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  • Christian Nationalism? The Bible, America, and How They Go Together | #91

    Christian Nationalism? The Bible, America, and How They Go Together | #91
    Jul 14 2026
    What does Scripture have to do with politics, culture, America, and how we live in public? In this episode, Zach and Brandon pause before finishing the Gospel of Mark to discuss a timely and complicated question: How should Christians think about authority, culture, Christian nationalism, and the public witness of the church? The conversation begins with the authority of Scripture, and what happens when God’s Word confronts our assumptions, preferences, or cultural moment. From there, they unpack why Western civilization cannot be understood apart from the Bible, how Christian ideas shaped movements like abolition and public education, and why phrases like “Christian nationalism” often need careful definition before they can be meaningfully discussed.
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    59 Min.
  • Looking At Church Hurt For What It Actually Is and How To Process It | #90

    Looking At Church Hurt For What It Actually Is and How To Process It | #90
    Jul 7 2026
    Ashley joins the podcast for the first time, and the conversation turns toward something many people know too well: church hurt. But instead of using that phrase as a blanket accusation against the whole body of Christ, Zach, Jill, Brandon, and Ashley discuss what it really means to be hurt by broken people inside the church, and how Jesus can still heal what people damaged. They share pieces of their own stories: church planting, betrayal, firing, isolation, NDAs, spiritual confusion, and the temptation to “burn it all down.” But they also discuss the moment that changed everything: choosing silence instead of retaliation, prayer instead of accusation, and building a community for Jesus instead of against the people who hurt them.
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    52 Min.
  • Seeking The Lord In The Darkness: How To Manage Difficulty And Faith (Mark 15) | #89

    Seeking The Lord In The Darkness: How To Manage Difficulty And Faith (Mark 15) | #89
    Jun 30 2026
    We talk often about the death and resurrection of Jesus, but what about His burial? In this episode, Zach and Jill discuss why Jesus' burial is not just an “in-between” moment. It is part of the gospel itself: death, burial, and resurrection. Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council who was looking for the Kingdom of God, takes courage and asks Pilate for the body of Jesus. And the women, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Jesus, watch where He is laid, becoming key witnesses to what happens next.
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    47 Min.
  • Rushing Through Trials: You May Be Missing What God Is Saying (Mark 15) | #88

    Rushing Through Trials: You May Be Missing What God Is Saying (Mark 15) | #88
    Jun 23 2026
    In this episode, Zach, Jill, and Brandon discuss why the cross is bigger than a one-time transaction. In Mark 15:21–39, Jesus is led to Golgotha, mocked by the crowd, crucified between two criminals, and abandoned in darkness. He cries out the opening line of Psalm 22: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And then, when He breathes His last, the curtain of the temple is torn from top to bottom. Yes, Jesus pours out His blood for the forgiveness of sins, but He is also opening the way back into the presence of God, fulfilling the temple, revealing the true King, and showing us the way of sacrificial love. The cross is where Jesus dies for us, dies ahead of us, and opens the way for us to participate in the life of God.
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    46 Min.
  • Finding Faith After Disaster: A Hurricane Helene Story | #87

    Finding Faith After Disaster: A Hurricane Helene Story | #87
    Jun 16 2026
    Jackie and Cynthia survived one of the most devastating floods in recent memory. When Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, their home was destroyed, and they were swept away in raging floodwaters with only a mattress and their little dog, Romeo, keeping them alive. For three days they waited in the wreckage, praying for rescue and wondering if they would ever make it home. What happened next changed their lives forever. In this powerful conversation, Jackie and Cynthia share their incredible survival story, the kindness of strangers who stepped in to help, and how losing everything ultimately led them to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. This is a story of faith, perseverance, and hope in the middle of unimaginable loss. Help Jackie & Cynthia Purchase a New Home After Hurricane Helene
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    55 Min.
  • The Kingdom Collision That Happened In Mark 15 | #86

    The Kingdom Collision That Happened In Mark 15 | #86
    Jun 9 2026
    In Mark 15:1–20, Jesus stands before Pilate, accused, mocked, and handed over. Pilate knows what’s happening, but still caves because he wishes to satisfy the crowd. In this episode, Zach, Jill, and Brandon discuss Barabbas going free, Jesus being mocked, and how envy and people-pleasing build rival kingdoms that always end in death. Mark 15 is a chasm where the “kingdom collision” becomes unavoidable, and how it's a picture of how the Kingdom wins: not through force, but through cruciform love.
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    46 Min.
  • From Denial to Pentecost: How the Spirit Rebuilds a Broken Disciple (Mark 14) | #85

    From Denial to Pentecost: How the Spirit Rebuilds a Broken Disciple (Mark 14) | #85
    Jun 2 2026
    In Mark 14:66–72, Peter denies Jesus three times, not in front of a king or a soldier, but in front of a servant girl. The denials escalate, the fear takes over, and when the rooster crows, Peter collapses and weeps bitterly. In this episode, Zach, Jill, and Brandon break down why Peter’s denial exposes how fragile human willpower really is, and why the hope isn’t Peter’s resolve, it’s Jesus quietly obeying the Father all the way to the cross.
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    55 Min.
  • The Trial That Changed History: How They Condemned God in the Flesh (Mark 14) | #84

    The Trial That Changed History: How They Condemned God in the Flesh (Mark 14) | #84
    May 26 2026
    In Mark 14:53–65, Zach, Jill and Brandon break down when Jesus stood before the high priest and the full council. Witnesses can’t keep their stories straight. They twist His words about the temple. And Jesus stays silent, until this question: "Are You The Christ?" Jesus answers, “I am.” And then He ties together the deepest threads of Scripture, Daniel 7’s Son of Man, Psalm 110’s “right hand of Power,” and the reality of who He truly is.
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    51 Min.