The Rooted and Edified Show

AS A CHRISTIAN, SHOULD WE VOTE OUR VALUES OR OUR “ETHNICITY”? It seems as if we are at a point in time when these two things are not always compatible… and we must make a choice between the two when we vote. Join us for a RICH discussion with special guest, Dr. Tracey Phillips, Trainer for Blexit Corporation and Mental Health Therapist, who addresses the topic of tribalism and how it impacts us today. You are NOT going to want to miss this episode. **FYI, This episode was recorded 7/10/24, just 3 DAYS PRIOR to the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump's life… Our prayers go out to him, his family, the family of the victim who lost his life as a result of this attempt, and also for our nation. The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified  The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

WHEN YOU BECOME A CHRISTIAN, TRANSFORMATION IS INSTANT, RIGHT?! Well, no… Not necessarily. Many of us wait for change “to happen” to us like some sort of supernatural wave that is going to knock us over…. Only to find out that, even after accepting Christ, we are STILL US in character and mood. Darn. The truth is that though you hold the eternal position of a saint instantly, transformation and change often require us to walk the steps of growth and change to actually be more “saint-like”. Join us as we interview DAVID KING, DSW, MA, MSW, who utilizes The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 to help us do just that!!  One hour here may save you years of toil and struggle. Dr. David King's Website: healingourpainfulexperiences.com To receive a copy of Dr. David King's Tree Model for Change: Email: DKingGLPG@yahoo.com ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified  The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

SUICIDE AFFECTS EVERYONE… YET NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT. Let's change that today! At a time when suicide is at AN ALL-TIME HIGH… We need to address the “elephant in the room”… looking it in its eyes, rejecting every one of its very lies.  Join us as JON NOYES, APOLOGIST at STAND TO REASON shares with us on this subject… which is his #1 requested talk! As an apologist (and former lawyer!), Jon makes a case for hope that you won't want to miss. STAND TO REASON: www.str.org REALITY CONFERENCES 2023/2024 (Middle School-Young Adult Apologetics Conferences): www.realityapologetics.com   ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!**   Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified  The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

The title says it all, doesn't it? Some of us have some “Extra-Grace-Required” people in our lives who we are bound to see and be triggered by and/or irritated by… soon enough. BEFORE you meet with your “loved” ones or your “not-so-loved” ones… Check out this QUICK podcast episode with Kat Elias, LCSW for 5 Tips on navigating these tricky encounters while maintaining godly character and safeguarding your emotional well-being. *”Extra-Grace-Required people” is NOT a term we came up with here at The Rooted and Edified Show… [someone from our church did!]… But, isn't it a great way to lovingly describe those that are a little more difficult to deal with?! ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!**   Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified  The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

Before Christ, we seek the world's wisdom only to be greeted by its ugly counterpart: folly. What do we find when we hold a worldly worldview? Odd hypotheses. Conflated concepts and issues. Constant contradictions. Lies and deception. The world tries to lure you in and entice you like a hypnotic snake. (Where have we seen that before?!) JOIN US as we interview ROBBY LASHUA, APOLOGIST at STAND TO REASON as he educates us on what in the world is a worldview in the first place, what is a Biblical worldview, how we get one… and once we have one, how do we keep it? At a time when the world seems to be applauding “progressive” Christians for “deconstructing” their faith… You won't want to miss this episode. STAND TO REASON: www.str.org  REALITY CONFERENCES 2023 (Middle School-Young Adult Apologetics Conferences): www.realityapologetics.com   ***FYI, amidst what felt like one million interruptions and tech difficulties on this recording day (Most were worked out!)… Our camera decided to go ballistic and stopped working around minute 39! So, you can expect recording from a different camera after that. Thanks for your grace!***   ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!**   Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified  The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

GOD HAS BOUNDARIES. We should too. Often our boundaries are too few, too many, too hard, too soft, and/or sometimes they are just downright non-existent. Sound familiar? If so, there is good news for you: BOUNDARIES ARE NOT GENETIC… They are learned, shaped, developed, and/or reinforced (etc.)… SO, YOU CAN RE-LEARN THEM! [But, healthy ones this time!] Join Bible Teacher, Manny Elias, and Mental Health Therapist, Kat Elias, LCSW for this jam-packed, rich discussion about boundaries and how they relate to our Christian walk: What are they? Why do we want them? What kind should we have? How do we get started? Where does grace fit into the conversation on boundaries?   ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!**   Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

