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…
The key to safeguarding your faith is to choose to rejoice in the Lord! [Tweet “The key to safeguarding your faith is to choose to rejoice in the Lord!”] Philippians 3:1 says Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord . I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do…
With the conclusion of yesterday’s big game, another season has come to an end, one fan base is thrilled, another is devastated and everyone buys in again to the idea that “There’s always next year.” Unless of course you’re the Browns! But I digress. With all the money that floats around in professi…
This weekend at Element Church we are starting a new sermon series called “Confessions of a Pastor: Coming clean about who I am.” Pastors can sometimes be viewed as “spiritual rock stars” who have it all figured out. Surely they don’t share the same questions, doubts or struggles that everyone else…
“Wasn’t worship amazing? It seemed like everyone’s hands were in the air and everyone was singing their guts out.” I’ve said something like that about a worship service before, and if you’re a pastor, so have you. Or you’ve said the opposite, “Man, hardly anyone was singing today.” Or, “Hardly anyon…
This past Sunday at Element Church we continued our sermon series called “CON-Tentment: The lie about having more.” No matter how much we say it or how much we believe it, more is never the answer for enough. This week we asked the question, “What are the practices of containment?” We said, “Content…
Remember the old Gatorade commercial starring Michael Jordan? It had the jingle, “Like Mike, I wanna be like Mike.” Well, I think it’s time to change the jingle to “Like Steph, I wanna be like Steph.” Steph Curry has recently made headlines again, not for his video game like play on the court, but h…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Sheri. She is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Sheri was nominated by our e:kidz Director, Stephanie, who said this: “Sheri has been serving with e:kidz for 3 years in the Itty Bitty Toddler room. She loves to be with the kids and the kids love her. She has a way of calmi…
Spelling matters! I know some people are getting really excited right now because you are the ones who believe it is your life mission to find spelling and grammatical errors wherever you are. But I’m not talking about errors in a presentation, I’m talking about errors in our belief system when it c…
Today we celebrate and commemorate the life and impact that Martin Luther King Jr. had on our nation and around the world. While the day is officially set to mark Dr. King’s birthday, it is really more about honoring the progress he helped bring into racial equality and the inspiration he gave to so…
One of our Core Values here at Element Church is: “It Matters: That no matter what you do in the church, it matters just the same for the church.” We believe that. That the person in the pulpit is no more valuable than the volunteer in the parking lot. Every position in the church matters just the s…
Prayer is perhaps one of the most misunderstood, guilt associated, under utilized disciplines in the Christian faith, and all three of those things work against each other. It’s under utilized because we don’t fully understand it and we feel guilty because we under utilize it. Most people probably w…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Kirsten. She is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Kirsten was nominated by our Pastoral Assistant, Kristina, who said this: “Kirsten serves as a leader for the Next Steps team. She has been faithfully serving at Element for the past 5 years! Kirsten is absolutely one of th…
