In this episode, our daughter Jaydah and her best friend Marlow from Wyoming take over the podcast. They talk about how they maintain their friendship over the many miles, but they also get real and raw about their own faith journeys, how Jesus has been revealed to them outside of the Church, and ho…
In this episode, we talk about our wishes for humans in 2023. Things we wish we could all get better at doing. 1. Conversation instead of condemnation 2. Unity without uniformity John 17:20-23 20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their me…
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…
In this episode, we answer several listener questions ranging from our personality types, how we deal with anger, what we’ve done when we don’t agree on parenting decisions, how we answer the questions of injustice and suffering in the world, and much more. Helpful resources mentioned: The Road Back…
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 revisit our dive from Episode 010 into the subject of the Sabbath. What is it? Why do we practice it? When do we practice it? What do we stop doing on the Sabbath? We answer several listener questions as well about the Sabbath. The Sabbath can be one of the most misunderstood pra…
In this episode, we continue the celebration of our Podcastiversary! We announce the winners of the $100 and $50 gift cards and we answer the remaining listener questions. Questions: Is it harder now that some of your daughters have started dating and why? Do you believe Catholics know Jesus? When I…
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…
In this episode, we pick up where we left off last time talking about living our lives on mission. If your marriage is not focused on the right mission, then your mission will become only about your marriage. If you haven’t yet, make sure and listen to Episode 018 of the podcast. We start talking ab…
I am frustrated with today’s politics, so much so that I feel a bit politically homeless. I don’t fit in their camp and I don’t fit in their circle. Anyone else feel that way? “I’m a Christian who is theologically conservative & socially compassionate, too conservative for progressives & too progres…
In this episode of the Naked Weekly, I talk about how leadership is overrated. What do I mean by that? Well, it’s been said that “everything rises and falls on leadership.” While I understand the sentiment and do believe that great leadership is needed in this life, when it comes to the Church an…
In this episode, we tackle the practice of creating, maintaining, and pursuing a bucket list (life goals, dreams list, etc.) “You don’t have to retire to live your dreams!” A bucket list is simply a list of places you want to go, things you want to do, or something you want to accomplish, and they d…
In this episode, we dive into the subject of the Sabbath. What is it? Why do we practice it? When do we practice it? What do we stop doing on the Sabbath? We answer several listener questions as well about the Sabbath. The Sabbath can be one of the most misunderstood practices in the faith, but it i…
In Episode 009 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Jeff and Sabrina walk through the ATV of relationships. Authenticity, Transparency, and Vulnerability. The All-Terrain Vehicle. Your level of vulnerability will determine your level of victory. In this episode, they answer a listener question from Cale…
In this episode of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Jeff and Sabrina talk about the what, why, and how of a spending fast, and extend a challenge for all the listeners to join them on a spending fast, starting on October 1st. If you want to join the spending fast challenge you need to commit to at leas…
In this episode, Jeff and Sabrina continue their series on “not going back to normal” by finishing out their conversation concerning our spiritual health. We intended to have this be a part of the conversation with mental health in Episode 004 but the Lord took us another direction and the result wa…
Jesus doesn’t want us to be childish in our faith, He wants us to be childlike. This past Sunday at Element Church we celebrated Mother’s Day by talking about being childlike. In Matthew 18, the disciples ask Jesus, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” Jesus responds by bringing a child a…
Hey Element Church ! The next two Sundays are baptism Sundays and I am so pumped. Baptism Sundays are some of the most exciting times at our church as we celebrate with people taking the next step in their faith. Baptism is the public declaration of your faith and an outward expression of the inward…
This last Sunday at Element Church we concluded our sermon series called “Who Is Jesus” with what is now one of my favorite sermons I’ve ever done. There are a handful of sermons that have marked me individually. This was one of them. Every sermon a pastor preaches I believe is important…eternally i…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Tony, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Tony was nominated by Steve, one of our Associate Pastors, who said this: “ Tony is an amazing man that has overcome so much in this life. I got to pray with him to receive Christ in the Living Room 6 years ago here at Element Church…
If you’re looking for a resource to serve new or even long-time believers with a fresh start to their faith, I recently released a resource that could be great for you. This resource is called, “ 21: a 21 day journey for the new believer “. So often as Christians, we use a bunch of “churchy” words a…
Hey Element Church ! Meet James, this week’s Volunteer of the week. James was nominated by Andy, our Associate Pastor, who said this: “ James serves on our 9 am Hospitality Team and I’ve never talked to the guy without a smile on his face. What I love most about James is his love for Jesus and his i…
Since we are in a sermon series here at Element Church where we are using sheep and a shepherd as our ongoing analogy to faith, I was reminded of this news story I ran across a while back and it got me thinking about leadership. The story came out of Spain how 1,300 sheep were found wandering throug…
Today, I am officially releasing a devotional I wrote for new, or even long-time believers who want to get a fresh start in their walk with Christ called, “ 21: a 21 day journey for the new believer “. So often as Christians, we use a bunch of “churchy” words and terms trying to explain what it mean…
This coming Sunday, April 1st, is Easter Sunday and we would love to see you celebrate with us at Element Church . On Easter Sunday, we will be starting a new sermon series called “Who is Jesus?” and we’re going to be taking four weeks to answer that question by walking through the 23rd Psalm. Psalm…
Preaching matters! Preaching matters to God. Preaching matters to God because people matter to God! In some ways, it doesn’t matter as much as we believe, but in others, it matters more than we can imagine. There is debate in the church world today about the importance or effectiveness of preaching.…
On Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, our world lost one of it’s most impactful leaders and Heaven welcomed another saint home when Billy Graham met Jesus face to face. I believe Billy Graham will go down as the most influential Christian leader of not only my generation but my parents and grandparents…
Hey Element Church ! I just wanted to give one final heads up and warning about the content of this Sunday’s message. We are continuing our It Takes Two series as we walk through the love story found in Song of Solomon. At the end of chapter three and the beginning of chapter four, we are going to w…