WE WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING! (Don't we?!) We will go to SPECIAL LENGTHS to search for SPECIAL REVELATION and have SPECIAL EXPERIENCES. Seems like a new concept… but this has been going on since the Garden of Eden. It seems like occultism only affects non-believers as non-believers typically WANT spirituality WITHOUT having to accept Jesus… but, nope, it doesn't only affect the world… it can creep into the church too. Join us as MANNY ELIAS, Special guest AND Cohost of The Rooted and Edified Show, helps us understand the who's, what's, where's, and the why's of occultism, in and out of the church. Find out what can take you or someone you know away from the occults. **Special Note from Kat Elias: I'm still working on the ins/outs of production and we ended up not being exactly in the center for the camera. Ay, ay, ay.

CULTS. Have you ever wondered about the ins-and-outs of cults? Have you or a loved one had experience with a cult? If so, you're not alone! Join us as we interview Anna Kitko, Cult Specialist, who graciously and concisely answers our questions about how cults recruit, who they might prey on, why someone might be enticed to join [and leave!], what abuses can occur, and identifies some of the red flags to look out for indicating that a cult may be at hand. Anna shares about the mental health issues she typically sees in practice, gives an overview of how she treats symptomology, and shares oh-so important resources with us. Anna Kitko is a Christian Apologist and Professor and has a Master of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies. She is near completion of her 2nd Master's Degree in the area of Science in the Psychology of Coercive Control and is currently under supervision for her licensure as a Clinical Pastoral Therapist.   RESOURCES DISCUSSED in this episode: Anna Kitko's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@annakitko Integrated Wellness, Inc… Clinic with Anna Kitko: www.integratedwellnesstn.com Be Emboldened Ministries: www.beemboldened.com Ratio Christi Ministries: www.ratiochristi.org International Cultic Studies Association: www.icsahome.com Cultish Podcast: www.thecultishshow.com Disciple Making (Book) written by Kenneth M. Smith and Caleb D. Smith: https://www.amazon.com/Disciplemaking-Kenneth-Smith/dp/1633572455   ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website:(Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

Abortion is RARELY talked about honestly. So, it's no wonder that women rarely know what they are REALLY walking into. And, for that matter… the men (who create the babies) don't know what they are in for either. Well, that's about to change. Join us as we interview DANA WINN, Founder of OVERCOME MINISTRIES and Biblical Counselor, who shares with us, humbly and candidly, what brought her to make a decision that she now feels compelled to help other women NOT make! She shares with us what she feels may have kept her from making such a life-altering decision and what the REAL-DEAL aftermath looked like for her. Dana takes us along her healing journey and reminds us that while abortion is completely against God and the babies who are made in His image, it is NOT AN UNPARDONABLE sin and that WOMEN AND MEN CAN BE REDEEMED. Finally, we discuss how MEN really DO have an important seat at the table in the discussion of abortion, no matter what the world says.   RESOURCES DISCUSSED in this episode: Overcome Ministries: www.overcomewithjesus.org … A Restoration Ministry. Founded by Podcast Episode Guest: Dana Winn. Bible Studies, Support Groups, Biblical Counseling offered and more.  Deeper Still Ministries: https://deeperstill.org … A post-abortion healing ministry offering retreats to women and men. Love Life Ministries: https://lovelife.org … Unites and mobilizes the church to support the pro-life stance and be welcoming churches (Houses of Refuge) for those affected. House of Refuge: https://lovelife.org/house-of-refuge ... Find a church available to help you cope with an unplanned pregnancy and assist you in supporting you in choosing life. Also, offers post-abortion support/referrals for those who have made a decision to abort in the past. National Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse Treatment Referral Line: (877) SAMHSA7 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  Text or Call: 988 … (Formerly Hotline (800) 273-TALK)   ABOUT OUR PODCAST: The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: Facebook/Instagram Handles: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube: @beyoutifullyrooted

