Episodes

The Bible uses the word "offended" 25 times. That may not seem like much, but the meaning behind those verses have strong connotations in both the Hebrew and Greek languages. Jesus made it known that the gospel is offensive b...

In today's culture it often feels as if people are nearly looking for reasons to be offended. It is easy to recognize such negative patterns in the behaviors of others, but something it is far more difficult to assess ourselv...

On site in the Dominican Republic, Pastor Adam sits down with Missionary Alyssa Dugger to talk about how important it is for Christ-followers to be culturally aware. Alyssa, a trained and educated missionary, currently with C...

To wrap up the series, Pastor Adam and Steph pray for all the listeners of The Messy Walk Podcast, and for all those who struggle with their mental health.

Even if you have not experienced feelings of hopelessness that lead to suicidal thoughts, the odds are that you at least know someone who does. To assist those who are familiar with thoughts of suicide, Pastor Adam and Steph ...

In this continued conversation about mental health, Pastor Adam and Steph open up about the difficulties of speaking to others about suicidal thoughts and ideation. The reality is most people know someone who has either thoug...

On today's episode, Pastor Adam and Steph add to their comments regarding anxiety disorders by offering practical ways to combat deep, prolonged anxiety, and by giving helpful insight into ways to respond in light of what the...

Anxiety is something we've all felt before. It's a common feeling you get before a big test, when the police drive behind you, or when money is tight. In this episode, Pastor Adam and Stephanie discuss the differences between...

In this second episode of "An Honest Conversation about Mental Health", Pastor Adam and Stephanie break down the stigma that mental illness is a sin. Many people believe that mental illnesses are punishment for their sinful b...

Today we kick off a new series about mental health. Unfortunately, conversations and teaching about mental health in the church have been guarded at best, but mostly dismissive, for quite some time. It's something most of us ...

As we wrap all the things we wish someone would've told us when we first started following Jesus, we do it with a super-short episode. This might be our shortest one yet, but the thought is big and profound. We wanted to give...

It is really helpful for us to know, and for us to remind each other constantly, that the church is not perfect. Like, it's not even close. If we forget that, or don't fully realize it, it can really derail our faith journey....

Maybe your conversation to Christ was powerful and emotional, or maybe you have renewed that faith recently and a spark has been lit. And you are just pumped up about it. So, you share your excitement with just about everybod...

Out of all the spiritual disciplines, prayer is probably the most difficult. And guess what? It's like that for everyone. In this episode, Pastor Adam and Stephanie give us another thing they wish someone would've told them w...

There are some things we desperately need to know as Christ-followers, and the sooner we know it the better. We wish we would've known and paid attention to the fact that the Devil (Satan) is real. The Devil is not a cartoon ...

This is #4 in our series about all the things we wish someone would've told us (or we would have paid attention to) when we first started following Jesus. Today, listen hard and listen deep: You are not alone in your struggle...

Here is something that we wish we would've known when we first started following Jesus: The Christian life and walk with Jesus is messy...for EVERYONE. For some reason, we have this tendency to fake it. We have this tendency ...

Man, it would've been nice to know some key things when we first started following Jesus! Today, Stephanie and Pastor Adam talk about the fact that the Bible is not easy to read! It's like no one tells us early on that unders...

New series alert! Pastor Adam and Stephanie jump into a new series that we believe is going to be super helpful for those honestly wanting to follow Jesus. For most of us, when we started following Jesus, we had to sort of fi...

It's a new day for the Messy Walk Podcast! Today we would like you to meet our new host, Stephanie Lee Shelton. This episode is so you can get to know her some while Pastor Adam does a little impromptu interview. So, without ...

Today is a different kinda episode. Next week we will kick off a new series with our new permanent host, but for now Pastor Adam is in the Dominican Republic with our mission partner, Casas por Cristo, and he is chatting with...

On today's episode, we look at the last characteristic of someone who thinks like Jesus thinks. Jesus had an eternal perspective that was not focused on the earthly and temporary. It's so easy to get distracted and focused on...

Just a couple more episodes left in this series, Pastor Adam and Pastor Matt keep processing how we can think like Jesus thinks. Jesus' mindset is fixed on wanting to do God's will instead of His own. That mindset is so count...

We all know what it is like to sacrifice for ourselves. We sacrifice time or money or sleep to achieve something or get something in the future. But, how often do we sacrifice, because Jesus is permanently linked to a mental ...