The Apostle's Corner

First of all, setting boundaries isn't easy. Paralyzing fear about how someone might respond can easily hold us back. Sometimes we even go as far as playing the awkward interactions in our minds to prepare ourselves for the worst possible outcome. Nevertheless, short-term discomfort for a long-term healthy relationship is worth it every time!

Boundaries are actually expectations and needs that help you feel safe and comfortable in your relationships. Expectations in relationships help you stay mentally and emotionally well. Learning when to say no and when to say yes is also an essential part of feeling comfortable when interacting with others.There are three levels of boundaries:1.   Porous – Porous boundaries are weak or poorly expressed and are unintentionally harmful. They lead to feeling depleted, overextending yourself, depression, anxiety, and unhealthy relationship dynamics.  1.  Rigid Boundaries: Rigid Boundaries involve building walls to keep others out as a way to keep yourself safe. But staying safe by locking yourself in is unhealthy and leads to a whole other set of problems… This typically comes from a fear of vulnerability of a history of being taken advantage of. People with rigid boundaries do not allow exceptions to their stringent rules even when it would be healthy for them to do so. If a person with rigid boundaries says, “I never loan money to people,” they never stray from that, even if a friend who isn't the type to borrow money is in a crisis.3.) Healthy Boundaries: Are possible when your past doesn't show up in your present interactions. They require an awareness of your emotional, mental, and physical capacities, combined with clear communication.

Healthy Boundaries: We all know we should have them in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do healthy boundaries really mean, and how can we successfully express our needs, say no, and be assertive without offending others?"In Season Three / Episode One of The Apostle's Corner, Podcast host Brian A. Harris along with his Co-Host, Dr. Kimberly R. Harris, will have a life-changing conversation about The Need For Boundaries. Living without boundaries can be and is a very dangerous way to live.  Boundaries are actually expectations and needs that help you feel safe and comfortable in your relationships.

Merriam - Websters Dictionary defines relationships to mean: The state of being related or interrelated. The relation connecting to binding participants in a relationship such as:1.) Kinship2.) A specific instance or type of kinship3.) A state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings4.) A romantic or passionate attachmentIn this episode, podcast host, Brian A. Harris along with his co-host, Dr. Kimberly R. Harris, engage in a conversation about Relationships. They talk about two specific areas of relationships:1.) Defining Relationships2.) The ingredients for a healthy relationship

"But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you." Matthew 6:33 (HCSB) In episode six of season two, podcast host, Brian A Harris sits down with his co-host, worship pastor and entreprenuer, Andrea Stegall. Together they discuss the life goal of putting God FIRST in all they do and trusting God to add everything else to their lives. In their transparency they reveal the dangers of not prioritizing God and the benefits of prioritizing God. Life Goals are accomplished because we include God in the boardroom of our dreams and aspirations and give Him permission to rule over our affairs. 

In episode five of season two, podcast host, Brian A. Harris sits down with his co-host and lifelong friend Tamika Bailey Young and they discuss a very powerful subject: Defining and Overcoming Anxiety. Tamika says, "anxiety is anticipating something to go wrong before it actually goes wrong."  In this conversation, Brian and Tamika both share their own personal journey's of overcoming anxiety. In this conversation, they provide transparency, education and faith, to ensure you will be able to identify and overcome your own anxiety in your life. This is a great episode to invite your friends and family members to listen in on and grow from. 

Life can become miserably predictable.The same old you, wearing the same old clothes, driving the same old car, working the same old job, eating the same old food, returning to the same old house, sitting in the same old chair, watching the same old shows, and climbing into the same old bed, day in and day out.  That frustration with routine reflects Solomon's mood here through verse 8. He's not merely saying there's a time for everything. He's saying we're trapped. Solomon describes the repetitive nature of life in all its contrasts. There's a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build; a time to weep and a time to laugh. In other words we're trapped between competing realities. A person can experience the extremes of life, the highest joy and the deepest sorrow, in the same week, even in the same day.In Episode 4, Brian Harris discusses the blessing of seasons. All seasons are our seasons. Whether we like or prefer the seasons we are in, all seasons are for our benefit. Be careful of how you respond to stormy seasons. The seeds you sow in one season will be the harvest you reap in the next season. 

