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Send us Fan Mail As a Christian, have you ever wondered how do we serve and love others that are different from you? In todays session, we address that through the perspective of a Chaplain.  I have the privilege of being able to serve our nation in the Reserves as a Chaplain in the Army. I sit down with some great friends of mine, and we unpack the role of a Chaplain, how what we do is applicable...

Send us Fan Mail As a Christian, have you ever wondered how do we serve and love others that are different from you? In todays session, we address that through the perspective of a Chaplain.   I have the privilege of being able to serve our nation in the Reserves as a Chaplain in the Army. I sit down with some great friends of mine, and we unpack the role of a Chaplain, how what we do is applicabl...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first requested episode by You, the Fans of the “Let’s Talk About It!” Podcast! And it’s on Communication! All of us have something valuable that we can bring to others. But sometimes, we just don’t know how to share that information. In this episode, we go through steps on how you can share valuable information with other people to make an impact in their life.  Reaso...

Send us Fan Mail All of us get discouraged in life. But what if you’re discouraged because you constantly compare yourself to others? In today’s talk, we address how to stay focused in our season of life by not comparing ourselves to others.  Today’s talk comes out from John 21:15-19 . We learn from the conversation of Jesus with Peter that he desires to do three things in our lives:  1.     Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail We conclude todays conversation on the difference between empowering or enabling. Below is a list of things and notes from todays conversation “ 10 Ways to be Certain your Pastoral Care is Helpful ” by Brad Hambrick Full Article is available at https://www.careleader.org/10-ways-certain-pastoral-care-helpful/  1.     Avoid the rescuer mentality 2.     Don’t replace the legal syste...

Send us Fan Mail All of us at some point have sat down with people we love, heard their story and don't always know if our feedback is helping the problem, or making it worse. If you're like me, at some point you've walked away from a conversation with someone and have asked one of the following questions... Did what I say make it better? Or did what I say make it worse? Did I help...

Send us Fan Mail Are you currently in a season of your life where you’re asking yourself, “What’s my Purpose?”. Or maybe you’re asking… “Why am I here?” or “Who am I?” Some of you may be asking or have asked, “What am I supposed to be doing right now?” “What’s my next career move?” Or… “What’s the next thing that I’m supposed to be doing?” Every single person at some point in life has asked those...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! You’ve made it to 2021! 2020 has been either one of, or the toughest year of our lives. As challenging as 2020 was and has been for all of us, what if we didn’t waste it? What if we used 2020 as an opportunity to reflect and look back on what took place and utilized it as a tool to move forward in a healthy life-giving way. There are 5 questions that we go through...

Send us Fan Mail In this session, we talk about one of my favorite discussions and that’s, “Who are you?”. In this talk, I give 3 specific things that will help you to discover and discern who you are and even more so, who you are in Christ. The three things to help you answer the question, "Who Are You?" are: 1. Just Cause - Simon Sinek (What You Do) 2. Vision - (How You Do It) 3. Value...

Send us Fan Mail In this session, we continue our talk on suffering well, but this time we discuss on how we can help others through their pain. Below are a few way to support others through their grief.    1.     Know your Limits ·      Realize you are in danger of being pulled under someone else’s pain ·      If you don’t understand where a person is and where they’re coming from, you can furthe...

Send us Fan Mail In this session, we conclude our talk on suffering well.  7 Steps to Biblical Well-Being 1.     Ask God for Help : Don't be anxious about anything but pray and present your request to God ( Philippians 4:4-7 ). 2.     Praise and Worship : Praise and Worship changes ones focus from the problems faced to the only one that can help and deliver.  Allow and let music help you cope...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been in a season in life where you were just completely over it? You’re experiencing challenges, hardship, adversity, trials and you just don’t know what to do with it? Well, in this episode, we talk about suffering, the reasons why suffering exists and even more, how we can respond to it. Though life does have its own challenges, there is a healthy way to navigate o...

Send us Fan Mail In the concluding session of cultural differences, we have left a list of notes from today’s talk! Take time at your leisure to see some of what we talked about, what next steps you need to take, and how you can use them to connect with others and share the gospel. Why is knowing these important? 1.     Culture impacts how we read the biblical text. When it comes to the things of...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why people think different from you? Have you ever thought to yourself, "Why don't they understand where I'm coming from?" Or... "If only I could understand where they're coming from, things would be easier." Well, what if I were to tell you there's a reason why those moments happen? And a huge part of those moments yo...

Send us Fan Mail Life has many challenges that many of us face. But what if the bigger challenge is that you have faced something that's a traumatic, but you didn't know, simply because you didn't know what to call it? In todays session, we talk about Mental Healthy and Christianity. We dive into the two types of trauma, the three types of psychopathology, and how we can have a heal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we conclude our talk on Mental Health and wellness with Christianity. Below are potential next steps you can take, or how you can help others take in their journey with mental health.  Personal Next Steps : ·      Pray and Believe for God to Heal You ·      Be honest and vulnerable with your challenges and struggles to the Lord. Job did it (Book of Job). David did...

Send us Fan Mail In this session, I continue my conversations with Juby and Jessica as we break down the remaining 9 basic features that will help us to read scripture in a more life giving way. We utilize a book called "Grasping God's Word" written by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays to guide our conversation. The 9 Basic Features are : 1. Repetition of Words : Look for words and...

Send us Fan Mail In this session, I sit down with my wife Juby Benton and friend, Jessica Fripp as we continue to learn how to unpack our Bible. We break down 6 of 9 basic features that will help you to read scripture in a more life giving way. We utilize a book called "Grasping God's Word" written by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays to guide our conversation. Join us and enjoy yo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with my friend and intern Jessica Fripp as we unpack the second chapter of "Grasping God's Word" in order to develop healthier tools on how to read the Bible. Join us and enjoy our Talk!