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If you’re trying to make sense of faith, sexuality, or identity but you’re afraid saying what you really think could change how people see you, this conversation is for you.

Scott Kingry of Where Grace Abounds joins Tim and Liza for an honest conversation about what happens when faith and sexuality collide—and why being known, heard, and treated like a person matters more than winning an argument.

In this episode:

• Why Scott once felt there was no space for him in Christianity
  
  
• What changed when someone listened to his story before trying to give him answers
  
  
• How curiosity, grace, truth, and relationship can reshape difficult conversations
  
  

Scott shares his own journey through faith, same-sex attraction, leaving Christianity, returning to Jesus, and eventually finding a community where he could honestly wrestle with his questions. He also shares what decades of ministry have taught him about listening well, maintaining relationships through disagreement, and creating space for people who are still figuring things out.

You don’t have to have every question resolved before you can be known. If you’re looking for a place to keep exploring faith honestly, connect with First Pres or learn more about the support available through Where Grace Abounds.

*Chapters:*

00:20 Faith, sexuality, and finding a safe place to be honest

02:30 Scott’s story: faith, sexuality, and identity

09:23 “I don’t think there’s a space for me here”

13:33 The response that changed everything: “I really want to know you”

22:12 Creating space for people who are still figuring it out

29:21 Why curiosity and relationship matter more than labels

46:26 The deeper longing underneath sexuality: belonging and being known

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Find Your Place To Belong At First Pres: https://firstprescos.org/belong

If you’re worried about someone you care about but you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing—or making things worse—this conversation is for you. David Galvan of Soul Shop Movement joins Tim and Liza to talk honestly about suicide prevention, asking the difficult question, and staying present when someone finally tells you what they’re carrying.

In this episode:

• How to ask someone directly about suicide with clarity and compassion
• Why listening can matter more than immediately trying to fix their problem
• How to move someone toward safety, connection, and trustworthy support

David brings years of suicide-prevention experience to a practical conversation about what ordinary friends, family members, and faith communities can do when someone is hurting.

Suicide prevention begins with connection. Thank you for helping create a world where it’s okay to ask for help and safe to offer it.

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, or visit https://988lifeline.org/. Hope is real, help is available, and you do not have to carry this alone.

For more information about David Galvan or Soul Shop Movement, contact David at david@soulshopmovement.org.

Find Your Place To Belong At First Pres: https://firstprescos.org/belong

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If you want to share your faith but you're confused about why evangelism matters if God is already in control, this conversation is for you. Pastor Tim and Ella wrestle honestly with God's sovereignty, predestination, grief, and the pressure we can put on ourselves to “get it right.”

In this episode:

• Why God's sovereignty doesn't make sharing the gospel pointless
• Why another person's salvation isn't ultimately something you accomplish
• How to move from Christian guilt toward prayer, relationship, and God's invitation

Tim walks through predestination, Arminianism, Scripture, and J.I. Packer's Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God—but the conversation keeps coming back to the real stuff of life: grief, people we love, and what faithful evangelism actually looks like.

Want people who will know your name and walk with you as you keep asking big questions? Find your place to belong at First Pres above.

Chapters:

00:27 When theology becomes personal

02:06 “Could I have done more?”

06:37 If God already knows, why evangelize?

12:22 Predestination vs. Arminianism

17:36 Why we still share the gospel

25:32 From Christian guilt to God's invitation