The Arpana Saladi Podcast

We are living in a church culture where everything is judged based on the outside, but the Bible very clearly states that God is the discerner of our hearts. What does it take to stop and think about this? Listen to know.

As Christians, growing up in a Christian household and church we feel obligated to work. Often times we look at it as an unavoidable burden or something that we gain satisfaction from. But what should our service for God be motivated by? Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi discusses more about this.

In one of his sermons Spurgeon said, 'If you wait to find that perfect church, you need to wait until you get to heaven". Isn't that so true? We all are flawed people but we are perfect because Jesus Christ, our Head, He is perfect. The doctrines might be right, the teachings might be right, but there are certain flaws in all of our churches. Though we belong to different local churches, yet we are a universal church and that thought itself is so wonderful. Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi shares few common flaws in all of our churches, relationships between believer and a pastor, and deacons and different types of believers and Christians

There are many relationships in a Christian's life, but one prominent one is his/her relationship with the Pastor. Listen to the podcast as Arpana Saladi discusses more about this.

Luck, Chance, Fate - What do these words mean to you? If you are truly a born-again child of God, do these words make any sense in our lives? Listen to the podcast as Arpana Saladi discusses more about this.

I wake up feeling so motivated to study, do productive stuff but by the end of the day I wind it up with regret doing very, very little. I knew I was wasting time, a lot of it, and I felt irritated and demotivated. I was reminded of the sermon by Jonathan Edwards preached in 1734, which is titled "The Preciousness of Time". This helped me understand a Christian's duty in using the talent of time wisely and how we waste the most expensive thing on Earth, which cannot be retrieved even for a second.Listen to this podcast if you are also somebody like me struggling to use your time wisely.

Research says that 95% of who we are is the people we surround ourself with. How does this impact our living? Paul quotes a Greek poet when he says ‘Bad company corrupts good morals’. Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi discusses how important it is that we surround ourselves with the right kind people.

'Do to others what you would want them to do to you‘, it sounds like a moral saying but do you know that these words are from the Bible? Christians call this 'The Golden Rule', but practically it is truly difficult to practice it in our lives. How can we live and love as Christ called us to? Listen to this podcast

Social media influencers are people who have a great following and they have the ability to influence your decisions. But do you know that a Christian is called to be an influencer not somebody who sells a product but somebody who points to the One who will grant new life. What kind of influencers are we? Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi discusses more on this.

A Christian is called to live a quiet life, but we all know that it is challenging to live that way. Paul clearly instructs Thessalonians to make it their aim to lead such a life. Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi discussed about our attachment to things and the hurdles which block us from living a quiet life.

Have you ever looked at the world around you, your friends and your colleagues and thought their lives are better than mine. Everybody has it sorted except me. Is this my reward for following Christ? In Psalm 73 Asaph also has been struggling with doubts and thoughts of unbelief towards what God was doing in a believers life. But how does he change perspective, how does it work? Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi tries to take us through the 4 stages of Psalm 73

As Christians, we are scared of challenges and difficulties in our own lives but the missionaries went in search of people and situations even though they knew that they are going to fall into trouble and get killed. What made the difference in their lives? Do we have such burden? Do we have such a relationship with our Heavenly Father? Today we discuss Amy CarMichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, a missionary to Tamil Nadu, India.

Many times as Christians when we face trials and challenges, it feels like we are fighting them alone but when we read passages like 1 Peter 4; the Scripture says that we are not the only one's suffering but which is a common thing every believer in Lord Jesus Christ faces. In a series of podcasts, let us look at few missionaries lives and how they battled issues in their lives, yet trusted God. Today we discuss Hudson Taylor, founder of the China inland missions.

My friend Becky was grieving through the pain when her younger child went to be with the LORD. What role did the local church play? How important is it to be surrounded by Godly people who instruct us through God's word? How can we not grow bitter towards God? Listen to this podcast as Arpana Saladi continues her conversation with Becky Charles

Becky Charles dealt with pain and unexpected death when her younger daughter went to be with the Lord. How should a Christian respond to pain? What is her experience? Listen to the podcast as Arpana Saladi interviews Becky Charles

God sent prophet Isaiah to tell King Hezekiah that he has a very little time left to live and God asks him to ‘set his house in order’. With untimely deaths and uncertainty around what does the phrase ‘set your house in order’ mean to us? Listen to the podcast as Arpana Saladi talks more about this.

As a child of God when we are going through dark tunnel like experiences, what should we do? What did the heroes of Faith in the Bible do? Listen this podcast episode as Arpana Saladi share more on this.

Discipline is not a word that we think very fondly of. Especially with the kinds of lifestyle we have and the kinds of mindset we carry. Discipline is a word which is usually associated with legalism or religious spirit by many Christians, but what does the Bible teach us about Discipline? Can a Christian be called as a Christian without Spiritual Disciplines? Listen to this episode as Arpana Saladi discusses about 4 simple steps to maintain Spiritual discipline

A life verse is a verse from the Bible that speaks to you in a very special way. It seems as if it were put in God's word just for you! What is your life verse? In this episode Arpana Saladi discusses about her life verse

Spiritual disciplines are part of Christian's life. Discipline is not devoid of discipleship. As we continue to look at Jonathan Edward's life, Arpana Saladi discusses few of his disciplines that made a great impact in his life. Listen to know..!!