Breaking Bread Podcast

It's not uncommon for communication between two individuals in a relationship to go sideways. And when the pattern is sideways for many years, it becomes even more challenging to set right the cart . In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer and Brian Sutter explain how to do just that. Show notes :   The speaker/listener model is a structured approach for communication that enhances understa...

Join us in the studio as we celebrate 10 years of Breaking Bread! In this celebratory episode , Arlan Miller, Katie Miller and Brian Sutter turn the tables and interview Breaking Bread host Matt Kaufmann . They go behind the scenes of the show , telling stories and reminiscing. Most importantly, they pay tribute to the devoted listenership of Breaking Bread.

Join us in the studio as we celebrate 10 years of Breaking Bread! In this celebratory episode , Arlan Miller, Katie Miller and Brian Sutter turn the tables and interview Breaking Bread host Matt Kaufmann . They go behind the scenes of the show , telling stories and reminiscing. Most importantly, they pay tribute to the devoted listenership of Breaking Bread.

Nothing motivates treatment quite like pain. We want it to stop. Too often, when the pain has past , we are not motivated to continue the important work of personal growth that lies beneath the pain . In this episode of Breaking Bread, Ted Witzig Jr e xplains the hope that lies beyond symptom reduction.   Show notes :   Symptom reduction is only half of the journey to health. There are four questi...

We enter life with no ability to control. As we grow, we acquire more and more faculty to control. If our life takes its natural course and we age into the sunset years of life, we gradually lose our ability to control. Finally, we will leave this life having the same capacity to control as when we entered, little to none. Join us as Matt Kaufmann discusses th is life curve with his father, Denny...

In seasons of busyness, it can be easy for marriages to drift towards disconnection. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer encourages simple ways to maintain connection as well as a framework for thinking about marriage amid the busy.   Show notes :   Demands on our time and attention can ebb and flow over the calendar yea r. When marriage is involved, these sea sons of busyness impact th...

ACCFS is a mental health service that s upports the Apostolic Christian Church. This unique connect ion between church and mental health ag ency has a storied history. To tell it, Ron Messner and Ted Witzig Jr are interviewed by Matt Kaufmann on thi s episode of Breaking Bread.     Show notes :   Caring for people spiritually has given way to the need to care for them mentally. This led to the fol...

In a n era that boasts the most human connectiveness in the history of the world, we struggle with isolation and depression in epidemic proportions. Evidently not all human connections are equal. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Katie Miller and Isaac Funk take on this crisis for connection directly. Not only do they identify the problem but also provide a vision for hope.    Show notes :   What...

Drama  sells i n  the box office,  newsstands ,  social media feed s  and more . It draws an audience because it is interesting. Yet, because drama  often  plays  on  relational conflict, it is painful .  B ecause we are relational beings, we  unfortunately  find ourselves too often on  drama's  stage . In this episode of Breaking Bread, Craig Stickling  pe e ls  back the layers of  drama and help...

She was useful until she was not. She was a victim of abuse and mistreatment . She was an abandoned outsider of God's covenant people. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer and Matt Kaufmann linger on Hagar's story. At her most desperate moment, God loves her really well . So struck by the encounter, Hagar names God Elroi, the God who sees me.   Show notes :   In her desperation, God find...

God has created us with the ability to connect with him. In fact, we are most satisfied when we do. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Isaac Funk explains that spiritual disciplines are ways through which we walk with Go d. Yet, at times, our spiritual disciplines may seem dull, flat or tired . It is in times like these that we need to think creatively about the activities we regularly engage in t...

A lot of health for  marriages  lies in the prework , be fore the marriage happens.  In this episode of Breaking Bread, Kaleb Beyer and Arlan Miller speak  about  the  pre-contemplative, contemplative and engagement  phase of marriage and the great deal  of promise  these stages hold. They  bring to bear  resources and advice for both singles and the supportive community that surrounds them.     S...

May is M ental H ealth A wareness month. Like most matters that get highlighted with a month's recognition, there is a story to be told . In this episode of Breaking Bread, R on Messner and Ted Witzig Jr. join to tell the story. A story that has loving as Jesus loves at its center.   T he story of mental health can be told from two perspectives : a societal understanding of mental health and the c...

