Josh shares some of the backstory of let god die and about realizing in the past that he was approaching God with a personal agenda. www.letgoddie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message

Josh shares a little bit about what's to come with let god die episodes and he was a guest this week on the "Where did you see God?" podcast this week! We'll be back next week with the first let god die diaries episode! anchor.fm/wheredidyouseegod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Evan Koons, host of the video series "For the Life of the World," shares his story and we talk about what our salvation is for. Focus is placed on "being saved" but not much focus is placed on what that salvation is FOR. Check out For the Life of the World - letterstotheexiles.com Evan's new movie - http://campmannamovie.com/ Twitter - @evankoons O…

Andrew from Kept on Hold joins us again to talk about having a willingness to pray difficult prayers, surrendering our own desires for God's best. check out Andrew's music - www.facebook.com/kept.on.hold/ keptonhold.bandcamp.com Originally posted January 19, 2016 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Jesse Campbell joins us again to discuss trusting God and remaining obedient when things don't go as expected. Jesse - facebook.com/jesseshanecampbell Rural Empowerment in Uganda - facebook.com/rural.empowerment Originally posted August 03, 2016 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Tommy Green from metal band Sleeping Giant shares about the vehicle of music to share the gospel and shares his story of experiencing grace and rescue from choices of the past. Sleeping Giant - https://www.facebook.com/sleepinggiant The REV Gatherings - http://therevgatherings.com/ Featuring Sleeping Giant's song "Death Knell." Originally posted Ju…

Seth and Melanie Studley, from the Anatomy of Marriage podcast, join us to share about their near divorce and their commitment to growth and true healthy transparency. We talk about the healing that's taken place in their marriage and about what healthy transparency looks like. Josh's wife Kendra joins as a guest cohost! Originally posted April 13,…

Sometimes our actions have irreversible results. Forgiving ourselves is made near impossible due to the walls created by those hurt by our actions. Joel's story is one of receiving grace and forgiveness in the face of tragedy. We hope it challenges you to give grace and to recognize that we've all been recipients of extraordinary grace through Chri…

Erica's story was marked by clinging to a lot of her own self-sufficiences before coming to Christ and many life circumstances were stacked against her. God grasped hold of her heart and changed her in a very real way! Erica shares her story of growing up in a very unstable family environment, surviving hurricane Katrina as a child, and friends who…

Poet and teacher Janelle Maree shares her story of childhood trauma and having a long history of anger with God. She shares the value of peace and clarity in the midst of turmoil and how God has redeemed so much of what had been meant for evil. letgoddie.com anchor.fm/hollerinpoets janellemaree.bandcamp.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podc…

Williamsport's Mitch Marcello shares about the ministry he's involved with called Fresh Expressions and we talk about exploring different ways of engaging with the community. We talk about how it might not be a horrible thing that many churches are closing their doors - though we acknowledge that it is never something to celebrate, it at times give…

Dave shares about the necessity to continue to play and explore as adults. These words are often relegated to children and Dave has dedicated his life to helping adults access their curiosity in ever-expansive ways. His journey brought him to start the Center for Play and Exploration 3 years ago https://www.playandexploration.com/ www.letgoddie.com…

2 Christians and 1 atheist walk into a Walmart... Alex was an atheist who was looking for answers when several Christians crossed his path at just the right time in his life. He explains "Wow, God, You must be real" as he realized these encounters were more than coincidental. We also talk a lot about the importance of liturgical practices in Alex's…

This week's guest is Paul Granger, host of the "Where Did You See God?" podcast. Paul shares about his passion for sharing stories of God at work and challenges us to have eyes open to where God is at work in the here and now, today. https://anchor.fm/wheredidyouseegod letgoddie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…

"The beauty of humans is that we're all broken and that's the one thing we have in common and there shouldn't be shame in that"Amy shares about her journey with hypochondria and depression that culminated in a mental breakdown this past January. We talk about the stigmas related to mental health issues that held her back from getting proper help. T…

