Hole in My Heart Podcast
284 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 231 ratingsThe purpose of the Hole in My Heart Podcast is to talk about how the gospel is good news for everyone every day.
How do they do that? The host, teacher, and author, Laurie Krieg, and her husband and licensed-therapist, Matt Krieg, partner up with Producer Steve, radio personality and all-around great guy, to engage challenging topics such as sexuality, addiction, trauma, and anxiety.
The trio applies a historically biblical sexual ethic to all they talk about, and ensure the focus of the conversation always circles back to the hope-filled good news of the gospel.
To learn more about Laurie and Matt Krieg visit: www.lauriekrieg.com.
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Episode 220: Two Approaches to Pride | Part 1 with Stephen Nylen
April 19, 2024 11:41 - 53 minutes - 97.2 MBSome Christians write off June’s Pride festivals as Sodom and Gomorrah. They don’t think anyone there could possibly want God. Are we so sure about that? At least two ministries in the U.S. are regularly going to Pride festivals in their areas, and they are seeing people come to know Jesus because of their presence, preaching, and practical love of neighbor. This week, we interview a street evangelist who has been going to Grand Rapids, Michigan’s Pride Festival for the last five years. W...
Episode 219: Treasures in the Dark with Katherine Wolf
April 05, 2024 19:25 - 42 minutes - 78.2 MBWhen we are going through suffering, we don’t usually think, “Hmm, what treasures might God have for me to discover here?” It just feels like suffering. However, author and major stroke survivor, Katherine Wolf, has a message for us: God has gems for us to find in the darkness. “If you have to go through hardship, why not get the treasure? My goodness, don’t waste the pain,” she says. What else do we talk about? What exactly are these “treasures” anyway? How should we respond to our fri...
Episode 218: How Not to Be Discouraged in a Discouraging Year with Derwin Gray
March 22, 2024 17:52 - 38 minutes - 71.3 MB“Hope in the gospel and discouragement are not mutually exclusive,” Pastor Derwin Gray encouraged us on today’s episode. But, how is that possible? The world can feel so defeating: Politics, racial division, pastor scandals, congregant sin, and the drudgery of faithfully trying to do this thing called advancing the Kingdom of God wherever we are called can overwhelm anyone. How can we both experience grief, discouragement, or mourning, and allow it to propel us further into the heart of G...
Episode 217: What Trees Can Teach Us About Living with Joy Marie Clarkson
March 08, 2024 17:23 - 40 minutes - 73.8 MBThis is a very gentle but powerful episode. Since having the conversation, I (Laurie) can’t stop seeing the people-as-trees metaphor everywhere. How? You’re just going to have to listen to find out. :) // Highlights: “We all have the seasons in life. We can’t expect the same things of ourselves in every single season. When we don’t experience seasons that are fruitful or blooming, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong with us, it can just mean we are in a different season.” —Joy Mar...
Episode 216: From Christian Cult to Christ Follower with Christy Lynne Wood
February 23, 2024 18:31 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBChristy grew up in a hyper-legalistic system that added rigid rules to the gospel of Jesus. (You might have seen glimpses of it if you watched the documentary, ‘Shiny Happy People.’) Even after leaving, Christy internally battled the legalism that attached itself to her knowledge of the real Jesus. How did she break free—not only physically, but mentally and spiritually? We also explore: What is the difference between authority and authoritarianism? How can you tell if you’re in a lega...
Episode 215: A Testimony of Surrendered Gender with Kyla Gillespie
February 09, 2024 17:48 - 45 minutes - 84 MBOh, wow. This story. How does one woman go from a childhood of following Jesus as much as she knows how, to professional hockey, to same-sex relationships, to transitioning to male for six years, to finding the real Jesus, and then to de-transitioning in the midst of a loving church community? This episode has her story. Hear a testimony and take part in a conversation on how to walk well with people who wrestle with gender today on the podcast. // Highlights: “I was crying out to G...
