Helping Healing Humor

Travis kicks off the episode talking about the greatness of Maywood Christian Camp in Hamilton, Alabama. Travis reminds everyone to run the 3rd Annual BATify Freedom 5K at www.benandtravis.com/books. Travis references the commandment of taking the Sabbath and Dennis Prager's Ten Commandment videos ( https://youtu.be/GKsvLpJxVTA ). Ben speaks to the recent acknowledgment of mental health and Will d...

Travis starts off the podcast discussing all of the events coming soon... The BATify Freedom 5k, Stayin' Alive Dodgeball Tournament ,"Reframing Hope: Our Journey through Cancer, Adoption, and Love" and Maywood Christian Camp. The guys break down 4 goals that everyone can aim for everyday that can be found in Genesis 1:26-28 and how we mirror the image of God. Topics discussed: To Know God (Psalm 1...

Be sure to checkout our newest sponsor for the BATify Freedom 5K the Transform Ladies Conference here: https://www.tlcladies.org/ The legendary SWAT Chaplain Lonnie Jones joins us yet again for a fun time of Q&A that we just are just adlibbing as we go along. The guys discuss the Ministry League Experience weekend. Travis starts the questions with "What advice would you give a young minister b...

Here at the Helping Healing Humor podcast we believe the Bible calls all Christians to be ministers but there are those who are in an official ministerial role. Encouragement is a large part of any minister's role within the church and the world but who is encouraging them? Jeff and Dale Jenkins of the Jenkins Institute join Ben, Travis and Will at the Ministry League Experience in Marietta, Georg...

Which inspirational movie quote is you favorite? We hope you've had a blessed Memorial Day Weekend and we are thankful for the sacrifice of so many who have given their lives to keep this country free and safe. Travis begins the episode discussing his love for movies and watching them in the theater. Ben brings up how we have been inspired by movies, television shows or commercials for our videos...

The guys share the latest updates concerning their Summer events to raise money for St. Jude Research Hospital. Travis begins the discussion of the difficulties of foster parenting which leads to Will asking a question about a statement Travis made in "Reframing Hope". Ben brings up the focus of the episode and Travis begins to share tips that helped the Creasys as foster parents. Travis and Ben t...

Ben, Travis and Will return to discuss 5 things to remember about your mental health as May is Mental Health Awareness month. The guys begin by talking about how their weekend went and the ups and downs of life. From plumbing problems, dance recitals, picnics and helping parents the guys have done it over the past weekend. Travis talks about new merch on the website. Ben talks about the apprehensi...

Ben and Travis share their favorite aspects of the moms they've known throughout their lives. Travis opens up the show talking about the newest podcast they've launched call "The Friday ReFresh" that releases every other Friday. Then they discuss the upcoming Freedom 5K and how Team Ben and Travis for the St. Jude run is growing everyday. Travis talks about the upcoming release date for his book "...

Arvy Dupuy of Liberté Ministries joins the mellow fellows to discuss the LORD's work in Haiti. The guys debate who loves Haiti more of the trio before getting into the interview. Will brings up his trip to Haiti in his argument and talks about how great it was to visit the island nation. Arvy begins to discuss all of the outreach that is done in Haiti through Liberté. He goes into detail about the...

Whitney Creasy joins the fellas to discuss the process of writing "Reframing Hope: Our Journey through Cancer, Adoption and Love" with Travis. The guys start the podcast talking about spring and the failures to finish their yardwork. Travis gives his mom a shoutout for cutting his grass. Whitney begins by talking about the inspiration for the book and the struggle to stay on task and finish the ma...

Ben, Travis and Will return to discuss the importance of the cheerful giver described in 2 Corinthians 9:7. The crew discuss the two upcoming events they'll be organizing this Summer in July and August. Travis tells the truth about his strategy to get Ben to hang out with him by starting a podcast. Ben and Will share how awesome their Sunday is going. Travis shares that this podcast is like Never...

The guys jump on the podcast to discuss some of Ben's favorite children books that help him with serving the kids at Mars Hill Bible School as a counselor. Ben discusses his vacation with his family and the need to rest up from vacation. Ben speaks to the positive of having two older kids who can help with the younger ones but sometimes they are the anti-heroes. Will praises those who work with li...

