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What do you do when the person you love most doesn’t share your faith?

This week on Between Sundays, we’re answering a listener’s question about being married to an agnostic, the reliability of the Bible, and navigating a marriage where belief in Jesus looks very different.

How do we hold onto our faith while loving someone who sees the world differently?

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 PD just returned from Israel, and we’re having an important conversation about one of the most painful and divisive conflicts in the world today.

What’s actually happening between Israel and Palestine?

 What has changed since the ceasefire? 

What are Israeli families still living with, and what are Palestinian civilians enduring? 

And how should Christians navigate a conflict where history, politics, human suffering, and biblical prophecy are so deeply intertwined?

We’re looking beyond the headlines to ask some difficult questions about the modern State of Israel, God’s promises in Scripture, the atrocities committed by Hamas, civilian suffering in Gaza, and the responsibilities of governments and armed groups. We’ll also hear how our pastor’s recent visit shaped his perspective and what he believes American Christians need to understand.

This isn’t about excusing terrorism, ignoring suffering, or pretending every political or theological question has an easy answer. It’s about learning to distinguish people from governments, seeking truth instead of outrage, and remembering that compassion for Israelis does not require indifference toward Palestinians—or vice versa.

Can we stand for truth, justice, and security while still grieving for every innocent life? Can we pursue peace without compromising our convictions?

As Christians, we’re called to be peacemakers—not because the issues are simple, but because every human life bears the image of God.

 Scripture to consider: Genesis 1:27, Romans 11:17–21, Micah 6:8, and Matthew 5:9.

Sources & further reading:

• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs — Latest Humanitarian Situation Reports
• Council on Foreign Relations — Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Global Conflict Tracker
• Reuters — Reporting on the Gaza peace plan and its unresolved challenges

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What happens when your own mind becomes a place you don’t feel safe—and where do you turn when nothing seems to help?

In this episode of Between Sundays, we sit down with a guest who began experiencing severe mental health struggles as a teenager after using marijuana. She opens up about her journey, the realities she faced, the role medication has played in her life, and the profound difference finding Jesus made along the way.

Together, we’re having an honest conversation about the risks of marijuana use in teens, the things we don’t always understand about mental health, and the tension Christians can feel between seeking professional help and trusting God.

Are we turning to everything except Jesus? Have we become so focused on managing our feelings that we’ve forgotten to bring our struggles to Him? And how do we pursue healing while remembering that needing medication or mental health support doesn’t mean we have weak faith?

This isn’t a conversation about shaming people who struggle or choosing between faith and treatment. It’s about asking hard questions, extending compassion, seeking truth, and remembering where our ultimate hope is found.

Because mental illness isn’t proof of spiritual failure. Medication isn’t a lack of faith. And Jesus doesn’t have to be our last resort.

If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. There is help, there is hope, and you don’t have to walk through it by yourself.

 “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18

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If you or someone you love is struggling with mental health, please reach out.

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat at  https://988lifeline.org. Free, confidential, 24/7 support for mental health or emotional distress.
• Emergency help: If you or someone else is in immediate danger or experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.
• Molalla-area resource: Foothills Hope Counseling — [email protected]. Reach out to inquire about local counseling resources.

Seeking professional help and seeking Jesus can go hand in hand. 

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Unfiltered faith without the bull. 

Did Jesus actually sin?

It sounds like a shocking question—but it’s one worth asking.

In this Q&A episode of Between Sundays, we’re tackling some of the questions that can make even Christians stop and go, “Wait… what?”

Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? Was Jesus being unfair or even wrathful? What was He actually communicating through that moment?

And then we go even deeper:

When Jesus judges our lives, what exactly is He judging?
Is it our entire life? Our life after we come to know Him? What does salvation actually mean when it comes to the way we live? And what does the Book of Life have to do with it?

We’re digging into the uncomfortable questions, the confusing passages, and the things we don’t always know how to reconcile with what we believe about Jesus.

Because faith shouldn’t be afraid of honest questions.

Send us the questions you’re wrestling with. We’ll talk about them.