Episode 214: What is Uniquely Hard and Hopeful for Married People Now? With Chris Bruno and Tracy Johnson
January 26, 2024 17:59 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MBIs anyone else feeling like they are in a rut in their marriage? Maybe you’re not in crisis mode, but it’s kinda just . . . meh? It’s easy to function; to sit on opposite couches and scroll on your phone. But, do you wonder if marriage could be better than that—not with some fantastical potion or even a weekend intensive per se, but what if it began with small, simple movements of risk toward one another? Today, marriage experts Tracy Johnson and Chris Bruno guide those of us who feel “in...
Episode 213: The Value of Singleness with Dani Treweek
January 12, 2024 19:36 - 48 minutes - 88.3 MBWe are going to talk about singleness until we as the Church get this right, friends. People talk about how marriage gives us a vision of eternity in how two different people seeking union shows the world a picture of how God (who is so different from us) will be one with His church. But, how does singleness show us a picture of what we will experience in the new heavens and new earth? Author and ministry leader, Dani Treweek, is here to tell us how. // Highlights: “I have become abso...
Episode 212: How We Are Doing 2024 Differently with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
December 29, 2023 12:27 - 39 minutes - 72.3 MBIt’s the end of 2023, so we are reflecting, looking ahead, and asking, “Do Laurie and Steve look alike?” Lol… (Matt and Laurie’s kids seem to think so…) HOWEVER, the conversation mostly revolves around… What did we learn in 2023? Based on what we learned, how do we want to engage 2024 with more wisdom? What simple tool did and are we using (and you can use, too) to plan the year? Grab the last of the egg nog, and let’s hang out! // Highlights: “There were times throughout this y...
Episode 211: Just Breathe; We Don’t Have to Be Perfect with Bonnie Gray
December 15, 2023 15:21 - 50 minutes - 91.9 MBThis time of year can feel unfair: “Just kick back and enjoy the season! But also get the perfect present for everyone. But don’t do too much! #selfcare But do enough so that you tell people you love and appreciate them. But don’t! But also do.” Thank the Lord we brought in our friend and wellness expert, Bonnie Gray, to help us learn how to approach this and every season not with another way to perfectly-imperfectly self-care your way into health and wholeness, but to sink deeply into the ...
Episode 210: How Purity Culture Affected Men with Zachary Wagner
December 01, 2023 15:27 - 54 minutes - 99.7 MBYa’ll. This episode. It could put language to some things some of us have been holding onto for too long. How? Author and scholar Zach Wagner, author of ‘Non-Toxic Masculinity,’ unpacks: What is toxic masculinity? How does it relate to Purity Culture? How did Purity Culture affect both men and women? How can men and women approach each other with a gospel lens instead of a sexual-threat lens? How do we process the science (or is it even science?) that men are more visual than women? ...
Episode 209: Courageous Pastors: The East Coast with Aaron Henning
November 17, 2023 18:46 - 47 minutes - 87.6 MBHow would you pastor a congregation filled with a range of people from academics to farmers, and then walk them through the human sexuality conversation? Pastor Aaron Henning, lead pastor at State College Alliance Church in Pennsylvania, tells us how engaged the topic with a congregation that was and is exactly that makeup. How did he do it? What did he learn? How did fear interplay with his preaching? How did it go? Join us on our third and last in our courageous pastors series to hea...
Episode 208: Courageous Pastors: The West Coast with Tom Kang
November 03, 2023 16:25 - 50 minutes - 92.1 MBToday we continue our Courageous Pastors series by interviewing Tom Kang, a lead pastor in Los Angeles, CA, on how he led his congregation through the human sexuality conversation. Additionally, we explore: What is unique about Tom’s West Coast church and their cultural vibe? How can pastors cascade the human sexuality conversation to all of their leaders in a realistic way? Why did he choose a dialogue over a monologue? How did it go? (How many people walked out, and how many were gra...
