What is the difference between hard work and workaholism? What are the root causes of workaholism? How can we overcome workaholic tendencies? Listen in as I discuss my struggles with workaholism and share biblical truth on this topic.

What is the difference between hard work and workaholism? What are the root causes of workaholism? How can we overcome workaholic tendencies? Listen in as I discuss my struggles with workaholism and share biblical truth on this topic. 

Seth and Denise have been serving missionaries on the field through counseling for over 15 years, and in these 2 episodes, give us listeners an "emotional health tune-up." In part 2, we discuss marriage (how to love more and hurt less), and the importance of intentionally debriefing significantly difficult events that we experience as missionaries on the field. Listen in and be encouraged!

Seth and Denise have been counseling and helping missionaries serve in healthier ways on the field for over 15 years. Listen in as we discuss why it's so difficult for many people, and specifically missionaries, to experience the "abundant life" that Jesus offers, healthy rhythms for increasing our holistic health, and more!

As parents, our lives revolve around our children until they suddenly leave home after high school graduation. Even though this is the goal of our parenting, parents experience a mixture of grief, joy, and anxiety during this major life transition. Listen in as we discuss how to prepare for and make the most of the empty nest season, with wise missionary leaders in Europe, Jason and Caryn. 

Fasting is often seen as a practice reserved for spiritual giants or extremely desperate circumstances, and for the most part, optional for believers. However, the Lord Jesus spoke of fasting as a normal part of the Christian life, and promises to reward those who fast. What might we be missing by neglecting to fast? Listen in!

The global church is being mobilized to reach the unreached like never before in history! God is using the global reality of immigration to spread His Kingdom; God is calling out workers from Latin America, China, and Africa to reach the unreached; and we missionaries must not miss out on what God is around the world! Listen in as we learn about mobilizing cross-cultural coworkers from Alex and Jess, coworkers in Portugal. 

Missiologists have debated for years on how to interpret the book of Acts: Is it "descriptive" or "prescriptive?" We propose a third option for interpreting and applying Acts, what we call, "I want to be like that!" Listen in as we discuss the unique gift we have in the book of Acts, the divinely-inspired record of God's Spirit-filled people living out the Great Commission, and how that record should inspire, challenge, and inform our lives as believers and missionaries.

Missiologists have debated for years on how to interpret the book of Acts: Is it "descriptive" or "prescriptive?" We propose a third option for interpreting and applying Acts, what we call, "I want to be like that!" Listen in as we discuss the unique gift we have in the book of Acts, the divinely-inspired record of God's Spirit-filled people living out the Great Commission, and how that record should inspire, challenge, and inform our lives as believers and missionaries. 

Anyone who has been serving as a missionary for very long knows that missionaries disagree on many issues from time to time! We even find disagreements in the pages of the book of Acts. Listen in as we share 4 biblical principles to apply when we disagree with coworkers, and some practical tips we have learned over the years as well.