Mess It Up Podcast

This week we take a look at getting "homesick" for where we used to be spiritually and emotionally before we got sober. Sometimes we want to return to what we once knew even if it isn't the best thing for us.

This week we have a guest interview from Listener Dan in Portland

We continue our discussion of boundaries from last week.

This week Christina talks about sharing her testimony at a nearby Celebrate Recovery meeting. We also talk about healthy boundaries.

We take a look at the recent 7.1 earthquake in our home town of Ridgecrest.

Today the show takes a look at control and doubt. Sometimes we make choices that we later regret. How do we move through that? Also, Christina isn't wild about our song of the week and that creates a bit of a conundrum for Paul!

Sometimes it can be tough to make the decision to stay in a good place. This week we look at maintaining our joy as we maintain our sobriety.

This week we welcome Doug from Castimonia to the show. Check out the Purity Podcast at castimonia.org

Listener Bev from California drops in and we talk about responsibility as a recovering Christian.

This week we look at the idea of "our authentic self" and what that mumbo-jumbo might actually mean.

This week we discuss how to persevere when the world is lying in your ear.

This week Christina and Paul look at what we feed ourselves spiritually and how that "food" is actually what we are feeding God.

Christina and Paul tackle passive aggressive people and how to deflect their behavior with edification of others.

This week we started in one direction, then God took us somewhere completely different, but beautiful. In the second segment Christina talks about sexual abuse in her past. The language is not graphic, but it is a topic that can be uncomfortable. We do not recommend listening to this with young children.

This week we have a hashtag for coffee game. Use #MyCrowd on social media for a chance to win. The Big Idea this week is losing sight of Jesus in the crowd.

This week we welcome Listener Bev from California to the show again to talk about enabling our family. We also reflect on a recent Hope Event at the local prison hosted by Prison Fellowship Ministries.

Sometimes as Christians we find ourselves at odds with one another's beliefs. This week we look at good ways to handle that.

In the first show of our second year we look at the Saturday before the Sunday that is Easter. How do you cope with the dark times? We also look at the difference between feeling helpless and feeling hopeless.

It's the first anniversary of the show. Thanks for listening.

This is the last show of Year 1 for the podcast! Paul and Christina talk about praying the "second prayer" which is "If you won't change the world or circumstances around me, please change me." They also make a big mistake and repeat a Song of the Week for the first time!

Have you ever wondered "what's the point of fasting and giving things up for Lent?" We talk about it this week on the show.

It's spring time so we took the show on the road and recorded outside. The gang talks about the difference between short-term cope and long-term hope. Enjoy this one, it's our "50th Shownaversary"!

This is our 49th show so we added a fun bit of music for the bumpers. We also decided not to fix a big mess at the beginning of the show. Our topics this week range from defeat to various Ted Talks. We hope you enjoy it!

This week Christina is in school and we look at God being in the details.

This week the gang looks at frustration and being prepared to receive negative news or feedback.