Episode 207: Courageous Pastors: The South with Josh Laxton
October 20, 2023 13:15 - 49 minutes - 90 MBWe are so excited about this: Today, we are launching a mini-series interviewing three pastors from the South, the West Coast, and the East Coast on how they went from conceptualization of a sermon series on human sexuality to actualization. Why? In 2019, Barna shared the results of a study that said three of the top four things pastors feel both pressured and limited to speak on are related to human sexuality. If pastors feel so limited and yet pressured to speak on this, how in the worl...
Episode 206: How to Talk With the Kids About Marriage with Sam Allberry
October 06, 2023 14:15 - 47 minutes - 87.5 MBWe get questions related to this topic often. Parents and disciple-makers of young kids are understandably anxious and wondering; How can we guide kids in a way that makes them both courageously truthful and loving? Pastor and author, Sam Allberry, comes back on the show to help us answer discipleship questions based on his new children’s book on marriage, ‘God’s Signpost.’ In addition to questions about teaching kids about marriage, Sam unpacks: What are Christians doing poorly when it ...
Episode 205: How to Move Forward Without Ignoring Your Past with Christine Caine
September 22, 2023 17:36 - 51 minutes - 94.3 MBMoving forward can feel terrifying: Like we are jumping out of an airplane and we don’t know if we have a parachute. Why does it feel that way? Today, author, multi-ministry founder, and teacher, Christine Caine, joins us to answer this question as well as: What happened to us in Covid that made us extra afraid of moving forward? Why is moving forward not automatically betraying or ignoring our pasts? How do we know when it’s time to move on? What if we feel we have to do penance for...
Episode 204: How to Share Your Story with Brenna Blain
September 08, 2023 18:29 - 46 minutes - 84.9 MBToday on the podcast, ministry leader Brenna Blain joins us to help us discern how, when, and where to share our own stories with others. Together, we unpack: How do you know when you are ready to share? What was Brenna’s most challenging audience to share with? What are the benefits and challenges to opening up? //Highlights: “The question I have not always gone to but I need to go to is, ‘Why? Why do I feel I need to share this or want to share this? Is it because I want attention?’…...
Episode 203: Who Are You? with Andrew Bunt
August 25, 2023 19:01 - 40 minutes - 73.5 MBIt’s the season seven launch!! We are so glad to be back with you all, and are equally glad to engage last season’s identity theme one more time to ensure we take it from the ethereal to the practical. The person here to help us do this is the author of ‘Finding Your Best Identity’ and ministry leader, Andrew Bunt. Andrew joins the team today to talk about: How can we know which parts of us are the true us, and which are not? Is sexual identity and gender identity core to who we are? Ho...
HIMH Shorts: Grief and Lament with Steve
August 11, 2023 21:29 - 12 minutes - 23.7 MB“I think there are reasons we deny our pain including that we can are overwhelmed (‘Where do I start?’), the fear of ‘This will make things worse”… Or, we don’t have he community around us to help us process.” --Steve O'Dell Today, as only the Holy Spirit can do, these first three Shorts episodes link together. So today, we continue our accidental theme of "Spiritual practices that help us to become real" with Steve talking about why we avoid pain. Additionally, we talk about: How can we ...
HIMH Shorts: Emotional Resilience with Matt
August 04, 2023 15:24 - 11 minutes - 21.6 MB“One thing I have learned about Jesus is that He wants to sit in uncomfortable emotions with me [Heb. 4:15]. If I am not willing to sit in these emotions, then how is He supposed to sit in them--with me?” --Matt Krieg Oh, dear, wise Matt. Today on HIMH Shorts (where we toss around the host table, “How has the gospel been good news for you lately?), Matt brings up his topic of emotional resilience… What is it? How can we know when it’s time to move on from a negative emotion? How can we k...
HIMH Shorts: The Bookcases with Laurie
July 28, 2023 15:17 - 16 minutes - 29.4 MBHeyyyyy!!! We may be in-between seasons, but we missed you all so much we wanted to drop three, surprise mini-episodes for the next three Fridays!! In HIMH Shorts, Matt, Laurie, and Steve will host brief (heh heh, we will try!), one-topic conversations answering, "How has the gospel been good news for you lately?" This week, Laurie is up! She heard YOUR requests for a walk-through of her Episode 202 practice of The Bookshelves. What is that practice? Why does she do it? How has it impa...
