David and Luke have always been captivated by the power of story. Understanding that the ups, downs, and experiences of life are all worked together to shape one's story. In light of the Christmas season David and Luke converse on how story collides with the dynamic of the family during the holiday season. This discussion is raw and seeks to not advise but bring encouragement as we all experience this Christmas Season and the reality of hope that it brings. 

  

Previous Episodes:

LITC 1: David & Luke Share The Vision of LITC and What Is To Come

LITC 2: Ken Barner on Getting Through Brokenness (and Loving & Leading People Well)

LITC 3: David & Luke on How Sharing Our Brokenness Can Influence Others

LITC 4: A Conversation With Dan Baxter About Strict Faith Upbringing and Seeing The Bigger Picture In Life

LITC 5: David & Luke ON Thankfulness In All Circumstances 

LITC 6: Eric McElvenny on Overcoming Obstacles, Become A Triathlete, and Leading His Family 

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

 

Your story is one of them.

 

Send us your story. We are always looking for our next story!

 

Email us [email protected] 

 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

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Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain

 

 

 

 

     

Eric McElvenny or Mac is a husband, father, and marine. To be honest he's a husband, father, marine, triathlete, speaker, and just a flat out inspiration. This episode is full of moments that will inspire you and some that will make you examine your priorities. Eric has been through much and the lessons he has learned are ones that can benefit anyone. After listening to Eric you may just want to get out there and start training for a marathon or maybe just consider what drives you. 

We hope this episode encouraged and inspires you to see the bigger picture in life. 

 

Things we mentioned:

Challenged Athletes Foundation 

Eric YouTube Channel 

 

 

 

Guest Quotes

 

"You can't put limits on what God can do"

@EricMcElvenny

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"When my first two thoughts were, going to heaven and family. I figured I had my priorities in the right place."

@EricMcElvenny

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Guest Links 

Eric on Instagram 

 

Eric on Twitter

 

Previous Episodes:

LITC 1: David & Luke Share The Vision of LITC and What Is To Come

LITC 2: Ken Barner on Getting Through Brokenness (and Loving & Leading People Well)

LITC 3: David & Luke on How Sharing Our Brokenness Can Influence Others

LITC 4: A Conversation With Dan Baxter About Strict Faith Upbringing and Seeing The Bigger Picture In Life

LITC 5: David & Luke ON Thankfulness In All Circumstances 

 

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

Your story is one of them.

Send us your story. We are always looking for great stories!

Email us [email protected] 

 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

Twitter @lifeinthecracks

Instagram @lifeinthecracks

Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain

 

   

David & Luke discuss thankfulness post-Thanksgiving. They talk about thankfulness in culture, being side swiped by pain, how does pain impact us, and how does our pain become healing for others. Thankfulness is the midst of pain is a difficult subject. This conversation comes as a result of a blog post David wrote in light of that topic. 

 

Things We Mentioned:

David's article

Switchfoot "Where The Light Shines Through."

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

 

 

Previous Episodes:

LITC 1: David & Luke Share The Vision of LITC and What Is To Come

LITC 2: Ken Barner on Getting Through Brokenness (and Loving & Leading People Well)

LITC 3: David & Luke on How Sharing Our Brokenness Can Influence Others

LITC 4: A Conversation With Dan Baxter About Strict Faith Upbringing and Seeing The Bigger Picture In Life

 

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

 

Your story is one of them.

 

Send us your story. We are always looking for our next story!

 

Email us [email protected] 

 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

Twitter @lifeinthecracks

Instagram @lifeinthecracks

Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain

 

 

 

 

   

 

Episode 4 is a conversation with Dan Baxter about his strict faith upbringing, healing through creativity, and seeing the bigger picture. Dan is wonderful human being with a keen eye for musical architecture and connecting with others through story. Walking away from this conversation will leave you humbled at where you are in life and excited that the best yet to come. 

 

Previous Episodes

LITC 1: David & Luke Share The Vision of LITC and What Is To Come

LITC 2: Ken Barner on Getting Through Brokenness (and Loving & Leading People Well)

LITC 3: David & Luke on How Sharing Our Brokenness Can Influence Others

  

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

 

Your story is one of them.

