Thee Generation Podcast

By Jim Van Gelderen, Bobby BoslerReligion & Spirituality Christianity Spirituality

Thee Generation Podcast episodes

June 09Satisfied: Twisted Passions—It's your Turn to Speak!
In this episode of Satisfied, Ryan Swanson continues the Twisted Passions series by turning from explanation to application. For those who have experienced same-sex attraction, the question is not only “How did I get here?” but “What do I do now?”
Using Ecclesiastes 4 and the picture of the threefold cord, Ryan explains the biblical importance of mutual discipleship, accountability, and outflow. He challenges listeners not to fight alone, but to share what God has used in their lives to help others pursue purity and satisfaction in Christ.
Listeners who have experienced same-sex attraction are invited to anonymously share a verse, biblical truth, testimony, or practical step that has helped them at https://theegeneration.org/ssa.
Topics Discussed
The loneliness often felt by those struggling with same-sex attraction

Why Ecclesiastes 4 speaks directly to the danger of isolation

The difference between one-way mentorship and mutual discipleship

How the “threefold cord” illustrates shared strength and shared responsibility

The importance of personal integrity in the battle for purity

Why outflow is a necessary part of Christian growth

A powerful testimony from a Christian school chapel where young men began helping one another pursue purity

The invitation for listeners to anonymously share what God has used to help them

How testimony, Scripture, and practical wisdom can strengthen others in their own fight
Key Takeaways
You are not meant to face temptation alone.

Mutual discipleship is not one strong person pulling up the weak, but believers strengthening one another as they walk with God.

God can use the very truths He has taught you in your struggle to help someone else find hope and victory.

Outflow helps turn the focus away from self and toward serving others.

Even an anonymous testimony can be a meaningful first step in helping someone else become less gratified and more satisfied with Jesus Christ.
Victory over deceptive thoughts starts early, before consideration turns into acceptance. Ready to download the Cord App? Find it here!
Download the Satisfied Battle Plan or listen to the rest of the series here!
Satisfied is a monthly program on the Thee Generation Podcast designed to offer practical tools based on biblical principles so that anyone can experience full purity and lead others to do the same. To ask questions or share testimonies, send an email to [email protected].
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.
28 min
May 30Dr. Jim: The Revival is in Here
In this episode, Dr. Jim Van Gelderen challenges young people to pray for revival, not merely as something God did in the past, but as something He still desires to do today. Reflecting on the history of revival in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and the heart cry of Psalm 85:6, he reminds listeners that revival begins personally before it spreads corporately. True revival is not earned by human effort, but received through thirst, trust, humility, and dependence on the God who delights to revive His people.
Topics Discussed
The history of God’s reviving work in places now spiritually forgotten

The prayer of Psalm 85:6: “Wilt thou not revive us again?”

Why young people should pray for revival in their school, youth group, church, and community

The Welsh revival story and the reminder that “the revival is in here”

The meaning of personal revival as Christ’s abundant life in the believer

Two essentials for personal revival: thirsting for God and trusting Him to work

How revival produces rejoicing, truth, righteousness, and holiness from the inside out

Why revival is not something we deserve, but a mercy God gives

The importance of dealing honestly and biblically with sin

A testimony of God moving in a Christian school camp and stirring a lifelong burden for revival

The difference between simply “getting by” and living in the presence and power of God
Key Takeaways
Revival is not just a historical event to admire; it is a present need to pray for.

Corporate revival begins with individual believers who are personally revived.

A young person does not have to settle for dull, distracted, subnormal Christianity.

Personal revival begins with a thirsty heart that wants God and a trusting heart that believes Him.

Revival produces more than emotion; it produces truth, righteousness, holiness, and a passion for Christ.

God’s reviving work is an act of mercy, not something we earn or deserve.

The presence of God changes everything. When God “steps in the room,” hearts are humbled, sins are confessed, burdens are born, and lives are changed.