Ben starts off the episode with the great aspects that Derek Horst brings to the group which continues with the other members of the group. That discussion leads to the many different accents that Ben and Michael Rosenblum do. Then the question turns to any mistakes made in skits and if there were any skits in the past that were just busts. The guys discuss the fun little nuances that have occurre...

Your favorite Challenge Youth Conference group, "Skits With A Truth" known as "S.W.A.T." come to you from Parkersburg, West Virginia to answer your questions! We are very thankful for the questions you submitted and we jump right in with Rick Shotts, Lonnie Jones, Derek and Lisa Horst. Lonnie starts off telling us a little of the back story to the beginnings of the group. Each member present gives...

We are blessed to partner with the Slawburger Chase 5K/10K on April 16th to benefit Landon Carr through Always Endure. Founders Corey and Brittany Buckner join us to discuss their journey to this great cause. The episode begins with Corey sharing his journey through a Cancer diagnosis and marriage to Brittany. The couple share the story of God blessing them with endurance and the naming of their n...

Trey & Lea Morgan from "The Stronger Marriage Podcast" return for more awesome tips to strengthen your marriage. The episode starts with a discussion of the importance of pre-marital counseling. Will follows up with the attack on the spiritual foundation of those looking to get married. The discussion then turns to working through disagreements. Trey & Lea stress the importance of looking...

The awesome Trey and Lea Morgan join us in a Ministry League crossover event for the ages! We are overjoyed having them on the show this week. This great couple joined the day after Valentine's Day to share some practical tips for stronger marriages. We begin the episode learning their "why" and beginnings of their podcast. Then the duo shares their tips to keep the marriage relationship engaged a...

Ben and Travis wrap up their CYC weekend coming to you from the lobby of the Black Fox Lodge in Pigeon Forge. As the guys talk about their big weekend a special surprise guest joins the episode, none other than Kyle Butt. One of the keynote speakers for CYC 22 and many in the past, Kyle's lesson was phenomenal as usual. Nothing like an impromptu podcast well past 10 PM to close out the day. Ben wa...

Roxy Wishum from Faulkner University joins the podcast to talk about his role at the school and the mental health of our college students. The episode starts with Roxy's time at Faulkner and the role he has. He shares his favorite aspects of the school and it's culture. Travis asks Mr. Wishum about avoiding homesickness for students especially the ones away from home for the first time. He then sh...

Lynsey Myhan graciously returns to talk about her approach to showing compassion to her students. The episode begins by wrapping up our discussion about how compassion was shown to her family after the loss of loved ones. The discussion shifts to her role as an educator and the difficult balance of meeting them where they are and pushing them to their capabilities. Lynsey shares about her own stru...

Lynsey Myhan joins us with her journey of loss beginning in 2018. Will and Lynsey begin the episode talking about the birth of their daugher Emmie and losing Lynsey's grandmother not long after. Lynsey's cousin passed suddenly followed by her father just a few months later. Then the Covid shutdowns began. Lynsey and Will share how they grieved through the lockdowns. They unpack the differences in...

Ben and Travis come to you from Highland Park church of Christ in Muscle Shoals, Alabama after a big weekend full of filming for Challenge Youth Conference coming up the last weekend of February. The guys along with Brice Milleson, Will, Blake and a host of others spent the weekend together. The guys welcome Lads to Leaders to the team with an episode focused on leadership. Travis starts with the...

Lonnie Jones returns for Volume 8 of answering your questions! Lonnie begins this volume answering what his perfect day would be like, favorite ice cream flavor and favorite age group. Ben follows those questions with how Lonnie would spend his time doing if money was not a factor. Travis asks Lonnie his preference between Challenge Youth Conference and Exposure Youth Camp. Then we discuss Lonnie...

Our dear friend and brother in Christ, Lonnie Jones joins us again for the crossover event with "Keeping Up With Jones: The Lonnie Jones Podcast Adventure". He answers your questions that you've submitted. Lonnie is a licensed professional counselor among many other wonderful talents. He instructs lessons and training all over the country. In this episode, Lonnie tackles the heated debate of what...

Jackie Baker returns to finish our discussion about her addiction and recovery. Jackie starts with her family relationships and how they have been healed over the last few years. She brings up her relationship with her two sons and the power of addiction over her actions towards them. Jackie talks about the awful feeling of withdrawals and the fear of them, keeps a lot of people trapped in addicti...