those who have questions or find themselves far from faith.
We hope you enjoy!
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FSR s2e16 with Lieke
FSR s3e22 with Lieke
FSR s5e13 with Lieke
Bryan Drake's Website
FSR April 2021- Justin Brierley
Unbelievable? Is Christianity a trick of the mind? TikTok hypnotist Zach Pincince and Christian illusionist Bryan Drake
Bart Erhman
Derren Brown
This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti
Provoke & Inspire Podcast
Romans 1:19-20
”…since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
Though Totti could not be present for the recording of Today’s episode, Lu is back. She and Janell have the pleasure of speaking with the host of the Unbelievable? Podcast, Justin Brierley! They talk about The Big Conversations Season 4 (over on Justin’s YouTube), the concession Richard Dawkins made about Christianity, the fine tuning of the Universe, making the leap between deism and Christianity, why it’s more dangerous to believe in a personal God than an abstract intellectual idea of Him, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
FSR s5e14 with Bryan Drake
FSR s2e15 with Lu and Allen Crostic - Part 1 and Part 2
FSR s4e5 with Lu and Allen Crostic
FSRs4e9 with Lu and Stéphanie Rousselle
Unbelievable? with Justin Brlerley
Unbelievable? with Phillip Yancey
Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins: Biology, Belief and Covid
Unbelievable?: Why After Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian - Justin Brierley
Against the Tide (movie)
John Lennox
Richard Dawkins
Christopher Hitchens
C. S. Lewis
Happy New Year, friends! This January, we are replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2022! We hope you enjoy the replay!
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Hey Friends! Today, Gernot joins Janell for another podcast!
Janell talks a little about why Leonie chose not to record this episode and a little about the puddle ocean analogy when it comes to faith.
Gernot shares his faith journey, how he started living his Christian faith, and his personal story about loss. Janell and Gernot talk about the question “Do you want God?” and they discuss the idea that for some, spending eternity with a God they do not love will be hell.
Janell and Gernot also talk about how the goodness of God leads people to salvation, choosing to trust Jesus, and how Jesus changes everything. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Gernot Zeilinger
Gernot has a B.A in International Business Administration as well as a Certificate in Theological Studies from Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford and a Certificate in Christian Apologetics from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Systematic and Philosophic Theology at the University of Nottingham and has started the process to become ordained in the Lutheran Church in Austria. He is currently working for Campus für Christus (the Austrian subsidiary of CRU) to create an apologetics ministry there named PROFUNDUM, focused on building bridges and dialogue between Christianity and secular perspectives to show the truth and relevance of Christianity for the world.
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FSR s5e26 with Leonie
FSR s5e with Leonie and Frank
FSR s5e with Leonie and Stephanie
Far June 2022 with Abdu
FSR May with Shannon Moore
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
The Great Divorce- C. S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
John 17:3
Revelation 21:23
Happy New Year, friends! This January, we are replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2022! We hope you enjoy the replay!
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Happy Wednesday, friends! Today on the podcast, we are excited to share a conversation with Andy Bannister! Andy shares about his faith journey and his experience going from an “undercover Christian” to working in public Christian ministry. They talk about the types of questions young people are asking about faith, and the complications surrounding the decline of Christianity in western culture. They also talk about beauty, math, human rights, and how they relate to God, why performance based acceptance has no place in the message of Jesus, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About AndyDr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas and an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at Melbourne School of Theology. Andy is the author of an academic book, An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur’an, and two popular-level books: The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist (or: The Terrible Consequences of Really Bad Arguments), and his latest: Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?. When not travelling, speaking, or writing, Andy is a keen hiker, mountain climber, and photographer. He is married to Astrid; they have two children, Caitriona and Christopher.
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FSR s5e39 Introducing Zoe
FSR s5e40 with Allen
FSR s5e41 with Mary Jo
FSR s5e42 with Xandra
FSR June 2022 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
Solas Center for Public Christianity
Pep Talks Podcast
Pod of the Gaps Podcast
How to Talk about Jesus without Looking Like An Idiot - Andy Bannister
Are religious funerals 'empty and platitudinous'? Ian Dunt & Andy Bannister -Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley
Douglas Murray & Jonathan Pageau - Jordan Peterson’s Podcast
The Chosen Series
Whose Religion is Christianity? - Lamin Sanneh
"Seeking Allah Finding Jesus" - Nabeel Quereshi
Mathematics Through The Eyes of Faith - Russell Howell
Dominion - Tom Holland
The Unreasonable Effectiveness Of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences -Eugene Winger
Mark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature…”
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Revelations 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Happy New Year, friends! This January, we are replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2022! We hope you enjoy the replay!
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Today on the podcast, Janell and Castin chat with returning guest Drew Berryessa and his colleague Cynthia Beaudry. As a warning, this conversation discusses some topics that may be too mature for some.
Cynthia shares her story of growing up with two moms, dealing with the murder of her dad, and how she came to be set in her belief in Jesus. Drew shares his story of struggling with his sexuality, starting a ministry, and what happened when he attended his brother’s wedding.
A lot of topics are addressed in this episode such as:
Can a Christian identity as Gay?
What does God teach about sexuality?
Are Christians judgier than Jesus?
What about pride month?
Does Jesus have the authority to define us?
And more! We hope this episode ie helpful for you all!
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Castin’s Intro Episode
Castin & Pastor Michael
Castin & Melanie
FSR s4e8 with Drew- Same-Sex Attraction and the Church
FSR s4e24 with Drew- Holy Tension and Tough Topics
A Living Letter Ministries
Are We There Yet? by Drew Berryessa
The Dialogue Sessions
The Chosen
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Untamed by Deborah & Alen Hirsch
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NIV)
Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with mennor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Proverbs 27:7
One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Happy New Year, friends! This January, we are replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2022! We hope you enjoy the replay!
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Frank Turek joins the podcast today! Janell, Frank, and Leonie have a fascinating conversation about Frank’s New book, how Harry Potter parallels the Bible, what C. S. Lewis and Tolkein discussed about fantasies and myths, and more!
They also talk about how we can dedicate our lives to something we cannot prove exists, how we can know God by his effects. They talk about design and moral law point to a creator. They talk prayer, Bible reading, Frank’s testimony, the difference between trusting in God and intellectual knowledge of God, the challenges facing Christian young people today, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Frank Turek
Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books: Hollywood Heroes How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and David Silverman, president of American Atheists.
Frank hosts an hour-long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist that is broadcast Wednesday nights on DirecTV Channel 378 (NRBTV). His radio program called CrossExamined with Frank Turek airs on 186 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern and is available continuously on the free CrossExamined App
Frank is a widely featured guest in the media as a leading apologetics expert and cultural commentator. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and many top TV programs including: The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, Faith Under Fire, and Politically Incorrect. He also writes a column for Townhall.com and several other sites.
A former aviator in the US Navy, Frank has a master’s degree from the George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He and his wife, Stephanie, are blessed with three grown sons.
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FSR s5e26 with Leonie
Cross Examined.Org
Cross Examined Instagram
Frank Turek debate with Christopher Hitchens
Frank Turek interview with Alisa Childers
Southern Evangelical Seminary
Hollywood Heroes - Frank Turek
Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
More than a Carpenter -Josh McDowell
I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist - Norman Geisler
Reason for God - Tim Keller
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
Iron Man
Star Wars
Norman Geisler
Proverbs 4:23
”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Hello Friends! Happy last week of 2022! Today on the podcast, Janell and Dagmar welcome returning guest Pastor Josh White. Josh talks about his recent sabbatical, things he’s learned from being a Pastor during COVID, the premise of his new book, and why he believes the topic is important.
Janell, Dagmar, and Josh have a great conversation about suffering, the value of a good memoir, and why sinning less is not the ultimate goal—Jesus is. They talk about whether or the Church is a place where young people can come and actually meet Jesus and how pride keeps us from properly acting as Christians. There are so many challenging and beautiful subjects discussed in this episode—we hope you will give it a listen!
About Josh WhiteJosh White is the founding pastor of Door of Hope Church in Portland and currently serves there as the Vision and Teaching Pastor. Audiences engage quickly with his profound perspective of scripture. Josh is also the founder of Deeper Well Records. When not making music or leading the church, Josh loves to spend his time reading and hanging out with his wife, Darcy and 2 children.
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FSR s5e35 Introducing Dagmar and her Faith Story
FSR s5e36 with Shea and Michelle
FSR s5e37 with Phoenix Hayes
FSR s5e38 with Dubois du Toit
FSR May 2021 with Michelle Watson
FSR April 2021 with Josh White
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
Stumbling Towards Eternity -Josh White
Door of Hope PDX website
Josh White @ Cannon Beach Conference Center
FSR - Call of a Self-Described Amateur with Josh White
FSR - Authentic Gospel with Josh White
There is a Light - Liz Vice
The Bible Project
Speak Memory: An Autobiography Revisited - Vadimir Nabokov
Darrell Brook's Sentencing (YouTube)
St. Augustine
CS Lewis
GK Chesterson
Martin Luther letter to Melanchthon
Romans 7:24
”O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?”
Mentioned in this Episode
FSR S3E19 with Alycia Wood
FSR S3E7 with Julia Garschagen
FSR S3E2 with Josh White
FSR S2E16 with Richard Dahlstrom
FSR S2E15 with Allen Crostic Part 1 & Part 2
Today, Jane Pantig joins Janell on the podcast! Jane shares about her experience growing up in the Catholic church, her experience searching for faith in her early twenties, and how her dad’s faith journey impacted her own journey. Jane also shares about her love for apologetics and why she was willing to come to faith in Jesus without having all the answers. Jane shares about her experience on a MAVEN mission trip, her experience with encountering the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and how their beliefs differ from Christian beliefs. They chat about reaching the person, not just answering questions and so much more. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Jane PantigGod has given Jane a ministry that she could not have dreamt up herself and continually shows her that there are greater things to be done for Him. She loves deep conversations and providing a place for students to come with their questions and find answers. Jane is a California girl and has lived in California all her life—from the SF Bay Area to Santa Cruz to Orange County to Los Angeles. She was saved while at the University and she finds it amazing that God brought her back to the university to reach students who were like her, lost. She loves working with university and college students because it is a pivotal time in their lives to figure out who they are and what they believe. Janes loves cooking, baking, reading, traveling, puns, and a good laugh! She is thankful that she spent a decade serving in California and now she is in Utah on the next part of the adventure. She is now serving at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University.
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FSR November 2022 with Xandra Carroll
FSR March 2022 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR March 2022 with Micah Wilder
Passport to Heaven - Micah Wilder
Ratio Christi
Hugh Ross
Frank Turek
Greg Koukl
John Lennox
Against the Tide with John Lennox and Kevin Sorbo
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist - Norman L. Geisler
Happy December, friends! This month on the podcast, Janell is sharing a few episodes about things she would like to know more about. Today YouTuber MissTytus shares her faith journey, why she believes the Bible is true, and how she started her YouTube channel. She also shares about her viral video about Beyoncé’s Church Girl and why she continues creating content even when she gets nasty comments. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Miss Tytus on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok
Miss Tytus' - Beyonce
Miss Tytus' - “CHRISTIAN”
Cross Examined Instructors Academy
Hebrew Israelism Wiki
Frank Turek
Gary Habermas
J. Warner Wallace
VeggieTales
Melodically Memorizing
Revelations 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Happy Wednesday, friends! Today on the podcast, we are excited to share a conversation with Andy Bannister! Andy shares about his faith journey and his experience going from an “undercover Christian” to working in public Christian ministry. They talk about the types of questions young people are asking about faith, and the complications surrounding the decline of Christianity in western culture. They also talk about beauty, math, human rights, and how they relate to God, why performance based acceptance has no place in the message of Jesus, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About AndyDr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas and an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at Melbourne School of Theology. Andy is the author of an academic book, An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur’an, and two popular-level books: The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist (or: The Terrible Consequences of Really Bad Arguments), and his latest: Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?. When not travelling, speaking, or writing, Andy is a keen hiker, mountain climber, and photographer. He is married to Astrid; they have two children, Caitriona and Christopher.
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FSR s5e39 Introducing Zoe
FSR s5e40 with Allen
FSR s5e41 with Mary Jo
FSR s5e42 with Xandra
FSR June 2022 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
Solas Center for Public Christianity
Pep Talks Podcast
Pod of the Gaps Podcast
How to Talk about Jesus without Looking Like An Idiot - Andy Bannister
Are religious funerals 'empty and platitudinous'? Ian Dunt & Andy Bannister -Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley
Douglas Murray & Jonathan Pageau - Jordan Peterson’s Podcast
The Chosen Series
Whose Religion is Christianity? - Lamin Sanneh
"Seeking Allah Finding Jesus" - Nabeel Quereshi
Mathematics Through The Eyes of Faith - Russell Howell
Dominion - Tom Holland
The Unreasonable Effectiveness Of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences -Eugene Winger
Mark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature…”
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Revelations 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Today on the podcast Janell and Zoé chat with Xandra Carroll! Xandra shares about her own faith journey, her experience questioning faith, and how God changed her life. She shares about her passion for the combination of faith and science and what has caused her to place her faith in Jesus Christ. Xandra also shares about how she got started as a speaker.
Zoé asks a few questions regarding placing hope in something we don’t truly believe in and she shares what she believes is missing from her faith journey.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
About XandraXandra Carroll is a speaker and writer. She studied biology in Colorado, theology at the Oxford Centre of Christian Apologetics, and then went back to biology again, studying for her Master's degree in New Zealand. Her research has included blood cells, animal behavior, and bird conservation. Xandra is passionate about educating the Christian public on our role as stewards of God’s natural world. She often speaks on the philosophy of science, and on the intersection between science and faith. She currently lives in the foothills of Colorado.
