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…
Episode 4 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes and on our website HERE . The title of this episode is “Flippin’ Off The Church” and we are interviewing Aaron Fiore. Aaron is someone who was found by Jesus through Element, but came from a background where he would literally fli…
The greater the favor that God pours out, the greater the faith it requires from man. [Tweet “The greater the favor that God pours out, the greater the faith it requires from man. “] As a pastor I’ve fallen for this before, and I continue to see and hear so many others do the same. Things are said l…
Hey Element Church! Meet Noah, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Noah was nominated by our Community Pastor, Steve, who said this: “Noah is one of the most selfless people I know. He serves in many capacities here at the church and does so with a HUGE smile on his face. He loves to serve others and…
This coming Sunday, December 11th, is our annual year end offering called the “So That” offering here at Element Church . The So That offering is born out of John 3:16 which tells us, “For God so loved the world He gave His only Son Jesus, so that anyone who believes in Him shall have eternal life.”…
If you’ve ever struggled with doubts then you can say, “I’m like John the Baptist!” In Matthew chapter 11, John the Baptist was in prison for preaching the truth. Jesus was now headlong into his ministry, healing the sick, restoring sight, raising the dead, and more. John sends some of his disciples…
Hey Element Church! Meet Korinn, this week’s Volunteer Of The Weeek. Korinn was nominated by our Youth Pastor, Brendan who said this: “Korinn does such a great job in Fusion. She serves not only on our Junior High night, but also with the High School, and her number one priority is to connect with k…
Sometimes I am caught by one word in a Bible verse that we might otherwise not pay attention to. For instance, imagine for a moment that you were wrongfully imprisoned and awaiting a trial the next day that most likely would not be remotely fair. And I’m not talking about an American prison with 3 s…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Kristen Spiker. She is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Kristen was nominated by our Administrative Staff assistant, Kristina, who said this: “Kristen’s the Service Captain for the 11am Service. She is an amazing leader, always finding ways in which we can better the expe…
Hey Element Church! I know it’s several weeks away but I wanted to start letting you know about our annual year end offering called the “So That” offering on Sunday, December 11th. You can watch the video below where I talk about it in our Sunday service, or you can continue reading. Either way, if…
On Sunday at Element Church we finished our sermon series called “Decision 2016: Escaping the political paranoia”. Regardless of who is elected and regardless of what happens to the economy, what does God want us to decide to do? So far in the series we talked about changes that need to be made in G…
There are lots of disagreements in this election even among people in the faith. We can agree that Jesus is the only way to Heaven but we can’t agree on who should be our next president. Not only is there lots of disagreement, but there is massive amounts of mud-slinging, not just from the candidate…
On Sunday at Element Church we started a new series called “Decision 2016: Escaping the political paranoia”. In this series we are talking about the “decisions” we need to make this election season. Paranoia is in full effect. Now, maybe more than ever, we are asking questions like, “What are we goi…
