Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pain. We all face it. Can there be a purpose to it? Can it help us become more human, or even better humans? Scott and Troy talk about what can do in helping us become more human, less brittle, less angry if we let it. We talk about Tish Warren's...

What is the cost to us, to others in our often relentless pursuit of control get us? More anxiety, stress, broken relationships, a loss of reality? Yes and Yes. Join the conversation as Sharon Hodde Miller talks about control and what it costs us, as...

Likes, heart emojis, what do we do when they don't give us the validation they used to? What do we when we rely on others who don't know us, but we allow them to have an inordinate effect on us? What do we do? Where should we go?

Scott and Troy catch up and talk about the podcast and where we've been for a couple of weeks.

Todd W. Hall (PhD, Rosemead School of Psychology) is professor of psychology at Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, where he teaches courses on the integration of psychology and theology, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and positive...

Jay Kim is the author of (2020), (2022), (2022), and a contributing author to (2021), (2022), and The Upside Down Kingdom Study Bible (2023). Some of his has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Missio Alliance, and...

Often times we want to big things to change the world, but as Mister Rogers said, what if we thought about doing small things and how that would change others as well as us.

With a PhD in Human Development and Family Relations, spending nearly a decade as a Human Sexuality instructor at various universities and colleges, and leading churches for nearly 20 years, Dr. E, Eric Sandras has seen and heard it all. He has met...

Scott and Troy talk about the influence of both their dads had on their lives. It's a fun discussion of what fathers can do to leave a lasting legacy for their kids.

Helen Lee has been a Christian publishing professional since 1993, when she began her career working at Christianity Today (CT) magazine. She is the director of product innovation at InterVarsity Press, where she formerly served as an associate...

Bob Lotich is a high-performance financial coach, Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF®) and has been named a top-20 influencer in personal finance. His award-winning website, SeedTime.com and SeedTime Money Podcast have reached over 50...

Often in our fast paced life we miss the beauty that is already there, especially in the painful parts of life. Scott and Troy talk about being aware of the beauty in life in the midst of these challenges.

Cliff Ravenscraft has trained more than 40,000 folks in the craft of podcasting. He's known as The Podcast Answer Man, but it's not who he is. In his own words he's a "A Divine Spiritual Being Having A Human Experience."

Often we go about life in autopilot just going through the motions. What if we were to slow and see, slow and sense the true awe of life? What if we were to see the ordinary and realize we're often looking at the extraordinary.  Scott and Troy...