The right prayer is still, “Wilt thou not revive us again?”
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
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17 min
May 24GoMission: Let's Go!
In this GoMission episode, Mark Gillmore talks with Brother F about God’s call on his life toward Bible translation, unreached people groups, and practical involvement in the Great Commission. He shares how God moved him from living for himself to surrendering to help reach the unreached, and how the Lord gave both direction and desire as he yielded to God’s plan.
The conversation also introduces Go Steps, a practical stream of ideas, testimonies, and encouragement designed to help young people take meaningful steps in missions right now. Whether through prayer, encouragement, adopting a people group, sharing testimonies, or simply refusing to get distracted from God’s call, every young person can take a step forward in the Great Commission.
Topics Discussed
F’s upbringing as a missionary kid

Surrendering personal dreams to reach the unreached

God’s direction toward Bible translation

How God gives joy and desire when we yield to His will

The need for Bible translation among unreached people groups

Serving churches during deputation instead of merely “getting support”

Practical ways young people can be involved in missions now

The purpose and launch of Go Steps

Encouragement through WhatsApp testimonies and email updates

Adopting an unreached people group for prayer

Staying focused on God’s calling instead of getting distracted
Key Takeaways
God’s will is not a miserable backup plan. When a young person yields to the Lord, God can give joy, desire, and fulfillment in the very calling that once seemed intimidating.

You do not have to wait until you are on a foreign field to be involved in the Great Commission. God has placed you in a mission field right now, with friends, family, church, and opportunities already in front of you.

Many young people care about missions, but they do not always know what to do next. Go Steps exists to help turn burden into obedience by giving practical ideas and encouragement for taking the next step.

Prayer is not a small part of missions. When you pray for unreached people, God can move in ways you may not fully see until eternity.

Satan wants young people to get burdened about the lost and then get distracted by the rest of life. The answer is to keep remembering your calling, take the next step, and stay on mission with Jesus.
Resources
Ready to take the next step in the Great Commission? Join the Go Steps WhatsApp conversation or sign up for updates to receive practical ideas, encouragement, and testimonies from young people seeking to stay on mission with Jesus.
Join the Go Steps WhatsApp conversation:
https://theegeneration.org/letsgo-whatsapp
Sign up for Go Steps updates:
https://theegeneration.org/letsgo-form
Contact Brother F:
[email protected]
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24 min
May 17Bobby Bosler: Sitting in the Silence
In this episode, Bobby Bosler speaks honestly about a morning when he felt spiritually dry, empty, and numb even while preparing to preach and serve the Lord. Rather than pretending that surrendered Christians never experience seasons of silence, he reminds young people that even faithful believers can feel worn out, thirsty, and distant from God.
Through prayer, worship, and Psalm 42, Bobby explains how the Lord began to turn that emptiness into spiritual refreshment. The episode encourages listeners not to panic when they feel dry, but to seek God, worship Him, and trust His promises even when the feelings do not immediately change.
Topics Discussed
Serving God while still feeling empty

The danger of assuming spiritual people never experience dryness

Why silence and numbness do not mean God has left you

Depending on God’s promises when feelings do not change

The connection between spiritual thirst and Psalm 42

Worshiping God in the middle of dryness

Seeking God honestly instead of hiding discouragement

How God can use spiritual thirst to draw your heart back to Himself
Key Takeaways
You can be surrendered to God and still have moments where your soul feels dry.

Spiritual numbness should not drive you to discouragement, but to deeper dependence on God.

God’s promises are still true even when your feelings do not immediately confirm them.

The answer to spiritual thirst is not pretending, performing, or quitting; it is going to the Lord.

Worship can turn your attention away from your emptiness and back to God’s worthiness.

Psalm 42 reminds us that thirsting for God is not unusual, but it must lead us to seek the living God.

Don’t stay in the silence. Seek His face, praise Him, and let Him meet the need of your soul.
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.
13 min
May 10Faith Talks: Faith That Fears
In this 50th episode of Faith Talks, Anna Faith and her husband discuss the surprising connection between faith and fear. Looking at Proverbs 1, they explain that a growing faith must be rooted in the fear of the Lord, not a terrified fear, but a reverent awe, honor, and trust in God.
They especially apply this truth to a young person’s relationship with their parents. Proverbs teaches that one of the clearest ways to demonstrate the fear of the Lord is by hearing the instruction of your father and not forsaking the law of your mother. True faith is not merely spoken; it shows up in humble, practical obedience at home.
Topics Discussed
The connection between faith and the fear of the Lord

Why Proverbs is especially written with young people in mind

Proverbs 1:7 as the foundation for wisdom and knowledge

The difference between sinful fear and reverent fear

How honoring parents reflects a right relationship with God

Why obedience and respect are spiritually beautiful

The importance of building a godly track record before marriage

Trusting God to work through the authorities He has placed in your life

Taking action when God is working in your heart
Key Takeaways
A growing faith must be rooted in the fear of the Lord.