"I was very controlling about what people knew of me. I didn't want them to know things about me that I hadn't shown them." Bethany shares her story of surrendering control to allow the Holy Spirit to do a work in her heart. message Bethany! - https://www.facebook.com/bethany.gemus www.letgoddie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s…

Anthony Shimanek joins us again for part 2 of our conversation. We talk about the difficult things that Jesus taught and the desire to embrace them. To not shy away from them, even if it means that it may scare people off. letgoddie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Anthony shares his story of being set free from the pressure to fake being close to God and coming to a place of sincerity in his walk with Jesus. This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation - part 2 coming June 13. letgoddie.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

We were tagged by John LeBoeuf from the Creative Coping podcast. He references Youngman Brown's show notes from Your Creative Push podcast - he says, "We are going explore the fact that your story doesn’t have to reach a completion for you to start sharing it. You simply have to share what’s inside of you. The closer you can get to that message, th…

Nate Allen (Good Saint Nathanael, Destroy Nate Allen, Nate Allen & the Pac-Away Dots)joins us again to share about his journey of healing from past spiritual abuse. Nate shares that healing has been a long-continued process for him. Nate talks about the necessity to be patient with our own process of healing and forgiveness and to be patient with o…

Our guest Byron Zeigler shares about the struggles and triumphs he's experienced in his first year pastoring a small church in Bellefonte, PA and the necessity to always point people to Jesus, instead of to himself. Check out Byron's podcast we reference - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hciqs-ac5e3f--- Send in a voice message: https://podca…

Poet, podcaster, husband, and dad John LeBoeuf shares about realizing that God is able to handle his doubts and struggles. We talk about his poetry as Johnny Anomaly, why he sometimes feels like an anomaly in the poetry scene, and his journey in coming to see that many of us see God as too weak to deal with our junk. Johnny's poetry - https://johnn…

Tina shares about past trauma associated with sexual abuse and about the need to allow space and time for others and ourselves to recognize the need for healing.https://youniquefoundation.org/the-haven-retreat/www.letgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Caleb Schirmer shares about having a willingness to reach out and recognize Jesus as King - that he is not the hero of his story. Check out Caleb's blog - https://iamnotking.wixsite.com/iamnotkingAll past episodes - letgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

"I think what has brought me to this stage in my faith is a truckload of tragedy."Crystal Bird shares openly about her life's journey through loss, cancer, trauma, and depression.letgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Calvin and Josh talk about some of their favorite episodes so far and what they've learned through the podcast. Several listeners offer their thoughts as well! MUCH longer version available at https://youtu.be/DljLmOUmFDkletgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

After a very long break, we're back with episode 099! This episode is a brief overview of life for Josh and Calvin over the last 8 months or so! letgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Youth minister and worship director Michael Rosado shares his story of moving from a place of dutifully following Jesus to a place of seeing it as an honor and privilege to follow Him. Check out Michael's music atWindWords.bandcamp.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Eric Stevenson from the band Pocket Vinyl shares about embracing uncomfortable topics in life, valuing understanding over answers, and whether we should do away with the word "Christian" altogether.PocketVinyl.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Christian Holliday of the Gaffer Project shares his experience of living as a ragamuffin who loves experiencing the presence of God in the everyday moments. GafferProject.bandcamp.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Jordan Doyle from the band Gaffer Project shares about their album "Slowknife: a study of fear" and how a healthy approach to fear can result in having a positive reverence for the difficult things in life.https://gafferproject.bandcamp.com/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

We talk about having the desire to live out the story of God in our lives. Calvin tells his version of Jesus's interaction with Mary and Martha and we chat about being present and available. We're giving away 1 copy of Anthony De Mello's book "The Way to Love," let us know if you're interested! Submissions accepted through July 10. unitecommunity.c…

We give some life updates and Calvin shares about what he's been learning - that we were never meant to be the strong character in our own stories, but that it's about Jesus being our strength.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Bruce shares how a free steak dinner while hitchhiking in the 70's changed the trajectory of the rest of his life, leading to living on a Christian commune in Florida living daily life as the body of Christ.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Chris Bernstorf and host Josh Mozug talk about Matthew 7:21-23 and about allowing ourselves to be known by others in community. Chris's poetry - http://chrisbernstorf.bandcamp.comMatthew 7:21-2321 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day…

