Solid Steps Radio

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“We’re listening to ourselves too much, and not speaking over ourselves enough.”- Tony Gore. What questions are you asking yourself? Are there questions you’ve been asking yourself your whole life that you didn’t even know you were asking?

Below ask the 7 primal questions that people have been asking consciously (or subconsciously) their whole life.

1. Am I safe?

2. Am I secure?

3. Am I loved?

4. Am I wanted?

5. Am I successful?

6. Am I good enough?

7. Do I have a purpose?

On this week’s show, return guest and professional counselor with freedom counseling, Tony Gore with Freedom Counseling https://www.freedomcounselingservices.org talks about the 7 primal questions that are at the heart of every person. God has the answers if we are aware of what questions are being asked. Below is a free, 10 minute assessment you can take to find out what question is primary in your life.

https://www.primalquestion.com

Dave Stone, former Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church, talks with Chad and Kurt about one of his favorite subjects - parenting. Dave has written three books on the subject. He explains that a Dad’s role in the family is crucial in raising Godly children, but don’t let that overwhelm you. In Dave’s words - “God is more interested in your direction than in your perfection.” (This is a repeat episode from 2016 - enjoy!)

Dave Stone, former Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church, talks with Chad and Kurt about one of his favorite subjects - parenting. Dave has written three books on the subject. He explains that a Dad’s role in the family is crucial in raising Godly children, but don’t let that overwhelm you. In Dave’s words - “God is more interested in your direction than in your perfection.” (This is a repeat episode from 2016 - enjoy!)

S@x trafficking. What comes to mind when you see those words? Across the world, in a dark place, on another continent? Women who are “working the streets”? All the above are true, but also in our own backyard, s@x trafficking is a a reality, in our own schools and communities here in Louisville and across the country. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome “DJ” (name changed for sensitivity and nature of his job) who works locally and nationally with the organization Slavery No More https://slaverynomore.org who works to free some of the 45 million slaves worldwide, most being women and children, from a life of slavery.

DJ talks about his encounters with young girls living out a nightmare everyday, from major sporting events, to local hotels where young girls are drugged and found passed out, to “massage” parlors you pass by everyday on your way to dropping off your kids, the epidemic is right under our noses, and there is something we can do about it.

DJ talks about what he does as a volunteer to help the woefully understaffed law enforcement collect info on the people who are committing these crimes and helping rescue these children and young women out of this lifestyle. Listen to found out what is going on and ways we can be involved to stop this problem. God’s children matter to Him, they should matter to us. https://slaverynomore.org

Growing up as a pastors kid, Brandon Gatson had plans of being a pro basketball player and geared his life around that dream. But by God’s intervention, he went from basketball to Bible study, from pleasure to purpose. At a conference, Brandon and his wife August looked around the room and noticed a lack of diversity. From that, the School of Reform was birthed. https://schoolofreform.com “Presenting Christ to the Culture but Re-Presenting Christ to the Church”

Topics on the show include:

- The “office” of being a man

Why diversity means so much to God

How difference in culture is ok but doesn’t need to be divided.

(This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Mental health - two words that typically bring a stereotype image to people’s minds. Maybe the person who is wandering on the street, the relative who acts erratic, or a violent person hurting innocent people. But what about the outburst of anger that you didn’t see coming? Or not being able to get out of bed for work? When invited to do something you love, you have no interest. On this weeks show, former ER doctor Matthew Sleeth talks about mental health in todays world, and what it looks like in our culture and day to day life.

Topics include:

Mad=sad

Relationship between “dark eyes” and dark soul

Suicide trends in young people and how social media is involved

Please consider buying a copy of Dr. Sleeth’s book

Hope Always: How to be a force for life in a culture of suicide

https://www.amazon.com/.../dp/1496450019/ref=mp_s_a_1_1...

(This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“Do you think about what you think about?”- Darryll Davis, Executive Director of The Prisoner’s Hope. https://theprisonershope.life

On the 2nd part of a two week series on the internal dialogue and narrative, Kurt and Chad welcome back the president of The Prisoner’s Hope, Darryll Davis, as he speaks about the effect of trauma and wounds in a man’s life, and how your outer world reflects your inner world.

On this week, show the guys talk about how to go from an unhealthy to healthy inner world, and the steps that it takes including the impact God’s Word has on changing the narrative.

“Some people set up camp, and die there.”- Darryll Davis, Executive Director of The Prisoner’s Hope. What does the conversation in your head sound like? Where do you fit in the story of your life? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome the president of The Prisoner’s Hope. www.theprisonershope.life Darryll Davis speaks about the effect of trauma and wounds in a man’s life, and how your outer world reflects your inner world. The 1st episode of 2 episode series about the unhealthy vs. healthy inner world, and how what we’ve experienced can shape how we see ourselves and how our actions are not just about what we see on the outside.

1000 adult movies. If someone had watched that many adult films, you would probably be concerned for them and put them in the category of an addict. But what would you call the one who has acted in that many movies? On this weeks show, former adult film actor Joshua Broome tells of his journey from being raised by a single Mom in South Carolina to award winning adult film star to broken and suicidal to redeemed follower of Jesus to husband/father and pastor. His story goes from the darkness of the sex film industry to the redeeming power of God. Some of the highlights of the show:

⁃ How one decision changed the entire trajectory of his life both good and bad

⁃ The realities in the darkness of the industry which the person viewing does not see (Joshua knows 30 people personally from the industry who have committed suicide)

⁃ How identity is key to defeating porn use

⁃ It’s never too late and too far gone for Jesus to redeem a life.

The show was so good we put a 5th bonus segment in that can only be heard on the podcast!! (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“Therefore, go make disciples of all nations….”- Jesus The short-term-mission movement began in the 1960s and grew dramatically through the 1980s and 1990s. Today it draws upwards of 2 million participants each year from America alone.”- from an article on Shortermmissions.com Are they worth it? On a show that aired the week of August 19-21, 2022, two short-term mission trip veterans Ryan Miller and Chris Clark talk about their perspective on short term mission trips and how they have been stretched and challenged by going to the Dominican Republic over the years and why men should have on their radar to do a trip as part of their walk with the Lord. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)