Conversations About Life

Kimberly and Cindy have been friends since they were young women.  We talk about friendship, long distant friendship, nurturing friendship, and other related topics. Will, Cindy, and Kimberly

William of Confluence Kombucha creates many wonderful and interesting flavors of Kombucha and other fermented food.  William share his own story, how that ended up with Kombucha, and where he’s moving next. William

Khaled grew up in Saudi Arabia and Islamic culture.  After coming to the United States he started to study history and other religions.  Khaled also started looking into the Bible.  Khaled’s journey led him to a special relationship with God. Khaled

Jon Richard is senior guide and founder of Vertical Voyages of Saint Louis.  We talk about his life in rock and tree climbing, identity, the Warrior Way, adventure and the unknown. Vertical Voyages website is at verticalvoyages.com Jon Richard of Vertical Voyages

Jeff is from Washington State, interested in philosophy, a member of the band, “Dysfunctional Empire”, and also attends a Christian church.  Jeff believes there are many paths to God. Jeff

Leisa spent her life competing in rodeos until she discovered a better direction for her energies, serving God in a relationship with him. Leisa

Billy lives on the Texas/Mexico border and works at the Rio Grande Bible College leading a video/photography team. We talk about the state of the Christian church in the world, church planting and evangelism. Billy

Tristin grew up in Northern Illinois with an abusive mother. We talk about his college years, friendship, and becoming a Christian. Tristin

Toni grew up in Christianity but began questioning that in her teens and early 20’s.  She is now an atheist and involved in anti-religion activism.  We talk about all that, what Toni thinks of the biblical God, and biological sex. Toni is from Alberta

Ellie Boehlke, my daughter, is my guest.  We catch up with what she has been doing lately, then talk about abortion, what is an unborn baby, responding to abortion, the Pro-Life position and the Abolitionist’s position, and other related things. Ellie

Ron talks about divorce, impacts in his life and his relationship with God. Ron

Art has stayed active through his life and now in his 80’s, he’s still going.  Art enjoys endurance activities like power walking and cycling. Art

James Barnett is founder and executive director of Neighborly, and organization that exist to help others see, love, and join those in the margins.  James talks about following Jesus. Neighborly’s website is at thatsneighborly.org James Barnett

Pastor Jake started working out what he believed early, concerning Christianity.  It diverged a little from the church and community he grew up in.  After trying teaching and experiencing the worst year of his life, Pastor Jake started pastoring, which is what he desired to do all along. Pastor Jake

Ahmad is a rapper.  Marcus and Nick support Ahmad in his art.  Ahmad was in St Louis for a performance and we sat down to talk about life. Nick, Marcus, Ahmad

Addie and her husband, Stetson, recently discovered a new life in knowing God.  Addie tells of that process of discovering God with her husband and what life is like for her now. Addie

Allison Knaup works with LegalShield and is also a school tutor.  We talk about her adventures, growth, influences, life purpose, and friendship. Allison’s website with LegalShield – aknaup22.ladiesofjustice.com Allison

Stetson grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormonism) but left the church in teenage rebellion at the age of 16.  He was an agnostic for many years enjoying sin.  After marriage and the birth of his first son, Stetson began looking for something to ground his life in.  At the request of his wife, Stetson and his wife began reading the Bible and was immediately convinced of...

Natalie is educated in music therapy and we talk about her experience with it.  We also talk about suffering, and why Natalie is a Christian. Natalie

Texanne and Daniel rescue monkeys from bad situations and host them in a monkey sanctuary. Texanne and Daniel

Julian is the podcast host of Theological Touchpoints and writer of a blog by the same name.  We talk about Julian’s beliefs about authority of Scripture, his own experience with Christianity, and the distinctives of Anabaptist Mennonite Christianity. Julian’s blog is at theologicaltouchpoints.com Julian

Rev Joe is a pastor of Rock Presbyterian, a PCUSA church, and a hospital chaplain.  We talk about the distinctives of mainline churches, Rev Joe’s personal beliefs, serving as a chaplain, and regarding Scripture. Rev Joe

Clyde recently started jiu-jitsu at age 63.  His philosophy of life is about figuring things out and moving forward.  We talk about what that has looked like in his life. Clyde

Ann Visser is a life coach, speaker and trainer with 4 Better 4 Ever.  She’s on a mission to equip Christian women to communicate confidently and clearly for a closer connection.  We talk about marriage and communication. Ann’s website is www.4better4ever.com Ann Visser  

Jacob is a young man who enjoys a solid, loving family.  We talk about his growing up, conversion to Christianity, is love of fishing, relationships, and how he tries to grow in these different areas of life each year. Jacob