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Keeping Up With The Joneses302: Stop Doing satan's Work for him (Part 1)Who would do that, right? Well it turns out, it happens more often than we’d all like to admit. On this week’s episode we explore what it is we do that causes so much trouble in our relationships and confirm that Alyn still can’t do math.SHOW NOTES:Frida snot suckerFed Up Being FatWWDC 2023Ezekiel 28.16Leviticus 19.16Ezekiel 22.9Proverbs 18.8, 26.22Proverbs 18.21Revelation 12.10The Secrets of Hillsong DocumentaryThe Rise and Fall of Mars HillJames 3.8-10Proverbs 15.4Psalm 50.19Pr...2023-06-1937 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses301: Fed Up Being FatHow many of us have a thing in life we know we could do differently, but the gap between doing that thing differently is covered with landmines of more appealing, but less wise choices? Yeah us too. This week we explore a manifestation of that dynamic as Alyn is fed up being fat.SHOW NOTES:AJ’s Etsy storeCoaching and group work with Alyn & AJThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom1 Corinthians 11.1The Cheesecake FactoryProverbs 27.12What is Keto?BECOME A MEMBER...2023-06-0558 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses300: We're Starting a Church*It's true. We're starting a church*. Here's the story of how that came to be and how you can be a part of it. (We also explain that little * too.)SHOW NOTES:Episode 288: How to Make Big Life-Changing DecisionsProverbs 11.14Luke 12.32Episode 298: What Men Do With Their FeelingsCoaching with Alyn and AJGroup process workMore about the churchBECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts on all our products, gain exclusive access to our video podcast, connect via private...2023-05-2237 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses299: Old Friends and Holy Spirit StoriesFriends are a gift from God. And there’s no better gift than this week’s guest Glenn Carter. For almost 30 years Glenn and Alyn have been close friends. Despite changes in life, vocation and location somehow they’ve kept up their friendship. On this week’s episode they talk about the secret to longevity in relationships, exploring an underground nuclear bunker and how the Holy Spirit healed Glenn’s marriage.SHOW NOTES:Patricia KingCarol ArnottTeslaThe Super Mario Bros. MovieThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom2023-05-151h 11
Keeping Up With The Joneses298: What Men Do With Their FeelingsMany a sitcom has been written about men and their relationship with feelings. Stereotypes abound at both end of the emotional spectrum. This week Alyn sits down with some members of a feelings process group he leads, to talk about what it’s like to be men with feelings and what they do with them. SHOW NOTES:Catch the Fire TorontoCatch the Fire Toronto School of MinistryJohn and Carol ArnottMojo's TacosSage HillJoin a group!Personalized coaching with Alyn & AJAsk us a que...2023-05-081h 16
Keeping Up With The Joneses297: How to Have More FaithFaith is essential but what do you do when you feel like you've run out of it? What do you do when God is asking you to move forward, but you're scared? On this week's episode we talk about five simple ways to grow your faith in God.SHOW NOTES:Coaching with Alyn & AJRomans 10.171 Timothy 6.20-212 Timothy 2.13Proverbs 14.71 Timothy 1.18Psalm 37.7Isaiah 40Ask us a questionBECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts on all our products...2023-05-0138 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses295: A Lot Can Happen in a WeekGoodness gracious. We've had a crazy week in the Jones household and it's been quite the rollercoaster! How crazy you ask? Well we’re adopting a baby in three weeks - and that’s not even the crazy bit! Come aboard and we'll tell you all about it. This is a different episode than normal, but it’s one of our favorites so far. 🙌SHOW NOTESEpisode 260: AdoptionActs 15.28Proverbs 21.1Join our adoption prayer listDonate to our adoptionOur baby registryQuestions about adoptionAsk us a questio...2023-03-2031 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses291: Something something revivalWith the news of the outpouring at Asbury hitting main stream and social media and with pockets of revival breaking out across the globe, it seems everyone has an opinion on what is and isn’t revival. On this episode we offer six things we’ve learned from being in situations where the Holy Spirit breaks out to help you navigate through the noise of opinion and seek the Lord with clarity. Plus Alyn has an artificial intelligence crisis and we answer a listener’s question about why sometimes things aren’t as easy as we’d like them to be when...2023-02-2054 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses275: Why Procrastination Slows Your FutureProcrastination