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Encouraging Others Through Christ PodcastThe Encouraging Others Through Christ podcast is a show that is devoted to real talk about real faith. If you listen, you’ll find that this is the place where it’s okay to talk about things related to faith without being judged for what you believe or struggle believing.

This show is more about asking questions than it is about giving answers. We often ask why Christians believe, say, and do the things that they do. We want our lives to be filled with meaning and purpose. We want to always be prepared to give the reason for the hope that we have and hope that this show will inspire you to investigate your faith at a deeper level.

If you like this podcast, you may also like the Family From The Heart, Pursuing A Balanced Life, and Almost Daily Devotional podcasts. Of course we invite you to please check out the complete list of our podcasts.

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In this episode Cliff is once again joined by his good friend David Foster. Together they talk about true identity in Christ. They talk about money being a good thing and a God thing. And they talk about the journey of knowing God, loving God and living the life for which we are created.

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I am so delighted to have Wayne Jacobsen join us once again here on Encouraging Others Through Christ. This time around, Wayne shares some thoughts around a message that he sent me in an email a few weeks ago.

Here’s what he had written to me…

This has been one of the greatest joys of my journey, God setting me free from any concern about my financial income and that happened 15 years ago when we had nothing and God just kept providing for us. We got our kids through college without any savings for it, because I had been in “ministry” and never made enough to do it. But since we have found him faithful in the Matthew 6 kind of way, “Stop planning and fretting, just follow me.” Receive what he gives, charge for what he asks us to charge for, give away whatever he asks us to give away, save what he asks us to save.” It’s amazing how much clarity I have about these things and how much peace that has left me in these many years…. But I know there isn’t a prepackaged formula, but a place he “wins” us into, which also means there were plenty of scary times for my puritan-work-ethic-farming background!

So You Don't Want To Go To Church AnymoreOf course, I can’t pass up this opportunity to plug Wayne’s book, “So You Don’t Want To Go To Church.” Those who have been following my journey know just how much of an impact that this story had on my journey.

Here are some important links that I think you should know about:
- God Journey Podcast – Website | Podcast
- LifeStream Blog – Website | Podcast
- The Jesus Lens – Website
- So You Don’t Want To Go To Church Anymore – Amazon
- He Loves Me – Learning to Live in the Father’s Affection – Amazon

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I am excited to share a message from my good friend, David H. Foster, from his Renegade’s Guide To God podcast.

In this episode of the Encourage Others Through Christ podcast, I have taken the most recent podcast from my good friend, David H. Foster, and edited it down to be included here for you.

There are a few “thoughts” that I have jotted down that I hope will stick with you after having listened to this powerful message.

- All truth is God’s truth!
- God wants us to think our own thoughts.
- We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
- The world needs you to be a big thinker.
- Jesus wants you to live a big life.
- Our mind is not only in bondage to our fears and doubts, but also in bondage by our limiting beliefs about life.

I love what David shared at the end. We are called to think “redemptively,” to think in terms of “reconciliation” and to think “restorationally.”

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126 EOTC – A Conversation With Wayne Jacobsen

December 22, 2011

Back in episode 121, I shared some pretty shocking information related to my journey of faith and where I stand on my relationship with “the church.” In that episode, I had shared just how much of an impact the book “So You Don’t Want To Go To Church,” by Wayne Jacobsen, had on me. In [...]

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125 EOTC – Encouraging Others Through Christ

December 21, 2011

The About The Church podcast was launched in January 2006 as the third podcast produced here at the Generally Speaking Production Network. In this episode, I share the reasons why, after 125 episodes, I’ve decided to re-brand the show. From this point forward, this podcast will be known as the Encouraging Others Through Christ or [...]

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124 About The Church – A Conversation With David Foster

December 13, 2011

In this episode of the About The Church Podcast, I am delighted to share a recorded phone conversation that I recently had with my good friend, David H. Foster from DavidFoster.tv. I wish I had time to sit down and take notes about all the things we talked about in this conversation so that it [...]

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123 About The Church – The Parable of The Incredibly Loving Father

October 26, 2011

It’s been just over a month since our family decided that we were “Not Going To Go To Church Anymore!” In the past, if I would miss going to church a few weeks in a row, I would feel incredibly guilty and I would see my life’s priorities getting all out of whack. However, if [...]

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122 About The Church – How To Win At Life With Money

September 30, 2011

In this episode of the About The Church Podcast, Stephanie and I share part 1 of 5 in a sermon series titled “Moneyology” by David Foster. You can gain access to the original sermon series without our commentary by going to http://gspn.tv/moneyology. Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using [...]

