“You can't have a healthy civilization without healthy soil.”-Joel Salatin, farmer/author .

“Chickens are the gateway drugs for homesteading”- Homestead pastor Denny Dillman.

Cheeseburgers. Chicken sandwiches. Bacon. Before you take a bite, do you ever consider WHERE this animal came from? Do you consider HOW that animal got there? Do you think God even cares?

This week show, Kurt and Chad welcome homesteading pastor Denny Dillman. Denny talks about his journey that led him from an urban ministry to urban homesteading to owning a farm and and being a pastor, and how the homesteading movement is not just about chickens and vegetables, but about the Lord, moving in the hearts of people to glorify Him in the stewardship of His creation…And it’s about chickens.

“Who’s this big white guy?”

When you hear the word “urban” what do you think about? What does the person look like who is “urban”?

On this weekends show, Kurt and Chad welcomes Youth for Christ’s Mark Singleton (as well as friend Bobby Schiavone) to talk about what living life on purpose for others looks like, when they may look different, or come from a different neighborhood, but still have much in common: The need for Jesus and his grace and love.

“The joy of the Lord is my strength”

How’s your joy? A challenging question in challenging times. But does the Bible say that we have joy in our circumstances? The joy of the Lord is our strength and joy is a non negotiable in the life of a follower of Christ.

On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome three friends, Ken Martin, Kurt Franck, and David Bryant who talk about how joy has bound them together and helped them through the tough times.

Dallas Willard (to philosophy students in class)- “What is the purpose of business? ”Student response- “Profits!” Dallas Willard- “Is that what you will tell your customers?” One of the things that can get men (and women) really engaged with when you bring it up, is business and work. Starting a business is scary but also invigorating. Challenging but rewarding. But if we’re running a business by God‘s economy and not the worlds, what does running a kingdom minded business look like? On this weeks show Kurt has on longtime friends and businessmen Mark Green and Glenn Bednarczyk. They talk about how they run their businesses and how they can help hold each other accountable and encourage one another through having a “board of directors” for one another’s business with other businessmen. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”-

Maya Angelou. Everyone loves a great story. We love to watch them, listen to them, and read them. Why? Because we are in a story, that the Great Author is writing. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with author Dave Hinkle about his new book (20 years in the making) “Write What You Have Seen” as a freelance writer, Dave has the gift of hearing and seeing peoples stories, even when they don’t see them themselves. His new book is a collection of those stories.

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(This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Following Jesus cost this Jewish man his marriage, but he gained so much more. On this weeks show 92 year old Don Bloch (and his wife Anne) talk to Kurt and Chad about how a decision to follow Jesus, at age 40, cost him his marriage, but his commitment to Jesus gave him a life he never would have imagined. A journey of healing prayer for others, and for themselves. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

How exactly did an average Joe turn a bankrupt company into a 30-branch business that earns over $300 million in revenue and gives 10 percent of its profits to ministries across the world? John Wieland has asked himself that question hundreds of times—and in the end, he wrote a book to figure it out. His conclusion? Success is an intricate and beautiful tapestry woven from the uncommon threads of business, family, and faith. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

“Growing up, no one was allowed to talk at the dinner table except dad.” Dan Woodard was raised with six unspoken rules: don’t talk, don’t feel, don’t trust, don’t think, don’t choose, and don’t change. These rules guided his life from boyhood till early in his marriage. When he finally dared to break these rules, it disrupted his status quo but ultimately set him free to experience and enjoy healthy relationships. In this compelling book, Let’s Break the Rules, Dan teams up with Dr. Dan Reinhardt to describe the damage these six rules can cause and how to find healing and wholeness. This book offers practical tools to break the cycle of abuse, relational brokenness, and family drama. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

In the 1950’s half of Americans went to church. Today, it’s about 21%. What happened? Why the decline? How do you navigate through the world that is on the decline?  On this podcast, Kurt and Chad welcome author Aaron Renn https://www.aaronrenn.com of the book Life in a Negative World and his conversation about how we have went from a Positive to Neutral to Negative, and how we live without being influenced by the negative, and being people who influence the negative.

On this weekends show, Kurt flies solo to talk with some of his favorite non profits that are doing Kingdom work. Listen in as Kurt talks with Rob Minton and Rich Shanks of Crossroads Missions and Darren Washausen of Orphan Care Alliance.