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FSR s5e39 Introducing Zoe
FSR s5e40 with Allen
FSR s5e41 with Mary Jo
FSR October 2022 with Phoenix
FSR June 2022 with Abdu Murray
FSR August 2022 with Stephanie
FSR June 2021 with Alycia
FSR May 2021 with Lou
Lighten Group
Lighten Group Podcast
Spiritual Lessons from Biology - Xandra Carroll
Dark Room Faith
Gospel Spice Ministry
Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics
Thinking Matters Podcast ep. 1 with Xandra Carroll
Reflection Ministries - Ken Boa
Eco-Anxiety and Hope - Xandra Carroll
Person of Interest (book) - J Warner Wallace
Cold Case Christianity - J Warner Wallace
Is Atheism Dead? - Eric Metaxas
God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? - John Lennox book
Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence? - Henry F. Schaefer
Who Moved the Stone? - Frank Morison
Person of Interest (presentation) - J Warner Wallace
Justin Brierley's Instagram
Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley
National Geographic Search for Noah's Ark
Probability of the Resurrection of Jesus - Richard Swinburne
Happy Hump Day! We’ve got a great episode lined up for you! Though Zoe could not be there for the recording, Mary Jo Sharp joins Janell on the podcast today! Mary Jo shares about her journey from atheism to Christianity, how she dealt with the hypocrisy she found after becoming a Christian and why she decided to hold onto her Christian faith.
Mary Jo also shares some of hte reasons why she still believes in Christianity, how Jesus has changed her life. She shares about Confident Christianity and her new project Dark Room Faith, and more. We Hope you enjoy!
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ConfidentChristianity.com
Mary Jo’s Facebook
Mary Jo’s Twitter
Mary Jo’s Instagram
Dark Room Faith
Nabeel Quereshi
Seeking Allah Finding Jesus
David Wood's Conversion story
Francis Schaeffer
Nancy Pearcey
Strange Rites — Tara Isabella Burton
FSR April 2021 with Josh White
1 Peter 3:15
”But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear…”
1 Corinthians 15:16-20”For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep…”
Jeremiah 17:9
”The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?”
John 14:6
”Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Luke 3
Happy Wednesday, friends! Today on the podcast, Janell and Zoé have a conversation with friend of the podcast Allen Crostic! Allen shares about his own faith journey and the miraculous way he came to know Jesus. Zoé shares about her own faith journey and the things that are interesting to her about Christianity.
This episode has a lot of great information about logic and premises, the relationship between Naturalism and miracles, deciphering what evidence for God can look like, and much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR October 2021 with Allen (The Bible & A Believing Loyalty)
FSR October 2021 with Allen (Holidays and Reclaiming things for God)
FSR March 2021 with Allen
FSR February 2021 with Allen
FSR April 2020 with Allen
Gary Habermas
William Lane Craig
Antony Flew
Kalam Cosmological Argument
The Teleological Argument for God
Miracles - Craig Keener
Miracles Today - Craig Keener
Reasonable Faith
Cold Case Christianity
A list of short animated videos on these subjects from YouTube
Impact 360
Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote, Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit
Proverbs 3:5-6
”Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.”
Acts 17:26-27
”And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us…”
Happy November from the Finding Something REAL Team!
This month, we are excited to introduce to you Zoé, a wonderful young woman from France!
Zoé shares her experience as an exchange student in the US and some of the biggest cultural differences that she has noticed. She shares a bit about her upbringing and the cultural opinions about religion that she’s experienced.
Zoé shares her first experience going to a Christian church, why she continues to go back, and what she finds most beautiful about the idea of God. She also shares some of her questions including:
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How can we really be sure there's a God or someone to help us?
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How can I know what to believe? Do we just believe in something because someone told us to? How can we know truth?
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How different is life when you are a Christian?
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FSR December 2020 with the Desgrosseiler's
The Chosen
FSR s5e26 with Leonie
FSR s5e with Leonie and Frank
FSR s5e with Leonie and Stephanie
Happy Wednesday! Today on the podcast, Janell is joined by Dagmar and Dubois du Toit. They have a great conversation about the cultures of the Netherlands and Namibia. Dubois shares his faith journey, his experience with repentance, and why he chose to study apologetics. He discusses how he shares Christ with those who are doubting and why the story of Jesus restoring peter after His resurrection is compelling. They also discuss how we can trust God when He allows things we don’t understand to happen and what the process of suffering will can do in our lives. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR s5e35 Introducing Dagmar and her Faith Story
FSR s5e36 with Shea and Michelle
FSR s5e27 with Phoenix Hayes
FSR May 2021 with Michelle Watson
FSR April 2021 with Josh White
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
Cross Examined Instructors' Academy
Alisa Childers' Podcast
Greg Koukl's Podcast
Frank Turek's Podcast
“Can the Canaanite Conquest Be Reconciled with a God of Live?” Unbelievable with Justin Brierley
Got Questions: Why did God punish David's innocent child?
Namibia
RC Sproul
Amazing Grace
Louie Giglio - The Long Way Up
Tim Keller- The Way to Servanthood
Surprised by Hope - N. T. Wright
After You Believe - N. T. Wright
Surprised by Suffering - R. C. Sproul
Doubting Towards Faith - Bobby Conway
Matthew 11:28
”Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11
John 21
Acts 17:26-27
”And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us…”
1 Peter 4:18
“If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
Philippians 2:5-11
”Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
St. Augustine
”Great are you, O Lord, and exceedingly worthy of praise; your power is immense, and your wisdom beyond reckoning. And so we men, who are a due part of your creation, long to praise you – we also carry our mortality about with us, carry the evidence of our sin and with it the proof that you thwart the proud. You arouse us so that praising you may bring us joy, because you have made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
CS Lewis
”If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
Tertullian
"The blood of the martyrs were the seed of the church"
Today on the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell and Dagmar sit down with Phoenix Hayes, They talk about the Bible, apologetics, and more. Phoenix shares her personal faith journey, her experience with deep questions, and why she chose to study at seminary.
The ladies have a thought provoking discussion about cultural Christianity vs real Christianity, why the search for identity is exclusive to humans, and the shortcomings of a humanistic worldview. They also talk about the alternatives to Christianity, gender, sexual attraction, and relationship status do not define us, where our identity is found, and surrendering to God. We hope you enjoy!
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FSR s5e35 Introducing Dagmar and her Faith Story
FSR s5e36 with Shea and Michelle
FSR May 2021 with Michelle Watson
FSR April 2021 with Josh White
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
Cross Examined.org
FSR August 2022 with Frank Turek
Southern Evangelical Seminary
John 6
Content Warning: Discussions of violence, trauma, and mental health
Today, Shea and Michelle Watson join Dagmar and Janell on the podcast. Shea and Michelle share about their faith journeys, what helped them chose to follow Jesus, and the ministry they have created. Dagmar explains why she feels like she is holding back from surrendering to Jesus. They also have a discussion about being good with God and what you can expect to lose and gain when you follow Jesus. We hope you enjoy this episode!
SHEA WATSON
Shea says he’s, “just a man who loves Jesus.” Michelle, his wife and The Pantry Podcast co-host. adds the rest. Shea is a veteran of the U.S. Army and a soldier in the Army of the Lord. After running to everything but Jesus for 41 years, he submitted to the Lord on New Year’s Day. It was then that Christ miraculously delivered Shea from addiction, PTSD, delusions, and flashbacks and awakened his hunger for the Lord. Now, Shea leads their church’s mens ministry and a life group, works a 9-to-5, and runs In Full Color ministries to spread the Gospel and stock their food pantry in Kisumu, Kenya.
MICHELLE WATSON
Michelle is an east coast millennial wife and mama all about the Word of God determining opinions and not the other way around. But it wasn’t always that way. She was raised in an anti-Christian city just outside of D.C, drank the higher-ed kool-aid of critical theory, and lived a life of loneliness, anxiety, and depression despite being surrounded by friends and urban night life. Relative truth and the new age reigned until an add series of events lead her to Truth, Himself. Now she and her husband Shea serve up spiritual nutrition on The Pantry Podcast and helps Busy Christian Creatives reach the lost and found by maximizing their digital reach in minimal time.
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FSR s5e35 Introducing Dagmar and her Faith Story
FSR May 2021 with Michelle Watson
FSR April 2021 with Josh White
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
The Pantry Podcast website and Instagram
Janell on The Pantry Podcast (March 2022)
GotQuestions.org commentary on Genesis 1:18
Revelation 3:20 (NKJV)
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
Happy October, friends! We hope you’ve had a great start to your fall!
This month, Dagmar shares her story with us! She and Janell have a great conversation for you today! They chat about Dagmar’s previous experiences on the podcast, mental health and setting priorities, and more. Dagmar shares about why the idea of faith has always drawn her, why she decided to come back on the podcast, and her current place in her spiritual journey. She shares what she thinks is holding her back from surrendering to Jesus and some of the questions she has including:
-How do you know when you are ready to follow Jesus?
-How do Christians integrate faith into their lives (especially if they did not become Christians until later on)?
-What holds people back in their relationship with God? What does it look like to have faithfulness in a relationship with God?
-How does a relationship with God affect you when you have relationships with people who are not Christian?
Have a good Wednesday!
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FSR April 2021 with Josh White
FSR April 2021 with Justin Brierley
FSR April 2021 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
FSR August 2020 with Lieke and Josh
FSR March 2020 with Callie Lindsey
Unbelievable -Justin Brierley
My Favorite Name is Jonathan - Janell Wood
City Church in Breda, The Netherlands
Door of Hope Church in Portland, OR
Katie Dommel joins up for today’s FSR episode! She and Janell talk about the struggle of trusting God, how growing up in a legalistic environment impacted her, and more! They have a bit of a discussion about Liz’s faith story as well. They also talk about crystals, tarot cards, and other new age practices. They discuss the idea that “should Christians use them?” is not the best question to ask. Instead, maybe we should as “is this glorifying God?”
Today’s episode is a thought provoking one, we hope you enjoy!
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FSR s5e31 Introducing Liz
FSR s5e32 with Sheila
FSR s5e33 with Dr. A.J. Swoboda
FSR Nov 2019 with Katie Dommel
FSR Dec 2021 with Katie Dommel
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Geisler, Turek
FSR August 2022 with Frank Turek
https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-divination.html
StreetLights App
Live No Lies Podcast with John Mark Comer
The Bible Project
Live Not By Lies by John Mark Comer
Sit Walk Stand - Watchman Nee
Maverick City
Jesus Image
Upper Room
Bethel Worship
1 Corinthians 10
Ephesians 6:10-13
”Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”
John 10:7-10
”Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Romans 12:1-2”I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Dr. A. J Swoboda joins us today on the Finding Something REAL podcast! He shares a bit about his faith journey, his ministry, and what it means to be an academic. He shares about his book Over Doubt, why young people desire to break rules, and the tenancy humans have to be over-curious. They talk about how pharisaical rules may sometimes get in the way of someone’s spiritual journey, deconstruction and searching for God when you are not sure you want to look for Him, and a lot more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR s5e31 Introducing Liz
FSR s5e32 with Sheila
A. J. Swoboda sharing at Bridgetown Church
After Doubt book- A. J. Swoboda
In Faith & Doubt Podcast
Ask NT Wright Anything Podcast
The Alisa Childers Podcast
Left Behind - Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Live No Lies - John Mark ComerThe Last Word - N. T. Wright
Another Gospel - Alisa Childers
The Soul of Shame - Curt Thompson
The Soul of Desire - Curt Thompson
The Chosen Series
The Chosen - the calling of Matthew
The Bible Answer Man
John 5:4 - GotQuestions commentary
Hey Friends! We hope you’re having a good Wednesday!
Content warning: Lots of sex talk
Today we’re welcoming Sheila Wray Gregoire on the podcast! Sheila shares her faith journey and shares about her ministry that helps Christians view sex in a Biblical way and helps them heal from harmful teachings about sex.
Janell, Sheila, and Liz have a conversation about faith struggles, shame, the importance of intimacy and passion, hookup culture, and what happens when we reduce sex to just the physical aspect. They also talk about how God has created us for intimacy, why God cares about sexual sins, the wording surrounding sexual sings, and how God has created us for a deep connection with Him. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Sheila Wray GregoireSheila Wray Gregoire is the author of eleven books including The Great Sex Rescue, the host of the Bare Marriage podcast, and the founder of To Love Honor and Vacuum. An award-winning writer, Sheila calls the church to more than just pat answers by conducting original research to find out what advice works–and what really doesn’t.
Sheila and her husband Keith have been married for over 30 years. Together they have two adult daughters, one son in heaven, two sons-in-law, and two adorable grandchildren.
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FSR s5e32 with Introducing Liz
Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage Podcast
The Great Sex Rescue - Sheila Wray Gregoire
The Good Girl’s Guide to Sex - Sheila Wray Gregoire
The Good Guy’s Guide to Sex - Sheila Wray Gregoire, Dr. Keith Gregoire
Hey Friends, happy September!
We are excited to introduce you to Liz! Liz shares with us a bit about her experience growing up with a single mom and seeing her dad only so often. She shares how she felt like she needed to make her dad proud of her and how those insecurities have impacted her life today. Liz shares about her love for music and her experience loving church when she was younger and what eventually caused her to stop going to church even though she still believes in God. Liz expresses her affection for crystals and tarot cards and why she believes that the words “God” and “Universe” are interchangeable.
This month, we will discuss a few of Elizabeth’s questions such as:
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How can we know if crystals and tarot cards are wrong?
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How can we believe in sin and still love people? Particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community.
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Why is sex outside of marriage frowned upon?
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How can we view the desire for perfection under the lens of freedom and grace?
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Happy Wednesday! Kasey Leander joins us on the podcast again today! Though Leonie could not attend the recording, Dagmar has joined Janell and Kasey for today’s podcast!
Kasey give a bit of an update on what’s been happening in his life and shares a bit about his ministry that revolves around writing about culture and the Christian response.
Today, the crew talks about how people are not our adversaries, the difference between helpful and harmful worldviews, and how to respond when someone is wrestling with God, but does not have a Christian community. They also talk about the idea of having a relationship with God and what “God does not have grandchildren” means. There is also talk about responding to the self-love movement, sexuality, and movements within the culture in general and the mental health sphere particularly, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
Mature Content: There is discussion of mental health and sex in this episode.