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121 About The Church – Not Going To church Anymore!

September 22, 2011

In this episode, I share some pretty shocking information related to my journey of faith and where I stand on my relationship with “the church.” However, it is really difficult for me to actually state the decision that our family has recently made. The reason is because the statement is that our family has decided [...]

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120 About The Church – Rob Shares His Experience With New Bible Reading Plan

December 14, 2010

In this episode, Cliff and Robert discuss what has been going on in their hearts and minds as it relates to faith in Christ and their involvement in the local church. Robert shares his experience with a new Bible Reading Plan that he’s enjoyed very much. We also get some amazing feedback from Dr. Paul [...]

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119 About The Church – Eagerly Awaiting The Restoration of Eden

October 13, 2010

In this episode, Cliff and Robert discuss what has been going on in their hearts and minds as it relates to faith in Christ and their involvement in the local church. They mention two books in this episode. The Epic of Eden – http://amzn.to/d0yK1j Mere Churchianity – http://amzn.to/b1R56W Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks [...]

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118 About The Church – Liturgy of The Hours

August 30, 2010

About The Church Podcast Liturgy of The Hours Click Here To Download This Episode In this episode of About The Church, I’m joined by Dane Falkner and Greg Pedroza from DivineOffice.org. In Podcast Answer Man episode 174, I explained how Divine Office had offered to sponsor a trip to Podcamp Boston 5 that Stephanie and [...]

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117 About The Church – My Prayer Partner

August 6, 2010

About The Church Podcast My Prayer Partner In this episode of About The Church, I’m joined by Robert Johnson. Robert has been my prayer/accountability partner for over ten years now. DG needed to take some time off from the podcast for a while and he hopes to be able to return in the near future. [...]

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116 About The Church – Making Room For A Biblical Model of Ministry

July 9, 2010

About The Church Podcast Making Room for a Biblical Model of Ministry Cliff and DG are at it again in this episode. Of course, this time, DG completely steels the thunder from Cliff’s argument about something that DG shared about the United Methodist Church. If you want to get the book we discussed at the [...]

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115 About The Church – Big Butter Jesus Struck By Lightning

June 17, 2010

About The Church Podcast Big Butter Jesus Struck By Lightning In this episode, Cliff and DG actually sing! Do we really need to post anything else here in the show notes to get you to want to listen to this episode? I didn’t think so! Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To [...]

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114 About The Church – Stand Up And Agree

June 3, 2010

About The Church Podcast Stand Up And Agree In this episode of About The Church, Cliff and DG do something they have never done before. They actually stood up during the entire recording of the episode. Not only that, but they had a great deal of fun generally speaking about the church. If you want [...]

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113 About The Church – Zombie Christians

May 27, 2010

About The Church Podcast Zombie Christians In this episode, DG and Cliff play a little catch up after going two weeks without doing a podcast together. They also talk about the state of DG’s search for employment and some of the issues that he is facing when working with the church. Finally, Cliff shares an [...]

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112 About The Church – God Gets Graphic

May 7, 2010

About The Church Podcast God Gets Graphic In the About The Church Podcast, Cliff Ravenscraft and DG Hollums discuss random topics on a weekly basis regarding the Christian Faith. Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

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111 About The Church – The Lawn Mower Episode

April 29, 2010

About The Church Podcast The Lawn Mower Episode Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

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110 About The Church – What Do Mormons Believe

April 22, 2010

About The Church Podcast What Do Mormons Believe In this episode, Cliff and DG are joined by DG’s wife, Tiffany. A few weeks ago, someone called in and asked about what Mormons believe and what the differences were between protestant Christianity and what Mormons believe. Tiffany shares a unique perspective on this topic. Click Here [...]

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109 About The Church – Participate In The Insurrection

April 16, 2010

About The Church Podcast Participate In The Insurrection In this episode, Cliff and DG share some audio clips from Pete Rollins (http://PeteRollins.net). Also they play some amazing feedback from Karen. Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks For Subscribing To The About The Church Podcast: Plus Members Subscribe Using Plus Feed Generator.

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108 About The Church – How God Lays Things On Your Heart

April 8, 2010

About The Church Podcast How God Lays Things On Your Heart In this episode, Cliff and DG talk about talk about the following items: * Verdict – A Sermon Series DVD from North Point Resources * 48 Days To The Work You Love – By Dan Miller * How God Lays Things On Our Heart [...]

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