Joe and Shelli dig into "Take You At Your Word" by Cody Carnes and Benjamin Hastings. The song is built on one simple idea: if God said it, we can stand on it. But first, they take a surprise detour into those long worship outros and instrumentals. Do they help the congregation worship, or just leave everyone wondering what to do with their hands? They'd love to hear listeners' takes.

From there, they talk about how easily human promises fall through and why God's never do. They walk through three ideas from the song:

• His Word lights the narrow road, one step at a time.
• What He starts, He finishes.
• His Word has never failed.

Along the way, Shelli shares her favorite line. The two talk about their unplanned fourth child, and Joe remembers waiting nearly two decades to see his call to ministry fulfilled. Isaiah 49:16 also leaves them both a little choked up.

This week's challenge: pick one promise from the bridge and stand on it.

• Love that never gives up (Hebrews 13:5, Romans 8:38–39)
• Grace that is always enough (2 Corinthians 12:9)
• A heart that will never forget us (Isaiah 49:15–16)
• Saved and called His own (Isaiah 43:1, Romans 10:13)
• A future full of hope (1 Peter 1:3)

Next week is Part 2, with special guests Josh and Rachel Skelly, who share why this song means so much to them.

Write to Joe and Shelli at sundayreverb.tbc@gmail.com.

In this week's episode, Joe and Shelli talk about the new Dollar General in town, plug a few church podcasts, and share the gratitude app their family has been using. They also look back on Sunday night's worship night, which felt like singing around a campfire with about 120 friends.

Then they dig into "All Sufficient Merit" by Shane & Shane, which TBC sang during communion Sunday morning, alongside Pastor Mark's sermon from Mark 9. It comes down to three things: we can't, but Jesus did; disappointing Him doesn't mean He sends us away; and even when our faith is shaky, our Savior isn't. It's His merit, not ours, and that's worth being thankful for.

In today's episode, Joe and Shelli are joined by longtime friend, pastor, and fellow podcaster Steve Tucker. They set out to talk about something entirely different, but the conversation gravitated toward true repentance, confession, and forgiveness. Along the way, they touch on music being used as manipulation during altar calls, confession and prayer, addiction and the sins that so easily beset us, and the simplicity of the gospel.