Let's do it together. Hey? I am enjoying to have as a guest

Jeanine Banza: my second daughter, Ketsia

Banza.

Jeanine Banza: Okay.

Jeanine Banza is a girl who is evolving into a great woman of God.

Jeanine Banza: I am so excited to introduce to you Ketsa Banza; hey, would you tell the audience today about you and what you do?

Ketsia Banza: Hey? Yeah. My name is Ketsia. I'm 21. I just recently graduated college. I'm back in Dallas, where I reside.

Ketsia Banza: I finished with a major and business administration with emphasizing and computer information systems. And I'm not really sure where I want to take that yet. But I'm kinda just.

Ketsia Banza: living in, you know, just going with the flow and what God wants for me kinda I feel like he's telling me to rest right now. So that's what I'm trying to do. But I've also been feeling called to.

Ketsia Banza: Well, I'm sorry. Music is. Music is a big passion in my life. It's literally the biggest passion in my life, singing and making music, and it's a gift that God has given me, and I feel like he's given me that gift to tell others about his gift. So I want to pursue worship, leading and going to Ministry School in the fall, and just seeing where God wants to use me.

Jeanine Banza: Beautiful, beautiful! Is God real?

Jeanine Banza: Can you reach out to God? Is the conversation with my daughter today...

How do you know for sure God is real?

Jeanine Banza: in your life, in my life. How do you sense him? I will start talking about myself.

Jeanine Banza: I used to have a tough time. I'm not gonna lie  to you at some point in my life.

Jeanine Banza: It's not. It's not that I doubted the existence of God or anything like that. It's not that it's not about that. But I just wanted to be honest here.

Jeanine Banza: I wanted. I was a curious child. I grew up being very curious. I just wanted to sense it for myself, beyond what I have been taught by my parents and grandparents, or

Jeanine Banza: even my religious teachers.

Jeanine Banza: I grew up

Jeanine Banza: as someone who lived for truth.

Jeanine Banza: I search it to find the truth.

Jeanine Banza: I wanted to find the truth of God without having to rely on other humans. That was me.

Jeanine Banza: and that is allowed in Christianity. That's what I finally found out, doubt is okay.

It's okay to doubt.

Jeanine Banza: because in the Bible 1, one time, remember Ketsia Jesus, one of Jesus' disciples.

Jeanine Banza: whose name was Thomas. He doubts it.

Jeanine Banza: he doubts it. He didn't believe it.

Jeanine Banza: the other friends saw Jesus, so he wanted a personal experience with Jesus.

Jeanine Banza: and you, too, can do that.

Jeanine Banza: Not only Thomas, many, many, many people in the Bible doubted.

Especially under a difficult times or in severe afflictions.

Jeanine Banza: The only bad thing is to stay in doubt forever, and not willing to find an answer.

You know.

Jeanine Banza: Once you find yourself in a place of doubt

Jeanine Banza: in this season called doubt.

Jeanine Banza: You are unsure about what to believe, on, what? Not to believe, who to believe?

Jeanine Banza: Go and ask God to find answers. So many people cry out to God to reveal.

Jeanine Banza: They want God to reveal to them. The other person is David. In Psalm 142, verse one.

Jeanine Banza: It's chapter Psalm 142, 1-6

Jeanine Banza: one to 6.

Jeanine Banza: Look, this person who is trying to find out about God. Look what he said. And this is David! I cried aloud to the Lord. I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.

I pour out before him.

Jeanine Banza: my complaint

Ketsia Banza: before him. I tell my trouble, so it's allowed to step your trouble before God, right?

When my spirit grows fat within me.

Jeanine Banza: It's you who watch over my ways.

Jeanine Banza: I will stop today to let Ketsia  come in next time for this wonderful conversation on how to feel God.

Jeanine Banza: thank you for listening. Watch the full episode with ketsia Banza next time. Thank you!

Intentional God or Accidental Beginning? Exploring the Controversy of Creation

- Introduction: In this episode, we delve into the controversial questions surrounding the origin of the world from a Christian perspective.

- The Big Bang Theory: The scientific explanation suggests that the universe began from a singularity and has been expanding ever since. However, it raises questions about the origin of the singularity itself.

- Genesis 1 and 2: The Bible provides an alternative perspective, describing the Earth as formless and void until God's spirit moved upon the waters. This implies intentional creation by a higher power.

- Tracing Origins: Analogously, discovering a new car in front of your house prompts the realization that someone must have left it there. Similarly, the complexity and design of the world suggest the existence of a deliberate creator.

- The Bible as a Manual: The Bible serves as a comprehensive manual, tracing the origins of the world and providing guidance on how things operate and how they will end. Its accuracy and fulfilled prophecies set it apart from other religious texts.

