Practical Faith Academy Podcast

Practical Faith Academy - Season5, Episode 17 - Rebecca Gray, Facing Fears with God's Help

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Rebecca Gray knows fear. After a car accident, she was left temporarily speechless and paralyzed. She endured continuing health issues as a result of the accident. Eventually, she recovered enough to write her first book, “I Know Your Fears,” a devotional guide for people to face their fears and work through them with God’s help.

In this episode, I ask Gray about her motivation for writing the book, her experiences with fear, and her ideas on practical ways we can address fear in our lives.

Highlights of the podcast:

3:04 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Gray

4:16 Why Gray took on the topic of fear in her devotional book

7:27 What inspired Gray to write a book at this time in her life

8:55 How to truly release our fears and keep fear from returning

12:01 How fear manifests in different emotions and affects our society

15:01 How she encountered serious health issues after a car accident but was healed.

22:21 How she overcame a fear of a specific driving maneuver by fighting through it

24:58 An episode where she was challenged to put her faith into practice

28:03 How to get her new book and a companion book that is coming out soon

You can follow Rebecca on Facebook by finding Rebecca Gray Ministries. Her book “I Know Your Fears” is available on Amazon. You can reach her at RebeccaGrayMinistries@gmail.com. 

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

In the podcast, I mentioned my Amazon author page. Please find it at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cecil-Taylor/author/B0B6TB6P1V for a list of the 15 books I’ve either written or to which I’ve contributed.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

• On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry).
• On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes.

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonFamily.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site. Please find a special offer for my book, “Unison Parenting,” on the site.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 16, Ginny Cruz, Hoping When Hope Is Faint

Ginny Cruz, Hoping When Hope is Faint.

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Ginny Cruz is a pediatric physical therapist and Christian author. As a therapist, she has lent faith and hope while serving families struck by difficult diagnoses. As an author, she shares her knowledge of babies and toddlers in her latest book, “The New Mom’s Guide: Help and Hope for Baby’s First Year.” Her training in physical therapy has revealed that facts and science are helpful but rarely provide the answers we need for life’s toughest situations. God has those answers. Cruz shares both her faith and her knowledge of children in this episode.

Highlights of the podcast: 

3:11 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Cruz

5:07 What fuels her beliefs that God uniquely designs each person for purpose and every person can achieve maximum potential

10:26 Where she developed a blend of assuring parents that their child is normal and warning parents when to seek help

16:51 What she’s learned from raising adopted children

21:52 How faith informs and infuses Cruz’s work

27:36 Faith lessons from another of her books, “Mud Holes and Magnolias”

30:48 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

31:41 Her best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith, including a discussion on reading and interpreting the Bible

36:16 How to follow Ginny and find her books

 

Ginny Cruz’s website is GinnyCruz.com. There, you can access her books, her blog, and her other resources such as speaking plus articles and interviews she has provided on child-rearing issues. She invites you to join her Facebook group called Tummy Time Prayers, where she offers morning scripture and prayer prompts as well as child development tips.

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting and family site (https://www.UnisonFamily.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

• On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry).
• On UnisonFamily.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts (including Ginny Cruz) to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. A complete list of my award-winning books and video studies can be found and purchased through https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com.

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonFamily.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the family site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 15 - Lee and Donna Allen, Forgiveness, Family and Faith

Lee and Donna Allen, Forgiveness, Faith and Family

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Lee and Donna Allen are celebrating the 30^th anniversary of their beloved Christmas book, “The Special Guest,” with an anniversary edition release. Lee wrote the words, and Donna illustrated. Lee has gone on to write a new book, “Legend of the Wooden Star.” The Allens join the podcast to share their themes of forgiveness, family, and faith.

Highlights of the podcast: 

2:21 The Allens discuss their seven-day practical faith approach and what it has meant in praying for their one-month granddaughter with a heart defect

8:05 The book has a strong theme of forgiveness

13:15 Donna’s view on how illustrations enhance a book

15:40 Examples of what a special guest is

19:30 How to use the book to create lasting memories that span generations 

23:08 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

24:48 Their best tips for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith

26:40 How to find “The Special Guest” and the new sequel, “Legend of the Wooden Star.”