God was very thoughtful and intentional about how to bless his people. "Do it like this" he told Aaron. His blessing (captured in Numbers 6 ) is beautiful poetry. Not only is it beautiful to the ear, but it is also health to the heart and soul. In this episode of Breaking Bread, let's learn together about how God chooses to bless us, how to receive His blessing and how to bless others with our Fat...

The capacity for emotion sets us apart f rom all things living . It gives us the capability for healthy , deep and intimate relationships. What does it look like when our relationships are too enmeshed emotionally? In this episode of Breaking Bread, Brian Sutter and Kathy Knochel teach us about enmeshment and the dangers of being too emotionally dependent on others.     Show notes   While we are t...

There is a lot of offense these days. Probably not more offending than normal as people have acted badly for a long time. But it seems people are quicker to call foul when they are hurt by others. "Trauma ", "emotional hurt ", "abuse ", "bullying" are household terms and sometimes we drop them when the opportunity is right. Have we become connoisseurs of the offenses against us? In this episode of...

We are built for relationship . There is a yearning, need and desire within us for emotional connection with others. In the marriage relationship this can be both an asset and a liability. In this episode of Breaking Bread, marriage and family therapist Kaleb Beyer helps us understand the signs, offense and repair of emotional affairs – when emotional intimacy outside the marriage compromises the...

W e are creatures of habit . Rhythmic, repetitious actions that are triggered almost without notice . For good or bad, these habits shape us in profound ways. To help us wield the power of habit for good, Kathy Knochel and Brian Sutter take up the topic of habit formation in this episode of Breaking Bread.     Show notes :   Habits are reinforced by the positive feedback we experience when we do t...

Generation Z has been dubbed "the anxious generation."  Any adult who has the opportunity to walk alongside these anxious ones knows how painful it can be. Sometimes we need someone who has walked this road in both directions to provide light and insight. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Nichole Suvar , an anxiety and depression survivor, speaks from her own journey of anxiety and illumines a pa...

Generation Z has been dubbed "the anxious generation." Any adult who has the opportunity to walk alongside these anxious ones knows how painful it can be. Sometimes we need someone who has walked this road in both directions to provide light and insight. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Nichole Suvar , an anxiety and depression survivor, speaks from her own journey of anxiety and illumines a pat...

Just as there are aspects of our physical health we can improve, there are ways we can improve our brain health. Many of these are quite simple and attainable. In this episode of Breaking Bread, Ted Witzig Jr. proposes six ways we achieve better brain health.   Show notes :     Six keys to better brain health:   Physical Exercise:   150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-inten...

Husbands and wives want healthy attachment, intimacy and oneness. Yet, sometimes it can be elusive. In this episode of Breaking Bread, marriage and family therapist Kaleb Beyer helps us see one barrier to intimacy – relational pain . Fortunately, there is a path forward but be forewarned, it will require going backward before going forward .     Show notes :   Intimacy has cleverly been defined as...

Of the 12 disciples, Peter seems to be corrected the most. And yet, so much teaching surfaced out of his mistakes. Peter, in this way, exampled for us what it looks like to be a disciple of Jesus. Recognizing and embracing his need for correction. In this episode of Breaking Bread, teachers Katie Miller and Isaac funk encourage us to share in Peter's mindset. After all, the transformation from fis...

As the saying goes, " we are as happy as our least happy adult child " . Parents get this. H ow do parents w alk with their kids through disappointment? In this episode of Breaking Bread, Brian Sutter gives us thoughtful cautions and helpful suggestions.   Show notes:   Our kids have disappointment s.    Disappointments such as: b eing excluded , b eing mistreate d , u nhappy with circumstances ,...

ADHD has been well understood in the classroom. For a long time , ADHD has been well understood in children and treated for optimal growth in their maturing years. What about adults? What does ADHD look like later in life? How should we understand its effect on life and relationships? How do we treat the disorder for optimal living in the mature years?     Show notes:   What is ADHD?   ADHD stands...