The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday

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92 - Three Christians, Three Divorces, the Church, God's Grace and Restoration Apr 02, 2024

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Statistics show that half of all marriages end in divorce, including couples inside and outside the church. God hates divorce, but loves mankind; and makes us new creations. The Bible also says where sin abounds, grace abounds even more. Although theological implications of divorce are touched on a bit, the episode as a whole shares the heart of three people. All are a part of Seacoast Church who love the Lord, want to please their maker, have walked through the pain of divorces, have been restored by God, and have some important insight for the Church.
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Scott Blue / Facebook
Noelle Molnar / Instagram
Kelly Spilbor / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
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91 - The 100 Most Asked Questions about God and the Bible Mar 26, 2024

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Shea Michael Houdmann is the founder and CEO of Got Questions Ministries. For more than two decades he and his team have been reading, reviewing, and/or answering hundreds of thousands of questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. He has several degrees in the areas of biblical studies and theology and is currently pursuing a doctorate of ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Gotquestions.org, where most of their work is carried out, is visited by 18 million visitors per month, meaning: a lot of people have questions. After 22 years of fielding questions about topics ranging from salvation, heaven, hell, Jesus and scripture, to suffering, sexuality, and race, Shea decided to compile these questions into a book, The 100 Most Asked Questions about God and the Bible (releasing in April).
Joey Svendsen and Jack Hoey Jr. find out a bit more about the organization, it's beginnings and how the team at "Got Questions" approach this serious undertaking of answering questions, many in which finite man simply cannot know for sure. The three talk belief, doubt, and discuss a few of these top 100 questions.
At the top of the episode, the host team continues some reflection on The Billy Graham Rule and talk the complexities of Jesus.
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Shea Michael Houdmann / Got Questions Website / Book
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey Jr. / Linkedin
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Roy Jacques, host / Facebook
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other Music: Derek Minor

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90 - Debating "The Billy Graham Rule." Mar 19, 2024

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In many evangelical circles, the practice of avoiding "alone time" with a member of the opposite sex can be common. The idea is to avoid the temptation to connect emotionally, or physically with another person outside of one’s own marriage. Evangelist, Billy Graham and his team lived by a set of rules to uphold integrity, and this one, nicknamed, “The Billy Graham Rule” is the topic of our discussion.

One of our guests, Pastor Chip Judd, has counseled countless married couples through affairs and divorces. He believes that the intimacy (not necessarily physical) found in one-on-one encounters opens the door to trouble and is not worth the risk.

But, Bea Wray and Charlotte Cox, both part of the Seacoast family, claim to be negatively impacted by this “rule." They argue that it puts males and females on unequal professional ground, with a disparity in males having more opportunities, especially in church ministry, where most pastors are men. They also believe that this rule doesn't get to the root of the issue and could even exasperate the problem it's setting out to solve.

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Bea Wray / Instagram / Book / Website
Chip Judd / Instagram / Website
Charlotte Cox / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

89 - Comedy and Christian Culture (w/ Shama4realz) Mar 12, 2024

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Comedian, Shama Mrema ("shama4realz") loves the church and enjoys making "church folks" laugh. His Instagram features comedy sketches about evangelical culture, and the comments show that many Christians share the same humor. But, is there a line one can cross, when making light of Christian culture? Can one take it too far? In this week’s episode, you’ll get to know a little about Shama's background, including his origins in Tanzania East Africa, his current dwelling in Greenville, South Carolina, and how he stumbled upon comedy. Joey and Shama discuss the Christian faith, comedy in general, and the various facets of how Shama brings the two together.
At the top of the episode, Roy, Lynne, and Tomelex have a conversation on the same topic of comedy, and also reflect on Roy and Lynne's trips to Africa, including Lynne's awareness of being perceived not by her common color with many Africans, but rather her status as an American.
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Shama4realz / Instagram
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Roy Jacques, host / Facebook
Tomelex Copeland, host / Facebook
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Music also by: Derek Minor

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

88 - Braving Change (w/ Andi Andrew) Mar 05, 2024

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Change often brings about reasons to celebrate. Other times, it brings grief. One can be sure that change will happen and often times, it will take courage to confront. Today Andi Andrew takes listeners through her journey of immense change, grief and deep soul searching, these life transitions resulting in some deep, soul growth. She captures these pivotal moments and all the life-changing lessons that followed in her newest book, "Braving Change: Release the Past, Welcome Growth, and Trust Where God Is Leading You."
At top of episode, the host crew dissect a recent social media exchange involving a famous christian author. It seems as if Joey is the most gullible of the group.
Andi Andrew / Instagram / Website / Book / Podcast
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, host / Instagram
Tomelex Copeland, host / Facebook
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Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024.

We'd love to hear from you. E-mail Joey HERE.

