Ridge University Podcast

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Episodes: 143

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The Ridge University Podcast is a place to explore and engage with a variety of topics relating to following Jesus in our everyday lives. In each conversation you’ll hear fresh insights and perspectives, equipping you with ways to practically live out your faith. Join us as we discover what it means to live as a Christian in the modern day.

Episode Date
The Shift: Retirement w/ Bob Craig
Jun 17, 2026
The Shift: Adulting w/ Daniel and Kendall Way
Jun 10, 2026
The Shift: Empty Nesting w/ Mike and Sarah Van Rees
Jun 03, 2026
The Story Behind the Song, Series 1, Ep. 3: "All Hail King Jesus"
Apr 22, 2026
The Story Behind the Song, Series 1, Ep. 2: "The Heart of Worship"
Apr 15, 2026
The Story Behind the Song, Series 1, Ep. 1: "Build My Life"
Apr 08, 2026
The Why? Series 2, Ep. 3: The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
Mar 18, 2026
The Why? Series 2, Ep. 2: The Bible
Mar 11, 2026
The Why? Series 2, Ep. 1: Communion
Mar 04, 2026
The Story Behind Society, Series 1, Ep. 3: Human Flourishing
Jan 27, 2026
The Story Behind Society, Series 1, Ep. 2: Health & Social Services
Jan 20, 2026
The Story Behind Society, Series 1, Ep. 1: Science & Technology
Jan 13, 2026
The Ridge U Christmas Special 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Stories from the Mission Field Series 2, Ep. 3: F Street Church
Nov 19, 2025
Stories from the Mission Field Series 2, Ep. 2: Belize
Nov 12, 2025
Stories from the Mission Field Series 2, Ep. 1: Shoulder 2 Shoulder
Nov 05, 2025
From the Archives: Neighboring Well - Ep. 3
Oct 23, 2025
From the Archives: Neighboring Well - Ep. 2
Oct 15, 2025
From the Archives: Neighboring Well - Ep. 1
Oct 08, 2025
The Why? Series 1, Ep. 4: Musical Worship
Oct 01, 2025
The Why? Series 1, Ep. 3: Women in Church Leadership
Sep 25, 2025
The Why? Series, Ep. 2: Giving Financially to the Church
Sep 17, 2025
The Why? Series 1, Ep. 1: Baptism
Sep 10, 2025
Encountering God at Work Series 1, Ep. 3: Blake & Meghann Smith
Aug 27, 2025
Encountering God at Work Series 1, Ep. 2: Ellie Vaudt
Aug 20, 2025
Encountering God at Work Series 1, Ep. 1: Teresa Deitch
Aug 13, 2025
From the Archives: Foundations - Ep. 6
Aug 07, 2025
From the Archives: Foundations - Ep. 5
Jul 31, 2025
From the Archives: Foundations - Ep. 4
Jul 24, 2025
From the Archives: Foundations - Ep. 3
Jul 17, 2025
From the Archives: Foundations - Ep. 2
Jul 14, 2025
From the Archives: Foundations - Ep. 1
Jul 03, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 8
Jun 25, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 7
Jun 18, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 6
Jun 11, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 5
Jun 04, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 4
May 28, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 3
May 21, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 2
May 14, 2025
From the Archives: Faith and Finances - Ep. 1
May 07, 2025
Encountering God Series 3, Ep. 3: Mary Kohlsdorf
May 01, 2025
Encountering God Series 3, Ep. 2: Todd Stiles
Apr 23, 2025
Encountering God Series 3, Ep. 1: Paige Lawrence
Apr 16, 2025
Stories from the Mission Field - Ep 3: Can Do Cancer
Apr 06, 2025
Stories from the Mission Field - Ep 2: Zambia Iowa Ag Partners, Pt 2
Mar 30, 2025
Stories from the Mission Field - Ep 1: Zambia Iowa Ag Partners, Pt 1
Mar 23, 2025
Big Questions of Faith - Series 3, Ep. 3 Part 2: What Does the Bible Tell Us About Gender?
Mar 19, 2025
Big Questions of Faith - Series 3, Ep. 3 Part 1: What Does the Bible Tell Us About Gender?
