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Just a practical guy bringing practical help for Christians

Kevin Spencer


    • Mar 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 138 EPISODES


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    Episode 136 Broken Discernment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 9:20


    How is your discernment doing? Mine was broken for a bit and I'd like to tell you about it.

    Episode 135 Hard day became a good day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 11:53


    Can those harder days turn into good days? I want to tell you a story about a hard Chris day that had some good in it. I hope it helps.

    Episode 133 The Fog

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 17:19


    So when the darkness of winter starts to lift, another dangerous problem rears its head. One that I have found myself in over the last few months in my grief journey. The fog. Maybe more dangerous than the darknesses that were in the beginning of grief.

    Episode 132 The Expected Hard Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 15:21


    His birthday is approaching. Christmas is gonna be hard. How do you handle the expected hard days? The unexpected waves of grief are hard, but what if you know one is coming? Let's talk about a couple of things.

    Episode 131 Broken deeper than I thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 18:00


    I cried when my favorite superhero died. What is wrong with me? Sometimes we are broken in places we don't realize, deeper than we could've imagined.

    Episode 130 Don't Shut Out The Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 21:17


    This episode we start really focusing on grief. If we aren't careful we will get so focused on grief and the one that we lost and forget or shut out the ones that we still have. Let's talk about that for a bit.

    Episode 129 Afraid of the Tunnel's End

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 19:54


    I see the light at the end of the tunnel...is it hope, goodness or a train coming the other direction? What if I were to just hide in here and not move forward? I don't know what the tunnel's end will hold. Been there? Let's talk about that.

    Episode 128 The Pivot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 17:01


    We've rebranded, kinda. Have you ever had to pivot in life? This episode, we launch into the new direction of our effort to truly help people. Welcome to Restoring My Path. Sometimes you just need to adjust, pivot, and refocus. As my GPS tells me all the time, please make first legal U-turn and go the way I want you to go. Hope this is a help.

    Episode 127 The Thankful List

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 24:16


    One of the hardest things about hard times is remembering to be thankful for anything good. No matter hard it is, we have got to remember to say thanks...to God, people, memories. Let's talk about it.

    Episode 126 What Actually Helps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 30:26


    Having seen and been asked about a local tragedy, Mika and I revive a discussion that we had a year ago about what actually helps during those initial days after tragedy.

    Episode 125 What is Darkness?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 26:43


    This is our first episode back as we start dealing with the real part of life of darkness and lights in our lives. Mika and I chat for a bit about what darknesses are, what they mean in our lives, and what they really aren't.

    Episode 125 Rebranding to Restoring The Light introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 9:10


    We are back after a few month sabbatical as we prayed about and sought God's direction in how He wanted us to go forward in this thing we call ministry. So here is a quick little introduction from Kevin as we prepare to launch our new direction: Restoring The LIght.

    Episode 124 Time Plus Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 13:19


    Just a quick update on where we have been and what to expect for the next few weeks.

    Episode 123 Going through a Nightmare part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 17:53


    After last week's episode of Mika sharing the importance of spiritual needs, this episode we start dealing with some physical needs. Let's see what we can do.

    Episode 122 Going Through a Nightmare Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 21:45


    This is the first part of a series that Mika and I are going to be going through about things that have helped us as we navigated the hardships of life.

    Episode 121 Is That Really Helping

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 31:11


    I know what you're going through...or...whatever could be said that actually doesn't help. Every had someone give you helpful tidbits of stuff that were meant to help you when you were struggling, but in the end, really didn't. Mika and I have a short chat about how to actually help someone.

    Episode 120 Where Have You Been?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 12:35


    If you haven't noticed, we have been offline for a couple of weeks. Boy do we have a story and an encouragement for you.

    Episode 119 Look at the Moon, Daddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 29:06


    How important are the events in our lives? If we aren't careful, we will miss important things happening that at the surface are little things, and yet are the things that make life grand. Let's have a chat...Baby girl J joins Mika and me.

    Episode 118 Fearing Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 37:54


    Have you ever feared failing so badly that you don't do it, give up and run, quit something good. Mika and I chat for a bit about it. Let's talk.

    Episode 117 Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 35:34


    Mika and I sat down and chatted about forgiveness. What it means, the difficulties of giving it and asking for it. Even tackle forgiving God...that is an interesting twist. This is a great and needful thing for our lives. Hope it is a help. Reach out to us if you need us. heretohelpministry@gmail.com

    Episode 116 Carol's story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 46:45


    Sat down with our soon to be daughter in law and wanted to have her tell her story about her faith journey to Jesus with some background about her and her becoming part of our family. I hope you enjoy.

    Episode 115 Thankful for People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 43:03


    After last week of talking about father wounds, we thought it would be good to have a good discussion about thankfulness. Being thankful for people. Mika and I do something new and chat about folks who have been good for us and how thankful we are for them in our lives.

