Discussing the joys AND challenges of sincerely following Jesus. Salvation in Jesus is a gift, but Jesus warns us of the temptations that can lure us away. Jesus said "Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my word endures forever." and "Only those who endure until the end will be saved." If your goal is ONLY to get to heaven then maybe despite your good intentions you're heading in the wrong direction? Maybe the direction is faithfully FOLLOWING Jesus and the result is Him? No, this is not a ...
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Correlation Between Faith and Fitness
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In this conversation we speak with our special guest Chuck Flunker. Chuck is a personal health coach who also happens to be a Christian. Chuck's reputation for getting results had become well known in our little circle and by the time of this release, all three of the trio hired him with fantastic results. During our journey with him it was impossi…
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DISCLAIMER: This podcast platform and any/all of its affiliated personalities do not condone throwing your faith leaders into a cistern or any other similar treatment. Now that that’s out of the way… enjoy our 2nd episode with "Words and How We Use Them," as the Trio sits down with returning guest Pastor Jeremy Husby. It’s an idiom rich episode wit…
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What happens when the Trio invites one of their pastors to sit down and talk about words? They “pull out all the stops” and get in to “unsoiled soil”, “the pits of Sheol”, social media, and much more! Choosing words carefully is a big part of pastoring and shepherding a flock. But, the importance of words and how we use them is not just the pastor’…
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When the word "idol" is mentioned it is often visualized as a carved statue, an object that we pray to or bow down to. But idolatry is more about our heart than it is about an object. The moment we begin to give or treat anything with more attention, effort and time verses God is the moment we begin to enter into idolatry towards God in our hearts.…
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“What Does Living for Jesus Look Like?” Many of our discussions have recognized the fact that we are only enabled to love Jesus because he first loved us. But, if we are true recipients of his love, we are not merely recipients, we are also a people who become compelled by it! As recipients of Christ love, it changes us from what we were and begins…
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In our world today, the common message of Jesus is that he came to die and rise again for our sin and this is absolutely true. But, this alone is not the entire message of truth. Jesus also came into the world with the purpose of revealing our sin, so that we would turn away from it and turn to him instead. On the mount Jesus said, "You have heard …
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Jesus died for your sins and has forgiven you, now what? Are we suppose to just sit around and believe in Jesus like Dorthy in the "Wizard of Oz" -we just click our heals three times and believe everything is all good? Or, is there more to the statement "all who believe in Jesus will be saved"? Jesus said "I am the truth, the way and the life, whoe…
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Do you ever find yourself asking “What’s the point?” as you relive another repetitive task, or face the same challenges of which you faced yesterday and will inevitably have to face again tomorrow... and the day after that... and the day after that? For many of us, the redundancy of each new day feels nothing like a "new day," just the same tasks a…
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In a world that anxiously looks for ways to excuse sin, we will often find ourselves being influenced by the same excuses. The world regularly influences us to accept beliefs that boldly contradict who God has told us to be through His Word. As followers of God, we need to actively seek God's truth and to take guard of pop culture sayings, or catch…
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 - "Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing!" Prayer can be challenging and there can seem to be an endless amount of reasons that stand in the way of a healthy prayer life. One minute we’re focused and then suddenly “at the drop of a hat” we abandon communication with our Lord, drifting off into a world of distractions. The pro…
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In this episode we talk about prayer, using the Lord’s Prayer as our guide. It is a prayer most Christians are able to recite by memory, but reciting something by memory does not always translate to an understanding of what it means and how to live it out. The Trio also attempts to put “A Feather in their Cap” by guessing the origin of several idio…
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Why do you go to church? Are you prepared to answer that question? Is your answer a good one? Join us for that conversation and more in this episode as the Trio navigates through not only giving reasons for going, but also on the honest feelings of not always being excited for Sunday mornings. Listen in and share this episode alongside your honest …
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Do you see your place of work as an opportunity to live out your faith? Do you see your place of work as the mission field? Or do you “turn a blind eye” to the opportunities the Holy Spirit provides to let your light shine? In this 2nd season of Enduring Christianity, we’re excited to introduce the “Trio” to you. Peter, Billy, and Adam are just reg…
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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17) In this episode we speak with Katie, who shares her testimony of Christ saving her from a life of anger and substance abuse. In grade school, anger entered into her life when her parents divorced, then drugs became a way of escapi…
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If it were not for our problems, how would we know Christ in the way we testify of Him today? It is in our weakness we are taught gratefulness for His strength. It is in our foolishness that we become grateful for His wisdom. It is through our problems, not in the absence of our problems that the Holy Spirit reveals to us our need for Him. Without …
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The relation between words and imagery are at the core of our existence. With a word God created us, and with the word He created us for the purpose of being in His IMAGE. What separates us now from the likeness of God is not our correct definition of who God is, but our sinful failure to imitate the likeness, or IMAGE of who God is. Instead of a l…
