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Good Ideas Steve Elshaw

    • Education

This podcast is about making positive change in the world.

Support it here: www.patreon.com/steveelshaw1

    The Coffee at Church Debate

    The Coffee at Church Debate

    On this episode, I share some of my thoughts about whether sipping coffee at church stops you from worshipping God.

    • 4 min
    Help people who are suffering

    Help people who are suffering

    On this episode, I talk about why it's important to help those in need.

    • 6 min
    It's Not A Sin To Be Single

    It's Not A Sin To Be Single

    On this episode, I share thoughts about singleness, the marriage relationship, separation, divorce and remarriage.

    • 9 min
    The Fight to Encourage Others (feat. Mindi Foster)

    The Fight to Encourage Others (feat. Mindi Foster)

    TW: This episode mentions the topics of suicide and rape.

    Mindi Foster is a writer, Bible teacher, and volunteer missionary. She is also a self-defense and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor, but more than anything, she is an encourager. You can find her blog here.

    Support the Good Ideas podcast here.

    • 17 min
    Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (feat. Greg Chandler)

    Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (feat. Greg Chandler)

    TW: This episode includes a discussion about suicide.

    This episode's guest is Greg Chandler, a professional journalist and broadcaster based in western Michigan. He currently writes for a group of weekly newspapers out of Hastings, Michigan, and is a play-by-play sports announcer for a radio station in Holland, Michigan. He is a suicide loss survivor and wants to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention. He also wants to make it okay to discuss mental health issues in the church.

    On this episode, Greg shares valuable insights about what people need to know about mental health and suicide.

    Support the Good Ideas podcast here.

    • 17 min
    The Emotional God (feat. Becky Castle Miller)

    The Emotional God (feat. Becky Castle Miller)

    This episode's guest is Becky Castle Miller, a PhD student at Wheaton College studying New Testament with Esau McCaulley. Her dissertation research is about emotions in the Gospel of Luke. She writes and speaks on emotional, mental, and spiritual health in the church. She graduated from Northern Seminary where she studied with Scot McKnight. Her discipleship workbook with Dr. McKnight is called Following King Jesus. She and her husband and their five kids and cat returned to the US in 2020 after living in the Netherlands for eight years, where she served as discipleship director at an international church.



    On this episode, Becky shares valuable insights about:


    Why it's important to recognize your emotions and be emotionally healthy.
    Her favourite parts of the Bible that deal with emotion
    The meaning of discipleship 
    How pastors can provide excellent care to people who are dealing with trauma in the church




    Becky's Links:
    beckycastlemiller.com
    beckycastlemiller.substack.com
    Instagram: @wholeemotion
    TikTok: @beckycastlemiller
    Twitter: @bcastlemiller



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    • 18 min

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