In Episode 19, we talk with Miles Olin. Play through to the end for deeply moving and transparent discussions about life, loss, grief, and insecurities…all given over to Jesus…who redeems and transforms us as we love, live, serve, and follow Jesus. Miles has been a Christian since childhood, and he shares how following Christ shapes every part of his life. Married to the lovely Kathy, Miles is a So Cal native who taught and coached at a Junior High for ten years before transitioning to Reader’s Digest for the rest of his career. Miles shares the impact in their life of tight friendships gained through small groups at church as well as the significance of serving at church. Miles is currently the Deacon of the First Impressions ministry at NorthPark so ushers, greeters, hospitality, and more are in his caring hands.

In Episode 18, we talk with Bishop W. C. Martin. “For more than twenty years Bishop Martin served the community of Possum Trot, Texas, as pastor of Bennett Chapel. Possum Trot is an East Texas town so tiny you won’t find it on most maps. Yet in this small town, God chose the bishop of a church and his wife to begin a movement with one simple word: adopt. In 1997, he and his wife, Donna, adopted two children and began a miraculous adventure that has become one of the premier adoption stories in America. Family by family, over two years, God challenged the members of Bennett Chapel (a little country church) to adopt seventy-seven of toughest kids in the foster care system. It was the hardest challenge this faith community ever faced. But they were determined to give the kids something they had never experienced - the power of redemptive love.” – From the back cover of Small Town Big Miracle: how love came to the least of these by Bishop W. C. Martin with John Fornof.

In each episode Robert interviews ONE Christian to hear their story. Join us in learning about this ONE body of Christ, ONE story at a time. You can watch the video on YouTube or listen to an audio-only podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Click HERE for the links https://www.northpark.com/one

In Episode 17, we talk with Liza Purdy. Liza is married to Sean, and they have two boys, one in college and one in elementary. As you’ll hear, Liza is passionate about the church! Her love for Christian community runs deep. Why? Because she has been, and continues to be, shaped by Christians living out their faith in Jesus by doing life together in the churches to which she has belonged. Liza has seen and experienced Jesus through the living faith of Christians in her life: her parents, a Youth Pastor, a Deacon, generous families, her small groups, and the list goes on-and-on. Liza walks us through a very difficult seven-year period after the birth of their first child. This dark, prolonged, and painful trial that came through caring for their very sick child. As Liza describes, her relationship with Jesus, and the life-giving support of Christian community, not only got her through these trials, but enabled her to emerge with a deeper love for Jesus, stronger marriage, and even greater love for Christ’s Church!

In each episode Robert interviews ONE Christian to hear their story. Join us in learning about this ONE body of Christ, ONE story at a time. You can watch the video on YouTube or listen to an audio-only podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Click HERE for the links https://www.northpark.com/one