Real Talk Christian Podcast
Real Talk Christian Podcast is a Christian podcast focused on honest, thoughtful conversations about faith, culture, and society. What began as a local church teaching ministry—created to provide biblical answers for the world Christians find themselves in—quickly grew into a global platform reaching listeners around the world.
The podcast explores theological topics, practical Christian living, and stories from believers who are striving to engage faithfully in both everyday and difficult conversations.
Come along with us as we continue the journey toward having real conversations for all areas of life.
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Episodes
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian, Marc interviews SoCal's greatest Junior High Pastor - Justin Herman. Justin has been in youth ministry for many years, and besides being a youth pastor, Justin is a podcast host, a podcast developer, and a never ending resource for parents. In fact, Justin teaches something called "Parent School" where he teaches parents how the teen brain operates and how they can parent well in today's world. Here are just a few of the conversation points that we talked about:
How should we handle our teens on social media?
How should we have conversations with our teens if they do inappropriate things with their phones (porn, sexting, chat rooms, etc.)?
How do I understand my teenagers brain?
For teens—how do you train your parents to trust you on social?
Resources to help you parent well.
Where to find Justin:
Online: https://heyjustinherman.com
Twitter & Instagram: @heyjustinherman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heyjustinherman
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
Jonathan McKee's content
Website: https://thesource4parents.com
Podcast: https://podcast.downloadyouthministry.com/parent-tips/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-McKee/e/B001IQWE9U?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1570715268&sr=8-1
Helpful links:
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.io
South Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.org
Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on your favorite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast
Intro Music on podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9si=lEZeoDkQzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian, Marc, Chris, and Brandon have a conversation on the question of "Can I be gay and be a Christian?"
Helpful links:
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.io
South Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.org
Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on your favorite podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast
Intro Music on podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDkQzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian, Marc and Chris chat with some high school and college students. We try to get into the brains of these students to see what it's like for them to be high school students and college students in today's public educational institutions. In Part 2 of this conversation, we center the conversation around a few different things:
What are some of your struggles of being a Christian in your schools?
What are some things that you wish adults knew about teen and college students?
What are some pieces of advice that a college student would give a teen?
Helpful links:
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.io
South Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.org
Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on your favorite podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast
Intro Music on podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDkQzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian, Marc and Chris chat with some high school and college students. We try to get into the brains of these students to see what it's like for them to be high school students and college students in today's public educational institutions. In Part 1 of this conversation, we center the conversation around a few different things:
What it's like for Eli to be a pastor's kid and a Christian at his public high school
What it's like for Karli to have switched from a private, Christian college to a secular, state college
What it's like for Jagger to be a Christian on a campus that doesn't let Christianity have a seat in the conversation on religious equality
Helpful links:
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.io
South Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.org
Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on your favorite podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast
Intro Music on podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDkQzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian, Marc and Chris have an open conversation on the tongue and ask the question: Is the tongue a tool or a weapon? This conversation is more of a off the cuff conversation, so enjoy the ride!
Helpful links:
Article: https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/january-2011/how-to-tame-the-tongue/
Article: https://www.christiancounselingco.com/5-ways-to-tame-your-tongue/
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.io
South Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.org
Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on your favorite podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast
Intro Music on podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDk
QzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc and Chris continue their conversation with Brandon Saucier of South Side Baptist Church. Part 1 looked more into Brandon's story, but part 2 dives into the deep questions that most Christians are asking about music. We go long on this podcast, but we pray that you'll enjoy the conversation.
