PD and PDubs Unscripted

P-Dubs and PD are glad to have P-Dubs' daughter, Sydney joining us on this episode. They start their discussion about the parable of the Lost Sheep. This leads Sydney into a discussion about mental health and feeling like the lost sheep.

On this episode we discuss various Easter hymns and songs. We share our thoughts about some of our favorites and how these are uplifting songs and hymns.

P-Dubs and PD are joined by Immanuel member, Kevin Kindelin. Kevin just released a memoir about his life and his journey have his spinal cord injury when he was 19. He shares about his journey from the time of the injury and when he found out about Immanuel. You can buy his book on Amazon. It's called, "At Least I Tried" by Kevin Kindelin

It's episode 100! P-Dubs and PD reflect on the past 2 years of recording their podcast. They share some behind the scenes stories of the podcast and the fun they have had while recording.

PD and P-Dubs are joined by Immanuel members, Kevin, Doug, and Terry to talk about 50's Plus. 50's Plus is a group of people over 50 that meet at Immanuel weekly, for devotions, fellowship, a meal, and a lot of fun. Terry shares about their upcoming event with Radio Players West on April 19. If your'e interested in checking out the Radio Players West please RSVP at schmoldt@comcast.net.

PD is joined by lifelong Immanuel member, Betty Franz and recurring guest, Meschac St. Amour. Betty recently came back from a mission trip in Haiti to see what Meschac's mission in Haiti is doing. She shares stories about the trip and what she learned.

PDubs and PD talk about the season of Lent on this week's episode. They share stories about imposing ashes and the purpose for this season in the church year.

This week PDubs and PD discuss the increase of one of the fastest growing religious affliation, "Nones." Nones are those that claim they have no religious affiliation. They share about results of some recent surveys about views of Nones.

PDubs and PD discuss what the daily life of a pastor is like. They share some of their favorite parts of ministry and some stories from their years in ministry.

As we begin the new year it's easy to have fear. There are a lot of things that can cause us fear, yet with God we have no worry to fear or worry about what's happening in life.

PDubs and PD take a deeper dive into Luke 2:1-20. This is the familiar passage read on Christmas Eve. The go through the text and share some of their thoughts about what's going on in the reading.

PDubs and PD are joined by Cheryl and Sarah White for a fun conversation about Christmas movies. They all share their favorite Christmas movies and discuss those along with many other Christmas movies.

PDubs and PD are joined by Rev. Jorge Mazariegos of Vida y Fe Church of West Dundee, IL. Pastor Jorge shares about his journey to be a pastor growing up to Guatemala to helping out at a church in Aurora, and ultimately starting Vida y Fe Church. This is a great conversation about what God is doing through Pastor Jorge and his ministry.

PDubs and PD are joined by the church's mailman, Nick. Nick shares about life as a letter carrier and how he truly tries to be uplifting to all of his customers. Take time to get to know a regular in the church office, Nick the Mailman!

With PDubs getting ready to head off to Wisconsin for his annual time in the woods for hunting season, he shares about some of the lessons he has learned in the deer stand.

PDubs and PD take a deeper dive into the Aaronic Benediction. They share what they learned at a pastor's conference a few years ago on this great way to end our church services.

PD is joined by Meschac St. Amour to give an update on his ministry in Haiti. Meschac shares about some of the recent groups that have come to help the people in Haiti and shares an update about the medical facility they are looking to have up and running by January 2024.

PDubs and PD discuss an article about 11 different sayings that came originally from the Bible. They have a lot of fun and laughs as they discuss these different sayings. You may be shocked to hear some of them.

PDubs and PD discuss an article from Relevant Magazine about the five most countercultural virtues of Christianity. They have a great conversation talking about this list.

PDubs and PD are joined by Immanuel's interim praise team director, Joe Latuszek. They have a great conversation about planning sermons and connecting it to preparing to play music. Also, they discuss some of the goals of Immanuel's praise team.

PDubs and PD have some fun talking about the different things celebrated on a given day. They also have a little discussion about one hit wonders.

And they wrap up by talking about the reason we can have joy each day.

PDubs and PD start looking ahead to the upcoming sermon series in October. The sermon series will be looking to ReEngage with the concept of the One and the RE Campaign. They share about the importance of sharing the Gospel with those who don't know Jesus or walked away from the faith.

On this episode PD is joined by recurring guest, Maggie Walsh (M-Dubs). M-Dubs and PD discuss places in the northwest suburbs of Chicago that are supposedly haunted along with ghosts. This discussion leads into a Lutheran understanding of ghosts and haunted places.

PDubs is back in studio with PD! PDubs and PD discuss memories they had from their experiences with the first day of school growing up. They also talk about the first day of school at Immanuel for the 2023-2024 school year as well as the Bible verse of the school year.