is a beast. In this episode we talk about all the subtle ways we welcome procrastination into our lives and examine some of the cost those decisions make. Plus we go to Noah’s Ark, binge on snacks and have a road trip playlist ready for you to listen to.SHOW NOTES:The Olive GardenRIP The Little ChefThe Jones Road Trip PlaylistThe Creation MuseumThe Ark EncounterWSJ Interview with Stephen ColbertThe Subtle Way to Waste Your Life: Confessions of a Sophisticated Sloth2022-03-2853 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses274: Navigating Seasons of ChangeChange is an essential part of life but it’s often hard! Sometimes change is a costly process because we’re not really aligned with what God is doing. This week we talk about three things God looks for during seasons of change which we’ve found super helpful. We leave you with some questions to consider which may help you understand what God’s doing in your life in this season.SHOW NOTES:Alyn’s teaching on the prophetic from emanatePsalm 145.16Ecclesiastes 3.11James 1.8Ask yourself these three questions:1. Wha...2022-03-2140 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses273: Loving Your LimitationsWe used to despise our limitations. Limitations were for losers, after all we can do all things through Christ! But we've since learned to love our limitations as they point to areas where we need self care. In this week's episode we discuss five things to help you love your limitations and answer a listener's question about tithing as a business owner.SHOW NOTES:Anonymous social media quote: “True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake. It is making the choice to build a life you don't need to regularly escape from.”Matt...2022-03-1444 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses271: The Blessed LifeLast week's episode was all about tithing. This week is all about generosity and what happens when you give away things into God's economy. Some pretty cool testimonies on this episode. Oh and we venture out the movie theatre and find a new video game.SHOW NOTES:West Side StorySpider Man No Way HomeImmortals Fenyx RisingThe Blessed LifePart 1 of Alyn’s message on blessingPart 2 of Alyn's message on blessingPart 3 of Alyn’s message on blessingPart 4 of Alyn’s message on blessi...2022-02-1439 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses270: The Truth About TithingThere's so much misunderstanding about tithing in the church today. Even churches that teach tithing only tend to teach one truth about tithing. On this week's episode, we talk about some watershed moments related to tithing that changed our relationship with money. Plus a bonus question from a listener who wants to know what if only one of you (in a marriage) wants to tithe.SHOW NOTES:Our adoption newsletterHelp us adopt a babyAlyn’s second message on blessingAlyn’s third message on blessingMalachi 3.10Proverbs 3.9...2022-02-0738 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses269: Money Money MoneyWhy is it that money seems to be such an uncomfortable topic for so many Christians? On this week's episode we talk about how we learned about money from our families and how we learned about money from the church. All of that plus some listeners' questions about soaking and Finding Father courses.SHOW NOTES:Sous VideDavid WagnerPsalm 65.11Alyn’s sermon on money (part 1)Ask us a questionThe more-than-enough courseBECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts on all ou...2022-01-3154 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses267: What MLK Means To Me (with Remington Holt)Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day. Honestly, we were largely ignorant of most US holidays when we moved here, but this year we want to get better at it. So we invited our friend Remington to come on the show and talk about what Dr. King meant to him and how best we can honor the Doctor on this day.SHOW NOTES:Tamir RiceTreyvon MartinGeorge FloydRemington on InstagramTake A Seat: Race TalksRemington’s websiteRemington’s question, “How does the way I show u...2022-01-1754 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses264: Five Things We Didn't Know About Inner HealingInner healing is just a fancy name for the work the Holy Spirit does to conform us into the likeness of Christ and yet in some parts of the church it’s greatly misunderstood. This week we share five things we didn’t know as we stepped into more and more understanding. That and a Christmas miracle(?) is afoot in the Jones household.SHOW NOTESLifesong for OrphansOur adoption storyTim Tebow FoundationThe KylstrasThe Transformation of the Inner Man (updated edition here)A Comprehensive Guide to Deli...2021-12-131h 09