Coffee that we drank while recording this podcast: https://www.hiseyeshonduras.com/coffee.htmlHelpful links:
Skillet Lead Singer John Cooper on Marty Sampson of Hillsong: https://churchleaders.com/news/357259-john-l-cooper-skillet-cool-leaders-not-have-most-influence-christendom.html
Tolkien & Lewis conversation mentioned at the end of the episode: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Episodes/Unbelievable-CS-Lewis-Tolkien-and-Barfield-How-the-Inklings-made-sense-of-faith-Mark-Vernon-and-Malcolm-Guite-Michael-Ward-and-Daniel-Ray
Preference in worship: https://churchleaders.com/youth/youth-leaders-articles/342155-worship-preferences-when-musical-taste-is-a-precondition-for-worship.html
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.ioSouth Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.orgCross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on your favorite podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast
Intro Music on podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDk-QzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc and Chris interview Brandon Saucier of South Side Baptist Church. For the first half of the episode, we get to know Brandon and his story while getting to the question: "How should a Christian view music—secular, in the church, and in life?" The questions on music begin at the 22 minute mark.
Coffee that we drank while recording this podcast:
https://www.hiseyeshonduras.com/coffee.html
Helpful links:
Luther's use of musical style in his hymns: https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/Did_Martin_Luther_really_use%20tavern_tunes_in_church.pdf
Dwell Bible App: https://dwellapp.io
South Side Baptist Church: http://www.southsidesbc.org
Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://crossformedkids.com
Listen on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/4N0hAqBBr7Nc9UcEhLFPIn?si=Ep881RJcRdW0_kwCqwM-3A
Listen on Apple Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-christian-podcast/id1475062864
Listen on Podbean:
https://realtalkchristian.podbean.com
Music in podcast used by permission by the author.
Artist: Paul Lindgren
Song: Paradise
Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDk-QzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc and Chris discuss marijuana, alcohol, and even caffeine, all while asking the question: What should a Christian's view be towards this topic? Today's culture sees nothing wrong with marijuana and many other substances, but how should a Christian view this cultural phenomena? Let's ask the question, "What would Jesus do?" as we discuss this topic.
Where to listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4N0hAqBBr7Nc9UcEhLFPIn?si=Ep881RJcRdW0_kwCqwM-3A
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-christian-podcast/id1475062864
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-hd5p7-b9e3b7
External Links to help you continue this conversation:
https://www.ccef.org/marijuana/
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/marijuana-to-the-glory-of-god
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/marijuana-ever-okay-christians/
https://religionnews.com/2014/06/24/pastor-matt-chandler-talks-redemption-substance-abuse-serial-failures/
Music in podcast used by permission by the author.Artist: Paul LindgrenSong: ParadiseLink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDk-QzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc and Chris talk about how Christians are supposed to live in the world & culture that we're placed but live in such a way where we are not living like the world. Are we supposed to have the mindset of "in the world but not of the world" or is there a better way to think about this topic?
Where to listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4N0hAqBBr7Nc9UcEhLFPIn?si=Ep881RJcRdW0_kwCqwM-3A
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-christian-podcast/id1475062864
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-hd5p7-b9e3b7
External Links to help you continue this conversation:
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/lets-revise-the-popular-phrase-in-but-not-of
https://www.mayercommunitychurch.com/how-should-christians-interact-with-our-current-culture/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385529856/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
Music in podcast used by permission by the author.Artist: Paul LindgrenSong: ParadiseLink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDk-QzCRwz8eU45gZQ
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
On this episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc and Chris talk about the magical world of Disney and a Christian's response to Disney. In the world today, one cannot go far without interacting with Disney, but because Disney does not always line up with Christian values, some Christians believe that Disney is completely evil and should be considered as such. On the flip side, many Christians have no problem with Disney and let their children view any movie that Disney releases. How should Christians respond to Disney? Let's talk about it.
Where to listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4N0hAqBBr7Nc9UcEhLFPIn?si=Ep881RJcRdW0_kwCqwM-3A
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-christian-podcast/id1475062864
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-hd5p7-b9e3b7
External Links to help you continue this conversation:
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/do-you-trust-disney-with-your-kids
https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-Disney.html
https://www.russellmoore.com/2012/03/25/should-christians-boycott-starbucks/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/should-christians-boycott-boycotting/
Music in podcast used by permission by the author.Artist: Paul LindgrenSong: ParadiseLink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kiadclDcNpa2YdT6zCdP9?si=lEZeoDk-QzCRwz8eU45gZQ