The Not So Perfect Christian Life

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Real and honest discussions between friends about the highs and lows of living an authentic Christian life.

Joy & Hannah


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 83 EPISODES


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    Episode 83: Discontentment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 41:14


    How do we respond when we are frustrated with our situation? Should we be able to find contentment in any circumstance? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss the topic of discontentment!

    Episode 82: Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 51:16


    What is truth? Has the meaning been lost in a world that says every person has their own truth? Is biblical truth still viable?Join Joy and Hannah as they discuss this week's topic!

    Episode 81: Hypocrisy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 49:30


    What is hypocrisy? How do we identify it in our lives and avoid it? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss it this week!

    Episode 80: Empathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 57:50


    What is empathy, why is it important and how does it relate to our walk with God? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss it this week!

    Episode 79: Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 50:53


    What is wisdom according to the Bible? How do we become more wise? Join Joy and Hannah as they discuss it this week!

    Episode 78: Bitterness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 40:17


    What causes bitterness? How do we know if we're feeling bitter, and what do we do about it? Join Joy and Hannah as they discuss it this week.

    Episode 77: Loneliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 56:17


    What should we do when we feel lonely? How does God help us in our loneliness? Join Joy & Hannah as they discuss this week's topic.

    Episode 76: Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 46:49


    Love is a concept we all know well, so where do we even start? What separates human love from God's love? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss this week's topic!

    Episode 75: Discouragement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 53:20


    How do you react when your discouraged? Join Joy and Hannah as they discuss this week's topic!

    Episode 74: Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 51:37


    This week, Joy and Hannah look at another fruit of the Holy Spirit: Patience.

    Episode 73: Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 52:10


    Happy new year! For the first episode of 2025, Joy & Hannah are joined once again by Jon to talk about the topic of purpose. What does it mean to have purpose in life? How should it be different for Christians?

    Episode 72: Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 42:26


    In the second part of a three-part mini-series on the trinity, Joy and Hannah focus on Jesus. What makes Him so important and foundational to the Christian faith?

    Episode 71: Envy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 45:21


    What is envy? How is it different from jealousy, or coveting? What do we do when we find ourselves feeling envious? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss this week's topic!

    Episode 70: Self talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 40:57


    Are you aware of the things that you say to yourself? Are you kind or overly harsh? How do you think God wants you to talk to yourself? Join Joy and Hannah as they discuss this topic.

    Episode 69: God as Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 47:00


    This week, Joy and Hannah are joined by Bob, a friend who has been through a challenging but rewarding journey of fostering. Through this experience she has learnt about the fatherhood of God, so the three of them discuss this topic. Bob has a blog where you can read more about her life: https://www.idaredtocallhimdaddy.com.

    Episode 68: Perseverance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 40:57


    How do we keep going when everything is dragging us down? Should we always persevere, or is it sometimes OK to give something up? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss the topic of perseverance.

    Episode 67: Taming the tongue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 58:04


    How much do you think about the words coming out of your mouth? Do you find yourself saying things that you know God wouldn't want you to say? Join the club! And join Hannah and Joy as they discuss this topic.

    Episode 66: Goodness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 41:20


    What is goodness? Well, you can always rely on Hannah to provide a dictionary definition a few minutes in. But does all goodness come from God? Join Joy & Hannah as they discuss!

    Episode 65: Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 59:04


    Joy and Hannah talk about possibly the most important thing that Christians never talk about: heaven! Later in the episode, Jon joins to discuss the question, "should we always be honest"?

    Episode 64: Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 47:53


    If we believe in Jesus, we are free. But are we living in the freedom he's given us, or are we still bound by fear and anxiety? Join Hannah and Joy as they discuss this week's topic.

    Episode 63: Holding things lightly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 50:44


    Is it possible to be passionate about things and persevere in them, while also holding them lightly, acknowledging that God is in control and not you? What about the things that we own that we treasure, can we hold those lightly? Join Joy & Hannah as they discuss this topic.

