Finding Something Real Podcast

New Month, New Co-Host! Today Janell sits down with Mariah. Mariah is kind enough to share her faith journey and a few questions that she has about Jesus Christ and Christianity. ___ This episode of the Finding Something REAL podcast is sponsored by Laurel Denise. Handmade with love in Charlottesville, VA since 2005. Check out her beautiful meaningful jewelry here ! We would love to thank our Patr...

Mature Theme Warning Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Jason Earls. Jason shares his story of coming from a life of partying , drugs, and sexual promiscuity and how it contradicted the life he wanted to live. They talk about the need for authenticity in faith communities. struggling with the desire to be accepted, the desire to sin, and how a life defined by christian disciplines leads to joy....

Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Michelle Watson to talk about trust. They talk about struggles with the family, the church, and what it means to truly seek God. Some of today’s topics include: dealing with conviction, discovering Grace, how Michelle talks to God throughout the day, and more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode! ______ We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing su...

Today, Janell and Becca sit down with Lou Phillips to discuss the biblical view of sex. Lou shares how he learned that he was more interested in what he could get from God than in God Himself. He also shares how he got into apologetics. Some of today’s topics include: purity culture, pornography, the biblical reason for marriage, the idolization of relationships and marriage, and why community is...

Today, Janell sits down with May’s cohost Becca Schultz. Becca grew up in rural Pennsylvania & Ohio with her mom (a catholic) and her dad (a protestant) and two sisters. She is currently studying science with the intent to be a middle school science teacher. Even though her university is one if the most known party-schools, Becca has found a great biblical community on her campus. She has been...

What if you were an agnostic who was starting to- maybe- see the world differently? What if you had asked God to help you and you thought He had answered in a tangible way? What if you saw the beauty of the world around you and felt like it had to be caused more than chance? What would come next for you in a faith journey? In this bonus episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Ja...

Would you follow Jesus if it seemed like everyone around you was choosing to follow something else? Or how would you stay anchored to faith in Christ when you are constantly bombarded by big questions about Christianity, not just by friends and culture, but instead by some of the highest regarded intellectual thinkers of our time? In this episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and...

Lindsey is the executive director and resident world religion expert of Mama Bear Apologetics. She holds a Masters in Apologetics & Ethics from Denver Seminary, a Masters in Public Health, and a degree in Law. Recently, Lindsey wrote a chapter about Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Popular Handbook of World Religions (Harvest House). Lindsey and her apologist husband have been married for 13 years a...

Today’s episode is super special! Janell and Dagmar sit down with German apologist Julia Garschagen. Julia shares how she came to a relationship with Jesus and how the secular culture she grew up in affected her. The ladies talk about questions and objections that are aimed at Christianity and how a Biblical worldview can provide answers. They have a thought provoking conversation that covers God’...

Another month, another co-host! Today, we are introducing you to Dagmar. Dagmar is young woman who lives in the Netherlands. She shares a little about her faith journey and about the secular culture she lives in. In this first episode, she presents a few of the questions she has about faith and shares about her desire to know if God is real. A few of her questions include: What are the differences...

oIn this extended bonus episode, we’re welcoming back a returning guest. Allen Crostic has a Masters in Christian Apologetics and as a former agnostic, loves to talk about reasons for faith. In this conversation with March co-host, Lucrezia from Italy and myself, Allen addresses Lu's questions regarding lore, hell, doubt, and Jesus. Allen describes knowledge as being different than certainty and w...

Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, christian speaker and podcast producer from the PNW. She has a BA in Theology and Biblical Studies from Multnomah University and uses her degree to help christians pursue a deeper and more authentic relationship with the living God. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental ill...

This week’s episode features a conversation with Janell, Lucrezia, and this week’s guest Stéphanie. Stéfanie talks about growing up in France with an atheist world view, how staying with a Christian host family lead her towards belief in Christ, and her journey towards believing that Jesus’s resurrection is true. The ladies also talk about how relationship with God isn’t intellectual. We hope you...

In today’s episode of the Finding Something REAL Podcast, we are talking with Drew Berryessa. Janell, Lucrezia, and Janell have an in-depth discussion about same-sex attraction and the church. Drew shares his story of having same-sex attraction and his fear of how the church would treat him if they knew. He talks human sexuality and the messages about sexuality that come from the Church, why he ch...

In our second episode of March, Janell sits down with Lucrezia and Terrian to talk about some of Lu’s questions. The ladies talk about hypocrisy and pain, recognizing the difference between what is Christlike and what is not. They also talk about how God can respond to our questions and practical ways to love. We hope you enjoy! Mentioned in this Episode Laurel Denise Terrian’s Instagram and Youtu...

We are excited to welcome Lucrezia as our March Co-host! In this first episode, Janell sits down with Lucrezia to talk about her faith journey so far. They talk about her personal experiences with Christianity and how the Italian culture has shaped her perspective of religion. They talk about how the loss of her great-grandmother, her aunt's diagnosis and injury, and her grandfather's cancer led h...

In this robust bonus episode, we’re welcoming back a returning guest. Allen Crostic has a Masters in Christian Apologetics and as a former agnostic, loves to talk about reasons for faith. In this conversation with February co-host, Tori Carpenter and myself, Allen shares why he didn't stay in skepticism but searched for answers. Allen describes faith as active trust in what you have good reason to...

This is part 3 of 3 Carl West (Aka C West) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 2016, he relocated to Atlanta, GA to start his music career when he inked a deal with a record label. Since then, he has released a full length album, was nominated for a Stellar Award, featured on BET worldwide, traveled on several tours. He currently currently continues to lead worship around the world. In th...

This is part 2 of 3 Carl West (Aka C West) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 2016, he relocated to Atlanta, GA to start his music career when he inked a deal with a record label. Since then, he has released a full length album, was nominated for a Stellar Award, featured on BET worldwide, traveled on several tours. He currently currently continues to lead worship around the world. In th...

This is part 1 of 3 Carl West (Aka C West) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 2016, he relocated to Atlanta, GA to start his music career when he inked a deal with a record label. Since then, he has released a full length album, was nominated for a Stellar Award, featured on BET worldwide, traveled on several tours. He currently currently continues to lead worship around the world. In th...

Mentioned in this Episode: Apply to be a Cohost Patreon FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall The Great Divorce CS Lewis Pride and Prejudice John Dixon Keith Small Streetlight Bible App

Mentioned in this Episode: Apply to be a Cohost Patreon FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall The Great Divorce CS Lewis Pride and Prejudice John Dixon Keith Small Streetlight Bible App

Mentioned in this Episode: Apply to be a Cohost Patreon FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics Oxford’s Wycliffe Hall The Great Divorce CS Lewis Pride and Prejudice John Dixon Keith Small Streetlight Bible App

Mentioned in this Episode: Patreon Apply to be a Cohost Psalm 3 A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter

Mentioned in this Episode: Patreon Apply to be a Cohost Psalm 3 A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis FSR S4E1 with Tori Carpenter