better than we thought

Is God testing you? Does God test people? What does testing say about God's character? What do you do if you're in a test right now? Join me and Edgar as we discuss this and more on the Better Than We Thought podcast!

Jesus said He came to give us abundant life. If that's true, then why is it that Christians can be some of the most crotchety people out there? Join us as we discover how good life can be when we let go of religious expectations and live in God's grace.

Are you stuck in addiction? Is a pornography habit killing your confidence? Do you want to live in freedom? Join us as we talk about how the Gospel releases us from addiction and how you can walk in freedom in your everyday life.

In this episode we dive into what we've learned about ourselves, relationships, and the Gospel through our first year of marriage. Join us as we discover how the Gospel informs, shapes, and leads to a life to a life that is "better than we thought!"

Do you feel like you're waiting on God? Have you been holding on to hope even though it's hard to see how things are going to work out? Are you in the "middle" of it? Then this episode is for you. Join us as we talk about what it looks like to live by faith when your feelings aren't lining up, and how to live in peace even when you're experiencing anxiety. 

If you think the Gospel is complicated . . . you may not know the Gospel. Join us as we explore Gabe's story of faith and discover how the Gospel is so much simpler, and better, than we thought!

Are you single? Waiting for "the one"? Singleness is generally frowned upon in our culture. It's seen as an awkward time most people are dying to get out of. But the Gospel gives us a very different perspective on singleness. Rather than a time of wasted waiting, singleness can be a time of development, deepening, and even joy! Join us as we talk about this and more on episode 12 of Better Than We Thought!

Paul Rayne realized something . . . he was a legalist—trusting in his own effort rather than Jesus. The problem was that during his twenty+ years of being a Christian, he didn't even know it! Join us as we dive into Paul's journey of faith and discover that any mixing of law and grace is legalism, and how the Gospel leads us into a Christian life that is so much better than we thought possible!

What does the Gospel have to do with mental health? How does understanding who we are in Jesus change our daily experience? Is medicine and therapy in opposition to the Gospel? Join us as we discuss this and more! 

In this episode we dive into one of the Bible's most controversial chapters--Romans 7. Are Christians "sinners?" Are Christians sometimes in the "flesh" and sometimes in the "Spirit?" Is "doing what we don't want to do" the Christian life? Join us as we explore these questions and more, and discover that the message of Romans 7 is actually so much better than we thought!