About Kasey Leander
Kasey Leander is a Breakpoint Contributor at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He holds a BA in History and PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) from Taylor University, and a Certificate in Theological Studies from Oxford University. After completing his study at Oxford, Kasey lived in Boston, where he spoke on apologetics topics at leading universities in New England and across the country. He has also worked briefly in politics, interning in the US Senate in Washington, DC.Kasey’s passion is applying the answers of Jesus to modern life. Originally from Colorado Springs, Kasey loves action films, racket sports, strategy games and food trucks.
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Kasey previous episodes
FSR s5e26 with Leonie
FSR s5e with Leonie and Frank
FSR s5e with Leonie and Stephanie
Far June 2022 with Abdu
FSR October 2020 with Kasey
FSR February 2021 with Kasey
FSR s4e8 with Drew- Same-Sex Attraction and the Church
FSR s4e24 with Drew- Holy Tension and Tough Topics
FSR April 2022 with Drew and Cynthia
Cinema Snorkel with Kasey and Karlyn Leander
Cross Examined Instructor's Academy
The Colson Center
Dominion - Tom Holland
The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self - Carl. R. Trueman
Enlightenment Now - Steven Pinker
Top Gun: Maverick Trailer
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Matt Damon Interview on Graham Norton Show
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am [f]gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
John 3
Hey Friends! Today, Gernot joins Janell for another podcast!
Janell talks a little about why Leonie chose not to record this episode and a little about the puddle ocean analogy when it comes to faith.
Gernot shares his faith journey, how he started living his Christian faith, and his personal story about loss. Janell and Gernot talk about the question “Do you want God?” and they discuss the idea that for some, spending eternity with a God they do not love will be hell.
Janell and Gernot also talk about how the goodness of God leads people to salvation, choosing to trust Jesus, and how Jesus changes everything. We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Gernot Zeilinger
Gernot has a B.A in International Business Administration as well as a Certificate in Theological Studies from Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford and a Certificate in Christian Apologetics from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Systematic and Philosophic Theology at the University of Nottingham and has started the process to become ordained in the Lutheran Church in Austria. He is currently working for Campus für Christus (the Austrian subsidiary of CRU) to create an apologetics ministry there named PROFUNDUM, focused on building bridges and dialogue between Christianity and secular perspectives to show the truth and relevance of Christianity for the world.
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FSR s5e26 with Leonie
FSR s5e with Leonie and Frank
FSR s5e with Leonie and Stephanie
Far June 2022 with Abdu
FSR May with Shannon Moore
FSR April 2021 with Julia Garschagen
The Great Divorce- C. S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
John 17:3
Revelation 21:23
Happy Wednesday!
We are happy to welcome Stephanie Rousselle back to the podcast! She is joined by two young women who are special to Janell— Leonie and Zoe!
Stephanie shares about her upbringing in France, her pursuit of academic excellence, how she went from an atheist to someone who surrendered to a God she wasn’t sure she could fully trust. She talks about how she wrestled with fully surrendering to God and how getting to know God’s character helped her with her decision to trust Him.
They also have a great discussion of prayer, what changes practically when she surrendered to God, and how she found such a peace and joy in surrendering to God. They also have a discussion about the place of rules or guidelines in the Christian faith. Lastly, Stephanie has one challenges Zoe and Leonie (and any young person who is questioning whether or not God exists). We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Stephanie Rousselle
Stephanie Rousselle is the founder of Gospel Spice Ministries. Her motto is, “God’s glory, our delight!” She thrives on Bible-centered inspirational writing and speaking, and dark chocolate. She knows herself too well to take herself seriously... Born and raised in France, she has lived for her One over the last two decades on three continents, four countries and five cities through six professional roles. She is a wife, mom, podcaster, public speaker, Bible teacher, former women’s ministry director and strategy consultant. And she is 100% French. She loves sharing nuances taken from the French and English languages and cultures to experience the New Testament from the inside out. She has quoted her favorite words more times than she can count, first to herself and her children, and then also in settings as diverse as Bible studies, conferences, podcasts and more: “There is nothing you can do for God to love you more; and there is nothing you can do for God to love you less.”
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FSR s5e26 with Leonie
FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR March 2021 with Stephanie Rouselle
FSR March 2021 with Lu
Gospel Spice website
Gospel Spice episode with Dallas Jenkins
Gospel Spice episode with Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evan's eulogy for his mom
The Chosen
St. Augustine
The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses, C. S. Lewis
”It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
God’s Revelation to Elijah - 1 Kings 19:11-18
Frank Turek joins the podcast today! Janell, Frank, and Leonie have a fascinating conversation about Frank’s New book, how Harry Potter parallels the Bible, what C. S. Lewis and Tolkein discussed about fantasies and myths, and more!
They also talk about how we can dedicate our lives to something we cannot prove exists, how we can know God by his effects. They talk about design and moral law point to a creator. They talk prayer, Bible reading, Frank’s testimony, the difference between trusting in God and intellectual knowledge of God, the challenges facing Christian young people today, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Frank Turek
Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books: Hollywood Heroes How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and David Silverman, president of American Atheists.
Frank hosts an hour-long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist that is broadcast Wednesday nights on DirecTV Channel 378 (NRBTV). His radio program called CrossExamined with Frank Turek airs on 186 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern and is available continuously on the free CrossExamined App
Frank is a widely featured guest in the media as a leading apologetics expert and cultural commentator. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and many top TV programs including: The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, Faith Under Fire, and Politically Incorrect. He also writes a column for Townhall.com and several other sites.
A former aviator in the US Navy, Frank has a master’s degree from the George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He and his wife, Stephanie, are blessed with three grown sons.
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FSR s5e26 with Leonie
Cross Examined.Org
Cross Examined Instagram
Frank Turek debate with Christopher Hitchens
Frank Turek interview with Alisa Childers
Southern Evangelical Seminary
Hollywood Heroes - Frank Turek
Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
More than a Carpenter -Josh McDowell
I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist - Norman Geisler
Reason for God - Tim Keller
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
Iron Man
Star Wars
Norman Geisler
Proverbs 4:23
”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Happy August!
Today on Finding Something REAL, we are introducing Leonie! Leonie is one of the exchange daughters that Janell’s family has hosted. They talk about her experience going from being an only child to spending a year as the older sister of Janell’s four kids. They talk about Leonie’s plans for after graduation and why she was hesitant to come back on the podcast. Leonie expressed that this is her first time being around people who take their faith seriously. She never really went to church except for Christmas, but other than that never really experienced faith until she saw one of her friends in Germany praying and reading the bible.
Janell and Leonie chat about Leonie’s faith journey so far, the people who inspire her, her experience praying, and why love is the most compelling thing for her.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
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Christmas 2020 Episode
Hansel & Gretel
MacGyver (1980s version)
Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
“Ebenezer” meaning
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Today on the podcast, Dagmar and Leke join Janell for a conversation with Jahdiel Perez!
Jahdiel shares about how he came to Christ and his journey from being disqualified from the Marine Corps to studying at a few of the world’s top universities. He defines philosophy and shares how studying it impacted his faith. He also shares his love of C. S. Lewis! We get to hear a wonderful conversation about what to do when our faith feels dry, the place of feelings in our relationship with God, learning to wait on the Lord, and why dry seasons are important to our faith.
About Jahdiel
Jahdiel Perez teaches Christian Thought at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. He is about to complete his D.Phil in Theology and Literature at the University of Oxford and become a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Humanities Department at Villanova University.
In his research and teaching, Perez integrates theology, philosophy, and literature to demonstrate how the Christian faith can respond to some of the most pressing questions of our time.
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FSR s5e22 with Leke
FSR s5e23 with Mabel
FSR s5e24 with Mark
FSR s5e18 with Gernot
FSR s4e18 with Josh White
FSR s4e17 with Justin Brierley
FSR s4e16 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR s4e15 with Julia Garschagen
St Augustine Confessions
Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore (Paris)
C. S. Lewis Official Website
The Screwtape Letters
The Great Divorce
Problem of Pain
Mere Christianity
The Chronicles of Narnia
Till We Have Faces
Karl Barth
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Paul Tillich
Today, Mark Sowersby joins Janell on the podcast. Mark shares about his experience of being abused as a child, how his identity was impacted by the abuse, and how he dealt with it. He shares how he came to faith at 16 years old, meeting his biological father at 45 years old and much more.
Mark and Janell chat about what it means to forgive, dealing with the desire for justice, overcoming darkness on a practical level, dealing with dry seasons of faith, and more! We hope this episode is an encouragement to you!
About Mark
In 2019 Pastor Mark went through a time of great healing. He began speaking about the nightmare of abuse and years of suffering he experienced in his childhood. And how condemnation, shame, and guilt were replaced with forgiveness, joy, and life in abundance.
He now speaks about his story and his testimony of healing, forgiveness and freedom through his ministry, Forgiving The Nightmare.
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FSR s5e22 with Leke
FSR s5e23 with Mabel
ForgivingTheNightmare.com
Forgiving the Nightmare - Mark Sowersby
Mark’s Instagram
Bleeding Daylight Episode with Mark Sowersby
The Footprints Poem
John 15
Though Leke could not join Janell for this recording, Mabel NInan joins us on FSR today! Mabel shares her story of growing up in India with a Christian mother. She shares about her own desire for marriage, a bit of her faith journey, and the perspective shift that changed her view of serving God. She talks about how being an immigrant effects her faith, longing for eternity, finding community, and why unity among believers is important. They talk about the essentials of the Christian faith, the idea of “Believe. Receive, Become,” and much more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
Born and raised in the minority Christian community in India, Mabel Ninan, moved to the US in 2008 shortly after getting married. Her family has called ten different places across two continents and seven cities home. A contributor to Guideposts' All God's Creatures: Daily Devotions for Animal Lovers 2022, Mabel’s writings have appeared in The Upper Room, CBN.com, Leading Hearts Magazine, and (in)courage.me. Host of the YouTube podcast, Immigrant Faith Stories, she has been serving in women's ministry for nearly a decade. Mabel is pursuing M.A. in Theological Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. A lover of books, tea, and Zumba, she lives in Northern California with her husband, son, and Maltese.
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FSR s5e22 with Leke
Mabel's Website
Far from Home: - Mabel Ninan
Sit Walk Stand -Watchman Nee
Gospel Spice Podcast with Stephanie Rousselle
FSR with Stephanie Rousselle (March 2021)
EF High School Exchange Year
A Case for Christ (movie)
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Happy July, everyone! Today on the podcast, we’re introducing you to Gbemileke! Gbemileke is from Nigeria and she shares a lot about the Nigerian culture, Jollof Rice, and what it was like for her to grow up in Nigeria. Her father worked at a university, so she shares about growing up around the university’s culture.
In this podcast, she addresses how her dad’s abusive actions towards her family caused her mom to take the kids and leave. She talks about how moving away from the university affected her and her family, how depression set in, how she would go to a Mosque on Fridays and church on Sundays, her experience with faith deconstruction, and how all of that influences her today.
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Jollof Rice recipe
Celestial Church of Christ
God will make a way - Don Moen
Kisses from Katie
Redeeming Love
Books by Phillip Yancey
-Where the Light Fell
-Finding God in Unexpected Places
-The Jesus I Never Knew
-What’s so Amazing about Grace
John Piper
Ravi Zacharias
Today, Hilary Morgan Ferrer joins the podcast! She share a bit about what has been going on in her life since her last appearance on the podcast, and the passion behind Mama Bear Apologetics. She talks about faith deconstruction, hypocrisy, spiritual obstacles and expectational doubt and so much more! She also shares what causes her personally to believe in the God of the Christian Bible. We hope you enjoy this jam-packed episode!
Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder and Mama-Bear-in-Chief of Mama Bear Apologetics. She feels a burden for providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. She is the chief author and editor of the bestselling Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies and Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design. Hillary has her master’s degree in biology from Clemson University and is working on a master’s degree in apologetics from Biola University. She loves helping moms to discern both truths and lies in science and culture, and she also specializes in understanding the root causes of doubt. She and her husband, John, have been married for 15 years and minister together as an apologetics team. She can never sneak up on anybody because of her chronic hiccups, which you can hear occasionally on the podcast.
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
FSR: Holy Tension and Tough Topics with Drew Berryessa
FSR: Same-Sex Attraction and the Church with Drew Berryessa
FSR: Are Christians Judgier than Jesus? With Drew and Cynthia
Can We Trust the Bible? with Leah Chapman and Andrew Foster
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Books
Mama Bear Apologetics Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
MBA Episode 71: I Pity the Fool
FSR: Christian and LDS: What’s the Difference? with Lindsey Medenwaldt (2022)
FSR: Why Christianity? with Lindsey Medenwaldy (2021)
FSR: Today’s Big Questions with Hilary Morgan Ferrer (2019)
A Living Letter Ministries
Biola Apologetics Program
Clay Jones
William Lane Craig
C. S. Lewis’ Trilemna
Is Atheism Dead? - Eric Metaxas
The Discovery Institute
The Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30
Proverbs 15:22
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise
Luke 9:23
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Though Totti could not be present for the recording of Today’s episode, Lu is back. She and Janell have the pleasure of speaking with the host of the Unbelievable? Podcast, Justin Brierley! They talk about The Big Conversations Season 4 (over on Justin’s YouTube), the concession Richard Dawkins made about Christianity, the fine tuning of the Universe, making the leap between deism and Christianity, why it’s more dangerous to believe in a personal God than an abstract intellectual idea of Him, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
FSR s5e14 with Bryan Drake
FSR s2e15 with Lu and Allen Crostic - Part 1 and Part 2
FSR s4e5 with Lu and Allen Crostic
FSRs4e9 with Lu and Stéphanie Rousselle
Unbelievable? with Justin Brlerley
Unbelievable? with Phillip Yancey
Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins: Biology, Belief and Covid
Unbelievable?: Why After Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian - Justin Brierley
Against the Tide (movie)
John Lennox
Richard Dawkins
Christopher Hitchens
C. S. Lewis
Apologist Abdu Murray joins the podcast today! Though Totti could not be present for this recording, two other wonderful young women, Zoe and Leonie, join Janell and Abdu!
