In Pursuit

Women have never had more opportunity than they have now and they have never had such strong voices as they have now. That presents some unique challenges for raising a counter-cultural daughter.

God intends for the church to be involved in discipleship, but the primary unit he intended to teach about him is the family. In this episode, Bob, Auriel, and Adam discuss the importance of family discipleship and give some advice for parents seeking to fulfill God's design for their family.

As church attendance trends downward, Christianity, and pastors in particular, have sought to find relevance in the modern cultural landscape. Unfortunately, the paradigm for preaching has shifted to what amounts to religious "TED talks". This episode, Auriel, Adam, and Bob talk about preaching and how it impacts the church.

In this episode, Adam, Auriel, and Bob dive into a topic which can get people in trouble, finances, in order to make sense of what the Bible outlines and how that information should shape a believer's view about money.

In a world where celebrity is so prevalent, setting the pace for how people live their lives, the call to worship God alone runs contrary to the message of society. Bob, Auriel, and Adam talk through the first and second commandments, have no other God's and don't create idols to worship, with a particular eye … Continue reading Episode 14 – Idols

This week, Adam and Bob welcome a new member, Auriel Luna, to the podcast and then the three of them talk about conflict in the church from a theological perspective in an attempt to decipher what qualifies as a primary issue and a secondary issue. In other words, where do we draw the line and … Continue reading Episode 13 – Primary vs. Secondary Issues

Sometimes, your toughest critic is yourself. Sometimes, you just don't want to forgive yourself because you know you're a dirtbag. Bob, Cole, and Adam talk through the challenges of forgiving yourself when you know you've erred and give some practical tips on the first steps of healing and forgiveness.

There's a fine line between being a merciful and graceful forgiver of people and being a doormat. This episode Cole, Bob, and Adam talk through the differences between the two by focusing on the redemptive nature of God and how to forgive others because God has forgiven us.

Often times evangelism feels difficult which causes trepidation in believers. A greater problem may lie beneath just the prospect of evangelism. In this episode, Bob raises a question about a possible problem with the way many people think about evangelism and the discussion that follows fully fleshes out what evangelism is about and what Christians … Continue reading Episode 10 – The Magical Pie of the Gospel

Have you ever felt like you've got too much going on? Have you ever felt like everyone else seems too busy to "do their fair share"? Have you ever wondered about how to get off the seemingly endless "hamster wheel" cycle of filling every waking moment of every day? Well in this episode Bob, Adam, … Continue reading Episode 9: Creating Margin