Episode 202: Season 6 Wrap and Q & A Part 2 with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
July 14, 2023 15:13 - 45 minutes - 83.1 MBToday, we wrap up season six by asking Matt, Laurie, and Steve if we have met our goal for the season: “Do you feel like you can walk into any room confidently because your identity is more rooted in Christ?” So, have we? :D We truthfully answer this question as well as: What we do when we feel tempted toward sexual sin or with wanting to buy everything in Pottery Barn? How is Laurie’s health? Has it changed? How do we engage with believers who are clearly “producing fruit,” but are cho...
Episode 201: Q & A: Kids, Libraries, and the Pros & Cons of Coming Out with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
June 30, 2023 18:33 - 49 minutes - 91.4 MBThe lines are open, friends, and we are taking your questions today! What questions? How do you recommend talking with young kids about LGBTQ things/the definition of marriage? Should marriage make us happy or holy? (Or is that the wrong question to ask?) What qualifies as abuse in a relationship? (How does it compare to misuse of a person?) How should we engage with libraries where they prominently display books that are LGBTQIA-affirming (of transitioning or same-sex relationships)? W...
Episode 200: "I am healing for..." with Toni Collier
June 16, 2023 20:04 - 35 minutes - 64.7 MBOh, man…from start to finish this conversation sings…! Author and ministry leader, Toni Collier, helps us to finish the final “I am” in our identity series by exploring “I am healing for…” What we mean by this is when you’re going through a dark time, have you ever considered the people you will impact if you keep going through the darkness to the light? What if you gave up? Whom would that affect? Although we never want to have the core of our healing work be for other people (ideally, t...
Episode 200: "I am Healing for..." with Toni Collier
June 16, 2023 20:04 - 35 minutes - 64.7 MBOh, man…from start to finish this conversation sings…! Author and ministry leader, Toni Collier, helps us to finish the final “I am” in our identity series by exploring “I am healing for…” What we mean by this is when you’re going through a dark time, have you ever considered the people you will impact if you keep going through the darkness to the light? What if you gave up? Whom would that affect? Although we never want to have the core of our healing work be for other people (ideally, t...
Episode 200: ”I am Healing for...” with Toni Collier
June 16, 2023 20:04 - 35 minutes - 64.7 MBOh, man…from start to finish this conversation sings…! Author and ministry leader, Toni Collier, helps us to finish the final “I am” in our identity series by exploring “I am healing for…” What we mean by this is when you’re going through a dark time, have you ever considered the people you will impact if you keep going through the darkness to the light? What if you gave up? Whom would that affect? Although we never want to have the core of our healing work be for other people (ideally, ...
Episode 199: I am Worthy of Care with Alison Cook
June 02, 2023 17:26 - 45 minutes - 82.9 MBToday, we talk codependence (over-reliance on people for our sense of stability), counter-dependence (under-reliance on people), and interdependence (healthy dependence on people) on the podcast, and the conversation does not disappoint. Psychologist and author, Dr. Alison Cook, leads us biblically through questions about codependence as well as: Is it right or wrong to put others first? How can we be both worthy of care yet also “conceived in sin” (Ps. 51:5) How can we trust again after...
Episode 198: Identity Series // I am Befriended with Sheridan Voysey
May 19, 2023 18:28 - 42 minutes - 77.6 MBWhat is it about adult friendships that can make them so hard to cultivate? People move, change, or we simply lose touch. What is the secret of friendship making (and keeping)? (Is there one?) Author and founder of The Friendship Lab, Sheridan Voysey, is back on the podcast today to help us unpack these questions as well as: —Why is friendship often overlooked? —Is it true that 1 out of 4 adults in the Western world has no close friends? —What are the four characteristics of a true friend? ...
