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…
Fruitfulness is not our ultimate goal, faithfulness is! I believe that statement and have even taught it before. Especially in ministry, fruitfulness is not the ultimate goal, faithfulness is. At the end of my life, more than anything, I want to be found faithful. But does that mean that we should a…
If I only seek God but don’t surrender to His will I’ll be overwhelmed by suffering in this life. [Tweet “If I only seek God but don’t surrender to His will I’ll be overwhelmed by suffering in this life. “] This past Sunday at Element Church we talked about suffering as we continued our series calle…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Jill, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Jill was nominated by Lesley, our Children’s Ministry Assistant, who said this: “ Jill does an amazing job assisting families during the Check-in process. She is the first face that most new families see and she is always full of smi…
This past Sunday at Element Church we continued our series called “Walk This Way”. In the series I’m taking places we physically got to see and experience while in Israel on a tour of the Holy Land. To physically see what Jesus saw and walk where Jesus walked was a faith changing experience for both…
If faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, how small is your faith? Often times, we think of our faith needing to be big! Now, I’m all for having a big faith that causes us to dream big dreams and take big risks. I’m all for that! But many times in our lives our faith seems small and wi…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Angie, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Angie was nominated by Kristina, our Pastoral Assistant who said this: “Angie is one of the most faithful and committed volunteers I have ever seen. Angie serves in the Living Room and as a Volunteer Guide where she connects with ne…
Yesterday marked 10 years for us at Element Church . On one hand, it’s hard to believe we’ve gone 10 years since starting in the Carmike Theater. On the other, I ask myself, “where did 10 years go?” We’ve seen a lot in 10 years. Not all of it has been good, but God always has been, that’s for sure.…
Coming up the next two Sundays, October 8th and 15th, Element Church will be celebrating baptisms. Baptism is your next step after putting your faith in Jesus. It is the public declaration of a private decision that you made to follow Christ. Here at Element Church, we do not believe that baptism is…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Emmy, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Emmy was nominated by Andy our Associate Pastor, who said this: “I appreciate so much Emmy’s faithfulness to serve on our 11am Usher Team. Her smiling face and genuine heart for serving is so obvious every time I see her serve.” Emmy…
True faith is not just devoted because times are good, true faith is devoted because God is good! [Tweet “True faith is not just devoted because times are good, but because God is good! “] On Sunday at Element Church we kicked off a new sermon series called “Walk This Way.” In this series, I’m takin…
This Sunday, September 24th, we are starting a new sermon series at Element Church called “Walk This Way.” In this series, I’ll be taking stories or chapters from Scripture that I recently was able to physically see their location while on my trip to Israel. Israel was a faith changing adventure for…
Starting something is no problem, but finishing is the point. But I don’t just want to finish something, I want to finish strong , especially when it comes to my faith. [Tweet “Starting something is no problem, but finishing is the point!”] One year ago, my brother in law (Ryan Akers) and I were dee…
