Beyond the Building

So often when we find ourselves in a struggle, we feel like we have to endure it. Paul gives us a different perspective on our struggles in Ephesians 3. What would it be like if we stopped saying ‘we have to’ go through the trial and started saying ‘we get to’? Join Debbie and Laura for an encouraging word today.

An EMT for 30 years, Gregg Diener knew what was happening to his heart as he was rushed to the hospital with significant chest pain in June of 2020. Shocked with defibrillator paddles twenty-two times and brought back twice, Gregg didn’t know that God would use this experience to reignite the call that God had put on his life, providing him a miraculous physical and spiritual do-over.

In the same way that we wear glasses to see clearly, God has given us the Word of God to use as our lens to gain His perspective on any given situation. How do we keep our perspective aligned with His? Join Debbie and Laura for practical ways to keep your spiritual glasses in place!

Nothing can test our grip on our plans quite like a change in our plans! God will sudden shifts in schedules and expectations to reveal who is Lord of our plans. One of the best ways we can prepare to handle changing plans in a godly manner is to make sure we are abiding in the Lord. The closer we are to Him, the more we can discern His perspective and respond appropriately.

In this episode, Debbie and Laura look into the Word to see God’s perspective on our present. Dwelling in the past leads to regret and shame. Dwelling in the future leads to worry and anxiety. Being present in the now is where we are to dwell if we want to live lives that are free and emotionally healthy. Our perspective on our past, present and future must align with God’s perspective.

Join Laura and Debbie as they launch a new series called, Fresh Perspective, in our new 2023 year! There are three significant perspectives taking place in our present situations at any given time: ours, theirs and God’s. Whose perspective is right? Whose perspective is always accurate? Let’s make it a goal this year to grow in intimacy with the Heavenly Father so we can gain more of His perspecti...

Join Laura, Debbie, and Deb’s dad, Curt Conn, as they share their reflections on Matthew 2:1-12 using the R.E.A.D.S.’ Bible Study tool. If you are new to this podcast and this tool is unfamiliar to you, you can learn about it by listening to podcast #92.

Join Laura and Debbie as they share their reflections on Luke 2:1-20 using the R.E.A.D.S.’ Bible Study tool. If you are new to this podcast and this tool is unfamiliar to you, you can learn about it by listening to podcast #92.

Join Laura and Debbie as they take a close look at four familiar Christmas passages this month, using the R.E.A.D.S.’ Bible study tool that was introduced in podcast #92. In today’s episode they will be focusing on hearing God in Joseph’s story found in Matthew 1:18-25.

Join Laura and Debbie as they take a close look at four familiar Christmas passages this month, using the R.E.A.D.S.’ Bible study tool that was introduced in podcast #92. In today’s episode they will be focusing on hearing God in Mary’s story found in Luke 1:26-56.

In our final podcast in our series, God Says, we are focusing on the Father’s clear instruction to His sons and daughters found in Ephesians 5:1,2…to imitate Him.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we are reminded that God says we are to be thankful. Having a thankful heart is not innate. It is learned. Looking at the story of the ten lepers shows us that Thanksgiving is a condition of the heart.

The truth is that walking with Jesus does not keep us from experiencing storms in life. The disciples were with Jesus in a boat when a great storm arose. Fear gripped them as they ran to the Lord. What Jesus speaks to the storm is peace, but what He speaks to the disciples is something that will change our perspective and alleviate our fears.

We had so much fun in the month of October by sharing four podcasts in our theme called “God Says” that we decided to continue this series through the month of November! God Says Listen To Me is our focus today. God has been speaking to his creation since the garden of Eden…and He is still speaking to us today. The question we need to ask ourselves is this: “Am I listening?”

Jonathan Gonzalez joins Debbie and Laura today with an absolutely powerful testimony of how a lost young man cries out to an unknown God from the midst of a tragic car accident and discovers not only his identity but his purpose for living as he is introduced to the One who literally spared his life. Jonathangonzalez.net is the best way to connect with him if you would like to learn more about his...

Followers of Jesus each come to a place in their life where they know they have found God. Interestingly enough, when we come into a struggle, we often wonder where God is and we go looking for Him again. God says in His Word that if you seek me, you will find me, if you seek me with your whole heart. The qualifier on the end is the secret to finding God in every moment of our stories.

In a world where nothing seems to make sense and we each face our own individual challenges, it is easy for us to wonder if there is really a plan for our lives. Today’s podcast shares the powerful truth that even in our hardest times, God says that He does have a plan and that plan is for His children, not against them. If you are facing a struggle today, you can find peace in the middle of a sto...

Laura and Debbie focus on the strong exhortation to “Stay In Step” with the Spirit that is found in Galatians 5:25. Like a parent who says to their child, “Stay right here next to me”, we have a loving Heavenly Father who also speaks directly to His children…”Stay in Step” with My Spirit. Laura and Debbie discuss why this is so important, the benefits as well as why this is just so challenging for...

The Word of God is filled with powerful words of life where God says something to His people. In our 2 month long series called, God Says, Debbie and Laura have each picked particular statements that really mean something to them personally and invite you to enjoy their lively discussion. We start off with God’s direct message to Moses in Exodus 4…”Time To Move!”

Have you felt that maintaining solid friendships have become more and more complicated over the years? We are created to be in community and the enemy works overtime to destroy the very thing we crave…what we really need. Join Laura and Debbie today as they share several common denominators that all long-standing friendships.

Laura and Debbie are joined by a longtime friend of Debbie’s, MaryBeth Rimmer. Marybeth is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental health and she shares the importance of allowing your friendships to maintain healthy boundaries. Friendships that smother each other….never last.

This week Debbie and Laura are joined by lifelong friends, Debbie Burgoyne, Alice Molicki and LaWanda Swan. This group of three spiritual friends have been in it for the long haul! Listen to hear their testimony on how to maintain friendships across the years and miles.

God’s Word tells us multiple times to look forward while telling us multiple times to remember. How do we look forward and remember the past at the same time? Only God could create the concept of zikharon, a Hebrew concept that will encourage us as we transition and create history simultaneously.

Eunice Lai has a face and a voice that brings so much joy to many. In this podcast she describes how the Lord had her pivot in order to discover the gifts that He had planted deep within for ministry.

Spiritual disciplines are practices that we find in the Word of God that the church has been doing since its formation. God uses these disciplines to strengthen our spiritual growth here on earth with blessings that go into eternity. Why is it so hard to establish and maintain these practices? Today’s episode shares encouraging practical advice on how to train ourselves for godliness by utilizing...