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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.
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The Beauty Of Spring: Episode 843
Unique ways to enjoy spring, plus trusting God with your vocational dreams, and why should we pray if God’s plan will happen anyway?
Featured musical artist: Hollyn
Roundtable: Spring is Here!
What’s your favorite part about spring? For some, it’s the warm weather; for others it may be flowers blooming, spring activities or something else. This week we gather around the table to share why we love this time of year, what we look forward to, and what common and unique activities might inspire you to make the most of spring.
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Culture: Making Sense of Your Big Dreams
Are your dreams big enough? Maybe you have big dreams but are afraid to admit them. You want to follow God anywhere, use your talents and passions, and see lives changed — but what about being comfortable? What about family? What about earning a paycheck and building your 401K? Wai Jia Tam felt the call as a teenager to help underserved children around the world. She also wanted to be a doctor, earn money and please her parents. She shares her incredible story of how God unfolded and enabled her dream one step at a time. God has used Wai Jia in ways she never imagined, and her encouragement to us is to never underestimate what God can do to move us for His purposes and kingdom.
Dream Brave: A Dare to Live by Faith When You Feel Too Small
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Inbox: Why Pray if God’s in Control?
We know that God is sovereign and His plans will prevail. If that’s the case, why should we pray? Counselor Jerry Jones weighs in. -
Toxic Masculinity: Episode 842
How to maximize your weekends, plus Nancy Pearcey talks toxic masculinity, and should you tell a guy at church you want him to ask you out?
Featured musical artist: Kerrie Roberts
Roundtable: Ready for the Weekend!
We all look forward to the weekend, but how should we make the best use of our time and freedom? Our guests share what they love about Saturdays and Sundays, plus a few helpful ideas for prioritizing and managing our time, and common pitfalls to avoid that can gobble up precious hours and leave us feeling unproductive.
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Culture: The Truth About Toxic Masculinity
Men today hear cultural messages on what it means to be a man: make lots of money, drive a nice car, date a beautiful girl; in short, be powerful and successful. But these things are self-driven and the opposite of what God calls masculinity: leading selflessly; protecting, providing for, and serving others. Professor Nancy Pearcey is a well-known researcher and writer on this topic, and joins us to separate the truth from the lies when it comes to appropriate manifestations of manhood in our families, churches and communities.
The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
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Inbox: Should I Tell Him I Like Him?
She’s known a guy at her church for two years and has hung out with him socially many times. She really wants him to ask her out, so is it time to admit her feelings? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
Boundless Episode: I’ll Ask You Out If…: Episode 138
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Dating Trajectory: Episode 841
Know if the person you’re dating is maturing or not, plus overcoming body image issues, and favorite foods of the Boundless team.
Featured musical artist: David Dunn
Roundtable: Prioritizing Growth in Dating
Maturing together can be one of the greatest joys of dating someone. But how can you tell if the person you’re seeing is truly pursuing growth — or if they’re all talk and no action? Our panel shares strategies for assessing if your significant other is actually maturing, how to not be someone’s Holy Spirit, and why you need to be humble and teachable yourself.
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Culture: A Conversation About Body Image
Dr. Becky Taylor battled disordered eating and body image as a teenager and young adult — a struggle that still has ramifications in her life today. She’s now an eating disorder expert and professor at Colorado Christian University where she daily counsels young adults on body image issues of all kinds (e.g. not just food). In our conversation, she shows us how to embrace our God-given identities, how to recognize wrong perspectives, and where to start on a journey toward healing — including a powerful lesson from the children’s book “When God Made You.”
Table for Two: Biblical Counsel for Eating Disorders
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Inbox: What’s Your Favorite Food?
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Trendy or Traditional?: Episode 840
What your style aesthetic says about you, plus finding value in entertainment, and how to be a better listener.
