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This episode is brought to you by the 4th Annual BATify Freedom 5K for St. Jude. You can register here:https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/batify or for sponsorship info email us at hello@benandtravis.com. After a full Sunday of preaching, Ben and Travis discuss their preparation and approach to Bible study. Ben kicks off the episode congratulating Travis on he and Whitney being honored at the Heart of RCA Auction on Saturday night. Travis talks about the importance of humility in dealing with Scripture. Ben discuss his strategy to outlining a biblical text. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-refresh/id1611969995 Good Old Fashioned Dislike Podcast: ht

This episode is brought to you by the 4th Annual BATify Freedom 5K for St. Jude. You can register here:https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/batify or for sponsorship info email us at hello@benandtravis.com. The guys start the episode talking about becoming dads and when the reality set in that life had changed. The conversations shifts to what their kids have taught them along their parenting journey. The show concludes with a lightening round of rapid fire questions about parenting with Ben providing the answers that he has come up with. We hope you are encouraged by today's episode wherever you are listening. We are so thankful for you! Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/

This episode is brought to you by the Always Endure 9th Annual Slawburger Chase 5K/10K. Register here: https://www.alwaysendure.com/upcomingevents Ben is joined by Travis and Will for a Friday ReFresh/Helping. Healing. Humor. mashup. The guys share their Easter plans and what they are thinking about headed into Resurrection Sunday. Ben and Will will spend Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Lads to Leaders before heading home to be at Highland Park for Easter. Travis will come to the Shoals on Friday before heading back to Riverside for Easter. The guys take turns sharing what is on their hearts and minds headed in the amazing weekend of celebration. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.

This episode is brought to you by the Always Endure 9th Annual Slawburger Chase 5K/10K. Register here: https://www.alwaysendure.com/upcomingevents Professional counseler and author, Loresa Stansell joins Ben, Will and Travis to discuss her journey with her autistic son, Jacob. She shares her story of grief and loss of normal and how it helped her to develop a strategy and process to help others in similar situations. Loresa allows us to see into her faith struggle and how God has shown her so many blessings through her son. The episode wraps with some fun Jacob stories and which song is Loresa's jam. Loresa's website: https://stansellcounseling.com/index.html "No More Chasing Normal" https://a.co/d/9lUK4p4 Loresa's TedTalk https://youtu.be/c34sTXW9NvY Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/

This episode is brought to you by the Always Endure 9th Annual Slawburger Chase 5K/10K. You can register here: https://www.alwaysendure.com/upcomingevents Ben, Travis and Will celebrate March Madness as dads with March Dadness by sharing 3 practical tips for daily parenting. Ben begins talking about the need for strong relationships in all of our lives but especially children. He draws encouragement from 1 Thessalonians 2:7-10. Travis takes the first "A" of parenting with the impact of affirmation and how God affirms his son, Jesus in Mark 9 during the Transfiguration. Will shares how his parents always made themselves available to him and his brother. How that challenges him to be there for his daughter and Proverbs 22:1 encourages him to remain focused. Ben wraps up the discussiong with the importance of attunement when you children want your attention. Ben and Will wrap up the episode with dad jokes. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benand

This episode is brought you by the 9th Annual Slawburger Chase 5k/10k. You can register at alwaysendure.com. Ben and Travis are joined by 3 of the youth deacons at North End Church of Christ in Parkersburg, West Virginia following the Recharge Youth Rally. 2023 NECOC Youth Rally - Call Kevin! https://youtu.be/8c9-9vpEMpY 2023 NECOC Youth Rally - Doctor Visit: https://youtu.be/esOFOoSYKek 2023 NECOC Youth Rally - North End News Network - Episode 1: https://youtu.be/u1qDnEatIp8 Lift Up Thine Eyelids: https://youtu.be/SPbVWBGSrG4 CYC17: Carpool Karaoke https://youtu.be/nNg0DUC4e24 Developing 20/20 Vision: https://youtu.be/h1XpDd2KVfQ Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca

This episode is brought to you by the 9th Annual Always Endure Slawburger Chase 5k/10k on April 15th. Register here: https://www.alwaysendure.com/upcomingevents This episode is brought to you by Heritage Christian University: www.hcu.edu Join our March Madness Bracket Pick'em here: https://buff.ly/3KVUhJL Group: Ben and Travis Password: TripleHPod Ben and Travis share the details of their adventure through the southeast this past weekend. Ben picked up Travis on Thursday and drove to Warner Robins, Georgia before heading north to Parkersburg, West Virginia on Friday. Ben traveled 1,600+ miles through the weekend. The fellas speak to the encouragement they recieved from the North End congregation in Parkersburg. The guys wrap up the show talking about their favorite moments rolling down the road this past weekend. https://youtube.com/shorts/tUoQoGr5nv0?feature=share We would love to come to your church or organization to share our mental health info in the Helping Healing Humor workshop. We have the followin

