Noisy Narratives

Dr. Janet Gibson sits down with Noisy Narratives and discusses the emotional and physical advantages of laughter. Her research demonstrates how laughter not only has emotional benefits, but also helps keep our physical bodies healthy and connected to our brains. Laughter also connects humans together by deepening relationships among families members and friends. We hope you enjoy this interesting...

Laura, Christy and Debbie share a fun round table discussion on Christmas traditions, unique stories and how Christmas is an amazing time to love on our people. We hope you enjoy the last podcast of the season. See you next year!

Dr. O is back for the second part of his discussion on how The Church can help those struggling with addictions, anxiety, depression and hurts. Last week Dr. Okinaga shared his personal testimony of recovery. This week he talks the bigger picture. How can believers use discipleship and counseling to help others in deep and meaningful ways that change lives? He shares his ideas on how The Church is...

Dr. O is a professor of Biblical Counseling at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He believes strongly in the power of the gospel and discipleship to change lives and alter futures. This is the first of a two-part series where we talk to Dr. Okinaga about his story, and how the Church can enter into the lives of people in deeply impactful ways. Dr. O's book, My Loved O...

Annaliese Johnson works with a non-profit in Israel, and was living in Jerusalem at the time of the Hamas attacks at the border of the Gaza Strip on October 7th. She spent time with many families impacted by that terrible day. Annalise joins us to discuss some of the history surrounding Israel's relationships with neighboring countries and territories, and to provide insight from her perspective a...

Noisy Narratives welcomes our own Kelli Gilbert to the podcast to discuss the upcoming holiday season and all that comes with lots of time with family and friends. How are you preparing to spend time with loved ones this Thanksgiving and/or Christmas? Christy, Debbie and Kelli talk about getting our hearts ready to encourage the ones we love, and how releasing personal expectations gives us freedo...

Parent Trainer Shannon Bazbaz sits down with Noisy Narratives to discuss how to tackle some of our parenting struggles in the home. Shannon has experience working with parents of children with ADHD, autism, sensory challenges, learning disabilities, and other struggles. She provides some practical advice for all those currently parenting or grand-parenting, and Debbie and Christy jump in a bit, to...

Today on the Noisy Narratives podcast we discuss the distorted thinking traps Mental Filter and Jumping to Conclusions with counselor Cara McCloud. Cara helps us dissect how best to recognize these particular distorted thinking patterns and strategies for change.

Today for our Trends and Truth Roundtable, Noisy Narratives sits down to discuss how we are often tempted to fall into the traps of Comparison, Control and Comfort. We talk about how our struggles with fear and insecurity often lead to decision making that impacts the people around us. How do we push against our desires to look good, to have what others have, and to control our surroundings in an...

Sam Martin (of Noisy Narratives' Blog fame) sits down with us to talk about the immense heartache of miscarriage and losing a second child at birth. Her story has great heartache and pain, but also provides an amazing demonstration of God's love and community. Sam's love for her Savior shines through as she talks about her family and how much God has taught her on her journey. She is such a blessi...

Jacki Kraft from The Samaritan Inn joins us today to talk about working with families who find themselves in situations of homelessness. Her heart for those in need is amazing - we learned so much from her!

Jennifer sits down with us to talk about walking through one the darkest moments of her life. On a day no one saw coming, Jennifer's son leaves behind his family, friends, and a promising final year of high school to join a group of radicals far away from home. Jennifer and her family gather together an army of friends in an effort to bring him home. This is a story of incredible faith and enduran...

Pastor Rick Crocker joins Noisy Narratives to talk about what it means to care for God's people well in his role as Minister of Pastoral Care. Rick has an amazing perspective and some realistic insight into how believers can walk together to ease one another's burdens and challenge each other in our spiritual journeys.

Pastor Chris Hurt joins Noisy Narratives today for a very real conversation on what it means to rest, how God reminds him of his purpose, and how he handles all the negative thoughts running through his head. Chris is authentic and shares his struggles with his workaholic nature and his tendency to find identity in his achievements.

Noisy Narratives catches up and talk budget, tattoos, college, wellness and big life changes. We are all over the map in our first episode of Season 4. We have great things coming down the pipes in the coming year, and can't wait to share some amazing stories with you!

Last episode of season three - we can't believe it! Thank you for listening, we hope Noisy Narratives blesses your home and hearts in some way. We will take the next three months to brainstorm and record for season four. Noisy Narratives is back the first week of September. Have a wonderful summer!

New Minister of Pastoral Care and Senior Adults Rick Crocker sits down to talk about a childhood marked by both incredible sadness and incredible love. Rick credits God, grandparents and family for building in him an incredible work ethic and heart for the Lord. We are excited to have him on staff and grateful he sat down to spend some time with us!

Frisco First's very own Mark Hampton sits down to talk about a life full of technology, what it means to come alongside Pastors and Ministers to enhance their ministry, and how living life as an introvert does not mean living life without people.

Frisco First's Young Adult Minister, Shamoir Griffin, sits down with Noisy Narratives to talk about his time growing up in the Projects of New Jersey, why he loves his mom despite a life of addiction, and how Jesus is taking his origins and building something new. Shamoir shares the despair and dangers of growing up around drugs, sex and addiction. His story demonstrates how God sees us even when...

KK Whitaker, also known as Christy's mom, joins the Noisy Narratives podcast to discuss her life story and her new memoir, "Flourish Because". We listen as Kay walks through her first marriage to Christy's dad and that difficult ending, as well as her heartache when she is hurt by not one, but two more men who swore to love her more than themselves. KK also shares her devastation at the loss of he...

Emily Hawkins is Graphic Designer for Frisco First, but there is so much more to her story than her beautiful creations. Emily shares how she grew up Baptist but hated church. She left for college with the intent of disproving everything she knew about God and religion. However, the power of the Word and divinely appointed friendships brought her back to Jesus and now she loves her Savior more tha...

Christy and Debbie spend time discussing Good Friday and how sometimes we need to pay closer attention to all Jesus did on the cross and the price he paid for our freedom. And is your Easter Sunday truly a celebration of the empty tomb? Christy wants to have a party with confetti, family, and plenty of singing and dancing!

Senior in high school Kennedy Hartfield, and her mother Kim, join Noisy Narratives to discuss Kennedy's significant health diagnosis of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and her challenging road to healing. Kennedy is honest about her initial loneliness and anger towards a disease that greatly impacts her life. Kim and Kennedy share how God used difficult circumstances to draw them...

Darla sits down with Noisy Narratives to discuss her experience as an MP in the military and a warden for the prison system in Arizona. She shares amazing stories of life change and how her desire for serving Jesus pushes her to care for incarcerated people here in Texas.

Laura is back with us for a Noisy Narratives roundtable. Today we talk about last weekend's IF: Gathering and we converse on Psalms 34:8, "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!".