Sometimes when we experience church hurt or spiritual abuse, one of the inadvertent casualties is our relationship with God because He becomes paired with trauma. In this episode, we introduce you to a wonderful song by David Tolk called Pray, and discuss how doing nothing more than just pursing the presence of God itself is the most important aspect of our ability to heal. We highly recommend you purchase David Tolk's song from his album blessings!

This week, we began talking about the proactive strategies the Bible gives us to combat anxiety. Here is the application (AKA Launch assignment) from this week's lesson.

When we think about how we think in relation to anxiety, we

1.    What about this situation is or could be

2.    What about this situation is or could be

3.    What about this situation is or could be fair or

4.    What about this situation is or could be a sign

If we can dwell on these things, it can help us find the

Nikki and I continue our discussion on anxiety in the Bible by focusing in on Philippians 4:7. We also give an application challenge which you can find below. If you wish to share, either email us at [email protected] or interact with our discussion post on Facebook.

Emotion and perception are extraordinarily powerful things!

1.    How did Elisha’s servant feel when he saw the

2.    What was his perception of his chances of

3.    Do you think what Elisha said in verse 16 was a

4.    How do you think the servant’s emotions changed

5.    What do you think the servant’s perception of

6.    In your life, do you have something that seems

7.    How does this change your emotions and

In this episode, David and Nikki discuss 1 John 4:18 and the often misquoted, "Perfect love casteth out fear." They discuss the common misinterpretations, how they know it is misinterpreted, and what the verse really means. If you have ever struggled with anxiety, this is a big one!

David and Nikki review one of their favorite leadership books The Dichotomy of Leadership by Leif Babin and Jocko Willink. It is an excellent book and they share their insights on the strengths of the book.

As spring is either upon us or near to us, we discuss what to expect, how to tell when spring has really sprung, and things you can practically do to make your home less inviting to pests.

This week we talk about scams. They are very common, but especially this time of year. We give both general principles and some specific examples of scams and how to avoid them.

Thank you for bearing with us as we have been preparing to update everyone on the long break. In this episode we detail what occurred as well as how things are going now. 

We know it's a day late, but it isn't a dollar short! We wind up our personality series by discussing the DISC and its subtypes. All information was taken from www.discprofiles.com.