This episode is brought to you by Heritage Christian University. Get more info about HCU right here: https://www.hcu.edu/ Ben, Travis and Will get together on a stormy day while the Mars Hill Lady Panthers wrap up a basketball state championship to recap Challenge Youth Conference 2023. Travis discusses his post CYC crash. Ben talks about the benefits for presenters now CYC Pigeon Forge has moved back to one session for everyone. Will shares how he feeds off the youth group members' energy. Travis declares the Ben and Travis booth the best of the weekend thanks to Lifted Balloon Co. (https://www.facebook.com/liftedballoonco/). Ben brings up the kindness of so many folks and Travis discusses the upcoming Mental Health Workshop in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The guys share the highlights of the weekend and the HCU Question of the Day is about our favorite "Skits With A Truth" skit 2023. New 2023 CYC Videos: https://www.benandtravis.com/videos Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of F

Kate Gladkykh joins us for part two of our interview about her experience in coming to the United States from Ukraine. Ben begins the episode by asking Kate about the difficulty of "loving your enemy" in the face of war. Kate speaks to the love she has received in the States and the expressions of care from the Christians in her life. Travis speaks to encouraging people in their struggles and the tremendous attitude that Kate seems to have. Kate then shares how each of us can support the mission in Ukraine! Travis asks Kate about the message she would like to send around the world. Ben follows up with the Heritage Christian University Question of the Day about her favorite kind of American Music. The guys wrap up the episode with the all important food questions. Pray for Ukraine: https://www.facebook.com/groups/actandpray4ukraine/ Support the Ukrainian Mission: Tuscumbia Church of Christ 102 East 4th Street Tuscumbia, AL 35674 Make sure to include "Ukraine Missions" in the memo. or you can Venmo Jeff Abrams

This episode is brought to you by Magic Mind. Get 56% off your subscription when you use code "HEALINGHUMOR20" at https://www.magicmind.co/healinghumor! Enter our giveaway by subscribing at benandtravis.com and then help us to get to 100 total rates/reviews across our podcasts. If we hit our goal we will giveaway your choice of Apple Airpods or a $100 Amazon gift card. If we hit 50 on the Good, Old Fashioned Dislike and/or The Friday ReFresh, we will release two more giveaways! Checkout those links below. Ukrainian Kate Gladkykh joins us this week to discuss her journey from Ukraine to Tuscumbia, Alabama. Kate shares with us the beginning of her relationship with Jesus Christ. She discussed the impact of Camp Amerikraine on her walk with the LORD. Then Kate shares how blessed she by the body of believers around the world but especially in Ukraine and Tuscumbia Church of Christ. She shares how the opportunity to learn English through the Bible changed her life. She wraps up the show by telling us where her Ir

This episode is brought to you by Magic Mind. Get 56% off your subscription when you use code "HEALINGHUMOR20" at https://www.magicmind.co/healinghumor! Travis begins the episode talking about "100 Podcast Reviews" Giveaway beginning now and running the last weekend of February. You can rate 5 stars and review this podcast along with "The Friday ReFresh" and "Good, Old Fashioned Dislike" on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider to help the cause. Our email subscribers are already entered if we hit the 100 review mark before Monday, February 27th and we will giveaway some Apple Airpods and maybe a few other items. Travis follows that up with the dates for some upcoming mental health workshops they will be doing over the next few months. Travis introduces the topic of the love and respect found in chapter 5 of the New Testament epistle to the Ephesians. The guys discuss why these two aspects are vital to the spouse relationship. They also delve into what those two things look like on a daily basis. T

This episode is brought to you by Magic Mind. Get 56% off your subscription when you use code "HEALINGHUMOR20" at https://www.magicmind.co/healinghumor! Ben and Travis kickoff the episode wishing Lonnie Jones a quick recovery following his surgery a few weeks ago. Travis then asks Ben about the symptoms of depression and other signs to look for. The guys follow that up with some thoughts on actions that are not helpful for those struggling with depression. Ben discusses when it is time to get professional help and then maps out practical ways to deal with the feeling. Travis follows up with the Ben and Travis Racing Team shirts Question of the Day about Valentine's Day! Checkout Heritage Christian University at www.hcu.edu Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the sh

Videographer Brice Milleson along with Billy the Speed Goat, joins the podcast to talk about how he met Ben and Travis and how they develop their fun videos for Challenge Youth Conference every year. The guys take a break from filming CYC videos for 2023 and tell their stories from behind the scenes of their creative sessions. Brice shares what caused him to reach out to Travis. He also shares his favorite videos, characters and moments from filming. Checkout the Ben and Travis Cinematic Universe here: https://www.benandtravis.com/videos Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-refresh/id1611969995 Good Old Fashioned Dislike Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.

