Episode 133 Beyond the Mirror: Finding Your Identity in Christ

Episode 133 Beyond the Mirror: Finding Your Identity in Christ

In this episode, we explore one of the most foundational questions of the Christian life: Who am I? Our culture encourages us to build identity on success, relationships, achievement, and personal story—but Scripture offers a radically different foundation. We unpack what it means to have union with Christ and how that truth reshapes our understanding of significance, security, acceptance, forgiveness, and spiritual power. Through pastoral reflection and biblical insight, we consider how believers drift into false identities—and how the Holy Spirit restores us to truth. This conversation is both theological and deeply practical, speaking directly into the quiet struggles many Christians face with insecurity, shame, and spiritual exhaustion.

Episode 132 Grief: A Matter of Trust

In this deeply personal episode of The Living Grounded Podcast, I sit down with Bob Gilbert to discuss his journey through the loss of two wives, Debbie and CJ. Bob shares candidly about the fear, loneliness, questions, and unexpected challenges that accompany grief.  Together, we explore how suffering impacts faith, prayer, relationships, and one's understanding of God's purposes. Bob offers practical wisdom and biblical encouragement for anyone walking through loss or supporting someone who is grieving. This conversation is an honest reminder that even in our deepest sorrows, God remains always present and always faithful.

Episode 131 Why Doesn't Everyone Believe?

Why do some people embrace Christ while others reject him? If salvation is entirely by grace, what role does human response play? And what do we do with passages that seem to emphasize both God's sovereign initiative and our responsibility to believe? In this episode, Ron Moore and Tom Rojahn join host Jill Kowalski to explore some of the Bible's most thought-provoking passages concerning salvation, faith, and God's sovereign work. Together they discuss how Scripture presents both divine sovereignty and human responsibility, not as competing ideas, but as complementary truths that lead us to humility, worship, and confidence in God's purposes.

Episode 130 Sovereign Grace and Human Choice

Ron Moore and Tom Rojahn are joined by host Jill Kowalski to discuss God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. The conversation engages J.I. Packer’s idea of antinomy, discusses the dangers of overemphasizing either divine sovereignty or human responsibility, and considers why mystery in theology is not the same thing as incoherence.

Episode 129 Ed Glover’s Story: One Family. One Block. One Life at a Time.

For three decades, Ed Glover and his wife Tammy have faithfully served Pittsburgh’s North Side through a ministry rooted in presence, discipleship, and holistic transformation. In this deeply personal conversation, Ed shares the story behind Urban Impact — from his own journey to Christ and calling into ministry to the early days of reaching youth with faith and obedience. This episode explores: - Ed’s testimony and spiritual journey - The calling that led to Urban Impact in 1995 - Why “holistic ministry” matters - The power of living in the community you serve - Lessons learned through 30 years of ministry - What real discipleship and community transformation look like - Hope for the next generation Urban Impact now serves thousands of students annually through athletics, education, performing arts, and outreach ministries — while continuing its mission of seeing lives transformed “one person, one family, and one block at a time.” If you’ve ever wondered what faithful presence, long-term ministry, and authentic leadership look like, this conversation will encourage and challenge you.