Living out your faith in a dark world, plus Debra Fileta on Jesus’ example of soul care, and dating someone in a different life stage.      



Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Avoid Burnout, Discover Unspeakable Joy



Featured musical artist:  Zach Williams 



Roundtable: When the World Is Messed Up



Inflammatory news headlines, political division, divorce, abuse, people denying their Christian faith. When our world feels especially dark, what’s the godliest and most loving way for Christians to respond? Our guests wrestle with this topic, discuss how to have hope, and show us where Jesus is in all the chaos. 



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Culture: Caring for Your Soul (Part 1)



Millennials and Gen Z report unprecedented rates of burnout and exhaustion. When our to-do lists keep growing and our frustrations add up, how do we find strength and stamina to continue? Our friend Debra Fileta shares how to create life-giving rhythms of caring for your soul, and why doing so honors God. In part one, she discusses sources of burnout and how we can learn from Jesus’ example of rest.    



Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Avoid Burnout, Discover Unspeakable Joy



Visit Debra’s Website



Inbox: Too Much Drama to Date?



They started dating after he picked her up from a car accident. But he’s currently in grad school and she just finished her master’s degree. With these and other factors at play, is pursuing a dating relationship the best move? Counselor Glenn Lutjens weighs in.



Link to Counseling Services 



Find us on YouTube 

Living out your faith in a dark world, plus Debra Fileta on Jesus’ example of soul care, and dating someone in a different life stage.      
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-boundless-2024-08-22?refcd=2127906">Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Avoid Burnout, Discover Unspeakable Joy</a>
 
Featured musical artist:  <a href="https://www.zachwilliamsmusic.com/?refcd=2127906">Zach Williams </a>
 
Roundtable: When the World Is Messed Up
 
Inflammatory news headlines, political division, divorce, abuse, people denying their Christian faith. When our world feels especially dark, what’s the godliest and most loving way for Christians to respond? Our guests wrestle with this topic, discuss how to have hope, and show us where Jesus is in all the chaos. 
 
<a href="https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-boundless-show/?refcd=2127906">Leave Us a Voicemail</a>
 
Culture: Caring for Your Soul (Part 1)
 
Millennials and Gen Z report unprecedented rates of burnout and exhaustion. When our to-do lists keep growing and our frustrations add up, how do we find strength and stamina to continue? Our friend Debra Fileta shares how to create life-giving rhythms of caring for your soul, and why doing so honors God. In part one, she discusses sources of burnout and how we can learn from Jesus’ example of rest.    
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-boundless-2024-08-22?refcd=2127906">Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Avoid Burnout, Discover Unspeakable Joy</a>
 
<a href="https://debrafileta.com/?refcd=2127906">Visit Debra’s Website</a>
 
Inbox: Too Much Drama to Date?
 
They started dating after he picked her up from a car accident. But he’s currently in grad school and she just finished her master’s degree. With these and other factors at play, is pursuing a dating relationship the best move? Counselor Glenn Lutjens weighs in.
 
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/counseling-services-and-referrals/?refcd=2127906">Link to Counseling Services </a>
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Boundlessorg/?refcd=2127906">Find us on YouTube </a>

Life is challenging for Christian singles. How do you balance work and personal life? How do you own your faith? How can you date with a purpose? And prepare for marriage? All while honoring God through it all? Hit up The Boundless Show, a Christian podcast for young adults, for some good, honest conversation. The young adult years are full of possibility and choices that shape who you become. Join host Lisa Anderson to discuss the highs and lows, lean on each other, and trust God in this important season of adulthood.

The Boundless Show

The Habits of Jesus: Episode 864

Productive ways to use social media, plus confronting hard stuff from childhood, and is your therapist offering biblically sound advice?      

Featured musical artist: John Waller

Roundtable: Making Social Media Work for You

Social media is usually blamed for all the bad stuff: negativity, political arguments, superficial relationships, cancel culture. But are there ways to use it productively? Absolutely, if you recognize the value of social media for job hunting, sharing your faith, connecting with others, or learning a new skill. Our team has ideas for making the most of social platforms, so rather than ditching social altogether, let us show you how to make your accounts work for instead of against you.  

