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Did you know the Lord has wired and gifted you to walk out your purpose? In God's great kindness, he has woven your deepest joy into your gifting. Dr. Amanda Boddeker sits down with Rebecca Carrell and guest cohost Taylor Standridge (you may remember him as Jay Allen on 90.9 KCBI) to discuss discovering your giftedness to live life to the fullest. Take the giftedness workshop at The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary: https://hendrickscenter.dts.edu/event/giftedness-workshop/ Connect with Dr. Amanda Boddeker on Facebook or Instagram. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

When we open our Bibles to the Prophets, we are reading literature that is thousands of years old, from a world that no longer exists, to a people under God's covenant. So how should we, as believers in Christ as God's Messiah, approach the books? Dr. John Walton, author of the Lost World series, sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Nika Spaulding to unlock the lost world of the prophets. Purchase The Lost World of the Prophets HERE. See The Lost World series HERE. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

If we're being honest, there are parts of the Bible many of us skip over in our reading plans—obscure minor prophets, Leviticus, and the long lists of names. But Dr. Nancy Dawson, who has charted every genealogy in Scripture, says we miss precious treasure when we neglect any of God's Word. Join Rebecca Carrell, guest co-host Kris Murphy, and Nancy Dawson as they take a close look at the differences between Matthew and Luke's genealogies and examine why names matter in the biblical record. Purchase All the Genealogies of the Bible HERE. Connect with Dr. Nancy Dawson on Facebook HERE. Connect with Kris Murphy HERE. Purchase Kris's Bible studies HERE. Find Kris on Facebook HERE. Find Kris on Instagram HERE. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Have you ever wondered how the Bible came to be? How did we end up with the books that we have and who made that decision? Are all of the stories true? Should we take every book of the Bible literally? Dr. Susan Lim, historian, and professor at Biola University, sits down with Rebecca Carrell, Nika Spaulding, and Liz Rodriguez to discuss how knowing the history of the Scriptures can fortify our faith. Susan Lim is a former professor who spent over 20 years teaching in higher education. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in history (B.A. from UC Berkeley and M.A. and PhD from UCLA) and spent several decades researching the Puritans and colonial religion in North America at large. But she is now venturing into new territory by researching the history of the Bible. Still a historian at heart, she desires to devote her second career to studying the making and revelation of Scripture. She is passionate about God, her family, friends, good food, and napping. Connect with Dr. Lim on Facebook; Purchase Light of the Word: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith HERE. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though, on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to ensure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

As a little girl, Christian Williams tried to flush her tights down the church toilet. As a teen and into her twenties, she was told she was "the wrong kind of girl." Those messages led her to question sexuality, gender, femininity, and godliness. Today she encourages anyone who feels they fail to fit in, measure up, or fit the mold with the beautiful reminder that our highest call is to grow in the image and likeness of Christ. Christian Williams (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) serves as the Director of Adult Discipleship at Christ Community Church in Fayetteville, AK. You can find Christian on FACEBOOK, or IG - @thecw1990. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Everyone experiences mental affliction in some way. Sometimes through long seasons of suffering. Other times through a quiet discomforting sense that all is not as it should be. Dr. Alan Noble sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Nika Spaulding to talk about "the burden and gift of living," and how, in the darkest times, even get out of bed is an act of worship and an acknowledgment of God's goodness. To learn more about Alan Noble and to purchase his book, visit his website: https://www.oalannoble.com/ We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

For centuries, Christians have wrestled with the wrath of God and how to understand why Jesus flipped tables in the temple. Old Testament scholar Lindsay Ann Nickens sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to discuss how Herod's temple became a hotbed of exploitation, sexism, and racism. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Author and Pastor Brian Zahnd walked a five-hundred-mile pilgrimage from France to Spain, examining crucifixes and meditating on what he saw. Five years later, he put pen to paper to discuss a kaleidoscopic view of the cross of Christ and what we miss in our modern-day understanding of Jesus's death, resurrection, and ascension . We used some big seminary words! Here they are: AtonementPenal Substitutionary AtonementChristus VictorIconographyConnect with Brian Zahnd: https://brianzahnd.com/ Purchase The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross: https://tinyurl.com/3pnm6w2b Connect with Ivanka Demchuk: https://www.ivankademchuk.com/ We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Life has a way of throwing curve balls and, every now and then, smacking us in the face with a bat. Author and podcaster Cynthia Yanof says it's in the mess of everyday life that God comes alongside us to guide us, and even show us how to laugh along the way. Join Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Cynthia for a discussion that will leave you laughing out loud and filled with hope, no matter how messy your life currently is. Find Cynthia's book, Life is Messy; God is Good:Sanity for the Everyday Chaos of Life wherever Christian books are sold or at https://cynthiayanof.com/. Listen to her podcast HERE. Connect with her HERE. Find the Walmart sneakers HERE. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

In a world consumed by youth and beauty, where worth is enmeshed with our ability to produce, how should we approach age? Author Missy Buchanan sits down with Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Nika Spaulding for some "age myth-busting," and shows how our golden years should be our greatest years. Connect with Missy at https://missybuchanan.com/ We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge New show alert! Our dear friend and repeat offender, Kat Armstrong, has a new podcast we'd love for you to check out. Discover Holy Curiosity anywhere you find your podcasts or by visiting katarmstrong.com/podcast.

