The Overflow

The debate over women in ministry is loud, emotional, and often divisive—but what does the Bible really say? With humility and a desire to honor God’s Word, we look at the broader witness of Scripture, key passages often used in the debate, and the women God used throughout the Bible. This episode is not about cultural pressure or personal preference; it is about seeking truth and making room for Spirit-empowered men and women to use their gifts under biblical authority.

QUESTIONS:

1. What has most shaped your view of women in ministry: Scripture, tradition, culture, or personal experience?
2. How can you approach biblical topics with both conviction and humility?
3. What gifts has God given you, and how can you use them faithfully under biblical authority?

READ MORE:

• God pouring out His Spirit on sons and daughters in Joel 2:28–29 and Acts 2:17–18
• Deborah leading and judging Israel in Judges 4–5
• Priscilla and Aquila explaining the way of God more accurately in Acts 18:24–26
• Phoebe serving the church and carrying Paul’s letter in Romans 16:1–2
• Women praying and prophesying in 1 Corinthians 11:4–5
• The Great Commission to make disciples in Matthew 28:18–20

We pull back the curtain on the algorithm and expose how it is constantly feeding us. How do we sort through all the voices, ideas, outrage, temptation, and even once-trusted leaders who may have drifted from truth? This episode is a wake-up call to recognize the dangers, test what we allow into our hearts and minds, and break free from the loop before it consumes us.

QUESTIONS:

1.  What is your algorithm currently feeding you? What does that reveal about your heart, habits, or hidden desires?
2.  Are the voices you trust online aligned with God’s Word and God’s ways, or have they drifted from truth?
3. Who are the God-given friends, family, or spiritual leaders in your life helping you test what you consume with wisdom and discernment?

READ MORE

•  God’s Word as a lamp to our feet and light to our path in Psalm 119:105
• Testing every spirit to see whether it is from God in 1 John 4:1
•  The Bereans searching the Scriptures daily in Acts 17:11
• The Word of God as living and active in Hebrews 4:12
• Guarding against bitterness and offense in Hebrews 12:15
• Taking every thought captive in 2 Corinthians 10:5

We address one of the most contested cultural conversations facing Christians today: Pride Month. In a world that often separates love from truth, we talk about God’s design for identity, sexuality, marriage, and family. This episode is a call to reject hatred, resist compromise, and respond with humility, conviction, grace, and truth. Christians must love people deeply while refusing to celebrate what God calls sin.

QUESTIONS:

1. How has culture shaped the way you think about love, truth, identity, and sexuality?
2. Where are you tempted to compromise God’s Word in order to avoid tension or conflict?
3. What does it look like to speak truth with humility, love people with compassion, and still stand firmly on God’s design?

READ MORE:

• God creating male and female in Genesis 1:27
• God’s design for marriage in Genesis 2:24
• Exchanging the truth of God for a lie in Romans 1:21–27
• Removing the log from your own eye before addressing others in Matthew 7:3–5
• Speaking the truth in love in Ephesians 4:15
• Grace and truth coming through Jesus Christ in John 1:14–17

Brandon Thomas sits down with Pastor Pace Hartfield for a powerful conversation about big leaps of faith and biblical manhood. Pace shares how leaving comfort to plant One Place Church in Idaho was built on small acts of obedience. Together, they challenge men to reject harsh dominance and passive comfort, lead with surrendered strength, “win the driveway,” and courageously build the marriage, family, and legacy God has entrusted to them.

QUESTIONS:

1.     What small step of obedience might God be asking you to take now to prepare you for a bigger leap of faith later?

2.     Where are you most tempted to drift toward harsh control or passive comfort instead of surrendered, Spirit-led strength?

3.     What would it look like for you to “win the driveway” and lead your home with greater tenderness, responsibility, and vision?

READ MORE:

·      Walking by faith, not by sight in 2 Corinthians 5:7

·      Remembering God’s faithfulness in Psalm 77:11–14

·      Humanity created for dominion and stewardship in Genesis 1:26–28

·      Men living with their wives in an understanding way in 1 Peter 3:7

·      Husbands loving sacrificially like Christ in Ephesians 5:25–33

·      The Holy Spirit as Comforter and Helper in John 14:16–17, 26

We address every marriage’s greatest fear: adultery. Whether physical, emotional, or a fantasy in your mind, unfaithfulness tears at God’s design and breaks the covenant between husband and wife.   We talk about the warning signs that often come before an affair, how to guard your heart, and what it takes to rebuild after trust has been broken.

QUESTIONS:

1. Where are you most vulnerable to seeking fulfillment outside of God’s design?

2. What boundaries would help you interact wisely with the opposite sex?

3. What does it look like to take responsibility for your part in the health of your marriage without excusing someone else’s sin?

