Outside of Sunday

Welcome back to the podcast. Today I'm going to share with you 3 unique family-friendly ways that you can celebrate Easter. I’ve always felt that Easter for Christians should be the biggest celebration on the Christian calendar - even bigger than Christmas. Like Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15 if Christ has not been raised then our faith is in vain, we are still in our sins and we are of all pe...

Today on the podcast we are continuing our chat with Leanne Ellis of Free Rain International. In this episode Leanne expands on the abuse, poverty and desperation of many people living in the Mathare Valley Slum in Kenya. Please check out Free Rain International and support the important work they are doing by visiting their website -  click here . Support the show Outside of Sunday is part of the...

Today on the podcast we are talking with Leanne Ellis of Free Rain International. Leanne shares with us her experience working with Free Rain in Thailand and Africa, training those on the front lines and providing opportunities for the ones suffering in s-x trafficking. To check out Free Rain International click here . Support the show Outside of Sunday is part of the Outsider Network and is made...

Coming up on the Outside of Sunday podcast is part 2 of our chat with Siyanna Waru. In this episode Siyanna shares with us how Christians were historically major perpetrators of Anti-Judaism and we ask the question of whether this means Christians today should support Israel no matter what.  Support the show Outside of Sunday is part of the Outsider Network and is made with the help of Inspiration...

Coming up on the Outside of Sunday podcast we are talking with Siyanna Waru. Raised in a Christian home, Siyanna shares about being an analytical skeptic, and going to Bible college to decide whether she wanted to be a Christian or not. In this episode Siyanna shares her research on the subject of historical anti-judaism, the difference between anti-judaism and anti-semitism and the first instance...

In this episode of the Outside of Sunday podcast we have part 2 of our chat with Sarayah Smith. Today Sarayah shares about how Body Dysmorphic Disorder led to body mutilation, how she deals with the disorder as a Christian and how she hopes to help others struggling with BDD. Check it out in this episode of the Outside of Sunday Podcast. Little side note: This episode discusses drug use, self harm...

Note: This episode discusses drug use, self harm, suic*de and anorexia so discretion is advised... Coming up on the Outside of Sunday podcast we are talking with Sarayah Smith. Raised in a Christian home, Sarayah shares openly about her struggle with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, being far from Lord, and how clinging to Christ literally saved her life.  Support the show Outside of Sunday is part of th...

Today on the podcast we are diving back into our chat with Bethany Ennor who is sharing her testimony of living life as a ‘sneaky sinner’ and being radically transformed by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Click here to listen to the sermon that Bethany mentions in this episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkPFv7v9CkY Click here to listen to the album ‘Grace upon Grace’ - https://open...

In this episode of the Outside of Sunday podcast we are talking with Bethany Ennor. A gifted Christian woman; Bethany is a NZ singer/songwriter who recently released an album titled ‘Grace upon Grace’ with Captivate Music. In our chat Bethany also shared about her time on the XFactor NZ, suffering a debilitating skin condition and the difference between worship music and worship. Click below to li...

How was Jesus conceived? Did God sleep with Mary? How is a virgin birth possible? What was Jesus doing before His conception? We will be discussing all of this and more on the next episode of the Outside of Sunday Podcast ‘Christmas Series’. Click here to connect with the podcast on Instagram. To view the Outside of Sunday YouTube channel click here.   Thanks for listening! Support the show Outsid...

Is teaching our kids that Santa is real, something a Christian should do? What do I say when my children ask me point blank if Santa is real? Will I rob my children of the magic of Christmas if I tell my child the truth? We’ll be discussing all of this in this episode of the Outside of Sunday ‘Christmas Series’. Click here to connect with the podcast on Instagram. To view the Outside of Sunday You...

This is the Outside of Sunday ‘Christmas Series’. In the lead up to Christmas we are going to be looking at some of the most controversial and curious questions surrounding Christmas. And today we are actually going to do something a little off-script - I’m going to share with you 5 ways to point others to Christ this Christmas. Click here to connect with the podcast on Instagram. To view the Outs...

