Stay ConnectedDeepen your friendship with God through informative conversation and personal spiritual disciplines. Each episode focuses on a different topic and how we can approach it from a spiritual growth perspective. Whether it’s talking about relationships, the Bible, prayer, cultural issues, anxiety, or anything else related to your life, this podcast looks at how we can live as disciples of Jesus. Episodes feature conversations with authors, professors, or pastors.
Hosted by Jason Wieland.
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This is part two of a special three-part dramatic reading of the Easter story. For complete show notes, click HERE
This week, our hosts Brandon Robinson and Rob Jacobs enlist help from friend of the show and author, Kyle Strobel, sharing his new book: Where Prayer Becomes Real. If we're honest, most of us feel bored, distracted, or discouraged in prayer. We look for resources to give us the "right" words or teach us the "right" technique and are disappointed when they don't seem to help. Prayer is a place for us to be honest, present, and known--a place for us to offer ourselves and receive God. For complete show notes, click HERE
This is part one of a special three-part dramatic reading of the Easter story. In this episode, you’ll be immersed in Jesus’ last supper with his disciples as well as his moments of anguished prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. For complete show notes, click HERE
Today’s episode concludes this series of small group lessons called: “This Is Our Story” on the Bible book of Genesis. Today, Brandon Bathauer and Brandon Robinson cover Genesis Chapter 4 and review the Cain and Able story and the fallout of rebellion. Will we let sin rule over us or will we rule over sin. The choice has eternal consequences. For complete show notes, click HERE
Our returning guests, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere, continue with the interview about their new book: Journey of the Soul. The healthy Christian life is one of continuing spiritual, emotional, and relational growth. But so many of us feel stuck or stagnated at one stage of the journey. Brandon Robinson and Rob Jacobs guide our discussion with candid sharing and in-depth questions to help you along your spiritual growth journey. For complete show notes, click HERE
Brandon Bathauer and Brandon Robinson continue in this series of small group lessons called: “This Is Our Story” on the Bible book of Genesis. Today, they cover Genesis Chapter 3 and address what Brandon calls “a lightning rod of hope.” So, let’s find out what he’s talking about and continue learning in Genesis Chapter 3. For complete show notes, click HERE
In today’s part one of two, our returning guests Bill and Kristi Gaultiere are interviewed about their new book: Journey of the Soul. The healthy Christian life is one of continuing spiritual, emotional, and relational growth. But so many of us feel stuck or stagnated at one stage of the journey. Brandon Robinson and Rob Jacobs guide our discussion with candid sharing and in-depth questions that may help you along your personal growth journey. For complete show notes, click HERE
Brandon Bathauer and Brandon Robinson continue in this series of small group lessons called: “This Is Our Story” on the Bible book of Genesis. Today, they continue in Genesis Chapter 2 and address creation, ask who is God, who are we, and what about the world we live in? Let’s go back to the Garden of Eden and explore Genesis Chapter 2. For complete show notes, click HERE
Don’t miss today’s episode, part two, and the balance of our discussion with author Ken Baugh on his new book: Unhindered Abundance: Restoring Our Souls in a Fragmented World. Have you ever felt stuck in your Christian life? Have you wondered if the abundant life Jesus promised is really available for you right here and right now? Ken takes a balanced approach to what keeps us stuck in our spiritual growth. How hitting ‘the wall’ can be the catalyst for growth. How do relationships play a roll in our growth and so much more in this information-rich episode. For complete show notes, click HERE
This week we host an interview with author Ken Baugh on his new book: Unhindered Abundance: Restoring Our Souls in a Fragmented World. Have you ever felt stuck in your Christian life? Have you wondered if the abundant life Jesus promised is really available for you right here and right now? Ken takes a balanced approach to what keeps us stuck in our spiritual growth. How hitting ‘the wall’ can be the catalyst for growth. How relationships play a roll in our growth and so much more in this information-rich episode. For complete show notes, click HERE
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