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Maybe you’ve grown up as a Christian going to church or maybe you’re not interested in religion at all. But when you’re scrolling, hanging out with friends, trying to sleep, or overwhelmed with your day-to-day, do big existential questions ever pop in- you know- things like, “Why am I here? How did all this get here? What happens after I die?” “Is there a God and is there really meaning to all this?” ”What’s so special about Jesus Christ?” We’ve all experienced deep longing for something this world can’t seem to satisfy. Even someone as wildly successful as Taylor Swift knows that to be true. “I had won album of the year at the Grammys for a second time...” She said, “and I remember thinking afterwards, ’Oh my god, that was all you wanted!... That was all you focused on. You get to the mountaintop and look around and you’re like... what now?” If you’re tired and feeling overwhelmed with all the different voices yelling for your affections- telling you what to go after- whether it be success, beauty, the perfect partner, social media followers, money, or power… only to leave you let down and unsatisfied, searching for more… Maybe like my friends and me, you’re after finding something REAL. Every week, join me (Janell Wood), special co-hosts and guests as we ask questions, look for answers, and search for the source of something REAL: Restoration, Eternity, Authenticity, and Love. I believe those things can ultimately be found in relationship with Jesus Christ, but don’t take my word for it. Listen to our conversations for yourself and go on a journey with us: Is Jesus the REAL thing?
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Frank Turek joins the podcast today! Janell, Frank, and Leonie have a fascinating conversation about Frank’s New book, how Harry Potter parallels the Bible, what C. S. Lewis and Tolkein discussed about fantasies and myths, and more!
They also talk about how we can dedicate our lives to something we cannot prove exists, how we can know God by his effects. They talk about design and moral law point to a creator. They talk prayer, Bible reading, Frank’s testimony, the difference between trusting in God and intellectual knowledge of God, the challenges facing Christian young people today, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
About Frank Turek
Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books: Hollywood Heroes How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and David Silverman, president of American Atheists.
Frank hosts an hour-long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist that is broadcast Wednesday nights on DirecTV Channel 378 (NRBTV). His radio program called CrossExamined with Frank Turek airs on 186 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern and is available continuously on the free CrossExamined App
Frank is a widely featured guest in the media as a leading apologetics expert and cultural commentator. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and many top TV programs including: The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, Faith Under Fire, and Politically Incorrect. He also writes a column for Townhall.com and several other sites.
A former aviator in the US Navy, Frank has a master’s degree from the George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He and his wife, Stephanie, are blessed with three grown sons.
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Cross Examined.Org
Cross Examined Instagram
Frank Turek debate with Christopher Hitchens
Frank Turek interview with Alisa Childers
Southern Evangelical Seminary
Hollywood Heroes - Frank Turek
Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell
More than a Carpenter -Josh McDowell
I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist - Norman Geisler
Reason for God - Tim Keller
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
Iron Man
Star Wars
Proverbs 4:23
”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Happy August!
Today on Finding Something REAL, we are introducing Leonie! Leonie is one of the exchange daughters that Janell’s family has hosted. They talk about her experience going from being an only child to spending a year as the older sister of Janell’s four kids. They talk about Leonie’s plans for after graduation and why she was hesitant to come back on the podcast. Leonie expressed that this is her first time being around people who take their faith seriously. She never really went to church except for Christmas, but other than that never really experienced faith until she saw one of her friends in Germany praying and reading the bible.
Janell and Leonie chat about Leonie’s faith journey so far, the people who inspire her, her experience praying, and why love is the most compelling thing for her.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
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Hansel & Gretel
MacGyver (1980s version)
Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Today on the podcast, Dagmar and Leke join Janell for a conversation with Jahdiel Perez!
Jahdiel shares about how he came to Christ and his journey from being disqualified from the Marine Corps to studying at a few of the world’s top universities. He defines philosophy and shares how studying it impacted his faith. He also shares his love of C. S. Lewis! We get to hear a wonderful conversation about what to do when our faith feels dry, the place of feelings in our relationship with God, learning to wait on the Lord, and why dry seasons are important to our faith.
About Jahdiel
Jahdiel Perez teaches Christian Thought at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. He is about to complete his D.Phil in Theology and Literature at the University of Oxford and become a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Humanities Department at Villanova University.
In his research and teaching, Perez integrates theology, philosophy, and literature to demonstrate how the Christian faith can respond to some of the most pressing questions of our time.
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FSR s5e22 with Leke
FSR s5e23 with Mabel
FSR s5e24 with Mark
FSR s5e18 with Gernot
FSR s4e18 with Josh White
FSR s4e17 with Justin Brierley
FSR s4e16 with Lindsey Medenwaldt
FSR s4e15 with Julia Garschagen
St Augustine Confessions
Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore (Paris)
C. S. Lewis Official Website
The Screwtape Letters
The Great Divorce
Problem of Pain
Mere Christianity
The Chronicles of Narnia
Till We Have Faces
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Today, Mark Sowersby joins Janell on the podcast. Mark shares about his experience of being abused as a child, how his identity was impacted by the abuse, and how he dealt with it. He shares how he came to faith at 16 years old, meeting his biological father at 45 years old and much more.
Mark and Janell chat about what it means to forgive, dealing with the desire for justice, overcoming darkness on a practical level, dealing with dry seasons of faith, and more! We hope this episode is an encouragement to you!
About Mark
In 2019 Pastor Mark went through a time of great healing. He began speaking about the nightmare of abuse and years of suffering he experienced in his childhood. And how condemnation, shame, and guilt were replaced with forgiveness, joy, and life in abundance.
