If you started the year with a resolution to "read the Bible more", how is it going? Are you stuck in Leviticus? Reading Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13 to yourself every day? Memorizing the original Hebrew? The Bible is a lifeline for Christians, but far too often it becomes a difficult and frustrating chore for believers. Luckily, we have boss Bible teacher and writer Yana Conner, host of the Living Single with Yana Jenay podcast, to help us out. In addition to being seminary trained, Yana has a practical and down-to-earth style to help us dive into the word in refreshing and life-giving ways. Check this episode now!

2022 feels like it's already been a whole year in just one month. The pandemic continues to march on, and we lost many notable and well-loved celebrities over the last few weeks. Death, suffering, and misery just seem to be our roommates at this point. As Christians, what does it mean for us to grieve? Is it possible to grieve "well", or is all grief necessarily difficult? What do we make of grief in light of the gospel? Amanda Held Opelt has wrestled with these questions on a very personal level. After losing her sister (beloved and well-respected Christian author Rachel Held Evans) unexpectedly, Amanda has been probing the nature of grief in Christian life, and is even writing a book about various grieving rituals from various cultures. She joins Kyle to talk about all this and more, so jump in and listen now!

There's been a reckoning over the last decade of what it means to be a "man". How do men relate to God? How do men live out their faith in a culture that consistently sabotages healthy masculinity? What do we do about patriarchy? What even is healthy masculinity? Mr. Jeff Tyler, teacher, minister, speaker, and founder of Good Men Do Exist, comes on the podcast to chat with Kyle about how we should think about these questions. Grab your headphones and listen in! 

Social media has gone from an amusing cultural phenomenon to a world-altering entity in the span of just twenty years. Millions of people around the world are connected and able to share vast quantities of information (and memes) like never before. There are amazing upsides to social media; however, there are also tremendous risks with social media: polarization, mental health decline, addiction, etc. In light of this, how should Christians approach social media? Dr. Doug Bursch has studied and written on the phenomenon of social media, including a book called "Posting Peace" about how Christians can use this powerful medium. Doug joins Kyle to talk about all this and more. Listen in now!

We've reached the end of season 2! And this last episode is good one. 

Our college age years are often pivotal for the rest of our lives in determining who we will be growing older. As such, it is absolutely crucial for the church to minister to people in this stage of life. An often overlooked demographic in the world of college ministry are those who work at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Kyle sits down with Charles Holmes, director of HBCU College Ministry for the Summit Church in the Raleigh/Durham area, to talk about ministry at HBCUs, what kind of questions students are asking, where college ministry is headed, and what it looks like to incorporate justice into college discipleship. It's a dope conversation, check it out!

In polls taken during the last election cycle, many evangelicals stated that immigration was their number 1 issue of concern. Immigration has become a highly politicized and fraught topic. Yet the topic of immigration is all over the Bible, including specific commands on how immigrants, migrants, and refugees are to be treated. Daniel Montañez talks with Kyle about the complexities of immigration, what drives people to immigrate and leave their home countries, what Christians can learn from immigrants, and practical steps churches can take to be places of welcome for migrants. This one is money, y'all. Check it out!

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Immigration Links:

Mygration Christian Conference

Evangelical Immigration Table

Public policy ends up shaping so much of our experience of daily life, from the roads we drive on to the content we consume. So how does it affect porn consumption? Should it? It is also an overwhelming issue of discipleship in the church. Why should Christians be thinking about porn from a policy perspective? Kyle's friend Raleigh stops by the podcast to talk about the policy issues surround porn, how porn is becoming a public health issue, and more. Tune in and be ready to learn!

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Resources from this episode:

National Center on Sexual Exploitation

@endexploitation