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…
Prayer won’t always free us from the things that cause our fear but they can free us from our fear of those things! Typically when we pray, especially when we pray about things that are causing us fear, we pray for God to remove those things. We ask God to rescue us, heal us, protect us and change o…
I wonder how many people think that statement? “My life doesn’t matter!” I’m not talking about suicidal thoughts, although that is obviously a legitimate problem. I’m talking about people who believe that their gift, their ability, their job, their role in life doesn’t matter. So often, we believe t…
I’m always looking at life through the lens of leadership and ministry. It’s a sickness really. My wife and I watch TV shows like The Profit and Shark Tank and she’s probably sick of me comparing things in those shows to leadership and ministry. Seriously though, The Profit has such great parallels…
Waiting and courage seem like polar opposites don’t they? We typically think of courage as an action word. When someone takes a risk, steps out in faith, stands up to injustice, sacrifices themselves, whatever it is… that is what we think of as courage. So why the challenge to wait? This past week I…
Being determined isn’t enough, you also have to be diligent! [Tweet “Being determined isn’t enough, you also have to be diligent! “] I’m in the book of Ecclesiastes for my quiet time and ran across a verse that jumped out to me. Ecclesiastes is a fascinating book in the Bible. Here you have Solomon,…
Hey Element Church , meet Stacy! Stacy serves on our hospitality team and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Pastor Andy said this about Stacy’s service to God: “Stacy serves faithfully on our Hospitality Team doing quite possibly the most important job in the church…brewing coffee! Stacy doe…
Ever read something about another believer and just feel like you got punched in the gut? That’s how I felt when I read this article from The Voice Of The Martyrs . How often do I take my freedom for granted? How often do I complain about how Christians or Christianity is being marginalized in our c…
Giving is not something I HAVE to do but something I GET to do for God. [Tweet “Giving is not something I HAVE to do but something I GET to do for God.”] In addition to being the founding and Lead Pastor of Element Church , I’m also a financial contributor. I give at least 10% of the income God has…
What is the Christian response, to what is quickly becoming one of the top social issues of our day, the Transgender debate? Well, we can boycott Target right? That always works. Quite honestly, if Christians were to boycott every company in which we didn’t agree with their stance on issues we belie…
That’s how I felt during a season in my life earlier this year in which I talked about on Sunday at Element Church . In this message we talked about how the Bible can read us. We said, “The Bible can’t just be something we read, it has to be something that reads us.” [Tweet “The Bible can’t just be…
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian but if you are a Christian why would you not go to church? [Tweet “Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian but if you are why wouldn’t you go to church?”] We could talk ad nauseam about the necessity or lack there of of going to Church as a Christian…
Hey Element Church ! This is Chelsea and her family and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Pastor Andy said this about Chelsea: “Chelsea serves as a Greeter Leader for our 6pm service. Her husband Jeremy also serves with her and they do a phenomenal job. I see Chelsea every week gathering her…