Dr. Laws Rushing returns on International Day of Education, to discuss it's importance to all ages. The current Riverside Christian Academy Head of School will soon be taking a similar role at Mars Hill Bible School. Laws shares the importance of having dedicated Christian leaders at home and in the classroom. He also discusses how the best Christian education is immersive. Adding that the Bible is a practical book of values but also how to face suffering in this life. The guys celebrate National Compliment Day with some of their "favorite" compliments they've received through the years. Links mentioned in this episode: *Heritage Christian University www.hcu.edu Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podc

Ben and Travis come to you from Challenge Youth Conference in Dallas, Texas. The guys recap the trip that began last Thursday and wrapped up late Sunday night. This episode was recorded on Saturday night before CYC wrapped on Sunday. Ben and Travis share the shareable stories from the trip over and break down the fun things. The guys begin to discuss the importance of fellowship throughout the year but especially on weekends like CYC. Links mentioned in this episode: Heritage Christian University: https://www.hcu.edu/ Challenge Youth Conference: https://www.cyconline.com/ Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-refresh/id1611969995 Good Old Fashioned Dislike Podcast: https://podcasts.appl

This episode is brought to you by Heritage Christian University (https://www.hcu.edu/). Ben returns to the show to share the steps to getting off to a smart start in 2023. Travis kicks off the episode with the importance of an "easy" win to get moving in the right direction. Ben shares the characteristics of goals that help you gain Uncle Mo: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time Sensitive Will then shares some of those aspects he has seen in trying to accomplish the plans he sets for his life. He shares the advice to make your goals a chore. He also shares the importance of rewarding yourself when attaining your goals. Ben wraps up the episode with his 2022 highlights and how he is framing his 2023. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com "BETTER" challenge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent t

Blake Hollimon joins Travis and Will as they discuss their goals for themselves and their families in 2023. Travis starts the episode talking about the 2022 Ben and Travis events especially the Disco Dodgeball Tournament for St. Jude last August. Travis speaks to the importance of momentum in mental, spiritual and physical self care. Blake shares that he has reached out to a mentor for 2023 to gain wisdom and be a better all around human being. Will looks forward to turning 33 (on the day this episode releases... HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILL) and the preciousness of life. Travis talks about "reasonableness" from Philippians 4:5 as his verse for 2023. Get your copy of "Reframing Hope: Our Journey through Cancer, Adoption, and Love" here: https://www.benandtravis.com/books Links mentioned in this episode: Heritage Christian University: https://www.hcu.edu/ Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com Join our "BETTER 2023" CHALLENGE HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravi

Ben, Travis and Whitney Creasy wrap up 2022 with a discussion about their favorite things during the holidays. Travis remembers his first experience of the song "A Few of My Favorite Things" involving Will Ferrell. The guys discuss some of the awesome blessings of 2022 from St. Jude, to podcasts and to the Reframing Hope book. Ben reveals the total raised by Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude for 2022. Whitney talks about how many copies of Reframing Hope sold in 2022! Then everyone shares 3 of their favorite Christmas things before debating when the Christmas celebration should actually begin. Links mentioned in this episode: *Checkout Heritage Christian University https://www.hcu.edu/ Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://pod

The hosts with the most begin to get into the holiday vibe as they discuss the power of hope during this season and throughout the year. The guys share practical ways to maintain your hope and therefore share hope with those around you. The holidays can be tough for anyone but especially those feeling less hope than usual. We want to encourage to be a source of encouragement throughout the holidays and all of 2023! Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-refresh/id1611969995 Good Old Fashioned Dislike Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-old-fashioned-dislike/id1643163790 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Ben, Travis, Will and Josh Thorne come to you from their hotel room after the running of the St. Jude various races. The guys share their takeaways from a weekend full of events to raise money for St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Travis brings up the continued growth of "Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude" and Ben says that we are close to raising $20,000 for the cause. The guys share their most interesting thing they saw on their respective runs. There is still time to donate to our team at https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?fr_id=137507&pg=team&team_id=272930 Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com Join our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the