Stories directly from the High Point Church family.
In this week's episode of The Living Room, Abby Romersberger joins Phil & Liz to talk about healing. In particular, they talk about gaining freedom from traumatic cycles with support from our community and the necessity of basing our value in who God says we are.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In this week's episode of The Living Room, Frank Pekovich joins Phil & Liz to talk about living an authentic life that doesn't always look like what culture might suggest.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Niccole shares a brief update about Season 4 of The Living Room. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In this week's episode of The Living Room, Greg & Peggy Walters join Phil and Liz to talk about raising a child with special needs. In particular, they talk about how God's design and plan are starkly different from our own, especially in the ways we define value and progress in our lives.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Season 4 of The Living Room is here! In this season, called Humankind, we'll be exploring questions like: What does it mean to be made in God's image? Are humans really capable of healing? Where do our identities come from? In this first episode, we'll meet the hosts for this season, Liz and Phil Reasa. We'll get to know them a bit as we look forward to hearing stories from people in our congregation. We can't wait to get started!Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
This is our final official episode of the Race and Justice season, and we're wrapping things up with Manohar James in this episode all about crossing cultures. Manohar has a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Asbury Theological Seminary and decades of cross cultural ministry experience—so he's the perfect person to close the season for us. He shares some pretty funny personal stories, and has great encouragement for our church. As referenced in the episode, check out Manohar's testimony here on The Engage & Equip Podcast.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
We're taking a one-week break from releasing a new episode this week. Episodes 7 & 8 will come starting next week Monday. See you then!Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
On this week's episode, we get to listen in on a conversation with Nic Gibson, Rebecca Cooks, and Aidan Detienne. Though they come from very different backgrounds, what they share in common is coming from bi-cultural families. They talk about what that was like as kids, in adolescence, and now as adults. They share what they love from their cultures, and what they have learned about the duality of being citizens of Heaven, living here on Earth.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
This week, we're in part two of a two part story with Britt Moes. Last week we talked all about the technical aspects to the criminal legal system and reentry, but this week we get to hear more of Britt's personal story and about relationships she has built through her work in reentry. If you want to watch the spoken word poem Britt referenced called Freakshow, you can watch that here: Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
This is the first episode in a two part story with Britt Moes. In this half of the conversation, we'll be talking about reentry and the criminal legal system, and we get pretty technical. Most of our stories on The Living Room are really personal, and are interpreted through our faith in Jesus—if you're wondering where all of that is, make sure to stick around to the end of the episode—and remember that this is a two-part story.We reference a flow chart in the episode quite a bit. You can find that here.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In this week's episode of The Living Room, Morgan White joins Niccole to talk about the medical field. In particular, they talk about how trust plays a significant role in the doctor-patient relationship, and some of the reasons why there is often less trust among minority patients.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Patrick and Alison Hlathein met as teens in high school in their small town, and they were married five years later. In this episode of The Living Room, they share about the things they've learned through marrying someone of a different race and culture, and how those very things can be applied to our faith and to the Church.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Season 3 of The Living Room is here! Join Niccole and Jill in this first episode where they introduce the theme for Season 3: Race and Justice.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Our final episode of The Living Room Season 2 is here. In this episode, we hear the second half of Dan Reasa's story, how opening up the deepest secrets of his soul to those in his life had both freeing and painful effects, and yet how he sees hope in being fully himself with those around him—being truly undivided in who he is in Christ.*Warning: the topics covered in this episode are mature. For listeners with mental illness, because of the potential triggering nature of the episode, you should listen with discretion.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In the final two episodes of The Living Room Season 2, you get to hear from Dan Reasa about what it has looked like for him to feel divided not in relationships with others, but within himself. In Part 1, Dan shares the things that for most of his life, he hid from everyone else around him - his pornography addiction, his mental illnesses, his suicidal thoughts, and his gender dysphoria. In Part 2, which will be released next Monday, we'll get to hear about when he finally let others in, and about the hope that God, through His church, has offered.*Note: the topics covered in this episode are mature, and for listeners with mental illness, because of the potential triggering nature of the episode, you should listen with discretion.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Last week, we got to hear the first part of the Schmitt Family's story, highlighting challenges in Ty and Kerry's marriage, and how those affected Andy. This week, we get to hear the second half, and how sometimes we find unity in places we least expect to find it.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