You started reading Genesis… enthralling! Exodus… okay. But, then came Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy… and you just stopped, right? Sure, you've read about the creation of the world, the whole Adam/Eve and sin entering the world thing, the plagues hitting Egypt, and, most likely, you've looked up Psalms when you had extra emotions or Proverbs when you needed wisdom... BUT, I think I can safely bet that you NEVER thought about getting your PhD in the Old Testament, right? Well, thankfully, for us,… our special guest did! Join us as LEAD TEACHING PASTOR AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, JOE SLUNAKER, PhD discusses the Old Testament in a way that newbies, old-bies, and scholars alike can understand, appreciate, and be encouraged by. Joe discusses whether the Old Testament is still relevant to us at a time when we are nearing 2,000 years after Jesus' death and resurrection (wow!), answers if we need to follow the Law religiously, and discusses the risks of omitting the Old Testament from your Biblical reading life (whatever the reason may be). He even shares with us why he decided to get a PhD in the Old Testament… you might be surprised!   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!**   Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   **Info for BeYOUtifully Rooted: Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted , Social Medical handles: FB/IG @rootnearthestream & YouTube:  @beyoutifullyrooted 

Have you noticed that FREEDOM is now thought of as old-fashioned and unessential by many Americans in a place known as the “Land of the FREE”? It's almost as if one would easily trade it in for a bowl of soup, like Esau of the Bible. Join us as we interview Kim Parker, an American of Chinese-Vietnamese descent and a former refugee whose family experienced the difficulties and oppression of living under communist rule firsthand. Fleeing to America (a risky journey) through a sponsorship by a Christian church in a small Texas town not only provided Kim and her family with the freedom and opportunity to thrive, but it also brought them to Christ and gave them a profound appreciation for America. Kim graciously shares her knowledge of history and helps us gain a bird's eye view of our present situation here in the States. Kim Parker is now a clinical social worker with a doctorate in education and is the author of a self-help memoir-- East Meets West: Parenting from the Best of Both Worlds. She is also the co-founder of the Association of Christians in Health and Human Services (ACHHS).  PERTINENT LINKS:  Memoir: East Meets West: Parenting From the Best of Both Worlds Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/dWqVWfA Association of Christians in Health and Human Services: Website Link: www.achhs.org

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The world wants to parent your children. It wants you to take your seat, keep your mouth shut, and support its efforts to indoctrinate your children in ways that are contrary to God's Word, natural law (instituted by the Lord), and, honestly, contrary to common sense. The world is a self-proclaimed authority that enthralls children looking for guidance. IT'S TIME TO TAKE BACK THE REIGNS OF PARENTING. You can do it. Join us as we interview our guest, Stacy Manning, Author of books: Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City and Them Before Us, who helps identify ways we can parent right, not left… and why we should concern ourselves with doing just that. She is a child rights advocate with “Them Before Us” organization, fighting for and educating on Biblical justice related to children's rights and has a wealth of knowledge of how we can preserve truth for our children.   PERTINENT LINKS: BOOKS: Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City … Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/2ILESb0 Them Before Us … Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/9yUFrFN ORGANIZATION: Them Before Us … thembeforeus.com   [** CORRECTION, Side Note from Kat Elias: FYI, First time back recording after a 7 month hiatus on our podcast... and of course, I accidentally said in our intro, we have a “Conservative Worldview” show instead of a “Christian Worldview” show. Oops. Figures, lol. Please have grace.

