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When Jesus encountered those who were not His followers he didn't cast them out or shame them, He told them to come along. Our hope is that if you are someone who has had a hard time with the church or maybe no experience at all, that you would let us answer some questions to put you at ease. There are a lot of bad churches out there and contrary to how they may have made you feel, we believe you belong.

Belonging Before Believing Patrick Mathers

    • Religion & Spirituality

When Jesus encountered those who were not His followers he didn't cast them out or shame them, He told them to come along. Our hope is that if you are someone who has had a hard time with the church or maybe no experience at all, that you would let us answer some questions to put you at ease. There are a lot of bad churches out there and contrary to how they may have made you feel, we believe you belong.

    #132 - Bitcoin

    #132 - Bitcoin

    It's finally here, Nick gets to talk about his favorite subject while Pat asks the tough questions. We ended up recording this episode on our phone because of Nick forgot the laptop, but the show must go on.

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    Grace Baptist Church in Oroville: https://gracebaptistoroville.org/

    • 44 min
    #131 - Vibing Positivity

    #131 - Vibing Positivity

    Pat and Nick discuss "Positive Vibes." During a recent trip to Dutch Bros, Pat noticed a sign about positive vibes. We figured it would be worthwhile to talk about this odd cultural notion of how we should all just vibe positivity.

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    Grace Baptist Church in Oroville: https://gracebaptistoroville.org/

    • 44 min
    #130 - Being Pro-Life

    #130 - Being Pro-Life

    Pat and Nick discuss the upcoming Walk For Life in Oroville. In the spirit of that we discuss why we are pro-life and inevitably share our thoughts on where the church gets this issue wrong and the political failings we see regarding abortion.

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    Grace Baptist Church in Oroville: https://gracebaptistoroville.org/

    • 44 min
    #129 - Marriage and the Church

    #129 - Marriage and the Church

    Pat and Nick discuss Marriage and the Church and how the relationship between a husband and wife are similar to the relationship between Christ and the Church.

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    Grace Baptist Church in Oroville: https://gracebaptistoroville.org/

    • 36 min
    #128 - Pet Peeves

    #128 - Pet Peeves

    We think you should get to know us, so we wanted to share with you some personal details about ourselves, specifically our pet peeves.

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    Grace Baptist Church in Oroville: https://gracebaptistoroville.org/

    • 36 min
    #127 - Why did we restart Belonging Before Believing?

    #127 - Why did we restart Belonging Before Believing?

    Pat and Nick discuss their reasons for wanting to restart this podcast.
    Join us Sunday morning to worship the Lord:
    132 Meyers Street Chico, CA 95928 (Secret Trail Brewing)
    9:00 am

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    • 33 min

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