FBC Ropes Family Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Josh and first time host Thomas check in with the team serving in SE Asia. The team shares experiences, prayer requests, and potential partnerships for the future. The podcast ends with a challenge that we all should consider. 

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a wild concoction of topics. Ranging from UFOs to gas prices. Josh and Courtney talk through summer plans. School is over, but we are just getting started! 

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney talk about the 5 Purposes found within our ministries. Where we are trying to improve and where our ministries are going.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Josh and Courtney talk about anger. How we should "respond not react". Where does anger come from? Can we be mad at God? How we react when we are angry can is crucial when interacting within our family. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Courtney and Josh talk about how we as Christians can impact culture with the formation that takes place within our households. Where are our seeds planted, an where are we planting seeds?

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney talk through stress. What causes stress, and how Jesus gives us a perspective shift. Plus a special guest appearance!

Send us Fan Mail The last few episodes Josh and Courtney have talked about busyness. In this episode, they talk about the opposite. What happens when we put our faith on autopilot, how that will lead to idleness. We should avoid idleness and not grow weary of doing good.

Send us Fan Mail Can we or should we "do it all"? Josh and Courtney tackle this question. Are we supposed to do all things? Why do we do the things we do? Who do we do them for.

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney host Donovan to discuss why we can trust the bible. Admittedly we get a little nerdy in this episode (sorry not sorry). This episode explores the history of the bible, where the most ancient scrolls are kept, and why certain ancient texts were left out of the bible. 

Send us Fan Mail This episode celebrates two years of the Ropes Family Podcast. Josh and Courtney share some of the things they have learned over the years, how they have grown, and what impact this ministry has had on them individually. Josh shares the stats of the podcast, sharing how many listeners they have worldwide. 

Send us Fan Mail Continuing the "whatever Courtney wants to talk about series". Courtney interviews Josh about the Dwell Richly Conference our church has coming up. He shares his heart and vision behind it. Click the link to sign up! https://forms.gle/SpCdSJZWQRGbUMsGA

Send us Fan Mail Continuing the series called "whatever Courtney wants to talk about" Josh and Courtney talk about what we do during our midweek ministries. Why should you come to church on Wednesday nights? Plus a special announcement!

Send us Fan Mail Should christians honor the sabbath? What does it look like to take an intentional day of rest? Josh and Courtney try to answer these questions. Sabbath can both honor God and benefit us, we should be intentional in planning rest. 

Send us Fan Mail Do our words matter? Can we say whatever we want and it be ok? Courtney and Josh answer these questions from a biblical perspective. Josh also gives his thoughts on Super Bowl performances. A tree is known by its fruit, and so are believers, Christ followers should show the fruit of Christ.

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a piggy back of the last episode about church attendance. Courtney and Josh respond to a question about church attendance. The question asked was "Is it ok if we drop our kids off at church and leave?" When parents attend and participate in church it can will have a massive impact on their child's walk with Christ. 

Send us Fan Mail Courtney poses a question she found online, "If we love Jesus, does it matter that we attend church regularly?" Josh and Courtney share their thoughts, and what the bible says about this question. 

Send us Fan Mail In a world where digital media and AI is everywhere, how can we stay present in our walk with the Lord, stay present in with our families. Josh and Courtney offer a few tips and share experiences.

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of 2026 Josh and Courtney talk through what living our best life looks like. A christians best life looks different than the world's best life. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Josh and Courtney finish up advent by talking about Joy and Love. Joy is the expression of the goodness of God, and Love is a choice to operate in that Joy. 

Send us Fan Mail The culture defines peace as the absence of disturbance, Josh and Courtney offer a biblical definition that pushes against culture. Peace does not mean the absence of disturbance, but the perseverance to endure in the hard times. 

Send us Fan Mail Tis the season of Advent. This episode Courtney and Josh talk about hope. Where we find ours, and where the world tells us to look. Where is our hope? Our hope is in Christ!

Send us Fan Mail Courtney and Josh talk through being thankful. Thankful for prayers, for the ability to pray. We should be thankful that we can pray, prayer is a privilege. We shouldn't take the ability to pray for granted. God is always with us, and blesses us with good times and is with us in the hard times and we should be thankful for it all.  

Send us Fan Mail How do we balance the grind of life and work with our faith? Work and life can pull us in so many directions. Sometimes our identity is wrapped up in our work or in the pressures of life. Where does our faith fit in? 

Send us Fan Mail Courtney and Josh share what it looks like to follow Jesus in everyday life. How we fail, and how we succeed. Jesus is who we follow, but sometimes we follow the ways of the world. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Josh and Courtney talk through a passage in James chapter 2. How do we avoid a dead faith? We do the good deeds the Lord has called us to do. What do those deeds look like?