Keeping Up With The Joneses256: Five Things We Didn't Know About MarriageSo this is a fun one. It's called five things we didn't know about marriage and it's each of us talking about - you guessed it - five things we didn't know about marriage. We've tagged this one explicit, but only because we talk a little bit about sex at the end of the episode - not enough to make anyone blush, but more than enough that if you've got kids listening they might ask questions!SHOW NOTES:Overcast podcast appAlyn teaching on lukewarmnessWeber grillsThe Boundaries Academy...2021-10-1859 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses252: 100% VaccinatedThe sequel to 50% Vaccinated has just been released. Alyn is no longer the only one vaccinated against COVID-19 in our household. Now 100% of eligible recipients in our home have received the COVID vaccine and AJ is here to tell how all of that happened.We'll be honest, we didn't see this one coming.Show Notes:School of Supernatural LifeShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsEpisode 238: 50% VaccinatedAsk us a questionBECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts...2021-09-2040 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses244: AJ Goes for SurgeryIt's been a fun few weeks in the Jones household. After a quick trip to ER, AJ discovers she has a tumor on her ovary. This is the story of what happened next and how the kindness of God shows up even in the most difficult of circumstances.Show notes:Frog balloons in ShrekAJ on drugsSkyward SwordBECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts on all our products, gain exclusive access to our video podcast, connect via private message and more. Join...2021-07-1245 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses241: The Kindness of GodThere are no toxic limits to the kindness of God. The depths of his goodness, mercy and favor can not be exhausted. On this week’s episode we talk about how we first encountered and how we live out of the theology of the kindness of God and what that means and doesn’t mean. Plus an amazing listener’s question about what to do when friends are hurt by leaders.Show Notes:School of Supernatural LifeThe Kindness of GodAlyn speaking on the kindness of GodGraham CookeGraham’s word, “To proclai...2021-06-1451 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses239: How to Live in Tension and PeaceTension is unavoidable. It’s part of living life with limitations. So how do we live in tension and peace? That’s the very question we set out to answer this week. Plus, AJ gets new nails and Alyn discovers credit card fraud.Show Notes:Apple CardLife languages - Episodes 76, 77Psalm 131How to hear God’s voice - Episodes 18, 204BECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts on all our products, gain exclusive access to our video podcast, connect via private message and mo...2021-05-3153 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses235: Walking in WisdomWisdom is a big deal. It saves you from pain. It elevates the quality of your life. But it’s kind of elusive, right? Like what is wisdom? And how do you get it? On this week’s episode we set out to try and answer some of those questions by talking about four kinds of wisdom and four and half ways to get wisdom.Show Notes:Top golfThe PharmacySOSLMarc DuPontBar TacoEdley’s BBQQPBCAlyn’s message to QPBCGraham Cooke2021-05-0353 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses233: How to See Your Prophetic Words Come to PassSo you got a prophetic word, huh? Now what? In this episode we talk about all the things you can do to partner with the Holy Spirit to see your prophetic words come to pass. That and Alyn finally got his dream car.Show Notes:TeslaDavid praying his prophetic word - 2 Samuel 7Get confirmations - 2 Corinthians 13.1Take baby steps - Zechariah 4.10Imitate me as I imitate Christ - 1 Corinthians 11.1Ask us a questionBECOME A MEMBERMembership comes with rewards. Get discounts on...2021-04-1944 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses231: The Feelings DoctorDr. Chip Dodd is a feelings expert. He literally wrote the book on it. For the past 10 episodes we've explored what he wrote in his breakthrough book, "The Voice of the Heart". This week we were thrilled to sit down and ask him your questions on feelings. Join us on this wonderful, meandering conversation with a brilliant man with a beautiful soul!Show NotesChip DoddBooks mentioned in this episode:- Voice of the Heart- Needs of the Heart- The Perfect Loss- Parenting with Heart2020-06-291h 04
