The Uncommon Truth

Recently, a listener left a review for the show that was less than glowing. This listener was concerned that the subject matter of The Uncommon Truth was focused more on, "Doing" rather than, "Being." In other words, too much discussion of what we should be doing for Jesus and not enough talk of resting in Jesus. Instead of speaking less of what believers need to be working towards, Steve's view i...

The focus of the Uncommon Truth has always been a diligent search for Christianity authentically lived out. Nothing fits that description better than the lives of Geordie and Stefanie Mumby. Since The Uncommon Truth debuted in April, Geordie has been a regular co-host of the show. It was around that same time that he received a dire cancer diagnosis. Rather than sink into despair or victimhood, bo...

  Wrapping up a loose series on the uncomfortable sayings of Jesus, Max is joined by Chloe Wellsand to discuss the sometimes overlooked topic of forgiveness. Chloe comes from near Cardiff in Wales, UK and is on pastoral staff at The Father’s House.  Her work includes prayer ministry and teaching in the School of Transformation, and her hometown—The Vale of Glamorgan—is also the hometown of some of...

The Uncommon Truth got off the ground in the beginning when Max pitched the idea of a podcast to Danielle Devine in the business office at The Father's House Church. Now, a few months later, Danielle joins to share some stories about her time in the ministry. As Steve and Vicki Orsillo's youngest daughter, Danielle has been involved in the ministry since the age of 4, so she's seen it all.  After...

Max is joined by his first Dutch guest in the new spotlight segment. Jos Van Huysse is on staff at The Father's House working with media creation, worship and Life Recovery Ministries. He shares about his skepticism upon visiting Oroville and why he felt drawn to return anyway. Now five years later, he has the privilege of helping others along the same path. After Jos, Steve and Max talk about the...

In a new segment, Max welcomes School of Transformation teacher and alum Jessica Zeppi to talk about her experience in the school and her journey at The Father's House. She shares about meeting SOT director (and podcast guest) Geordie Mumby in Toronto and knowing there was something different about The Father's House. In the six years since, Jessica has gotten married, began helping with the schoo...

Max is joined in studio by special guest Johnny Bowers. Johnny shares about how he found Jesus at The Father's House and the School of Transformation after years as the frontman for a heavy metal band. The discussion centers around the ways in which we often mischaracterize Jesus in the West. The commonplace view of Jesus is as a passive, inoffensive teacher who never crossed anyone. However, read...

In the final episode the series on discipleship, Max and Steve explore the cost of following Jesus. Many Christians have found themselves following Jesus without ever being warned of what that entails. Steve points out that the life of discipleship is not just for “super Christians”; discipleship is actually just regular Christianity. When considering what it takes to follow Jesus, the obvious ver...

Max and Steve look at the topic of discipleship from the perspective of those doing the discipling. One of the reasons Max and his family moved from Canada to The Father's House Church was because of the level of discipleship. From community living, accountability, mentorship and self sacrifice, both the methods and the results were extraordinary.   What does it take to guide people into real rela...

Special guests Duncan & Kate Smith from Catch the Fire World in Raleigh, NC join Max in studio this week. Duncan and Kate Smith are revivalists who carry the fire of God's love and power all over the world. Originally from the UK, they are also Presidents of Catch The Fire World, a global network of revival churches, missions and ministries, birthed out of the Toronto Revival. They planted CTF Ral...

Max and Steve continue the series on discipleship this week. If a disciple is an imitator of Jesus, or literally an identical twin, then how do we get there? Where do we even start? How do we do discipleship in real life? Steve outlines several simple New Testament principles for becoming more and more like Jesus. Submission and surrender are not popular ideals in the West, yet scripture seems to...

In his final moments on earth, Jesus commanded his followers to engage in the practice of making disciples. This command is what we like to call, “the great commission,” today, and most of us could even quote it verbatim. Yet a definition of terms is necessary to make sure our way of making disciples today matches with what Jesus had in mind.  In this episode, the first in a multi-part series on d...

When it comes to measuring success, whether in church, business or life in general, it is important to understand what constitutes success.  In today's Christianity in North America, the churches and ministries we consider successful are usually the ones with the largest followings.  In other words, our standard for what we deem successful is not that different from what our Western culture calls...

In the West, and in North America especially, our culture has elevated individual independence to new levels. When we look at that through our 21st Century, Western worldview that does not seem like anything to be concerned about.  However, how does that effect the way we as Christians represent Jesus to the rest of the world?   Jesus calls Christians to be unified with Him, the Father, the Holy S...

Max and Steve discuss a practical question of church structure this week on The Uncommon Truth.  In North America, the Church seems to have a hard line between ministry and vocational work.  In other words, most people think they have to choose between dedicating their lives to either working in the marketplace or serving in full time ministry.   The work of Jesus’ commission is left to a select f...

After his resurrection, Jesus promised to send his disciples His Holy Spirit.  He actually commanded them to wait for this before doing anything else.  Fast forward to the present day and believers still have access to the same Spirit, however, do we depend on Him?   While we are familiar with some of what the Spirit does, many in the Western Church have a hard time identifying the reason why Jesu...

How does our understanding of salvation impact the way we live?  This week on The Uncommon Truth, Max is joined by a special guest, Geordie Mumby, to discuss that question.  Geordie is an associate pastor at The Father's House and the director of the church's School of Transformation. Max and Geordie build on last week's conversation about a biblically consistent salvation theology, which is not v...

As Christians, there are few topics more important than what we believe about salvation.  The problem is, there seems to be a lot of confusion on the subject in the Church today.  Have you ever read the words of Jesus in the gospels and left feeling confused?  Why is that? Max is joined by Steve Orsillo, pastor of The Father's House Church in Oroville to get a little more clarity.  Steve outlines...

As the Body of Christ in the West, what do we care about?  On first look, it would seem obvious that we care about what Jesus does, right?  But is that really true of how we live and prioritize our lives day to day? This week, Max and Steve discuss some of the ways that we have misplaced our passions, using Jesus' words as the benchmark.  Steve unpacks how we've subtly allowed the desire for comfo...

As Christians, we know we are supposed to experience lives characterized by peace and joy.  We also know that our faith should make a difference in the world around us.  Yet how many of us, if we are honest, actually experience our Christianity this way?  Does our Christianity work? Max and Steve talk about how Christians sometimes limit their expectations and miss out on experiencing all of what...

In the very first episode of The Uncommon Truth, podcast host Max Ehrman introduces himself and shares his family's journey to discover the authentic expression of the Church.  He details the process of moving from rural Canada to a rough neighborhood in Northern California to be a part of The Father's House Church in Oroville, CA.   Max is joined by the senior and founding pastor of The Father's...