Finding Something Real Podcast

In this episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast, Janell and Mariah sit down with Zach Verritt. Zach shares his story of pursuing perfection, discovering his brokenness and finding grace. He shares his story of growing up in a christian home, being same sex attracted, and shares how pornography has effected hsi life. He shares a powerful story of how his sexuality has actually helped him be honest before God and how it has brought him closer to Jesus Christ.

They also talk about how humility and repentance needs to influence the church’s response to homosexuality and how the church needs to encourage the idea of the brother/sister relationship.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

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We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!

Mentioned in this Episode

FSR s4e21 with Mariah

FSRs4e18 with Lou Phillips

FSRs4e8 with Drew Berryessa

Zach Verrett’s website

The Austin Stone Church

Unaltered Ministries

On the Other Side - with Zach Verrett

Sam Alberry

John 14 & 15

New Month, New Co-Host! Today Janell sits down with Mariah. Mariah is kind enough to share her faith journey and a few questions that she has about Jesus Christ and Christianity.

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This episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast is sponsored by Laurel Denise. Handmade with love in Charlottesville, VA since 2005. Check out her beautiful meaningful jewelry here!

We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!

Mentioned in this Episode

FSR s4e10 with Brenna Blain

FSRs4e8 with Drew Berryessa

FSRs4e17 with Becca Shultz

FindingSomethingREAL.com

Crazy Love - Francis Chan

Elevation Worship

Mature Theme Warning

Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Jason Earls. Jason shares his story of coming from a life of partying , drugs, and sexual promiscuity and how it contradicted the life he wanted to live. They talk about the need for authenticity in faith communities. struggling with the desire to be accepted, the desire to sin, and how a life defined by christian disciplines leads to joy. We also speak briefly with his wife Terri! She shares what she loves about her husband and what she appreciates about his authenticity.

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We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!

Mentioned in this Episode

Introducing Rebecca: Her Story & Faith Questions

FSR s3e23 with Jason Earls

FSR s2e30 with Jason Earls

Jason's website

Jason's Instagram

Life Cycles - Jason Earls

7 Jokes I couldn't Share in Church

Date Night Challenge - Focus on the Family

Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Michelle Watson to talk about trust. They talk about struggles with the family, the church, and what it means to truly seek God.

Some of today’s topics include: dealing with conviction, discovering Grace, how Michelle talks to God throughout the day, and more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!

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We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!

Mentioned in this Episode

Introducing Rebecca: Her Story & Faith Questions

FSR s4e18 with Becca & Lou Philips

FSR s3e2 with Josh White

Thirtyone25 Creative

The Pantry Podcast

Michelle's Instagram

Your Spiritual Gameplan episode with Michelle Watson

Discoverrevelation.net

The Chosen

Vision of You by Shane & Shane

Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Lou Phillips to discuss the biblical view of sex. Lou shares how he learned that he was more interested in what he could get from God than in God Himself. He also shares how he got into apologetics.

Some of today’s topics include: purity culture, pornography, the biblical reason for marriage, the idolization of relationships and marriage, and why community is so important. We hope you enjoy this conversation!

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We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!

Mentioned in this Episode

Introducing Rebecca: Her Story & Faith Questions

YouVersion Bible App

Crazy Love - Francis Chan

The Great Divorce - C. S. Lewis

Sam Alberry’s Books

Today, Janell sits down with May’s cohost Becca Schultz. Becca grew up in rural Pennsylvania & Ohio with her mom (a catholic) and her dad (a protestant) and two sisters. She is currently studying science with the intent to be a middle school science teacher. Even though her university is one if the most known party-schools, Becca has found a great biblical community on her campus.

She has been learning what her faith means to her. For a while, she was putting on a fake face and felt pressured to stay with her upbringing, but now is letting her faith become her own. She started attending a non-denominational church in high school. In the context of the non-denominational church, she appreciated the ability to be open and honest about her story and she had the opportunity to be discipled.

Becca’s Questions

We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! Special thanks to our friend, Michele Tupen. To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!

This episode is sponsored by Laurel Denise. Handmade with love in Charlottesville, VA since 2005. Check out her store here!

Mentioned in this Episode

Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions

YouVersion Bible App

Crazy Love - Francis Chan

What if you were an agnostic who was starting to- maybe- see the world differently? What if you had asked God to help you and you thought He had answered in a tangible way? What if you saw the beauty of the world around you and felt like it had to be caused more than chance? What would come next for you in a faith journey?

In this bonus episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Janell have a conversation with Pastor/Musician/Writer/Speaker Josh White about authenticity, grace, and the unique incredible gift of the gospel.

Would you follow Jesus if it seemed like everyone around you was choosing to follow something else? Or how would you stay anchored to faith in Christ when you are constantly bombarded by big questions about Christianity, not just by friends and culture, but instead by some of the highest regarded intellectual thinkers of our time?

In this episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Janell have a conversation with podcaster/author/speaker, Justin Brierley.

Lindsey is the executive director and resident world religion expert of Mama Bear Apologetics. She holds a Masters in Apologetics & Ethics from Denver Seminary, a Masters in Public Health, and a degree in Law. Recently, Lindsey wrote a chapter about Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Popular Handbook of World Religions (Harvest House). Lindsey and her apologist husband have been married for 13 years and currently live with their three beautiful daughters in Texas. In her spare time, Lindsey loves watching British reality television and reading from her at-home library of over 2,000 books.

In this episode, Dagmar, Janell, and Lindsey have a fascinating conversation about the differences between religions, the reliability of the Bible, cosmological argument for Christianity, and Jesus being the evidence for the veracity of Christianity. They also go in depth about Jehovah’s Witnesses and the problem of suffering.

We hope this podcast is edifying!

We would love to thank our Patrons for all their support! Special thanks to Brian and Jill Wilson. To learn more about the Finding Something REAL Patreon, click here!

Mentioned in this Episode

Finding Something REAL Patreon

Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions

FSR - Deep Faith Questions

Mama Bear Apologetics

Mere Christianity - CS Lewis

1 Peter 3:15

Today’s episode is super special! Janell and Dagmar sit down with German apologist Julia Garschagen. Julia shares how she came to a relationship with Jesus and how the secular culture she grew up in affected her. The ladies talk about questions and objections that are aimed at Christianity and how a Biblical worldview can provide answers.

They have a thought provoking conversation that covers God’s views on sex, evolution and the Big Bang theory, the problem of evil and suffering, and more. We hope this episode helps you think through some questions you may have about Christianity and Jesus Christ!

We would love to thank our Patrons for all their support! Special thanks to Brian and Jill Wilson. To learn more about the Finding Something REAL Patreon, click here!

Links:

FSR s4e12 with Dagmar

FSR s3e25 with Julia Garschagen