Unscripted with PJ & PT

“Your vote is your voice.” Pastor John sits down with Congressman Jerry Carl to talk faith, serving your community, & the responsibility we all share to show up at the polls. A wide-ranging conversation right before Election Day with wisdom for anyone trying to live their faith publicly. Press play.

Life feel like too much right now? In this one, Pastors John & Tracy get real about why we’re all so stressed out, what it looks like to fire yourself as master of the universe, & how Philippians 4 hands us a plan when we’re overwhelmed. Hit play, take a breath & remember you don’t have to carry it all.

October brings out the scary stories, so Pastors John & Tracy Breland pulled some real ones from their own lives. A stranger in a red Cadillac who showed up out of nowhere. A man standing at the end of their hotel bed. Because we don't walk in fear. We walk in awareness. PLUS, the dream that may have saved their son's life. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

Why does everything need an app? Why can't we talk to a human anymore? Pastors John & Tracy Breland take a lighthearted look at everything about modern life that just doesn't make sense. QR menus. AI phone trees. Passwords that require a PhD to remember. PLUS, the answer AI gave when asked about the most significant person in history. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

An ember alone burns out. Pastors John & Tracy Breland get into why the enemy works overtime to keep you isolated, what shifts the moment God's people gather in one room & why the invitation you keep putting off might be answering someone else's prayer. PLUS, the story of a broken shoe in a parking lot with God's fingerprints on it. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

Heart attacks are 20% higher on Monday, & most of us have felt why. Pastors John & Tracy Breland get into why so many of us dread work, why God gave Adam & Eve a job before the fall & how the way you clock in on Monday says something about your faith. PLUS, the question worth asking if your job has been wearing you out. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

One in five people in America are on some kind of prescription for their mental health. Pastors John & Tracy Breland get into anxiety, depression & fear without flinching, why the church can't afford to stay silent on this anymore & what actually helps when your thoughts won't quiet down. PLUS, two habits that change the atmosphere in your home & your head. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

This week has been heavy. Pastors John & Tracy Breland pull from two very different funerals, one for a man who lived 80 years & one for a young man who lived only 19, & get honest about what it means to be present, invest in what matters most & redeem whatever time you have left. PLUS, a challenge to make one intentional call this week. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

School feels like the Wild West out there. Pastors John & Tracy Breland swap back to school stories from their own childhood, then get into what parenting looks like now that kids are dealing with way more than we ever did, why home has to be a refuge without going soft & how to keep them talking to you. PLUS, the best time of day to get your middle schooler to open up. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.

Most of us treat prayer like a fire alarm. Pull it when the toilet overflows or the car won't start. Pastors John & Tracy Breland get into what it looks like when prayer becomes the rhythm of your life instead of the panic button, why anxiety loses ground in seasons of prayer & what 21 days of seeking God together actually does. PLUS, the phrase from the Lord's Prayer that changed how Tracy prayed for her kids. Press play & check out this episode of Unscripted.