What does it look like to trust God and live out the gospel in this present time? This is just one of the questions we seek to answer as I talk with my friend, co-worker, and roommate, Octavia Miller. Octavia serves with the Impact Movement at Ball State and is on staff with City Hope Fellowship.

Join us at our kitchen table as we have a really candid conversation, covering a wide-range of topics--how do we trust God with racial injustice everywhere we go? What makes it hard to trust God when things feel hopeless? This episode is long, but I know if you listen, you’ll be encouraged to know God and trust Him with the entirety of who you are. So, enjoy listening to us.

It's about to get real! This podcast is for any woman finding herself caught in the struggle for sexual purity. Hannah and I have a very honest conversation as she shares about her journey of redemption in her struggle with pornography and masturbation. So many women are caught in shame when it comes to their sexual lives, and I truly believe this podcast will help many find healing, hope, and some helpful resources.

Email Hannah at [email protected]  or me at [email protected] if you want to talk. 

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast.

Craving Grace

Covenant Eyes

Beggars Daughter

Rtribe app

I'm bringing back the podcast to talk about discipleship with my dear friend and Cru staff Heather Erwin. Heather has been on staff with Cru for 24 years, spending many of those at Ball State, where I was actually discipled by her. If you want to hear some pro-tips on what discipleship is, how to grow in being a disciple of Jesus and someone who disciples others, you're going to want to listen in.

Learn more about my friends, Vjenci and Anita Erceg. They serve with the campus ministry of Cru in Croatia and you'll be encouraged to hear their stories!

Grief, loss, and suffering are inevitable. What does it look like for Christians to walk with God through terribly hard things? My dear friend, Sarah Lowry, and I talk through her personal story of grief and she shares from the Word and her own life how she has walked with God in the midst of grief by staying anchored in the Word of God. I was personally encouraged and challenged by this podcast and know it will be helpful for all of you, whether you're going through a trial now or know someone who is. 

Also, Sarah shared her famous Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe:

Sarah Lowry's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter-flavored Crisco

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 T. milk

1 t. vanilla

1 t baking soda

1 t salt

2 1/4 cup AP flour

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 F

2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.

3. Combine Crusco, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in electric mixer. Beat until creamy, scraping bowl as needed. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add T of milk. Gradually add flour mixtre, beating at low speed after each addition.. Stur in chips by hand. 

4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfulls onto a lined cookie sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool 10 min on cookie sheet then serve warm.

 

Cookies turn out better if dough is chilled overnight.

This week I talk with Josh Holowell, pastor of City Hope Fellowship in Muncie, Indiana. The conversation entails his faith journey, his family, and how his time in college helped prepare him to walk with Jesus for a lifetime. If you have ever wondered how the Bible all fits together, or need some encouragement to read the Word, this podcase will be helpful for you!