Story Matters Podcast
In the Story Matters Podcast, Hosts Ryan and Emily Baker discuss life at the intersection of Theology and Psychology helping listeners to better grasp how their life stories have shaped them.
Story Matters Podcast
Latest Episodes
61. Q & A: Understanding our Story, Theology & Relationships (S5 E9)
We take a quick break from Season 5's Paradox Series to answer six listener questions. We lay out the foundations of narrative-focused trauma care and why Story Work matters for Christian growth. The Questions and their time stam...
60. Strive or Rest? (S5 E8 Paradox 5)
The push to achieve can feel like obedience, and the pull to rest can feel like faith, but being called to both feels confusing. We sit in the paradox of Christian contentment and righteous striving, and we talk about why one-sided advice...
59. Are You Being Generous or A Good Steward? (S5 E7 Paradox 4)
Generosity gets complicated fast when the need is real, the ask is specific, and the cost lands on your marriage, your family, or your mental and financial health. Ryan and Emily wrestle with a paradox many Christians feel: Jesus calls us to sa...
58. Called to Love: With Boundaries or By Remaining? (S5 E6 Paradox 3)
Wise as serpents and innocent as doves: we explore why love gets confusing when Jesus calls us to be both at the same time. We sit with one of Jesus’ most challenging tensions and ask what that actually looks like when someone is undermining yo...
57. Is It Them or Is It Me? (S5 E5 Paradox 2)
The quickest way to get stuck in healing is to force a simple answer onto a complex story. We keep meeting people who hesitate to look at childhood wounds because it feels like blaming parents, excusing bad choices, or losing agency. At the sam...