PD is joined by one of his longest friends, Peter Frank. Peter just finished his vicarage (internship) at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Hickory, NC. Peter shares about his vicarage and what he learned and PD shares stories from his vicarage at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bartlesville, OK.

PD is joined by his good friend an Immanuel alumni, AJ Weller. They discuss the three biggest issues they see facing the church.

Today, PD is joined by Dave Ficken the North American Director of PLI. PD and Dave discuss sharing the gospel message of Jesus with others and some practical ways they have done that. Please note the audio for Dave is a little lower due to he was remote when recording.

On this episode, we discuss the Parable of the Sower and look ahead a little to the Parable of the Weeds. We share some of our own gardening soil and what Jesus is talking about in the Parable of the Sower.

On this episode we discuss on article from Relevant Magazine called, "7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming Christian." We discuss these 7 different things.

On this week's episode the guys take a deeper dive into Matthew 9:12. They also, share some of their own stories about going to the doctor and hospital.

On this episode we discuss two recent sports press conferences. We first discuss the OU Women's Softball team on the press conference of three of the their players sharing about their faith. The second press conference is Boston Celtics Head Coach, Joe Mazzulla. Joe shares about how there is more then life then basketball.

This week we're joined by John Pejchl. John's joins us to discuss Immanuel's AV team and how to get involved with the team. He also, gets PDubs and PD to have a spirited debate about the Cubs and White Sox.

We're joined by recurring guest, Maggie Walsh. She joins us to talk about Immanuel's 2023 VBS Program, Stellar. They discuss some of the changes this year and Bible Buddies!

We follow up our discussion on Ascension by talking about what took place 10 days later on Pentecost. We share our thoughts on the different aspects of Pentecost.

On this week's episode we take a deeper dive into Ascension Day. We talk about some of the different events surrounding it.

We also discuss how Jesus foreshadows what will happen on Pentecost.

PDubs and PD discuss the hymns and songs that are used in worship. The music that is picked to be used in worship have lyrics that fit with the theme of the day. They talk about a couple songs that fit with the text of John 14:1-6.

On this episode we talk about some practical ways we can share our faith with those around us.

On this episode we discuss what it was like going through the Call Day process at Seminary. We share stories about receiving calls to our vicarage congregations and our first calls out of seminary.

Today we discuss how our life of faith with the Holy Spirit guiding us is similar to a GPS. At times we ignore our GPS's and it takes us longer to get where we are going on our trip. When we ignore the Holy Spirit's guidance it takes us longer to become the person God has created us to be.

On this episode we discuss the interaction between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark during the NCAAW Championship game. This conversation continues to look at attitudes and interactions of athletes in other sports.

On this episode we take a deeper dive looking at the events of Passion Week. We talk a little bit about Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. And there is a little baseball talk at the beginning of the episode.

This episode has a lot of topics about the spring time are discussed. They discuss the start of the baseball season with predictions for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Also, they talk about spring cleaning and what that means for our faith.

On this episode we dive a little deeper into the story of the blind man being healed in John 9. There is a lot to dive into this, with the blind man sharing his story, the blind man being seen as an outcast, and the reaction of the Pharisees.

The guys discuss the new movie, Jesus Revolution. The movie shares the story of Pastor Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie, and Lonnie Frisbee and how they started a revolution for Jesus in Southern California. They talk about the movie and the events that lead to the revolution and how it's connected to the world today. 

PDubs and PD discuss an article about practical ways to apply your faith everyday. These are three simples ways to see faith in action each day. 

We're joined by Natalie Rodriguez, the Executive Director of Hopeful Beginnings. Hopeful Beginnings vision has been that all children deserve a loving home. Hopeful Beginnings acknowledges that caring for those who care for children is the best way to ensure that little ones have all they need to grow and thrive in the world. In order to achieve this, the agency provides a plethora of services including adoption services, case management and access to free baby essentials, as well as free maternal mental health counseling for birthing persons experiencing postpartum depression/anxiety, grief and loss of a pregnancy and or difficulty transitioning to motherhood.

On this episode we're joined by Cheryl White.  Cheryl and PDubs have known each other for years and both attending Immanuel as students when they were growing up. They share stories about their memories of Immanuel as kids. It was a great time strolling down memory lane.  Enjoy hearing some stories of Immanuel's past.

On this episodes the guys discuss the results of the polls taken at the 2022 LCMS National Youth Gathering (NYG) in Houston, Texas.  The polls range from various topics such as spiritual life, hot button issues, church, and family.  Take a peak into the life of the teenagers in 2022 based on the polls at the NYG.