LIVING FAITH BIBLE INSTITUTE

What do you do when you're on the mission field and the plan you penciled down doesn’t work out the way you imagined—when your circumstances are less than ideal? For a lot of missionaries—and honestly, for anyone serious about ministry—trusting God with the unknown is just part of the experience. You don’t always get to choose the setting, the timing, or the conditions… but you do get to choose how you respond. 

Faith has a way of shifting your perspective. Instead of slipping into a “woe is me” mindset, faith gives you the resolve to work with whatever God has put in front of you—even if it’s not what you would’ve picked. Whether it’s a living room, a coffee shop, or something completely unexpected, the question isn’t whether it’s ideal—it’s whether you’ll be faithful with it.

Today we’re joined by Kale Horvath, a missionary who has spent just over five years ministering in Budapest. As part of our ongoing series, “The Dilemma of Church Spaces,” he shares the story of how God provided a meeting space for their growing church—an unexpected provision that reminds us how the Lord works through simple faith and a willingness to use whatever He puts in front of us.

And don't forget to catch this week's episode of SoundMind!

What do you do when life feels dry, empty, and strangely hard to explain? In this immersive episode, Jonathan Kindler begins a new series called The Places We Find Ourselves by exploring the desert seasons of the soul through Psalm 107. Sometimes hardship does not look like crisis. Sometimes it looks like responsibility. You are still showing up, still working, still caring for people, still doing what needs to be done, but underneath it all, something feels faint.

 

Few doctrines stir up more unease in the modern church than the topic of hell. Even recently in the Christian podcast world, debates on the doctrine of hell have been highly publicized. Long-held assumptions about hell and damnation are being challenged by a broader cultural discomfort with the idea of divine judgment. 

Many believers have recently been asking: Is conscious torment biblical? Is hell a place where all the unjust live eternally? In this episode, we step into that very debate—not to inflame controversy, but to carefully examine what the Bible says about the eternal destiny of the lost, the character of God, and the urgency of the gospel.

Join us as we discuss the traditional view, as well as Universalism and Annihilationism, in light of what the Bible actually says. For this conversation, we are joined by Dr. Chris Best, instructor of Missiology at the Living Faith Bible Institute.

And don't forget to catch this week's episode of SoundMind!

How do you know if what you’re feeling is conviction from God or condemnation crushing you into shame? In this “This vs. That” episode, Jonathan Kindler slows down the difference between two voices that often show up in the same moment. After failure. After awareness. After something gets exposed. Conviction is specific, honest, and leads you toward repentance. Condemnation is vague, heavy, and tries to rename you by your worst moment.

Dispensationalism has been all over theological and political media recently. It is often discussed but frequently misunderstood and, at times, dismissed by those who have never carefully examined it. As a framework for understanding the Bible, dispensationalism has taken many forms and expressions… 

So, what is dispensationalism? Does it have historical precedent, or is it merely an invention of post-Enlightenment Zionists? Is dispensationalism forcing something onto the text that isn’t there, or is it simply drawing out a framework already embedded in the fabric of Scripture itself? What should dispensationalism look like? Can it be defined using the Bible itself?

In this episode, we take a closer look at the idea of God’s unfolding administration across time. Along the way, we challenge common misconceptions, reconsider false assumptions, and explore why a clear, biblically grounded understanding of dispensations matters for how we interpret the whole of God’s Word.

For this conversation, we are joined by Dr. James Fazio, Dean of Bible and Theology at Southern California Seminary, and co-editor and contributor to Discovering Dispensationalism: Tracing the Development of Dispensational Thought from the First to the Twenty-First Century.

And don't forget to catch this week's episode of SoundMind!

What happens when something that formed in you… starts to define you? In this episode, Jonathan Kindler walks through the cultural conversation around identity and gently exposes the shift from understanding who we are… to constructing and protecting it. With clarity and depth, he explores how identity forms over time—through repetition, experience, and belief—and why what feels most true about you isn’t always what defines you.

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How do you actually help someone… without just reacting to what they’re doing? 

In this walking-with episode, Jonathan Kindler slows things down and walks through what it really looks like to sit across from someone in the middle of a struggle—and not just address the surface but understand what’s underneath. Through the lens of Scripture and stories like Moses in Numbers 20 and Joshua leading with faith, this episode uncovers how belief shapes perception, behavior, and ultimately direction.

Blending biblical insight, counseling clarity, and real-life patterns, this episode equips you to discern what’s actually driving the people you care about—and how to walk with them patiently, clearly, and faithfully.

Whether you’re a counselor, pastor, discipler, or just someone who finds themselves in meaningful conversations, this episode will help you move from frustration to understanding—and from reacting to guiding.