two thousand years ago the most painful prayer ever uttered was by Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his crucifixion. what did Jesus really mean when he asked God to "take this cup" from him the night before his crucifixion? how important was Jesus' will in his ultimate sacrifice on the cross? tune in this week to find out!

listen in this week as we talk with Natalie Contreras on her journey this past year of participating with her family in the Jewish feasts in the Old Testament. hear her passion for engaging in an authentic walk with Jesus and finding meaning in the Jewish traditions in which Jesus also participated.

take a break from some of the more challenging parts of life in this episode and listen in to some humorous stories involving an altar, a curling iron, and Starbucks coffee!

hurried, rushed, harried, burned out, stressed out, overwhelmed, tired, exhausted: words that define our existence today. join us this week as we discuss the disease that is killing our souls, "hurry sickness," and learning from the way of Jesus how to live the "unhurried life."

listen in this week to a very special episode as we dialogue with Sandra Leonard as she shares stories about her early life growing up on a farm.

ever feel like like a failure or like you've blown it one too many times? listen in this week to our thoughts on failure and why it is important to fail! and why it is important to get up after the failure.

tune in this week as we talk about the recent revival taking place on the campus of Asbury University in Kentucky. our souls long for a refreshing, a renewal, a revival as we battle the challenges of life. join me in seeking those personal and public revivals of the human spirit.

tune in this week with guest Tiffany Bourg as she discusses her involvement in Free International and their work rescuing people from sex trafficking. don't miss this heartbreaking episode as we delve into the tragic reality of human trafficking and the sex slave trade.

http://www.freeinternational.org/

join us this week as we reflect upon loss, the decisions that grief requires, and the hope to which our souls cling through life and in death.

don't miss the second part of our conversation with Lisa and Don Spencer as they recount the traumatic experience of surviving the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA, in 2018. in part 2 they share about the aftermath of the fire and how that trauma impacted their marriage and strengthened their relationship and their faith.