Conversations About Life

James Barnett is founder and executive director of Neighborly, and organization that exist to help others see, love, and join those in the margins. James talks about following Jesus. Neighborly's website is at thatsneighborly.org James Barnett

Pastor Jake started working out what he believed early, concerning Christianity. It diverged a little from the church and community he grew up in. After trying teaching and experiencing the worst year of his life, Pastor Jake started pastoring, which is what he desired to do all along. Pastor Jake

Ahmad is a rapper. Marcus and Nick support Ahmad in his art. Ahmad was in St Louis for a performance and we sat down to talk about life. Nick, Marcus, Ahmad

Addie and her husband, Stetson, recently discovered a new life in knowing God. Addie tells of that process of discovering God with her husband and what life is like for her now. Addie

Allison Knaup works with LegalShield and is also a school tutor. We talk about her adventures, growth, influences, life purpose, and friendship. Allison's website with LegalShield - aknaup22.ladiesofjustice.com Allison

Stetson grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormonism) but left the church in teenage rebellion at the age of 16. He was an agnostic for many years enjoying sin. After marriage and the birth of his first son, Stetson began looking for something to ground his life in. At the request of his wife, Stetson and his wife began reading the Bible and was immediately convinced of it's truth. That began their journey in Christianity. We also talk about how Stetson has experienced the difference of Christianity. Stetson

Natalie is educated in music therapy and we talk about her experience with it. We also talk about suffering, and why Natalie is a Christian. Natalie

Texanne and Daniel rescue monkeys from bad situations and host them in a monkey sanctuary. Texanne and Daniel

William of Confluence Kombucha creates many wonderful and interesting flavors of Kombucha and other fermented food. William share his own story, how that ended up with Kombucha, and where he's moving next. William

Julian is the podcast host of Theological Touchpoints and writer of a blog by the same name. We talk about Julian's beliefs about authority of Scripture, his own experience with Christianity, and the distinctives of Anabaptist Mennonite Christianity. Julian's blog is at theologicaltouchpoints.com Julian

Rev Joe is a pastor of Rock Presbyterian, a PCUSA church, and a hospital chaplain. We talk about the distinctives of mainline churches, Rev Joe's personal beliefs, serving as a chaplain, and regarding Scripture. Rev Joe

Clyde recently started jiu-jitsu at age 63. His philosophy of life is about figuring things out and moving forward. We talk about what that has looked like in his life. Clyde

Ann Visser is a life coach, speaker and trainer with 4 Better 4 Ever. She's on a mission to equip Christian women to communicate confidently and clearly for a closer connection. We talk about marriage and communication. Ann's website is www.4better4ever.com Ann Visser

Jacob is a young man who enjoys a solid, loving family. We talk about his growing up, conversion to Christianity, is love of fishing, relationships, and how he tries to grow in these different areas of life each year. Jacob

Tyler is a grade school teacher and also works with youth at his church. We talk about that and Tyler's own journey in the Christian faith. Tyler

Brian dealt with blood cancer 2007 and then 10 years later, starting in 2017 with sarcoma cancer. Brian talks about his experience with cancer and trusting in God. Brian

David is Jewish and has lived a good part of his life in Israel. We talk about Israel, David's time in prison and how he grew from that experience, and about what it means to be Jewish and David's Jewish faith. David

Kimberly and Cindy have been friends since they were young women. We talk about friendship, long distant friendship, nurturing friendship, and other related topics. Will, Cindy, and Kimberly

Bob is involved in the business world with the aim to provide quality assistant living to elder adults. We talk about his Christian faith, life and his philosophy of business. Bob

Justin intentionally finds people to interact with, in various ways, about the message of Jesus. We talk about that and his own coming to the Christian faith. Justin