Lee & Donna Allen’s books, The Special Guest, A Christmas Story and Legend of the Wooden Star, are available everywhere books are sold. Beloved by families for their timeless message of faith, forgiveness, and hope, these stories continue to touch hearts across generations. You can find more about the books, resources, and updates on their website: TheSpecialGuestChristmas.com. You can also follow on social media:

Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570868086211 

Threads: threads.com/@thespecialguestbook 

Instagram: instagram.com/thespecialguestbook 

YouTube: youtube.com/@TheSpecialGuestBook

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

On the podcast, I mentioned my speaking ministry. Learn more and download my speaker kit at https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com/speaking. You can also book me for your event right there on the page. I’m booking now for 2026 events, so let’s talk about it!

I also mentioned three anthology books to which I contributed: Chicken Soup for the Soul’s “Spirit of Christmas,” Grace Publishing’s “Tis the Season,” and Dressed in Love Press’s “From Ruins to Restoration.” Check your favorite booksellers for their availability.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

• On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry).
• On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season5 5, Episode 14 - Kirsten Telan, Sprinkling Kindness Like Confetti

Kirsten Tilan, Sprinkling Kindness Like Confetti

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Kirsten Telan is a former teacher who relates well to children, so she has written a book called “A Tale of Two Dogs” about overcoming differences with kindness and understanding. Similarly, Telan writes a blog for adults on spreading kindness called Confetti Effect, with the theme, “Kindness is free. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere.” In this podcast, Telan shares her faith journey and how it has influenced her messaging in her blog and book. She focuses especially on facing fear and getting outside of our comfort zones.

Highlights of the podcast: 

3:16 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Telan
5:21 Why Telan’s blog is called “The Confetti Effect” and the life philosophy behind it
8:58 About her children’s book, “A Tale of Two Dogs,” and the qualities it emphasizes
11:36 How the book and its message on the Fruits of the Spirit can apply to the divisions in our society
14:13 Why getting out of your comfort zone is an important lesson for children and adults alike
18:41 What she gained from getting away from her comfort to take an improvisational acting class
21:30 What she learned from demonstrating skin care products on Home
Shopping Network
23:31 The hardest part about putting faith into practice
26:09 Her best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith
30:26 How to follow Kirsten and find her new book

Kirsten writes the Confetti Effect blog and has authored the book, “A Tale of Two Dogs.” You can find her blog and subscribe to her newsletter at KirstenNelsonTelan.com. The book is sold wherever books are sold, including Books a Million, Target, Walmart, Barnes & amp; Noble, andAmazon. You can also read her “Sprinkle of Confetti” family devotional on YouVersion.com or access it through her website.

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

- On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus
updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of  my life and my ministry).
- On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by
parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast:
Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-
misfits-of-christmas Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s
Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible fromthe main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 13 - Amy Joob, Flourishing After Grief

Amy Joob, Flourishing After Grief

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Amy Joob’s ministry has led her to be an author, life coach (particularly for women), empowerment speaker, and prayer warrior. She recently published her third book, “Arise from Grief and Flourish Again,” informed by her wrestling with the passing of two family members and other life trials. On this episode, Joob shares ideas for dealing with grief, how to build resilience, and how to embed the Holy Trinity into your life each day. She’s an energetic advocate for Christ and for people who need encouragement and a listening ear.

Highlights of the podcast:  

3:01 Joob’s hidden talent

3:54 What “seven-day practical faith” means to Joob

4:59 Why she selected the theme of “unstuck” for her ministry

8:00 How do you coach someone to have more resilience?

9:36 Why Joob wrote “Arise from Grief and Flourish Again”

13:43  On doing the hard work of grieving before you can flourish again

15:34 Even if the church has hurt you, the church community can also help you

18:57 Do we ever get over grief?

21:38 What else Joob does in her ministry

25:29 How her past has prepared her for ministry

26:56 The hardest part of putting faith into practice

30:34 Her best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith

31:26 How to find Joob’s books, speaking, and coaching services

 

Amy Joob’s books can be found on Amazon by searching for Amy Robnik Joob. Her social media platforms are Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Her website is AmyJoob.com, where you can find her speaking and coaching services.

