Houston we have a problem – again! This month, on Episode 074 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Sabrina and I celebrate our 6 year podcast anniversary by re-visiting the most watched and listened to episode in our history. We go back to Episode 034, where for the first time, we were able to reveal to…
On this episode, Sabrina and I share the five toughest lessons we’ve learned in marriage. Lord knows, we’ve learned many more than five, and we could have easily called this “the five worst decisions we’ve ever made in our marriage,” but either way, here you go! If you haven’t, please take a moment…
In this episode, we talk about the rhythm of our spiritual relationship. Being with Jesus and becoming more like Jesus are the desired outcomes of today’s podcast. We talk about the “why” behind 5 key spiritual practices. What you do will only be as strong as why you do it. The purpose of spiritual…
In this episode of The Naked Party Time Podcast, we talk about the what, why, and how of a spending fast, by replaying Episode 007 called “Spending fast challenge.” Sabrina and I are doing our third spending fast in three years as we felt led to recalibrate, refocus, and reenergize our finances towa…
In this episode, Sabrina and I continue the series on the rhythms of transition by talking about the rhythm of rest through Sabbath. Other episodes mentioned: Episode 010 & 011 “The Sabbath Practice” Resources Mentioned: Sabbath sermon series Jeff did at Element Church called “Sabbath: More than a J…
Everyone experiences transitions in life. Some we choose while others are forced on us. Some are larger than others, but every transition creates distractions that can derail us. That’s why we must be intentional on key rhythms in our life, that keep us moving in the right direction. And that’s what…
How did we end up in Houston, TX? That’s what Sabrina, and I talk about in Episode 034 of the Naked Party Time Podcast called, “Houston, we have a problem!” In this episode, we share some more behind-the-scenes details about how God brought the paths of us and The Harbor together to where we are tod…
In Episode 031, Sabrina and I talk about some principles that help you to wait well when you are waiting in your calling. Do you ever feel like God is preventing a dream from being fulfilled, or forcing you to wait on something you believe He called you to? In those moments, remember this, when it s…
In this episode, we talk about how to know when you’re called to something. We also unpack in further detail our decision to resign from Element Church effective January 10th, 2022.
In Episode 023, we talk about the third and final part of our conversation called “Marriage on Mission.” Without an agreed upon mission to pursue, and values that define your marriage, it’s very easy for both spouses to pursue their own unspoken mission and values, which will create more conflict th…
In this episode, we get very real and raw as we keep talking about sex with some tips to thriving sexually in marriage. Before listening to this episode, if you haven’t yet, you may want to go back and listen to Episode’s 018 – 021. In those episodes, we talk about “Marriage on Mission” and then div…
In this episode, we start to tackle the subject we’ve been teasing about since we started the podcast…sexual intimacy. We’ve titled this episode, “Let’s talk about sex, baby!” If you know the song, you know! Sex is awesome! It is a good gift from God. But like every good gift, our enemy the devil wa…
Episode 020 of The Naked Partytime Podcast is live! In this episode, Jeff and Sabrina dive into the five levels of intimacy in relationships and marriage. If we don’t cultivate every area of intimacy in marriage, we’ll be in danger of being great roommates, but only average spouses. 20% of US coupl…
In this episode, Jeff and Sabrina finish up their series called “I don’t want to go back to normal, because normal wasn’t working.” They tackle the final two parts of our Pre-COVID world that we don’t want to go back to normal on. Relational health and speed of life. If you haven’t heard the previou…
In Episode #002 we start a four-part series of podcasts called “I don’t want to go back to normal, because normal wasn’t working.” Today we’re going to highlight six things total that we don’t want to go back to normal on, then in the next three podcasts, we’re going to cover two of the six things e…
Sabrina and I are so excited to officially drop Episode 000 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, where we get real and raw about life, leadership, and love; while having lots of fun along the way. A HUGE shout out and thank you to Hayley Laban for the amazing artwork! In our podcast, we will talk about…
No, this is not a plug for online church and no I am not on an emotional down swing and contemplating giving up on ministry. I’m actually not really talking about regular church attendance at all. What I’m talking about is the potential result from serving through outreach. Let me put it this way: W…
I wonder how many people think that statement? “My life doesn’t matter!” I’m not talking about suicidal thoughts, although that is obviously a legitimate problem. I’m talking about people who believe that their gift, their ability, their job, their role in life doesn’t matter. So often, we believe t…
I’ve heard other preachers say this and I’ve said it before as well that if you’re not having fun while you sin then you’re not doing it right! HA! Well, not only is that true, but I learned this week that it is also fun to illustrate sin in a sermon. (Sin IS fun by the way…for a season. Sin might b…
Ever read something about another believer and just feel like you got punched in the gut? That’s how I felt when I read this article from The Voice Of The Martyrs . How often do I take my freedom for granted? How often do I complain about how Christians or Christianity is being marginalized in our c…
Hey Element Church! This is Keith and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Keith serves on our safety team and also on the outreach team that serves the homeless called “One Reach”. Pastor Steve, our Outreach Pastor, said this about Keith: “Keith serves with OneReach on a bi-monthly basis. He is…
Not only is nothing impossible for God but nothing is even remotely difficult for Him! [Tweet “Not only is nothing impossible for God but nothing is even remotely difficult for Him!”] On Sunday at Element Church we continued our sermon series called “Our Father: Praying Prayers That Matter.” In the…
How much do we honor, revere or fear the name of God? Judging by how we so flippantly throw it around, I think we could at least say we don’t honor it as much as we could! On Sunday at Element Church we started a new series called “Our Father: Praying Prayers That Matter.” In this series we are taki…
No, this is not a plug for online church and no I am not on an emotional down swing and contemplating giving up on ministry. I’m actually not really talking about regular church attendance at all. What I’m talking about is the potential result from serving through outreach. Let me put it this way: W…
Hey Element Church ! This is Kim and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Eiron, who is our assistant in Community and Outreach, said: “Kim helps leads a community group here at Element Church called ‘Balance’. Through this group she is lifting, encouraging and helping women find the balance (M…
Community Happenings (5) No, this is not a blog about women in leadership or whether women should be pastors, but my title did peak your interest didn’t it? (I’ll save a blog about that subject for another day) Here at Element Church we have a women’s group called “Leading Ladies” and they are doing…
Hey Element Church ! Jessy, Kyler and Taigen. They serve together in e:kidz and they are this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Bianca, who is our e:kidz assistant said: “Jessy and her boys have been a huge part of e:kidz. All 3 of them serve in Elevate and they are amazing at it! They are loving, carin…
This last Sunday at Element Church we had what we are believing to be an annual event called “Compassion Sunday.” Along with highlighting all the compassion based ministries, organizations and events that we partner with here at Element, we also challenged our church families to sponsor a child thro…
