Detours

This season we'll be looking at what it's like when God opens and closes doors in our lives. Do you have the spiritual awareness to know what season of life you're in? Do you know how to read God's signs? Let's take a look at what God has done and talk thru His love language of opened and closed doors.

In this episode we discuss the current Detour we are walking through. Deb's mom is in the hospital and it's amazing to see God opening and closing doors on a daily, even hourly basis. How do you trust God at a time like this? How do you prevent yourself from burning out? We discuss it on this week's episode.

Our good friend Ricki is back and shares some of the stories of her children and how God has and is working in their lives. Prodigals weigh heavy on all our hearts as Christians, so how do we navigate the required patience, while extending love and grace as we wait on the Lord. Listen to Ricki's stories and be encouraged when you're weary!

In this episode, our friend Ricki visits the podcast and shares an amazing story of how a 23 & Me test revealed that the man who raised her was not her biological father, and how God was answering her father's prayers behind the scenes.

In part 3 of our Prodigal study, we talk about the older son. He's often the least talked about character from this story, but he's just as important as the younger son. His attitude and heart towards forgiveness, his inheritance, and his younger brother can often resemble us as longtime Christians. Let's dissect this important character!

The heart of the father is the heart of this parable. In this episode, we talk about the attributes of the father and how we're called to be more like him.

Join us for the first of 3 studies on the parable of the prodigal son. In this first episode, we'll be focusing on the journey and detour the younger son takes. Most of us can relate to this story and the entitlement, attitude, and humbling that happens to the younger son, so let's dive in and see how this character and his detour relates to us.

In this episode, we talk about the detour that sin caused in Samson's life. Samson could defeat armies of 1,000 Philistines single-handedly, but he couldn't defeat Delilah. Why? Sin was the rudder in his life and it took him to places he never should've been. Let's unpack this well known story and look at all the detours Samson took.

In this episode, we look at the infamous story of Jonah and his refusal to go to Nineveh. The book is often rejected by skeptics as a factual story from history, so we talk about the history, archeological evidence, and of course the story itself to unpack all the detours Jonah took along the way.

In this episode, we discuss the very first woman found at a well in the Bible. Even though this story is 3,500+ years old, it's still spot on with how people react under pressure in today's world. Let's break apart the 3 characters in this story and how one of them takes a Detour and finds herself at a well, having a conversation with God himself!

In this episode, we discuss the detour Jesus took so that he could have a divine appointment with the woman at the well. We're focusing on the character from John Chapter 4.

Embark on a captivating exploration of the twists and turns in the lives of biblical characters with season 3 of Detours, "The Biblical Detour." Join us as we delve into the stories of individuals who took unexpected paths, faced detours, and navigated challenges on their journeys through the pages of the Bible. Each episode unveils the fascinating detours that shaped the lives of iconic figures,...

Please visit our website, Detours. Life to download or request a free copy of Steve Snyder's book where he goes into more detail than what we were able to in Season 2.

In our final episode of season 2, we play the recording of Stuart's funeral in hopes that it touches you the way it did our family and the people who attended.

In this episode, we talk about the choices you have every day and how they impact your life going forward. Can you ever get back to "normal" after the loss of a child? Let's be real, the answer is no. But, does that mean you can't live a life filled with joy? Let's be real, the answer is no. So how do you find joy again?

In this special Christmas episode, we talk thru some of the details of the birth of Jesus and what they mean to us. Hebrews 4:14-16 is referenced for Jesus as the High Priest Jesus: The True Tabernacle teaching from Calvary Chapel Parkland The Star of Bethlehem documentary

In this episode, our season 2 guest Steve Snyder give the story of the birth of the Ronald McDonald House founded at Loyola in honor of Stuart Snyder.

In this episode, we talk about how God gave the Snyder family a double portion to fill the Stuart sized hole in our hearts thru the adoption of our daughter & sister Margo, and a family friend named Greg.

In this episode, we walk thru all the feelings and emotions we experienced at different points along this testimony. Everyone feels grief, but let's dig deeper than that to talk about loneliness, anger, and even questioning God's plan.

In our third episode of this season, we recount the funeral and burial of Stuart Snyder and the emotions that followed.

In this episode, we give the testimony of the procedure and the 10 days that followed leading up to Stuart's death.

In our Season 2 opener, we tackle the age old question, "If God is so good, why do bad things happen to good people?" For our family, we answer that question thru the loss of Mike's brother do to a heart condition.

In season 2, we will be answering the age old question, "If God is so good, why do bad things happen to good people?" Just like season 1 though, we'll be using testimony from Mike's family, and the death of his brother to give color to a question that has become black and white through the years of constant debating of this topic. Our guest for season 2 will be Steve Snyder, Mike's father, who rec...

God is so good, and this episode is a detailed account of how He restored us as a couple after he completed His redemptive work in our lives. Links from today's episode: Making Marriage Meaningful YouVersion Devo Women of Worth YouVersion Devo Trees of Hope Unstoppable: Leverage Life's Setbacks to Build Resilience For Success

The story of Mike & Deb begins, and it's a story that can't be told without God walking with us along the way. Everyone must be redeemed before they can be restored, and we were no different. For more information on Trees of Hope, click here .