As we release this podcast, we know so many of you are dealing with how life has changed due to COVID-19. Ruthanne talks to Matt about her experiences in the past year, navigating through the illness of her daughter, Leanna as well as her own health challenges. She considers whether what we experience in this life is a training ground for what the kingdom is. And if that's the case, is this part of a training ground? What will we be assigned to do as a result of maybe some of the hardest, most unanswerable questions in this life?

Levi interviews John at his house reflecting on his Faith Talk An Intended Universe. They discuss why people perceive a conflict between science and religion with some historical context going back to Galileo. John also suggests that any human understanding of the absolute universe is in need of constant upgrade.

José shares how music is such a vital part of expressing his faith and giving glory to God.

Playing the piano and creating music is a place of communing with the divine and being a vessel for it. He expresses how natural beauty and creation are such a source of inspiration for his musical composition.

Jane & Mark Hewitson share the story of a life threatening experience that shook their world. They reflect together with Steve on how their faith has been shaped and redefined bringing a greater sense of peace and trust in an incredible, healing God.

Matt talks with Mary Styles about her work as a mental health therapist and a believer. She shares some experiences and wisdom from her faith journey and advocates our need to have a safety plan, crisis intervention and to build a support system.

Matt continues to talk with Myriam about her faith journey. “And I think death is one of our greater, if not the greatest challenge of the human experience, to then still have faith in God, through either being confronted with death ourselves, or confronted with death of people that we're extremely close to.”

Matt talks with Myriam about her life changing experiences surviving cancer as a young child and facing challenging circumstances after the birth of her daughter. Myriam reflects on what has become a touchstone of her faith, and the things that kept her going through difficult times.

Levi interviews Helen at her house a few hours after she completed recording her Faith Talk. They review the hectic schedule leading up to the Faith Talk and how that context shaped her presentation, before closing with what Helen learned through the process.

Levi and Chris talk about what Chris learned about his own faith in preparing his Faith Talk, using past experiences to strengthen faith, and an amazing story from the birth of Chris’ youngest child.

In this episode of A Little Faith we are talking about mental health. We explore some of the issues that affect young people, but also challenges people of all ages may experience at some point in their lives. We discuss how we can look for ways to build stronger connections and relationships, and support each other to create an environment of greater trust and understanding in our church communities.