Episode 198: I am Befriended with Sheridan Voysey
May 19, 2023 18:28 - 42 minutes - 77.6 MBWhat is it about adult friendships that can make them so hard to cultivate? People move, change, or we simply lose touch. What is the secret of friendship making (and keeping)? (Is there one?) Author and founder of The Friendship Lab, Sheridan Voysey, is back on the podcast today to help us unpack these questions as well as: Why is friendship often overlooked? Is it true that 1 out of 4 adults in the Western world has no close friends? —What are the four characteristics of a true friend?...
Episode 197: Identity Series // I am Known with Joan Rozeboom
May 04, 2023 15:14 - 38 minutes - 69.9 MBHumanity’s desire to “be known” starts somewhere deep in the soul. However, when some of us experience being known, it can be such a jarring experience that we move toward a couple of options: Stoicism (“I’m good without that deep knowing…that’s too uncomfortable…”) or addiction/consumption (“I need that feeling more!”). What’s the proper response to being known by God and others? With friend of the podcast, Joan Rozeboom, we cover this topic as well as: —How does Joan, a single foster mo...
Episode 197: I am Known with Joan Rozeboom
May 04, 2023 15:14 - 38 minutes - 69.9 MBHumanity’s desire to “be known” starts somewhere deep in the soul. However, when some of us experience being known, it can be such a jarring experience that we move toward a couple of options: Stoicism (“I’m good without that deep knowing…that’s too uncomfortable…”) or addiction/consumption (“I need that feeling more!”). What’s the proper response to being known by God and others? With friend of the podcast, Joan Rozeboom, we cover this topic as well as: How does Joan, a single foster mom...
Episode 196: Identity Series // I am Redeemed with Branson Parler
April 21, 2023 18:14 - 46 minutes - 85.7 MBToday, we continue our identity series by exploring our deep-rooted need to know we are redeemed. Why? How? We ask these questions and more of our guest, theologian and author, Branson Parler. We also explore… —What if we feel we are too far gone to be redeemed? —How does suffering play into this conversation? —How does all of this help us walk with friends who wrestle with gender? //Highlights: “In last couple of years, God said to me, ‘Are you anchored in who I am or in who you are? Will...
Episode 196: I am Redeemed with Branson Parler
April 21, 2023 18:14 - 46 minutes - 85.7 MBToday, we continue our identity series by exploring our deep-rooted need to know we are redeemed. Why? How? We ask these questions and more of our guest, theologian and author, Branson Parler. We also explore… What if we feel we are too far gone to be redeemed? How does suffering play into this conversation? How does all of this help us walk with friends who wrestle with gender? //Highlights: “In last couple of years, God said to me, ‘Are you anchored in who I am or in who you are? Wi...
Episode 195: Intro to the Identity Series // I am Loved by God with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
April 07, 2023 17:42 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MBIf you take away how people perceive you and how you perform tasks, what is left of you? Today on the podcast, we are launching a series on identity with the goal to help us know who we are “in Christ” so deeply that we can walk into any room with confidence. Join us today as we talk about the origin of this series as well as: --What comes to mind when you think of yourself? --Why did engaging the sexuality conversation attack Laurie’s identity so deeply? --What are some of our “templates”...
Episode 195: Identity Series Intro // I am Loved by God with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
April 07, 2023 17:42 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MBIf you take away how people perceive you and how you perform tasks, what is left of you? Today on the podcast, we are launching a series on identity with the goal to help us know who we are “in Christ” so deeply that we can walk into any room with confidence. Join us today as we talk about the origin of this series as well as: What comes to mind when you think of yourself? Why did engaging the sexuality conversation attack Laurie’s identity so deeply? What are some of our “templates” or...
Episode 194: Let's Define Some Things with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
March 24, 2023 19:11 - 53 minutes - 97.5 MBWhenever we hear people talking about some of the topics we engage in (sexuality, marriage, addiction, sin, repentance, trauma, etc.), we hyper-tune our ears for what they believe and how they hold to what they believe. If you’re curious about our views, this is the episode for you! Today, we answer: --What is our philosophy of approaching the LGBTQIA conversation? --Why do we start the sexuality conversation with talking about the purpose of our lives? --Why do we usually use “LGBTQIA” an...