Eternity is a LONG time… Agreed? Yes! Heaven seems so much more preferable than Hell… Agreed? Yes! So, let's jump in and discuss the not-so-little topic of salvation! Join us as we interview Cesar Lopez, a local church elder, as he discusses all-things salvation. For example: How does the Bible use the term salvation and what does it refer to? (You might be surprised!) Once you have salvation, can you lose it? Can you earn salvation through doing good works? Is that what “work out your own salvation” means in Philippians 2? What if someone is a “back-slidden” Christian or worse, someone who never returns to Christ? (We all know a few!) TAKE NOTE!... I can just about GUARANTEE that you can't walk away from this episode without feeling fired-up about your own salvation and/or telling others about the salvation they so desperately need… and where the one place they can receive it is. Hallelujah.   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Most of us wouldn't even think to question God's transformation power, right?!... Right!... That is UNTIL we talk about the LGBT community and then it's almost like we forget God's ability to transform a person wholly and make him or her holy. Join us as Rev. Daren and Rhoda Mehl, Founders of Made Free Ministries, share their testimony as two former LGBT-identified persons who personally experienced God's transforming power and were both made free from their prior ways. Rev. Daren and Rhoda take time in this episode to help us distinguish counterfeit and distorted beliefs on this subject and give much-needed insight, education, and encouragement to the church and those in the LGBT lifestyle. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS EVEN A SECOND! **Mature topics discussed. WEBSITE LINKS: Made Free Ministries: www.madefreeministries.com Agape First Ministries: www.agapefirstministries.org Voice of the Voiceless: www.voiceofthevoiceless.info   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn.   **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Bipolar Disorder... Suicidal thoughts… Hospitalization… AND NOW HEALED. You may know Theologian and Educator, Krista Bontrager as the amazing “Theology Mom” and/or as the Co-Founder of the Center for Biblical Unity, but I would almost guess that what you know of Krista is PROBABLY on this side of being healed. Join us as she candidly shares with us what life looked like for her and her family as she was on the road to mental wellness and what that road was paved with…. And, of course, she'll share how being a believer played an instrumental role in her becoming well. Krista offers insight, encouragement, practical tips, and support for people struggling with significant mental health issues and their loved ones.   Website for Theology Mom: www.theologymom.com Website for The Center For Biblical Unity: www.centerforbiblicalunity.com   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   ***REPLACING THE FILE for this episode "Journey to Mental Wellness", from an MP4 file to an MP3 file, caused the number of downloads identified to be RESTARTED as of 07/26/2022. Some Podcast Platforms cannot accept an MP4 file. Sorry for any inconvenience if you were downloading this episode during the transition!***

You know WHAT you believe... BUT, do you know WHY you believe it?! And, moreso, do you know it so well that you would you be able to ANSWER someone's questions if they asked them? Well… enter apologetics! Join us as we interview Kattien Rosario Pavey, Vice President of Women in Apologetics Ministry as she gives us an introduction to what apologetics is, why it's important and helpful to study in our faith, provides us examples of what employing apologetics entails, and also provides us with enough resources to send JUST ABOUT ANY BELIEVING PERSON … a mom, dad, sister, brother, teen, grandma, mentor, uncle, etc… on their way to becoming an apologetics expert. Website for Women in Apologetics Ministry: www.womeninapologetics.com   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Amazon/Audible, Apple, Deeper, Google, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Samsung, Listen Notes, Pandora, Podchaser, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn. **Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!** Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: (Please note it is spelled “beyou”) www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Our world has become so crazy and backward in its thinking and practice that you are probably thinking, “Yup, Jesus should be here just about any second now!”… Or, maybe someone had a “revelation” and told you exactly when He'll return? Well, join Manny Elias, co-host of The Rooted and Edified Show, on this episode as he gives us an intro to Eschatology, which is the study of the end times. Manny discusses the main views of the end times and why someone may hold their perspective, yet also warns us against the dangers of sensationalism. Praise Jesus that one's view on the end times doesn't determine one's salvation!... Because this is not an area in which all believers and scholars agree… And, we certainly wouldn't want anyone to be “Left Behind”.   STAY TUNED for future episodes on the book of Revelation and on the topic of the “anti-Christ”.   **Oh! And, just to clarify… Kat meant to say “Xennials” was her generation, Not “Xellenials”!

Join us on this episode as cohosts of The Rooted and Edified Show, Manny and Kat Elias, share their story of how the Lord worked in them individually, prior to meeting each other… ultimately culminating in bringing them together as one flesh! Both Manny and Kat came to a point in their single lives of fully surrendering their love life to the Lord and deciding whatever the Lord had for them was best… even if that meant being single for the rest of their life. Boy, were they in for a surprise! The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Pandora, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Opening the New Age door brought a new age of difficulties for our special guest Keely Daniels (and her family) … including anxiety, depression, nightmares, and more. The world promised her freedom, control, and validation, but ended up delivering counterfeit options. Join us for this episode where Keely Daniels walks us through her testimony of how God transformed her, taking her from a wayward life to a Christian life. She is redeemed… and you can be too! The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Pandora, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Do you know the main views on the ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CHURCH? Join us for an in-depth interview and discussion with Joe and Laura Slunaker who together hold the 4Ps: a PhD (in the Old Testament), a Professor, a Pastor, and a Pastor's Wife. They will have you walking away from this episode knowing all the Biblical whos, whats, wheres, whens, and whys of our topic! (**Make sure you listen to the FULL episode… It's jam-packed!)   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Pandora, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