Keeping Up With The Joneses230: Feel Your FeelingsSo we've talked about all 8 feelings. Now what? Well that's precisely what this episode is all about.Links:Outdoorsy The Voice of the Heart Sage Hill CounselingAsk Dr. Chip a question2020-06-2246 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses229: GladAnd we're back to talk about gladness - the feeling everyone wants to feel! However, there's some fine print to feeling glad which is why so few people truly do! Tune in to find out why.2020-06-1538 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses228: GuiltOut of all of the 8 feelings, this one is the most straightforward to talk about, probably because it's the one that we're so familiar with given the human condition. So here it is: guilt.2020-06-0121 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses227: ShameOut of all the feelings, this was the one that had the most impact on our understanding of ourselves. On this week’s episode we unpack why shame is actually a blessing (something that would previously been an anathema to our thinking), leads to a glorious gift and has two fairly horrible impairments. As a bonus: we breakdown an argument we had last week and show how shame played a role in it.2020-05-2538 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses225: AngerThis week has given us plenty to be angry about and on this episode Alyn gets to demonstrate what anger looks like, AJ tells you what the gift is and we get to explore all sorts of misunderstandings regarding what is - and isn't - anger.2020-05-1132 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses217: Feelings (Again)It seems like we hit a nerve on the topic of feelings so we thought we’d revisit it once again! This week Alyn talks about his journey into therapy and the benefits of being in touch with your heart.2019-02-2529 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses206: BTB - ForgivenessOne of the keys to a fruitful life is getting good at forgiveness. For something so important, it’s amazingly difficult to do. This week we talk about the rewards that come from forgiving others and AJ gets the opportunity to do so live as Alyn confesses to a heinous crime.2018-11-1943 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses195: The Mighty QuinnAllow us to introduce you to our friend Quinn. This is one man's story of traveling thousands of miles to get more of God. From an intellectual faith protected by cynicism to an abandoned encounter with the Father Heart of God, Quinn and Alyn go on a 20 year journey in just over an hour.2018-05-281h 07
Keeping Up With The Joneses186: The Presence of GodThis week we talk about how to get into the presence of God - literally - with like a three step process. Also we talk about three things that help and two things that hinder the presence of the Lord... and Alyn teaches the kids about the facts of life.2018-03-0535 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses184: Speaking in TonguesFor such a controversial topic, this is a pretty straightforward episode. We share our journey to speaking in tongues, pray for you to receive the gift of tongues and talk about Alyn's parenting fail (several of them).2018-02-1935 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses180: RomansThis week, we're doing a good ol' fashioned Bible study! AJ takes us through some of her favorite passages in the book of Romans, meanwhile Alyn buys a Windows PC! 2018-01-2236 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses178: The Legend of ZeldaEasily the nerdiest episode yet. Join us for the first episode of the year where Alyn can't believe the transformation AJ's gone through, we talk about the need for hope and answer a listener's question about financial declarations. But mostly we talk Zelda (note: some slight spoilers included).2018-01-0838 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses175: Top 10 ThingsThis week we're helping you get ready for Christmas shopping. Here's a list of our ten very favorite things from this year that you or a loved one may like for Christmas. Life tested in the Jones household and given two thumbs up, this should help narrow your gift list and empty your wallet at the same time.2017-12-0449 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses167: FastingIt turns out that we have wildly different experiences while fasting. This week we talk about how to get started fasting, the benefits that come with it and Alyn falls more in love with AJ because of Nintendo.2017-10-0240 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses163: How To Find Direction For Your LifeThis week we discuss direction, why it seems so elusive for some and how to find it for your life. AJ gives us an update on her Volt & Ink planner and Alyn talks prophetic words and other stuff.2017-09-0446 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses159: Work Life BalanceMost of us have to work to live. It would be a shame to never get to live life because we're too busy working. This week we talk about some simple things we can do to balance the responsibilities of life while ensuring we enjoy the rewards of life. Also, why AJ doesn't speak French and Alyn ate the most flavorful meal of his