Unfiltered with Stephen & Lydia

Stephen & Lydia

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Welcome to Unfiltered - a faith podcast for people who love Jesus but have questions for the church. Every week we get real about scripture, culture, doubt, deconstruction, leadership, and what it actually looks like to follow Christ in today's world. No fluff. No performance. Just honest faith.

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EP.10 | CHURCH HURT

Send us Fan Mail CHURCH HURT. Let's talk about it. The place that was supposed to heal you is the place that broke you. The people who were supposed to cover you talked about you. The leaders who were supposed to protect you used you. We’re not sugarcoating it anymore. This episode is raw. We’re calling out spiritual manipulation, fake love, cliques in the church, leadership with no accountability, and why so many people are bleeding out while still sitting in the pews. If you’ve ever been ghosted by your church family, preached at instead of loved, or left the building and almost left God — this episode is for YOU. We got hurt in the church, but we didn’t lose our faith. #UNFILTERED #UNAPOLOGETIC #UNBOTHERED Support the show
Sep 11

EP.9 | Dangerous Idols: MONEY

Send us Fan Mail Let's be honest — most of us don't want a Savior, we want a safety net. As long as He doesn't mess with our schedule, our sleep, our money, our plans. Money is the most acceptable idol in the room. We don't bow to statues anymore, modern-day idolatry sneaks in disguised as career success, social status, money, digital validation, or even self-reliance. This episode isn't just about greed. It's about security. Identity. Control. Why your bank account became your belief system, and why the most dangerous idols aren't sins, but blessings like family and career that we elevate to a position of ultimate importance. If you've ever checked your balance more than you check your Bible, said "once I make X I'll be at peace," or tied your worth to your net worth — this one is going to hit you right between the eyes. Kill your idols before they kill your calling. #Faith #Unfiltered #Church #Podcast #DisruptTheNorm Support the show
Sep 4

EP.8 | The Interview: Apostle Alvin Alladin

Send us Fan Mail In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Apostle Alladin opens up about his journey into ministry, the cost of the calling, what it really means to walk in apostolic authority, and how God is moving in this generation. From behind-the-pulpit stories to real talk about faith, family, and perseverance — nothing was off limits. If you've ever questioned your purpose, felt the weight of ministry, or needed a word to keep you going — this episode is for you. New episodes every week. Real talk. Real faith. Unfiltered. Featuring Apostle Alvin Alladin — A voice of faith, leadership, and truth for this generation. #UnfilteredPodcast #ApostleAlvinAlladin #UnfilteredWithStephenAndLydia #ChristianPodcast #FaithTalk #Interview Support the show
Aug 28

EP.7 | Dangerous Idols: GOSSIPING

Send us Fan Mail Your idol isn't on a shelf. It's in your group chat. Gossip is not "venting." It's not "just being real." It's idol worship. You worship being in the know. You worship being liked. You worship tearing someone else down so you feel taller. It's dangerous, it's demonic, and it's destroying your circle. James called it out: The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. [James 3:6]. He said when you slander your brother, you sit as judge over the law itself. [James 4:11]. You don't get to play God and gossip about His people. Paul called it out: He put gossip in the same list as murder, strife, and depravity. [Romans 1:29-30]. He commanded: Let NO corrupt talk come out of your mouth. [Ephesians 4:29]. Not some. NONE. This episode is a throat punch to the culture of fake love and real gossip. If your conversations need someone else's failure to feel interesting, you don't have a personality, you have an idol. We’re burning it down. Stop worshiping idols. Stop running your mouth. #Unfiltered #FaithPodcast #Podcast #DisruptTheNorm Support the show
Aug 21

EP.6 | Deconstruction: Dead Faith or Honest Questions?

Send us Fan Mail Deconstruction isn’t a trendy phase. It is a controlled demolition of the religious propaganda, cultural brainwashing, and inherited guilt that kept you compliant. We were told asking questions was dangerous. They lied. They just knew that the moment you started pulling at those threads, their entire house of cards would collapse. In this week's episode, we aren't just questioning the foundation—we are bringing the sledgehammer. Stop protecting the walls that cage you. Burn it down. #UnfilteredPodcast #DisruptTheNorm #PodcastEverywhere #Faith #Christianity Support the show
Aug 14