 

Send us your story. We are always looking for our next story!

 

Email us [email protected] 

 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

Twitter @lifeinthecracks

Instagram @lifeinthecracks

Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain

 

 

 

 

This week on LITC David and Luke have a conversation centering around brokenness. Brokenness describes our inability to be perfect in any area of our lives. It also speaks to our state we navigate through the difficult valleys of life. They talk about how people can relate and identify with others through their brokenness, the need for people, leaning into relationships by being open about brokenness. 

 

What if we can understand our brokenness enough to where it can liberate us to influence others? How would our relationships change? 

 

Things We Mentioned:

 

Mike Foster Website

 

People Of The Second Chance (Book)

 

secondchance.org

 

Scott Sauls Website

 

Scott Sauls Quote

 

"Two years into my role as senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian, I shared the story of my anxiety and depression with our congregation. At the end of the service, a man in our congregation approached me and said, "Scott, I think you are a gifted communicator. But, and please don't take this the wrong way, you need to know that I am entirely unimpressed by that. But today when you shared with the whole church about your emotional struggle...I want you to know that today you became my pastor."

 

Befriend: Create Belonging in Age of Isolation, Judgement, and Fear (Book)

 

Previous Episodes

LITC 1: David & Luke Share The Vision of LITC and What Is To Come

LITC 2: Ken Barner on Getting Through Brokenness (and Loving & Leading People Well)

 

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

 

Your story is one of them.

 

Send us your story. We are always looking for our next story!

 

Email us [email protected] 

 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

Twitter @lifeinthecracks

Instagram @lifeinthecracks

Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain

 

 

 

 

Join us this week for Episode 1 where we have a conversation with Pittsburgh native Ken Barner. Pastor, father, and just a really great guy. Ken's down to earth, people focused leadership in the local church continues to grow and impact people in so many positive ways. His outlook on life in light of the brokenness he has found himself in speaks volumes to his faith and perspective on life. We need more people like Ken in the world.

Thankful he took the time to sit with us. 

 

Things we mentioned:

 

Pittsburgh Dad Video

 

Crossroads Ministries Instagram 

 

Crossroads Ministries Facebook 

 

CrossroadsMinistries.com

 

Guest Quotes

 

"Church is my home. I long to be there because I want to be there."

@kenbarnerjr

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"I felt God's call through the people I was with."

@kenbarnerjr

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"He with the most toys when he dies...still dies."

@kenbarnerjr

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"You never get over your brokenness...you get through."

@kenbarnerjr

Click To Tweet

 

Guest Links 

Ken on Instagram 

 

Ken on Twitter

Previous Episodes

LITC 1: David & Luke Share The Vision of LITC and What Is To Come

  

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

Your story is one of them.

Send us your story. We are always looking for great stories!

Email us [email protected] 

 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

Twitter @lifeinthecracks

Instagram @lifeinthecracks

Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain

 

This is the intro episode of Life in the Cracks. David and Luke talk about their backgrounds, how this podcast came to be, where we hope it goes and that you all will join us for the ride.  We can't wait to share the stories and conversations we have with each other and our guests. 

Thank you for listening.

Mission of podcast   Our mission is to articulate hope, healing, and growth in the cracks of our lives.    Hope-a life resuscitated (When you have hope you have something that gets you up in the morning…something to look forward to)   Healing-a life recovering (Engaging in a process of moving on from the crack…not forgetting…but moving on)   Growth-a life that is better for…(I am better because of this crack. Not a victimized mindset…but a "I am better because of the cracks in my life)   Mentioned in this episode   Kintsukuroi

We want to hear from YOU!

As we continue to share stories of hope, healing, and growth we know there are more stories out there.

Your story is one of them.

Send us your story. We are always looking for great stories!

Email us [email protected] 

Connect with Life In The Cracks

Twitter @lifeinthecracks

Instagram @lifeinthecracks

Web lifeinthecracks.com

David Twitter @davidburke

David Instagram @davidburke

Luke Twitter @lukemcclain

Luke Instagram @lukemcclain