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Bryan, Dani, and Mel, in the midst of Covid and share their insights and highlights in this temporary season. 

Mel, Dani, and Bryan reunite and catch up in the midst of Covid-19.

Coming back from a hiatus, so much to catch up on!

It's been two weeks to long! We are back and we have lot's of catching up to do!    Enjoy and Stay Safe and Pray!

Enneagram edition. 

Today's episode is a quick update on our lives and a mainly a recommendation from a sermon we heard this past week! John Mark Comer from Bridgetown Church explores the idea that posture is more important than technique in reading the Bible. It’s less about information and more about our spiritual formation.  Hope you guys are encouraged and if you have comments be sure to reach us out @Pod_Talk on our IG!

"On the one side, you don’t keep on sinning if you’re born again. On the other side, you don’t ever stop sinning in this world. In other words, John is trying to strike a balance between the absolute necessity of the new birth, which necessarily gives a significant measure of victory over sin. That’s the one side. On the other hand, there’s the reality that we do in fact as Christians commit sins and can find forgiveness as we confess them." - John Piper

...a talk by Josh Porter of Van City Church. We hear many times the phrase "follow your heart." but what if you heart is filled with toxic?

No Buildings, No physical location outside the internet... The future?   Honorable Mentions: @TheChurchDigital & VR-Church 

There's been many times where we tend to view prayer as a burden. We forget the purpose of prayer and also to whom we are praying to. We discuss and remind ourselves that prayer is more than just a task like doing your laundry.  It is a direct communication to God and it gives us the opportunity to praise, to confess and embrace the time with God, and it is all thanks to Jesus. 

Brace yourselves, as Mel Dani and Bryan deconstructs what "putting on" and "putting off" means in the Christian Life.

We go over some key moments of our lives in 2019 and what's to come for us in 2020! Thanks again for all the support! This marks our one year anniversary! Happy New Year and we'll see you in the next episode in 2020!

A night of recording where various topics are thrown around and we create a conversation of shenanigans.    Enjoy.

"Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life." - Dallas Willard "Satan is far more intelligent than we give him credit for... you can run into him in the form of an alert on your phone while reading your bible, Netflix Binge, full-on dopamine addiction to IG, Saturday morning at the office or another soccer game on a Sunday, or commitment after commitment after commitment in a life of speed." - John Mark Comer

Dani & I talk about our trip during Portland, and also answer a question asked to us about being expecting parents... *Disclaimer* This audio has been recorded through a phone due to missing microphones although I made sure to pack up the rest of the equipment to record this episode during our trip in Portland. (Insert Palm to the Face Emoji.)

Have we ever asked the question Why Not? Why is there a bad stigma on Halloween? Why can't we wear costumes on this day but we can wear costumes any other day? If there is an opportunity to serve kids and parents who walk around the neighborhood why not use Halloween to serve the hardworking parents?  We dive into Halloween and look into the stigma of the "dark day" and also look into the opportunities where we can love and serve others without dishonoring God in any way.

Can God redeem celebrities? Can God still use artists who are not believers to reach His people? Can creative things still be beautiful and useful even if they aren't labeled as "gospel"? ....These are just some of the questions we answer along the episode while also sharing our thoughts about Kanye and his new album "Jesus Is King".    Enjoy!

Dani, Mel and Bryan discuss what God means by the New Heaven and New Earth.  

Dani, Mel, and Bryan catch up in life events of the past 2 weeks and go through a series of questions of "Would You Rather"

Often times when you hear the word "confession" a negative or fearful thought comes to mind, however on this episode Dani, Bryan, and Mel seek to suggest a better definition of confession and why it is essential, life-giving, and transformative for the Christ follower and all who are seeking freedom.  Outro Song : Shine Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

Dani, Bryan, and Mel discuss how evangelizing works for the Introverts and the Extroverts.    Outro Song : Shine Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

Another night filled with shenanigans. 

Dani, Bryan, and Mel discuss the purpose of growth in your spiritual life.   Outro Song : Shine Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

One of those nights where we go on a whim and record our shenanigans.    Enjoy.

Dani, Bryan, and Mel are joined by a special guest and discuss what sin looks like in the life of someone who follows Christ.   Outro Song : Shine Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

We talk about the process of true biblical spiritual transformation, we uncover the false motives of the "Spiritual Formation Movement" and explore more of what it means to depend on the Holy Spirit and not on ourselves.    Outro Song : Shine Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

In this episode we go over some common questions that have been asked around about God and Christianity.  Give us a listen and let us know your thoughts as well! Outro Song : Shine Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

In this episode we discuss if we can ever "graduate" from reading the bible or any of the 66 books in the bible... Can we ever be "to good" for them?  Give us a listen and let us know your thoughts as well! Outro Song : Believe Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

In this episode we dive into the meaning of "Family of Origin" and how that has an affect on us as we grow in life. Outro Song : Believe Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music

Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

A popular term in the Christian world, we discuss the definition of reverence and what it means to have the fear of God in our lives.       Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Join us on this episode as we reveal our Enneagram and Myers Brigg personality types and how this influences our communications with people and the world around us.   Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

This week we are joined by a special guest and the four of us talk about how the role of burning out impacted our lives.   Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Considering Gods perspective and how it translates in our own personal lives, we discuss the role of conflict and our behaviors through conflict.  Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

This week on the podcast we're talking about singleness and marriage and how the two callings are used by God in their different forms, and how they are equally valuable.  Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

In this episode we go through a series of questions of how we go about our lives walking with God. How does our prayer life look like? Do we read daily? What's in our music playlist?  We wanted to continue to walk with transparency for you; the listeners and allow you guys to get another glimpse of how we go about our rhythms with God. Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Relationships are not always an easy thing. In this episode we dive into the differences between "toxic" and "missional" relationships, and how to distinguish them from each other. We also discuss how difficult relationships often grow us in unexpected ways.    Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music   

In this episode we discuss mentorship and various ways to go about mentoring someone. For some people, mentorship can feel a lot like dating, where it can become awkward when you don't seem compatible with each other. Join us in unpacking the mentorship relationship and how it is an essential tool within the local church. Stay tuned and enjoy! Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Finding rest in God has become a unique challenge in today's church culture. We submit ourselves to the day-to-day, fast pace, busy schedule of our lives and later question why we feel overwhelmed or anxious. And it is in the absence of rest , where we become vulnerable to deceit and lies from Satan himself. Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

Finding rest in God has become a unique challenge in today's church culture. We submit ourselves to the day-to-day, fast pace, busy schedule of our lives and later question why we feel overwhelmed or anxious. And it is in the absence of rest , where we become vulnerable to deceit and lies from Satan himself. Outro Song : Believe  Artist: IJ Beats Music Licensed to YouTube by: IJ Beats Music 

What is the true meaning of Self-Care? Find out what today's culture has to say about Self-Care and how it compares with the biblical meaning of Self-Care.