Placed For A Purpose
We want to love our neighbors, but we’re busy and sometimes don’t know where to start. In each episode, we’ll keep neighboring on your mind by encouraging you with simple ways to connect with those next door. Because your address is not an accident, and neither is your neighbor’s.
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Our 100th Episode: Why We’re Pressing Pause—and...
We made it—100 episodes! In this special milestone episode, we look back at where we started.
14 min
2
Unoffendable Neighbors
What if the biggest barrier to loving our neighbors isn’t them, it’s us?
42 min
3
Is Christianity Good For The Neighborhood with ...
In a culture where Christianity is often dismissed as harmful or outdated, how can we respond with confidence, humility, and truth?
40 min
4
Loving Your LGBTQ+ Neighbor
How can we love our LGBTQ+ neighbors well—especially in a culture where conversations about sexuality and identity can feel so personal, emotional, and polarizing?
28 min
5
Loving Your Neighbor Who's Hurting
In today’s episode, we have an honest and practical conversation about how to love our neighbors who are walking through seasons of pain, suffering, or difficulty.
32 min
6
Loving Your Elderly Neighbor
In this episode, we’re joined by Wayne Rice — veteran youth pastor, author, and co-founder of Youth Specialties — as he shares wisdom on how we can love and serve the elderly neighbors around us.
38 min
7
Loving Your Mormon Neighbor
Today we’re joined by Mark and Molly Parsons from Truth in Love Ministry to talk about how we can better love and understand our Mormon neighbors.
47 min
8
Loving Your Atheist Neighbor with Jon Noyes
Today we’re joined by Jon Noyes, a former atheist turned Christian apologist with Stand to Reason, who shares his powerful story of moving from skepticism to belief.
52 min
9
Loving Your Immigrant, International and Refuge...
In this episode, we dive into what it looks like to love our neighbors who are immigrants, internationals, and refugees.
39 min
10
Loving Your Little Neighbors
In this episode, we dive into what it looks like to love our littlest neighbors—kids!
46 min
11
Loving Your Neighbor With Different Parenting S...
In this episode of our Loving Your [Fill-in-the-Blank] Neighbor series, we’re diving into something many of us face daily but rarely talk about—how to love your neighbor with a different parenting style.
40 min
12
Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor
In this continuation of our Loving Your [Fill-in-the-Blank] Neighbor series, we sit down with pastor and author Caleb Campbell to talk about what it means to love our Christian nationalist neighbors.
47 min
13
Loving Your Muslim Neighbor
In this kickoff episode of our Loving Your [Fill-in-the-Blank] Neighbor series, we’re joined by Christina Martin to explore what it looks like to love our Muslim neighbors with grace, curiosity, and genuine friendship.
27 min
14
Every Believer Confident with Dr. Mark Farnham
Ever found yourself stumbling in a conversation about your faith? Or unsure how to respond when a neighbor asks a tough question about Christianity?
39 min
15
The Loneliness Loop
In this episode, we explore the deep ache of loneliness—what it is, how it affects our brains and bodies, and why it's become such a defining struggle in modern life.
36 min
16
Why Your Neighbor’s Mood Could Be Changing Your...
In this episode, we explore the surprising power of social networks and how our influence extends far beyond what we can see.
29 min
17
Awkwardness: Your Neighboring Superpower
In this episode, we’re embracing the awkward!
28 min
18
Unreasonable Hospitality
What does it mean to go beyond regular hospitality and show unreasonable hospitality?
32 min
19
Emotionally Healthy Neighboring: Trauma Aware w...
In the final episode of our Emotionally Healthy Neighboring series, we explore how to navigate trauma with compassion and care, featuring special guest Eliza Huie, a licensed professional counselor and author of Trauma Aware: A Christian's Guide to Providing Help and Care.
38 min
20
Emotionally Healthy Neighboring: Adulthood
What does it really mean to be an adult? Owning a house, working a job, or paying bills?
29 min
21
Emotionally Healthy Neighboring: Sorting Out th...
In this episode of our Emotionally Healthy Neighboring series, we explore the challenge of sorting out the good and bad in ourselves, our neighbors, and our communities.
32 min
22
Emotionally Healthy Neighboring: Boundaries
In week two of our Emotionally Healthy Neighboring series, we’re tackling one of the biggest challenges of building relationships with neighbors—boundaries.
27 min
23
Emotionally Healthy Neighboring: Bonding
In this kickoff to our new series, "Emotionally Healthy Neighboring," we dive into the foundational concept of bonding.
30 min
24
Here Goes Nothing: An Introvert's Reckless Atte...
In this episode, we’re joined by Kendra Broekhuis, author of Here Goes Nothing: An Introvert's Reckless Attempt to Love Her Neighbor, to explore the unique strengths and challenges introverts bring to neighboring.
38 min
25
Atomic Neighboring Habits
In this episode, we dive into the power of habits, inspired by the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, and explore how small, consistent changes can transform the way we neighbor.
26 min