Faith Refresh (Real FM)
by The Real FM Podcast Network · 39 episodes
ReligionSpiritualityChristianity
It’s become trendy to deconstruct your faith, but where do turn after you’ve torn things down to the foundation? Justin is a former pastor and current chaplain and mental health counselor, while Ansen is a former radio host and... current radio host. Together, they explore the idea of refreshing our faith by going back and taking another look at the Bible passages, beliefs, and church practices that we've all heard a million times.
Latest episodes
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37 min
Forgiveness (Episode 39)
Forgiveness seems like a simple word... until you start trying to define it. What is forgiveness, exactly? How do we do it? And what in the world are we supposed to do when we get…
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34 min
God's Judgement (Episode 38)
Being "non-judgemental" is a modern societal virtue. We recite phrases like, "Don't judge others," or "Don't judge a book by its cover." But what about when our sense of justice ha…
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34 min
Noah's Ark (Episode 37)
The story of Noah's Ark raises several important questions. Is this story even historically plausible? Why do modern Christians treat it like a cutesy children's tale? Why would a…
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32 min
Work (Episode 36)
How should a Christian worldview shape our understanding of work and vocation? Ansen and Chaplain Justin discuss the tension between work being both a good creation of God, while a…
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30 min
Exiles (Episode 35)
Ansen and Justin build off their previous discussion about the book of Daniel, pointing out that the New Testament calls Christ followers "exiles," comparing them to the Israelites…
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36 min
Daniel (Episode 34)
There's some iconic Bible stories in the Book of Daniel. Maybe you've heard the one about the lion's den or the fiery furnace? But there's also some pretty obscure passages in this…
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30 min
Spiritual Warfare (Episode 33)
Continuing the conversation from the past two episodes on Mark 9 and angelic beings, Justin and Ansen turn their attention to the broader topic of spiritual warfare. What battle is…
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34 min
Angels & Demons (Episode 32)
In our last episode, Ansen and Justin discussed a story from the gospel of Mark involving demon possession. Some of the supernatural encounters with angels and demons described in…
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33 min
Help My Unbelief (Episode 31)
On this episode, Ansen and Chaplain Justin take a fresh look at the story in Mark 9:14-29, which contains one of the more famous verses in the Bible: a distraught dad crying out, "…
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39 min
Christian Meditation (Episode 30)
Words like meditation, mindfulness, or contemplation are sometimes viewed with skepticism within certain Christian communities. And yet, Scripture is filled with examples of people…
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33 min
The Resurrection (Episode 29)
After discussing Doubting Thomas in the previous episode, Ansen and Chaplain Justin are ready to take on the subject of Thomas' doubt directly... the resurrection of Jesus. This ce…
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34 min
Doubting Thomas (Episode 28)
Ansen and Chaplain Justin discuss the "Patron Saint" of the Faith Refresh podcast... "Doubting Thomas." How would you feel if you were given a nickname based on a single instance o…
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36 min
Discourse (Episode 27)
When was the last time you had a serious conversation about a controversial topic that didn't end in a fight? Our cultural discourse has backslidden into toxicity, particularly onl…
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31 min
Religion & Science (Episode 26)
Ansen and Chaplain Justin follow up on their previous discussion about Genesis 1 with a deeper dive into the often adversarial relationship between religion and science. Our hosts…
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35 min
Creation (Episode 25)
The creation account in Genesis 1 is perhaps the most well-known story in the Bible, and yet even Christians can't agree on what it means. Ansen and Chaplain Justin discuss how app…
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35 min
Faith (Episode 24)
If Christians are "saved by faith," it's probably pretty important for us to understand what exactly faith is! Ansen and Chaplain Justin dissect the broadly used but often vaguely…
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36 min
Apocalyptic Literature (Episode 23)
Reading the Bible can be confusing, and no genre of Biblical literature is more confusing to our modern eyes and ears than "apocalyptic" books like Daniel or Revelation. Ansen and…
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32 min
John The Baptist (Episode 22)
After getting a bit sidetracked with John the Baptist in the previous episode, Ansen and Chaplain Justin take some extra time to re-examine this compelling Bible character. Was thi…
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33 min
Baptism (Episode 21)
There's a lot of confusion and insecurity around the mechanics of baptism. Should we be baptized as kids or adults? By sprinkling or dunking? Does baptism save us, or is it just an…
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31 min
Holiness (Episode 20)
Scripture tells us to be holy as God is holy. But what does holiness mean? Is the Bible saying we must be good, righteous-acting people to earn God's favor? But if so, how do we li…