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Is comparison always a bad thing?

Maybe not.

Sometimes looking at someone else’s life can inspire us. It can show us what’s possible, motivate us to grow, or reveal something we genuinely want to pursue.

But when does “I want what they have” become “I resent that they have it”?

And maybe even harder…

Can we actually celebrate someone else’s blessing when secretly wishing it was ours?

In this episode of Between Sundays, we’re talking about envy, comparison, jealousy, consumerism, and the subtle ways they can creep into our lives—especially in a culture where we’re constantly being shown everyone else’s highlight reel.

We get into:

• When healthy comparison becomes unhealthy envy
• The difference between envy and comparison
• Why someone else’s success can make us question what God has given us
• How social media fuels comparison and dissatisfaction
• Whether envy can ever actually motivate us in a healthy way
• What Scripture says about measuring ourselves against other people
• Why contentment doesn’t mean we stop having ambition
• And the brutally honest question: Can you genuinely celebrate someone else’s blessing without secretly wishing it were yours?

Because maybe the problem isn’t that we notice what someone else has.

Maybe the problem is what happens inside of us after we notice it.

So… are you being inspired by someone else’s life?

Or are you becoming resentful that it’s not yours?

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When did we stop being shocked?

Porn is everywhere. Sex work has become content. People can be marketed, bought, and consumed online. AI is now offering “relationships” without rejection, conflict, or vulnerability. And somewhere along the way, things that once would have horrified us have become completely normal.

But what happens when intimacy becomes a product?

In this episode of Between Sundays, we’re having an honest—and uncomfortable—conversation about what our culture has normalized, how we got here, and what it’s doing to the way we understand sex, relationships, and even other human beings.

We talk about:

• The normalization of pornography among teenagers
• How sex work went from taboo to celebrated and consumed
• What it means when people themselves become products
• How we can have better, more honest conversations with our sons and daughters about sex
• And what it looks like for Christians to engage this conversation without shame, fear, or pretending the culture doesn’t exist

This isn’t about clutching our pearls and yelling at the culture.

It’s about asking a much harder question:

What have we normalized that is quietly shaping us?

Because just because something is common doesn’t mean it’s healthy.

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Unfiltered faith without the bull. 

Porn culture has taught us to look at human beings as something to consume instead of someone to love. 

When people become products, pleasure becomes the priority, and intimacy becomes collateral damage.

Real intimacy was never meant to be about using someone’s body. It’s about trust, vulnerability, commitment, and seeing the person in front of you as someone made in the image of God — not an object for your satisfaction.

What has a culture obsessed with consumption cost us in our ability to truly connect?

Let’s talk about it. 

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Is empathy always a good thing?We usually hear that we need more empathy—but what if there’s a difference between feeling someone’s pain and actually helping them through it?In this episode of Between Sundays, we’re digging into a fascinating tension between psychology and Scripture: Can taking on someone else’s pain actually make us less helpful?Is there a difference between empathy, compassion, and personal distress?Does the Bible tell us to enter into someone’s pain—or help carry them through it?Can too much emotional empathy leave us overwhelmed or controlled by someone else’s emotions?Why does Jesus show incredible compassion without allowing other people’s emotions to control His actions? And if psychology tells us not to absorb another person’s suffering, how do we reconcile that with Scripture telling us to “weep with those who weep” and “bear one another’s burdens”?Maybe the goal isn’t to feel everything someone else feels.Maybe it’s to care deeply enough to help without losing yourself in their pain.We’re putting psychology, empathy, compassion, and biblical Christianity head-to-head and asking whether the Christian response to suffering is emotional identification—or something deeper.Send us a question, thought, or feedback:🌐 bs-podcast.comConnect with us:🎵 TikTok: Between Sundays Podcast📸 Instagram: @bsundayspodcast👥 Facebook: BS POD SQUAD#BetweenSundays #ChristianPodcast #Empathy #Compassion #Christianity #Psychology #BiblicalTruth #Jesus #MentalHealth #Faith #ChristianLiving