Abdu shares his story of growing up Muslim, how he came to pursue Christianity, and what ultimately solidified his decision to follow Jesus. They discuss questions regarding God’s existence, how we can chose one religion without exploring all of them, the how and why of our existence, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
Abdu Murray offers the credibility of the gospel message as a speaker and writer with Embrace the Truth. He has authored several books including Saving Truth, Grand Central Question, Apocalypse Later, and the forthcoming More than a White Man’s Religion. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim until a nine-year historical, philosophical, theological, and scientific investigation pointed him to the Christian faith. Abdu has spoken to diverse international audiences and has participated in debates and dialogues across the globe. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. Abdu lives in the Detroit, Michigan area with his wife and their three children.
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
Embrace The Truth
Abdu Murray - YouTube
”Was Jesus Raised from the Dead?” - Abdu Murray and John Loftus Debate
Grand Central Question - Abdu Murray
Saving Truth - Abdu Murray
More Than a White Man’s Religion - Abdu Murray
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus - Nabeel Quereshi
God is not One - Stephen Prothero
Steps to the Cross - John C. Scott
“Free Will” by Rush - Song Lyrics
Psalm 139
Gernot Zeilinger is our guest on the podcast today! Gernot is an Austrian husband and father of three. He grew up in a Roman Catholic family, but turned towards socialism, atheism, and punk when he was a teen. He shares his story of how his 5-year-old daughter’s questions lead him to investigate Christianity, how he came to finally surrender to God, and how Christianity was set apart from fairytales. They also talk about how the Resurrection is the best explanation, how the Gospel writer’s honesty points to truth, and much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
Gernot has a B.A in International Business Administration as well as a Certificate in Theological Studies from Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford and a Certificate in Christian Apologetics from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Systematic and Philosophic Theology at the University of Nottingham and has started the process to become ordained in the Lutheran Church in Austria. He is currently working for Campus für Christus (the Austrian subsidiary of CRU) to create an apologetics ministry there named PROFUNDUM, focused on building bridges and dialogue between Christianity and secular perspectives to show the truth and relevance of Christianity for the world.
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
FSR s4e16 with Josh White
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Profundum.Austria on Instagram
Inception (2010)
Surprised by Joy - C. S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
Cover-Up in the Kingdom - Steven Baughman
Not a Fan - Kyle Idleman
What is a Seder
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ravi Zacharias
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
Matthew 22
This month, Totti joins us on the podcast!
Totti shares about being raised in Germany, her experience as an exchange student (how she met Janell), and her experience with religion.
Totti has been on the podcast previously, but she shares how, even though she is atheist, she came back.
This episode is very thought provoking. We hope you enjoy getting to know Totti and her faith journey!
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FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
Ruby’s Episodes from 2021
Intro
Reason for Faith: Finding Jesus after 40+ years of Atheism with Louie van Praag
Why Jesus? with Alex Davis
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
EF Foreign Exchange Program
We have a returning guest on the podcast today! Leah Chapman joins Janell on the podcast for a riveting conversation about the difference between Christianity and myths, the unseen world of spirits from a Christian perspective, and more! They also define apologetics and explain why it is important.
We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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FSR s2e16 with Lieke
FSR s3e22 with Lieke
FSR s5e13 with Lieke
FSR s5e13 with Lieke
FSR s5e12 with Dres and Cynthia
FSR s3e4 with Leah and Andrew
Apologetics Simplified Podcast
The ScrewTape Letters - C. S. Lewis
God Has A Name - John Mark Comer
Debate between Bart Erhmann & Mike Licona
Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley
Nuremberg Trials
Charles Price sermons at Cannon Beach Conference Center
Brennan Manning - One Question Jesus Will Ask on Judgement Day
To Experience God’s Love - The Gospel Coalition
FSR: A is for Authenticity
1 Samuel 28
Today, we have a special guest on the podcast! Janell’s mom Shannon joins Janell and Lieke to talk about the difference Jesus makes. Shannon talks about her experience with drinking to escape, accepting Jesus as her Lord and Savior at the age of 16, and the difference Jesus has made in her life. She also talks about how her faith has impacted her relationship with her parents. There is a lot of good stuff in this episode, we hope you enjoy! ___________________
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FSR s2e16 with Lieke
FSR s3e22 with Lieke
FSR s5e13 with Lieke
FSR s5e13 with Lieke
FSR s4e8 with Drew- Same-Sex Attraction and the Church
FSR s4e24 with Drew- Holy Tension and Tough Topics
FSR s5e12 with Dres and Cynthia
FSR s4e23 with Alycia Wood
FSR s4e14 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
Are We There Yet? by Drew Berryessa
Untamed by Alan & Debra Hirsch
Billy Graham
Billy Graham on God never changing
Luke 11:14-28 (Some accuse Jesus of driving out demons by the power of a demon)
Isaiah 53
John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Philippians 1:3-6
”I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
John 20:24-29
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Bryan Drake, a Christian illusionist, joins Janell on the podcast today!
Bryan and Karla Drake have performed for hundreds of thousands of people over the past 10 years. They have witnessed the amazing grace of God first hand as thousands of people at their shows have surrendered their lives to follow Jesus. Their unique mix of comedy, mentalism, and illusions have mesmerized audiences all across the United States and around the world. The Bryan Drake Show gives Bryan and Karla a bizarre and unique platform to live out their calling.
On today’s podcast, Bryan and Janell discuss whether or not Jesus was an illusionist instead of a miracle worker. They touch on the difference between magician and illusionist, whether Jesus’ suffering was a ruse, and the theory of illusion itself. He also shares his advice for those who have questions or find themselves far from faith.
We hope you enjoy!
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FSR s2e16 with Lieke
FSR s3e22 with Lieke
FSR s5e13 with Lieke
Bryan Drake's Website
FSR April 2021- Justin Brierley
Unbelievable? Is Christianity a trick of the mind? TikTok hypnotist Zach Pincince and Christian illusionist Bryan Drake
Bart Erhman
Derren Brown
This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti
Provoke & Inspire Podcast
Romans 1:19-20
”…since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
This May, we are going to seek to answer a few questions by Lieke!
Lieke shares with Janell about her faith story including details about bring baptized as a baby, growing up in the Netherlands, attending a Christian school, and how her perception of the Christian faith changed when she went to the United States for a while.
This month, we will seek to answer three of Lieke’s questions:
How could we ever know who the real God is?
How is Christianity different than Greek mythology or other man-made lies?
Was Jesus just a really good magician?
We hope you enjoy!
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FSR s2e16 with Lieke
FSR s3e22 with Lieke
The Hiding Place - Corrie ten Boom
Kisses from Katie -Katie Davis Majors
Surprised by Joy - C. S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein
Delicious Culture in the Netherlands - Culture Atlas
Visit Malta
Acts 28-Paul Ashore on Malta
Today on the podcast, Janell and Castin chat with returning guest Drew Berryessa and his colleague Cynthia Beaudry. As a warning, this conversation discusses some topics that may be too mature for some.
Cynthia shares her story of growing up with two moms, dealing with the murder of her dad, and how she came to be set in her belief in Jesus. Drew shares his story of struggling with his sexuality, starting a ministry, and what happened when he attended his brother’s wedding.
A lot of topics are addressed in this episode such as:
Can a Christian identity as Gay?
What does God teach about sexuality?
Are Christians judgier than Jesus?
What about pride month?
Does Jesus have the authority to define us?
And more! We hope this episode ie helpful for you all!
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Castin’s Intro Episode
Castin & Pastor Michael
Castin & Melanie
FSR s4e8 with Drew- Same-Sex Attraction and the Church
FSR s4e24 with Drew- Holy Tension and Tough Topics
A Living Letter Ministries
Are We There Yet? by Drew Berryessa
The Dialogue Sessions
The Chosen
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Untamed by Deborah & Alen Hirsch
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NIV)
Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with mennor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Proverbs 27:7
One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Today on the podcast, Janell chats with returning guest Melanie Casteneda about Castin’s question — “Why is there a mental health stigma in the Church? How can we help those who are struggling with mental health issues? Why isn't the Church addressing this topic more?” As a warning, there is mention of suicidal ideation in this episode.
Melanie talks a lot about the ups and downs of her mental health journey including her struggled with an anxiety disorder along with other forms of mental illness. She talks about her emotions surrounding being admitted into the psych ward of a hospital, the aftermath, and ultimately what caused her to want to be an advocate for those who struggle with mental health. She talks about the tension of wanting to trust God as healer while also seeing the benefits of therapy and medications. S
We hope this episode ie helpful for you all!
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Castin’s Intro Episode
Castin & Pastor Michael
FSR s1 e11 with Melanie
FSR s2 e5 with Melanie
2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Pastor Michael Landsman joins Janell on the podcast today to address some of Castin’s questions!
The Rev. Michael Landsman is a pastor with an Evangelical background, serving in a mainline Protestant church, who loves the Church Fathers. He serves as Pastor of Zion’s Stone UCC in Northampton, PA. He received a Master of Divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary. He and his wife Chontey live in the Lehigh Valley with their two children.
On today’s podcast, Pastor Michael shares about his faith journey, the differences in how he expresses his Christian faith now versus how we grew up, and the definition of “Evangelical.” They also talk about the fundamentals of Christian belief and whether there is room for doubt in the Christian faith.
This episode is a good one, you won’t want to miss it!
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Castin’s Intro Episode
Pastor Mike Landsman
Areopagus
Misio Seminary
Beth Moore
Beth Moore on going to an Anglican church
'Sexperiment:' Pastor, Wife Weather 24 Hours in Bed on Church Roof (The Christian Post)
Mars Hill “Real Marriage” Series
The Areopagus Goes to Mars Hill
The Rise and Fall of the Areopagus Podcast
NIcene Creed
Apostles Creed
Sit,Walk,Stand by Watchman Nee
Janell is joined by Castin in today’s episode! Castin shares her faith journey and mention some of the questions she hopes can be answered by this month’s guests.
Castin is a college student who is studying journalism and advocacy. She comes from a very close and loving family. She shares about her struggles grieving over the loss of her brother, getting to know God after a suicide attempt, and more.
As always, we hope this episode helps bring our listeners closer to God. This episode does have mentions of suicide and mental health challenges.
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Delight & Be
Finding Quiet (J. P. Moreland)
Part 2 of Janell and Mariah’s conversation wit h Micah airs today! In this episode, you’ll hear about what came of Micah’s decision to fully trust in Jesus, the repercussions of waking away from the Mormon church, why it’s common for young people to become Mormon, Mariah’s response to a simple Gospel, and more! We hope you enjoy! ___________
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Maria’s Season 4 Intro
Mariah & Zach
Mariah & Alycia
Mariah & Drew
Mariah & Rebecca
Mariah & Lindsey
Gospel from a Former Mormon (Micah Wilder)
Adams Road Ministry
Passport to Heaven (Micah Wilder)
Seeking Allah Finding Jesus - Nabeel Quereshi
Today on the podcast, we have Micah Wilder. Like his brothers before him, Micah was raised in a devout Mormon family and served his mission.. While on his mission, a Baptist pastor challenged him to read the Bible, which he did--and gradually his Mormon world came crashing down around him as he encountered the life-changing love of Jesus Christ. His new life in Jesus sent shockwaves not only through his mission, but his family as well.
In today’s episode, Micah shares about his upbringing, his story of reading the New Testament twelve times, the Gospel from a the perspective of someone who used to be mormon, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode! Part 2 will be released soon!
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Maria’s Season 4 Intro
Mariah & Zach
Mariah & Alycia
Mariah & Drew
Mariah & Rebecca
Mariah & Lindsey
Gospel from a Former Mormon (Micah Wilder)
Adams Road Ministry
Passport to Heaven (Micah Wilder)
Seeking Allah Finding Jesus - Nabeel Quereshi
Today we have a very special returning guest. Lindsey Medenwaldt is Director of Ministry Operations at Mama Bear Apologetics, where she’s the resident worldview and world religion specialist. She has a master’s degree in apologetics and ethics from Denver Seminary, as well as a master’s in public administration and a law degree. She’s also a full-time children’s pastor, an editor and writer for the Christian Research Journal, and a member of the Pelican Project. She recently contributed a chapter about the Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Harvest House Popular Handbook of World Religions (March 2021). Lindsey and her husband, Jay (who is also an apologist), have been married for 14 years. They have three daughters and live in Texas. In her spare time, Lindsey loves watching British reality television, especially The Great British Baking Show, and she’s an avid reader.
Today on the podcast, they talk about the differences between Christianity and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We hope you enjoy!
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Maria’s Season 4 Intro
Mariah & Zach
Mariah & Alycia
Mariah & Drew
Mariah & Rebecca
FSR s4e14 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR s1e7 with Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mama Bear Apologetics
The Mama Bear's Guide to Biblical Sexuality
Sandra McGee Tanner
Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Alex Earls joins Janell on the podcast today! They talk about Alex's experience growing up in a Christian home with parents who were intentional about showing Christ in all aspects of parenting. She also shares about her experiences learning about other religions, how that has impacted her love of Christi and missions.
They also talk about the differences between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Christianity. They talk about how words can be defined differently-- and how that impacts how the faith is lived out. They also touch on the importance of having a correct view of God and the importance of finding community.
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Maria’s Season 4 Intro
Mariah & Zach
Mariah & Alycia
Mariah & Drew
Mariah & Rebecca
FSR s2e6 with Jason Earls
FSR s3e23 with Jason Earls
FSR s2e13 with Callie Lindsey
Impact 360 Institute
Knowledge of the Holy - AW Tozer
Renovation of the Heart- Dallas Willard
Today, Mariah joins Janell on the podcast! Mariah appeared on the podcast last year, but since then has undergone some significant chances in her life. From beginning a new relationship to joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She and Janell talk about it all in today’s episode! Hope you enjoy!