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Throughout the Bible there are many examples of prayers recorded for us to learn how to pray. There are prayers of pleading, direction, forgiveness, blessing and confession. But, there is no more of an important prayer than to pray for the Fathers will to be done. “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). …
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The greatest joy and comfort a person can have in life is to be joined in a forever growing relationship with the Father. All things were made for the intention of His glory and wherever we are He is there. The only question then becomes, do we take notice of Him, or are we too regularly allowing our own desires, routines and concerns of the world …
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When we come to first believe in Jesus as our LORD and savior it is always done so on the premise of needing Him. We need to be washed by the blood of Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins and we need Him because He alone is the source of eternal life. However, as we continue to follow Jesus we learn it is not only His blood we are in need of, we a…
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There is a popular quote which states, "We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone." It's sad, but true, and too often it is no less true of the gifts which God has so generously placed in our lives. A selfishness for what WE want, or for how WE feel comfortable, can narrow our sight and lead us to become dismissive to the gifts God has place…
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Throughout Abrahm's life he had been tried and endured because of his true faith in God. Yet still after all the testing of his faith, "Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am." (Genesis 22:1). God said to Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of…
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"There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death." (Proverbs 14:12) This verse really sums up the beginning to every prodigal story. Between the nature of our sin, combined with the devil's influence, it really doesn't take much to lure us away from a Godly life. In the end we are all in one way a story of the prodigal. Wh…
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"Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known." (Jeremiah 33:3) Prayer is not a one sided conversation, it is a two way interaction. It is a gift that allows personal interaction with the living God in a way that we not only speak to Him, but He hears and responds. The intention and exception o…
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We continue our series of studying how God interacts with His people through enduring trials and testing. In this episode we discuss the implications of Abraham's love for Ishmael. Before Isaac was born, Ishmael was Abraham's son who he loved. Although he loved his son, Abraham was told by God to drive Ishmael out, because Isaac was the chosen heir…
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"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." (James 1:17) In this world we will consistently face trials and struggles. But one of the greatest gifts we have is learning through it all to trust God. Lessons of trust are always taught in the moments when t…
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Pornography is one of the rare subjects in which statistics reveal most people are willing to participate in, yet few are willing to openly discuss or admit to. Maybe this is because sexual behavior is by natural design a personal and intimate activity that should be kept private, or maybe its reason is because it is an enemy of God that desires to…
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At the age of 17, as an only child of two Christian school teachers, Emily and her parents went to the doctor to treat what they thought were simple symptoms of the flu. After some blood work and a longer than anticipated wait, they received some of the hardest words they would ever hear, "Emily has cancer." That night Emily immediately began takin…
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We continue our series of studying how God interacts with His people through enduring trials and testing. In this episode we continue our discussion on Abraham and the promise he received from God to receive a son. When God revealed that the son would come through his wife Sarah, Abraham laughed, for both he and his wife were well beyond their natu…
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The popular message of the day is typically how to remove the hard, not to sit with the hard. We long to know how to solve troubling circumstances and not to sit in them. But what happens when the hard is immovable, and our only option is to learn how to live through it? What happens when an incurable diagnosis is given and life as you knew it, can…
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"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” The words of Jesus in Matthew 11:28-30 are so comforting to read. It is a declaring promise that Jesus is with us…
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We continue our series of study on how God interacts with His people throughout the Bible. In this episode we begin with the call of Abraham, the meaning of a name and how the call of God required Abraham to leave the land he knew. This is a story of the past, but is there a relevance to our story today? It would be easy to go about concluding a ca…
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It's easy to get caught up in the race of life, filling our schedules with chores, sports, school or working long hours. Maybe our schedules become overflowed because the things we prioritize are important, but what happens when the busy things fail to make enough room for the best things God intended for us? Do we pay attention to the details of h…
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Jesus said His return will be like in the days of Noah. While the return of Jesus is the best thing that could happen to a believer, it is also the worse thing for those who are not. While the most common topic of Noah maybe the ark, animals and a rainbow, the harsh reality is that all died in the flood except for a single family. This reality shou…
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Before he became a pastor, Randy served active duty Army combat ops. Although he grew up in a Christian home and went to church on a regular basis, it was not until he experienced two bullets swoosh by his head during the Black Hawk Down mission that made Jesus become ever so real. Finding himself in the humble trenches of war, brought forth the re…
