Truth with Ruth

Such a great time chatting with Temi about reconciliation and multiculturalism in the church. we talk about the disconnect between what is seen and what is taught or un taught, and His heart behind bringing awareness around these two topics. He shares His personal mission and calling with music and the bridge that it is for people of all race, color, denomination and background to unite and bring together.  We talk about how true reconciliation occurs when we ourselves are first reconciled to our Heavenly Father.  Give it a listen, and check our His instagram page Temitope as well as any music streaming platform to listen to his current album Meji. 

Jacob and I sit down and chat about How in our religious circles we have taken the anointing of God and turned it into a profession.  We process through questions like is it necessarily wrong? What are the ways we have monetized anointing? does it cheapen the anointing and our God given gifts? When we start to build a business around our anointing do we compromise to keep people happy?  These are just some of the questions we process through. Our goal isn't to answer them, but to provoke you to thought as we give biblical perspective and personal thought around the topic.

Samantha shares her journey out of bulimia  and trauma into victory. she talks about the ugly side of having an eating disorder, the trauma behind it as well as the redemptive power of Jesus to come in and hep you navigate through and out of addiction and into freedom.

Von and I process through Navigating the disappointment in how we often think God is going to do something in our lives vs. how He actually does them. We talk about keeping the faith when it doesn't make sense to.

Rochelle and I sit down and process through the misconceptions around friendship. We talk about being connected, connectedness and interconnectedness as well as  how our world of social media and on line dating has brought so much confusion between these concepts.  We discuss what a deep friendship is, and How most of our relationships are merely just casual acquaintances.

Jacob and I chat about Honor. We process through the positional role we have placed Honor in and how we use it to control and manipulate people into doing and becoming what we need them to be and do.  We discuss the different ways we as a culture have chosen to give honor, and what the Bible actually says Honor is apart from what we have made it.  

Bethany and I sit down and chat about how our christian culture tends to cover up indiscretions  rather than confront them in love and honor.  We talk about the damage that dealing with mistakes in christian culture does so many people, and how it seems like Guilt and shame have been the main mode of discipline, leaving many victim to bitterness and resentment towards the church.

Von and I process through our very different experiences in the evangelical church culture.  As black American man in a white evangelical world He talks about the culture shift, navigating major current events, the pitfalls of mis education and lack of conversation and understanding.  He shares some things to do as well as some things to avoid.  I am thankful for this conversation and the ability to ask questions, gain understanding and process through some of my own thoughts as well.

My long time family friend Samantha chats with me about her journey through mental health issues.  We talk about the natural process and the spiritual one around treating  mental health.  She shares her journey with doctors, psych wards, and eventually spiritual freedom.  We talk through breaking generational curses, and the power of declarations over your family and situation to bring in the living active word of God for our lives. I am so thankful for the transparency and vulnerability of Samantha to journey with me in this conversation.

What do you do when it feels like you have done everything you can, and yet you still get passed over? How do you cope with feeling un seen? I have the pleasure of processing through this with Temitope. we talk about some opportunities we felt left out of, and how we handled the confrontation and communication in them, as well as asking the question- were we really passed over or was it the hand of God who kept us from what we thought we wanted to give us what we were actually praying for? We hope you enjoy our conversation.