EP.5 | Dangerous Idols: COMFORT

Send us Fan Mail Let’s be honest — most of us don’t want a Savior, we want a spa day. We want Jesus as long as He doesn’t make us uncomfortable. As long as He doesn’t mess with our schedule, our sleep, our money, our plans, our comfort. We say we’re all in for God, but we quit the second it gets hard. We want revival without repentance. Anointing without agony. Glory without the grind. That’s not Christianity. That’s idolatry. And your idol is COMFORT. In this episode of UNFILTERED, we’re calling it out. Comfort has made you soft. It made your prayer life weak. It made your obedience optional. It made you choose the couch when God told you to carry the cross. Comfort is why you’re not fasting. Comfort is why you’re not evangelizing. Comfort is why you’re still bound. Comfort is why you have revelation but no obedience. God is not raising comfortable Christians. He’s raising CONSECRATED ones. And consecration will cost you your comfort. If you’re tired of playing church and you’re ready to kill your idols — this episode is going to hit you right between the eyes. No filter. No fluff. Just truth. Are you a disciple, or just a fan who likes to be comfortable? #UnfilteredPodcast #DangerousIdols #KillYourIdols #ComfortKills #NoFilter Support the show
Aug 7

EP.4 | Prosperity Gospel

Send us Fan Mail God is not your financial plan. In EP.4, we go unfiltered on the Prosperity Gospel - the most successful con in church history. From private jets and $1000 prayer cloths to the "sow a seed" manipulation keeping broke people funding rich preachers. This isn't blessing. It's brainwashing. It's greed in a Jesus jersey. And we have the receipts. We break down where it came from, how they twist scripture to guilt you into giving, and why this doctrine thrives when people are desperate for hope. If your faith feels like a transaction that you keep losing - this episode will set you free. NO FILTER. JUST TRUTH. #ProsperityGospel #FalseGospel #ProsperityGospelExposed #WordOfFaith #NameItClaimIt #SeedFaith #FalseProphets #ChurchHurt #AmericanGospel #ChristianPodcast #Deconstruction #Exvangelical #UnfilteredPodcast #BibleTruth #PimpsInThePulpit Support the show
Jul 31

EP.3 | State of the Church: Faith V Works

Send us Fan Mail In this week episode, did the church lie to you and tell you Paul and James disagreed. They don't. Paul says you're justified by faith apart from works (Romans 4) — he's killing legalism. He's telling the religious crowd you can't earn salvation. James says you're justified by works and NOT by faith alone (James 2:24) — he's killing fake Christianity. He's telling the lukewarm crowd you can't claim you believe and live like hell. Paul kills the legalist. James kills the hypocrite. The modern church is full of the second one. We have a church full of people who prayed a prayer, got their heaven ticket, and have zero fruit. No obedience. No transformation. No works. James 2:19 calls that faith demonic, James 2:17 calls it dead. Ephesians 2:8 says saved by grace through faith — but you skipped verse 10. You were CREATED FOR WORKS. If your faith doesn't produce works, it didn't produce salvation. This one will offend lazy Christians. Scriptures: James 2:14-26 | Ephesians 2:8-10 | Romans 4 | Matthew 7:21-23 | Titus 1:16 #FaithVsWorks #StateOfTheChurch #James2 #ChristianPodcast #DeadFaith #TrueFaith #Unfiltered Support the show
Jul 24

EP.2 | Jezebel Phenomenon: Women's Role in the Church

Send us Fan Mail The Jezebel Phenomenon | Ep. 02: Women's Role in the Church Everyone quotes Jezebel. Almost no one quotes the context. In this episode, we connect Revelation 2:20 to Paul's warnings to Timothy — two churches, two cities, same infiltration. Thyatira and Ephesus weren't dealing with women who had a voice. They were dealing with false teaching that had influence. So is 1 Timothy 2 proof that women shouldn't lead, or is it proof that Paul was confronting the very Jezebel deception Jesus Himself rebuked? We put 1 Timothy 2 back into its context — Ephesus, the cult of Artemis, and a church overrun with distorted doctrine — to answer one question: Was Paul silencing female leadership, or guarding against false leadership? Was it ever about gender, or was it always about guarding truth? #JezebelPhenomenon #WomenInMinistry #1Timothy2 #PaulsWarning Support the show
Jul 18

EP.1 | Programmed Christianity

Send us Fan Mail Join Stephen and Lydia as they disrupt the norms of Church Culture and unpack scripture. In Ep.1, we dive into deep beliefs we inherited, the traditions we never questioned, and the difference between a real relationship with God and just running a religious script, welcome to Unfiltered. Support the show

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Welcome to Unfiltered - a faith podcast for people who love Jesus but have questions for the church. Every week we get real about scripture, culture, doubt, deconstruction, leadership, and what it actually looks like to follow Christ in today's world. No fluff. No performance. Just honest faith.

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Stephen & Lydia
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2026
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10
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