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Pursuing Life — 157 episodes

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Ep. 147 Asking for a Friend | How Do I Share My Faith?

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Ep. 146 Asking for a Friend | If God is in Control of Everything... Do My Prayers Even Matter?

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Ep. 145 Asking for a Friend | Why Does God Feel Silent Sometimes?

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Ep. 144 Asking for a Friend | Why Do I Feel Stuck in My Faith?

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Ep. 143 Asking for a Friend | Can the Bible be Trusted?

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Ep. 142 Asking for a Friend | Is Doubt a Sin?

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Ep. 141 Asking for a Friend | Can God be Trusted?

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Ep. 140 Asking for a Friend | Is Jesus Really the Only Way?

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Ep. 139 The Wonder of Christmas | What “Peace On Earth” Really Means with Pastor Dave Ross

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Ep. 138 The Wonder of Christmas | Why You Shouldn’t Skip the Genealogy with Pastor David Harrop

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Ep. 137 The Wonder of Christmas | Uncertainty is a Part of Life with Tammy McDaniel

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Ep. 136 The Wonder of Christmas | God Breaks His Silence with Kylie Martin

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Ep. 135 Heavy But Hopeful | Breaking Free from Guilt & Shame

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Ep. 134 Heavy But Hopeful | God is with us in the Valley of Grief

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Ep. 133 Heavy But Hopeful | Addiction is More Than Just a Behavioral Fight

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Ep. 132 Heavy But Hopeful | Finding God in the Midst of Anxiety & Depression

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Ep. 131 Meet Our Staff | Providing a Space to ‘Empty the Box’ with Caryl Roper

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Ep. 130 Meet Our Staff | The Slow Journey of Following Jesus with Jason Smith

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Ep. 129 Being Present Where You Are with Jeremy & Svatia Mueller

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Ep. 128 | Following Jesus is About Step-by-Step Obedience with Joel & Rachel Shelley

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Ep. 127 Meet Our Elders | A Father to the Fatherless with Freeman Chakara

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Ep. 126 Meet Our Elders | You Can’t Have One Foot on the Boat and One on the Pier with Steve Iseman

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Ep. 125 Meet Our Elders | Seasons of Serving and the Importance of Relationships with Grif Jack

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Ep. 124 Behold the King | His Call to Follow

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Ep. 123 Behold the King | His Suffering, Sacrifice, and Victory Won

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Ep. 122 Behold the King | His Unjust Trials

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Ep. 121 Behold the King | His Agony and Arrest

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Ep. 120 Behold the King | His Last Supper

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Ep. 119 Behold the King | His Authority Challenged

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Ep. 118 Behold the King | His Zeal for God's House

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Ep. 117 Behold the King | Triumphal Entry

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Ep. 116 Meet Our Staff | I Work Behind the Scenes, Which is How I Like It with Sharon Lambertson

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Ep. 115 Global Focus | God is Faithful in the Unknowns with Jen Drakopoulos

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Ep. 114 Meet Our Elders | There Isn’t Any Skill that Can’t be Used to Serve God with Matt Holden

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Ep. 113 Meet Our Elders | God Has a Pretty Good Track Record of Using Ordinary People with Bryan Willoughby

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Ep. 112 A Conversation about Advent with Tammy McDaniel

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Ep. 111 Global Focus | Reproducing Preschool Curriculum in Cambodia & Beyond with Brian and Jody Williams

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Ep. 110 Meet Our Staff | Transitioning from a Leadership Role to a Support Role with Jonathan Yoder

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Ep. 109 Meet Our Staff | How a Driver’s Ed Instructor Became a Licensed Professional Counselor with Pastor George May

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Ep. 108 Made New | From the Depths of Addiction to the Depths of Grace with Jonathan Vasquez

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Ep. 107 Made New | A Legacy of Faith with Don Isely

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Ep. 106 Meet Our Staff | Angie Glick on Building Family and Community through Foster Care and Adoption

