The first weeks of the pandemic were a rollercoaster for everyone, but maybe especially for people in the hard-hit restaurant business. “The emotional high to low—the rapidness of it all—was just, was almost overwhelming,” says Peter Demos, President of his family’s Demos’ and PDK Southern Kitchen restaurants. But what Demos already knew …
What might it take to welcome special-needs families into your church? As churches re-think ministry to their communities after the pandemic, Sandra Peoples hopes they’ll take steps to welcome families with members who have special needs. “The COVID season opened people’s eyes to isolation and what special-needs families and adults with disabilities …
Does Anything Really Threaten the Faith? Does anything we face really threaten the Gospel? The answer is no, according to today’s Inside Out guest, Dr. John Mark Yeats. The Gospel is stronger than we give it credit for. Jesus told us that He would build His Church and not even the gates of Hell will …
College graduates are looking for jobs in a market that was difficult for their older siblings, and a world still recovering from the pandemic. In this Family Life Inside Out podcast we focus on the steps young adults can take to move toward the job of their dreams. Author, broadcaster, and podcaster Lisa Anderson …
These are the weeks when graduates are challenged to light the spark that will change the world. But what if you heard similar words at your own graduation but don’t see that you’ve made a difference? “There’s a ‘change the world’ vocabulary and language, as I think it’s normally used, that can actually create aspirations …
Our lives have been upended for more than a year. Change can frighten adults. You may know first-hand the impact on children. “For children, and for adults, when our normal routine is disrupted, our first instinct, often, is anxiety. Things aren’t the way they normally are,” says Cedarville University professor, artist, and author …
Conflicts over the pandemic and politics have left us with divided families and friendships. But it doesn’t need to stay that way, according to Rob Rienow, book author and co-founder of Visionary Family Ministries. His 2020 book on reconciliation is titled Healing Family Relationships. “God loves your family. He put your family together,” Rienow reminds …
Pandemic’s Silver Linings– We’ve had a rough go of it—the pandemic changed everything. Each of our experiences have been different, but together we could certainly make a long list of what we grieve losing. But we’re also resilient folk, and when we look to find silver linings, we often do. Join Megan Hill and Dorothy …
Reparations: the idea lives in American history and in today’s headlines. Inside Out guest Dan Crain believes the ideas of reparations has a biblical foundation. We see it in the restoration proclaimed in the Bible and embodied by Jesus Christ. Below are some of the resources on racial reconciliation that Dan mentions in the podcast. …
Maylissa Luby, a survivor of sex trafficking, is the founder of the non-profit May’s Heart. In this podcast she talks about the increase in sex trafficking during the pandemic and how she hopes the Church will work to prevent trafficking and help heal its victims. “People that are already vulnerable are more oppressed during …
