A Better Answer with Kyle Ranson

Building off last week, we are discussing what it looks like and what active decisions we can make to build real, honest, enjoyable, life-giving friendships. On top of all that, living in this helps us experience and enjoy God in a new way. He created us to be deeply connected to others. Listen in!

A profoundly human trait is to run away from, try to control, hide, or ignore feelings we don't like. From ourselves or others! Which in turn can lead to us putting on a fake face for God. Yet, the Bible says God is our comforter in sorrow. So perhaps to have a more vibrant relationship with God we need to be more fully honest with Him about how we feel. Listen in!

Today we're talking about processing when a loved one commits suicide. It's a really heavy, painful topic and yet a reality for some of us. Kyle shares his own experience of a loved one committing suicide and his process through healing afterward. Even if you haven't experienced this, it's good to hear so you can be there for someone else.

Today we're going the more practical route. Maybe you have debt and want to get rid of it. Perhaps you're considering taking on more debt. Maybe you have none! Whatever the case, we want to be asking how we make these decisions and honor God in the process.

This one's a good one. It's so easy to put everything under your control, walk ahead of Jesus, and PROVE that you're growing. But it just isn't sustainable and ultimately doesn't work. For actual, real heart change, the Holy Spirit has to change you. So how do we step into that? Listen in!

Heavy and weighty topic this week as we discuss the reality, questions, truths, and unknowns about what happens when people pass away. This week, specifically, if we don't know if the person who passed knew Jesus. Listen in!

This week we talk about losing someone you love as well as the hope we have in Jesus after death. Listen in!

Joy! What a widely used word with so many connotations. Is it happiness? Is it long-term or short-term? Is it about having a good life? In Galatians, Joy is listed as one of the fruits of the Spirit. AKA, something that springs up out of those who believe in Jesus. Then why does it feel so elusive? Let's talk about that!

Life throws punches. At the end of the day, I just want to check out. Watch TV, play video games, eat ice cream, etc. All perfectly fine things! The problem is when we numb out to life. Avoid the pain and stack up our negative feelings till we're further and further in a pit and not moving forward. God definitely has thoughts here! Let's talk about that.

You know that feeling when someone gives you a good gift and you feel like you don't deserve it? We're digging into that today as God has given us an enormously good gift through Jesus for FREE, and yet we feel we can't receive it or we need to earn it. Let's talk about that.