The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus said: “The only constant in life is change.” In episode three of The Apostle's Corner, Brian A. Harris discusses "How To Handle Change." Merriam- Webster defines change to mean, To make different in some particular. To alter. To make radically different, to give a different position. To replace with another. To make a shift from one another. To undergo a modification. Our initial response to change is resistance. This resistance is because of our personal perspective (what we understand and are accustomed to as it relates to what we call life) and our personal preferences as it relates to the process of change. Another reason for resistance is fear of the unknown and change upsetting our comfort zones. Another reason for resistance is the loss of control. Change isn't to be feared, resisted, or rejected but rather accepted as a necessary part of life. 

In Episode Two of Season Two, Brian Harris welcomes Dr. Sherese Hicks as his co-host.. Dr. Sherese Hicks is a licensed psychologist with two master's degrees in Counseling and a Master's in School Psychology. She also has an EARNED Doctorate in School Psychology. She has over 25 years of experience serving children and families in school and clinical settings. Her goal as a therapist and educator is to empower children and families to overcome barriers and accomplish their God-given purposes. She is also the proud mother of three adult sons. She is a very fine and faithful member of the Gener8ions Church in North Little Rock, AR. Together they will be discussing what they label as "the big dog" of all subject matters, Acknowledging Sexual Abuse. 

"The thief comes not but for to steal, kill and destroy, but I am come that you might have life and life more abundantly." Brian A. Harris is on a mission to help the Body of Christ realize it's FULL potential in Christ Jesus. Growing up in the church as a pastor's kid has really taught him that life is not all about the performance we put on in church. The acceptance that we are seeking from church people. But rather accepting who God has uniquely and divinely created us to be, for the purpose for which we have been created and ultimately, for the glory of God.Brian is encouraging every believer to take another look at the life, ministry and mission of Jesus Christ. His earthly mission was not filled with temple worship or perfect church attendance or even being involved with church meetings or rehearsals. Jesus spent His earthly ministry giving people life. For every person He healed, delivered, and cast demons out of, He was literally restoring their lives back. Jesus even raised the dead on multiple occassions, just to prove He wanted us to have life. In this Episode, you will hear the testimony of life by Solomon in Ecclesiastes, as he testifies about his failures, successes, wins, losses, his pain, and his problems. Solomon gets RAW in Ecclesiastes, to show us the meaning of life because we all have a time to be born and a time to die. What we do and who we become in between those two dates will testify how we valued and stewarded our life on earth. 

“Why does a dad matter so much to a daughter, in particular? A dad is the one who teaches a daughter what a male is all about. It's the first man in her life—the first man she loves, the first male she tries to please, the first man who says no to her, the first man to discipline her. In effect, he sets her up for success or failure with the opposite sex. Not only that, but she takes cues from how Dad treats Mom as she grows up about what to expect as a woman who is in a relationship with a man. So Dad sets up his daughter's marriage relationship too. And if that dad is a man of faith, he all of a sudden takes on the awesome responsibility of representing almighty God himself.”In Episode Ten, of Season One Brian A. Harris sits down with his daughter to discuss growing as a father and how having a Godly father, has shaped and equipped her for every day Christian life as a woman of God.

James describes the mechanism of temptation. “Each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires” (James 1:14 HCSB). I often say, “we are distracted by what we are attracted to.” Which simply means, as it relates to temptation, we can only be tempted with what we are already attracted to. Temptation is a distraction to draw you away from godly living to drive you into a life of ungodly, sinful passions. In episode nine, Brian Harris gives 10 growth strategies on how to Grow through temptation. Temptation is common to all of us. We are privy to this fallen human nature that we are wrapped in. However; we have a helper, the Holy Spirit. When we engage Him in temptation, He gives us a way to escape. When we fall or yield to temptation, He teaches us some very important lessons that we should grow from in order to make us more aware of self, the devil and the power of God. 

