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Today we have Kristin Tracey on the podcast with us. Kristin is one of those people who walks the walk. She has adopted 3 children into her home alongside her husband. Taking care of foster youth has a direct impact on all things from human trafficking, abortion, drugs rates, and incarceration rates. We hope this sheds some light into your life. Thanks for listening!

Listen as we talk about money and the church, pornography and how it impacts the brain, and casual sex and sex within marriage. Thanks for listening!

Today we talk about camel culture and how important it is to leave room for Christ in vengeance, forgiveness, and everything in between. Jesus was canceled so we don't have to be. Enjoy.

Many of us have been dealing with reality in very different ways. Some may say I wish we could go back, or I wish things were this way or that way. But, God is doing something that goes beyond our comprehension and we want to lean into that. We don't want to go back, nor can we. But there is peace in knowing that God has us right where He wants us.

How do we strive for peace and become better mediators? On this episode we talk about the importance of fumbling ourselves and letting God lead our conversations, and more importantly, lead our listening.

In the middle of storms, Jesus is usually found somewhere in the middle. On This episode we talk about the importance of Him. Although things of this world may seem to be a physical fight, it goes so much deeper than that. There is a real devil and a real God. One wants to steal kill and destroy, and the other wants to give you an everlasting eternity. We talk about the importance of looking through life with a spiritual lens and everything that entails. Enjoy!

What is racism? Let's define it. Through this episode we talk about the importance of giving and taking offense, how important it is to have relationships with all people, black lives matter, politics vs Jesus, and most importantly, how Jesus is the most important being in all of this. There is a real devil and a real God. Division is what the devil wants. Let's not let that happen.

Also, our guest Richard Blacksher is releasing an album soon on all platforms. Check it out by searching his name, Richard Blacksher!

Would Jesus be fine with the quarantine?

Why do we let things bother us for so long? Do we put too much emphasis on the church as a building, rather than who God is? What did we learn about ourselves and God? Dylan, Jake, Reina, and Jarrad dive into this together.

Thanks for listening!

Jarrad talked about a great way to pray. you can find it below.

The first element of prayer should be adoration, or praise. The Psalms, which are inspired samples of godly prayer, are heavily weighted on the side of adoration. I’ve noticed over many years that as we grow in the discipline and in the delight of prayer, it seems that we naturally spend more and more of our time on this first element.

Second, prayer should include confession of our sin; as we remember who we are when we come into God’s presence, we see that we have come short of His holiness and have need of His forgiveness.

Third, when we pray, we should always give thanks, remembering the grace and mercy God has shown toward us.

Fourth, prayer rightly includes supplication or petition, bringing our requests for the needs of others and ourselves to God.