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Culture: Checking Childhood Baggage

Childhood trauma and other negative experiences and patterns follow us well into adulthood. When memories and habits resurface, how can you address the pain, face the facts, and move ahead? Ike Miller is a pastor with a rough past that threatened to define him. Learn how he revisited his childhood baggage to give him the necessary tools for shaping a healthy future. 

Good Baggage: How Your Difficult Childhood Prepared You for Healthy Relationships

Visit Ike’s Website

Inbox: Is My Counselor’s Advice Biblical? 

Many counselors profess to be Christians. But how can you discern if your counselor’s advice is in line with Scripture? Counselor Rob Jackson weighs in. 

Link to Counseling Services 

How to Find a Christian Counselor 

Find us on YouTube 

Productive ways to use social media, plus confronting hard stuff from childhood, and is your therapist offering biblically sound advice?      
Featured musical artist: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johnwaller?refcd=2139901">John Waller</a>
Roundtable: Making Social Media Work for You
Social media is usually blamed for all the bad stuff: negativity, political arguments, superficial relationships, cancel culture. But are there ways to use it productively? Absolutely, if you recognize the value of social media for job hunting, sharing your faith, connecting with others, or learning a new skill. Our team has ideas for making the most of social platforms, so rather than ditching social altogether, let us show you how to make your accounts work for instead of against you.  
<a href="https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-boundless-show/?refcd=2139901">Leave Us a Voicemail</a>
Culture: Checking Childhood Baggage
Childhood trauma and other negative experiences and patterns follow us well into adulthood. When memories and habits resurface, how can you address the pain, face the facts, and move ahead? Ike Miller is a pastor with a rough past that threatened to define him. Learn how he revisited his childhood baggage to give him the necessary tools for shaping a healthy future. 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-boundless-2024-09-05?refcd=2139901">Good Baggage: How Your Difficult Childhood Prepared You for Healthy Relationships</a>
<a href="https://ikemiller.com/home?refcd=2139901">Visit Ike’s Website</a>
Inbox: Is My Counselor’s Advice Biblical? 
Many counselors profess to be Christians. But how can you discern if your counselor’s advice is in line with Scripture? Counselor Rob Jackson weighs in. 
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/counseling-services-and-referrals/?refcd=2139901">Link to Counseling Services </a>
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/family-qa/how-to-find-a-christian-counselor-spiritual-professional-and-practical-considerations/?refcd=2139901">How to Find a Christian Counselor </a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Boundlessorg/?refcd=2139901">Find us on YouTube </a>

Social Media Savvy: Episode 866

Honestly assessing your life as a 20-something, plus more with Debra Fileta on soul care, and how do you address personal shame after you’ve sinned?      



Featured musical artist: Tauren Wells



Roundtable: Lessons Learned in Our 20s 



For some of us on this week’s panel, our 20s provided new opportunities, fun adventures, and lots of growth; for others, that decade is loaded with regrets. Yet all of us agree that our 20s were filled with trial and error as we learned to navigate life. As you review your 20s, how can you assess them honestly and learn from your mistakes without beating yourself up? We’ll give advice based on our lessons learned.



Leave Us a Voicemail



Culture: Caring for Your Soul (Part 2)



Millennials and Gen Z report unprecedented rates of burnout and exhaustion. When our to-do lists keep growing and our frustrations add up, how do we find strength and stamina to continue? Our friend Debra Fileta shares how to create life-giving rhythms of caring for your soul, and why doing so honors God. In part two of our discussion, she outlines how to establish good boundaries, maintain your inner world, and savor life. 



Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Avoid Burnout, Discover Unspeakable Joy



Visit Debra’s Website

Inbox: What to Do With Sin and Shame



We tend to isolate ourselves when we sin, especially if we can’t shake the sense of shame that lingers. Is it possible to break free? Counselor Tim Sanford offers hope. 



Link to Counseling Services 



Find us on YouTube 

Honestly assessing your life as a 20-something, plus more with Debra Fileta on soul care, and how do you address personal shame after you’ve sinned?      
 
Featured musical artist: <a href="https://www.taurenwells.com/?refcd=2127703">Tauren Wells</a>
 
Roundtable: Lessons Learned in Our 20s 
 
For some of us on this week’s panel, our 20s provided new opportunities, fun adventures, and lots of growth; for others, that decade is loaded with regrets. Yet all of us agree that our 20s were filled with trial and error as we learned to navigate life. As you review your 20s, how can you assess them honestly and learn from your mistakes without beating yourself up? We’ll give advice based on our lessons learned.
 
