Pick Up the Mike

In this week's episode, Mike and Will move into Romans 8, unpacking why Paul calls it the pinnacle of the whole book — starting with "no condemnation" and working through what it really means to set your mind on the...

Mike and Mandy are joined by three guests from across the world for a conversation that'll open your eyes — diving into the story of Kuza, a Kenyan gospel ministry reaching people across six African countries. Then they...

In this week's episode, Mike and Will dig into Romans 7, tackling the tension every believer feels: why does the law seem to stir up sin instead of stopping it? Along the way, they wrestle with who Paul is actually...

Jay Decker grew up as a missionary kid but dreamed of nothing more than a house with a white picket fence back in America. Then his best friend died in front of him at 16, and everything changed. Hear how Jay wanted...

In this week's episode, Mike and Will dig into Romans 6, wrestling with the question every Christian eventually faces: if grace covers all sin, why not just keep sinning? They break down what it means to be dead to the...

With Mike still out of the country, Will invited Josh Oliver on the podcast to share his story. Josh grew up in Ford City, raised by a single dad after his parents' divorced early on. He shares how he made a childhood...

Fred Neal grew up three feet from Kittanning High School, sleeping to bass-thumping cars and sitting in the back row where "God can't find me back here." Hear how a friend's drug-fueled seizure sent him crying out to...

Mike and Mandy dig into some of the worst preaching trends online right now — from Willow Creek's legacy to a lesbian bishop, a "God is a black woman" panel, and a Lutheran sermon that accuses Jesus of losing his...

In this week's episode, Mike and Will dig into Romans 6, tackling the question every Christian eventually faces: if grace covers all sin, why not just keep sinning? Along the way, they break down what it means to be...

Joe Zambotti grew up in a welding shop, riding motocross, and skipping church whenever his dad would let him — until his 13-year-old sister burned head to toe changed everything. Hear how a Pennsylvania body shop owner...

Matt Cooper grew up outside Fox Chapel in an angry, "name it and claim it" household. He shares how a he got saved at 14 in a cabin, spent his teen years chasing girls instead of God, found his way back through a...

Thilak Pappu spent his early years in Kerala, India chanting Hindu devotional songs, climbing sacred mountains barefoot, and bargaining for idols at the market. But no amount of religion could answer his four questions...

Mike and Will tackle an anonymous question about what it actually means to be biblically married — and whether the government has anything to do with it. Then Romans 5, where one man's bite of fruit killed the whole...

<p>Jim Bracelin never planned to learn sign language — just enough signs to share the gospel if he ever met a deaf person. Hear how that reluctant "bare minimum" commitment turned into decades of full-time deaf...

<p>Mike and Will open with a question from the young adults group — does God actually hate Satan? — and find out it's harder to answer than it sounds. Then it's Romans 5, where Paul somehow makes suffering sound like...