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…
Ok, that sounds really weird, but hey, it got your attention right? I am often challenged by the faith of people in the Bible that go un-named. So many stories that never made the Sunday School list, or the faith Hall of Fame, but their faith is just as inspiring as the stories we’ve come to know an…
This past Sunday at Element Church we celebrated our 9th birthday as a church. 9 years ago this past weekend, Element launched in the Carmike Theater here in Cheyenne with 200 people in attendance. Since then, God has done incredible things in our midst and we believe that the best is yet to come. A…
Hey Element Church ! This is Travis and he is this week’s volunteer of the week. Travis was nominated by our Outreach Pastor, Steve Doolin, who said this: “Travis serves as a leader in the OneReach Men’s group. He serves selflessly every two weeks and has given his leadership, time, and resources to…
On Sunday at Element Church we concluded our series called “Don’t Be A Fan”. In this series we’ve been looking at what it means to truly follow Jesus. We don’t want to be fans of Jesus = Enthusiastic Admirers. We want to be followers of His. This week I preached from Luke 9:57-62 and asked the quest…
I LOVE the Broncos but I cheer for the Raiders. You won’t hear a true Bronco fan ever say that, right? Why? Because Bronco fans don’t cheer for the Raiders and that illustration helped us this last weekend at Element Church as we talked about what it truly means to follow Jesus. No, I didn’t teach t…
If I was preaching I would say, “Everyone say ‘I’m surrounded!’” Did you know that you’re surrounded? It sounds like a bad thing right? Some of us would agree by saying, “I know I’m surrounded. I’m surrounded by trouble. I’m surrounded by pain. I’m surrounded by fear. I’m surrounded by doubt. I’m su…
Hey Element Church ! This is Jessica and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Jessica serves in several different areas at Element, including e:kidz and the All For One homeless and struggling childrens outreach group. Eiron, our outreach assistant at Element said, “Her faith in God shows throu…
That was a lens I used on Sunday at Element Church to talk about a specific issue as we continued our sermon series called “Labels: Living in our true identity”. In this series we are talking about WHO we are in Christ because we believe in Him. The whole series is built around one passage in the Bi…
On Sunday at Element Church we continued our sermon series called “Labels: Living in our true identity”. We’re looking at four different labels found in 1 Peter 2:9-11 . This last week we talked about the fact that, as children of God, we are Royal Priests. But what in the world does that mean, righ…
Hey Element Church ! This is Candi and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Stephanie, our e:kidz director, said this about Candi: Candi has faithfully served on the checkin team in e:kidz for many years. She is reliable and prompt and quietly hilarious. When she is not at checkin, she can be s…
A few weeks ago I was once again marveling at the commitment and caliber of our volunteers here at Element Church . I continue to say and believe that we have the best volunteers on the planet here at Element. This particular Sunday there was a volunteer family who was here from before first service…
Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble in order to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! [Tweet “Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! “] What trouble are you facing in life? If the answer is “none” then what trouble HAVE you faced in life? I say…
