Noah interviews a Venezuelan pastor who must remain anonymous due to repercussions for anyone who speaks out against corruption in the Venezuelan government. In this one-of-a-kind interview, you'll learn from the valuable perspective of the global Church, about challenges facing churches and pastors in Venezuela, as well as how immigration has shaped the country and life-on-life ministry.    Please pray for our pastor friend and support his ministry with a financial gift. You can send donations to www.noahfilipiak.com/give using the "Venezuelan Pastor" Fund. Noah will send donations to the private ministry partner (a mutual friend of Noah's) who raises funds for Pastor because the government won't allow for formal donations to be given without bribery.   

You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xaUq05f9rA4

 

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Noah has an in-depth conversation with Mark and Beth Denison on Mark's decades-long sexual addiction, the betrayal trauma Beth experienced from that, and how they found hope and healing. This is a must-listen for anyone in recovery and their spouse.    This is Mark's second time on The Flip Side. You can listen to he and Noah's first conversation on sexual addiction here (Episode 76).    Mark and Beth Denison have been married for 41 years. Though raised in Texas, they now live in Bradenton, Florida, where they are near their son and grandson.

Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for 31 years, a church planter, and a university Board chairman three times. He also served as chaplain for the Houston Rocket’s NBA franchise, and is author of 12 books, including Jesus & the 12 Steps, Porn in the Pew, and his newest release, Advanced Recovery. Mark’s training in recovery work includes a Master’s Degree with a focus on recovery. He is a trained PSAP and member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Beth Denison has been working with women for over 40 years. She has been a church Women’s Ministry Leader, mentor, and popular speaker. Beth is a Certified Life Coach, an APSATS Certified Partner Coach, and AASAT Certified Partner Recovery Coach. She is author of 12-Week Recovery Guide for Spouses and is co-author of Couples Recovery Guide.

In 2017, Mark and Beth launched There’s Still Hope, which provides one-on-one coaching, a 90-Day Recovery program for men, and 11 weekly recovery groups.   www.theresstillhope.org

 

You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/O5EYs9l5Tl8

 

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Noah has an in-depth conversation with Matthew Soerens of World Relief and the Evangelical Immigration Table on immigration, particularly as it relates to what the Bible says and the rhetoric being used by politicians in this election cycle. Matthew explains what immigration policy is and responds to the primary concerns Americans have about immigration. Noah and Matthew talk about the public witness of the Church during this season of history with the aim of bringing us closer to the heart of Jesus. 

 

Matthew Soerens serves as Vice President of Advocacy and Policy for World Relief and the National Coordinator for the Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of evangelical organizations of which World Relief is a founding member. He is the co-author of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate (InterVarsity Press, 2018), Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis (Moody Publishers, 2016) and Inalienable: How Marginalized Kingdom Voices Can Help Save the American Church (InterVarsity Press, 2022). He is a graduate of Wheaton College (IL), where he also has served as an adjunct faculty member for the Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership graduate program. Matthew also earned a Master’s degree from DePaul University. He lives with his wife Diana and their four children in Aurora, Illinois.

 

Read the poem Home by Warsan Shire

 

Read Scripture that relates to immigration

 

Read and sign World Relief's presidential open letter on immigration

 

Listen to Noah's first podcast interview with Matthew Soerens on immigration from August 2016

 

You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3RYcHzIN8VE

 

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Noah has a conversation with Katara Washington Patton about depression, anxiety, and worry–how common these struggles are in Scripture and amongst Christians, but how they are stigmatized in the church. They talk about breaking through barriers to reach out for help if you need it, as well as how to be a good friend to someone struggling with their mental health. 

Katara Washington Patton is Executive Editor at Our Daily Bread Publishing, and the author of eight books, including her latest Navigating the Blues: Where to Turn When Worry, Anxiety, or Depression Steal Your Hope, an Amazon best-seller.  

She is also the author of Successful Moms of the Bible, Successful Women of the Bible, and Successful Leaders of the Bible, among other works. 

 

Katara has worked in the editorial and acquisitions departments at Weekly Reader Corporation, Jet Magazine, Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI), McGraw-Hill, The African American Pulpit, The Chicago Defender, Tyndale House Publishers, and Christian Century Magazine. She is currently also a regular contributor to the daily devotions at Our Daily Bread.

You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NmrqOJmmqQQ

 

Flip Side Notes:

Join an upcoming Beyond the Battle online group at www.beyondthebattle.net

 

Support Flip Side sponsor Angry Brew by using promo code FLIP at angrybrew.com or fivelakes.com to pick up some Angry Brew or Chris’ Blend coffee at 10% off.

 

Get a free month of Covenant Eyes at www.covenanteyes.com using promo code BEYOND

 

Get a free month of Accountable2You keyword accountability: a2u.app/beyond (do not use “www”)

 

Support the show and get some sweet swag by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak – includes exclusive access to email the show and request topics.

 

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Noah has a conversation with Pieter Valk on how the opposite of addiction is connection, how our culture grooms us into isolation, and how we need to be very intentional to get out of that rut and find true community. 

 

Pieter Valk is a speaker/author on vocational singleness and LGBT+ topics according to a biblical sexual ethic, the Executive Director of Equip (a Christian ministry that trains leaders around LGBT+ topics), a cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers (an ecumenically Christian modern monastery), a teacher/aspiring deacon in the Anglican Church in North America, and a licensed professional counselor. He helps churches love gay people and celibate Christians find family. Follow him on socials @pieterLvalk and learn more at www.pieterLvalk.com.

You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-eghFh-91gc

 

Flip Side Notes:

Join an upcoming Beyond the Battle online group at www.beyondthebattle.net

 

Support Flip Side sponsor Angry Brew by using promo code FLIP at angrybrew.com or fivelakes.com to pick up some Angry Brew or Chris’ Blend coffee at 10% off.

 

Get a free month of Covenant Eyes at www.covenanteyes.com using promo code BEYOND

 

Get a free month of Accountable2You keyword accountability: a2u.app/beyond (do not use “www”)

 

Support the show and get some sweet swag by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak – includes exclusive access to email the show and request topics.

 

Purchase Beyond the Battle and Needed Navigation by Noah Filipiak.