- Denial of God: The Bible even predicts that people will intentionally deny God and the book He spoke through. This denial is often motivated by a refusal to recognize the greatness and majesty of God.

- Conclusion: While the debate between intentional creation and accidental beginnings continues, the Christian view of intentional creation offers a more coherent and reasonable explanation for many. The complexity and design of the world, coupled with the guidance found in the Bible, provide a comprehensive understanding of our origins. Through the exploration of these perspectives, individuals can seek understanding and find meaning in the intentional creation of our world.

 Is the Bible Just Another Storybook?

- Introduction: The Bible was not my favorite book, and like many of you, I considered it to be a mere tale at some point. However, during the COVID pandemic, I started reading the Bible more regularly and delved into apologetic research. Through my journey, I discovered compelling reasons to believe the Bible is trustworthy. Today, I want to share some of those reasons with you and encourage you to explore the Bible for yourself.

1. Multiple Authors, Time, and Continents: The Bible was written by over 40 different authors, who lived in different time periods, on different continents, and spoke different languages. These authors received individual revelations from God, yet their writings coincided and formed a coherent narrative. Considering the absence of modern communication tools, it seems highly improbable for these authors to have collaborated and united their writings without divine guidance.

2. Relevance and Wisdom: The topics addressed in the Bible remain relevant to this day. It offers guidance on everyday issues and provides wisdom to navigate life's challenges. Beyond moral rules and behaviors, the Bible offers insights into our origins, purpose on Earth, and our ultimate destination. It presents God's plan of love to save humanity from sin and evil. Moreover, the power of the Bible's words has been known to heal the sick and bring deliverance from fear, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness.

3. Uniqueness and Continuity: Josh Mac Dowell, an evangelist, and apologist, emphasizes the uniqueness and continuity of the Bible. Over a span of 1500 years and across 60 generations, with 40 different authors from diverse backgrounds, the Bible covers hundreds of controversial subjects. Yet, it maintains absolute harmony from beginning to end. No other book in history can compare to this continuity and uniqueness.

Conclusion: The Bible's trustworthiness goes beyond being just another storybook. It is a collection of writings that originated from different times, continents, and cultures, yet remarkably align in its message. It offers relevant wisdom and guidance, and its words possess transformative power. I encourage you to delve into the Bible and explore its depths for yourself. In the next episode, we will dive deeper into the topic of the Bible's trustworthiness. Stay tuned!

Jeanine Banza:: Hello, Hello, everybody! This is the day that the Lord  has  created. Let's rejoice and be glad in it. I am overjoyed to have my own daughter today in this  show.

Yeah.

Jeanine Banza: I was just curious about French and Jen Z.

Jeanine Banza: Friendship is important in one of my shows. I have said that we all.

We want to love someone, and we need to be loved by someone.

Jeanine Banza: We need to be connected to people who love us

Jeanine Banza: truly, for who we are and not for what we have or

Jeanine Banza: what we look like.

Jeanine Banza: Everybody needs that. That's

Jeanine Banza: kind of connection. It doesn't matter who you are. A relationship is a crucial part of our daily life, and I've said it before. God wants us to be in a relationship.

Jeanine Banza: There is an interesting story in the Bible. It's a story of 4 friends.

Jeanine Banza: who wanted so by to get their friend in front of Jesus

The Bible doesn't really tell us their names.

Jeanine Banza: But what the Bible says is, when those friends could not

Jeanine Banza: get near Jesus because of the crowd.

Jeanine Banza: they removed the roof above him about Jesus. So Jesus was in out somehow, and when they had made an opening through the rules, how crazy!

Jeanine Banza: they laid down the bed of their paralytic friends in front of Jesus

Jeanine Banza: to receive a healing 

Jeanine Banza: and guess what? Jesus healed them.

Jeanine Banza: Sorry, just here,  He healed their friend. Wow! We all need

Jeanine Banza: that type of friend. We, with such

Jeanine Banza: a sense of love, compassion, and loyalty?

Jeanine Banza: Do we still have this type of friendship?

Jeanine Banza: Today, I will bring my daughter to the show. For this all full conversation about friendship. Hey, Cynthia, in the morning? Thank you for having me. I am so amazed to have you here. What is friendship for you?

Jeanine Banza: Can you tell the audience what are some of the descriptors of friendship?

Cynthia Banza: Sure. Hi, I'm so happy to be here. I'm so blessed and honored. Yeah, my definition of friendship would probably be. It's someone that you meet. Usually either you meet somewhere. You have a like

Cynthia Banza: in school, you place in certain classrooms, or just your certain environment or your neighborhood, and you share a common interest with them, or you bond over something that you both have in common, and you develop a trust, a sense of trust and trust and security between each other, and you're able to share things together and support each other's trust and support.