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We continue our study of endurance in the Bible with Cain and Abel. In this episode we specifically look at the effects of sin in Cain's heart and how sin ultimately is an active hatred of God. Something that stands out to me in this study is how God remained patient with Cain, even after he killed his brother Abel. It is a reminder of not only the…
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In this episode we speak with Ryan, a hospice chaplain, who regularly deals with death and spirituality. We discuss the power of a person's testimony and how our greatest spiritual joy is celebrated in death. Our bodies will die but our spirits live on, and this is why Godly spirituality is so important. Our humanity may not enjoy talking about dea…
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In the beginning was God! Since the beginning God has been and will forever be the supreme authority of all things. Sadly, since the beginning of humanity we have taken issue with this. From a lack of patience or forgiveness, to an out right insisting on our own way in replace of Gods'. Insisting on our own way has led to a self determination of wh…
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God's desire for us to know Him will always be greater than our desire to know Him. From the cross to our mother's womb, God's desire is for intimacy with us. While there are specific moments in our life that stand out in a growing relationship with Christ, every moment in life is meant to draw us near to Him. In this episode we discuss how every m…
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The Bible is filled with stories and some of its stories may leave us wondering, “Why did that happen”? While the question of why can be a common question of Bible stories it can also be a common question of our own lives as well. We can tend to fixate on the tangible practical’s, missing the practical process of a relationship being built. This is…
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If there is one thing guaranteed in life it is the experience of unexpected trials. We can say that we trust God, but it is in the unexpected trials of life that we learn to trust Him. God desires for us to learn how to walk through life with Him. Trials in life often bring no warning, they appear in our life in a way that draws our heart to the su…
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This is a true story from my life of which I call my "Lions Den" experience. Although there are no lions involved in this story, it could only have been God who rescued us this day. Listen in as I tell of this rescuing story during a YWAM missionary trip in South Africa dating back to 2001. Yes that's over 20 years ago... but His love endures forev…
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God uses people in different ways according to His will and often with that calling places a specific burden for it within our hearts. While we can think of the word "burden" as a negative connotation, this is a reflection of God's heart empowering us to reach His people, for His purpose. Listen in as Jay tells us how God revealed Himself to him an…
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So often we focus on what we want to receive from God and yet fail to realize what we must give up in order to receive it. This is what we find with Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler in the book of Luke. "Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Peter said to hi…
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As a child, Kyle endured life altering exposure to violence, substance abuse and the unintended consequences of a broken family. The behaviors of which he was exposed not only impacted his adolescent years, but as he grew began to shape his own behavior. Listen in on how the sins of the past continued to be a curse of his present, and how God redee…
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Join in on the conversation with my wife Rachel and I as we discuss the everyday opportunities of following Christ's teachings through the practice of patience from driving to the grocery store to shopping at the grocery store, and everywhere in between. While patience is openly recognized as a Godly characteristic, how many times during our normal…
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Listen in on the conversation of Lauren's testimony as she shares the most trying season of her marriage. Going beyond just the event, she extends to us the treasure of God's enduring promise of faithfulness. And it was at her lowest moments where God did His best and most important work in her. She now speaks of these testimonial truths not just w…
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Love and Frustration Part 3: Love Is Not Easy
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Although love is vital to our walk with Christ, and love is good, loving is not easy. Instead of loving, we often choose ourselves. This is why Jesus gave us his one command: "Love ." Now surely, you and I are able to love here and there, but is a here and there a representation of a command, to love? In this episode we will discuss what we believe…
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Listen in on our very first "Modern Day Bible Story", hitting hearts at the ultimate enduring level, the loss of a child. In this real story, Wes delivers a humble and powerful understanding of an enduring faith in God's love, through the hope that he will once again be united with his son Drew with Christ in Heaven. I pray that listening to his st…
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Love and Frustration Part 2: Love Disciplines
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Isaiah 48:10 "Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction." Often we can limit our understanding of God's love to only the things we consider to be good. But what if the things God considers to be good are the moments of which we consider to be our greatest struggle. Listen in as we discuss the relat…
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Love and Frustration Part 1: Love's Opportunity
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What do you want more of in your life, love or frustration? The easy, obvious and also correct answer, is love. But have you ever stopped to take pause and notice how often frustrations in life present themselves to you? All throughout our day, frustrations continually show up without invitation or warning. While frustrations are normal to experien…
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