Best Mike Boland Podcasts (2024)

I am joined today by therapist and friend Reid Zeller who shares a story about egging cars when he was 16. Behind every story is a backstory. The backstory includes the nature of the environment we grew up in. When religious or spiritual expectations are placed on the shoulders of a child, pressure builds within that child. And when that pressure i…

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What is Worship? | Psalm 95 | Anchored

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By Scott Armstrong

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The Politics of Love & Hate | Luke 9:51-56 | Gotta Preach

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By Scott Armstrong

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159 Revisiting the Big Six: What You Needed from Your Parents 41:34

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When you were a child, you were deeply dependent on your primary caretakers. This means that the development of your brain was contingent upon the level of care and kindness in your family environment. Today I identify the six things you needed from your parents, and give examples of each. The “Big Six” things you needed from your parents include (…

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Who Is The Lord? | Exodus 5 & 6 | Gotta Preach

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Financial Wisdom | Proverbs 30:8-9 | Gotta Preach

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158 The Critical Relationship Between Attachment and Affect Regulation 30:05

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If you have difficulty regulating your emotion, there is a reason for that! No one comes out of the womb with the ability to regulate their affect. The way you develop the neurobiological structures to regulate your own emotions is by having your affect interactively regulated by another. This is the main gift that a primary caregiver gives to a ch…

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Sexual Wisdom | Proverbs 5:15-19 | Gotta Preach

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Wisdom In Speech | Proverbs 18 | Gotta Preach

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*Due to technical difficulties, only half of this sermon was able to be recorded.By David Entrekin

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157 What If My Story Isn’t That Bad? Why We All Tend to Minimize Our Wounds 29:24

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This episode is for people who experience emotional pain but feel like “nothing that bad happened to me growing up. I had a pretty good childhood.” As it says in Jeremiah 6, it is very common to dress our wounds as though they are not serious. One way we tend to minimize our wounds is by comparing our story to someone else who “had it worse.” Anoth…

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Everlasting Love of God | Romans 8:31-39 | Gotta Preach

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By Scott Armstrong

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Recovering a Holy Imagination | Romans 7: 21-25 | Gotta Preach

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By Jim Dolas

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156 Five Objections to Engaging Your Story: A Response 40:35

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When I began exploring my story, five objections kept coming up for me. These objections kept me stuck. In today’s episode, I respond to each of the five objections. Objection 1: I should focus on the present and the future, not "dwell on the past.” Objection 2: Looking at my story is self-indulgent, introspective navel gazing; I should be focused …

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Identity 2.0 | Genesis 28:10-22 | Gotta Preach

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By Bob Cargo

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The Spirit Poured Out | Acts 2:14-38 | Spirit of the Church

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By David Entrekin

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155 Why Engaging Your Story Heals Your Brain 39:34

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My invitation to you today is simple: to take your story seriously. Engaging your story is the single most important thing you can do to experience healing. When I say "your story," I'm talking more about the individual scenes than the overarching narrative of your life. Your stories—particularly your stories of heartache or harm—have shaped your b…

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Filling of the Holy Spirit | Acts 2:1-13 | Spirit of the Church

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The Promise of the Spirit | Acts 1:1-11 | Spirit of the Church

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154 What Grief Is, How It Heals, and the Pain of Loneliness with J.S. Park 45:35

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In “As Long As You Need,” author J.S. Park writes that “Grief is not about letting go, but about letting in.” Letting in sorrow, letting in anger, and especially letting in other people who can be WITH us in our pain. This episode is about all kinds of grief—not merely the grief of losing a loved one. One of Joon Park’s main points is that we often…

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The Compassion of God | Jonah 4 | The Book of Jonah

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By Scott Armstrong

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Repentance & Mercy | Jonah 3 | The Book of Jonah

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Whale of a Prayer | Jonah 2 | The Book of Jonah

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Wrong Direction | Jonah 1 | The Book of Jonah

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The Great Commission | Mark 16.14-20, Matthew 28.16-20 | The Story of Jesus

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The Resurrection of Jesus | Mark 16:1-13 | The Story of Jesus

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153 How Your Past Story Affects Your Present Sexuality with Jay Stringer 50:28

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I am joined today by author Jay Stringer to talk about sexual stuckness/difficulties/pain. Healthy sexuality is deeply tied to the degree to which we have made sense of our story in our family of origin. Sadly, so few of us have ever been asked to connect the dots between our past life story and the sexual difficulties we face in the present. Today…

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The Humiliation of Jesus | Mark 15:1-20 | The Story of Jesus

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Affirmation & Denial | Mark 14: 53-72 | The Story of Jesus

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By Scott Armstrong

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The Kiss of Betrayal | Mark 14:43-52 | The Story of Jesus

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By Scott Armstrong

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In the Garden with Jesus | Mark 14: 32-42 | The Story of Jesus

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By Scott Armstrong

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Passover with Jesus | Mark 14:12-25 | The Story of Jesus

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By Mike Boland

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152 Learning To Live Inside Your Body with Dr. Hillary McBride 39:22

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I am joined today by Dr. Hillary McBride to discuss excerpts from her new book titled, “Practices for Embodied Living.” Topics covered include: how to feel your feelings, being alive in your body (eroticism), and the story of your relationship to your sensuality and sexuality. Finally, I ask Hillary about her beautiful claim that we often find the …

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Enemies & Lovers | Mark 14: 1-11 | The Story of Jesus

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Ash Wednesday | Mark 14: 1-2, 10-11 | The Story of Jesus

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By Mike Boland

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The One Who Showed Mercy | Luke 10:25-37 | Gifts

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Gifts & Calling | Ephesians 4:1-14 | Gifts

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151 What To Do With Desire and Dread with Mike Boland 41:02

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Pastor and counselor Mike Boland shares a story from when he was 15 years old. It’s a story about the interplay of longing for connection and, at the same time, dreading what will be required of him in return. We talk about grooming, and the war of ambivalence that rages in one’s body in the midst of abuse. You can find out more about Mike’s work a…

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