The fear of the Lord is not panic or terror, but reverence, awe, honor, and trust.

Proverbs teaches young people how to live wisely and make choices that lead to blessing.

One clear evidence of fearing God is responding rightly to your parents.

Honoring your parents is not just a family issue; it is a faith issue.

A respectful, teachable spirit is beautiful and attractive in God’s sight.

For young ladies preparing for the future, following and honoring their father now helps prepare them for godly marriage later.
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.
12 min
May 04Satisfied: Twisted Passions—But it Feels So Real!
In this episode of Satisfied, Ryan Swanson steps back from the recent discussion on the eunuch principle to address the deeper question of why same-sex attraction can feel so real even when it does not reflect God’s design. He encourages listeners who believe God may be calling them to unmarried service to walk carefully, avoid making the calling about self-affirmation, and focus instead on undistracted service to Christ. Ryan also exposes several ways the devil can twist curiosity, idle imagination, same-gender friendship, and emotional closeness into confusion about identity and desire.
Topics Discussed
How to respond if you believe God may be calling you to unmarried service

Why it may not be wise to publicly announce or over-explain the eunuch principle too quickly

The importance of serving Christ without needing everyone else to fully understand your calling

How curiosity can become confused with attraction

The danger of an idle mind in a culture saturated with sexuality

Why young people need parental guidance, mentorship, and spiritual counsel

The difference between same-gender closeness and same-sex attraction

How deep emotional bonds can be misinterpreted as sexual desire

The biblical example of David and Jonathan’s deep, non-sexual friendship

Why feelings must be tested by God’s Word rather than accepted as identity
Key Takeaways
Feelings can seem powerful and real, but they are not always truthful. The Word of God, not personal desire or cultural pressure, must define a believer’s identity and calling.

A life of unmarried service is not about drawing attention to oneself. It is about being free to serve Christ with undistracted devotion.

Curiosity, emotional closeness, and deep friendship are not the same thing as sexual attraction. The enemy can twist good and natural desires into confusion when they are not understood biblically.

Young people should not be left to navigate sexuality and identity alone. Parents, pastors, and godly mentors have a responsibility to guide them with clarity, compassion, and truth.

Victory begins by recognizing the lies of the devil and seeking the Lord for the identity He has chosen. True satisfaction is found not in being affirmed by others, but in being satisfied with Jesus Christ.
Victory over deceptive thoughts starts early, before consideration turns into acceptance. Ready to download the Cord App? Find it here!
Download the Satisfied Battle Plan or listen to the rest of the series here!
Satisfied is a monthly program on the Thee Generation Podcast designed to offer practical tools based on biblical principles so that anyone can experience full purity and lead others to do the same. To ask questions or share testimonies, send an email to [email protected].
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.
28 min
April 26Dr. Jim: Believing is Seeing
In this episode, Jim Van Gelderen challenges the common mindset of “seeing is believing” by presenting a biblical reality: in the Christian life, believing is seeing. Drawing from Scripture and personal illustration, he explains how faith opens our eyes to the unseen spiritual realm—where our identity in Christ and fellowship with God are already real. This episode calls believers to stop waiting for visible proof and instead step into the reality God has already declared.
Topics Discussed
The contrast between “seeing is believing” and “believing is seeing”

Living for the seen (temporal) vs. unseen (eternal) realm

Thomas and the danger of requiring sight before faith

Experiencing real fellowship with God in the unseen realm

The meaning of being “in Christ” (Romans 6, Ephesians 1–2, 2 Corinthians 5)

The biblical concept of “reckoning” as an act of faith

Faith as spiritual eyesight

How believing God’s Word leads to real spiritual experience and victory
Key Takeaways
The unseen realm is not less real—it is more real and eternal.

Faith is how we “see” spiritual truth and experience God’s reality.

Your identity in Christ is already true, whether you feel it or not.

“Reckoning” is choosing to agree with God’s Word regardless of emotions.

Fellowship with God is a real, experiential relationship in the spiritual realm.