He now speaks about his story and his testimony of healing, forgiveness and freedom through his ministry, Forgiving The Nightmare.
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FSR s5e22 with Leke
FSR s5e23 with Mabel
ForgivingTheNightmare.com
Forgiving the Nightmare - Mark Sowersby
Mark’s Instagram
Bleeding Daylight Episode with Mark Sowersby
The Footprints Poem
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Though Leke could not join Janell for this recording, Mabel NInan joins us on FSR today! Mabel shares her story of growing up in India with a Christian mother. She shares about her own desire for marriage, a bit of her faith journey, and the perspective shift that changed her view of serving God. She talks about how being an immigrant effects her faith, longing for eternity, finding community, and why unity among believers is important. They talk about the essentials of the Christian faith, the idea of “Believe. Receive, Become,” and much more! We hope you enjoy today’s episode!
Born and raised in the minority Christian community in India, Mabel Ninan, moved to the US in 2008 shortly after getting married. Her family has called ten different places across two continents and seven cities home. A contributor to Guideposts' All God's Creatures: Daily Devotions for Animal Lovers 2022, Mabel’s writings have appeared in The Upper Room, CBN.com, Leading Hearts Magazine, and (in)courage.me. Host of the YouTube podcast, Immigrant Faith Stories, she has been serving in women's ministry for nearly a decade. Mabel is pursuing M.A. in Theological Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. A lover of books, tea, and Zumba, she lives in Northern California with her husband, son, and Maltese.
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Mabel's Website
Far from Home: - Mabel Ninan
Sit Walk Stand -Watchman Nee
Gospel Spice Podcast with Stephanie Rousselle
FSR with Stephanie Rousselle (March 2021)
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Happy July, everyone! Today on the podcast, we’re introducing you to Gbemileke! Gbemileke is from Nigeria and she shares a lot about the Nigerian culture, Jollof Rice, and what it was like for her to grow up in Nigeria. Her father worked at a university, so she shares about growing up around the university’s culture.
In this podcast, she addresses how her dad’s abusive actions towards her family caused her mom to take the kids and leave. She talks about how moving away from the university affected her and her family, how depression set in, how she would go to a Mosque on Fridays and church on Sundays, her experience with faith deconstruction, and how all of that influences her today.
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Jollof Rice recipe
Celestial Church of Christ
God will make a way - Don Moen
Kisses from Katie
Redeeming Love
Books by Phillip Yancey
-Where the Light Fell
-Finding God in Unexpected Places
-The Jesus I Never Knew
-What’s so Amazing about Grace
John Piper
Ravi Zacharias
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Today, Hilary Morgan Ferrer joins the podcast! She share a bit about what has been going on in her life since her last appearance on the podcast, and the passion behind Mama Bear Apologetics. She talks about faith deconstruction, hypocrisy, spiritual obstacles and expectational doubt and so much more! She also shares what causes her personally to believe in the God of the Christian Bible. We hope you enjoy this jam-packed episode!
Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder and Mama-Bear-in-Chief of Mama Bear Apologetics. She feels a burden for providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. She is the chief author and editor of the bestselling Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies and Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design. Hillary has her master’s degree in biology from Clemson University and is working on a master’s degree in apologetics from Biola University. She loves helping moms to discern both truths and lies in science and culture, and she also specializes in understanding the root causes of doubt. She and her husband, John, have been married for 15 years and minister together as an apologetics team. She can never sneak up on anybody because of her chronic hiccups, which you can hear occasionally on the podcast.
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
FSR: Holy Tension and Tough Topics with Drew Berryessa
FSR: Same-Sex Attraction and the Church with Drew Berryessa
FSR: Are Christians Judgier than Jesus? With Drew and Cynthia
Can We Trust the Bible? with Leah Chapman and Andrew Foster
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Books
Mama Bear Apologetics Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
MBA Episode 71: I Pity the Fool
FSR: Christian and LDS: What’s the Difference? with Lindsey Medenwaldt (2022)
FSR: Why Christianity? with Lindsey Medenwaldy (2021)
FSR: Today’s Big Questions with Hilary Morgan Ferrer (2019)
A Living Letter Ministries
Biola Apologetics Program
Clay Jones
William Lane Craig
C. S. Lewis’ Trilemna
Is Atheism Dead? - Eric Metaxas
The Discovery Institute
The Parable of the Talents -Matthew 25:14-30
Proverbs 15:22
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise
Luke 9:23
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Though Totti could not be present for the recording of Today’s episode, Lu is back. She and Janell have the pleasure of speaking with the host of the Unbelievable? Podcast, Justin Brierley! They talk about The Big Conversations Season 4 (over on Justin’s YouTube), the concession Richard Dawkins made about Christianity, the fine tuning of the Universe, making the leap between deism and Christianity, why it’s more dangerous to believe in a personal God than an abstract intellectual idea of Him, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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FSR s5e17 Totti’s Intro Episode
FSR s2e18 part 1 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s2e18 part 2 with Totti and Brandon
FSR s3e22 with the Exchange Ladies
FSR s5e14 with Bryan Drake
FSR s2e15 with Lu and Allen Crostic - Part 1 and Part 2
FSR s4e5 with Lu and Allen Crostic
FSRs4e9 with Lu and Stéphanie Rousselle
Unbelievable? with Justin Brlerley
Unbelievable? with Phillip Yancey
Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins: Biology, Belief and Covid
Unbelievable?: Why After Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian - Justin Brierley
Against the Tide (movie)
John Lennox
Richard Dawkins
Christopher Hitchens
C. S. Lewis
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