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Ep. 105 Made New | I Thought I Was Saved But I Wasn’t with Matt Bachman

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Ep. 104 Made New | Jesus Saved Me Eternally and He Rescued Me from the (Literal) Mountain with Jeff Batzer

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Ep. 103 Meet Our Staff | Sometimes it Takes That Consistent Commitment from Those Around You with Andrew Herr

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Ep. 102 Made New | How Much More Does He Care for You? with Delanie Ouk

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Ep. 101 Made New | The Amazing Adventure of Being Loved by God with Barry Shumaker

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Made New | Series Trailer

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Our 100th Episode

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Ep. 99 Global Focus | You Think One Way, but God Goes a Different Way with Don & Tabitha Nguyen

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Ep. 98 Meet Our Staff | Trusting God and Following His Path Instead of Our Own with Pastor Dave Ross

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Ep. 97 One of the Ways My Body is Affected By the Fall is Depression with Tammy McDaniel

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Ep. 96 Meet Our Staff | A Love for Books and How They Help Us Grow with Kim Jack

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Ep. 95 Every Day | Six Questions to Take Inventory of Your Relationship with Technology with Adam Derus

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Ep. 94 Celebrating Our 2024 Graduates

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Ep. 93 Every Day | Renewing Our Minds by Memorizing Scripture with Beth Weaver

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Ep. 92 Every Day | Opening Up Your Home & Opening Up Your Life with Josiah & Olivia Huss

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Ep. 91 Every Day | Permission to Play with Kevin Gushiken

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Every Day | Series Trailer

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Ep. 90 Meet Our Staff | Proud to be Canadian, Working Two Jobs & Being a Good Sender with Bethany Zipprick

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Re-Release | Ep. 56 Global Focus | Preparing to Go to the Mission Field with James & Nica Yates

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Ep. 89 Global Focus | Engaging with the Unreached with Noah Anderton

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Ep. 88 Global Focus | Exploring God’s Call with Sam

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Ep. 87 REST | Depletion is Inevitable, Therefore Restoration is Essential with Philip & Lynn Jackson

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Ep. 86 REST | God Values Us Whether We’re Producing or Not with Stan Maughan

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Ep. 85 REST | Living Life from a Place of Peace and Gratitude with Laura Leigh Kinley

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Ep. 84 REST | What is Sabbath and Why Does it Matter? with Scott Messner

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REST | Series Trailer

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Ep. 83 Sending John & Janet Soden

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Ep. 82 Celebrating 50 Years of Calvary Preschool with Susan Hixon & Jody Williams

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Ep. 81 Another in the Fire with Justin & Laura Houghton

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Ep. 80 Meet Our Elders | Raising Up the Next Generation of Church Leaders with Sam Harbin

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Ep. 79 Meet Our Elders | Only God with Jay Weaver

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Ep. 78 Global Focus | Sharing Our Lives and the Gospel with the People of Japan with Steve & Jemi Rohrer

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Ep. 77 Meet Our Staff | These are My Friends & They Serve All Over the World! with Terri Sherman

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Ep. 76 I Have Decided | Who is God and What is My Purpose of Being Here? with Katina

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Ep. 75 Meet Our Staff | From Managing Walmart to Leading Young Adults with Adam Derus

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Ep. 74 I Have Decided | David Platt was Plan “C” for Cross-Con, but God’s Plan “A” for Ian Forrey

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Ep. 73 I Have Decided | How an Apple Juice Run Led to an Encounter with Jesus with Larry Richardson

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Ep. 72 Meet Our Staff | We Can All Be Pursuing Life in Christ…No Matter Our Age with Kathy Noel

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Ep. 71 I Have Decided | Following Jesus from the Citrus Groves of Florida to the War Zones of Angola with Lois Zigrang

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Ep. 70 I Have Decided | Why Living Life Like a Roomba Vacuum is Very Inefficient with Kyle Matteson