Apparently the Bible BANS Christmas trees. And I heard that they are a symbol of pagan worship... so I guess it’s time to recycle our plastic Christmas trees and leave the real trees for the forest - or is it?? Find out in this episode of the Outside of Sunday podcast. Click here to connect with the podcast on Instagram. To view the Outside of Sunday YouTube channel click here.   Thanks for listen...

Should Christians have Christmas trees? Aren’t Christmas trees pagan? And actually, are Christians even supposed to celebrate Christmas on December 25? Should Christians even celebrate Christmas at all? In the Outside of Sunday Christmas series we are going to get to the bottom of some of the most controversial questions surrounding the Christmas season. Check it out starting with  the next episod...

There is so much information in the news, so much rhetoric and loaded phrases being thrown about around the subject of the Hamas/Israel conflict. How did we get here? Let’s cut through the noise and find out what’s going on; historically and biblically in the next episode of the Outside of Sunday podcast. Click here  to connect with the podcast on Instagram. Support the show Outside of Sunday is p...

Today on the podcast I’m going to be sharing a recording of a conversation I recently had with Deb from Mama’s Mission. Mama’s Mission is an amazing podcast and resource for Christian Mama’s looking for encouragement and tips on how to navigate that great commission of discipling our children. We talked about her testimony, fertility struggles, how she was led to start the Mama’s mission podcast a...

Welcome to this episode of the Outside of Sunday podcast. Today we are talking about the turmoil in the world we live and ask the question - is it time to move into a commune with our Christian friends and family, and invest in radiation suits for ourselves and our children? Or is there a greater opportunity for the faith community in these tumultuous times? There truly is a lot going on in the wo...

Welcome to the Outside of Sunday Podcast. This episode is the first book review for the podcast and our first book is - The Pilgrim's Progress. The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic Christian allegory. An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. The Pilgrim's Progress is not only a Christian classic, but it has been described as the ult...

In this episode we are going to be looking at 3 sections/passages of scripture that people have been using to ‘prove’ that the bible actually supports transgenderism. One is the creation account in Genesis, then its Jesus’s comments on eunuchs which is found in Matthew 19 and finally Romans 12:2.  Now it may or may not surprise you to know that some transgender activists are using certain verses i...

Welcome to this episode of the Outside of Sunday Podcast. Today we are going to talk about transgender ideology. What is transgenderism and as Christian parents, how do we handle this topic with our kids?  Welcome back to the podcast Outsiders! If you’ve been listening for a while you will know, I am not one to shy away from controversial subjects and the transgender topic we have for you today is...

Welcome to this episode of the Outside of Sunday Podcast. This week we are asking the question - why go to church? And we will be addressing a recent scandal in the NZ church. With the COVID lockdowns shaking up how we do church, and more scandals coming to light within the wider Christian community. Why should we bother? My faith is in Jesus, not church. Wouldn’t it just be better to hang out wit...

CORRECTION: In this episode I talk about children accessing pornography on their school devices. The children were not viewing the pornography on their school devices, as far as I am aware. They were learning from school friends how to access that content at home, on the devices their parents allow them to use, in ‘incognito mode’ and also learning how to delete their browsing history. I just have...

For a little while now I’ve been thinking about doing an episode about the movie Encanto and have a chat about our kids and media consumption. Then last week I had the most amazing breakfast - it was amazing because it was at a cafe, it was kid-free and it was with quality friends. And while we were enjoying our breakfast we started talking about Encanto and our kids and media consumption. It felt...

This is now the third and final part of our study of the Daughter of Zion. In part one we saw the Daughter of Zion’s birth through the prophetic words of the prophet Isaiah. Although her past actions were sinful and full of idolatry, she comes to God in repentance and because of that God accepts her and sees her as His precious, pure daughter and he calls her Virgin Daughter Zion. In part two of o...

It was during one of Israel’s bleakest times that God chose to use this term, Virgin Daughter Zion, to describe His people as a precious, pure young daughter. And He reaches out and rescues her from complete destruction. Safe in the arms of her Father, Israel is saved. So what happens from here? Well the next time Daughter Zion is mentioned directly and indirectly throughout Isaiah, but we are goi...