Conversations About Life

Zach pastors a small country church in the Missouri Ozarks.  We talk about his confidence in the Christian faith because of his experience of God.  We also talk about the Bible, stories, living with a focus on God, and about starting with Christianity if you have a desire for it.

Pastor Zach

Sarah is the mother of 4 young children, wife to my son, Billy, and lives on the  Texas/Mexico border at the Rio Grande Bible College campus.  We talk about what Sarah likes about God, her experience of caring for an elderly woman, love, growing, discipline, mothering, and more.

Sarah

My son, Billy, and I talk about what who should be considered a brother or sister Christian, the Christian church being divided into denominations, and the New Testament teaching of unity.

Billy

Ellie interviews Deacon Dave about his Catholic Faith, what it means to him, and how it differs from other religions

Paula was a home school mom of 4 boys but is enjoying a different stage of life right now after her boys have become young men.  She has also been visiting churches of different faith traditions (currently visiting a Lutheran church) with her husband, Nevin.  We talk about all that and also Paula's experience with God.

Paula

Josh grew up in a family of 17 kids.  He talks about what that was like and the relationships he has with his siblings.  We also talk about what Christianity is like for him.

Josh

Rob is chief operations officer for Lift Up the Vulnerable, and organization who's mission is to prevent the trafficking and oppression of vulnerable children and women and empower them to be change-makers in their communities.  We talk about Rob, his passion, Life Up the Vulnerable, and personal growth and love.

The audio on my end sounds really bad.  Sorry.  I'm not sure what happened.  But Rob sounds fine and I hope my audio is not too much of a distraction from the really good content from Rob's replies to my questions.

website of Lift Up The Vulnerable

This episode may not be of much interest to you unless you know the Jackson's personally.  Some of the kids talk about what it was like growing up in the Jackson home.

Kevin and Marissa talk about what their lives are all about, what makes them unique, and challenges in life. Kevin has suffered from Lyme disease for 10 years and talks about what that has been like and how it has changed him.

Kevin and Marissa

Matt McGuinnis has a strong interest in minimalism, which I can identify with as well.  We talk about how it can be helpful, and Matt's experience with it.

Matt McGinnis