Consider It Joy

If you've ever felt removed, hurt, ignored, or rejected by the church, you're not alone. Maybe you want to grow spiritually, but not sure you ever want to step into a church again. Where is the balance between the church taking responsibility, and the individual being able to let go?  We invited a pastor who has experienced first hand being hurt by the church multiple times.  Pastor Matt Delgadill...

In our final show for 2023, we are taking a look back at our personal favorite music, movies, and moments of the year, and pretty sure you'll be surprised (possibly confused) at what we picked. Hear which concert had people in butterfly costumes walking around on stilts, go behind the scenes with some secret industry events, and try to figure out why in the world would Matt pick THAT movie?! If yo...

Even a joyful holiday can be stressful or messy when the family gets together.  For some, it may be the first holiday without someone you love; for others maybe the incoming drama you know will happen around the table. It just might be both.  We have experienced all of the above this year, and invited pastor & psychologist Jon Engen to give us encouragement and practical tips in how to keep yo...

Every place has it's own culture.  From geographically like a region or city, to a community like a book club or sports team.  Churches have specific cultures, too.  Sometimes, that culture and what the Bible actually says might not be the same.  We are joined by Cecil Ramos, a Global Worker from Thailand, to talk about how we can thoughtfully navigate between church culture and Biblical truth.  ...

If you lived through it, you already know.  If you were not around Christian music in the 90's, you're about to find out. This was a truly unique time in Christian music when the industry exploded in every direction and format.  We talk to the authors of Mixtape Theology (Dr. Ashley Mofield and Rachel Cash) about what made that time frame so different in CCM, and dig into some of the theology of t...

Anger is such an emotional response, it's hard to talk about it objectively.  We like to feel justified in our anger, because there are terrible things in the world.  People say "even Jesus flipped tables" or "but it's a righteous anger." What the Bible actually says might surprise you.  It will also free you. We talk with our friend (who happens to also be a pastor and a psychologist) Jon Engen a...

Country music superstar Jay DeMarcus has been on all sides - on stage and in studio; performing and managing; mainstream and Christian; gospel music, rock music, and country music. So how do you find balance between the business side, and the ministry side? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY: How did Jay end up on the best B-movie franchise of all time?  There is lots of laughing and lots of learning, with some...

All the songs sound the same. They're too repetitive. There's no originality. They play the same 10 songs. We hear it all the time, and have seen all the memes, but is it true?  Our answers might surprise you! We tackle the myths and stereotypes of Christian music and Christian radio.  To do this, we brought our friend Mike Couchman.  Mike has worked in multiple formats of radio, and is a trail bl...

Do they walk through jungles with machetes? Do they just hand out tracts? Are they pushing western culture into the third world countries?  What does a missionary actually do? This episode we talk to our close friend Cecil Ramos who has been on the mission field for a decade. He helps us understand the difference between some of the past perceptions of what a Global Worker does, ways it has been d...

What defines a Christian song?  What if a Christian artist does a love song for their spouse, or a secular artist does a song about their faith?  Why do we say someone is a 'Christian artist' but not say, for example, 'Christian Optometrist' if they are a believer?  Chris Cleveland is the perfect person to have a conversation with about this! Stars Go Dim didn't start as a "Christian" band althoug...

Are we living in the end times? If you talk about the 'end times' in the church, you will likely get one of these responses. "Oh yeah, I read all the Left Behind books"  "have you seen what's happening in (fill in the blank with a middle eastern country)"  or "Revelation is weird and confusing" There are a lot of hot takes about the book of Revelation and living in the end times, but not a lot of...

What's it like getting thrown off of a car and caught by Vin Diesel?  Brenda Garcia knows. Brenda is a professional stunt performer & actor who has been in some of the biggest movies!  Ant Man & The Wasp, Fast X, Transformers, and many more!  She talks about her life in the stunt world, the scariest stunts she's had to do, and how she has been able to keep her faith strong in Hollywood.  ...

We love movies. We also love Jesus.  Sometimes the church community has a hard time navigating those things, or developing a standard for them.  On this episode we are joined by one of the top movie reviewers on Youtube, Sean Chandler.  Sean is a former pastor who switched to full time work as a Youtuber after a powerful testimony unfolded in his life. What is the right perspective to have on Holl...

Whether you love Christian music, don't like it, or just share memes about it, the winding road of how it became what it is today is fascinating.  The name Chris Hauser probably isn't familiar to you, but is known to everyone within the industry.  Not only has he seen the growth of CCM first hand, he has been a massive part of shaping it.  He is also one of the kindest humans on earth. Join us as...

Honestly, we've all asked this before.  We welcome our friend, pastor & psychologist Jon Engen for a candid conversation on the problem of pain. For anyone who has gone through the really hard stuff, maybe even questioned God and struggled with this idea, this episode is for you.  Consider It Joy is a podcast with open and honest conversations about faith and music. Please consider subscribing whe...

Much more goes into the creation of your favorite songs and albums than you realize.  Artist and long time music producer Scott Cash (We The Kingdom) drops some pretty stunning secrets of the process! Songwriting is often not what you think, and just wait until you hear about 'live' albums... (please consider rating and subscribing!)   Consider It Joy is the official podcast of 88.3 Life FM in Bak...

Welcome to the first episode of Consider It Joy, the official podcast of 88.3 Life FM. It only made sense that our first episode explore our favorite subject - Christian music.  Matt & Aaron spotlight 6 albums that were both underrated, and personally impactful.  Discover some music you may not have even known existed!   Be sure to subscribe wherever you get podcasts.  You can also find all our so...