Take Two Podcast: Recent Episodes
Christian Campus House
The Take Two Podcast is the Christian Campus House's official podcast. It exists to take our weekly Tuesday Night Worship service a second take, diving deeper into the things we are learning together. We hope that you'll join us as we share personal stories, challenge and encourage one another, and dive into God's Word.
Whether you dream of having a family someday or are already parenting children of any age, parenting is an important topic to discuss, especially when it comes to discipling your children. Whether it's a far off topic or one you're currently navigating, we hope that you can find some encouragement from this episode with Travis and Cheryl Wilhelm as they talk about their journey of raising kids to be disciples of Christ.
We all have "doors" in our lives that we need to check on and assure that they are locked. Doors of sinful habits, past hurts, and tendencies that pull us away from God. Jordan Childress and Greg Krafft lead us in a discussion on checking doors in our lives, and inviting the Lord and people into that process.
What does it mean to walk with Jesus for "the long run?" How can we sustain our faith in a way that keeps us coming back to the cross and falling deeper in love with the Lord? Greg Krafft and Jordan Childress join us for this discussion on sustainable faith.
When we go through changing seasons in life where we have to transition our rhythms we have to be intentional about our priorities. Andrew Guillaume and Lucas Miller talk about loving people around us and investing in our relationship with Lord as we go through seasons of change.
Prayer is powerful in our personal walk with the Lord, and it's even more powerful when we intercede and pray for each other. Grant Deaton and Evan Eggering share amazing stories about the power of prayer and walking with one another toward the Lord.
When we are focused on comparison, we are distracted from who God is asking us to be. We compare ourselves to others, to our own standards. and to our perceived expectations of other people. Hannah Bodrie, Aaron Greene, and Liz Perry join us to discuss how we can keep comparison in check and speak true identity over our brothers and sisters.
As we live in a world filled with technology, we have become easily distracted and addicted to it. We have taken the good things of technology and given too much of our attention to them, pulling us away from the things in life that matter most. Olivia Rowles and Abby Elwood join us in talking about how to have a healthy relationship with technology, and the signs we can look for when we need to make changes to our habits with it.
What are good interruptions and how do we allow space in our schedule for those to happen? Aidan Lapp and Grace Huisman share how they have seen God work through good interruptions and how they try to make space for them in their lives.
Time is one thing that we can never get back, so how we spend our time matters. It is important that we bring God glory through the way we use our time and how it reflects our priorities. Jessica Allen and Madison Ruen share ways that they personally manage time and how they seek to glorify God through their lives.
God has blessed us in innumerable ways, yet we can be easily distracted and led astray due to those distractions. Jordan Childress and Ethan Killeen talk us through some of the ways we can keep our eyes fixed on the blessings in our lives.
Beyond our planned giving, we have opportunities to live generously both in the overflow of God's blessings in our lives and out of sacrifice. Generosity comes through money and much more, such as our time, possessions, and testimonies. Hear from Cameron VanderMolen and Evan Eggering as we discuss generosity in many forms.
Stewarding "our" money is managing the money God has entrusted us with in ways that honor Him. Hear stories from David Deniston and Adam Anderson of how healthy stewardship can lead to financial freedom and joyful giving.
God has created and owns everything, and he has entrusted us to steward His things well. How can we shift our view of money from what society says to what scripture says, and how do we live in that? Ike Sheehan and Thomas Loeffler join us to help unpack these questions.
Whether you are getting ready to graduate or have another big transition in life ahead of you, we want to talk about how to navigate those transitions in life. How do you find community, maintain habits, and trust in the Lord through it all? Two of our seniors, Erin Whetstone and Caleb Kruse, present these questions and more to campus ministers Travis Wilhelm and Kayle Johnson.
Do you view your relationship with God as a marriage? On this episode Grant Deaton and Gage Ornduff join us in talking about how we view our relationship with God and how recognize the health of our relationship with Him.
Our relationships with people outside of the church are vital because we get to be a reflection of Jesus to those who don't know Him. Join us as Michael Kruse and Erika Foor talk about how they have seen these relationships play a role in God's Kingdom.
Pursuing unity in our relationships is vital in being a healthy community. To pursue unity means we need to make sacrifices to love one another. On this episode we are joined by Hallie Fenimore and Carri Thomas to discuss practical ways we can pursue unity and become more like Christ.
Loving our family members can be one of the most difficult things to do. Join us, Amira Faulkner, Aidan Lapp, and Heidi Wilhelm as we talk about how our intentionality with our families can open doors for God to transform us and the world.
Jesus is coronated as King of kings as he goes to the cross and is crucified. Join us as we look at the tradition of coronations and the parallels throughout scripture.
It's amazing how God reveals himself to us through symbolism used throughout scripture, and how He has gifted us with communion to partake in.
Jesus freed us from the burden of being the master of authority in our lives. Yet, we still try to control matters on our own. How do we respond to authority more like Jesus?
Unlike children, we have made our lives complex and filled with busyness. How can we slow down and simplify our lives to become more aware of God's presence, ultimately getting to enjoy the things He's given us?
We are frequently striving for greatness, a greatness that brings glory to ourselves. Jesus calls us to a higher standard, one of greatness that brings glory and honor to Him. How can we step into humility in our service and actions?
Our identity and personalities make spiritual formation a unique thing for each of us, and we wonder how we find confidence in the formation happening in our lives. So, what does spiritual formation mean and how do we step into it?
Surrender our lives is TOUGH. Laying down our plans and desires is no easy task, but allowing the Holy Spirit to be in control leads to an abundance of fruit in our lives.
The why behind the things we do matters. Are we doing things for selfish gain or for God and His Kingdom?
Jesus has given you a unique gift and He is calling you up to use it alongside of Him for the Kingdom.
Tending to the soil of our own souls takes place when we spend intentional time with the Lord. As we care for our soil, we can begin to tend to the soil of those around us.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to follow in His footsteps of forgiveness. Forgiveness is no simple or light-lighthearted task, but the act of forgiveness will transform our souls. So, how do we forgive ourselves and others?
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? Surrender, sacrifice, and trials are various ways that we see followership come to life in our daily lives.
What it looks like to see fruit ripen in our lives and in the lives of those we influence. How we can be people of peace and ambassadors for Christ.
Our thoughts on living next to the stream of living water, allowing God to fill us and send us into raising people up.