"Everyone will know that you are a Disciple if you love one another." Sounds simple, right? In this case, love is more than just an emotion, it's an action. Learn how to love like a true disciple by listening to this week's podcast!
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What is Disciple-making?
Discipleship is not optional in the Christian life, it is essential. It is something that continues over a lifetime and will transform your life and relationships. Tune in for the first episode in our series on discipleship and disciple-making. In today's episode,...
Learning More About Discipleship
One major characteristic of a Disciple is to love one another. We heard early in our Christian walk that love is an action, not just a feeling. In this week's podcast, Pauly and Alan discuss how to take action and love unconditionally. Listen now to learn...
Rethinking The Way We Think About Trust
Last week, Alan… along with his bride Pauly Heller… and Dr. Ed Delph, the authors of the book, Learning How to Trust, talked about the difference between trust and forgiveness.
Transitions – How do we Navigate Them?
What do you do when you did not plan the transition you are going through? How do you deal with your past issues of transitions? Biblical examples of how people in the Bible navigated transitions.
Putting On, Putting Off
What are the ingredients we need to put on so we can live out our Christian life?
Learning to Trust People
How do we trust those who have violated our trust? What do you do with those who constantly violate your trust?
Do you Have the Real Thing?
Don’t let others disqualify you. What is the difference between man’s wisdom vs God’s wisdom? How do we fight against our flesh and wrong desires?
The Importance of SMART Goals Marriage
Last week, we discussed the definition of SMART goals. SMART goals are great for long-term financial goals and career goals, but they're even more important in marriage. SMART goals allow you and your spouse to make simple or complex goals easier. Learn the importance...
How to Make SMART Goals
It's important to ensure that you're making goals that will add value to your relationships. The term "SMART goals" is an acronym that acts as a reminder to make goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-sensitive.
Life Shaping Events and Lingering Influences
On today's podcast, we are going to learn three things. Number one, how our life-shaping events have lingering influences. Number two, human and eternal perspectives on the trials of trust. Number three ways to pray about trust.
Dealing With Our Judgments and Generalizations
This week, we are going to discuss how the judgments we make about ourselves, the generalizations we make about others, and the vows we make in life, have an emotional and spiritual impact on us. Learn how to deal with these three topics from a biblical perspective.
Our Identity
This week we dive deep into the issue of identity. We will tackle these ideas: Running away from your identity, is a race you'll never win. God wants you to be yourself. What truly matters about identity?
Rising to the Level of Our Trust
Last week, Alan Heller, Pauly Heller, and Ed Delph, the authors of Learning How to Trust, talked about how our decision revealed certain things about us. They also touched on a process of how to trust. This week, we continue that discussion by focusing on three...
3 Ways to Help People
This past week I was meeting with a couple, who needed someone to meet with them to encourage, listen and just be there for them. I called the pastor, and I spoke with his voice mail. I called another pastor from the same church, he was going off on a missions trip,...
What Does it Mean to be a Good Father?
What does it mean to be a good father? One of Billy Graham’s regrets. How do we deal with our regrets?
If I Had My Life to Live Over
These past few months I have seen a few funerals. It makes you think how you would live your life. Here are some great ideas from Erma Bombeck about how to live life well... IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck (written after she found out she was dying...
Causes of Unmet Expectations in Marriage Relationships
How Can Dealing with Unmet Expectations Help in Marriage Counseling? One of the foundational problems we see frequently in marriage counseling, is unmet expectations. Its natural to have some healthy expectations of your partner. But often problems arise when we...
He had Compassion on His People
The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
Dealing with Limps and Thorns
Jacob's Limp It was never the same, His thigh, After God Touched him there. In our weakness His strength Carries us. A thorn in the flesh Nagged Paul, A reminder, You can’t go it alone. Remember Your limp. Embrace Your thorn. –Pauly Heller We all need a limp, a place...
A Pastor’s Point of View
Dennis shares on his outstanding relationship with Alan and Walk and Talk.