From dealing drugs to feeding hundreds, today’s guest has gone from being a bad influence to someone whom the Lord is using to reach others daily. Doug Smith is currently the Assistant Executive Director of Pittsburghs Light of Life mission, working with past guests Jerrel Gilliam (Episode 36) and Hutch (Episode 67)  to bring help to the homeless of the greater Pittsburgh area. 

So join Tom, Nate and Doug as they explore the path the Lord has led him on, and the slap in the face that helped him find it. 

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Matt Robles is an elder, recruiter, father, and on occasion a pulpit supply pastor. He lives a life dedicated to finding the opportunities to serve God in the day to day. His story doesn’t speak to one or two major moments of service, but rather what is possible with slow, steady faithfulness to the God we serve.

So join Tom, Nate and Matt as they discuss what it means to live faithfully in our current culture.

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Today’s story comes from a corner of Christianity that we haven’t touched on yet. 

Brandon Mullet is a music teacher and choir director as part of the Faith Builders Education Programs, a Mennonite Christian school with both an K-12 as well as a 2 year secondary education track. And his faith journey is one of balancing living in a tight knit Christian community with using music as an outreach to the greater world. 

So join Tom, Nate and Brandon as they discuss, faith, music and what it means to be pilgrims in this world. 

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Today’s story is one that spans the globe as we follow our guest out of Moldova in the former USSR all the way to Grand Rapids Michigan. Vladimir Snurenco is an economist and scholar born as the USSR melted back into countries like his native Moldova. He has taught and studied across Europe and when his wife was granted a visa to the USA right before Covid, he brought his expertise to both Calvin College and the Acton Institute.

So join Tom, Nate and Vladimir as they discuss God's economics in our modern world. 

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Today’s story is how a problem from the past can inform hope for the future. Reverend Joshua C. Robertson was a child that the school system failed. Having been passed through year after year based on athletic prowess, Joshua entered college with a second grade reading level. It took the intervention of a mentor to get him back on track. And now Reverend Robertson is making strides to improve the educational outcomes of children in his hometown of Harrisburg PA. 

Join Tom, Nate and Reverend Joshua as they discuss education, school choice, and how to make the future brighter for every child.

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Hands on, Heads up, Hearts open, that’s one of the motto’s of Kenny Erb’s physical therapy practice. And it means that to help people heal from injury and pain you have to treat more than the muscles and sinews that are damaged. You must help their minds and hearts heal as well. And one of the ways that Kenny’s practice helps that to happen is by offering to pray with his patients. It’s a controversial practice in our day and age, but one that the people who come through his doors appreciate greatly.

So join Tom, Nate and Kenny as they discuss the intersection between physical therapy and faith.

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It isn’t often that we have a guest return to the show, but having just passed our fifth anniversary its fitting to bring back one of the firsts. Dr. T. David Gordon is a recently retired Grove City College professor, theologian and author with a new book to discuss entitled Choose Better: Five Biblical Models for making ethical decisions. And he was our 19th guest in our first year of the show.

So join Tom, Nate and returning guest Dr, T. David as they discuss the book, what retiring to write looks like, and just what ethics mean in our modern world. 

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The family is the basic building block of society. It stands as one of the three pillars of our culture, along with the church and the government. But in recent years, the family has increasingly come under attack. Which is where the PA Family, and our guest today, President Michael Geer, come in. PA Family stands in the gap to advocate for school choice, religious liberty, parental rights and access to alternatives to abortion.

So join Tom, Nate and Michael as they discover how a news media man moved into the political sphere and how his faith informs what he does for communities and families across the commonwealth. Welcome back to The Scattered Seeds Podcast. Where every life has a story. 

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Today’s episode is a faith journey that starts in Brazil and ends in a thriving congregation in Pensacola, Florida. 

Uri Brito has been senior pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola for 16 years, which is Presbyterian in affiliation.

Uri did his graduate and doctoral work in pastoral ministry at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, under the tutelage of past podcast guest and former member of Beverly Heights, John Frame.

While studying under Frame, Uri changed denominations within Presbyterianism.  Among other things, he came to believe that communion should be served weekly; that worshippers should sing boldly; and that children should be present with their parents in worship.

So join Tom and Nate as they explore Uri’s faith journey as well as his new book, The War of the Priesthood: An Exposition of the Armor of God.  

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Today’s story takes us from a life addiction and crime, through the valley of despair and onward to the heights of the joys of loving and serving the Lord. Ron Laffey is 35 years clean from Narcotics, and  his purpose now is letting others know that they don’t have to be stuck in a life of addiction and despair any longer. And he gives the glory for his recovery to the Lord. 

So join Tom, Nate and Ron as they explore his life changing faith journey.

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