Trusting God (or anyone else) is difficult in today’s self sufficient culture. After a week off, Behind the Message is back with Pastor Steve Mickel to discuss what it means to really trust God with our lives.

Pastor Steve Mickel visits the podcast to discuss how God comes to our aid, why it doesn’t always look like we expect, and the barrier of pride that stands in our way of receiving God’s help.

Corey Parnell joins Ben and Evan to discuss the Psalms of Lament, and how the raw, difficult moments of our lives can bring us closer to the character of God.

Millennials get a bad reputation for acting entitled, but most of us get swept into consumerism, cynicism, and a sense that no amount of ‘more’ is ever enough. Pastor Steve Mickel discusses gratitude as shown throughout the Psalms as the effective defense against a corrosive sense of entitlement.

Casey Parnell joins Ben Fleming to discuss Evan’s message on the judgment of God in the Psalms, and how we shouldn’t see it as a negative.

Ben, Casey and Steve talk about the importance of remembering the past, and how that impacts how we live in our today and our tomorrow.

Bo Stern is back to discuss her message on worship and to discuss why worshipping with the community is quite possibly more important than time spent in personal prayer and devotion.

Steve Mickel joins Ben and Evan this week to talk about the book of Psalms and how it invites us to a new level of openness and honesty with God and ourselves. That openness leads us to places of quiet and safety.