Fermented Faith

Chad and Jordan sit down to follow up Sunday's sermon with a deeper dive into how our belief about God directly affects our desire for sin.

So, I can drink and dance at a wedding… what about at a club? Jordan sits down with Chad and Neil to follow up from the weekend sermon about Jesus turning water into wine. They answer some practical questions from congregants about how to honor God around alcohol and dancing when people often use these things dishonorably.

Jordan and Chad, follow up the Journey's sermon on Manhood with a conversation about what the culture says is manly and what the Bible calls us to.

An abortion clinic is coming to Carbondale. What should we do? How do we respond? For more information about Pregnancy Matters, our local pro-life resource, check out their support page here. https://pregnancymatters.org/support/

Jordan and Chad sit down to talk about further implications from Sunday's sermon on wisdom including the news about Roe v Wade potentially being overturned.

Jordan and Chad follow up from Sunday's sermon talking about cultural Christianity. What is it? Why does it exist? How do we minister to people who think they are saved but aren't? They use Dean Inserra's book, “The Unsaved Christian” as a guide to their conversation.

Jordan is joined by 3 other men to talk about the struggle of knowing we “should” read the Bible and lead our families, but not knowing where to start. Link to the teaching that was referenced: https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/be-strong-the-way-of-wisdom/

The Bird's and the Cook's talk about what they didn't know prior to fostering, what they have learned and what everyone should know to be aware, rightly consider the calling, and help those who are in it.

Jordan is joined by Melise Oakley of Hospice of Southern Illinois to talk about end of life and how the hope of Heaven transforms how we should approach death for those of us in Christ.

We are back! A few changes but the same hope of helping people apply the Gospel to their everyday lives!

Imagination by The Journey of Southern Illinois

The guys are back for Season 2 and they open up the big can of worms known as Politics. Listen to see how the Gospel impacts politics.

Jordan is joined by special guests Byron Farthing and Bomani and Heather Spell. Together they represent diverse experiences from being a cop for 25+ years, being bi-racial from So IL and growing up black in Chicago before moving to So IL We hope this conversation is an example of how the Blood of Jesus heals the sin within us and makes one colorful family from all nations, races and skin tones.

In a tense time with lots of questions and even more opinions, the guys talk about what the Bible says about whether Christians should always submit to Government and how we can disagree with grace and humility.

Recovering from sexual brokenness or just discovering the goodness of sex in your marriage can be difficult. Jordan and Riley continue their conversation about leveraging the power of sex toward the oneness of marriage.

Sex is God's idea, so His people should be the best at it, right? Jordan's wife, Riley, joins him to discuss the impact our sexualized, porn-addicted culture has had on marriages.

In an age with ever-growing commercialization, how does one keep Holidays holy?

Potty Mouths Praising Jesus? The gents debate if there is ever a time for a follower of Jesus to put a dollar in the swear jar.

The fellas discuss why anger with God is wrong; but also how it can be used to help deepen one's faith.

Tell me ... how do you feel about that?

Redeeming what it means to be a true man. This episode is brought to you by The Association of Firm Handshakes.

How should Christians handle marijuana? To puff or to pass? That is the question.

The guys discuss the impact social media has on our lives and how our faith can be enhanced or hindered by our online presence.

The guys describe the vision for the podcast and some options for the first topic.