We Used To Be Friends

In the second part of this Halloween series called Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; Josh, Tracy, and BJ share stories from the Bible that scared them growing up. Let's be honest, parts of these stories scare us still!

In this special Halloween series Scary Stories to tell in the Dark, you will hear Ray Hagan's journey into death and back to life, Charles Cole's true ghost story, and Army Veteran Matt Marr's UFO story on camping trip with Tracy.

Join us with the final part to our conversation with Living Water CEO Mike Mantel. Mike has experienced many things, met many challenges, and continues to push through with God's help at every step.

From installing underground water sprinkler systems with his dad to digging holes for safe water in villages around the world, Living Water CEO Mike Mantel walks us through God's calling and persistent voice.

In this episode, we go deeper with how God empowers us to stand up to bullies. God's grace saves us all! David relays an important and often over-looked detail to the story of the Prodigal Son - the father ran to his sinful son, just like God is running to you. All you have to do is head in the right direction.

We define what it means to be a "bully" with David Besch, author of From Bullied to Blessed. David talks about his experiences being bullied as a child and how he counsels others. Almost all of us have experienced bullying at some point in our lives.

We sandwich our talk about anxiety and stresses in our lives with the Rick Ankiel story. The former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher details his struggles with anxiety and the yips in the book The Phenomenon .

Inspired by real life experiences and a chance purchase of the Rick Ankiel book The Phenomenon, we talk about anxiety, trauma, using it as an excuse, and the misunderstood aspects of how challenging it can be.

We take a deeper dive with Marcus, the Roman Emperor. There is a lot to think about here, and believe us, that is difficult sometimes. Even with the challenge of trying to digest stoic philosophy, we persevere. Would the Apostle Paul and Old Marvelous Marcus be friends? Maybe. Just maybe!

BJ leads us on a study of Marcus Aurelius. This stoic philosopher inspired people around the globe a couple of thousand years ago, and continues to inspire today. This is a highly intellectual show, but don't worry - there are plenty of laughs too! How much of Marcus' work can be applied to Christian living? Well, that is open for debate.

Charles Martin quotes CS Lewis and Ricky Bobby, talks about rejection and forgiveness, shares the experience of one of his books being turned into a movie, and we have an absolute first on the show. We always pray for our guests but we always keep the request private, something between the guest, and us. We want to honor them. However, Charles tells us to publish it. Praying for one another is lov...

We were blessed to speak to Charles Martin, author of The Water Keeper, Send Down the Rain, The Mountains Between Us, and his newest book out now- The Letter Keeper. Charles loves his family and is more concerned with how is doing as a dad, than a writer. Inspirational!

We talk about accountability, food, the multiple books they've written together, and food. All five of us like food, a lot! Check out their books: True Competitor, Wisdom Walks,and  Called to Greatness!

We talk with Fellowship of Christian Athletes leaders, Dan Britton and Jimmy Page. They have co-authored several books together including Called to Greatness, True Competitor, and Wisdom Walks. These guys were a lot of fun! You will laugh and learn, two of our favorite things to do!

Let's just use some quotes from Katharine: "Instead of obsessing over the size of your sins, obsess over the grace we've been given" and "we are called to be recognized by our love for others rather than our divisions and our arguments and our judgements" and finally, "you haven't lived until you've had Texas BBQ." These sum up the episode nicely!

Someone can be a scientist and believe in the Bible? Of course, it just takes grace from Christians, and from scientists, and they can indeed match up and co-exist quite nicely. I love what Katharin Hayhoe says, "The Bible is God's written word, and creation or nature is God's expressed word."

Dayton talks about the business of baseball, the love of his family, and what keeps him up at night.

Dayton Moore continues to talk baseball, the Royals, and his life with God.

In the first of a three-part series, Royals general manager Dayton Moore interviews us, hits us with wisdom, and gives all credit to God. Seriously, every baseball fan and any Christian will learn a lot from this man.

Many things happen in this episode: Victoria can't stop talking religion and politics, Lorne Michaels was so nice, she asks us about our show and where she fits in, she talks about doing a handstand on her honeymoon, and she blows us kisses. So, there is that. Seriously, someone from SNL blew us kisses?! Yes, that just happened.

Victoria isn't in New York anymore, but the Nashville area. It's still a great show title, though! We got to talk to SNL alum Victoria Jackson about her time on the show, surviving cancer, comedy, and being a Christian in the entertainment industry.

After the poem by Amanda Gorman, we were inspired to recognize famous quotes, Bible verses, and other words that have moved us over the years. BJ had a great idea and even quotes a recent interview with Greg Holder "Doubt is not the enemy of faith, silence is." Josh on the other hand, threw out Joe Dirt and Monty Python.

Inspired by the poem that Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman shared at the inauguration, we pick it apart and find inspiration and Godliness all over the place. You would think that Josh comparing a line to Monty Python gets weird, but it really doesn't. It totally works!

We talk to Anthony Love, principal of a Texas public school who helped create a very unique school store for his students and families. Anthony Love and this story has been featured on ABC News, Good Morning America, and daytime talk shows.

We finish talking with Greg Holder about his fantastic book, Never Settle. We learned so much from him during these episodes. He is more than a church pastor, author, husband, father... he is a good man with the love of Jesus in his heart. Easy to talk to. Good sense of humor. Genuine love and appreciation of others. You don't find that in everyone.