<a href="https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-boundless-show/?refcd=2127703">Leave Us a Voicemail</a>
 
Culture: Caring for Your Soul (Part 2)
 
Millennials and Gen Z report unprecedented rates of burnout and exhaustion. When our to-do lists keep growing and our frustrations add up, how do we find strength and stamina to continue? Our friend Debra Fileta shares how to create life-giving rhythms of caring for your soul, and why doing so honors God. In part two of our discussion, she outlines how to establish good boundaries, maintain your inner world, and savor life. 
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-boundless-2024-08-22?refcd=2127703">Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Avoid Burnout, Discover Unspeakable Joy</a>
 
<a href="https://debrafileta.com/?refcd=2127703">Visit Debra’s Website</a>
Inbox: What to Do With Sin and Shame
 
We tend to isolate ourselves when we sin, especially if we can’t shake the sense of shame that lingers. Is it possible to break free? Counselor Tim Sanford offers hope. 
 
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/counseling-services-and-referrals/?refcd=2127703">Link to Counseling Services </a>
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Boundlessorg/?refcd=2127703">Find us on YouTube </a>

Let’s Review Our 20s: Episode 865

Processing sadness, plus how our bodies glorify our Creator, and should you barter with God?     

Featured musical artist:   Covenant Worship

Roundtable: When Sorrow Runs Deep

The loss of a loved one; betrayal by a trusted friend; local and international tragedies. We live in a broken world, and heartbreaking things happen. When grief and tragedy strike, how do you process the sadness? Is it possible to continue your work, your commitments, your routines as you seek to make sense of things? Our guests share how they’ve learned to find comfort from God in the midst of deep sorrow. 

Leave Us a Voicemail

Link to Counseling Services

Culture: How a Healthy Body and Mind Glorify God

The human body is incredibly complex. Science keeps revealing new truths about how God has designed us, leading to insights in how we can best steward how we’re made. Stephen Ko is a medical doctor, public health specialist and pastor. He offers motivation and methods for taking care of our physical and mental health, and why doing so is connected to our spiritual well-being.     

Faith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health

Visit Stephen Ko’s Website

Inbox: Can I Barter With God?

Our listener really wants to be married, but he also wants his dad to get saved. Is it OK to offer up a chance at marriage as a barter to God so his dad can come to Christ? Counselor Jerry Jones weighs in.

Link to Counseling Services 

Donate Now

Find us on YouTube 

Processing sadness, plus how our bodies glorify our Creator, and should you barter with God?     
Featured musical artist:   <a href="https://covenantchurch.org/whatwedo/worship/?refcd=2122309">Covenant Worship  </a>
Roundtable: When Sorrow Runs Deep
The loss of a loved one; betrayal by a trusted friend; local and international tragedies. We live in a broken world, and heartbreaking things happen. When grief and tragedy strike, how do you process the sadness? Is it possible to continue your work, your commitments, your routines as you seek to make sense of things? Our guests share how they’ve learned to find comfort from God in the midst of deep sorrow. 
<a href="https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-boundless-show/?refcd=2122309">Leave Us a Voicemail</a>
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/counseling-services-and-referrals/?refcd=2122309">Link to Counseling Services</a>
Culture: How a Healthy Body and Mind Glorify God
The human body is incredibly complex. Science keeps revealing new truths about how God has designed us, leading to insights in how we can best steward how we’re made. Stephen Ko is a medical doctor, public health specialist and pastor. He offers motivation and methods for taking care of our physical and mental health, and why doing so is connected to our spiritual well-being.     
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-boundless-2024-08-15?refcd=2122309">Faith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health</a>
<a href="https://www.drstephenko.com/?refcd=2122309">Visit Stephen Ko’s Website</a>
Inbox: Can I Barter With God?
Our listener really wants to be married, but he also wants his dad to get saved. Is it OK to offer up a chance at marriage as a barter to God so his dad can come to Christ? Counselor Jerry Jones weighs in.
<a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/counseling-services-and-referrals/?refcd=2122309">Link to Counseling Services </a>
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24boundless-donate-page?refcd=2028802">Donate Now</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Boundlessorg/?refcd=2122309">Find us on YouTube </a>

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