Category: HOLY WIT Podcast

In this episode of Holy WIT we tackle the question of "Why Church?"    This question causes us to take a serious look at the reasons why we religiously go to the building each week.  In the episode we contrast the weekly traditions with how Jesus really wants His people who are the true church to live in every day life.  Tune in to hear about the Lifeway research project that they did in 2018 that took a look at why there was a decline in the church.  Based on what they learned Lifeway came out with a 5 point…

In Episode 28 of the Holy WIT Podcast we tackle the idea that the church needs to repent about how they see and respond to those in the LTGBQ community. We continue with the conversation with Wilna van Beek who is the author of When Gay Comes Home - Learning To Build Bridges. Do we trust Holy Spirit to do the work in the background while we simply love others? If we don't trust Holy Spirit then we are trying to be in control and be our own little god. If we are to really love others we first need…

In Episode 27 of Holy WIT - Overcoming the Uncomfortable, Stephanie has a great conversation with Wilna van Beek who is the author of When Gay Comes Home - Learning To Build Bridges.  Wilna operates a ministry called God Gazers - Bridge Builders Ministry whose mission is to come alongside family and friends who journey with loved ones who have come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) teaching them to see their loved ones with the eyes of Jesus. This is part one of a two part conversation in which we get to hear Wilna's own story…

This episode is a response to the Heaven Bent Podcast - The Devil Himself and we talk about the reality of satan and the demonic in the here and now.   Satan is not a metaphorical being but is a created being, a fallen angel.  We discuss how we know that the demonic is real as we see throughout scripture and what power satan has in our world today.   Where we see the oppression of the demonic is in the lives of individuals, over groups and organizations.  We learn how deliverance is for every follower of Jesus, is a…

Episode 25 is a part 2 of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as we continue our response to the Heaven Bent Podcast . As we focus more on the gift of prophecy, we are joined this week by Pastor Kervin Raugust as he gives us his learning and wisdom. We discuss prophesy from the lens of both the old and new testament prophets. The current teaching in the church that prophecy is mainly for encouraging is challenged as it is also needed for warning and exhortation. We learn what is needed to become mature in the gift of prophecy…