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

• On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry).
• On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast:

Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-misfits-of-christmas

Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s

Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 12 - Pasquale Mingarelli, Connecting to God Through Nature

Pasquale Mingarelli, Connecting to God Through Nature

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Pasquale Mingarelli is a photographer who also serves as an author and speaker. His offering is a free daily devotion combining a nature photograph, a Bible passage, and a couple of paragraphs of devotional text. He also assembled a similar, longer form devotional book called Drawing Near to God. In this podcast, Mingarelli talks about the connection between God and nature, our creative connection to God, and tips for living a seven-day practical faith (and also tips for better photography!).

Highlights of the podcast: 

2:48 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Mingarelli

4:37 What led Mingarelli to go deeper into nature to connect with God

11:16 How are we all called to create?

13:55 How he started developing visual devotions

16:17 Mingarelli’s favorite places and subjects to photograph

21:49 His tips for taking photos

24:36 How to connect to Mingarelli’s work

 

Photographer, author, and speaker Pasquale Mingarelli’s home page is TheCreationSpeaks.com also https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/, which is where you can find his daily devotion. Learn more about the devotional guide he describes on the podcast at https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/about-drawing-near/. Check out his speaking and other offerings on the same site.  

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

• On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry).
• On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast:

Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-misfits-of-christmas

Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s

Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 11 - Rachel Coggins, Ministering to Soldiers

Rachel Coggins, Ministering to Soldiers

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Rachel Coggins is a retired chaplain, author, and non-profit leader who shares her war zone chaplain stories in the book, “Gateway to Iraq.” In this podcast, Coggins discusses what it’s like to be a military chaplain, how she helped soldiers entering and exiting war zones, and what we can learn from the faith and lives of soldiers. And she shares her own tips for living a daily, practical faith.

Highlights of the podcast:  

2:47 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Coggins

4:13 How her husband and her both became military chaplains in different service branches

8:35 How military chaplaincy is different and how the chaplain is integral to a unit and its commander

14:02 Was the emotional toll harder for soldiers entering or exiting the Iraq war zone?

17:52 How Coggins, as a female chaplain, represented both Mom and God to the troops

19:09 What we can learn from the faith journeys of military personnel

24:10 Her favorite part of her book, “Gateway to Iraq”

27:45 Coggins’ view on volunteerism’s role in Christian faith

31:48 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

32:33 Her best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith

34:46 How to find Rachel Coggins’ books

Retired chaplain, author, and non-profit leader Rachel Coggins can be found at RachelCoggins.com. Her book, “Gateway to Iraq,” can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Iraq-Rachel-Coggins/dp/1615790594. Her newly released book, “Exploring Turkey's Biblical Heritage,” can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Turkeys-Biblical-Heritage-Inspirational/dp/B0FTY7D8DR.

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form.

• On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry).
• On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast:

Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-misfits-of-christmas

Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s

Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Practical Faith Academy - Season 5, Episode 10 - Jake Doberenz, Smashing Idols

Jake Doberenz, Smashing Idols

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Jake Doberenz is a writer, speaker, and podcast producer who just wants people to focus on Jesus—not all the other stuff. He hosts Christianity Without Compromise, a show that points back to a Jesus-centric faith. Jake writes both Christian non-fiction and middle grade fiction, combining thoughtful theology with creative storytelling. He holds two degrees in Biblical and Theological Studies.

Highlights of the podcast:  

3:04 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Doberenz

4:26 How Doberenz describes his path forward in today’s society called “The Third Way”

7:35 Jake’s own journey in his beliefs to putting Jesus at the center of a faith system

8:56 What Doberenz is expressing with his podcast title, “Christianity without Compromise.”

10:13 What modern idols need smashing?

15:48 Why Christians try to fix what they perceive God isn’t fixing

19:00 The appropriate role of political action in being a follower of Jesus

25:44 The role of humility in building harmony and unity

29:26 The hardest part about putting faith into practice

30:44 His best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith

32:51 How to follow Jake Doberenz

Podcaster and author Jake Doberenz can be found at JakeDoberenz.Substack.com. His Substack and his Friday newsletter are both entitled, “Smashing Idols.” His Tuesday podcast is called “Christianity without Compromise." You can also search for books by Jake Doberenz.

I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk.

I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast:

Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-misfits-of-christmas

Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s

Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas

For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site.

On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I’m cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I’ll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book.

For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or the parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form. Different newsletters are offered on each site.

Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.