You read your Bible… sure! You have heard of journaling… of course! But, how about BIBLE JOURNALING?! Join us as Tricia Loya, founder of Our Write Life, a Bible journaling ministry, shares how her love of art, journaling, and scrapbooking has come together to enrich her relationship with Christ and deepen her Biblical study, and how it can enrich yours too! This episode discusses art with a spiritual perspective and with a spiritual purpose… and, of course, we review scriptures that remind us of God's creativity and love for aesthetics as well. The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Pandora, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Think you need a degree to understand God's Word? Guess again! Degrees are great but ultimately it's Jesus who is your teacher and opens up the scriptures to you. Join us as special guest and cohost Manny Elias helps us understand why and how we need to pursue Jesus and His Word.   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict.   Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg   Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Have you ever cried “a river” over marriage? Maybe you're in one… You want one… You had one? Join us as we host special guests Kevin & Janelle Batts, founders of Red River TV, as they share their amazing testimony of how God worked in them, through them, in their marriage, and through their marriage… all to the glory of God! The enemy tried to attack them in every direction including addictions, military trauma, physical separation, unhealthy generational patterns/triggers, and more… but they fought the enemy with exactly what the enemy was trying to attack… a Godly marriage. Hear discussion and scriptures on what marriage is for, what it isn't, and also get inspired to get in line with what God's plan is for you! The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ARE POSSIBLE! Join us as special guest, Kendra Malley, LCSW, helps us identify the right way to think about dating and how to think through dating. She reminds us of the spiritual aspect of dating and discusses how to gain discernment. Remember, it's not against God's law to break up in dating, but it may be against his law to divorce… So, GET WISE and CHOOSE WELL NOW!   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

The topic of addiction hits home for almost everyone in some way… whether it be a friend, family member, child, partner, or someone else. For some, addictions literally hit their home and their exposure to living with a person who has serious addictions impacts a large part of their life, even beyond the time the addictions are actually in their home. Join us as our special guest, Monique Duson, Co-Founder and President of The Center for Biblical Unity, shares her testimony of how she experienced life as a young teen in a home with addictions and how the Lord worked powerfully in her life and her family's life bringing continued healing, restored relationships, and renewed thinking. For more information on The Center For Biblical Unity and all the ways they are fighting CRT and standing for Biblical Justice, check out their website: www.centerforbiblicalunity.com. And, don't forget to check out their Podcast “All The Things Show” and their Social Media Sites to learn and grow, support their ministry, and be amongst fellow believers with a historic Christian view.   COPING WITH ADDICTIONS RESOURCES BELOW: Adult Children of Alcoholics: www.adultchildren.org Al-Anon: www.al-anon.org Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), for treatment referrals and/or more information: www.samhsa.gov   CORRECTIONS TO SCRIPTURES MENTIONED BY KAT AT END OF PODCAST: Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (NOT Psalm 147:31… Wow) 1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us. (NOT John 4:19… Wow)   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!   Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

YOU ARE CALLED TO PROTECT THE UNBORN… They cannot protect themselves. BUT… WHERE AND HOW TO START? Join us as Pro-Life Advocate Gretchen Levesque gives us a great start and guides us through these waters… these Living Waters. Let's review what the Bible says, what experience has taught us, and what resources you can use to initiate your journey of opening up the pro-life discussion with your loved ones and/or others who cross your path and are in need!  One thing is for sure, you're going to walk away from this episode motivated to make whatever impact you can. Also, Gretchen has graciously provided us with the list of resources that she mentions at the end of this episode, to be included here for your benefit. MAKE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT!  SEE RESOURCES BELOW: Books: Stand for Life by John Ensor and Scott Klusendorf Why Pro-Life by Randy Alcorn Love the Least by Michael Spielman   Instagram Learning: equal_rights_institute liveactionorg   Websites: EqualRightsInstitute.com (cutting edge arguments that go deeper than most) STR.org (search bioethics for podcasts, articles, videos and training) Abort73.com (tons of research, videos, articles, abortion stories)   Abortion Recovery: recovery@horizonpc.org   If You Think You Might be Pregnant: optionline.org   Intense Training In Person or Online: https://www.jfaweb.org/steve-wagner   Communication Skills, book: Tactics by Greg Koukl   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