Mar 19, 2025
Big Questions of Faith - Series 3, Ep. 2: What’s the Problem with Cohabitation Before Marriage?
Mar 12, 2025
Big Questions of Faith - Series 3, Ep. 1: Does the Bible Say Anything About Dinosaurs?
Mar 05, 2025
Beyond Busy Ep. 4: Mark and Wendy Den Adel
Feb 18, 2025
Beyond Busy Ep. 3: Rob and Tammy Simms
Feb 18, 2025
Beyond Busy Ep. 2: Kevin and Kelly Andrews
Feb 18, 2025
Beyond Busy Ep. 1: Mike and Sarah Van Rees
Feb 18, 2025
Authors of the Bible Series 1, Ep 3: Peter and Hosea
Feb 05, 2025
Authors of the Bible Series 1, Ep 2: Solomon & Luke
Jan 29, 2025
Authors of the Bible Series 1, Ep 1: Moses & Haggai
Jan 22, 2025
Ridge U Podcast: 2024 Year in Review
Jan 15, 2025
The Ridge U Christmas Special 2024
Dec 11, 2024
Encountering God Series 2, Ep.3: Julie Wiemann
Dec 04, 2024
Encountering God Series 2, Ep. 2: Keith Schwickerath
Nov 27, 2024
Encountering God Series 2, Ep. 1: Mphatso Stiles
Nov 20, 2024
The Story Behind Sports Ep. 2: How Can We Enjoy Sports in a Healthy Way?
Oct 30, 2024
The Story Behind Sports Ep. 1: Why Are Sports So Popular?
Oct 30, 2024
From the Archives Series 2, Ep. 3: What to do with Political Disagreement
Oct 02, 2024
  From the Archives Series 2, Ep. 2: God’s Role in Government
Oct 02, 2024
From the Archives Series 2, Ep. 1: Important Elections in History
Oct 02, 2024
Live Better Series 3 Ep. 4: Refining Your Media Filter
Sep 25, 2024
Live Better Series 3 Ep. 3: Refining Your Media Filter
Sep 18, 2024
Live Better Series 3 Ep. 2: Refining Your Media Filter
Sep 11, 2024
Live Better Series 3 Ep. 1: Refining Your Media Filter
Sep 04, 2024
Why Church? Ep.3: Experiencing Church as God Intended It
Aug 14, 2024
Why Church? Ep.2: Discovering God's Plans for the Church
Aug 14, 2024
Why Church? Ep.1: Obstacles to Engaging with Church
Aug 14, 2024
Little Big Questions of Faith Series 1 Ep.3: God vs the Devil
Jul 31, 2024
Little Big Questions of Faith Series 1 Ep. 2: Who is Jesus?
Jul 24, 2024
Little Big Questions of Faith Series 1 Ep. 1: God and Creation
Jul 17, 2024
Live Better Series 2 Ep. 2: Glorifying God Through Physical Health
Jun 26, 2024
Live Better Series 2 Ep. 1: Glorifying God Through Physical Health
Jun 19, 2024
From the Archives Series 1 Ep. 3: Am I Keeping Others from God?
Jun 05, 2024
From the Archives Series 1 Ep. 2: How Can I Find Joy in My Work?
May 29, 2024
From the Archives Series 1 Ep. 1: How Can we Live Counterculturally?
May 22, 2024
Walking Through Suffering Ep. 3: Finding Hope and Healing in Suffering
May 08, 2024
Walking Through Suffering Ep. 2: Sharing Your Suffering and Coming Alongside Others
May 08, 2024
Walking Through Suffering Ep. 1: Identifying Suffering in Your Story
May 08, 2024
An Atypical Life: Parenting Kids with Disabilities Ep. 4: Finding Hope
May 01, 2024
An Atypical Life: Parenting Kids with Disabilities Ep. 3: When Others Don’t Get It
May 01, 2024
An Atypical Life: Parenting Kids with Disabilities Ep. 2: When Life Get's Hard
May 01, 2024
An Atypical Life: Parenting Kids with Disabilities Ep. 1: Defining Disability
May 01, 2024
Encountering God Series 1 Ep 3 – Dayne Logan
Apr 17, 2024
Encountering God Series 1 Ep 2 – Karina Schmidt
Apr 10, 2024
Encountering God Series 1 Ep 1 – Liz Austin
Apr 03, 2024
Big Questions of Faith Series 2 Ep 4 - Is the Bible Homophobic?
