Forged through Faith

Episode 14 is in the books, and this one gets into the weeds in the best way. We had the privilege of sitting down with our pastor, Brad Patterson over at FBC Lavon to talk through the SBC: what it is, what it does, why it matters, and why the recent conversation around women in church leadership has stirred up so much debate. We discuss the proposed amendment vote, how Brad voted, why he voted th...

Adam hid behind fig leaves. We hide behind everything else. From Genesis to the Cross, the Bible tells one story: humanity running from God and God pursuing humanity anyway. In this episode, we'll unpack Jesus' command to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him and why the self we're protecting might be the very thing keeping us from the life we're looking for. The first...

What if idolatry didn't disappear... what if it just got better marketing? In this episode, we compare the idols of Scripture with the ones we still chase today. While most of us aren't melting gold and building calves, we're often just as willing to give our attention, affection, and trust to things that were never meant to sit on the throne of our hearts. We unpack why humans keep re...

This week we stepped directly into the minefield of church tradition. From the Pharisees and the Corban loophole to indulgences, veneration, worship wars, legalism, and modern cultural Christianity, we talked about what happens when traditions slowly become more important than the Gospel itself. But before Protestants get too comfortable throwing stones at Catholics, we also held up the mirror to...

I didn’t expect following Jesus to still feel like this much of a fight. We went in planning to talk about struggle and ended up saying the stuff most people keep to themselves. What it feels like when you keep falling into the same things. When getting back up feels exhausting. When you start wondering if you should be further along by now. And yeah, we said it out loud. Sometimes it feels like p...

Biblical friendship isn’t just grabbing coffee and calling it accountability. It’s costly. It’s honest. It’s the kind of friendship that shows up when things get messy. In this episode, we break down what real, biblical friendship actually looks like—our responsibility to one another, why being rooted in the church body matters more than people think, and how iron actually sharpens iron (spoiler:...

Episode 8 isn’t your typical conversation… it’s one that hits close to home. We sit down with Devin Dowdy as he pulls back the curtain on what’s really driving him: faith, conviction, and a willingness to stand up when it counts. No fluff, no scripted answers-just an honest look at leadership in our schools, our community, and the political space around it. If you’ve ever wondered who’s shaping th...

Yeah… we went there. In this episode, we step straight into the tension of politics and faith. No sidestepping, no pretending it’s not messy. What does it actually look like to engage in politics as a Christian without losing your identity in Christ? Is voting just a civic duty, or is it something deeper? And how do you hold to biblical convictions in a world that seems to reward outrage more than...

What actually happens when you stop skimming Scripture and start digging? In this episode, we riff through how we personally study the Bible, the questions we ask, the cross-references that send us down unexpected paths, and why slowing down in God’s Word changes everything. This isn’t a step-by-step lecture; it’s an honest conversation about learning to study, getting stuck, following connections...

In this episode, we dive into sanctification, what it really looks like, how we grow in it, and how the Holy Spirit works in us (He is a person, not an “it”). We explore the daily realities of being transformed, how God shapes our hearts, and how this process impacts our responses to the brokenness around us. Politics and the state of the world are discussed as examples of things that feel overwhe...

This episode digs into how works flow out of faith , not as a scoreboard for God but as a natural response to His grace. We talk about what obedience actually looks like in real life — sharing the gospel, giving away Bibles, and doing small, quiet things that feel insignificant in the moment. There’s a tension we all face between wanting our faith to matter and realizing God rarely calls us to be...

We’ve all heard “saved by grace through faith” — but what does that actually look like in real life? We open up about our own paths to Jesus, the moments that broke us, and how grace met us there. This isn’t churchy theory; it’s raw stories, honest questions, and a reminder that salvation is a gift, not a performance.

Man introduced sin into the world, and everything broke—creation, relationships, and us. Life hurts, and we feel it every day. But God is good , and He didn’t leave us there. In this episode, we explore God’s incredible mercy and grace, and how He made a way back to Himself through Jesus. No one is excluded. No one is too far gone.

Origin stories are lame, but a necessity. Listen to us talk about who we are, how many kids we have and the heart behind the mission. This is gonna be fun ya'll!