Greg Coles, author of "Single, Gay, Christian," shares his story of surrendering his sexuality to God and finding community and family as part of the body of Christ. Check out more about Greg and his book - Gregorycoles.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

Mike Sares, pastor of Scum of the Earth Church in Denver, Colorado, shares his story of becoming a pastor and seeing his need for God's grace. Mike tells us about how he identifies with the perspective of the older brother in the story of the prodigal son and that although he may not have gone his own way, he still has lost sight of the heart of th…

Trudging through the loss of her husband and on the brink of losing her mind, Monika found healing and grace through the darkest time of her life. Monika shares her story of God's goodness and how He brought so much into her life at a point when she thought her best days might be behind her.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

Skateboarder/beatboxer/evangelist Trevor Heyd talks about respecting others and their viewpoints while being unashamed sharing about Jesus.Check out Trevor's ministry - StayTrueMinistries.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Commiserating about the pain is only part of the process, as we talk about moving past talking about our brokenness, and coming to a point of dealing with it. Zack shares his story about the darkest time period of his life and experiencing God's active role in his life in the process.PrimernGrayscale.bandcamp.com--- Send in a voice message: https:/…

Mark, singer of Cool Hand Luke and Polyvalent, shares about coming to a point of valuing who God's made him to be, rather than seeing himself as less. The track at the end is "Are You Coming?" from Cool Hand Luke's album "Of Man."--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/message…

David Mantel shares his story of confronting doubts in his walk with Jesus and coming to value understanding more than answers. Check out his project Naal at NaalMusic.com and BrokenLightRecords.comLetgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

A lot of people say "everything happens for a reason." We believe, that although this sentiment is a nice thought, that it often leads to frustration and discouragement when good reasons can't be found. We're looking for stories of how God used what was meant for evil, for good. We'll be using the audio provided for a future episode of the podcast.…

In trouble with the law and facing possibly prison time, Jesus got ahold of Mark's heart and dramatically changed the trajectory of his life.http://www.cbncompass.ca/news/regional/2015/6/17/defence-submits-thompson-no-longer-on-a-4185881.htmlMark's testimony video - https://www.facebook.com/761800439/videos/vb.761800439/10156953922795440/?type=2&th…

Mike Lewis, host of the Giving is Believing podcast, shares about reluctantly going on a mission trip to Haiti that drastically changed the trajectory of his life. Mike talks about he and his wife's decision to saying "yes" to giving and choosing to live lives of generosity. GivingIsBelieving.comLetgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://pod…

Jon joins us once again to talk about the Church. We delve into having a broader perspective than the confines of our own church buildings and looking at supporting the Church's efforts to grow the kingdom of God. You can check out Jon's new church plant website at 1721.churchletgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

Jon shares his story about joining a worship band in high school hoping to be a rock star and having his motives checked. Currently in the process of starting a church in southeast Michigan, Jon shares stories of God's direction and clarity through simple obedience. 1721Church.comletgoddie.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.…

Seth and Melanie Studley, from the Stronger Marriages podcast, join us to share about their near divorce and their commitment to growth and true healthy transparency. We talk about the healing that's taken place in their marriage and about what healthy transparency looks like. Josh's wife Kendra joins as a guest cohost!StrongerMarriages.com/podcast…

Josh and Erica Burkey from the Victims and Villains podcast share about depression and suicide and how the Church can more effectively reach hurting people.VictimsAndVillains.net--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letgoddie/messageโดย Let god die

Christian Welch joins as guest co-host in our conversation with Jeanette Hickman. Jeanette was on the podcast sharing about redefining success for episode 027. We welcome Jeanette back to share her story of coming to follow Jesus and we approach some stereotypes we've experienced related to Catholicism.Jeanette in episode 027 - https://soundcloud.c…