Hey, are you still there?: Life at the intersection of Marriage, Family, Careers, and Ministry.

Beth returns with a fury this week as she breaks down her recent trip to Portland, feeling angry and taking it out on Mike, and answers some tough questions “Would You Rather?” questions from Mike.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Mike runs solo this week as he catches everyone up on his and Beth’s very busy summer. Mike shares thoughts on time with his mom, recent trips and reactions, a possible new side hustle, world-wide listeners, and his upcoming 52nd mission trip.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In this special travel podcast episode, Mike and Beth recap their unforgettable trip to Krakow, Poland, sharing personal reflections and practical travel tips. They discuss their powerful visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Memorial, exploring its historical significance, emotional impact, and what visitors should know before going. The episode also highlights their experience touri...

This week, Mike takes the pod on the road as he serves with Group Mission Trips in Elizabeth City, NC. During this episode, Mike describes his connection with GMT along with interviewing volunteers Stephanie, Jeremy, and Helen about their experiences with Group. Mike also has a chat with Thom Watson, youth pastor at Metro North Church in Goose Creek, SC about the impact these mission trips have on...

In this special travel edition of the “Hey, Are You Still There?” podcast, Mike and Beth share stories from their recent adventure in the Czech Republic, exploring three charming towns on their way to Poland. They begin in Mikulov , wandering the historic cobblestone streets, visiting Mikulov Castle, and enjoying a wine tasting at Vino Šilova, complete with unique wine machines. Along the way, the...

In this special travel edition of the “Hey, Are You Still There?” podcast, Mike and Beth share highlights from their unforgettable trip to Vienna, Austria, and the surrounding Wachau Valley. Packed with travel insights for U.S. vacationers, they discuss where to visit, where to eat, and tips for getting around using Vienna’s excellent public transportation, including the U-Bahn, trams, and buses....

This week Mike and Beth discuss her technological difficulties, Mike’s credit card frustrations, Beth’s love of credit card points, buying a new couch, sharing the same back account, trusting spouses with phone/email passwords, Mike’s visit with a high school friend, what makes the good ol’ days good, and a new milestone for the podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In this milestone 40th episode of the podcast, Mike and Beth celebrate with a lively discussion on relationships, personal growth, and hobbies. They explore the idea of getting a spouse’s permission or approval, share the origins of their own hobbies, and reveal new activities they’ve recently taken up. The episode also dives into the “5 Hobby Rule,” offering insight and advice on balancing intere...

This week, Mike and Beth are joined in studio for the first time with their youngest son, Joshua. It’s clearly a two-one-one as they discuss Josh’s taste in music, how Beth killed a cat, a recent trip to visit Jacob in South Carolina, Mike’s visit with “Mr. Number One” George South, top zoos and aquariums we’ve visited, and the ReCon board game convention.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This week Mike & Beth discuss her new found fame, poll results, old sayings that don’t make sense now, Mike’s newest conspiracy about Jimi Hendrix, should Milli Vinilli get their Grammys back, what they would do for careers if they knew then what they know now, how jobs have changed, what kills a ministry, and does purpose matter in a job.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Beth returns this week as her and Mike discuss his recent trip to Charlotte and the PGA Championship, an almost confrontation with a lady, escape rooms, Beth’s trip Disney and Universal, her fascination with the Beluga spy whale from Norway, and how we needed more wisdom when our kids were younger.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In this solo podcast episode, Mike takes the mic while Beth helps their daughter move into the Disney College Program. He shares highlights from recent Pearl Jam concerts, updates on reclaiming his bonus room, and reflections on the ups and downs of parenting. Mike also opens up about his daughter’s car crash and her move to Disney, as well as their son’s internship with the South Carolina Audubon...

This week, Mike & Beth discuss her recent magazine feature, poll results from spouse friendships, Mother’s Day, and things we experienced at teens that our kids will never have to.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This week Mike and Beth discuss her big award, the challenges with career peers, why Mike hates other pastors, the fact that spouses can’t be best friends, the end of the world poll results with comments, and wrap up with Mike’s lessons learned from comedy.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This week, Mike & Beth discuss their hectic Easter weekend activities, Mike’s shallow social bucket, adult egg hunts, restaurant disagreements, pickleball, the tv show “Yellowjackets”, and wrap up with feeling judge by other Christians for entertainment choices.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This week, Beth’s back and shares about her reunion weekend, she and Mike discuss high school vs college friends, how friendships have seasons, and why it seems to be hard to make friends as an adult.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This week, Mike goes solo as Beth attends events at Salem College. Mike updates the listeners on his improv at The Idiot Box and his current CPAP progress. Mike then rants on corporate churches, describes the start of Project:Re3 and their Hope Center. He wraps it up with what happens when you mix board games and church.  https://www.idiotboxers.com/ https://projectre3.org/ https://www.reconbgc.co...

This week, Beth shares about her first pickleball experience, Mike gives an update on Improv classes, they discuss bucket list, and wrap up with marriage commandments and trivia.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

This week, Mike & Beth go a bit longer as they discuss which Harry Potter house they’d be in, The Righteous Gemstones, Beth updates her big 12, Mike finally reveals his big 12 which includes a tattoo and naked 5k. They wrap up with Mike sharing about his recent improv class.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

On this week’s special Enneagram pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth discuss the healthy and unhealthy sides to our Enneagram numbers along with where we go number wise when we’re resourceful and which number we go to when we’re less resourceful.  https://www.wepss.com/buy.asp Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In this week’s podcast episode, Mike and Beth dive into the world of children’s literature and parenting insights. They discuss the impressive number of books Beth has read, share their personal Mount Rushmore of children’s books, and take a closer look at the beloved classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt . The episode wraps up with a humorous and candid rant on “lawnmower parents” and the challenges...

On this week’s special Enneagram pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth discuss wings and their importance to your core number and helping determine what number you are. They also revisit the Enneagram triads while looking at the ramifications of sharing two different triads. https://www.wepss.com/buy.asp Send us Fan Mail Support the show

On this weeks episode, Mike and Beth discussed their recent trip to Kiawah Island, when is the right time for an adult kid to let go of their bedroom, how it feels when a coworker leaves, a visit to Hyman’s restaurant in Charleston with another Dusty Slay interaction, and Beth’s wall of fame.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

On this episode, Mike welcomes Beth back as they examine her life as an enneagram 7 and how the various gut, heart, and head triads play into our numbers and lives.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In today’s episode, Mike goes solo as he introduces the Enneagram and shares how discovering his number along with an interaction with Ian Cron changed his life. Road Back To You https://amzn.to/43uHerU Enneagram Test (Free) https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test Enneagram Test (Paid) https://www.wepss.com/ The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective https://amzn.to/4ivIPSq Send us Fan...