Featured musical artist: Nathan Tasker
Roundtable: Trendsetters and Old Souls
Fashion choices, home decor, life hacks, music and more. All of these are indicators of our culture — or our resistance to it. When it comes to being current or wishing for times past, where do you fit in? Our guests describe their place on the cultural continuum, talk through the pros and cons, and suggest how to appreciate people who are different from yourself.
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Culture: What Good Entertainment Teaches Us
We can learn a lot from the entertainment we consume — especially films and television. Understanding a culture, or someone’s unique experience, or even learning about history — all of these can be accomplished by watching a well-told story. This week our Plugged In experts address how movies can be good conversation starters, and they’ll give us some of their best recommendations to get us going.
Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family: How to Navigate a Media-Saturated World–and Why We Should
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Inbox: Am I Talking Too Much?
Our listener says that when she gets together with friends, she finds herself talking too much. She wants to be a better listener, but how? One of our counselors weighs in.
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What Do You Love More Than Jesus?: Episode 839
Identifying sneaky (and often accepted) idols, plus how to stay away from online scammers, and understanding the basics of holistic health.
Featured musical artist: Aaron Shust
Roundtable: Tearing Down Our Most Common Idols
We all have things we enjoy — and many of them are very good things. Maybe you love sports, or working out, or doing the job you do. Maybe you desire to be married, or maybe you have fun following your favorite celebrities or even Christian influencers on social media. But at what point do these things become idols? Are you afraid they’ve eclipsed your faith and even God himself in your own time and affections? Our guests describe some of the idols they’ve propped up, how they finally got honest with themselves, and what they did to reprioritize their hearts and attention.
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Culture: Protect Yourself From Online Scams
Identity theft. Social media scams. Bank account hacks. With so many opportunities to fall prey to online scammers, how do you keep yourself safe? Cybersecurity expert Rhett Saunders divulges the latest tricks and traps, and shares steps you can take to avoid being ripped off online.
The 40-Day Social Media Fast: Exchange Your Online Distractions for Real-Life Devotion
PDF: Tips for a Safe Online Life
Inbox: Taking Care of Your Temple
Living a healthy lifestyle is not just nutrition, sleep or mental health. It’s all of that and so much more. God cares about our bodies — not just our souls — so how do we follow biblical principles for treating our bodies as the temples He says they are? Counselor Patrick Hill weighs in.
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Female Friendship: Episode 838
Finding fun and inspiration in other women, plus Bailey Hurley on what to look for in a friend, and when you’re frustrated with where life has you.
Featured musical artist: All Sons & Daughters
Roundtable: Finding Quality Female Friends
Ladies, who’s someone from your friend group you can laugh and have fun with? And who inspires and challenges you? The truth is, we need both types of friends. This week, a group of women tells which of their friendships bring out the best in them, how they cultivate them, and why these types of friendships matter.
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Culture: Friendship That Goes the Distance
What’s the current state of your friendships? As a friendship coach, Bailey Hurley is passionate about helping people develop healthy relationships. She joins us this week to share strategic filters she applies for choosing friends, how to have realistic expectations of others, and what it looks like to be a giver and not just a taker.
Together Is a Beautiful Place: Finding, Keeping, and Loving Our Friends
Inbox: Should I Be Further Along in Life?
At age 25, our listener isn’t sure what he wants to do for a career. It’s to a point where he’s feeling aimless and frustrated. How can he figure out what kind of job he wants and if it’ll be enough to provide for a family? Counselor Joannie DeBrito weighs in.
Customer Reviews
Always a variety!
I have just started listening and I have listened to many episodes so far. The content within one episode is varied, with a variety of topics per episode, which makes the podcast particularly interesting. Highly recommended!!
My favourite podcast!
Been listening since 2016. I thank God for this ministry they has helped me navigate uni, working, dating and life.
Really enjoyable
Hey I’m a 50 year old New Zealander and I love your show I spite of being way out of your demographic (got 4 kids in it though). Also the US dating & church culture is different from what goes on here. Anyway all that said Boundless is always interesting to me, probably my favourite podcast, full of wisdom, fun & learning.