"All of us at one time or another have wanted out of this mess. But the Lord has kept us together." Join Ty, Kerry, and Andy Schmitt on the first episode of a two part story as they talk through the complicated dynamics of a family fighting to remain undivided.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
One of the goals of The Living Room is that we, ourselves, wouldn't simply consume more content, but that The Lord would transform and change us as we engage with these stories. And this week's episode is an opportunity to do just that.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
As a great follow up to discussing disputable matters in our services, we take a slight deviation from the norm in this next episode to talk with Bob Grahmann - not about how he has fought for unity in a relationship with another person, but in his relationship with the local church - in particular, High Point Church. As Bob shares about staying committed to a body of believers over the long haul, through pastors leaving, the church splitting, denominational changes, and many, many disputable matters, we hope it encourages you and gives just a glimpse of the beauty that pursuing unity can bring.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Many people have felt the impact of Covid on their relationships this past year—from losing a loved one, to missing your friends, to finding yourself disagreeing with one another when it comes to how to handle the pandemic. Like many others, Erin Hesse and Brett Taber found themselves making different choices from one another during the pandemic, and felt the effects and strain on their friendship. In this episode of The Living Room, they share about how they fought to reconcile their friendship and work towards being undivided.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In this episode, Becca Cooks and Gloria Kok talk all about friendship—and specifically, how humility and grace have shaped their friendship and helped them navigate crossing cultural and racial differences.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.orgSubscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In this first episode of Season 2, Cliff and Deondra Mahair share about how they have fought to stay undivided as they have built their family of four kids, with the added complexity that Deondra already had a son when she and Cliff met. They share about the little sacrifices they have chosen to make for the greater purpose of having unity in their family, knowing those sacrifices were worth the outcome. Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Jill Reasa and Niccole Khail reflect on the season of Restored stories and discuss the future of The Living Room podcast in this wrap-up of the first season.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroom This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Shirley Diederich is familiar with tragedy and the lasting effects it has had on her heart and in her relationships, but God has worked His healing hand in her heart. Now, she has not only experienced the restoration of God, but she even uses the hardships of her past to work the same healing to the lives of others.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Arsenio Sorrell is a man with a father's heart and a big smile. In this episode, Arsenio shares about how God's presence in his life has given him hope, even in the midst of great hardship, and how his hope in the Lord is easing the weight of his personal suffering.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Justin Lee has learned to faithfully say “yes” to God. In this episode, Justin shares how he learned that he is a beloved son of God and how God pursued him to meet his core needs and desires met in ways he didn't expect.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
In preparation for Thanksgiving, Jill Reasa is going to talk through devoting ourselves to prayer, and being watchful and thankful (Colossians 4:2). In lieu of a new story on this podcast, we'd love to have you join us for Prayer, Praise, and Pie this Wednesday at 6:30pm, where we'll be sharing stories of praise from High Point Church. You can sign up to attend in-person at highpointchurch.org/ppp or watch the livestream at highpointchurch.org/live. Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Josh Kok is a pop-culture nut, self-aware and introspective. God has been restoring Josh's identity through the process of emotional sanctification, and in this episode, we'll see how God can use the things we are most ashamed about for good.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Sara Shipferling-Pederson loves to create beautiful things, and likewise, God has knit together a beautiful story of redemption through her and her family. In this episode, Sara shares all that she has gained in Christ and in her community, and we'll see that loss is not the end of the story. Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
Mallory Orr is empathetic, strong, and fun. And, she loves cats. In this episode, Mallory shares her story of God's restoration in her life and how God is continuing that work. Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
The Living Room is a space for our church to connect as family. In The Living Room podcast, we'll hear stories straight from our High Point Church family. Each season of The Living Room will address a different topic, and this first season is called Restored. In this episode, Jill Reasa and Niccole Khail introduce us to the heart of The Living Room and what this season is all about.Questions? Feedback? Want to share a story? Email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org.Subscribe to The Living Room newsletter at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroomSign up for The Living Room Sessions at highpointchurch.org/livesessions This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelivingroom.substack.com
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