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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 Jan 20, 2021
Replay: The Call of a Self-Described Amateur with Josh White
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Today, we are replaying one of Janell’s favorite conversations! She sat down with Josh White and talked about the Love of God, the Gospel, and how following Christ causes surrender. We hope you enjoy this replay!

Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Replay: How Love Beats Fake News with Julia Garschagen
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Happy New Year, friends! This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Today, we are replaying Janell’s conversation with Julia Garschagen, an apologist and speaker from Germany. Janell’s conversation with Julia originally aired on September 23, 2020. You can find the original audio here. We hope you enjoy this replay!

Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Replay: Knowing God & Authenticity with Richard Dahlstrom
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Happy New Year, friends! This month on the Finding Something REAL podcast, we are re-releasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2020! Janell’s conversation with Richard Dahlstrom originally aired on April 15, 2020. You can find the original audio here. This episode struck a chord with Janell and others as we lived through 2020. We hope you enjoy the replay!

Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wrapping Up 2020: A Year in Review with the Comedian Jason Earls
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Mentioned in this Episode!
Jason Earls Jokes Aside Podcast
Cannon Beach Conference Center
FSR S2E30 with Jason Earls Part 1 & Part 2
Bible Verses
Romans 12:9 (NASB)
”Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
”Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Matthew 6:25-34
”“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Psalm 46 (NIV)
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Some Real Talks to Wrap Up 2020: Talking about Love with my Exchange Daughters
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Some Real Talks to Wrap Up 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020

Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Talking about Restoration with Tricia Goyer
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020

Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
What’s So Special about Christianity? with Alycia Wood
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Mentioned in this Episode:
Alycia Wood (RZIM)
Answering Doubts with Nabeel Qureshi, Kevin McCallister & Alycia Wood
Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel book & movie link
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
A Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
Unbelievable by Justin Brierley
FSR S3E10 with Kasey Leander
FSR S3E8 with Justin Brierle
FSR S3E7 with Julia Garschagen
FSR S2E18 with Brandon Cleaver
Bible Verses:
1 John 2:1-2
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.