life.2017-08-0738 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses156: KetchupYes, sorry, horrible title. But in all honesty, we do have a lot to catchup on. This week we bring you up to speed on the last few weeks, talk about Alyn vs the toad, Alyn's birthday and AJ's plants. It's more listenable than this description sounds, we promise.2017-07-0338 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses155: Why The Bible Can Be TrustedIt's staggering to think that some Christians today are questioning the Bible's reliability. This week, we tune into Alyn's introductory lesson from his "Beginners Guide to Theology" course where the topic of biblical infallibility comes up. If that sounds difficult or boring, trust us, it's neither. Tune in and have a listen.2017-06-121h 22
Keeping Up With The Joneses150: Listeners' QuestionsIf you've got questions about how to handle your own weakness or the weaknesses of others, trusting God, spouses that play video games for too long, having kids when you're older or the difference between hard work and striving, boy do we have a podcast for you. If not, we've got a great story of AJ scaring the living snot out of Alyn. So... something for everyone this week!2017-05-0838 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses144: DevotionSimple devotion to Christ. It's what the Christian walk is all about, yet somewhere we get it all a little confused. Alyn gets his Barry White on in this episode so it's a little shorter than normal.2017-03-2725 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses138: Pop QuizNuggets of wisdom? Please, this week it's nuggets of trivia. Alyn's top five songs he knows all the words to, that one time AJ met Tom Cruise, what makes Alyn feel at rest, AJ's kryptonite that nobody knows about? It's all here in this week's episode of Keeping Up With The Joneses.2017-02-1331 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses134: HitchedRecorded while celebrating our 12 year anniversary, we reflect on life as a married couple and the things that have helped us stay married. We also reveal a surprising thing, our favorite thing and the most challenging thing about being married to each other. Plus movies with old people, Alyn goes outdoors and how to evade shark and alligator attacks.2017-01-1641 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses129: GratitudeAJ's trip to the hospital, Alyn gets busted on Instagram and the effect of gratitude on your brain. Plus, a listener's question about whether it's okay for Christians to smoke weed (given it's becoming legalized in several states).2016-11-2833 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses127: The ElectionSo it's AJ's birthday. What better way to celebrate than to have a Scotsman and a Canadian talk about the US elections. That should be fun, right? In this episode we talk through a better way to respond to the changes and uncertainty our nation faces. All of that and Alyn learned to make pancakes.2016-11-1450 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses124: Bracing or BelievingIn life are you bracing for impact or believing the best? This week we talk through what both of those look like and how to change your ways. Plus - some pretty cool healing testimonies, Alyn's desire for bagels and AJ doesn't like BBQ.2016-10-1730 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses123: HospitalityAlyn finds his Scottish accent, AJ gets her DIY kick on and we talk hospitality in the Bible and in life. Plus learn how to prophesy and get our top 5 tips on starting to have folks over.2016-10-1038 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses122: Healing Life's HurtsAll of us have been hurt in life. Our approach to dealing with that hurt will vary from person to person, but until Jesus is able to minister to that hurt, our hearts can become hardened and sore. This week we talk about the value of inner healing, AJ's new (new!) iPhone and Alyn comes clean on his love for burritos. 2016-10-0342 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses121: Listeners' QuestionsThis week we answer questions about the balance between blessing and contentment, emotional health and codependency and how to be healthy while dating. Oh and Alyn gets a new iPhone. Good times!2016-09-2641 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses117: CorrectionWe've been away in the Smoky Mountains, Alyn has started gardening and AJ is painting cabinets. Aside from domestic bliss, this week we talk about being corrected, why it's necessary and 5 reasons why we're terrible at it.2016-08-2937 min
Keeping Up With The Joneses116: WordsAlyn goes to the dentist, AJ breaks her coffee machine and we talk about the power of our words. Plus a prophetic word from Patricia King and we announce this year's line up for Heaven Declares.2016-08-2235 min