Small Town World

This one is complex and I'll be honest, we are still reading, listening to wise pastors, and studying to navigate this issue. We begin a talk on this today. We are trying to clarify our thoughts and express the bigger picture issues that seem to be at work in government right now. In light of the recent moves by the Department of Justice, this is a topic that we need to address. More importantly, we are seeking how we, as Christians, respond in these moments. 

This week we look at how important integrity is as Christ followers who are the building blocks of His church.  Kayla takes us through just a few Proverbs verses that relate to integrity. We also discuss narrowing the integrity gap as Christians by walking consistently in all aspects of our life. This is so timely as we see the world around us completely without any moral boundaries and we see people of integrity being mocked for having traditional Biblical values.  By the way, the verse we struggled to remember was Matthew 25:23!

This week Kayla and I discuss her & her husband's recent mission trip to the Philippines. This was such a great trip to hear about! She tells us the ups and downs. But most importantly we get to hear about how God moved!

We were excited welcome Dr. Marty Carroll to the show. In case you don't know Marty, he is a long-time broadcaster and is incredibly wise! This was the perfect topic to discuss with him because he knows the Bible inside and out. The push of culture right now is to follow your heart, trust yourself and do what makes you happy. We show why these thoughts are so contrary to God's word!  

This week we have Bro. Courtney Rainey discussing culture in God's church. We look at both sides of the coin! It' s a great discussion about the positives and negatives of culture within our society today and how it impacts our churches. He does a little preaching yall and it's so insightful! If you are a Christian, I promise you will enjoy this discussion!

Local Youth Pastor Trey Campbell comes on the program to discuss today's youth groups. Is the old model of the 80's still relevant with today's youth? Kids today are digital natives! They are the "cell phone" generation who have never known life without technology. We talk about the challenges Youth Leaders face today.  We also explore what some possible fixes are based on "Dare2Share" Ministry Leader Greg Stier's new booklet "The Failure of Youth Ministry and How To Fix It". This is a great conversation about what is happening in real time, day to day within youth groups across America.

We forge ahead while Kayla is out of the country ministering overseas!! This week Amber & Scott Garrett talk about their ministry at their car lot here in Oak Grove. While Scott is also a pastor at a local church, we focus on the ministry they have within their day-to-day jobs and the work that God is doing thru this job! As they talked & shared their testimonies, I felt such an amazing connection and a reminder that we are truly part of a family when accept Jesus. They were a blessing to speak with and I hope that you are blessed by them both as well.

We come back to the abortion issue and look at the connection between Old Testament child sacrifice and modern-day abortion. We believe they are connected. All the pieces come together when you look at this issue through a spiritual lens. And EVERYTHING has spiritual roots and spiritual implications!

The current climate and what's happening within the Supreme Court are a couple of the things we touch on in this episode. When does life begin from a scientific perspective? What about the spark of light at the moment of fertilization? Such an amazing thing to learn about for anyone who believes in Creator God!

Creating habits and changing behaviors is sometimes a struggle, especially when we face the busyness of daily life! How do we reconcile being a new creation in Christ while struggling with sin or old patterns of behavior? Kayla gave us some really great scripture reminders for grace, for coming quickly to the cross, for staying in the light! Taking in more and more of Jesus is the sanctification process and that's the ultimate goal.