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How can we open our eyes to the opportunities all around us and partner with God in seeking justice? How can we stay motivated to seek justice? Melissa Ice weighs in…

Parents this one’s for you! (Or for any of you who have ever wanted to know more about God’s heart for us as our Father!) So often the legacy parents strive to leave for their children misses the mark of what God has actually called parents to. Dr. Tim Kimmel helps…

Dr. Vanessa Bouché is one of the most passionate women we know in the truest sense of the word, and we will look at how “passion” (literally: to suffer) impacts how we seek the LORD and His kingdom through a lifestyle of prayer, understanding, resolve, and engagement.

We’re talking all about seeking identity. But wait… is our identity something we’re even supposed to seek? “Since then you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking things above…”

Right up front we’ll go ahead and tell you, in this episode, we talk a lot about masturbation, so before we even get started hear this: God’s heart is for us to experience the fullness of intimacy with Him and in our relationships with others. Freedom is possible. He’s on our side, cheering us on, to step out of shame and into real, relational depth we may have never believed could exist…

What is actually happening in our brains when we seek? Is sex a physiological need? Can our minds be renewed? Dr. William Struthers, a behavioral neuroscientist, aka Bill, our friend, joins us to discuss.

“Listen to your lust. Study it. God is so curious for the human heart. After Adam eats from the fruit he’s not supposed to eat from, God shows up and says, ‘where are you?'” —Jay Stringer

This has absolutely nothing to do with a song popularized by Elvis. And yet, this episode is aptly named. All of us are not too unlike hound dogs, hot on the trail of… something. What are you seeking with this kind of dog-like intensity?