They say this generation is lost in their phones, hopeless, “cooked.” Terry and Kim McMunn have spent decades with young people, and they see something different: a generation hungry for truth.In this episode, Jack sits down with Terry and Kim McMunn, longtime members of Center Bethel Church. Terry is an elder, and both serve in the nursing home and prison ministries and in missionary outreach. Married over 51 years, they also led a Youth for Christ group early in their marriage. They share what they’ve learned about marriage, mentoring, and passing faith from one generation to the next.Scripture: 2 Timothy ch.1 vv.5-6 | Titus 2 | Joel | PsalmsIn this episode:• Marriage advice after 51 years, including why to strike the word “divorce” from your vocabulary• Why a godly marriage is “the closest thing to heaven you’ll have on earth”• Stories from leading a youth group: a 60-passenger church bus and a night of “illegal church” in the dark• Why young people are hungry for authenticity, not watered-down faith• 2 Timothy 1:5 and why discipleship can’t be left to the youth pastor• Why Jack believes Jesus’ disciples were likely teenagers and young adults• How people rise to the level of belief you have in them, and why young people need real responsibility• The $100 bill illustration, and how to “dig the gold” out of people• Discipleship as learner, follower, and apprentice, and why every apprentice needs a mentor• “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”

Who am I? Most of us answer that with a job title or a skill. Today we're starting somewhere different, who made us.In this episode, Jack, Drew, and Isabelle unpack Genesis chapter 1 verse 27 and what it actually means to be made in the image of God, then work through why that truth matters for how we see ourselves, how we treat others, and how we engage some of the hardest topics in our culture today.Scripture: Genesis ch.1 v.27 | Psalm ch.139 vv.13-14 | Ephesians ch.2 v.10 | Matthew ch.19 v.4In this episode:• Why being created by God, specifically, removes the lie that life is random or meaningless• Your mother's womb as God's art studio, a picture from Psalm 139• Why comparison is one of the enemy's favorite tools against your identity• Ephesians ch.2 v.10, you are God's handiwork before you've done anything• How Genesis ch.1 v.27 changes the way we should see abortion, trafficking, pornography, and even the words we say to people• Why every single person, including those who reject God, still carries His image• How to stand firm in who you are even in moments of doubtLeave a comment or a question, it might become our next episode topic.CHAPTERS0:00 Introduction, who am I, and tying it to being made in God's image1:18 Game: Do You Know the Host, round 1, favorite restaurant7:38 Genesis ch.1 v27, starting the real conversation9:33 Satan's attack on this truth, evolution and meaninglessness13:29 Psalm 139, your mother's womb as God's art studio18:10 Ephesians ch.2 v.10, we are God's handiwork, not the result of comparison20:21 Given purpose and dominion, not just value22:44 Why am I comparing, glorifying self versus glorifying God27:07 Cultural applications, abortion, cloning, trafficking, and pornography31:32 Genesis ch. 1 v.27 changes how we see these issues, called to righteous anger in love32:25 Standing firm in identity even in moments of doubt34:15 Closing thoughts and encouragement to share

Rest isn't a reward for finishing everything. There will always be more to do, which means there will always be an excuse not to rest.In this episode, Jack, Sarah, Drew, and producer Noah dig into what real, biblical rest looks like, working through Ephesians 3 and the true purpose of the Sabbath. Plus, they answer a listener's question about dinosaurs surviving the flood.Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19 | Mark 2:27 | Galatians | Job (behemoth and leviathan)In this episode:• Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3, and what it means for Christ to have a home in your heart• Why rest is spiritual before it's ever physical• The difference between things that are peaceful and things that are actually restful• Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath• Why burnout happens even to believers who are doing all the right things• A story about picking up a stranger on the side of the road, and what God taught through it