Hole in My Heart Podcast

Mar 28 2025 260 ep. 46 mins 57

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On the Hole in My Heart Podcast, Laurie Krieg, her licensed-therapist husband, Matt, and their friend ”and most professional radio voice,” Producer Steve talk about how the gospel is good news for everyone every day. They most frequently talk about sexuality, addiction, trauma, discipleship, parenting, and mental health through a historically biblical sexual ethic lens, and with a bit of humor.

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Episode 239: How to Form a Gospel-Identity in the Next Gen | Jonathan Holmes

Mar 28 2025 38 mins

It’s so easy to identify as “I am what I do” or “I am how I feel.” The next generations especially seem to feel this pull. How can we help Gen Z and Alpha understand who they are in Christ? How can we start with our own identity so we speak from a place of firm-footing instead of hypocrisy? Author and therapist Jonathan Holmes is here to help lead us. | Highlights | “A

Episode 238: Screens: From Fighting to Flourishing | Chris McKenna

Mar 14 2025 45 mins

Many parents feel a mixture of emotions about screens: On one hand, we see they can be useful tools. On the other, we feel a lot of shame because we are probably addicted to them ourselves and we let our kids use them too often. We feel shame, anger, and . . . gratitude? How should we feel? How can parents approach screen time with their kids—and move us all from fighting

Episode 237: Parenting Without Panic | Rachel Gilson

Feb 28 2025 46 mins

Parents and caregivers of the next generation need help to lead their kids in an affirming-LGBTQ world. Our guest and author, Rachel Gilson, said it well on today’s episode: “Even my friends who had great discipling moms and dads didn’t grow up in this cultural moment. Their moms and dads didn’t have to help them navigate these cultural questions.” She continued: “S

Episode 236: Remember Discipleship? Let’s Do It | EK Strawser

Feb 14 2025 45 mins

Discipleship is something Christians are talking about more. It’s so important. But…what is it? Today, author and pastor Eun (EK) Strawser helps understand what discipleship is as well as: --How can we become a community that centers discipleship? --How can we know if we are doing it “right”? --How does parenting relate to discipleship? | Highlights | “Disc

Episode 235: The Most Important Part of Parenting | Dan Allender

Jan 31 2025 44 mins

This episode left us speechless. Today, we are joined again by psychologist and author Dan Allender to talk about the most important part of parenting: Your marriage. (If you are a single mom or dad, we bless you and intersperse much of the conversation with relating the conversation to close friendships.) For those of us who are married, why is that the most important part

Episode 234: Your Parenting + Discipleship Q & A | Matt, Laurie, Steve

Jan 17 2025 50 mins

To launch our spring season focused on parenting and discipling the next generation, we are starting with YOUR QUESTIONS. We toss around: “What parts of ‘the sex talk’ were helpful for us when we were growing up?” “How can we protect our kids’ bodies without being a helicopter parent?” “How can we approach school systems that don’t agree with our beliefs?” “S

Episode 233: Why Can’t We Stay Friends? | Bryan Loritts

Jan 03 2025 41 mins

Happy new year! Let’s talk about friendships? Author and pastor Bryan Loritts joins us today to discuss: Are friendships seasonal? (Should they be?) How can we make and keep lifelong friends? How should we think about boundaries with friends? | Highlights | “The reason so many of our relationships are superficial is we are too scared of taking the time and the risk to

Episode 232: The Genesis of Gender | Abigail Favale

Dec 19 2024 53 mins

If you care about the gender conversation at all, we believe this conversation is critical. Dr. Abigail Favale wrote Laurie’s favorite book on gender this year called “The Genesis of Gender,” and the conversation about it is—*chef’s kiss*—rich and practical. Together, they talk about: —Is sexual difference an afterthought of the Bible? How can we define woman and man

Episode 231: Everyday Evangelism | David Bennett

Dec 06 2024 51 mins

We LOVED this conversation. In the midst of divisive ... everything… in the world today, it reminded us about what really matters: JESUS. THE GOSPEL. And that sharing Jesus (evangelism) is an absolute joy when you love Him. Theologian, author, and our friend, David Bennett, is the one who reminds us of our first love (Jesus), and also helps us think through: —Why should

Episode 230: Laurie’s Book Club | Anxious Generation

Nov 22 2024 33 mins

We’re trying something new called Laurie’s Book Club, where “she reads the book so you don’t have to. Granted, we would love it if you read the book and “discussed” it alongside us on the pod, but if you’re anything like most of the world, you’d love to hear a summary of the book, any major nuggets, a little discussion, and call it a day. That’s what we are st