How do you define hope? What do you hope for? Paul, writing to the believers in Rome, promised that hope would never put us to shame (Romans 5:5). So how do we reconcile that with all of the times that which we hoped for did not come to pass? Author Irwyn Ince joins Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez on this episode of Honestly, Though to discuss biblical hope, and how it powers us to do all that God calls us to do. Learn more about Irwyn Ince and purchase his latest book, Hope Ain't a Hustle, at https://www.irwynince.com/. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge New show alert! Our dear friend and repeat offender, Kat Armstrong, has a new podcast we'd love for you to check out. Discover Holy Curiosity anywhere you find your podcasts or by visiting katarmstrong.com/podcast.

The fourth commandment states, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy," and for thousands of years, faithful Jews around the world have abstained from working on the sacred day. Should Christians do the same? On the one hand, Paul said we are not under the law but under grace (Rom 6:14). On the other hand, all of the other commandments are restated in the New Testament. This week on Honestly, Though, Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Nika Spaulding discuss the spirit of the law and what it means to keep it. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge New show alert! Our dear friend and repeat offender, Kat Armstrong, has a new podcast we'd love for you to check out. Discover Holy Curiosity anywhere you find your podcasts or by visiting katarmstrong.com/podcast.

Is it possible to hear God's voice? How do you know if it's God. you, or something more sinister? This week on @HonestlyThoughThePodcast. Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Nika Spaulding discuss the wide will of God and why we should be careful with the words "God said." Resources: Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World by Michael Horton. Buy HERE. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Christians across the centuries have squirmed while reading some of the more graphic accounts of biblical warfare. Many have asked how a loving God could order such atrocities. Old Testament scholar Lindsey Ann Nickens joins Rebecca, Liz, and Nika to talk about the sexual nuances surrounding Old Testament warfare language and explain how God, indeed, is merciful in his judgment. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge New show alert! Our dear friend and repeat offender, Kat Armstrong, has a new podcast we'd love for you to check out. Discover Holy Curiosity anywhere you find your podcasts or by visiting katarmstrong.com/podcast.

The problem of evil is as old as time. But where did it originate, and why is it so pervasive? If you have ever wondered how a good God could allow such horror to permeate his creation, this podcast is for you. Dr. Ingrid Faro, professor at Northern Seminary, sits down with Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Nika Spaulding to chat, answer the tough questions, and talk about her personal experience with the spiritual realm. Her latest book, Demystifying Evil: A Biblical and Personal Explanation is available wherever you get your Christian books. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

The Apostle Paul loved sports analogies. He told the Corinthians to run their race to win the prize and that he did not fight as one who "beats the air." The author of Hebrews told his readers to "throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and to run with perseverance the race set before us." Sports mirror the Christian walk. This week on Honestly, Though, Dr. Paul Putz, the Program Director for the Master of Arts in Theology and Sports Studies and Assistant Director for the Faith & Sports Institute at Truett Theological Seminary sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Nika Spaulding to discuss the intersection of sports and faith and how it points us to Christlikeness. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Jalen Taylor was living his best life: a senior in college, popular with his friends, and multiple career opportunities. Then, for no apparent reason, he fell into a depression that he simply couldn't shake—not with counseling, not with medication, not with hospital care. Suicidal, he cried out to God. And God answered. Listen in as Jalen describes his encounter with Christ that led him out of the pit and into ministry. Learn more about Jalen's ministry through Alpha at: https://alphausa.org/ Find Jalen on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/jalen.taylor.589 We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Since the Da Vinci Code hit the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2003, questions and conspiracies have surrounded the Bible and its books. Why did the Gospel of John make it in but not the Gospel of Thomas? Or Mary? Why is the Catholic Bible different than the Protestant Bible, and which one is correct? Dallas Theological Seminary Professor and author Dr. Michael J. Svigel sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Nika Spaulding to chat about Scripture, ancient texts, and Christian fiction. Dr. Svigel blogs at https://www.retrochristianity.org/ Find him on Twitter: @Svigel Find him on Instagram: @michaelsvigel Find his books on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/ypskwjtt We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

Rebecca Carrell, Liz Rodriguez, and Nika Spaulding reflect on God's faithfulness in 2023 and anticipate all God will do in 2024 as they remind you that God is always making all things new. And that is good news for sinners like us. We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge

What happens when a pastor/theologian loses his faith? Matt Whitman, host of the Ten Minute Bible Hour Podcast, sits down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez to talk about the massive cultural shifts of the last few decades, how they disassembled his faith, and how the Lord put it back together. If you've found faith tricky, if you wrestle with doubt, if faith feels complicated, then this show is for you. Find out more about Matt Whitman and enjoy his content at https://www.thetmbh.com/ ,https://www.facebook.com/thetenminutebiblehour , and @theTMBH We love hugs! And when you rate, review, and share Honestly, Though on Apple Podcasts (and all podcast platforms), we see it immediately, and it feels just like a big, warm hug. Thank you in advance for taking an extra moment to make sure others find us in the algorithms. And speaking of finding us... Honestly, Though: @honestlythoughthepodcast (FB & IG( Rebecca Carrell: https://www.rebeccacarrell.com/ ; IG - @RebeccaCarrell ; Twitter: @RebeccaACarrell ; FB - Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell Liz Rodriguez: IG: @lizannrodriguez ; FB - Liz Rodriguez - https://www.facebook.com/liz.rodriguez.92775 Nika Spaulding: stjudeoakcliff.org ; IG - @NikaAdidas ; Twitter - @NikaAdidas We have the world's best producer! Are you interested in podcasting? Do you know someone who is? Taylor Standridge can help with audio engineering, production, editing, show mapping, and coaching. Connect with Taylor at taylorstandridge1@gmail.com or on Twitter: @TBStandridge