The Past’s Impact on the Present Marriage: Emotion Podcast
The communication process is hard enough with just words. Add emotion to the mix and sometimes we might as well be speaking a foreign language. This is because the present moment meaning we attribute to emotions has been constructed in the past. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer
Coping Statements For Christians With OCD and Scrupulosity
Faith is not the absence of feeling uncertain. Faith is going forward through the uncertainty. OCD wants me to believe that uncertainty and doubt are dangerous. While uncertainty is uncomfortable, it is not dangerous, and I can tolerate it. My faith is what I believe, not what I feel. Feelings
Discipleship: Three Keys to Encourage Young Couples
As believers, we are called into a process of ongoing change and transformation. We are called to be disciples of Jesus – to learn from him and continually become more and more like him. Discipleship is a maturing process of moving from milk to meat. The encouraging reality is we
Identity Formation Podcast
Identity answers the question, who I am and who I am not. An answer that is multi-faceted – both objective and subjective. Sometimes obvious and other times obscure. And to make it trickier, it shifts over time. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Ted Witzig Jr helps us understand the
Inabilities
We don’t like it when things are out of reach. Especially when they are good things. But sometimes they just are. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Brian Sutter helps us understand what health looks like amid the disappointment of our inabilities.
Paying Attention
“Pay attention.” How many times have you been told this? How many times have you told it to others? We are not convinced that focus and concentration will make the difference. But yet, it truly does. Our attention is a much sought-after commodity. In fact, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and
Prepare & Enrich
Marriage is a metaphor God uses throughout the Bible – whether in the Old Testament as God relates to his chosen people or the New Testament as Jesus displays love for his bride, the church. This is a glorious truth and one He calls married couples to reflect. There is
The Past’s Impact on the Present Marriage: Trauma Podcast
Many explanations for our present realities harken back to our past. After all, who of us has not been shaped by the layers of life upon life? The marriage relationship is a crucible whereby these past experiences have a very present voice. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation Resources
Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become like him, Do as he did. Authors: John Mark Comer We are constantly being formed by the world around us. To be formed by Jesus will require us to become his apprentice. By learning to rearrange our days, we can follow the
How Can I Show Christlike Love to the LGBTQ Community?
When it comes to loving people, we take our cue from Jesus. Jesus consistently showed compassion to the humble and resisted the proud. Jesus had the profound ability to draw the broken sinner to himself. The crowd that kept his company were very often the broken who found love, purpose,