Coffee With Phil

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Series Description — “Helpless Not Hopeless” When life feels like it’s falling apart, hope can seem out of reach. In Helpless Not Hopeless , Phil Strong explores what it really means to hold faith in the middle of struggle. Each episode brings together Scripture, honest reflection, and real-life stories that prove God’s presence is nearest when life feels hardest. You’ll be reminded that even when...

Why do we as church leaders hide the wavering of our faith when you need to see us being real?  And then, why do we preach against wavering faith from the pulpit? This series is called Apologies of a Church Leader and Phil is very open and brutally honest in apologising for a range of things.  Holding nothing back, he  apologises for the way he (and other leaders) act in ways that is detrimental t...

Why do we as church leaders avoid confronting the demons who operate in our church?  Please note, I'm not talking about people here, but unclean spirits that operate!  (See Eph 6:12 ; For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places....

Why do we as church leaders often get grumpy with you?  What might it look like for leaders to love like Jesus? This series is called Apologies of a Church Leader and Phil is going to be brutally honest in apologising for a range of things.  Holding nothing back, he will apologise for the way he (and other leaders) act in ways that is detrimental to the church. This is not done in criticism or cyn...

Why do we as church leaders not love our people enough to discipline them?  Seriously, if God loves us as sons and disciplines us accordingly (Heb 12:6) then why do we as leaders avoid this fatherly/motherly role? This series is called Apologies of a Church Leader and Phil is going to be brutally honest in apologising for a range of things.  Holding nothing back, he will apologise for the way he (...

Why do we ask church leaders, let you decide your calling or wait until you feel comfortable with it? Desecration, in this episode, refers to avoiding submission to discernment or prophetic utterance, and, empowering comfort over commission. This series is called Apologies of a Church Leader and Phil is going to be brutally honest in apologising for a range of things.  Holding nothing back, he wil...

Why do we, as church leaders, treat you like you're a 40-year old child still living at home?  I'm really sorry we let you sit on your chuff, in the same seat each week, and never made you exercise or go outside to play with your friends. This series is called Apologies of a Church Leader and Phil is going to be brutally honest in apologising for a range of things.  Holding nothing back,...

What does it mean to puff up another?  Essentially, it's the way we inflate the ego of another beyond healthy and way more than is deserved.  Puffery can lead to  feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous.   Yikes! This series is called Apologies of a Church Leader and Phil is going to be brutally honest in apologising for a range of things.  Holding nothing back, he will apologise for the wa...

Howdy and welcome to the podcast, Coffee With Phil , where we drink good coffee and talk about life and how we can make faith real. In this episode, Phil reviews a book that has recently impacted him, pointing to the age old biblical discipline of lament, one that has been forgotten by the modern church. Book title:  Dark clouds.  Deep Mercy.   Author: Mark Vroegop. Here's a few links for you...

Welcome to Coffee With Phil with your podcast host, Phil Strong. This series is called Let Your Light Shine and is birthed from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:14-16.  "Let your light shine before all men..." This entire series will be based on stories from Phil's journey that are shared in a way to encourage you to let your light shine.  What will you commit to do? In this final ep...

Welcome to Coffee With Phil with your podcast host, Phil Strong. This series is called Let Your Light Shine and is birthed from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:14-16.  "Let your light shine before all men..." This entire series will be based on stories from Phil's journey that are shared in a way to encourage you to let your light shine.  What will you commit to do? In this fifth ep...

Welcome to Coffee With Phil with your podcast host, Phil Strong. This series is called Let Your Light Shine and is birthed from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:14-16.  "Let your light shine before all men..." This entire series will be based on stories from Phil's journey that are shared in a way to encourage you to let your light shine.  What will you commit to do? In this fourth e...

Welcome to Coffee With Phil with your podcast host, Phil Strong. This series is called Let Your Light Shine and is birthed from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:14-16.  "Let your light shine before all men..." This entire series will be based on stories from Phil's journey that are shared in a way to encourage you to let your light shine.  What will you commit to do? In this third ep...

Welcome to Coffee With Phil and your podcast host, Phil Strong. This series is called Let Your Light Shine and is birthed from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:14-16.  "Let your light shine before all men..." This entire series will be based on stories from Phil's journey that are shared in a way to encourage you to let your light shine.  What will you commit to do? In this second ep...

Welcome to Coffee With Phil and your podcast host, Phil Strong. This series is called Let Your Light Shine and is birthed from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:14-16.  "Let your light shine before all men..." This entire series will be based on stories from Phil's journey that are shared in a way to encourage you to let your light shine.  What will you commit to do? In this first epi...

In this series, Wrestling with God , Phil takes a deep-dive look at the story of Jacob in Genesis 32 where he wrestled all night with a man-none other than God Himself!  Listen to the stories as you hear Phil share his faith in the season of in-between and how he fights for the blessing of God.   In this final episode of the the series, Isra-el, Phil points us to the release of identity that God h...

In this series, Wrestling with God , Phil takes a deep-dive look at the story of Jacob in Genesis 32 where he wrestled all night with a man-none other than God Himself!  Listen to the stories as you hear Phil share his faith in the season of in-between and how he fights for the blessing of God.   In this sixth episode of the the series, Peni-el, Phil points us to the revelation of God in the story...

In this new series, Wrestling with God , Phil takes a deep-dive look at the story of Jacob in Genesis 32 where he wrestled al night with a man-none other than God Himself!  Listen to the stories as you hear Phil share his faith in the season of in-between and how he fights for the blessing of God.   In this fifth episode of the the series, Emmanu-el, Phil points us to the revelation of God in the...

In this new series, Wrestling with God, Phil takes a deep-dive look at the story of Jacob in Genesis 32 where he wrestled al night with a man-none other than God Himself!  Listen to the stories as you hear Phil share his faith in the season of in-between and how he fights for the blessing of God.   In this fourth episode of the the series, What is the ultimate prize?, Phil challenges us to ensure...