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Ep. 69 Meet Our Staff | Disability Ministry and Surrendering Our People to Jesus with Cheyanne Seber

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Ep. 68 Disciples Making Disciples | Adoption, Parenting, and Recognizing and Leveraging the Season You're In with Chris & Ashley Kresic

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Ep. 67 Disciples Making Disciples | Sharing Hope with the Next Generation with Becky & Lizzie

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Ep. 66 Global Focus | How Prayer Brought Together Three Cross-Training Candidates with Melea, Hadassah & Allyson

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Ep. 65 Meet Our Staff | Initiating, Letting Go, and Living a Repurposed Life with Ray Huber

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Ep. 64 Disciples Making Disciples | Winning the Lost, Building Believers, and Equipping Workers with Karl & Eileen Fisher

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I Have Decided | Series Trailer

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Ep. 63 Disciples Making Disciples | It's Not as Intimidating as it Seems with Michelle Kirby & Lydia Swarr

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Ep. 62 Disciples Making Disciples | Am I Actually Pursuing the Call to Make Disciples? with AJ & Lindsey Lafferty

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Disciples Making Disciples | Series Trailer

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Ep. 61 Meet Our Staff | Living in Light of God's Grace with Ginny Rehnberg

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Ep. 60 Graduate Recognition | Celebrating God's Work in the Lives of Our High School Seniors

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Ep. 59 Workship | Recognizing God's Faithfulness & Trusting His Leading in Business with Mike Smucker

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Ep. 58 Workship | How God Created Us as Holistic Beings & the Ways Counseling Helps Us Pursue Life in Him with Beth Gregory

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Ep. 57 Workship | Finishing Well & Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Transitions with Cliff Hurter

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Ep. 55 Global Focus | Cultivating Christ-Centered Community Among Refugees & Providing Hope and Healing to Those Who Have Experienced Trauma and Conflict with Juan & Rose

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Ep. 54 Global Focus | Understanding Church Planting & Reaching Least-Reached Communities with the Gospel with Bobby & Michele Law

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Ep. 53 Unpacking Easter: A Conversation on the Crucified and Risen King

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Ep. 52 Meet Our Staff | Joshua Brussel on Growing Up in Holland, Discipling Middle School Students, and Becoming a Dad

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Ep. 51 Meet Our Staff | Laura Leigh Kinley on Discerning Between a Hobby and a Career as a Creative Type

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Ep. 50 We Are Family | Finding Christ Through In-Laws & Setting an Example for Future Generations with Mike Derus & Jere Brubaker

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Ep. 49 We Are Family | Returning to Faith as a Prodigal, Being a Single Mom, Embracing Adoption & Using Your Story to Impact Others with Julianna Gerlach

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Ep. 48 Meet Our Staff | John Noel on His Dad's Legacy, Being Intentional as a Parent and Grandparent & Traveling the World

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Ep. 47 We Are Family | Getting Honest about Infertility and Longing for a Family with Emily Bechtel

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Ep. 46 We Are Family | Foster Care, Choosing Love Over Convenience and Comfort & Clinging to Hope through Mental Health Challenges with Melinda Smith

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Trailer | We Are Family

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Ep. 45 Meet The Host | Monica Kirsch on One Year of Podcasting, Growing Up at Calvary Church, and Learning How to Pray

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Ep. 44 Meet Our New Elders | Mike Fueyo on Serving Those with Special Needs, Coming to Faith in Jesus & Being Obedient in Times of Spiritual Dryness

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Ep. 43 Meet Our New Elders | Scott Powell on Planting Churches in Taiwan and Working with Refugees

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Ep. 42 Meet Our New Elders | Brad Mullen on the Influence of Billy Graham, Teaching the Word of God, and a Life Dedicated to Ministry

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Ep. 41 Workship | Making a Difference in the Education World with Abby Reiner

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Ep. 40 Meet Our Staff | When Things Don't Go as Planned with Meagan Landis

