This Undivided Life

Daniel Fusco is an author, church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, and his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, airs across the globe. He also hosts the popular Crazy Happy with Daniel Fusco podcast. His numerous articles have appeared in CBN, Preaching Today, and Relevant. Daniel and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in southwest Washington.

We talk about his new book, You're Gonna Make: It Unlocking Resilience When Life Is a Mess

What happens in our lives when we change our perspective on our circumstances, even when things get messy or go wrong. cab we be joyful, grateful even when life deals its worst? Yes we can.

Join Scott and Troy as they talk about gratitude sometimes in the midst of the mess and things not going our way.

Tanner Olson is an author, speaker, and poet. He started the creative project, Written to Speak, in 2013 to spread hope and announce love through spoken word and poetry.

His writing has been described as unique as it blends faith, humor, and curiosity as I seek to point readers and listeners toward the ultimate source of hope and love, Jesus.

He's written 3 books of poetry Walk A Little Slower As You Go: Words for the Unknown I'm All Over the Place

As Scott often says we are leaky vessels and we forget a lot. We need reminders of our worth, of our worthiness, because the world at large can send messages that are in opposition to these core truths that we are all worthy. 

How do our beliefs shape us? Are we aware of some those beliefs that govern our lives, or as Scott and Troy talk about our beliefs, are those beliefs guiding and governing us without knowledge. 

Marilyn Vancil has studied the Enneagram and its value in Christian spiritual transformation for many years. She is a Certified Enneagram Professional in the Narrative Tradition through Enneagram Worldwide, a certified spiritual director through SoulStream in Abbotsford, BC, and a trained life coach through Coach Training Alliance. She has also completed coursework on the Enneagram at Loyola University and the Deep Coaching Institute.

Marilyn facilitates workshops and retreats on the Enneagram, focusing on how it can be used to deepen one’s life with God and improve relationships. She practices spiritual direction and coaching from Seattle where she enjoys life with her husband, Jeff.

Heather Avis is the founder of The Lucky Few, a New York Times best-selling author, podcaster and a Down syndrome advocate, working to create a more inclusive world where everyone belongs. For more than a decade,She has led this effort by shouting worth, shifting narratives and reimagining what it looks like when we embrace our differences.

The Lucky Few is an invitation to build a kinder, more inclusive world. We accomplish this through a combination of advocacy and activism, narrative-shifting and storytelling. The Lucky Few believes in inspiring and challenging our audiences, calling them to listen, read, share, contribute and support as we work to create a world where differences are embraced and everyone belongs.

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related matters, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. 

In a life that is known for speed, for instant. It can be hard to realize that how humans grow, mature, is not instant, or 5 easy steps, but a long road of becoming. Scott and Troy talk this week about the often long process, or as we say "the art" of becoming our true selves. 

Is there any hope for humanity? Has God given up on us? Andrew Arndt is his new book Streams in the Wasteland tackles these questions. He points us to the desert fathers and mothers who faced some of the same questions in the 3rd century, less than 300 years from Christ's death and resurrection.

It's a great and hope filled conversation with Andrew.

Andrew Arndt is the Lead Pastor of New Life East (one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs), where he also hosts the Essential Church podcast, a weekly conversation designed to strengthen the thinking of church and ministry leaders.