We were ALL made to worship! And, boy-oh-boy, Merea Price knows this well as a Christian Church Worship Director. Join us as Merea graciously shares with us the transforming power of worship and discusses how this can change your perspective. Worshipping the Lord takes our eyes off of ourselves and our circumstances and puts them where they belong… on Him who is worthy at all times of every praise we can give.  NEED A REMINDER?! Check out this episode. And, if that wasn't enough… Merea also shares some insight on the role and ministry of the worship team.   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict.   Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

WE NEED TO READ THE BIBLE LIKE WE NEED FOOD TO EAT AND WATER TO DRINK. A few things to KNOW is that there's NO other substitute and NO other book will transform you like God's Word will. Likely, God is calling you to dive deeper into His Word, no matter where you are in your Christian walk… even if you have yet to get fully on the Christian path or if you have already walked a marathon's distance in your walk. Join us for this special episode with our special guest, Manny Elias, who reviews what the Bible is in the first place, teaches us what we should keep in mind while we are reading, reminds us of the transforming power of God's Word, and exhorts us to read, read, read! In case you didn't know… Manny Elias is Kat Elias' husband, The Rooted and Edified Show's own cohost, and BeYOUtifully Rooted's Chief Biblical Consultant! Wow. You're in a for a Special Episode. The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show! Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/ Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast

Be S.M.A.R.T. and ring in the New Year with a New You! Put on your new self once and for all. Join us as we host Dr. Tracey Phillips, PhD, LMSW as she provides practical steps and tips on successful goal setting and attainment. New Year's resolutions anyone?! Dr. Tracey Philips is a Mental Health Clinician, College Professor and Program Coordinator, a Corporate Trainer, and also serves as a Career and Life Coach through her company WriteVision Consulting, LLC to help people grow to their potential! Above all, she loves the Lord and encourages us to seek God in all that we do in our journey to grow. (Find WriteVision Consulting, LLC's website Here.) (Find WriteVision Consulting, LLC on Facebook Here.)   The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!   Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/   Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast    

'Tis the season to be jolly… Yes, that's right!... But, it isn't always easy! Join us as we host special guest Dana Winn, Founder of Overcome Ministries, who knows a thing or two about having joy despite the ups and downs that life sometimes delivers. Through the grace and transforming power of God, she is an overcomer! This episode explores the topic of JOY... whether you're in a good season, a mundane season, or a difficult season full of trials and challenges! It also takes a look at Mary's life and how it relates to this topic! There's so much to learn in each season… Don't let it pass you without growing and drawing closer to the Lord. The Rooted and Edified Show is available on: Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Stitcher, Google, iHeartRadio, Listen Notes, TuneIn, Deeper, Podcast Addict. Don't forget to check out, like, and Subscribe to The Rooted and Edified Show!   Find more information about us on our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast   Social Media: @rootedandedified The Rooted and Edified Show   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGleU6fRMAmyV5hoPDVIBwg   Podbean: https://rootedandedified.podbean.com/  

Building relationships comes easy to our special guest, Gretchen Levesque! (Even though she is naturally an introvert!) Join us for a great discussion about what building community looks like with those who don't yet know Christ and also with fellow brothers and sisters in the church! Gretchen gives us tips and ideas on how we might begin and/or deepen our efforts as well as provides some special considerations to keep in mind to help prevent us from being poorly received by those we are trying to reach. Listen in as this episode reminds us of our God-given duty to “love our neighbor” and also sheds some light on practical ways to “bloom where you are planted.”  

Christmas time is here!! Whether you're a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, mentor, caregiver, or friend of the family… (or any other special role you may have in which you have the potential for positive influence in a kid's life)... NOW is the time to involve kids in the true Christmas story and point them to Christ. Join us for this interview with Pam Young, a Children's Ministry Director for over 21 years! Wow! She knows her stuff and is sharing her tips with you. Join us whether you want to know some practical and applicable activities or resources that might be helpful, if you want to think about important principles to teach your child about generosity and where it comes from, and/or whether you need encouragement to keep loving and teaching your little one!   **Make sure to join us weekly, with new episodes every Tuesday!