Cynthia Banza: That's my definition of friendship, someone that you have share commonalities with, and you're able to build a trust and support system there

Jeanine Banza: for us and support.

Jeanine Banza: Wow! And I would also say, loyalty, help, helpfulness, that what these four men did for their friends to bring their friend in front of Jesus. Kindness.

Jeanine Banza: and sometime in the friend, we, we, we, we, we meet adversity, we, we do have problem with friends. We. We may do our best, but we still have. Life has been, unfortunately, we

Jeanine Banza: we we we are not perfect, and nobody is perfect.

Jeanine Banza: So, and sometimes life happens. We do sometimes find this type of friend. Or sometimes we have a problem.

Jeanine Banza: So I would ask you, how do you handle 

Jeanine Banza: we handle 

Jeanine Banza: kind of disappointments with friends? How how can we handle disappointment? Do you have some tips for handling disappointment with friends?

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast, where we delve into stories of setbacks and comebacks. I'm Miss Jeanine, a mother of three incredible millennials and Gen Z girls. Today, I want to share my journey with you, which led me from the heart of Africa to pursue my dreams in Belgium, and, finally, to the United States.

Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country plagued by war, I witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of conflict. The unimaginable horrors, such as the use of rape as a weapon of war, forced millions of people, to flee their homeland. However, the Congo is also known for its vast mineral resources, which play a role in the technology we use every day.

In 1991, I left my beloved Congo to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse in Belgium. Against my father's wishes for me to become a doctor, I followed my heart and attended nursing school. Though undervalued in Africa at the time, nursing was my passion, nurtured by childhood play and a fascination with caring for others. After completing nursing school, I immigrated to the United States in 1997, armed with determination but without a grasp of English.

My journey in the U.S. was filled with challenges, setbacks, and moments of despair. I recall a time when I faced false accusations while working at a nursing home in Chicago. Despite my innocence, I was suspended and unable to defend myself effectively. This was just one of the storms I weathered along the way.

However, through resilience, faith, and unwavering hope, I not only overcame these obstacles but also went on to achieve remarkable milestones. From mastering English to becoming a registered nurse, an entrepreneur in Africa, and even a published author of books in both French and English, my journey has been one of transformation.

In this podcast, you will hear my story and those of other millennials who have triumphed over adversity. Together, we will explore faith, resilience, empowerment, hope, and joy themes. I believe that sharing our experiences can uplift and inspire one another.

So, join me on this incredible journey of setbacks and comebacks. Let's discover the lessons I've learned, the storms I've weathered, and the triumphs I've celebrated. Subscribe now, and together, let's embark on a path toward renewed hope and purpose. You won't want to miss a single episode.

Thank you for listening, and remember, the best is yet to come.

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 From my heart to you, I'm Jeanine Banza, and this is the Millennial Soul Talk Show coming straight from Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. Today, as the world seems to shake, let's pause and reflect. The post-Covid era may feel like an unprecedented time of turmoil, uncertainty, anguish, anxiety, and depression. But is it truly unforeseen? Throughout history, pandemics have occurred, and yet, stories of survival and remarkable change often fade amidst the stress and anxiety of the present.

I understand firsthand what it means to navigate stress, anxiety, and adversity. I've journeyed through the relentless cycle of anxiety and panic attacks, and not only did I survive, but I discovered a wellspring of purpose within those hardships. If God could guide me through, then surely He can do the same for you. Maybe the weight you carry is causing you to question your long-held beliefs, urging you to seek answers beyond the religious traditions of your parents and grandparents. You've witnessed their struggles and shortcomings, wondering if belief holds any true value.

If this resonates with you, then know that no question is too immense or intimidating for God, the Creator of all things, to answer. This podcast aims to provide authentic, real answers that bridge the realms of science and faith through apologetics. It's an opportunity to delve into the incredible plan God has in store for you. You, my friend, are chosen, part of a royal priesthood, a holy nation called out of darkness into the radiant light (1 Peter 2:9). You are the hope of the future, the salt of the earth, and possess everything necessary to make this world a better place. So, please, I implore you, embrace your calling and take action!

Join me, Jeanine Banza, on the Millennial podcast show each week, where we'll host a diverse array of guests who bring hope and inspiration. Subscribe now and follow me on Instagram, as well as our brand new Facebook community named "Anxiety, Depression, and Panic Attack: Faith, Hope, and Resilience." There, I share my personal story of triumph over anxiety and panic attacks. Let's embark on this journey together, where we'll uplift and inspire one another, restoring the hope that lies within us.