The Misfit Messengers Podcast

Living a spirit filled life means obedience to God. It can be a hard road at times. Listen as we chat about walking in Christ through life's ups and downs.   Contact us at: misfitmessengers@gmail.com T-shirts and hoodies still for sale at: https://shorturl.at/fxCJX

In today's 100th episode (!!!) we talk about a couple of our favorite Jesus' stories in the Gospels. Amanda's from Luke 8:40-56 and Jenny's from John 4:1-42. Jesus can redeem our lives, our stories, our situations. He does for three different women in these two stories (one is just a girl at 12 years of age, but still).  How about you? Do you feel lost or uncared for or ostracized by family or cul...

This week is National Salvation Army week in the United States, declared by President Eisenhower back in 1954. In today's episode we chat about the "I'll Fight" quote by The Salvation Army founder William Booth: "While women weep, as they do now, I'll fight While little children go hungry, as they do now, I'll fight While men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I'll fight While t...

Change is hard. Transitions are often difficult. Guests Corey and Katelyn are back on talking about moving appointments as an officer and life change in general. What are some things that are difficult about change? What are some helpful tips to navigating transition?  As always we welcome your thoughts. Find us on Facebook or email us at: misfitmessengers@gmail.com Find misfit messenger merch her...

What's the difference between discernment and discrimination? Why is an us vs. them mentality detrimental to our witness of Christ? How do judge rightly according to Scripture? We don't want to become Pharisees, but we also want to rightly discern. Join us as we chat about these topics. Find us on Facebook - the misfit messengers Email: misfitmessengers@gmail.com

This week we take a break from our Psalm 119 conversation to chat with guest Johnathan about life, history, Marcus Aurelius, among other topics. Asking questions and digging deeply into what we believe and know is vital to life. What have you read or studied recently? How has that helped you to grow in your walk with the Lord?   

Today's conversation continues our series on Psalm 119 looking specifically at the second section under the letter Bet which is the second letter in the Hebrew alphabet. What does it mean to follow God? What does purity look like? What does it mean for something to be hidden in our heart? Also, if you are interested in a misfit messengers podcast t-shirt, feel free to reach out to us via Facebook...

Today we begin our new series on Psalm 119. It is the longest chapter of Scripture, coming in at 176 verses. This Psalm is all about the word of God and how the word brings life to those who follow it. Join us on a journey into a section of the Bible which can be intimidating because of its length.

Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday requires us to look at the cross and the tomb. The cross mandates a response. The empty tomb begs an answer. Travel with us as we chat about different responses to the cross and the empty tomb. What do you make of Jesus: in His life, His death, and His resurrection?

Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Resurrection or Easter Sunday...we find ourselves at another Holy Week in the calendar of the Christian Church. If we are not diligent we can make these important yearly celebrations mundane and common place. Jesus is anything but common place. But what does it mean to celebrate these holidays? Who is this Jesus?

Join our conversation today when four friends on vacation together chat about faith, rest, friendship, and refining fire.  We highly encourage cultivating friendships, especially with people who can spur us onto to holy living and deepening relationship with God and each other. What does Holy Rest mean to you? What does that look like?

Another in our series discussion on Who is Jesus? Today we tackle John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God." What does this mean? What are the implications of Jesus as the Word in the beginning? What about incarnation, the idea of God becoming flesh? Listen along as we chat about these deep topics. What are your thoughts? We welcome dialogue. Find us...

Who is Jesus? This is an important question we've been tackling the last few episodes. Today we discuss John the Baptist's confession recorded in John's Gospel: "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" This is a radical statement with far reaching implications. What does it mean for Jesus to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world?

In today's episode we welcome back friends Andy and Corey to chat about the question, "Who is Jesus?" which leads to a winding conversation which touches on a variety of topics related to faith.  Again we ask: Who is Jesus? 

Who is Jesus? Quite possibly this is the most important question we can ever ask. In today's episode we discuss this seemingly simple, yet supremely deep question. Who is Jesus? What are you thoughts? Who do you say Jesus is? 

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. In today's episode we chat about Lent and some of the practices of the church in this season. As we think about any traditions or rituals, we should always consider why we do them.  Do you do anything special to celebrate Lent? How do those practices lead you to deeper relationship to God?

We've both received lots of leadership advice over the years. In today's episode we discuss some the better advice we've learned.  What is the best leadership advice you've been taught? What are some practical leadership skills you would want to pass on to the next generation?

Today we conclude our conversation about the book, "Becoming Nehemiah: Leading with Significance" by David McKenna. Some questions to consider: Is my primary motivation to be a servant or a leader? How would my superiors, peers, and subordinates answer the same question about me? If humility and faithfulness cannot be taught, how can they be learned?

David McKenna's insights on the whole of Nehemiah's leadership growth abound as we discuss how leaders mature. Leadership isn't positional authority or a job title. We can all grow in our skills of leadership whether we hold power and authority or not.

Nehemiah named a successor to take over operations in Jerusalem while he headed back to Persia. It did not go well. What can we learn from this? 

Nehemiah had to transition from being an engineer building a wall to a governor rebuilding a city's political and administrational infrastructure. Those two jobs don't seem to require the same sort of skill set. As he grows in his role, Nehemiah has to learn to navigate different aspects of leadership. As we think about organizational leadership one of the most important aspects is to take stock o...

As we read parts of the Bible, it is easy to gloss over all that God had done to orchestrate the circumstances. In today's episode we talk a history about the time of Nehemiah and marvel at all of God's providence in working the story together.  And if God did it in the lives of people like Nehemiah and Esther and Ruth, He can and is providentially working in our lives as well. May that knowledge...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Join us for a time of check in which ends with some wisdom you may find helpful.  May God bless you and yours as we soon enter the new year.

Still in our series on Nehemiah. In today's episode we discuss dealing with naysayers. You don't have to accept invitations to "fights" or conversations. Also as we wait for the LORD, it doesn't mean we are to be idle. We show up ready to work. 

What makes a leader? What skills are needed? What does leadership development look like? How does Nehemiah pull together such a varied team to build the wall of Jerusalem?  While we don't pretend to know everything about leadership, enjoy our conversation on things we have learned from past experience. Often the best teacher for leadership is failure. Don't be afraid to learn from mistakes. Be hum...