On this episode, Sabrina and I share the five toughest lessons we’ve learned in marriage. Lord knows, we’ve learned many more than five, and we could have easily called this “the five worst decisions we’ve ever made in our marriage,” but either way, here you go! If you haven’t, please take a moment…
In this episode, Sabrina and I tackle the final round of the incredible questions that were asked on our Sabbath Panel discussion at The Harbor (www.theharbor.life) on Sunday, November 24th. We also followed an emotional rabbit trail into parenting, where Sabrina shares some great heartfelt things a…
In this episode, Sabrina and I tackle some incredible questions that were asked on our Sabbath Panel discussion at The Harbor on Sunday, November 24th, 2024. These questions are all themed around the theology of the Sabbath. In the next two episodes, we will tackle questions around the practice of t…
We are back on the podcast train with a brand new episode for you. Episode 053: Parenting Never Ends (Parenting well when your kids are grown) In this episode, Sabrina and I talk through four principles that relate to anyone, parent or not, in how we can lead and relate to one another better (especi…
In this episode, Sabrina and I share the last three of the six best marriage decisions we’ve ever made.
Sabrina and I share the first three of six best marriage decisions we’ve ever made.
In this episode, Sabrina and I talk about the best parenting decision we ever made. Creating moments over giving momentos. Good times over gifts. Our presence over giving presents. We talk through how we chose to honor our kids on their birthdays with this decision, doing some big things on mileston…
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, Sabrina and I bring to a conclusion our unintended series on relationship myths with Episode 038: Busting more myths about singleness, marriage, and sex! Other episodes mentioned: Episode 036 – Celebrating Singleness Episode 037 – Busting some marriage myths (and a few single ones t…
In this episode, we continue talking about relationships as we bust some marriage myths, and a few single ones too. Episodes mentioned: Episode 036: Celebrating Singleness Feedback from single listeners: “Great podcast. Loved it. I use to hate hanging out with married people. I embrace it now. Not o…
Singleness is not a season to endure, it’s a status to celebrate! In this episode, we talk about what it takes to celebrate singleness. Change our language Include singles in our lives Lean into the mission Resources Mentioned: Breaking The Marriage Idol by Kutter Callaway Impossible Marriage by Lau…
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…
New Year’s Resolutions are really about refocusing your priorities. That’s what Sabrina, and I just took a day to do last week, and it’s part of what we talk about in Episode 033 of the Naked Party Time Podcast. It might be 2022 already, but it’s never too late to take some time, sit down, and revie…
In this episode, we finish part 2 of our Sabbath revisited conversation by talking about what you DO on the Sabbath. So much of the Sabbath conversation is around what you don’t do or shouldn’t do, but the Sabbath is a day for doing as well. This is a re-release of Episode 011. If you missed Part 1…
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…
Episode 020 of The Naked Partytime Podcast is live! In this episode, Jeff and Sabrina dive into the five levels of intimacy in relationships and marriage. If we don’t cultivate every area of intimacy in marriage, we’ll be in danger of being great roommates, but only average spouses. 20% of US coupl…
On this episode of the Naked Weekly, we just talk about my girls. They said, “Why don’t we do a podcast just about us?” So this week, that’s what we’re doing. We are indulging the prideful nature of my kids and just talking about them. We talk about coffee, because duh! And we talk about who is the…
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…
In this episode, we start a conversation about living out a marriage that is on mission (And stuff for singles too) If your marriage is not focused on the right mission, then your mission will become only about your marriage. This affects single people too because as singles, you are also on missi…
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 Episode 013, we finish out our discussion around planning for the new year with part two of, “Are you ready for 2021?” If you haven’t listened to part one of the podcast you can go back and catch up with that. In this episode, we share the final two steps to an annual planning process we follow.…
In Episode 011, Jeff and Sabrina finish part 2 of their Sabbath conversation by talking about what you DO on the Sabbath. So much of the Sabbath conversation is around what you don’t do or shouldn’t do, but the Sabbath is a day for doing as well. If you missed Part 1 of the series, you can go back a…
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…
We have a special bonus episode today, August 15th, in honor of my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. This bonus episode was recorded on vacation with my parents, Gary and Becky Maness, as we celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with all their kids and grandkids in Branson. In this bonus episod…
Episode 001 of the Naked Party Time Podcast is ready to consume. In this podcast, Sabrina and I talk about “How we can come out of this season even stronger.” Today’s spotlight is on Hayley Laban, @hayleystorm16 on Instagram. Hayley did our amazing podcast artwork and is an incredible graphic artist…
Sabrina and I are so excited to officially drop Episode 000 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, where we get real and raw about life, leadership, and love; while having lots of fun along the way. A HUGE shout out and thank you to Hayley Laban for the amazing artwork! In our podcast, we will talk about…
This Saturday, December 24th, Element Church will be offering four opportunities to gather together and celebrate the birth of Jesus. If you’re looking for a place to attend this Christmas Eve, consider one of our gathering times of 9:00 & 11:00 AM or 2:00 & 4:00 PM. All four services will be exactl…
The quality isn’t great and the acting is REALLY bad but this is the 12th anniversary of Jeff and Ben’s Old Fashioned Family Christmas. I’ve posted this on my blog every year for the past 9 years so why stop now. (You might say “stop” because this is so bad, but you don’t write my blog) We made this…
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 past week at Element Church we walked through week #4 our Christmas sermon series called “My Advent: What does it mean for me?” In this series we are going back to our Christian roots, lighting a candle in the Advent wreath each week and talking about what Advent truly means for me. But we don’…
Hey Element Church ! This is Betty, and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Betty was nominated by our campus Pastor, Andy, who said this: “Betty serves on our Next Steps Team along with her husband Jeff. One of the things I appreciate so much about her is that she goes out of her way to serve…
This past week at Element Church we continued our Christmas sermon series called “My Advent: What does it mean for me?” In this series we are going back to our Christian roots, lighting a candle in the Advent wreath each week and talking about what Advent truly means for me. But we don’t want to lea…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Natalie, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Natalie was nominated by our Creative Arts Pastor, Jared, who said this: “Natalie is probably the most responsible 16 year old I’ve ever met. She works so hard and serves with such joy, humility and kindness far beyond her years.…
This past week at Element Church we continued our Christmas sermon series called “My Advent: What does it mean for me?” In this series we are going back to our Christian roots, lighting a candle in the Advent wreath each week, and talking about what Advent truly means for me. But we don’t want to le…
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…
This past week at Element Church we started a new sermon series called “My Advent: What does it mean for me?” In this series we are going back to our Christian roots, lighting a candle in the Advent wreath each week, and talking about what Advent truly means for me. But we don’t want to leave the se…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Barb, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Barba was nominated by our Facilities Manager, Allan who said this: “Barb is awesome to be around the joy in her heart shows thru by the works of her hands. She is always looking for ways to serve others.” Barb has been attending Ele…
Advent. What does that word even mean? We talk about Christmas being the “season of advent” but how does that apply to me? Advent is more than candles we light in a church service or songs we sing around a tree. Advent is about hope, joy, peace, and life. Now that applies to me. In this series we’re…
