Down To Earth: Theology and Worldview for the Nooks and Crannies

Kelly Tarr is joined today by Tara Tarr, as well as Tara's college housemates, Claire and Elsey!

They discuss their experience in the world of Classical Christian acadamia, and the details of managing their studies and life at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, ID.

Check out NSA at https://nsa.edu/

Today, Kelly is joined by fellow Biblical Counselor Dr. Ernie Baker.

With a long history of teaching as a professor of biblical counseling at The Master's University (TMU), Dr. Baker is the chair of the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program and serves with Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide. He is the consulting editor of the new series, Critical Issues in Biblical Counseling, and author of one of the books in the series, Biblical Counseling and the Psychologies. Marry Wisely, Marry Well, as well as several mini-books with Shepherd Press. 

Dr. Baker is married to Rose, and they have six children and fourteen grandchildren.

Down to Earth is back in 2026!

Kelly is joined today with a fellow biblical counselor, Dr. Julie Ganschow! Julie is the founder and Director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center and the founder of Biblical Counseling for Women. She is an adjunct professor at SEBI in Brazil, a commissioned member for The Addiction Connection, and teaches internationally for BCMW (formerly OIC).

Julie is the author of Trauma Redeemed: A Biblical Response to Medicalized Suffering.

Kelly is joined by Dr. Venessa Ellen to discuss a difficult topic that might be more related to Christmas than one would think: Grief.

Dr. Venessa Ellen is the President of Real Life Women's Ministry, LLC., Vice President of Expository Counseling Training Center and Director of Women’s Ministry at Community of Faith Bible Church. Dr. Ellen is also a speaker and lecturer for nearly 30 years, in fields such as Church Administration and Women's Ministry. She is a Houston native, yet is recognized internationally as a speaker and author of Grace in the Mourning: A Faith-Filled Journey through Grief.

Learn more about her at:

https://drvenessaellen.com

Kelly is joined by fellow biblical counselor Tanya Flores to discuss a difficult topic that, in the modern church, is not talked about nearly enough.

Tanya is the co-founder of the Reproductive Loss Network, a nonprofit that provides a Biblical response to those touched by reproductive loss.

You can learn more about Tanya at tanyaflores.com and more about the Reproductive Loss Network at reproductivelossnetwork.org

We're on the road! And recorded an episode. It doesn't sound great.

In this episode, Kelly and Tara discuss all things holiday! At least until Tara gets dropped off at the airport.

Kelly is joined by a new friend, Erin Pakinas!

Erin resides on a farm with her husband and they have 5 children, pursuing Christ’s glory as they do their good work.
Erin hosts a podcast called Hauling Off, which speaks to a wide variety of topics around church and classical school.

Matthew Statler is the Pastor at Sierra Vista Baptist Church in Arizona and an ACBC certified member. He served in the Army from 2003-2013 and graduated from SBTS with an MDiv in Biblical Counseling. 

Visit Matthew's substack - https://matthewstatler.substack.com/

To learn more about the podcast, head over to https://kellytarr.com/downtoearth/

Omri Miles is the church planting pastor of Grace Bible Church, NOLA. He is a husband and father of five kids. He is certified with ACBC and earned his MDiv from The Expositors Seminary and MABC from The Master’s University. He is a contributor to the book Anchored in Truth: Reflections on Biblical Counseling.

Follow Omri on X: https://x.com/omri12

Kelly's back! A wrap-up of season 2, and looking forward to what sorts of guests and topics are coming up in season 3!

Thanks for listening!