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Maria’s Season 4 Intro
Mariah & Zach
Mariah & Alycia
Mariah & Drew
Mariah & Rebecca
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus (Qureshi)
Hello All! As we kick off Season 5 of the podcast, Janell has a special message for you!
She shares her reason for highlighting Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity, and Love when she talks about finding something real. Today particularly, she is talking about Authenticity and Love.
We hope you like this episode!
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Hello All! As we kick off Season 5 of the podcast, Janell has a special message for you!
She shares her reason for highlighting Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity, and Love when she talks about finding something real. Today particularly, she is talking about Restoration.
We hope you like this episode!
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Hello All! As we kick off Season 5 of the podcast, Janell has a special message for you!
She shares her reason for highlighting Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity, and Love when she talks about finding something real. Today particularly, she is talking about Eternity.
She also shares the exciting things you can expect from season 5!
We hope you like this episode!
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Happy New Year, friends! As we plan for this new year of podcasts, we want to share with you some of our favorite episodes from 2021! We hope you enjoy this replay!
What if you were an agnostic who was starting to- maybe- see the world differently? What if you had asked God to help you and you thought He had answered in a tangible way? What if you saw the beauty of the world around you and felt like it had to be caused more than chance? What would come next for you in a faith journey?
In this bonus episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Janell have a conversation with Pastor/Musician/Writer/Speaker Josh White about authenticity, grace, and the unique incredible gift of the gospel.
Happy New Year, friends! As we plan for this new year of podcasts, we want to share with you some of our favorite episodes from 2021! We hope you enjoy this replay!
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Would you follow Jesus if it seemed like everyone around you was choosing to follow something else? Or how would you stay anchored to faith in Christ when you are constantly bombarded by big questions about Christianity, not just by friends and culture, but instead by some of the highest regarded intellectual thinkers of our time?
In this episode, this month’s co-host Dagmar and Janell have a conversation with podcaster/author/speaker, Justin Brierley.
Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions
FSR - Deep Faith Questions
Justin’s Previous FSR Episode
Dagmar’s FSR Episode with Julia Garschagen
Dagmar’s FSR Episode with Lindsey Mednewaldt
Unbelievable Podcast
TheBigConversation.Show
The Big Conversation Video Series
The Unbelievable Conference
JustinBrierley.com
Mere Christianity - CS Lewis
The Problem of Pain CS Lewis
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Ragamuffin
Brennan Manning “Did You Believe That I Loved You?”
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Be on the Podcast!
Happy New Year, friends! As we plan for this new year of podcasts, we want to share with you some of our favorite episodes from 2021! We hope you enjoy this replay!
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Lindsey is the executive director and resident world religion expert of Mama Bear Apologetics. She holds a Masters in Apologetics & Ethics from Denver Seminary, a Masters in Public Health, and a degree in Law. Recently, Lindsey wrote a chapter about Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Popular Handbook of World Religions (Harvest House). Lindsey and her apologist husband have been married for 13 years and currently live with their three beautiful daughters in Texas. In her spare time, Lindsey loves watching British reality television and reading from her at-home library of over 2,000 books.
In this episode, Dagmar, Janell, and Lindsey have a fascinating conversation about the differences between religions, the reliability of the Bible, cosmological argument for Christianity, and Jesus being the evidence for the veracity of Christianity. They also go in-depth about Jehovah’s Witnesses and the problem of suffering.
We hope this podcast is edifying!
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their support! Special thanks to Brian and Jill Wilson. To learn more about the Finding Something REAL Patreon, click here!
Mentioned in this Episode
Finding Something REAL Patreon
Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions
FSR - Deep Faith Questions
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Apologetics - The Book
Apologetics Simplified Podcast Leah Chapman
FSR s3e2 with Lieke and Josh White
FSR s1e7 with Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mere Christianity - CS Lewis
The God Who is There - Francis Schaeffer
The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Cold Case Christianity - J. Warner Wallace
Is Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? - Andy Bannister
1 Peter 3:15
”…But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect…”
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Be on the Podcast!
Happy New Year, friends! As we plan for this new year of podcasts, we want to share with you some of our favorite episodes from 2021! We hope you enjoy this replay!
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Today’s episode is super special! Janell and Dagmar sit down with German apologist Julia Garschagen. Julia shares how she came to a relationship with Jesus and how the secular culture she grew up in affected her. The ladies talk about questions and objections that are aimed at Christianity and how a Biblical worldview can provide answer
They have a thought provoking conversation that covers God’s views on sex, evolution and the Big Bang theory, the problem of evil and suffering, and more. We hope this episode helps you think through some questions you may have about Christianity and Jesus Christ!
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their support! Special thanks to Brian and Jill Wilson. To learn more about the Finding Something REAL Patreon, click here!
Links:
FSR s4e12 with Dagmar
FSR s3e25 with Julia Garschagen
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Be on the Podcast!
Happy New Year, friends! As we plan for this new year of podcasts, we want to share with you some of our favorite episodes from 2021! We hope you enjoy this replay!
Happy New Year, friends! As we plan for this new year of podcasts, we want to share with you some of our favorite episodes from 2021! We hope you enjoy this replay!
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Another month, another co-host! Today, we are introducing you to Dagmar. Dagmar is young woman who lives in the Netherlands. She shares a little about her faith journey and about the secular culture she lives in.
In this first episode, she presents a few of the questions she has about faith and shares about her desire to know if God is real.
A few of her questions include:
What are the differences between Jehovah’s Witnesses & Christians?
Are there differences between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? They seem to worship the same God.
Should Faith change as the world changes?
Where is God in times of need? Like the corona crisis, did he make it to punish us? Or did he just abandon us after he created us because he wasn't happy about what he was seeing?
Where is God in general? Can we actually see Him? Are those who have claimed to see him hallucinating?
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Be on the Podcast!
Tori's Intro Episode
Lu's Intro Episode
FSR s3e22 with Janell’s Exchange Daughters
Religion Statistics in the Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy - C. S. Lewis
The Great Divorce - C. S. Lewis
For the last episode of 2021, we want to share with you this conversation between Janell, Lu, and Katie Dommel.
Thank you so much for sticking with us this year. Happy New Year!!
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Be on the Podcast!
Merry Christmas, friends! Today, Janell, Tori, and Pastor Bob Luhn talk about the Hope Jesus brings to the world and to the weary. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Be on the Podcast!
Today on the podcast, Janell and Ruby sit down with David Abraham. David shares the story of how he came to faith in Jesus, why he is so passionate about sharing about Jesus Christ, how he encourages those struggling with depression, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e34 with Ruby
David’s Website
Provoke & Inspire Podcast
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
Parable of the Lost Son - Luke 15:11-32
Bree Jeffries joins Janell and Sevanna on the podcast. Bree is a certified mental health counselor, EMDR certified therapist, and clinical supervisor. She spends lots of time working with churches and loves serving others through counseling.
Bree shares a little about her background before the crew talks a little about christmas traditions, and Tik-Tok. They also discuss counseling as a ministry, her experience with the tension between Christianity and psychology, counseling in christian contexts versus secular contexts. They talk about how counseling is compatible with Christianity and using psychological principles while still trusting God. They also talk about anxiety and depression, and the Christian responses to them.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Be on the Podcast! FSR s4e43 with Sevanna
FSRs3e13 with Callie Lindsey
FSR s1e6 with Bree Jeffries
Bree’s Website
Finding Quiet - J.P. Moreland
EMDR -Focus on the Family Article
Ragamuffin (2014 movie)
Charles Price Sermons
Happy December!
Today, Abby McDonald joins Janell on the podcast. Though Sevanna could not be here for this recording, Abby and Janell do discuss Sevanna’s questions.
They talk about the unique experience of growing up Christian and teaching children Christian truth. They also discuss the maturity that comes along with asking faith questions, God’s pursuit of us, reading the Bible, prayer, and more!
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Be on the Podcast! FSR s4e43 with Sevanna
FSR s2e14 with Abby McDonald
Shift -Abby McDonald
Abby McDonald’s website
Freewill-Rush
Happy (day before) Thanksgiving, everyone! We hope you enjoy this special episode where Janell and Sevanna talk all things gratitude! We also have an invite for you all as we think about starting Season 5 next year.
Have a great weekend!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Be on the Podcast! FSR s4e43 with Sevanna
Romans 10:14-16
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
Today’s podcast episode is all about learning to trust the Bible. Janell Davis joins us on the podcast again to share how we can know that the Bible is trustworthy. She shares about the Dead Sea Scrolls, different bible translations, how we can trust the Bible when like about Christianity are prevalent in our culture. They also talk about the importance of having community and asking questions regarding our faith.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this EpisodeFSR s4e43 with Sevanna
FSR s4e33 with Byrnese, Janell, and Hans
FSR s4e42with Allen (part 2)
FSR s4e40 with Greg Koukl
FSR s4e3 with Tori and Kasey (part 1)
FSR s3e17 with Chan Arnett (part 1)
FSR s3e4 with Leah and Andrew
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Janel’s Website
Visible Coffee Roasters (Mill Creek, Washington)
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Purple Cow - Seth Godin
Cold Case Christianity - J Warner Wallace
Person of Interest - J. Warner Wallace
Shattered Dreams - Larry Crabb
The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
The StreetLights App
The Bible Project
The Bible Project App - Read Scripture
Stand to Reason
Alisa Childers Q&A with J. Warner Wallace
The Chosen
Jason Schmidt joins us on the podcast today! He, Sevanna, and Janell talk about the concept of Sticky faith, Sharing the gospel, grace & forgiveness, humility, intentionality, and more!
Jason also shares his story of growing up as a pastor’s kid.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this EpisodeFSR s4e43 with Sevanna
FSR s4e33 with Byrnese, Janell, and Hans
April 8, 2018 Sermon
My Favorite Name is Jonathan - Janell Wood
A Footnote on Earth Famous in Heaven - Jesse Johnson
Galatians 6:9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
November’s co-host is Sevanna! Sevanna is a young Christian woman who is currently studying to become a nurse. She tells about her faith journey from growing up Christian to making a personal decision for Christ as a teen.
She tells of how the passing of her Grandmother and her dad’s sickness impacted her relationship with Christ. You will really want to stick around to hear her episodes!
This month, we will address the following questions:
How should Christians share Christ without accidentally offending others?
How can we trust different Bible translations? Is one better than the others? Can passages be taken out of context accidentally? If not, how do we make the Bible understandable without deviating from the original texts?
How can Christians incorporate science and psychology without limiting God or overdoing it?
Could being called a Christian and making faith personal be considered different steps in the Christian journey? Have others Experienced this?
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Mentioned in this Episode
Healing of the Paralyzed man (scene from The Chosen)
Famous for -Tauren Wells
Letting the light in -Housefires
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Today, Janell and Latosha continue their chat with Allen Crostic.
In this episode, they discuss the Apocrypha, the validity of scripture, Jesus’ high view os scripture, how works fit into faith, and more!
We hope you enjoy part one of this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e39 with Latosha
FSR s4e11 with Allen Crostic
FSR s3e17 with Chan Arnett
Apocrypha
Tertullian
C. S. Lewis
First Enoch
It’s A Wonderful Life
Today, Janell and Latosha chat with Allen Crostic. Allen is a good friend of the podcast who has been on the show before! He is an apologist who loves to help others find truth in Christ.
On today’s episode, Allen catches us up on his life since he was on the podcast, they talk about holidays, the dating of Christmas and Easter, idol worship, and more!
We hope you enjoy part one of this episode!
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FSR s4e39 with Latosha
FSR s4e11 with Allen Crostic
FSR s3e17 with Chan Arnett
Stand to Reason
ReasonableFaith.org
Tactics- Greg Koukl
"Futility" Wreck of the Titan - Morgan Robertson
A Beautiful Mind (movie)
Zeitgeist (movie/documentary)
Religious (movie)
Mike Winger (YouTube)
InspiringPhilosophy (YouTube)
Today, Janell and Latosha sit down with Greg Koukl. Greg is an apologist and the founder of the Stand to Reason ministry. They have a great conversation about how he came to Christ, why he is convinced that a Christian worldview is the accurate worldview, how the Apocrypha came to be, and much more!
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Stand to Reason
Biola University
Greg Koukl debates Deepak Chopra
Greg Koukl & Michael Shermer Debate
FSR s2e15 with Allen Crostic
FSR s2e17 Chan Arnett
Grace Enough Podcast with Amber Cullum
Tactics - Greg Koukl
The Story of Reality - Greg Koukl
Weight of glory - CS Lewis
Person of Interest - J Warner Wallace
Francis Schafer
Josh McDowell
Jonathan Noyes
C. S. Lewis
We are excited to introduce October’s co-host Latosha! Latosha grew up learning about God even though her family did not attend church. She talks about her experience with broken relationships, abuse, homelessness, and drug use. She shares how her pregnancy lead her closer to Jesus and why she chooses to stick with Him no matter what.
Though her journey on the Finding Something REAL podcast, Latosha would love to find out wow we can trust the Bible, the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Bible, how the the content of the Bible has changed over time, why we celebrate Christmas and Easter (are they adapted from pagan holidays)?
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Mentioned in this EpisodeApril D. Metzler
"Oh my God, my heart!" -April D. Metzler
R. S. V. P. with April D. Metzler
"Evidence" -Bethel Music
"The Case For Christ" - Lee Strobel
The Case For Christ (movie)
Sean McDowell’s YouTube channel
Today, Janell and Ruby sit down with Mishelle Oh. Mishelle shares about how she grew up in a Buddhist environment and how her aunt helped bring her family to Christ. She also shares how questioning lead her to Christ. It’s a truly beautiful story that we hope you still stick around for!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e34 Introducing Ruby
Hungry Generation
Mishelle Oh's testimony
CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia
On today’s episode, Ruby and Janell sit down with Father Andrew Stephen Damick. Father Andrew Stephen Damick is an Orthodox Christian archpriest and the Chief Content Officer of Ancient Faith Ministries, the world's leading English-language Orthodox Christian media ministry. He is the author of four books and host or co-host of multiple podcasts, including "Lord of Spirits" and "Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy." From 2007 to 2020, he served in pastoral ministry in Orthodox churches in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He was raised by missionary parents in the Evangelical Protestant tradition
Fr. Andrew shares his journey from an evangelical expression of Christianity to Orthodox Christianity. They discuss the relationship between beauty, truth, and worship. There is also discussion of the gospel, the differences between Christianity and Buddhism, the differences between Orthodox Christian and evangelical worship, and more!