In Episode Eight, Brian teaches about Growing in Love. According to definition, Love is a strong affection for another. However; love is more than just a strong affection or feeling for something. Love is a daily decision that we make every day for the rest of our lives as believers. Here are a few points you will hear in this episode:1.) Love is not just mere words2.) Love is a person (GOD)3.) Everyone Deserves Love4.) Love Is Action Not Just Words5.) Love Is Proof Of Our Discipleship

In Episode Seven of The Apostle's Corner. Brian will take you on his growth journey of studying the word of God. After years of being intimidated by his ability to learn and grow in the Word of God. Brian decided at 40 years old to fulfill his dream and conquer his fears by enrolling in Seminary at Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. where he learned about Methodical Study of Scripture and Inductive Bible Study. In this episode, Brian breaks down the process of Inductive Bible Study is. So if you are a serious student of the Word of God but haven't had the opportunity to learn this process. Listen to this episode and get ready to take some incredible notes that will help you grow in studying the word of God. You no longer have to be intimidated. You can be EMPOWERED!

In Episode Six of the Apostle's Corner, Brian will give you another brief glimpse into his life as it relates to his personal growth in Christ and into manhood. For him, it was not an easy road and yet at this stage of his life, he is not claiming victim status nor is he passing the responsibility on to someone else for the horrible life's choices that he has made.  In this episode, you will discover God's redeeming power, unconditional love, personal discoveries in Brian's faith and a life full of dreams, gifts and callings from God, fully restored to him AFTER 40 years old when God really transformed his life. Although some has chosen to constantly remind him of his bad choices, Brian has chosen to walk in the love and grace of God fearlessly and unapologetically for his life.

Romans 12:3 (KJV)3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.This podcast is very near and dear to my heart. Growing up in a very traditional Christian home with a lot of rules, Many times, I was made to feel as if I was better than others because of my faith. I was told: "we have the whole truth." It was said in a way as if other people didn't have the truth although they were saying they were Christians as well. Isolation and separation from others created a faith or belief system that later on would cause me to turn on the very people who taught me to believe. Pay very close attention to this podcast. Through Brian A. Harris, you will learn that you can have the gift of faith and walk through doors and accept opportunities that others struggle with. At the same time, You could be lacking Godly character that keep those doors of opportunity open for you. Ungodly character will close the same doors that the gift of faith opened for you. 

According to Merriam-Webster, a blended family is : a family that includes children of a previous marriage of one spouse or both.  In this weeks episode four, Brian A. Harris brings his Dr, Kimberly R. Harris (wife) and Kianna Lacey Pearl Harris (daughter) as his co-host and they sit down for the holidays to discuss growing their blended family. This discussion is unfiltered, laid back, candid, transparent and even carries the weight of the emotional challenges and attitudes that come with being a blended and how with God, can help you to endure and overcome everything we go through in this context.

In this Episode, Brian A. Harris will lead you into a growth strategy to help you grow through your regret. There's not a single person that doesn't come short of the Glory of God. We will discover in this podcast, the God's glory is his own righteousness and holiness. There's nothing in our human flesh that can accomplish this mission. It is only through Jesus Christ and His finished work of the cross that we have been made right. 

We live in a fast-paced society. Everyone seems to be going nowhere, fast. Society and social media has insisted on making us competitors rather than believers. In this episode, Brian will show you that although we live in the "insta-culture" society, growth doesn't quite work like that. Growth is slow and well-paced. It is not quick or rushed. Growth is one step at a time, one day at a time and one decision at a time. 

It's inevitable that we were get older. However; growing older is a choice. It is a choice to grow, mature, and become everything that God has called us to be. In this episode you will be able to identify where you are and why you are, where you are. This is give you an opportunity to change the narrative of your life. 

The Apostle's Corner,  where we discover truth and become the living proof. This podcast is an outreach ministry of BAH Ministries in Memphis, Tennessee and is designed to ignite faith, encourage and challenge believers and mature disciples for every day Christian living. This podcast is biblically founded on 2 Corinthians 3:2 (CSB) which says, “You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.”