ON SOLID GROUND

In this episode of On Solid Ground, Kenny Barnwell and Shannon Thompson talk openly about marriage, faith, and what it truly means to be a Christian husband building on a solid foundation.

Both share honest stories from their past, including relationships before Christ, seasons of compromise, cultural and spiritual challenges, and how God faithfully worked through it all to bring redemption, healing, and alignment. From navigating unequally yoked relationships to learning how to lead with humility, prayer, and daily obedience, this conversation is a real look at marriage shaped by grace and surrender.

This isn’t a conversation about perfect marriages.It’s about imperfect people learning to put Christ at the center, recommitting daily, and choosing to build something that lasts.

If you’re married, preparing for marriage, or simply wanting to understand God’s design for covenant relationships, this episode is for you.

What We Talk About in This Episode

• Friendship, faith, and long-term brotherhood

• Relationships before Christ and lessons learned

• Being unequally yoked and navigating belief differences

• Cultural and family pressures around marriage

• What it means to be a Christian husband

• Marriage as a covenant, not a contract

• Prayer, Scripture, and daily spiritual rhythms at home

• Leading with humility, sacrifice, and accountability

• Becoming one flesh in mindset, finances, and purpose

• Building a marriage that can withstand storms

  
  

  Resources Mentioned

• Daily Bible reading practices

• Christian music and worship in the home

• Christian education and children’s Bibles

• Marriage counseling and spiritual mentorship

  
  

  Scriptures Referenced

• Matthew 7:24–27

• Luke 9:23

• Matthew 18:20

• Ephesians 5:25

  
  

  Key Takeaways

• Marriage is built on Christ, not comfort

• Being a Christian husband requires daily surrender

• Faith is lived out in small, consistent actions

• Prayer and Scripture anchor a marriage in truth

• Commitment often looks like recommitment

If this episode encouraged you, follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, and stay on the journey with us.

THEME SONG BY: Joe Wolfe

In Episode 3 of On Solid Ground, Kenny and Shannon dive deeper into their personal faith journeys and the real, practical resources that helped shape their walk with Christ.

From church community and Bible study to music, podcasts, apologetics, and theology, this conversation is an honest look at how faith grows over time, especially through questions, doubt, and curiosity.

Rather than presenting themselves as experts, Kenny and Shannon share as fellow travelers, discovering, learning, and building their lives on solid ground together.

This episode is for anyone who has ever asked, “Where do I go next in my faith?

What We Talk About in This Episode

• The importance of community and doing church together

• Why faith is both personal and communal

• How music can act as a bridge to deeper faith

• Navigating doubt without fear or shame

• Differences between relationship and religion

• The role of denominations and why discernment matters

• Why apologetics matters in conversations with skeptics

• Guarding against false teaching and spiritual distractions

• Staying grounded while continuing to seek truth

  
  

  Resources Mentioned

• The Bible (NIV and multiple translations discussed)

• Hebrews 10:24–25 and 1 Corinthians 3:16–17

• Bible Success Secrets Podcast – Myron Golden

• Apologetics Canada (AC Podcast) – Wes Huff

• The Case for Christ – Lee Strobel

• Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem

• Discovering the Jewish Jesus – Rabbi Schneider

• Joyce Meyer – Battlefield of the Mind

• Jensen Franklin – Fasting

• Streetlights Bible (audio Bible with music)

• NewChurches.com theology and preaching courses

• Hillsdale College theology courses (free)

No matter where you are on your journey, keep seeking, stay hungry, and stay grounded. As much as you are searching for God, He is already searching for you.

THEME SONG BY: Joe Wolfe

In this episode of On Solid Ground, Kenny Barnwell and co-host Shannon Thompson share their personal faith journeys and unpack what it really means to build your life on solid ground in Christ.

Kenny opens up about growing up in church, walking away into atheism, and eventually encountering God in undeniable, supernatural ways. From questioning faith and church hurt to a life-altering cartel attack in Mexico and a season of deep depression, Kenny shares how God met him in both crisis and surrender, ultimately leading him to baptism and a renewed life in Christ.

Shannon shares his own journey of growing up around church, believing in God early on, but slowly learning what it truly means to live out faith daily. Together, they discuss testimony, grace, sanctification, obedience, and the ongoing process of dying to the old self and walking with Jesus one day at a time.

This is not a podcast about having all the answers.
It’s about asking honest questions, wrestling with Scripture, and choosing to seek God together.

If you’re exploring faith, returning to it, or wanting to go deeper, you’re in the right place.

What We Talk About

• personal testimony and the power of lived experience
• growing up in church vs discovering faith later in life
• atheism, doubt, and wrestling with belief
• the difference between religion and relationship
• salvation vs sanctification
• surrender, obedience, and dying to the old self
• supernatural encounters with God
• depression, healing, and baptism
• why this podcast exists and where it’s headed

Scriptures Referenced

• Romans 7–10
• Proverbs 3:5–6
• Philippians 2:12
• Matthew 18:20
• Luke 9:23

If this episode encouraged you, follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, and stay on the journey with us as we learn to build our lives on solid ground.

THEME SONG BY: Joe Wolfe

In our very first episode, Kenny Barnwell and co-host Shannon Thompson talk about why this podcast exists and what it means to build your life on solid ground in Christ.

Kenny shares how he moved from debating as an atheist to surrendering his life to Jesus. Shannon talks about growing up in church, believing in God, but not always living it out.

Together, we dive into grace, sanctification, honest questions, and what it looks like to grow day by day instead of pretending we have it all figured out.

This isn’t a podcast from “experts.” It’s two friends walking out their faith, learning, wrestling, reading Scripture, and trying to live differently because of Jesus. If you’re exploring faith, coming back to it, or wanting to go deeper, we’re glad you’re here.

What we talk about:
• discovering faith as adults
• grace vs. legalism
• what sanctification really means
• reading and understanding the Bible
• the spiritual resistance that comes when you step out in faith
• what future episodes will cover (testimonies, theology, family, purpose, mental health, money, and more)

Scriptures referenced (in conversation):
Romans 7–10, Proverbs 3:5–6, Philippians 2:12, Matthew 18:20, Luke 9:23.

If this episode encouraged you, follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, and stay on the journey with us!

THEME SONG BY: Joe Wolfe