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e34 Introducing Ruby
Fr. Andrew’s Website
The Areopagus
The Lord of Spirits Podcast
Arise, O God - Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy - Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Seeking Allah Finding Jesus - Nabeel Qureshi
David Wood’s Youtube Channel
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it,in remembrance of Me.”26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
1 Peter 3:18-22
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
On today’s episode, Ruby and Janell sit down with Alex Davis. Alex tells a little about her faith journey and how she became interested in apologetics. They have a great conversation about the problem with universalism, why Jesus loves to bring us to Himself, why God did not hide salvation from anyone, and more!
We hope you like this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e34 Introducing Ruby
Apologetics Fun in 10 podcast with Alex Davis
The Bible…But Funnier
Alisa Childer’s Podcast
Another Gospel -Alisa Childers
Remnant Radio - YouTube Channel
John Piper
Francis Chan
John 14:6
Acts 4:12
Job 38
Where were You? - Ghost Ship
Ruby’s former high school teacher joins us on the podcast today! Louie Van Praag was atheist for most of his life, but came to faith in Christ only a few years ago. He tells his story and what helped him learn to trust God.
We hope you like this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e34 Introducing Ruby
Jesus Among Other Gods - Ravi Zacharias
A Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Today, we introduce September’s co-host — Ruby! Ruby is a good friend of Janell. They talk about Ruby’s story, how she met Janell, and Asian culture. Ruby also shares her concerns about Christianity and Jesus and the questions she seeks to answer during her time as co-host.
We hope you like this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s3e19 with Alycia Wood
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Fresh Off The Boat (tv show)
The Chosen Series
Today’s episode is a fantastic conversation about faith deconstruction. Janell, Byrnese, Hans, and Janel talk about creating space for questions in the church, the importance of finding community, why this cultural movement has a lot to do with the lack of Christian education, the intimacy that comes with persecution, and more.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Byrnese: Her Story & Faith Questions
Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
Another Gospel - Alisa Childers
Tactics - Greg Koukl
Mama Bear Apologetics - Hilary Morgan Ferrer
TheResurrectionists.net
What’s With All The Deconstruction Stories? Alisa Childers & Sean McDowell
Fixer Upper
My Favorite Name is Johnathan -Janell Wood
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou
Scott McKnight and Laura Barringer join Janell and Byrnese on the podcast today! They talk about loving the church, intoxication with celebrity pastors, what the word “Tov” has to do with the church, why the church is more of a hospital for sinners than a resort for the holy., and more!
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Byrnese: Her Story & Faith Questions
A Church Called Tov
Scott McKnight
Laura Barringer
The Jesus Creed for Children - Laura Barringer
The Jesus Creed - Scott McKnight
The Messy Truth - Caleb Kaltenbach
Life Together - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A.W. Tozer
Grace Enough with Amber Cullum
Willow Creek
Mars Hill/Mark Driscoll
Today on the podcast, we have Caleb Kaltenbach. Caleb tells the story of being raised by three gay parents, how he joined a Bible study and ended up giving his life to Christ. He is now a pastor who helps Christians connect with the LGBTQ+ community.
They talk about the importance of making sure Jesus is the center of our life, finding our identity in Him, empathizing with those who have been hurt by christians and the church, and ultimately finding our healing in Christ.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Byrnese: Her Story & Faith Questions
Caleb Kaltenbach
Caleb’s Instagram
Messy Truth - Caleb Kaltenbach
Messy Grace Group
Cannon Beach Conference Center
Gay Girl Good God - Jackie Hill Perry
Preston Sprinkle
Sean McDowell
Brene Brown
Saint Augustine
Beth Moore
Drew Berryessa
Priscilla Shirer
Tony Evans
Dave Dummitt
Happy August, friends! Today we are pleased to share with you Byrnese’s story! She grew up in New Hampshire with her mom. Though she was raised in a church, it was a very emotionally unsafe environment. She shares her story of coming out of that environment. Some of the questions raised in this podcast are:
How can we reform churches so that spiritual abuse does not grow?
Can people disagree on theological issues and still be a church? Is there a place for unity?
How can we help those who are deconstructing their faith?
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Mentioned in this Episode
Byrnese’s Website & Podcast
A Church called Tov - Scott McKnight
Cannon Beach Conference Center
Angela Pitnikoff joins us on the podcast today! She talks about her love for Jesus and her passion for helping others know who they are in Christ. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Angela’s Instagram
The Kingdom Daughters Podcast
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Clubhouse App
Isaiah 6
Brennan Manning "Did you believe that I loved you?"
On today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell talks with Abigail Houston about her scripture memorization ministry called Melodically Memorizing. Abigail talks about her passion for Jesus Christ and discusses the message of the Gospel. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Melodically Memorizing on Instagram
Abigail Houston on Spotify
Lord We Need You
Keith & Kristyn Getty
When I Don’t Desire God - John Piper
Ask Pastor John with John Piper
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
On today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell has a great conversation with Molly Oswald and Isaiah Guerero. They discuss the frustrations about attending college during a pandemic and the challenges of building community during the pandemic. They also talk about dating during the pandemic, how their faith has been impacted during COVID, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s2e4 with Molly & Isaiah
FSR s43e2 with Josh White
FSR s4e8 with Drew Berryessa
Northwest University (Kirkland WA)
Cannon Beach Conference Center
Kim Meeder
Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
The Hiding Place - Corrie ten Boom
Stop & Think - Francis Chan
Turn your eyes upon Jesus - Youtube Song
Proverbs 27:17 “ As iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another”
Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
John 20:21 “Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it but because by it, I see everything else.” - Weight of Glory (C.S. Lewis)
Today, Janell has a great conversation with Tiffini Hawkins. Tiffini is a recent college grad who is passionate about serving in ministry. Recently and very unexpectedly, she lost her father. In this podcast episode, she and Janell talk about grief, having grace for people, pressing into vulnerability, finding your people, and more! We hope you enjoy!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e1 with Tori
Resonate Church
Bridgetown church
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong
Rick Warren loses son (CNN interview)
Love Does by Bob Goff
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer
A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by - C.S. Lewis
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ~ C.S. Lewis
This week, we end our journey with Mariah with a spatular conversation with Rebeca Metzler! Rebeca shares a little about her faith journey, what it’s like being involved with a counter cultural movement, and how the pandemic changed church life. They talk about finding a Christian community and Rebeca shares about her ministry called Resonate. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Resonant Church in Pullman
FSR s4e21 with Mariah
Made for This Podcast - Jennie Allen
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Gay Girl Good God - Jackie Hill Perry
Tim Keller
Cru.org
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Mentioned in this Episode
Mentioned in this Episode
Drew Berryessa
Are We There Yet? - Drew Berryessa
Sit, Walk, Stand - Watchman Nee
The Hound of Heaven - Francis Thompson
A. W. Tozer
FSR s4e21 with Mariah
FSR s4e10 with Brenna Blain
FSR s4e8 with Drew Berryessa
Scriptures:
Psalm 32
Isaiah 61
Today, Janell and Mariah sit down with Drew Berryessa. Drew shares about his ministry and some of the challenges he has faced, his experience with sexuality and the Biblical position on it, and more! They also talk about the Gospel and living for Christ requires sacrifice. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
Mentioned in this Episode
Drew Berryessa
Are We There Yet? - Drew Berryessa
Sit, Walk, Stand - Watchman Nee
The Hound of Heaven - Francis Thompson
A. W. Tozer
FSR s4e21 with Mariah
FSR s4e10 with Brenna Blain
FSR s4e8 with Drew Berryessa
Scriptures:
Psalm 32
Isaiah 61
Today, we’re sharing a wonderful conversation between Janell, Mariah, and apologist Alycia Wood. Alycia talks about what Apologetics is and why she is passionate. Then they talk about suffering, how a good God could allow bad things to happen, free will, the character of God, and more! This is truly an edifying conversation.
There may also be mention of eating cicadas… but you’ll have to listen to find out!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s3e19 with Alycia Wood
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Cicada Information (CNN)
Cicada Recipes (literally :P )
Chilli Recipe
Pico de Gallo recipe
The Hound of Heaven - Francis Thompson
"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." ~ Brennan Manning
Scriptures:
Hebrews 11:1-2
Galatians 3:6
Matthew 5:45
Romans 3:10
Acts 8
In this episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell and Mariah sit down with Zach Verritt. Zach shares his story of pursuing perfection, discovering his brokenness and finding grace. He shares his story of growing up in a christian home, being same sex attracted, and shares how pornography has effected hsi life. He shares a powerful story of how his sexuality has actually helped him be honest before God and how it has brought him closer to Jesus Christ.
They also talk about how humility and repentance needs to influence the church’s response to homosexuality and how the church needs to encourage the idea of the brother/sister relationship.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e21 with Mariah
FSRs4e18 with Lou Phillips
FSRs4e8 with Drew Berryessa
Zach Verrett’s website
The Austin Stone Church
Unaltered Ministries
On the Other Side - with Zach Verrett
Sam Alberry
John 14 & 15
New Month, New Co-Host! Today Janell sits down with Mariah. Mariah is kind enough to share her faith journey and a few questions that she has about Jesus Christ and Christianity.
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Mentioned in this Episode
FSR s4e10 with Brenna Blain
FSRs4e8 with Drew Berryessa
FSRs4e17 with Becca Shultz
FindingSomethingREAL.com
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
Elevation Worship
Mature Theme Warning
Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Jason Earls. Jason shares his story of coming from a life of partying , drugs, and sexual promiscuity and how it contradicted the life he wanted to live. They talk about the need for authenticity in faith communities. struggling with the desire to be accepted, the desire to sin, and how a life defined by christian disciplines leads to joy. We also speak briefly with his wife Terri! She shares what she loves about her husband and what she appreciates about his authenticity.
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Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Rebecca: Her Story & Faith Questions
FSR s3e23 with Jason Earls
FSR s2e30 with Jason Earls
Jason's website
Jason's Instagram
Life Cycles - Jason Earls
7 Jokes I couldn't Share in Church
Date Night Challenge - Focus on the Family
Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Michelle Watson to talk about trust. They talk about struggles with the family, the church, and what it means to truly seek God.
Some of today’s topics include: dealing with conviction, discovering Grace, how Michelle talks to God throughout the day, and more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
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We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!
Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Rebecca: Her Story & Faith Questions
FSR s4e18 with Becca & Lou Philips
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Thirtyone25 Creative
The Pantry Podcast
Michelle's Instagram
Your Spiritual Gameplan episode with Michelle Watson
Discoverrevelation.net
The Chosen
Vision of You by Shane & Shane
Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Lou Phillips to discuss the biblical view of sex. Lou shares how he learned that he was more interested in what he could get from God than in God Himself. He also shares how he got into apologetics.
Some of today’s topics include: purity culture, pornography, the biblical reason for marriage, the idolization of relationships and marriage, and why community is so important. We hope you enjoy this conversation!
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We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!
Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Rebecca: Her Story & Faith Questions
YouVersion Bible App
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
The Great Divorce - C. S. Lewis
Sam Alberry’s Books
Today, Janell sits down with May’s cohost Becca Schultz. Becca grew up in rural Pennsylvania & Ohio with her mom (a catholic) and her dad (a protestant) and two sisters. She is currently studying science with the intent to be a middle school science teacher. Even though her university is one if the most known party-schools, Becca has found a great biblical community on her campus.
She has been learning what her faith means to her. For a while, she was putting on a fake face and felt pressured to stay with her upbringing, but now is letting her faith become her own. She started attending a non-denominational church in high school. In the context of the non-denominational church, she appreciated the ability to be open and honest about her story and she had the opportunity to be discipled.
Becca’s Questions
1. Anger towards churches/religion – feeling like she was a bad person for leaving
2. Worldly lifestyle- purity culture toxicity - feeling like it was sinful to have any sort of sexual desires.
3. Surrendering past sexual sin- feeling no desire to know the truth about them.
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!
This episode is sponsored by Laurel Denise. Handmade with love in Charlottesville, VA since 2005. Check out her store here!
Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions
YouVersion Bible App
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
What if you were an agnostic who was starting to- maybe- see the world differently? What if you had asked God to help you and you thought He had answered in a tangible way? What if you saw the beauty of the world around you and felt like it had to be caused more than chance? What would come next for you in a faith journey?
In this bonus episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Janell have a conversation with Pastor/Musician/Writer/Speaker Josh White about authenticity, grace, and the unique incredible gift of the gospel.
Would you follow Jesus if it seemed like everyone around you was choosing to follow something else? Or how would you stay anchored to faith in Christ when you are constantly bombarded by big questions about Christianity, not just by friends and culture, but instead by some of the highest regarded intellectual thinkers of our time?
In this episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Janell have a conversation with podcaster/author/speaker, Justin Brierley.
Lindsey is the executive director and resident world religion expert of Mama Bear Apologetics. She holds a Masters in Apologetics & Ethics from Denver Seminary, a Masters in Public Health, and a degree in Law. Recently, Lindsey wrote a chapter about Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Popular Handbook of World Religions (Harvest House). Lindsey and her apologist husband have been married for 13 years and currently live with their three beautiful daughters in Texas. In her spare time, Lindsey loves watching British reality television and reading from her at-home library of over 2,000 books.
In this episode, Dagmar, Janell, and Lindsey have a fascinating conversation about the differences between religions, the reliability of the Bible, cosmological argument for Christianity, and Jesus being the evidence for the veracity of Christianity. They also go in depth about Jehovah’s Witnesses and the problem of suffering.
We hope this podcast is edifying!
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their support! Special thanks to Brian and Jill Wilson. To learn more about the Finding Something REAL Patreon, click here!
