The Well Said Podcast

We all know that relationships are one of the most important aspect of our lives, but what does it actually take to build richer relationships? The challenge with this question is the fact that over our lives we get into certain relational habits the prevent us from cultivating richer and deeper connections. Often times, we are not even aware of these habits. What is more, these habits are often d...

I think one of the single most important threats to our physical, social and spiritual health comes at us through the influence that technology is having on our hearts and minds. I know that sounds extreme and perhaps cliche. I know that I am saying this on social media. But for those of you who know me, you know that I don’t use such sweeping statements lightly. We live in the age in which the ap...

What is the first rule of marriage? “Its always the guy’s fault”. You may have seen that on a meme or a tee shirt. It's become a common phrase today, and it's meant as a sarcastic statement for the fact that women won’t ever give in in an argument until the guy admits his fault in the situation. Ironically, the statement can be surprisingly true when considered a bit more carefully from a biblical...

One of the great dilemmas of our age is the “Peter Pan Syndrome”. Our younger generations are having a tougher and tougher time growing up into adulthood. We are “launching” later and later in life, and even with that, many are failing that launch miserably. One of the underlying issues causing this is an assumption that adulthood is where all our fun, freedom and joy goes to die. We want to hang...

Dealing with your emotional and spiritual skeletons by The Well Said Podcast

Race in American With Andrey Gorban by The Well Said Podcast

How do we build deeper community? by The Well Said Podcast

Racism and the Church by The Well Said Podcast

What is a woman? Interestingly, this has become one of the most controversial subjects today. The beauty of God’s creation order arises in the variety and distinctiveness of his purposes for his creatures, not their sameness. As christians living in a culture that continually presses down on us with a philosophy that flattens out manhood and womanhood into sameness, the only way that we will grow...

Cultivating Spiritual Discipline by The Well Said Podcast

Making Sense of Violence in the Bible by The Well Said Podcast

The last couple of weeks have transformed the world as we know it. It is now impossible to go back. Two weeks ago seemed so peaceful and innocent. But here we are. Washington State has the most cases of the coronavirus or COVID-19. This is a challenging time for us, as we are scrambling to readjust to the new information that we face every day. How do we root ourselves to Christ? How do we move fo...

Is all power inherently evil and corrupting? Does that fact that I possess certain gifts or opportunities in life automatically rob someone else of having those gifts? How do we react to the reality of inequality in our world? One of the key assumptions that powers your answers to these questions is how you see the world. Either the world is created by a good, infinite and powerful God, or the wor...

Jake Locker Pt. 2 by The Well Said Podcast

Jake's story of faith has many twists, turns and detours in the road. It includes playing football for the UW and then going on to play in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans. Today Jake is retired from the NFL and focuses his life on leading his business, Locker Room Fitness, being an active part of his church community and leading his wife and kids into a life more rooted in the gospel. Enjoy the s...

This week’s episode is a recording of a talk I did on the subject of faith in the face of doubts. For more information, check out @truenorthbellingham on Facebook or Instagram. Enjoy the show! Have you ever had the experience of seeing someone you know what away from the faith? Many of us have been there. It's a challenging experience. One that kinda rocks your world and makes you question your ow...

We got married 7 years ago. It was the middle of December and everyone was in the middle of the holiday hustle and bustle. I was in the middle of a nursing program in college. We had no money. I sold my car to pay wedding and honeymoon expenses. And yet, despite the challenges and hurdles, these past 7 years have been a journey of joy and growing love. Anyone who is married knows that all joy in m...

This week on the podcast we tackle the question of pain and suffering. Why does a good God allow bad things to happen? How do we think through this as followers of Jesus? The interesting thing is that often times this issue is framed as a problem that christians have to answer, because we say we believe in a God who is both good and powerful. The reality is that the question of evil and suffering...

2010-2019: The Decade in Review by The Well Said Podcast

Hey y’all, I am so excited to share this episode with y’all. A couple of weeks ago I sat down with Sergey to hear about his journey of serving God, following the call of the gospel and how it eventually landed him in the coffee industry. Our deepest beliefs and convictions will always bleed out from the heart and mind out to our fingertips. This story is a very fascinating example of that fact. Th...

The holiday season can be a complicated time. On the one hand, we are surrounded by the warm lights, sounds and smells of celebration. We’ve got our Christmas vibes goin. And we love it. But on the other hand, it can be a depressing reminder of the fact that these warm and wonderful emotions sometimes vanish and we realize we can’t just squeeze out joy. Actually sometimes we can find ourselves fee...

Why Do Christians Disagree So Much? by The Well Said Podcast

Kanye West and Real Repentence and Faith by The Well Said Podcast

To be human is to worship. Or put another way, to be human is to be a creature of ultimate desire. We worship the things that we desire and seek after most, because we look to these for satisfaction, peace and completeness. Though we are created to know and love the One who made us, our sin leads us to believe the lie that our ultimate satisfaction and well being can be found in other things. This...

Why You Should Read More Fiction by The Well Said Podcast