Ep 40. Rooted in Faith and Growing in Wisdom (with lots of fun on the side): Freshman Life at NSA

Ep 40. Rooted in Faith and Growing in Wisdom (with lots of fun on the side): Freshman Life at NSA

Kelly Tarr is joined today by Tara Tarr, as well as Tara's college housemates, Claire and Elsey! They discuss their experience in the world of Classical Christian acadamia, and the details of managing their studies and life at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, ID. Check out NSA at https://nsa.edu/ [https://nsa.edu/]

Ep 39. Dr. Ernie Baker: Controversy at the Presuppositional Level

Today, Kelly is joined by fellow Biblical Counselor Dr. Ernie Baker. With a long history of teaching as a professor of biblical counseling at The Master's University (TMU), Dr. Baker is the chair of the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program and serves with Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide. He is the consulting editor of the new series, Critical Issues in Biblical Counseling, and author of one of the books in the series, Biblical Counseling and the Psychologies [https://a.co/d/6MRf8TA]. Marry Wisely, Marry Well [https://www.shepherdpress.com/products/marry-wisely-marry-well/], as well as several mini-books with Shepherd Press.  Dr. Baker is married to Rose, and they have six children and fourteen grandchildren.

Ep 38. Dr. Julie Ganschow: Trauma Redeemed

Down to Earth is back in 2026! Kelly is joined today with a fellow biblical counselor, Dr. Julie Ganschow! Julie is the founder and Director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center [https://rgcconline.org/]and the founder of Biblical Counseling for Women. [https://bc4women.org/] She is an adjunct professor at SEBI in Brazil, a commissioned member for The Addiction Connection, and teaches internationally for BCMW (formerly OIC). Julie is the author of Trauma Redeemed [https://a.co/d/e2N6G3o]: A Biblical Response to Medicalized Suffering.

Ep 37. Dr. Venessa Ellen: Grace through Grief

Kelly is joined by Dr. Venessa Ellen to discuss a difficult topic that might be more related to Christmas than one would think: Grief. Dr. Venessa Ellen is the President of Real Life Women's Ministry, LLC., Vice President of Expository Counseling Training Center [http://www.mycounselingcorner.com/] and Director of Women’s Ministry at Community of Faith Bible Church [http://www.cofbc.org/]. Dr. Ellen is also a speaker and lecturer for nearly 30 years, in fields such as Church Administration and Women's Ministry. She is a Houston native, yet is recognized internationally as a speaker and author of Grace in the Mourning [https://a.co/d/6Zx87na]: A Faith-Filled Journey through Grief. Learn more about her at: https://drvenessaellen.com

Ep 36. Tanya Flores: Grief and Reproductive Loss

Kelly is joined by fellow biblical counselor Tanya Flores to discuss a difficult topic that, in the modern church, is not talked about nearly enough. Tanya is the co-founder of the Reproductive Loss Network, a nonprofit that provides a Biblical response to those touched by reproductive loss. You can learn more about Tanya at tanyaflores.com [https://tanyaflores.com/] and more about the Reproductive Loss Network at reproductivelossnetwork.org [https://reproductivelossnetwork.org/]