Mentioned in this Episode
Finding Something REAL Patreon
Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions
FSR - Deep Faith Questions
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Apologetics - The Book
Apologetics Simplified Podcast Leah Chapman
FSR s3e2 with Lieke and Josh White
FSR s1e7 with Hilary Morgan Ferrer
Mere Christianity - CS Lewis
The God Who is There - Francis Schaeffer
The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Cold Case Christianity - J. Warner Wallace
Is Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? - Andy Bannister
1 Peter 3:15
”…But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect…”
Today’s episode is super special! Janell and Dagmar sit down with German apologist Julia Garschagen. Julia shares how she came to a relationship with Jesus and how the secular culture she grew up in affected her. The ladies talk about questions and objections that are aimed at Christianity and how a Biblical worldview can provide answers.
They have a thought provoking conversation that covers God’s views on sex, evolution and the Big Bang theory, the problem of evil and suffering, and more. We hope this episode helps you think through some questions you may have about Christianity and Jesus Christ!
We would love to thank our Patrons for all their support! Special thanks to Brian and Jill Wilson. To learn more about the Finding Something REAL Patreon, click here!
Links:
FSR s4e12 with Dagmar
FSR s3e25 with Julia Garschagen
Another month, another co-host! Today, we are introducing you to Dagmar. Dagmar is young woman who lives in the Netherlands. She shares a little about her faith journey and about the secular culture she lives in.
In this first episode, she presents a few of the questions she has about faith and shares about her desire to know if God is real.
A few of her questions include:
What are the differences between Jehovah’s Witnesses & Christians?
Are there differences between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? They seem to worship the same God.
Should Faith change as the world changes?
Where is God in times of need? Like the corona crisis, did he make it to punish us? Or did he just abandon us after he created us because he wasn't happy about what he was seeing?
Where is God in general? Can we actually see Him? Are those who have claimed to see him hallucinating?
Links:
Today’s episode is sponsored by Laurel Denise. Handmade with Love in Charlottesville, VA since 2005. Click here to shop!
Patreon
Tori's Intro Episode
Lu's Intro Episode
FSR s3e22 with Janell’s Exchange Daughters
Religion Statistics in the Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy - C. S. Lewis
The Great Divorce - C. S. Lewis
oIn this extended bonus episode, we’re welcoming back a returning guest. Allen Crostic has a Masters in Christian Apologetics and as a former agnostic, loves to talk about reasons for faith. In this conversation with March co-host, Lucrezia from Italy and myself, Allen addresses Lu's questions regarding lore, hell, doubt, and Jesus. Allen describes knowledge as being different than certainty and why that matters in regards to faith. We talk about doubt and why he's passionate about apologetics (always being prepared to give an answer with gentleness and respect). We also discuss different types of doubt and skepticism. As in all of our previous episodes with Allen, he also shares the significance of believing in Jesus' death, deity, and resurrection, differentiating between a salvation issue and secondary issues.
Links:
Patreon
FSR s2e15 with Allen Crostic - Part 1 and Part 2
FSR s4e5 with Allen Crostic
FSRs4e9 with Stéphanie Rousselle
Gospel Spice Podcast-How do we know that the Resurrection actually Happened?
Near Death Experiences - Dr. Gary Habermas
Willian Lane Craig
Anthony Flew
Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population (Randolph C. Byrd, MD)
Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God-Eric Metaxas
Inferno - Dante Alighieri
Paradise Lost -John Milton
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis
Telling Yourself the Truth - Backus & Champion
Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts - Craig Keener
First Epistle of Clement
Mark 7
Romans 10:9-10
”…because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved
Acts 17:26 & 27
”And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us…”
Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, christian speaker and podcast producer from the PNW. She has a BA in Theology and Biblical Studies from Multnomah University and uses her degree to help christians pursue a deeper and more authentic relationship with the living God. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental illness, same sex attraction and abuse. You can connect with Brenna on social media and hear more of her speaking @bunonmyhead
Janell, Lucrezia, and Brenna have a chat about same-sex attraction, mental health, and sexual abuse. Brenna shares her faith journey and some of the questions that arose from being raised in a theologically conservative environment. She also talks about how she continues to trust God during tragedy.
Brenna explains why she holds to a traditional view of faith and a non-affirming view of homosexual relationships. They discuss whether morality has or hasn’t changed over the past 2,000 years.
This podcast discusses suicide.
Mentioned in this Episode
Lucrezia’s Story & Faith Questions
Finding Something REAL Patreon
Brenna’s Instagram and Website
Can I Say That? Podcast
Another Gospel by Alisa Childers
Jesus & John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
The Bible Project-Leviticus
Matthew 9:9-13-Jesus Calls Matthew
The Chosen - Jesus calls Matthew
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
Philippians 4:6&7
”…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
John 6:68
”…Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life…”
This week’s episode features a conversation with Janell, Lucrezia, and this week’s guest Stéphanie.
Stéfanie talks about growing up in France with an atheist world view, how staying with a Christian host family lead her towards belief in Christ, and her journey towards believing that Jesus’s resurrection is true. The ladies also talk about how relationship with God isn’t intellectual.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Mentioned in this Episode
Lucrezia’s story & Faith Questions
The Finding Something REAL Patreon
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
More than a Carpenter - Josh McDowell
A Case for the Resurrection of Jesus - Lee Strobel
Gospel Spice Podcast- How do we know that the resurrection actually happened?
GO. Seek. Create. Podcast - Athiest to Follower of Christ with Stéphanie Rouselle
FSR s3e22 with Janell’s Exchange Daughters
In today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast, we are talking with Drew Berryessa.
Janell, Lucrezia, and Janell have an in-depth discussion about same-sex attraction and the church. Drew shares his story of having same-sex attraction and his fear of how the church would treat him if they knew. He talks human sexuality and the messages about sexuality that come from the Church, why he chose Jesus, and the importance of prayer and the position of our heart
.We you enjoy this episode!
Mentioned in this Episode
Lucrezia’s story & Faith Questions Episode
A Living Letter - Drew Berryessa
Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield
Sy Rogers
Holy Sexuality & The Gospel by Christoper Yuan
Restored Hope Network
The Changed Movement
In our second episode of March, Janell sits down with Lucrezia and Terrian to talk about some of Lu’s questions.
The ladies talk about hypocrisy and pain, recognizing the difference between what is Christlike and what is not. They also talk about how God can respond to our questions and practical ways to love.
We hope you enjoy!
Mentioned in this EpisodeLaurel Denise
Terrian’s Instagram and Youtube
Hits Deep Tour
Genesis of Terrian -EP
Angel Street Memphis
"You Still Do"
"God With Us”
"Love Your Children"
Charles Price Sermon: Obedience & Dependance
FSR s3e2 with Josh White
FSR s2e25 with Terrian
John 13:35
”By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another…”
This episode sponsored in part by:
Laurel Denise
Patreon Supporters - Especially Brian & Jill Wilson
We are excited to welcome Lucrezia as our March Co-host!
In this first episode, Janell sits down with Lucrezia to talk about her faith journey so far. They talk about her personal experiences with Christianity and how the Italian culture has shaped her perspective of religion. They talk about how the loss of her great-grandmother, her aunt's diagnosis and injury, and her grandfather's cancer led her away from believing in God.
In this episode she shares some of her questions about Jesus Christ and Christianity. Some of her objections include:
There's been a lot of ugliness around religion/Christianity in general, how do you know what's real?
Discimination/Judging others/Homophobia in the Church. There are other mandates in the Bible- why is homosexuality singled out?
Mentioned in this episode:
Laurel Denise
Barna Research: Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church
FSR s4e5 with Allen Crostic
FSR s3e22 with Janell’s Exchange Daughters
John 14: 6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me…”
This episode sponsored in part by:
Laurel Denise
Patreon Supporters - Especially Brian & Jill Wilson
In this robust bonus episode, we’re welcoming back a returning guest. Allen Crostic has a Masters in Christian Apologetics and as a former agnostic, loves to talk about reasons for faith. In this conversation with February co-host, Tori Carpenter and myself, Allen shares why he didn't stay in skepticism but searched for answers. Allen describes faith as active trust in what you have good reason to believe is true. We talk about doubt and why he's passionate about apologetics (always being prepared to give an answer with gentleness and respect). Allen details why he rejects the idea of innate human goodness. He also shares the significance of believing in Jesus' death, deity, and resurrection, differentiating between a salvation issue and secondary, in-house issues.
There are graphic descriptions of human evil & a couple four letter words for excrement are shared in this conversation with Allen.
This is part 3 of 3
Carl West (Aka C West) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 2016, he relocated to Atlanta, GA to start his music career when he inked a deal with a record label. Since then, he has released a full length album, was nominated for a Stellar Award, featured on BET worldwide, traveled on several tours. He currently currently continues to lead worship around the world.
In this episode, C West shares how he fell in love with Christ with Janell and Tori. He also talks about how he responds when God doesn’t feel close and how God met him at his breaking point. Tori shares a few questions about what to believe. They discuss the Word of God and the nature of Jesus Christ.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Apply to be a Cohost
Patreon
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
C West - Instagram
FSR S3E6 with Jason Earls
FSR S3E1 with Terrian
This is part 2 of 3
Carl West (Aka C West) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 2016, he relocated to Atlanta, GA to start his music career when he inked a deal with a record label. Since then, he has released a full length album, was nominated for a Stellar Award, featured on BET worldwide, traveled on several tours. He currently currently continues to lead worship around the world.
In this episode, C West shares how he fell in love with Christ with Janell and Tori. He also talks about how he responds when God doesn’t feel close and how God met him at his breaking point. Tori shares a few questions about what to believe. They discuss the Word of God and the nature of Jesus Christ.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Apply to be a Cohost
Patreon
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
C West - Instagram
FSR S3E6 with Jason Earls
FSR S3E1 with Terrian
This is part 1 of 3
Carl West (Aka C West) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 2016, he relocated to Atlanta, GA to start his music career when he inked a deal with a record label. Since then, he has released a full length album, was nominated for a Stellar Award, featured on BET worldwide, traveled on several tours. He currently currently continues to lead worship around the world.
In this episode, C West shares how he fell in love with Christ with Janell and Tori. He also talks about how he responds when God doesn’t feel close and how God met him at his breaking point. Tori shares a few questions about what to believe. They discuss the Word of God and the nature of Jesus Christ.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Apply to be a Cohost
Patreon
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
C West - Instagram
FSR S3E6 with Jason Earls
FSR S3E1 with Terrian
Mentioned in this Episode:
Apply to be a Cohost
Patreon
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander
Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics
Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall
The Great Divorce CS Lewis
Pride and Prejudice
John Dixon
Keith Small
Streetlight Bible App
Mentioned in this Episode:
Apply to be a Cohost
Patreon
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander
Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics
Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall
The Great Divorce CS Lewis
Pride and Prejudice
John Dixon
Keith Small
Streetlight Bible App
Mentioned in this Episode:
Apply to be a Cohost
Patreon
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander
Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics
Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall
The Great Divorce CS Lewis
Pride and Prejudice
John Dixon
Keith Small
Streetlight Bible App
Mentioned in this Episode:
Patreon
Apply to be a Cohost
Psalm 3
A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
Mentioned in this Episode:
Patreon
Apply to be a Cohost
Psalm 3
A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
Mentioned in this Episode:
Patreon
Apply to be a Cohost
Psalm 3
A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis
FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter
Mentioned in this Episode:
Patreon
Apply to be a Cohost
Jesus heals a Paralytic - Luke 5:17-26
Ephesians
Luke
John
Cannon Beach Conference Center
Charles Price Sermon Series
Sermon 1
Sermon 2
Sermon 3
Sermon 4
Sermon 5
Sermon 6
Sermon 7
FSR S3E22 with Nora, Lieke, Lu, and Ruby
FSR S3E2 with Josh White
This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Janell got the chance to speak with Justin Brierley. Justin is a British radio personality and host of the Unbelievable? radio program and podcast. They had a fantastic conversation about faith, conversing with those of other faiths, and they talk about why — after 15 years of talking to brilliant skeptics— he is still a christian. We hope you enjoy this replay!
This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Today, we are replaying one of Janell’s favorite conversations from last summer. Janell got the chance to sit down with Terrian. Terrian is a Christian musician whose song You Still Do greatly impacted Janell last summer. The Finding Something REAL team was absolutely delighted when Terrian agreed to come on the podcast! We hope this replay brings you joy!
This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Today, we are replaying one of Janell’s favorite conversations! She sat down with Josh White and talked about the Love of God, the Gospel, and how following Christ causes surrender. We hope you enjoy this replay!
Happy New Year, friends!
This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Today, we are replaying Janell’s conversation with Julia Garschagen, an apologist and speaker from Germany. Janell’s conversation with Julia originally aired on September 23, 2020. You can find the original audio here. We hope you enjoy this replay!
Happy New Year, friends!
This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Janell’s conversation with Richard Dahlstrom originally aired on April 15, 2020. You can find the original audio here. This episode struck a chord with Janell and others as we lived through 2020. We hope you enjoy the replay!
Mentioned in this Episode!