Episode 194: Let’s Define Some Things with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
March 24, 2023 19:11 - 53 minutes - 97.5 MBWhenever we hear people talking about some of the topics we engage in (sexuality, marriage, addiction, sin, repentance, trauma, etc.), we hyper-tune our ears for what they believe and how they hold to what they believe. If you’re curious about our views, this is the episode for you! Today, we answer: What is our philosophy of approaching the LGBTQIA conversation? Why do we start the sexuality conversation with talking about the purpose of our lives? Why do we usually use “LGBTQIA” and n...
Episode 193: Who Wants to Hear Our Stories? with Laurie, Matt, and Steve
March 10, 2023 17:44 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBWe do! Who is Steve? Who is Laurie? Who is Matt? Today, we are going to get to know the people behind the microphones. Steve shares his story of depression, feeling inauthentic, and finding hope in Jesus in the midst of addiction. Matt offers his journey of depression and subsequent porn addiction in marriage. Laurie shares how she learned to trust Matt again after his deception and addiction, as well as shares her own story of wrestling with attractions to the same sex throughout her en...
Episode 192: Why "Hole in My Heart"? with Laurie, Matt & Steve
February 24, 2023 17:35 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBYou guysssss!!!!! After over a year off of the air, the Hole in My Heart Podcast is back!!! We are back and we got a shiny new studio and some awesome new friends who are producing this thing. Through a new partnership with West Michigan’s 91.3 WCSG, the Hole in My Heart Podcast has the opportunity to reach more people with the truth that the gospel is good news for *everyone* every day. (!!) Today, Laurie, Matt, and Steve get behind the microphones (and cameras!) to re-acclimate long time ...
Episode 192: Why ”Hole in My Heart”? with Laurie, Matt & Steve
February 24, 2023 17:35 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBYou guysssss!!!!! After over a year off of the air, the Hole in My Heart Podcast is back!!! We are back and we got a shiny new studio and some awesome new friends who are producing this thing. Through a new partnership with West Michigan’s 91.3 WCSG, the Hole in My Heart Podcast has the opportunity to reach more people with the truth that the gospel is good news for *everyone* every day. (!!) Today, Laurie, Matt, and Steve get behind the microphones (and cameras!) to re-acclimate long ti...
Episode 191: What Comes Next? with Matt, Laurie, and Steve
December 18, 2021 04:29 - 37 minutes - 69.4 MBWell, dear family, we have an announcement. What is it? First, let's hang out for a while, and talk about... How did that "word for the year" go for you? In light of that reality, how has the gospel been uniquely good news for you this year? What is coming next for the podcast and our ministry in 2022? We'd love for you to sit at the podcast table one more time with us. :) //Highlights: "If you are listening and you feel this frenetic burden to go and save the world, Jesus already ...
Episode 190: First Steps After Discovering They Cheated with Johnny & Amanda McKenna
December 11, 2021 03:06 - 50 minutes - 92.4 MBThe ugly truth has just come out: One spouse has just confessed to unfaithfulness and the other is reeling in shock. Where do we go from here? Is there hope for a marriage in crisis? Does Jesus have something to say to this place? We are thrilled to bring back our friends Johnny and Amanda McKenna, who have been in this place and walked through—with Jesus’ help—to the other side. Give it a listen? // Highlights: “Pray the prayer that was prayed over me, which is a super scary prayer ...
Episode 189: The Church Wasn’t Always So Bad at the LGBTQ Conversation with Greg Johnson
December 03, 2021 21:11 - 59 minutes - 109 MBDid you know that CS Lewis’ lifelong best friend was gay? Did you know that Francis Schaeffer was against orientation-change pursuit for gay people? Did you know that Billy Graham was a compassionate defender of gay people who fell into sexual sin? Did you know that John Stott encouraged the church to “repent of the crippling ‘homophobia’… which has coloured the attitudes toward homosexual people of too many of us, and call our fellow Christians to similar repentance”? You guys…the churc...
