PZ Does It

Communication is important for any relationship, organization, and friendship. I think to some degree we all like to believe we're good communicators. However, what my wife Alicia and I have discovered is that we can always communicate better. Intentional communication is a game changer. In this episode we talk about communication in our careers, marriage, and in our relationship with God. 

I have been a Christian for about fourteen years now and I can honestly say I feel like it's just been recently since I've felt that I was actually "born again". Part of this started with Jonathan Leonardo emphasizing the true freedom we have in the Gospel and what it means to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. I use to view the Holy Spirit as something that assisted me, but I now recognize that the Holy Spirit is someone who lives in me. In this episode we talk about what this reality looks like, how it changes everything, and I finally get to ask Jonathan what it means to be free from sin. 

Do you ever feel like the good news of the gospel seems a bit impersonal? What I mean by this is that the knowledge of what God has done for us doesn't seem to any longer move us. If you're anything like me, it's like I know God forgives me, but then I feel like I'm just waiting around till the next time He has to forgive me. This led me to ask the question, what is the gospel really? My friend Jonathan Leonardo and I explore what the gospel really means and how that can change everything. 

I finally get to sit down and interview one of my best friends, the legendary, Coach Alex Smith. In this episode we talk about how Alex helped me to find a love for sports by introducing me to "The Last Dance" documentary on Netflix, why sports are so big in our culture, and what role coaches play in our lives. We come to some pretty solid conclusions such as everybody needing to be a coach and needing a coach in their lives. 

In this second episode with my friend Andrew Anobile we dissect the differences between career and calling. You'll find that while they seem similar, they are different and knowing the difference is important. I believe that this episode will provide you with the tools to help you identify your calling while making sure your career serves you to better live it. 

In this first episode I interview my friend Andrew Anobile about the topic of identity. Andrew serves as an associate pastor at the Duluth SDA church. He was formerly an assistant chaplain for Southern Adventist University and served as an admissions counselor at Andrews University. In this episode you'll discover what identity is and why it's so crucial to who we are. 

In our third episode of our "Back to School" series, Oliver and I discuss three key factors that we believe go into good education. We commonly see education as an intellectual development, but what we've found is that education involves the whole person. 

This is Pt. 2 of our "Back To School Series" where my friend Oliver Morada and I rethink some of educations most long standing practices such as the perception of economic incentive as a primary reason for going to school, what’s the purpose of homework, and how should we deal with late work?

In this episode I discuss the real reason behind education with my friend Oliver Morada who's a fellow educator. We discuss some of the history behind education and the struggles that come along with its not so modern structure. Oliver identifies the importance of self discovery and the need to personalize learning for students. We discover that with certain professions, such as doctors, they are able to identify an individuals needs. Why then when it comes to education does it seem like there's no room to identify and personalize what each student needs?

Toxic, meaning unhealthy. My friend Lakshmi and I discuss our experiences with unhealthy spiritual community and teaching. This episode places an emphasis on the importance of understanding our God given boundaries and the domino effect that can take place when we are not in the right place emotionally.