READ MORE:

• God’s design for two becoming one in Genesis 2:24 and Malachi 2:14–15
• Adultery beginning in the heart in Matthew 5:27–28
• Temptation, desire, and sin in James 1:13–15
•  The enemy seeking to steal, kill, and destroy in John 10:10 and 1 Peter 5:8
• Marriage, love, and respect in Ephesians 5:21–33
• Love defined by patience, kindness, humility, and endurance in 1 Corinthians 13:4–7

We talk about the desire to know God’s will, especially when we’re facing big in life. But discerning His will requires more than looking for a sign or asking God to bless what we already want. It requires refusing to be shaped by the patterns of this world and allowing God to renew your mind. As we obey God in the small things, we become more prepared to recognize and follow His good, pleasing, and perfect will.

QUESTIONS:

1. Why is it important to start by looking back at God’s faithfulness?
2. What small act of obedience might God be asking you to take today?
3.  If you feel like you can’t hear God’s voice, what may need to change in the way you listen?

READ MORE:

•  God’s good plans for His people in Jeremiah 29:11
• Renewing your mind to discern God’s will in Romans 12:1–2
• Asking God for wisdom in James 1:5–8
• Sowing and reaping in Galatians 6:7–9
• Wisdom and wise counsel in Proverbs 1:1–7; 11:14
• Listening to God’s voice through His Word in Psalm 119:105

Susan and Ashley Willis have a candid conversation about pornography and the undeniable damage it causes in marriages, families, and personal lives. They expose common cultural lies about intimacy, the spiritual and relational costs of porn, and the hope of healing through confession and accountability. Sex is a gift created by God, and only His design leads to lasting satisfaction and peace.

QUESTIONS:

1. How do counterfeit messages about sex pull us away from God’s design?
2. Beneath the temporary pleasure or comfort, what does porn actually do to a person’s mind, body, and relationship? 
3. Where does the journey toward healing and freedom actually begin?

READ MORE:

• God’s design for intimacy and oneness in Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:31
• The danger of believing lies about sex in Genesis 3:1; John 8:44
• The call to honor God with our bodies in 1 Corinthians 6:18–20
• The healing power of confession and accountability in James 5:16; Ecclesiastes 4:9–10
• The hope of freedom through renewing the mind in Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 10:5
• God’s power to restore what sin has broken in Joel 2:25; 2 Corinthians 5:17

We explore the epidemic of loneliness and its deeper spiritual roots. God designed us for connection with Him first and then others, yet modern life often works against that design. In a world that’s lonelier than ever, we must first find our identity in Christ as our true source of belonging, allowing His love to shape how we connect with others.

QUESTIONS:

1. What does your current experience of loneliness reveal about where you’re seeking connection or fulfillment?
2. In what ways might you be looking to relationships, marriage, or family to meet needs that only Christ can fulfill?
3. What intentional steps could you take to pursue a deeper, Christ-centered connection with others this week?

READ MORE:

• God’s design that “it is not good for man to be alone” in Genesis 2:18
• Loving God first as the foundation for all relationships in Mark 12:30–31
•  “He places the lonely in families” in Psalm 68:6
• The importance of Christ-centered marriage and oneness in Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:31
• The role of the Church as a spiritual family in Hebrews 10:24–25; Acts 2:42
• The danger of seeking fulfillment outside of God’s design in Jeremiah 2:13

We challenge the growing tendency to criticize the Church and instead call for a deeper look at our own hearts. We discuss God’s design for His bride, the purpose of gathering, and why motives matter. Our prayer is that the body of Christ will shift from tearing each other down to encouraging each other as God advances His kingdom on earth.

QUESTIONS:

1. Do you approach the Church with a critical spirit or a heart to support what God is doing?
2. What might be driving your preferences or frustrations with the Church—control, hurt, or something deeper?
3. How can you actively contribute to strengthening and encouraging your local church?

READ MORE:

• God’s love and purpose for the Church in Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 5:25
• The call to unity and building up the body in Ephesians 4:11–13; 1 Thessalonians 5:11
• Guarding against a critical or divisive spirit in Philippians 2:3–4; Titus 3:9–11
• The importance of gathering together in Hebrews 10:24–25; Acts 2:42
• Serving and contributing within the body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12:12–27; 1 Peter 4:10
• God examining the heart and motives in 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Corinthians 13:1–3

We explore what it means to exercise godly dominion by working together instead of alone. From embracing relational leadership and rejecting transactional mindsets to equipping others and celebrating growth, this episode challenges us to see people, share authority, confront bitterness, and build teams that reflect the unity of the Trinity.

QUESTIONS:

1. Are you exercising dominion in the spaces God has given you, or are you operating in isolation and control?
2. Do you genuinely see and value the people you work with, or have relationships become transactional?
3. Where might God be calling you to equip others, loosen your grip, and celebrate someone else’s growth?

READ MORE:

• Humanity created for dominion and stewardship in Genesis 1:26–28
• The unity of the Trinity and believers in John 17:20–23
• Loving your neighbor as yourself in Matthew 22:39
• Equipping the saints for the work of ministry in Ephesians 4:11–12
• God doing immeasurably more in us in Ephesians 3:20
•  The danger of bitterness defiling many in Hebrews 12:15