Podcast

What price would you pay to follow Jesus? Join Travis as he talks with social media influencer Sandra Poenar in the second part of their conversation. In the first part, Sandra spoke about how she went out to LA to pursue the LA lifestyle and how Christ took hold of her, but in this second […]

Join Travis as he has a deep conversation with Sandra Poenar. Sandra Poenar is a former social media influencer who discovered that the pleasures of life and fame are not soul-fulfilling. She spent years of her early adult life living the “LA lifestyle”. After encountering Jesus, she forsook the world to pursue Him wholeheartedly and

What do we do when our faith gets tough? Why do we seem surprised whenever persecution is around the corner, even when Jesus said it would happen? What did the early church do? What inspiration can we get from them? In today’s episode, Travis explores Acts 4:23-31 and draws some pretty awesome things out that

Craig and I talk about the movement away from the Western church and evangelism, the rising tide of secularization, the drift away from a common language that keeps us from sharing with those in our everyday worlds, mental health, and discipleship in our world today. Is evangelism a presentation or a process? Do we need

Is there a color or culture to Christianity? Is there a black Christianity? Is there a white one? How about Latinos? Asian? American? Are there different kinds of Christianities in the world? Why is it that certain cultures express their faith in Christ in different ways? Why is it that racism seems to be such

How do people respond when God really transforms a person’s life? Is God really a threat to how we live? Join Travis as he examines an episode from the early church. When God works, people take notice…some love it and others hate it. Threats, transformation, and testimonies. How do you respond whenever God shows you

Join Travis as he walks through how hopeless and messed we really are, Moral Therapeutic Deism, healing, hurt, and what hope God brings. And it is soo much BIGGER than we could ever imagine. Surprisingly, on the way, we discover a beautiful thing called joy! He also walks us through how we can enter into

Are we messing up God’s mission? Do we think we are accomplishing it because our churches are getting bigger with people who look and sound like us already? Is that God’s mission? Or is it something more? Travis and Scott talk about sci-fi, the MCU, spiritual warfare, demonology. Why do evangelicals talk about almost everything

What role does the church play in our world today? Why do people think that they can have Jesus but not the church? It’s like saying, “I don’t want wet, but I want water.” The two go together! Our world is rootless-and we need to put down roots, fighting being gyrovagues, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and learning

Is it wrong to be part of a church that is homogenous when the community around you is diverse? Are we so focused on growth that we have forgotten how to make disciples? Have we messed up God’s mission? Listen in and find out! Check out Scott’s books and learn more about Wheaton Graduate School.