Let's Be Real
Living a life of faith, a life led by the truth of the Gospel, a life desiring to be more like Christ, can be frustrating, challenging, and confusing. Join me as we talk about faith and life, as we dig into scripture, we address topics and questions, all while continually questioning, evaluating, and challenging ourselves.
Episodes
114 episodes
112. Christmas in Community
It's almost Christmas!!! Let's discuss the Biblical Christmas story, what it says, and what it doesn't. Was Jesus born into an empty barn with only Mary and Joseph there to deliver him? Or was he born into a home full of family there to welcome...
111. Are you a rule follower?
How do you feel about the word "obey"? I have no problem with it, I use it regularly but have also gotten into trouble with it. Maybe a better word is to "adhere" or "follow" rather than the 'O' Word - but the idea is still the same. The real q...
110. Retreat, Advent & Devotion
Thank you to all that made it out to our 6th Annual Retreat talking about the Attributes of God (brief recap here). We have an in person Advent Event through Lifeway coming up Sunday Dec. 1st! Get your ticket
109. RE-learning lessons!
I was blessed to be able to teach at my home church this past weekend, if you'd like to see that message you can watch it HERE.In preparing for the message, I ha...
108. Have you ever been disappointed in yourself?
When we get stuck in our own disappointment, the best way out is to shift our gaze. Take it off of ourselves, and put it on God. Get to know Him, and it will change everything.
107. Yes and Amen!
I've heard this phrase, "yes & amen", for a little while now, and have wondered where it came from and what it means... and as it seems to keep showing up and becoming more popular, I figured it was time to look it up. What do you think it ...
106. Meet my friend - Laura Sandretti & the Unshakeable Girls Conference
I'm so excited for all of you to meet my friend and fellow bible teacher, Laura, hear about her ministry and her NEW book! You can check them out at her website HERE or on amazon
105 Self-Control, Discipline & Focus!
A short discussion on the fruit of the spirit that I tend to overlook...self-control. AND an invitation for you to join us to refocus on God's work, regain some discipline and intern benefit from the self control---through the 77Discipline Chal...
104 Garden Metaphors
Indulge me! I see so many life lessons while I'm in the garden. That's where I pray, that's where I feel the closest to God, and I believe God designed it that way :) Three metaphors, one main take away - how is your intimacy in your relationsh...
103 Theology Matters
We will continue to dive into what theology really is, and what it means to us...but in the meantime, what do you think of when you hear the word "theology"? Do you get excited? Or are you disinterested? Maybe even overwhelmed?
102. Do you watch the news?
I don't really watch the news, there's too much depressing information. What do you do with the 'bad news' of this world? In your own life? What is going on in that head and heart of yours?Let's look at 1 Peter 4 and talk about being stewar...
What delights you? What do you meditate on?
Psalm 1 calls on each of us to make a choice to live a life marked by righteousness or wickedness. It points us to the necessity to avoid wickedness and pursue righteousness by "delighting in the law of the Lord" and to "meditate on it day and ...
101. Spiritual Warfare - Retreat recap #2
My friend Jessica joins me for this episode to recount her session and talk at this last years #Letthewomenretreat weekend. Listen in as we discuss the importance of being in the word as preparation for the spiritual that is SURE to c...
100!!! Advent 'Love' & New Year 'Word'
100th Episode - and we are finishing up the Advent Study and talking about biblical Love, and the New Year.Do you pick a word or goal each year? I picked a word this year, listen in to find out what it is - what is yours?...
99. Jesus is the Reason - JOY
Merry Christmas Eve! Week 3 of advent (2 weeks ago, because I'm behind) is the week to reflect on Joy. Not circumstantial happiness but a deep Joy that comes only because of Jesus.How is your Joy? How are you doing? What are you looking at ...
98. Advent 2022 - Peace
Who doesn't want peace? Do you have it? What is the biblical definition of peace? What do you trade your God-given peace for? Let's talk about it as we are preparing our hearts this advent season.If you still want more talk on pea...
97. Advent 2022 - Hope
Week 1 of Advent! Advent is my favorite time of year to study and come together with others to refocus on the season ahead of us. Let's talk about the Hope of Advent. The Hope that is a person, the Hope that is Jesus.What do you hope in...
96. Spiritual Warfare & Let_The_Women_Retreat
We just finished up our 4th Annual Women's Retreat, where we spent our weekend discussing Spiritual Warfare. In this episode, I'm recapping our introduction to the topic and will spend the next few weeks reviewing the lessons from the retreat. ...
95. Puppies and God's Awesomeness!
Get outside today, observe God's nature, meditate on and be awe-struck by the amazing glory that God show's us each and every day and often takes for granted. God's glory need not be taken for granted.
94. Fear is Forgetfulness
Reading in my favorite devotional this morning, Paul David Tripp's "New Morning Mercies", made me thoughtful about fear and faith. And how we make decisions based on one or the other, that fear really could...
93. Summer, Serving and a chat with Nolan
I took a few weeks off to go serve at a summer camp, 'the best camp in the land', and am back recording. I met Nolan at Northern Grace Youth Camp a few years ago and have had the opportunity to watch him grow in his faith and service to t...
92. Are you just winging it?
The book of Proverbs. It encourages wisdom, knowledge, instruction and the fear of the Lord. What does that look like? How well do we seek knowledge and truth? Do we value these things? Or are we just moving through life?
91. Opinions: Pride in Disguise?!
God his taught me the hard way to evaluate my opinions. To see where they might actually be coming from? And am I actually entitled to them? Join me as we talk about our opinions, it is an interesting idea to meditate on, that is for sure!
90. BOOK REVIEW: "You're Not Enough (and That's Okay)"
I just finished up a 5 week book club at church reading Allie Beth Stuckey's book "you're not enough (and that's okay) Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love". We thoroughly enjoyed the book and had great discussion about some challenging topi...