Episode 188: How to Discover Your Identity with Bonnie Gray
November 13, 2021 04:43 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBIn a world of pain, identity can be hard to find. With a diagnosis of PTSD, it can be even harder. How do we navigate knowing who we are—and equally important, who God is, in a world that assaults us with lies day in and day out? How do we do that with trauma? With cheerfulness and grace, Bonnie Gray tells her story and helps to answer these questions. Listen with us? // Highlights: “If you go through trauma and you don’t have Jesus, you’re gonna have to be a better version than what ...
Episode 187: How to be Emotionally Healthy with Pete Scazzero
November 06, 2021 01:21 - 59 minutes - 109 MBEmotional health is something that can feel elusive and impossible. But is it? And even if "attaining" total emotional health on this side of eternity is unlikely, what steps can we take to at least walk toward it? And why do we need to? With the wisdom and tenderness of a kind father figure, pastor and author, Pete Scazerro, helps us answer some of our questions about the pursuit of emotional health. Together we explore the above questions as well as: Why is the usual church-discipling ...
Episode 186: The Power of (And Cautions For) Engaging Listening Prayer with Michelle Kyle
October 30, 2021 02:17 - 48 minutes - 88.1 MBSometimes, God wants to use counseling to help us heal. Sometimes, it’s the Bible. Sometimes, it’s the powerful word from a dear friend. Sometimes, it’s prayer. Sometimes (oftentimes?), it’s all of the above. When Michelle Kyle and I (Laurie) met together for coaching, she said she felt “stuck.” I didn’t know if I could help her get unstuck, but using a prayer technique I have been engaging for 15 years, I thought I would give it a try. What did we do? Did she get unstuck? What was...
Episode 185: Which of the Six Types Are You? with Dan Allender & Cathy Loerzel
October 23, 2021 00:01 - 55 minutes - 102 MBThis is another episode we would pay you to listen to if we could. Do you approach your friendships, your work, or the pain in your life more as the orphan, the stranger, or the widow? Don’t know what that means? We didn’t either until we read “Redeeming Heartache” and then talked with the brilliant psychologist, Dr. Dan Allender, and to our new wise friend, author and therapist Cathy Loerzel. Dan and Cathy helped us understand each of these approaches to the world, and invited us to liv...
Episode 184: What God Has to Say about Our Bodies with Sam Allberry
October 15, 2021 20:43 - 46 minutes - 84.5 MBWithout unnecessary clutching of our metaphorical pearls, when we look around, it does seem like there is something going on spiritually when it comes to an attack on the human body. What’s going on? Pastor and author Sam Allberry, a friend of the show and author of the new book “What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves” helps us answer this question and more. Together, we explore: Why is our body an integral part of our true selves? How ...
Episode 183: What Do You Want? With Curt Thompson
October 09, 2021 02:31 - 55 minutes - 103 MBDesires: We all have ‘em. And sometimes they really get in our way. What are we supposed to do about this? Does Jesus care about our desires? Does He value them? As our good friend Curt Thompson points out, Jesus first question in the gospel of John is, “What do you want?” Clearly, our desires matter to God. How and why? Listen with us to find out. // Highlights: “Jesus’ assumption is that what I want is a really, really big deal.” -Curt Thompson “[When I am wounded] I don’t desire, I ...
Episode 182: How to Love Scripture with Tara Leigh Cobble
October 01, 2021 23:07 - 37 minutes - 69.2 MBHow many people do you know who currently feel slightly-to-very discouraged about their faith? Do you have a sense that the Bible could be a great help, but you don’t want to come across as legalistic or dismissive of their struggles? How do you walk alongside your friends? (Or, how do you walk alongside yourself if you’re struggling with cracking the Bible?) Author, podcaster, and Bible teacher Tara Leigh Cobble is here to help. Together, we explore: How does the Bible relate to our ide...