Victory, joy, and transformation flow from believing what God has said.
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.
15 min
April 18GoMission: The Harvest is Ready in Uganda (with Pastor Michael and Pastor John)
In this episode, Mark Gillmore reports from Uganda, where the gospel is breaking through long-standing religious strongholds and transforming lives. Through the testimonies of Pastor Michael and Pastor John, we see how God is raising up faithful men, establishing churches, and multiplying the truth across communities. Uganda is not just another mission field—it is a harvest field that is ready right now.
Topics Discussed
Pastor Michael’s journey from religious compromise to biblical conviction

The cost of standing for truth, including rejection and excommunication

The early struggles of preaching the gospel in resistant religious environments

The transformation of Uganda’s spiritual landscape over the past 30 years

Pastor John’s vision for training men to plant churches and reach rural communities

The multiplication model of ministry based on 2 Timothy 2:2

The role of radio ministry in reaching people trapped in false religion

The importance of training local leaders in their own language and context

The need to prioritize doctrinal clarity over mere religious activity

The urgency of laborers entering a harvest that is already ripe
Key Takeaways
The harvest in Uganda is not future, it is present. God is already at work drawing people to Himself.

Obedience to truth may come at a cost, but it is the pathway to real fruit.

Gospel advance depends on training faithful men who will teach others also.

Indigenous leadership is essential for lasting, multiplying ministry.

Religious activity without truth leaves people lost. Clear gospel preaching is still needed.

God uses simple, faithful efforts to break through even deeply rooted strongholds.

There is a real and urgent opportunity to be part of what God is doing in Uganda today.
Do you have a story of gospel advance or a burden for a specific people group? We’d love to hear it. Whether it’s a few sentences or a detailed update, send it to [email protected].
GoMission, hosted by Mark Gillmore, is a monthly missions-focused program that introduces young people to the people, stories, and opportunities God is using around the world to build His church.
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.
35 min
April 11Bobby Bosler: When You Blow It
In this transparent and deeply personal episode, Bobby shares a recent failure in his own life and how God met him in Psalm 51. Through David’s repentance, he unpacks the powerful truth that our sin does not permanently stain us when it is brought under the cleansing power of Christ. This episode calls listeners to stop covering sin, to embrace God’s compassion, and to experience full restoration—not just forgiveness, but renewed joy, spirit, and usefulness.
Topics Discussed
Honest confession and leadership transparency

The difference between justice-based mercy and covenant compassion

The meaning of “wash me” and “whiter than snow”

Why sin is not a permanent stain for the believer

The significance of hyssop and the Passover connection

The role of the blood of Christ in cleansing and restoration

Renewing a right spirit vs. living in discouragement or bitterness

Restoration of joy and usefulness after failure

The danger of covering sin and living with a “twisted” spirit

Responding to conviction like David vs. resisting like Saul
Key Takeaways
You are not permanently stained by your sin—God can make you “whiter than snow.”

True repentance appeals to God’s love and relationship, not your worthiness.

Cleansing is not just positional—it restores your joy, spirit, and usefulness.

Feeling dirty after confession is a faith issue, not a forgiveness issue.

A wrong spirit after sin is part of the problem God wants to fix.

Covering sin compounds damage; confession opens the door to restoration.

God restores you so you can be fruitful again, not just forgiven.
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19 min
April 05Faith Talks: Be the Coffee Bean
In this Faith Talks episode, Janna and Judson Shoultz explore what it means to be a “coffee bean” in a world full of pressure. Using a simple but powerful illustration, they challenge believers not to be shaped by their circumstances, but to transform them through the life of Christ within. Through biblical examples like Joseph and Joshua, this episode shows that the very pressures you face are the opportunities God uses to make you a difference-maker.
Topics Discussed
The coffee bean illustration and what it represents

How pressure reveals your true spiritual condition

Three responses to trials: weakening, hardening, or transforming

Joseph’s example of thriving in unjust circumstances

Joshua and Caleb standing firm when others gave in

Trusting God’s placement in difficult environments

Depending on Christ to influence others
Key Takeaways
You are either shaped by your environment or used by God to shape it

Pressure is God’s tool to reveal and refine your faith

Your current situation is not a setback but a divine assignment

True influence comes from Christ working through you

Faith chooses to trust and act, even when it’s uncomfortable

You don’t need a different situation to make a difference—you need dependence on God
Faith Talks is a monthly program on the Thee Generation Podcast designed to help young ladies grow in faith and live it out daily. Have a question for the Faith Twins or our guest? Email [email protected].
If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others.
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25 min

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The Thee Generation Podcast is an audio resource dedicated to a generation of young people who are committed to total surrender to God and total dependence on His power to reach the world with the…