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Ep. 39 Workship | From Architecture to Managing Properties for the Gospel with Joel Sims

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Ep. 38 Meet Our Staff | Helping Kids Find a Place to Belong with Anna Fillgrove

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Ep. 37 Workship | Helping Others Steward Their Finances with Amanda Rock

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Trailer | Workship

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Ep. 36 Celebrate Faithfulness | Leading Students with Intentionality with Olivia Huss

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Ep. 35 Celebrate Faithfulness | "The Debt I Owe to Calvary Church" with Bill Schmidt

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Ep. 34 Celebrate Faithfulness | Finding Healing through the Local Church with Kaylee Glessner

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Ep. 33 Celebrate Faithfulness | Understanding the Big Picture with Curt & Diane Bitterman

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Ep. 32 Celebrate Faithfulness | We're All Pursuing Life in Something with Pastor Beau Eckert

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Trailer | Celebrate Faithfulness

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Ep. 31 Can You Relate? | Discipleship (Pt. 2) with Sarah Hoang, Megan Grant & Leslie Powell

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Ep. 30 Can You Relate? | Discipleship (Pt. 1) with Peter & Sarah Hoang

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Ep. 29 Can You Relate? | Parenthood with Jon & Beth Wolfe

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Ep. 28 Meet Our Staff | How Childhood Tinkering Led to a Knack for Solving Problems with Steve Yates

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Ep. 27 Can You Relate? | Marriage (Pt. 3) with Rick & Kim Grunden

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Ep. 26 Meet Our Staff | How a Degree in School Counseling Prepared Naomi Long for Student Ministry

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Ep. 25 Can You Relate? | Marriage (Pt. 2) with Will & Marisol Kassis

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Ep. 24 Meet Our Staff | A Childhood Hobby Became a Blessing for Calvary with Jason Martin

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Ep. 23 Can You Relate? | Friendship with Karis Derus

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Ep. 22 Can You Relate? | Singleness with Kari Sangrey & Liz Rodriguez

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Ep. 21 Can You Relate? | Marriage (Pt. 1) with Andy & Deanna Schall

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Trailer | Can You Relate?

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Ep. 20 Meet Our Staff | Living Life for Christ Can Be Exciting! with Meg Iseman

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Ep. 19 This is My Story | A God-Shaped Hole Aching to Be Filled with Mark Nicolas

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Ep. 18 This is My Story | Surrendering from Climbing the Ladder with Shelly Malloy

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Ep. 17 Meet Our Staff | An Outspoken Atheist Went All In on Following Jesus with Stan Maughan

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Ep. 16 This is My Story | Chris Torchia Skipped School to Skateboard and Ended Up Finding Jesus

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Ep. 15 This is My Story | He Takes Us Back Always with Zach Rodgers

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Ep. 14 This is My Story | Hungry for the Word of God with Bethany Jensen

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Ep. 13 This is My Story | Compelled by Love with Jim Lines

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Ep. 12 Meet our Staff | Longevity & Influence with Pastor John Frye

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Ep. 11 This is My Story | Dennis Lien on Growing Up Buddhist & Coming to Church With His Neighbors

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Ep. 10 Global Focus | Launching into Church Planting with Michael & Nicole Gilchrist

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Ep. 9 Meet our Staff | It All Started with a Sony DV Camcorder with Justin Gathright

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Ep. 8 Conversations with God | Prayer in the Midst of Health Complications with Valerie Stoltzfus

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Ep. 7 Conversations with God | Prayer in Adoption with John & Debbie Roche

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Ep. 6 Conversations with God | Prayer and the Mission Field with David Harrop

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Ep. 5 Conversations with God | What is Lament? with Phil Morrison

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Ep. 4 Advent | Peace with Sandy Robinson

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Ep. 3 Advent | Joy with Alex Vocature

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Ep. 2 Advent | Love with Kiki Moyer

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Ep. 1 Advent | Hope with Tyler & Shyanne Noel

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