    Episode 62: Zeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 49:49


    What are you passionate about? Would you describe yourself as zealous for God? If not, why not? Join Hannah and Joy as they talk about this in the latest episode of the Not So Perfect Christian Life!

    Episode 61: God's correction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 54:33


    How do you respond when you feel God's correction? Is it a positive or negative thing for you? Join Hannah & Joy this week as they discuss the topic. Towards the end of the episode, Jon hops in to talk about this week's dilemma: "Should I think about dying more?"

    Episode 60: Hosting God's Presence with Wendy Mann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 55:36


    Joy and Hannah are joined by Wendy Mann to talk about the subject of her new book, "Hosting God's Presence". When we meet together in our churches, are we expectant to meet with God or have we settled for less?

    Episode 59: Self-pity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 49:06


    We all feel sorry for ourselves sometimes. But what's the biblical perspective on self-pity? How do we stop feeling it? Is it something we can just snap out of? Join Hannah & Joy as they discuss this in the latest episode of The Not So Perfect Christian Life.

    Episode 58: Feeling Distant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 48:41


    Joy & Hannah tackle the subject of feeling distant from God. What do you do when you feel distant from Him, how do you change it? At the end, Jon joins to discuss this week's dilemma, how do you approach, love and work with someone who has depression?

    Episode 57: Discernment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 52:52


    Joy and Hannah talk about discernment; what is it, and what is the spiritual gift of discernment?.

    Episode 56: Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 63:09


    Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of kindness, and are joined by Jon for some dilmenas relating to neighbours.

    Episode 55: Cynicism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 48:58


    Joy and Hannah discuss the dangers of cynicism in the church.

    Episode 54: Hospitality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 57:50


    Joy and Hannah talk about the subject of hospitality.

    Episode 53: Grace in the everday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 53:40


    Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of grace, and how it affects our every day lives.

    Episode 52: Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 45:57


    Joy and Hannah talk about work. Also, a new segment for future podcasts is introduced!

    Episode 51: Encouragement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 47:45


    Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of encouragement, both how to encourage others and receive encouragement.

    Episode 50: Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 53:36


    Joy and Hannah talk about anger for the 50th episode of the Not So Perfect Christian Life!

    Episode 49: Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 45:05


    Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of thanksgiving.

    Episode 48: Courage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 53:34


    Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of courage.

    Episode 47: Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 46:42


    Fresh for the new year, Joy and Hannah talk about the subject of hope.

    Episode 46: Emmanuel, God With Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 48:52


    Joy and Hannah are joined by Jon to talk about what "Emmanuel" means.

    Episode 45: Leading Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 40:34


    Joy and Hannah talk about what it means to be a good leader.

    Episode 44: Doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 43:44


    Joy and Hannah openly and honestly talk about the topic of doubt.

    Episode 43: Faithfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 50:31


    Joy and Hannah discuss faithfulness - what it means to be faithful ourselves, and God's faithfulness to us.

    Episode 42: Following Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 51:21


    Joy and Hannah talk about what it means to be a good follower.

    Episode 41: Confession

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 47:03


    Joy and Hannah discuss the topic of confession, bringing your sins before God.

    Episode 40: Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 39:11


    Joy and Hannah talk about... joy! (The fruit of the Spirit, not the person.)

    Episode 39: Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 51:21


    Jon joins Joy & Hannah to talk about worship - what is and isn't worship?

    Episode 38: Gentleness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 38:23


    Joy & Hannah discuss the topic of gentleness.

    Episode 37: Self-control

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 46:47


    Joy & Hannah discuss the topic of self-control.

    Episode 36: Can we ask God for anything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 46:13


    Joy & Hannah ask whether prayer has limits, or whether you can really ask God for anything.

    Episode 35: Guilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 50:13


    Joy & Hannah discuss the topic of guilt, both warranted and unwarranted.

    Episode 34: Taking Every Thought Captive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 46:22


    Joy & Hannah talk about the battle for the mind, and how God helps us to win in that battle.

    Episode 33: Naturally Supernatural

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 55:13


    Claire Coggan, author of "Go: Everyday Stories of Stopping to Love", joins Joy & Hannah to talk about using spiritual gifts in the everyday.

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