Special guests Tee-Rob and Nelly, cohosts of the Jamaican-themed Mek Wi Reason Podcast, share their powerful story of courage, forgiveness, and reconciliation of a father and daughter after 10 long years of not talking or seeing each other. Like many, this “daddy and daughter duo” had a rocky start to their relationship from early on- impacted by the breakup of a marriage, culture shock, physical distance, financial strains, communication difficulties, and emotional issues that sometimes come with the adjustment to being part of a blended family. But, God is good. He brought these two “Prodigals” back to each other and, boy, have they made up for lost time! Tee-Rob and Nelly praise God for the work He has done in their lives and relationships, restoring what is supposed to be. As a bonus, Tee-Rob and Nelly dedicate time on this Podcast episode to let us in a little on the Jamaican culture, language, food, and personality styles!

BeYOUtifully Rooted is a Christian Mental Health and Education Corporation, founded by Kat Elias, LCSW- host of The Rooted and Edified Show.  BeYOUtifully Rooted focuses on encouraging, supporting, and providing education to women on healthy relationships, healthy living, and healthy thinking... all in Christ! They offer in-person (Southern California) and online events, classes, Bible Reading groups, and daily encouragement... all to encourage you to get rooted in the Word and more mature in your Christian walk. Check out BeYOUtifully Rooted's Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com Join BeYOUtifully Rooted on Social Media: Facebook @beyoutifullyrootedinc, Instagram:@beyoutifullyrooted, and YouTube: BeYOUtifully Rooted. Also, make sure to check out BeYOUtifully Rooted's Podcast: The Rooted and Edified Show, hosted by Kat and husband Manny Elias! This podcast is a Conservative, Christian Talkshow for men and women and focuses on the 4-Ts: Testimonies, Topics, Talents, and Theology! Tune in to new episodes released weekly on Tuesdays. This podcast has audio episodes available on most major Podcast platforms and video episodes available on YouTube.   Check out The Rooted and Edified Show's Website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com/podcast Join The Rooted and Edified Show on Social Media: Facebook and Instagram: @rootedandedified, and YouTube: The Rooted and Edified Show.

SCRIPTURE AND SPECIAL NEEDS… that's what this episode brings! As a caregiver for her adult brother with Down Syndrome, special guest Alma Joy, knows firsthand what it is like to talk the talk and walk the walk of living a mature Christian life while also balancing the demands of being a caregiver. She discusses the joys and difficulties that come with special needs and shares encouraging scripture, reminding us that hope and renewal come with having a relationship with the Lord, being steadfast in prayer, and continually reading His Word.

Think the terms "holidays" and "healthy" can't go together?? Guess again! Join us on this episode as Billy Blanks, Fitness Expert/Taebo Creator, and wife Tomoko Blanks, Long-time Essential Oils Wellness Coach, offer great insight, reminders, and tips on how to stay healthy during the holidays. Tomoko shares ways in which essential oils have changed their lives and Billy reminds us that taking care of your physical body is an important part of Christianity too. What a blessing!

The holidays are here… Yay!  But, that may also mean more stress is here too. Before you stress out, check out this episode with special guest Kendra Malley, LCSW, who will offer some great reminders and tips on stress management during the holidays, whether your stress comes from unrealistic expectations, overwhelming and daunting tasks, unhealthy family interactions, difficult grief, or trauma reactions.

Special guest Manny Elias, husband to host Kat Elias, shares a powerful testimony of God's rescue from a life of occultism (Santeria), drugs, hearing voices, theft, deceit, and dangerous situations, when all hope seemed to be lost. He reminds us of the transformation and renewal of the mind that comes from reading the Bible and how the power of the Living Word is available to you too. Manny also gives us insight to his vision for The Rooted and Edified Show (and ministry).

The Rooted and Edified Show is a fun-loving, no-facade, Bible-believing, Conservative, Christian worldview show for men and women who want to hear real-life testimonies, discuss topics, and be encouraged to grow deeper in your relationship with Christ and more mature in your Christian walk, with a few laughs on the side, when we can get those in! Join your host, Kat Elias, on this weekly show as she reminds Christians that you don't have to be boring... you just can't sin! Keep on the lookout for cohost Manny Elias, a theologian at heart, as he is bound to pop up often to shed some theological insights when he can. This show is sponsored by and part of BeYOUtifully Rooted, a Christian Mental Health and Education Corporation, founded by Kat Elias, LCSW. Get information on both this show and BeYOUtifully Rooted at our website: www.beyoutifullyrooted.com.  Don't forget to subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything. Comment and let us know if there was something you liked and/or was helpful! And, of course, check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube too!