The Not So Perfect Christian Life: Recent Episodes
Joy & Hannah
Real and honest discussions between friends about the highs and lows of living an authentic Christian life.
What is goodness? Well, you can always rely on Hannah to provide a dictionary definition a few minutes in. But does all goodness come from God? Join Joy & Hannah as they discuss!
Joy and Hannah talk about possibly the most important thing that Christians never talk about: heaven!
Later in the episode, Jon joins to discuss the question, "should we always be honest"?
If we believe in Jesus, we are free. But are we living in the freedom he's given us, or are we still bound by fear and anxiety? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss this week's topic.
Is it possible to be passionate about things and persevere in them, while also holding them lightly, acknowledging that God is in control and not you? What about the things that we own that we treasure, can we hold those lightly?
Join Joy & Hannah as they discuss this topic.
What are you passionate about? Would you describe yourself as zealous for God? If not, why not?
Join Hannah and Joy as they talk about this in the latest episode of the Not So Perfect Christian Life!
How do you respond when you feel God's correction? Is it a positive or negative thing for you? Join Hannah & Joy this week as they discuss the topic. Towards the end of the episode, Jon hops in to talk about this week's dilemma: "Should I think about dying more?"
Joy and Hannah are joined by Wendy Mann to talk about the subject of her new book, "Hosting God's Presence". When we meet together in our churches, are we expectant to meet with God or have we settled for less?
We all feel sorry for ourselves sometimes. But what's the biblical perspective on self-pity? How do we stop feeling it? Is it something we can just snap out of?
Join Hannah & Joy as they discuss this in the latest episode of The Not So Perfect Christian Life.
Joy & Hannah tackle the subject of feeling distant from God. What do you do when you feel distant from Him, how do you change it?
At the end, Jon joins to discuss this week's dilemma, how do you approach, love and work with someone who has depression?
Joy and Hannah talk about discernment; what is it, and what is the spiritual gift of discernment?.
Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of kindness, and are joined by Jon for some dilmenas relating to neighbours.
Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of encouragement, both how to encourage others and receive encouragement.
Joy and Hannah talk about anger for the 50th episode of the Not So Perfect Christian Life!
Joy and Hannah discuss faithfulness - what it means to be faithful ourselves, and God's faithfulness to us.
Joy & Hannah ask whether prayer has limits, or whether you can really ask God for anything.
Joy & Hannah talk about the battle for the mind, and how God helps us to win in that battle.
Claire Corrigan, author of "Go: Everyday Stories of Stopping to Love", joins Joy & Hannah to talk about using spiritual gifts in the everyday.
Joy & Hannah discuss the topic of obedience to God; what does it mean to be obedient to Him and what is the cost?
Wendy Mann joins Joy & Hannah this week to discuss the topic of our identity, as sons and daughters of God.
Joy & Hannah discuss the topic of approval, and the dangers of constantly seeking it from other people.
Joy & Hannah talk about how God uses challenges and difficulties in our lives to grow and refine us.
Joy & Hannah discuss the topic of prayer, why it's important and how we can improve our prayer life.
Joy & Hannah talk about the pitfalls of seeking comfort, and how Jesus calls us to lay it down.
Simon Guillebaud joins Joy & Hannah this week, shares some of his stories from living in Burundi and the UK, and talks about what it means to live radically and to be completely sold out for Jesus.
Joy & Hannah are joined again by Jon to talk about the topic of humility, what it is and how we can cultivate it.
Joy & Hannah discuss discipleship, what it means, and being both disciples and disciplers.
Joy & Hannah talk about conflict and confrontation, and how it can be constructive or destructive.
Joy & Hannah are joined this week by Jon, and they talk about the negative effects that comparison can have in the church, and how to avoid it.
Joy & Hannah talk about hearing the voice of God, why it's important and how they distinguish between their own thoughts and His voice.
Joy & Hannah talk about The Bible, how it relates to our lives as Christians and how they read it.
Joy & Hannah share their experiences of living in lockdown, and the challenges it brought to their faith.
There were audio issues during this recording too, but they have been fixed for all other epsiodes!
Joy & Hannah discuss the common question, "how are you?", and talk about how and when to be honest and authentic in your answer.
Apologies for the audio issues! This will be fixed from the next episode.