Jason Earls website
Jason Earls Instagram
Jason Earls Jokes Aside Podcast
The Chosen
Kathi Lipp
Gold Creek Community Church
Cannon Beach Conference Center
FSR S3E2 with Josh White
FSR S2E30 with Jason Earls Part 1 & Part 2
Bible Verses
Romans 12:9 (NASB)
”Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
”Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Matthew 6:25-34
”“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Psalm 46 (NIV)God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Mentioned in this Episode
FSR S3E19 with Alycia Wood
FSR S3E7 with Julia Garschagen
FSR S3E2 with Josh White
FSR S2E16 with Richard Dahlstrom
FSR S2E15 with Allen Crostic Part 1 & Part 2
Mentioned in this episode:
Patch Adams (1998)
Chelan Nazarene Church
Hot Mess Joy Life Facebook Page
Character Strong
FSR S3E16 with Fred Williams
FSR S3E5 with Chris Desgrosseilier
FSRS2E28 with Kristin Desgrosseilier
Mentioned in this episode:
TriciaGoyer.com
Tricia Goyer’s Books
Write That Book Info
Walk it Out by Tricia Goyer
Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis Majors
Believing God study by Beth Moore
Todd Tilghman on The Voice
The Chosen series (Apple app Store)
Mentioned in this Episode:
Alycia Wood (RZIM)
Answering Doubts with Nabeel Qureshi, Kevin McCallister & Alycia Wood
Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel book & movie link
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
A Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
Unbelievable by Justin Brierley
FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander
FSR S3E8 with Justin Brierle
FSR S3E7 with Julia Garschagen
FSR S2E18 with Brandon Cleaver
Bible Verses:1 John 2:1-2
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Today, we have a special episode with author Jennifer Elwood. She recently published the book, Counting up to Christmas: 24 Gifts from the Gospel of Luke. Janell and Jennifer sit down and talk about Jennifer’s faith journey, the spiritual significance of peacocks and sojourns, and God’s faithfulness and protection. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode!
In today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast, Janell sits down with returning guest Chan Arnett. They talk about the eternal significance of Christianity and seek to answer the questions; How can a good God send people to hell? What does the Bible say about what hell is and who is going there? How is God's love compatible with His justice? Hope you enjoy the second part of this discussion!
In today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast, Janell sits down with returning guest Chan Arnett. They talk about the eternal significance of Christianity and seek to answer the questions; How can a good God send people to hell? What does the Bible say about what hell is and who is going there? How is God's love compatible with His justice? We hope you are enlightened by this two part discussion!
This week on the podcast, Janell interviews pastor Fred Williams. He shares his story of coming to Christ as a teenager and how a tragedy turned him to pursue ministry. Fred also shares his thoughts on what should be the loudest message coming from the Christian Church right now. They also discuss the biggest issues Fred has faced as a pastor and they talk about how Christians can respond to the division in the Church. We hope you finding this conversation insightful!
On this week’s episode of the podcast, Janell sits down with Dave C., a pastor from Chicago. They talk about his passion for sharing his Faith and short term missions. They also discuss why we should still care about missions when we have so many personal problems and needs. We hope you enjoy this episode!
On this special special post-Election episode, Janell sits down with Chloe (13), Caleb (11), & Naomi (9). They talk about what it's like to grow up in the midst of such uncertain times, where they find joy, and what they do when they're feeling sad. Janell asked each of them what the hardest part of this year has been and the kids also share their coping strategies for when they're feeling sad. We hope you enjoy this special episode!
Mentioned in this Episode:
Overcoming the Narcissist by Charlene Quint
Abusecare.org
Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Bible Verses
1 John 3:7-10
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
Ezra 9 & 10 (click to view on BibleGateway.com)
In today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell chats with Robyn Mulder about depression. Robyn shares her story of dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. They discuss perfectionism, negative self-talk, and taking thoughts captive. They also have a great discussion about how to share the love of Christ to those who are dealing with depression. We hope this episode is beneficial for you and for those you love!
Mentioned in this Episode
Half the Battle by Dr. Jon Chasteen
Dr. Jon’s Instagram
The Wonderful Wilderness - Sermon
TKU.edu
Victory.church
Rejection - Charles Stanley sermon
Bible Verse:
Joshua 5:9
”…Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal to this day…”
On today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell speaks with RZIM speaker Kasey Leander.. They talk about Kasey’s Christian journey and about his time working with RZIM. This conversation addresses the Old Testament and how it is meant to challenge us. Instead of focusing on whether God is a God of love or hate, the question they seek to answer is “What is God like?” Kasey speaks about how the stories of Jonah and the story of Pharaoh’s heart being hardened shed light on the truth of God’s character. We hope you enjoy this episode!
Today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast features Janell’s conversation with Keith Oglesby.— and Evangelism and Camp and Outdoor Leadership professor at Liberty University. Today, he sits down with Janell to talk about what exactly is the Gospel, whether or not evangelism is a spiritual gift, the importance of living and speaking the Good News, and more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
This week, Janell and her son Caleb sit down with Justin Brierley. Justin is a British radio personality and host of the enormously popular Unbelievable? radio program. Janell and Justin discuss his faith journey, and why, after 15 years of interviewing some of the world’s most brilliant skeptics, he still clings to Jesus Christ. We hope you enjoy this episode!
On today’s podcast, Janell sits down with Julia Garschagen. Julia has been part of the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries’ (RZIM) Germany team for five years. She shares a personal story behind the her passion for Christ. Julia and Janell also talk about how to share the Gospel with people who think they know what the Gospel is and how to stay passionate for Jesus when the cultural norms lead people away from Christ. Julia also shares how she encourages other believers while COVID-19 impacts our daily lives and why love is so important. Hope you enjoy!
Today, Janell sits down with her friend Jon Dommel. He shares his faith journey and talks about wrestling with God's character because of a complicated relationship to his earthly father. Outside of coming to faith, Jon speaks about how understanding God as a father was his biggest challenge. He explains how reading the Bible helped him and why he went to the Bible for answers. He discusses why he believes elevating one attribute of God over another is the wrong approach to understanding who God says He is. We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
On today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast, Janell speaks with Chris Desgroseillier, a pastor in Washington state. He and Janell speak about how was raised with religion but lacking a real relationship, how one friend's persistence became a major part of his story, and how he became involved in ministry. They also speak about the biggest struggles for him as a pastor during the COVID pandemic and how he encourages others and himself during this time). They also touch on how God uses times of suffering, wrestling with God, and God's definition of love.
Mentioned in this Episode:
FSR Season 1 Episode 14 "Hot Mess Joy Clubbing"
FSR Season 2 Episode 4 "Fly Your Weirdo Flag"
FSR Season 2 Episode 28 "Talking Laughter & Joy"
Chelan Church of the Nazarene
1 Peter 5:6 & 7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
In this episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast, Janell sits down with Leah Chapman and Andrew Foster. Leah and Andrew host the Apologetics Simplified podcast where they ask and answer the tough questions of faith. Janell speaks with them about how they became interested in apologetics. questions they’ve had as believers. and how we can trust the Bible. Hope you Enjoy!
Mentioned in the Episode:
Apologetics Simplified
Apologetics Simplified: Music as Evidence for God
Barna: Almost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism is Wrong
Answers in Genesis: Jesus Christ on the Infallibility of Scripture
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace
Cold Case Christianity Podcast
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be Atheist by Norman L. Geisler & Frank Turkek
Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell
Unbelievable? by Justin Brierley
Unbelievable? (the podcast)
1 Peter 3:15-16
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
On today’s Episode, Janell and her co-host Nora speak with Esther Littlefield, a writer, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Esther grew up in a Christian home and took belief for granted. At the age of 13, a horrific accident changed her life. She went from believing that if something bad happens, pray and God would fix it -to a place of anger and questions. Through her faith journey she learned to trust God for each day, one day at a time. She shares advice for the person who’s feeling angry with God right now as well as advice for the friend who wants to love a suffering friend well.
Mentioned in this podcast:
EstherLittlefield.com
Christian Women Business Podcast
Mama Bear Apologetics
FSR Season 1 Episode 7 with Hillary Morgan Ferrer
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong
Psalm 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
In this episode, Janell and today’s co-host Lieke, speak with Josh white about how Jesus Christ became more important than his rockstar dreams. Josh talks about the gospel and he also discusses how to have an evangelistic mindset when it seems people don’t want to hear about Jesus. He shares how following Christ requires surrender. Enjoy the episode!
Mentioned in this Episode:
Josh White: website, instagram, Spotify
Luis Palau Website
Billy Graham Website
Charles Price Sermon: Obedience & Dependance (from the Canon Beach Conference archives
Telecast Band
Keith Green
David Crowder
Passion City Church
Bridgetown Church
Door of Hope Portland
Verses:
Matthew 5:48
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Quotes:Frederick Buechner
“Loving somebody is grace. Have you ever tried to love somebody?” (View full post here.)
The Windows by George Herbert
Malcolm Muggeridge
“The only conceivable alternative to this materialist view of life is in some form or another the Christian view, but, as I have tried to indicate, this Christian view itself in the course of its presentation has got hopelessly caught up with the other.”
“Many have reported that, during the Q & A time, a student asked Karl Barth, if he could summarize his theology in a single sentence. As the story goes, Barth responded by saying, "In the words of a song I learned at my mother's knee: 'Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.'" View the full story here.
In part two of Janell’s interview with Bob, they discuss why young people leave the church. They also talk a lot about liturgical prayer, gratitude journals, authenticity in Christian media and publishing, and why Bob talks often about prayer. Hope you enjoy!
Mentioned in the episode:
BobHostetler.com
Life Stinks and then You Die (Bob Hostetler)
Falling in Love with God (Bob Hostetler)
Steve Laube link
OCW Conference Website
SoCal Christian Writers Conference
Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door ( Josh McDowell)
Mama Bear Apologetics (Hilary Morgan Ferrer)
The Divine Hours Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 (Phylis Tickles)
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (John Mark Comer)
Crazy Love (Francis Chan)
The Salvation Army
Brothers of the Abbey of Gethsemane in Kentucky
Compline Prayer
FSR Season 2 Episode 32 with Gracie Horner
Midrash Method of Biblical Interpretation
Matthew 5:13-16
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Psalm 124:8
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Nehemiah 8:10b
”…Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Today, Janell starts her Deep Faith Questions series with an interview with Bob Hostetler. Bob, an author and book agent, shares his faith journey, explains why asking questions is not a bad thing, describes how Bible study could use a revamp, and attempts to explain why young people leave the Church. Hope you enjoy the first part of Janell’s conversation with Bob!
Mentioned in the episode:
BobHostetler.com
Life Stinks and then You Die (Bob Hostetler)
Falling in Love with God (Bob Hostetler)
Steve Laube link
OCW Conference Website
SoCal Christian Writers Conference
Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door ( Josh McDowell)
Mama Bear Apologetics (Hilary Morgan Ferrer)
The Divine Hours Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 (Phylis Tickles)
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (John Mark Comer)
Crazy Love (Francis Chan)
The Salvation Army
Brothers of the Abbey of Gethsemane in Kentucky
Compline Prayer
FSR Season 2 Episode 32 with Gracie Horner
Midrash Method of Biblical Interpretation
Matthew 5:13-16
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Psalm 124:8
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Nehemiah 8:10b
”…Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Has this season been a struggle for you, too? This final episode of Season 2 is a vulnerable confession of where I’ve been during this past month, what has been a practical help to me in embracing the unforced rhythms of grace Christ offers, and a preview of an exciting upcoming new season of the Finding Something REAL podcast.
In today’s episode, Janell chats with Gracie Horner about embracing diversity, her love of reading and writing, and spreading joy! They also talk about things such as being brutally honest with God and learning how to talk to God. We hope this episode encourages you!
- Mentioned in the Episode:
Tales of the HobLob
Enneagram Test
Delight & Be
Tony Robbins
"Build My Life" (Pat Barrett)
Cirque by Brooklyn Langston
Jason Earls Podcast
Jason Earls Website
Richard Dahlstrom Podcast
Richard Dahlstrom Website
Funny stories and deep truths are shared in this episode! Janell chats with Chrystal Wall about finding our identity in Christ, breaking free from comparison and expectations, and how losing her mom at a young age lead her to grow closer to Christ.
Mentioned in this Episode:
The Awkward Pastor’s Wife Blog
Through the Fire by Jason Crabb
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
In the second part of her conversation with Jason Earls, Janell talks with him about the call for Christian Unity, the correlation between marriage and race relations, and his desire to help people understand their mission in life and why he's challenging people to answer the Djibouti call and shake Djibouti.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Jason’s Website
Kathi Lipp’s Website
Jason’s Response to Candace Owens Part Two
On today’s episode, Janell sits down with comedian Jason Earls. They talk about how he got into comedy, his journey to Jesus Christ and the Gospel, and how to read an audience when you’re choosing joy over mourning.
Mentioned in this episode:
Jason Earl’s Website
In today’s episode, Janell talks with comedian Andrea Coli about the relationship between comedy and her relationship with Jesus Christ. They talk about how Andrea came to know Christ, the key to good improv, how improv shaped her faith, and Andrea’s goal to pursue Joy, Hope and Optimism. Hope you enjoy the episode!
Mentioned in the Episode:
Andrea’s Website
Andrea Coli Speaks Facebook and Instagram
Scriptless: What I Learned about God on the Las Vegas Strip
Leadingbold.org
Inside the Writer’s Mind
Back in the World written by Andrea Coli
This month, Janell will release some great interviews with some comics and fun friends. To start off, we have Janell’s interview with Kristen Desgroseillier. They talk about everything from 911 calls, chicken suits, and God. We hope you enjoy this episode!
Mentioned in this Episode:
Hot Mess Joy Life
The Office
Finding Something Real S1 E14
Finding Something Real S2 E4
Philippians 4:4-8
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Romans 12:9-21
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[c]
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
On today’s podcast episode, Janell and Jeffrey have a conversation about salvation and the difference Jesus has made in his life. They also talk about the gospel, the effects of trauma and generational sin, and white privilege.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Young Life
The Hate U Give
The Invisible Knapsack
Ephesians 2:14-18
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Henri Nouwen— “If there is any posture that disturbs a suffering man or woman, it is aloofness. The tragedy of Christian ministry is that many who are in great need, many who seek an attentive ear, a word of support, a forgiving embrace, a firm hand, a tender smile, or even a stuttering confession of inability to do more, often find their ministers distant people who do not want to burn their fingers . . .None of us can help anyone without becoming involved, without entering with our whole person into the painful situation, without taking the risk of becoming hurt, wounded, or even destroyed in the process . . . In short, who can take away suffering without entering it? ”
Additional Resources:
The TABLE
Holy Post - Race in America
We Had THE TALK With Our Sons *Being Black in America
Jason Earls’ responce to Candace Owens
Let Love Lead (Terrian)
Janell’s interview with Terrian
Janell’s interview with Bob Luhn