Tangible Talks

Send us Fan Mail **Re-release** On today's podcast, Jana and Reata converse about gaining understanding and its significance in scripture by referencing Proverbs 4:7 "The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding." Reata elaborates on how the Bible often uses hyperboles to stress the significance and grasp the reader's attention. Ad...

Send us Fan Mail **Re-release** On today's episode, Reata and Jana discuss the importance of being ready or being prepared. Additionally, they expand their reach and explore the significant role that being ready has in the lives of others. During this episode, Reata and Jana converse about biblical examples where God prepares others through someone else. For example, Abraham taught his childr...

Send us Fan Mail ** Re-release** On this episode, we dive into conversation centered around Exodus Chapters 1-5, and discuss main themes found within the scripture, as well as tangible lessons that can be derived from the living word today. Questions proposed include:  "Have you ever felt that there was a moment or time in your life when God wasn't listening?" "Have there been...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata share their favorite tangible takeaways from the episodes they've recorded in 2024. Revisiting topics from the heart series, Reata shares her personal revelations uncovered from the Jealousy and Envy episode. She divulges her deeper understanding of knowing "truth in the innermost being". Furthermore, she explains how God alre...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata wrap their series on Spiritual Warfare and the topic, Weapons of our Warfare . Reata kicks off the conversation by listing peace as the next weapon at our disposal to fight against the dark forces. She speaks to how the peace of God can guard our hearts and minds, and exclaims that peace is not the absence of our problems or troubles, but it...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata continue their discussion on the weapons of our warfare. This is the third episode diving into the weapons we have at our disposal to fight against the enemy and dark forces. The four weapons of warfare they focus on in today's conversation include: communion, contentment, obedience and rest. Reata starts off elaborating on communion an...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata continue their discussion on weapons of our warfare. They kick off the conversation with prayer as a spiritual weapon to fight against the forces of darkness. Reata shares how she was put in situations to pray aloud and how she still struggles with this today. She a likens prayer to starting a conversation with a friend. You do not know wher...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata continue their discussion on spiritual warfare by delving into weapons of warfare. Reata shares the first four weapons in our arsenal to combat forces of darkness in our daily lives. She begins her list with faith, which she coins as the starting block weapon of warfare, for without faith you do not have any beliefs/truths to stand on. This...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata continue their discussion on temptation. They explore the idea that every temptation is an opportunity to do good and that God uses the enemy's temptations as a way to develop us. Therefore, what the enemy intended for harm, God can use for our development and growth.  Jana and Reata both share past temptations they have failed and curr...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata continue their Spiritual Warfare series by diving into temptation. Throughout the discussion, they examine the temptation of Christ in the book of Luke; exploring questions such as, why does Satan use these three temptations in this order, and why does he quote Psalm 91 to tempt Jesus? They also contemplate how does this scriptural example r...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata introduce the topic of spiritual warfare and delve into the origination of the forces of darkness. At the top of the episode, Reata asks Jana to share her current understanding of the enemy and dark forces. Afterwards, Reata delves deep into some of her findings/research on the origin of dark forces and the fall of Satan. She elaborates on t...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata wrap up their discussion on difficult relationships and conclude the Heart series; emphasizing that when dealing with difficult relationships we must remember to use wisdom, seek truth, be loving, and show grace. They recap their thoughts on the book of Jonah and Jana touches on how different books touch individuals uniquely depending on whe...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata discuss the topic of difficult relationships and identifying what's in the heart of others. Based on examples in scripture, there isn't a one size fits all solution for dealing with difficult relationships. We see that portrayed in the Gospel, in how Jesus interacts differently with others depending on the scenario and person he en...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata explore a hard and unbelieving heart. Reata recaps the meaning in scripture behind God "hardening" Pharaoh's heart and the difference between divine intervention, a predetermined life, and free-will. Additionally, Reata explains the meaning and characteristics of someone with a "hard" heart. They discuss another exam...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata delve into a discussion about a prideful and judging heart. In the opening they mention verses that reveal God's truth about pride and having a prideful heart. Jana shares her current issues with judging strangers by their behavior, which leads into a conversation about the importance of recognizing moments of self-righteousness and jud...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata contrast the works of the flesh with the fruits of the spirit. Opening with scripture from Galatians, they discuss the importance of knowing God's word in order to utilize these fruits to overcome the desiress of the flesh in your daily life. Reata recaps Psalm 51 (the ending verse Jana referenced in the previous episode) providing cont...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata dive deep into a discussion about a pure heart. They open with examining the definition of "pure" and contemplate seeing God in everyday life. Reata shares a story illustrating how good attracts good and how evil finds evil. Further demonstrating how what is in your heart will ultimately impact how you see and interact with the wor...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata discuss the repercussions and antidote for a jealous and envious heart. They begin their conversation reflecting on the first tangible illustration in scripture of jealousy in the story of Cain and Abel. Cain let the jealousy in his heart consume and dominate his actions. This leads into discourse on how a jealous heart can negatively impact...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata open their new series discussing matters of the heart . The word heart appears almost 1000 times and scripture and is used more than any other word to describe the inner self. Reata shares some of the adjectives used to describe the state of the heart in scripture, including: Pure of heart Evil heart Deceptive Heart Hard heart Unrepentant he...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata reflect over their quarter 2 podcast series, "Wisdom" and "The Gospels" mentioning their favorite tangible takeaways that they are applying in their daily lives. They both highlight how these two studies unintentionally flowed by learning about principles/practices throughout wisdom literature and then seeing these princi...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata conclude the Gospels series with their favorite tangible takeaways from the book of Luke. They start off by revisiting the warning Jesus gives his disciples about the yeast of the Pharisees with Luke 12:1 explaining how the "leaven of the Pharisees" is hypocrisy, illustrating how scripture often answers itself in different passages...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata share a little bit about their individual backgrounds and their niece/aunt relationship. Jana touches on how her cross country moves and early marriage helped to shape her outlook, and Reata elaborates on how her childhood and estranged relationship with her parents impacted her personally. They also recall some of their favorite memories to...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata discuss some of their favorite tangible takeaways from the book of Luke. They open with a brief introduction about Luke, including some background information about the author, such as his Gentile heritage and his physician occupation. Reata shares the parable of the prodigal son and highlights the symbolism of the two Israels that this stor...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata wrap-up their favorite tangible takeaways from the book of Mark. They discuss an overarching theme of trusting in God with where you are and how often it isn't the "where" so much as the "who" that is God's purpose for your life. Additionally, they converse about using personal gifts to give back to others. Reat...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jana and Reata share their favorite tangible takeaways from the book of Mark. Reata shares some of Mark's history, as well as some additional facts traditionally believed regarding his background. Jana relates the parable of the mustard seed (in Mark Chapter 4) to her life and how it inspires her to overcome feelings of being unqualified or unworthy t...