Week 9 of the term brought us to the spiritual grace of silence, sabbath and solitude. Nehemiah Dunnavant (Nemo) walks us through what that means as a believer and how the practice can look practically in our lives. Thanks for listening!

Today we’re wrapping up an effort to answer questions from students regarding relationships. Through this episode, a previous episode of the Real Life Podcast, and two Tuesday night teachings, we’ve done our best to respond to the questions students have been asking.

If you missed any of the earlier conversations, we encourage you to go back and check out the previous recordings (linked below).

Real Life Podcast - Relationships

Real Life: Chad | Firm Foundation in Relationships Pt. 1 | 02.17.26

Real Life: Panel | Firm Foundation in Relationships Pt.2 | 02.24.26

Ryan Tornberg hosts this episode, joined by Chad Weaver and Hannalei Mather. You can also browse the questions listed below to jump to specific topics.

Singleness

(1:19) - How do I go about pursuing a relationship?

(6:37) - How does a girl pursue a relationship once a guy initiates?

Dating

(12:20) - How do you best support your boyfriend/girlfriend in the dating season without taking on husband/wife roles?

Boundaries

(23:18) - What are practical healthy boundaries?

(34:40) - How should you support your boy/girlfriend if they struggle with pornography/sexual sin?

(45:42) - If someone struggles with wandering eyes, should they not be in a relationship?

This week, we hosted a panel expanding on the questions provided by students surrounding relationships in singleness, dating, boundaries and marriage. Chad hosts, joined by Hannalei Mather, Erwin and Christina Laureano.

Questions/topics to include:

(5:00) - Definitions

Singleness (10:05)

- How do you know if your relationship with God is 'good enough' to be in a romantic relationship?

- If you don't yet know your calling for your life, should you not be in a relationship?

- How do you know when you're ready to date?

(18:55) - How to pray for a future spouse?

(20:26) - How do I go about pursuing a relationship?

(22:20) - What should a Christian know about someone before dating them?

Dating (25:38)

(25:51) - What are some practical examples of how you can keep Jesus at the center of your dating relationship in daily life?

(27:57) - How do I manage insecurities in my relationship?

(30:26) - What is the best way to handle hard conversations?

Boundaries (35:15)

(35:25) - What boundaries should be in place?

(39:55) - As a Christian is it ok to sleep over at my boyfriend's house even if we are saving ourselves for marriage?

(40:46) - Can Christian couples move in together when engaged?

Marriage (51:23)

(51:23) - How do I know if they're 'the one' and should marry them? What do you do if you don't know?

(54:00) - How long till you should [know]?

(54:30) - What does submission look like in a marriage?

(1:00:25) - What does sacrificial love look like?

Thanks for listening!

We’re pivoting slightly from our spiritual disciplines theme this term to a topic that’s still firmly grounded in our foundation in Christ: relationships. This week, Chad introduces a biblical perspective on singleness, dating, and marriage. Coming up next week, we’ll host a panel to respond to questions submitted by students. Thanks for listening!

Continuing through our winter series here looking at the Firm Foundations that make up the Chirstian Faith. Tonight, Ryan and Issa Tornberg walk us through the spiritual grace of the act of worship. Thanks for listening!

Real Life is the college ministry of Calvary Corvallis.

From January 25–31, our church family will be participating in a corporate week of prayer and fasting. Alongside our Week 3 Winter Term teaching, Chad unpacks the why and how behind this intentional time of seeking the Lord together.

For more information on prayer and fasting—both in general and specifically in the context of this upcoming week at Calvary Corvallis—be sure to check out the links below.

Calvary: Humble

Calvary: Teaching on Prayer and Fasting

Continuing this week in our series Firm Foundations where we explore different spiritual disciplines we can partake in as Christians. This week our Outreach Coordinator Nicholas DuVernay shares on the discipline of Evangelism and sharing our faith to others. Thanks for listening!

Continuing this week in our series Firm Foundation, discussing spiritual disciplines. This week, Chad covers the role Christ centered community has in the walk of a Christian. Thanks for tuning in!

We're back in the swing of things here for winter term! Kicking off a new series on various spiritual disciplines we get to take part in as Christians. This week Chad opens up the series, taking a look at the spiritual discipline of The Word of God and spending time in it. Thanks for listening!

In this episode of the Real Life Podcast, we are joined with a panel discussing the topic of relationships. Contributing to the conversation we had Nehemiah Dunnevant, Chad Weaver, Kaitlyn DuVernay, and Nicholas DuVernay. Hosting this episode is Ryan Tornberg. Thanks for listening!