Lifting the Veil

As we bring this season to a close, this week's episode is a compilation of the words of wisdom we have learned from the guests of Season 1. We are reminded of lessons learned from Todd Durkin, Amy Bream, Jonathan Pitts, Jennifer Matthews, Tim Klinkenberg, Jim & Ginger Ravella, Fred Stoeker, Sam Kelly, and Jackie Bledsoe, lessons worth repeating, so that we might hide them away in our hearts. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." -Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)

In this week's episode, Bob sits down with Jackie Bledsoe, a speaker, counselor, and author of the marriage self-help book, "The 7 Rings of Marriage". As one who had sworn off marriage completely and arrived at the altar with a ten-month-old daughter, Jackie describes how he stepped into marriage completely unprepared, explains the dangers of cohabitation, enjoying the fruits of marriage without making any true commitment, and finally, highlights the incredible importance of having marriage role models. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” -Joshua 1:9 (ESV)

In this week's episode, Bob sits down with Sam Kelly, co-host of the nationally syndicated morning show "Scott and Sam" on THE FISH Christian radio stations. Sam shares the blessings and challenges that have come as a result of her interracial marriage, explains how God has used great trials in marriage and parenthood to change her for the better, and finally, reveals how a willingness to be around people who don't look like you and don't think like you is one of the most godly traits one can have. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act." -Psalm 37:4-5 (ESV)

When Fred Stoeker was playing baseball at Stanford, he had four girlfriends at the same time. He was having sex with three of them, and he was engaged to be married to two of them. Much like his father and grandfather before him, his sexuality was completely out of control. But then... God gave him a wake up call. In this week's episode, Bob sits down with Fred Stoeker, the best-selling author of Every Man's Battle, a book series on sexual purity that has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide. Fred takes us into the darkest moments of his past, uncovers many lies about sex that he picked up when he was young, addresses the most common sex myths that still persist today, and finally, explains why God would make sex to be so very, very good. Enjoy!  If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"For I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise." -Isaiah 43:20-21 (ESV)

Jim and Ginger Ravella both faced the unthinkable, the tragic loss of a spouse, well before their time. Both a part of military families, Ginger's nightmare began in an instant with a knock at the front door, while Jim's loss came slowly, painfully, over the course of many years. Today, they are happily married, and both are experiencing their second successful run at marriage. In this week's episode, Bob asks Jim and Ginger to share about lessons learned in both of their marriages, the true definition of a "submissive" wife, and in light of Lindsay Vonn's proposal (re-proposal??) to her fiancé PK Subban over the holidays, how God intended for the role of male and female to be perfectly equal, yet totally different. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead." -2 Corinthians 1:9 (ESV)

In this week's episode, Bob sits down with Tim Klinkenberg, head pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Orange, CA. With over thirty years of ministry experience under his belt, Tim sheds a light on many of the harsh realities we face as a generation today. Tim reveals the shocking reality that even though we live in a hyper-sexualized culture, we are actually having LESS sex than ever, explains that boys aren't growing up because they don't have real men to show them how, and finally, shares why an identity in Christ gives you a rootedness that no other identity can give. Enjoy!  If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love towards those who fear him." -Psalm 103:11 (ESV)

In this week's episode, Bob answers questions and topics submitted by you, the listener! Topics covered include social media's effects on relationships today, the identity crisis an athlete faces upon retirement, the mystery of where to find a godly spouse, and finally, one of our generation's favorite pastimes... Netflix and Chill. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

"Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass." -Joshua 21:45 (ESV)  

Jennifer Matthews is a force... and based on her bloodline, that really shouldn't come as much of a surprise, either. Born into what many people consider the “First Family of Football”, Jennifer has had eight family members play in the NFL. Whether she is serving in prison ministries or traveling the world on mission trips, Jennifer is certainly a virtuous woman. A single, virtuous woman. In this episode, Jennifer opens up about her own experiences in singleness, how her perspective on men has changed over time, how the “Proverbs 31 Woman” was meant to inspire women, not intimidate men, and offers up a word of advice to all the single guys out there. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com    

"And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him." -Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)

On July 24th, 2018, Jonathan and Wynter Pitts clicked send on a very significant email. They had just completed the last chapter of their marriage book, Emptied, and after months of work they were finally sending the final manuscript to their publisher. Four hours later, she died in his arms.  In an incredible display of courage and faith, Jonathan shares about his darkest moments of heartbreak, the true definition of love, how marrying for happiness is a mistake, and on a lighter note, the LEAST romantic thing you can say to your fiancé. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

Bob sits down with Amy Bream, a friend living in Nashville, to discuss her personal experiences in dating and lessons learned along the way. What makes Amy's perspective unique, you ask? Amy was born without her right leg, and in this episode Amy goes deep into the fears that gripped her for so long, the lies that kept her from being herself, and the best way to startle a group of second grade friends. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

Todd Durkin is a man's man. He travels the world to speak at fitness and leadership conferences, runs a thriving business, and has trained world class athletes like LaDainian Tomlinson and Drew Brees for decades. In this episode, Todd explains which of Rocky Balboa's opponents was the baddest in the ring, talks about his experience of living in Sting's Malibu beach house, and shares the importance of finding a spouse you can share your faith with. Enjoy! If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com

In this intro to Season 1, Bob explains why he wanted to start a conversation about dating, sex, and marriage, and lays out what you can expect as a listener of this podcast. He talks about the four "Sad Singles" (the Sex Machine, the Romantic, the Codependent, & the Third Wheel), and also includes some lies that he believed while worshiping at the feet of sex, marriage, and his future wife. If you enjoy LIFTING THE VEIL, will you please do a few things for us: Give us a 5-Star rating on iTunes. Write us a great review of what you love about the show. Share LIFTING THE VEIL with a friend via text or social media. Thank you! Instagram: @theliftingtheveilpodcast Email: contactliftingtheveil@gmail.com