    Episode 114 Father Wounds with Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 66:51


    Parental wounds can be devastating. Familial wounds can last for generations and be carried down for a long time. Today I had the privilege of sitting down with my copastor Michael as we discuss father wound and what that really looks like, what it means, and how to move on and let God bring about goodness from it. I hope you enjoy. We made mention of his and our friend Mark's podcasts. Here is the link to those if you are interested. They are good and much better than what I can bring to you. So please, check them out. Mark's: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qf7PjLtTbsxSGaRpTvZql?si=16ce2d9f7f93467d Michael's: https://open.spotify.com/show/3gAu6pGB43zS6JtxxpsAym?si=33e68a5e55b24c57

    Episode 113 Goals with the Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 35:03


    Got together with the family to chat about goals, resolutions, accountability, failures, success. That sort of thing. I hope it is a help to you.

    Episode 112 Breaking the Mold with Mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 38:36


    Chatted with my friend Mark about some of the do's and don't's of getting off of the beaten path of traditions and set ways. If you find yourself desiring to make a move, then this may be a help to you. For more contact with Mark and his ministry, he is an active life coach. You can find him at markfostercoaching.com.

    Episode 111 Living with Chronic Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 28:20


    Had a great chat with wifey about her experiences with living in chronic pain for many years.

    Episode 110 Josh the Preacher's Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 41:23


    Just a chat with my boy about growing up in a pastor's home. Hope it helps ya.

    Episode 109 Welcome to Journaling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 35:11


    This is the first episode of our fourth season. We have changed things up a bit and are making this more of a conversation between friends that you get to listen to. This is the first episode where my wife joins the podcast and we give a brief who we are and transition into my favorite topic: Journaling. Let's see where this takes us.

    Episode 108 The Fig Leaf Isn't Working

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 26:20


    Look at that selfie...of course a touch up here, background change there, filter inserted. How's that working for you? It's time we stop trying to cover up and allow God into actually heal some stuff.

    Episode 107 Rereward or Watch Your Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 29:03


    How weak are your weaknesses? How can you protect those areas of your life?

    Episode 106 The Comfort Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 24:25


    I have a great idea. Let's do something uncomfortable. How's that for helpful and comforting? Let's talk about it for a few.

    Episode 105 Baby Steps of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 27:33


    Crossing the Red Sea, not going to happen. Turning off the path toward a bush that is on fire...I can probably do that.

    Episode 104 Viewing People Rightly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 24:05


    According to the law of Moses she should be stoned...and yet He said, "Neither do I condemn you, go thou and sin no more." What does that mean? How do I view folks in my heart?

    Episode 103 Live Forwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 20:51


    Living life forwards. What a concept, and yet hard to accomplish. Let's talk about it for a little bit.

    Episode 102 Pipe Dreams?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 22:04


    Why do we automatically label hard things as unattainable? Why do we go through life afraid to pursue that which we are called to do? Let's talk about that for a bit.

    Episode 101 Hard Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 24:44


    Don't you love it when someone asks a hard question? Something that really digs deep and makes you a bit uncomfortable? Let's talk about that for a bit.

    Episode 100 Just an encouragement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 21:09


    Just a little different episode. Just an encouragement on getting unstuck and trying to do better to do better.

    Episode 99 You are not alone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 20:57


    Have you ever been to your breaking point? Let's start with this one statement: you are not alone. Let's talk about that.

    Episode 98 Making Big Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 16:48


    So you can't sleep. A big decision is at your doorstep. What do you do? I think I might be able to give you some help.

    Episode 97 The Need for Adversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 21:33


    Most folks don't want to be faced with trouble, struggle, or adversity, but that isn't real life. We need folks to learn to face it, grow, be strong.

    Episode 97 Four Kinds of Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 24:35


    The Powerbroker, the Trophy Hunter, the Hugger, and the Edifier. Four kinds of leaders. What kind of leader are you?

    Episode 96 Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 22:58


    Truth. Belief. Faith. Hope. Sight. That's how it works. Let's talk about some hope we have as we just celebrated the resurrection of Jesus this week.

    Episode 95 Truth First Tribe Second

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 30:01


    Have you ever met someone so loyal that truth about what they were loyal to didn't matter? Let's talk about that for a few minutes.

    Episode 94 Coping with Hardship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 34:04


    I would like to tell you about all the mistakes I have made when dealing with hardships and then a few of the victories that I have had that have actually helped.

    Episode 93 You Can't Control the Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 27:17


    One of the biggest hardships of life that I had to learn is that I cannot control the results and outcomes of life. I can only control what I put into life. Let's talk about that for a few minutes.

    Episode 92 Heart's Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 24:05


    Is there something in your heart that God is working for you to drive for? Is there a desire in your heart that you need to be chasing after but fear, blindness, wounds or confusion are keeping you from chasing? Let's talk about that.

    Episode 91 Establishing Your Why

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 22:08


    Have you ever thought about why we quit, give up, don't follow through, lose hope? Let's chat about it.

    Episode 90 Learning discipline from the disciplined

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 28:19


    You cannot do this on your own. If you truly want to learn some mastery, you are going to need help. I'm going to help you find the help that you need.

    Episode 89 Striving while in the back of the pack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 25:20


    How do we handle being not great and still striving for a mastery in our lives? Let's talk about it.

    Episode 88 What does striving for mastery look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 30:49


    Have you ever thought about what mastering something actually looks like? Today I'm going to give you a few pointers about what it really looks like to master something in our lives.

    Episode 87 Striving For Masteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 25:02


    What does it mean to really strive to be a master of or at something. This is a new series about how we as Christians, humans, people can get the mindset to strive for a level of mastery in one's life.

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