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

87 - Good Baggage: How Your Difficult Childhood Prepared You for Healthy Relationships Feb 27, 2024

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Pastor Ike Miller unpacks his upbringing that included hurt sustained from the abuse of an alcoholic father. In his new book, "Good Baggage: How Your Difficult Childhood Prepared You for Healthy Relationships," he outlines how his childhood baggage was used to the betterment of his current relationships with others, now as an adult.
With the guidance of his heavenly Father, the support from loving community, a heavy dose of brokenness and a determination to learn healthier ways of thinking and living, Pastor Ike can now share to us his real-life story of Romans 8:28. His book "Good Baggage" reads like a handbook that can be applied and implemented by all readers, but especially those with similar childhood baggage.
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Ike Miller / Instagram / Book / Church
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, host / Instagram
Amy Worley, host / Instagram
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Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024.

We'd love to hear from you. E-mail Joey HERE.

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

86 - A.I., the Future of America and more (w/ Jack Hoey x 2) Feb 20, 2024

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Two regulars to the podcast join the show together for the first time as a "father and son duo." Both part of the Seacoast family for over 20 years, Jack Hoey Jr. (the father) and Jack Hoey III (the son) talk to Joey and Lynne about the future of America, whether Artificial Intelligence holds the capacity to create art or of being a threat to humanity; today's staggeringly low birthrates, The Waffle House, and other subjects they've written about on their new Substack account, Matter at Hand.
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Jack Hoey Jr. / Linkedin
Jack Hoey III / Instagram
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
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Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024.

We'd love to hear from you. E-mail Joey HERE.

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

85 - A Story of Sexual Abuse and Learning to Forgive Feb 13, 2024

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A real-life story, representing a topic that feels better not to think about. But when there are so many victims, a continued discussion is warranted.

Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. (pause to think)
Justin Woodbury joins the podcast as a speaker and advocate for survivors of emotional and sexual abuse.

When he was a child, he was taken advantage of, by a woman at his church. His story is covered in his book, “Sheltered but Not Protected: Learning to Love, Forgive, and Heal After Emotional and Sexual Abuse.” The following is a snapshot of Justin’s journey. It’s a story that almost ended in complete ruin but at the hands of a great savior, has been and is being restored.
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Justin Woodbury / Website / Book
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
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Intro Narration: Sarah Wolf
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024.

We'd love to hear from you. E-mail Joey HERE.

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

84 - "Baby Grace," Cast Member of Little House on the Prairie TV Series (Wendi Lee) Feb 06, 2024

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Wendi Lou Lee spent many years of her childhood on the set of the television series, Little House on the Prairie. She played "Baby Grace," the fourth daughter in the Ingalls family. On this episode of our podcast, Wendi shares some inside scoops on the TV show, takes us through the journey of life on set, and discusses her life-changing run-in with a brain tumor as an adult. Her memoir, Red Tail Feathers: Dare to Discover the Beauty of Grace, is a more in-depth take on this journey, highlighting how she felt God's presence and grace through it all. She also wrote A Prairie Devotional, daily readings and prayers based on the Little House TV series.
At the top of the episode, Lynne and Roy give Joey some constructive criticism on a recent episode about race, in which Joey had some regrets.
Little House on the Prairie TV series (1974-1983) was based on the Little House best-selling book series, written biographically by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The series shares the struggle of frontier-living in a post-Civil War, 19th century America. Famous actor, Michael Landon, (Bonanza) who played "Pa Ingalls," had a major hand in using the show to address issues, such as adoption, alcoholism, faith, poverty, blindness, racism, child abuse, and even rape. Although predominantly a drama, the program has many lighthearted and comedic moments, as well.
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Wendi Lou Lee / Instagram / Autobiography and Little House Devotion / Website
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Amy Worley, host / Instagram
Roy Jacques, host / Facebook
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Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024.

We'd love to hear from you. E-mail Joey HERE.

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

83 - What the Church Needs to Know About Domestic Violence Jan 30, 2024

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Domestic violence does not always include intoxication and assault. It takes on many different forms; and in churches (just like everywhere else), it’s happening right under our noses. Erin Norton, former victim of domestic abuse, joins the podcast to talk all things domestic violence, including many commonly held misconceptions. She's advocated for victims in varying capacities for 7 years. Given her love for the church and strong belief in the gospel of Jesus, she also has an invested interest in helping Christians see how centuries of misapplying various part of the bible, especially pertaining to marriage, has left many people [mostly women] unnecessarily vulnerable to abuse.
Sitting with hosts Lynne Stroy and Joey Svendsen, the three also manage to fit in some discourse on single-parenting and the infamous "Will Smith slap."

At the top of the episode, fellow Seacoaster and regular to the podcast, Julie Hiott, shares her personal story of being abused in her marriage.
Domestic Violence Emergency Contacts
National Hotline: 800-799-7233 or Text START to 88788
Local Shelter (Charleston, SC) and Resource: My Sister's House 1-800-273-HOPE
Erin Norton is Director of EmpowHer, a Christian women's empowerment ministry at the College of Charleston, Campus Ministry director for the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery at the Citadel, Director of Worship at Parkside Church, Pursuing a Master's in Divinity at Dubuque Theological Seminary, currently scheduling and teaching church wide trainings for church leaders interested in learning more about domestic violence.
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Erin Norton / EmpowHer / Church
Julie Hiott / Facebook
Lynne Stroy, host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
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Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Katelyn Vandiver
Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music