Luke Smallbone from For King & Country and Scott Herrold discuss loneliness, depression, happiness and joy. In addition, Luke explains a unique way he's come to understand the heart of Jesus through the Resurrection!

*This Podcast was originally recorded in April 2019

If we want to heal the division in our world, we have to understand we actually have different personalities. Matthew Stephen Brown is an author & lead pastor with Sandals Church in Southern California. Matthew talks with Scott Herrold about how different personalities collide & compliment. He talks about how we can assess our personality, so we can find the healthy version of our self in Jesus. Matthew & Scott talk about how our personalities are tied to talents, temptation, joy and struggle. If we're going to be real with others, shouldn't that start with learning how to be real with ourselves? Matthew wrote "A Book Called You."

Max Lucado talks how we're placed in this time and this place for a specific reason and how we can stay on course despite chaotic circumstances we live in. Max and Scott dig into the story of Esther in the Old Testament and how her courage and bravery can inspire us in our own culture. Max also talks about being hurt by people in the Church and rebounding from this and re-engaging in ministry.

Author Amy Boucher Pye talks about prayer strategy with Scott Herrold. She studied the prayer practices of Christian thought leaders through the middle ages and noticed a few things to challenge our conversation style with God. Amy & Scott talk about different ways to freshen up our prayer style and challenge the way we listen. She also talks about when we feel our prayers go unanswered and ignored. This discussion will challenge you to think about the way you approach God.

Preston Ulmer & Scott Herrold discuss doubt and relationships with friends who hold to a different worldview. Preston started an organization years ago called "The Doubters Club," and he talks about cultivating relationships with people who have more questions than answers. Scott & Preston talk about being problem solvers in our community rather than complaining about all the issues we see. They talk about faith conversations with skeptics and those who feel spiritually wounded.

Dr. Mark Mayfield runs a counseling center in Colorado and he talks about tackling loneliness pushing through it. He talks about why loneliness does not mean being alone. He also talks about several governments that have actually created a Ministry of Loneliness and the strategies behind this. Dr. Mayfield also talks about loneliness in the Bible and how men and women of Scripture even wrestled with it.

Edward Grinnan is the Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of Guideposts Publications and was in midtown Manhattan on 9/11/01. He talks about what he experienced and why he remembers September 10 just as vividly. He shares inspirational stories of the heroes of that tragic day and that we need not forget the Flight 93 heroes who crash landed in West Pennsylvania. He also shares the number one lesson he learned from September 11, 2001.

Ashley Abercrombie talks about the lost art of speaking respectfully to one another and listen to each other and try and understand where they're coming from and how we can get back to this place. She talks about a sobering study from the Barna Research Group about how non-Christians view Christians and the importance of recognizing that we are not always right.

Brad Griffin of The Fuller Youth Institute talks with Scott Herrold about three big questions that change every teenager. He explains how there's questions of identity, belonging & purpose we can lead as parents. In addition, Brad explains why this generation may be most anxious ever. Listen here!

Tricia Lott Williford & Scott Herrold talk about when we're just not connecting when we try to read the Bible. Tricia grew up in church and tried her best to live a good Christian life. When her husband died, her world turned upside down. She struggled with understanding God's protection, His goodness and how His truth supersedes our feelings. Tricia found a new connection with God by reading through the Psalms in the Bible. God taught her a ton about who He really is, and she wrote a book to help the rest of us through those darker seasons.