Mar 20, 2024
Big Questions of Faith Series 2 Ep 3 - Does the Bible Promote Genocide?
Mar 13, 2024
Big Questions of Faith Series 2 Ep 2 - Does the Bible Permit Slavery?
Mar 07, 2024
Big Questions of Faith Series 2 Ep 1 - Are Christianity and Science Compatible?
Feb 28, 2024
Live Better: Spiritual Practices to Live By Ep 5 - Silence and Solitude
Feb 07, 2024
Live Better: Spiritual Practices to Live By Ep 4 - Prayer
Jan 31, 2024
Live Better: Spiritual Practices to Live By Ep 3 - Reflection
Jan 24, 2024
Live Better: Spiritual Practices to Live By Ep 2 - Retreat
Jan 17, 2024
Live Better: Spiritual Practices to Live By Ep 1 - Introduction to the Practices
Jan 10, 2024
The Ridge U Podcast Christmas Special
Dec 06, 2023
Caring for Aging Parents - Episode 3 - Caring for Parents with Alzheimers
Nov 15, 2023
Caring for Aging Parents - Episode 2 – Facing Challenges as our Parents’ Health Declines
Nov 08, 2023
Caring for Aging Parents - Episode 1 – Conversations on Aging from a Medical Perspective
Nov 01, 2023
25 Years at The Ridge - Episode 4 - Doug and Michelle Applegate
Oct 04, 2023
25 Years at The Ridge - Episode 3 - Chuck and Julie Wiemann
Sep 27, 2023
25 Years at The Ridge - Episode 2 - Rod and Helene Bergren
Sep 20, 2023
25 Years at The Ridge - Episode 1 - Pastor Mike and Sarah Van Rees
Sep 13, 2023
Foundations - Episode 6 - The Church and Sharing Your Faith
Sep 06, 2023
Foundations - Episode 5 - Living a Life of Service
Sep 06, 2023
Foundations - Episode 4 - Living a Spirit Filled Life
Sep 06, 2023
Foundations - Episode 3 - How to Read, Study and Apply the Bible
Sep 06, 2023
Foundations - Episode 2 - Talking with God/Hearing From God
Sep 06, 2023
Foundations - Episode 1 - Following Jesus
Sep 06, 2023
The Story Behind the Story - Episode 4 - The Quest and The Search for Power
Aug 30, 2023
The Story Behind the Story - Episode 3 - Romance, Rags to Riches, and the Happily Ever After
Aug 23, 2023
The Story Behind the Story - Episode 2 - Good vs Evil, Resolution in Stories, and The Beyond
Aug 16, 2023
The Story Behind the Story - Episode 1 - Exploring Our Fascination with Fiction
Aug 09, 2023
How Should We Pray? - Episode 3 - Praying Through Pain and Fear
Jul 26, 2023
How Should We Pray? - Episode 2 - Listening for God's Voice
Jul 19, 2023
How Should We Pray? - Episode 1 - Talking with God
Jul 12, 2023
Big Questions of Faith Episode 4 - Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Jun 21, 2023
Big Questions of Faith Episode 3 - Why Should We Trust the Bible?
Jun 14, 2023
Big Questions of Faith Episode 2 - Aren't All Religions Equally Valid?
Jun 07, 2023
Big Questions of Faith Episode 1 - Does God Really Exist?
May 31, 2023
Remember the Poor Episode 3 - How Can I Make a Difference?
May 10, 2023
Remember the Poor Episode 2 - What Does the Bible Say About the Rich and the Poor?
May 03, 2023
Remember the Poor Episode 1 - Who Are the Rich?
Apr 26, 2023
Parent of a Prodigal Episode 3 - Kingdom Perspective
Apr 05, 2023
Parent of a Prodigal Episode 2 - What is OK and What is Not
Apr 05, 2023
Parent of a Prodigal Episode 1 - What Does the Bible Say?
Apr 05, 2023
Neighboring Well Episode 3 - Meeting Social Needs
Mar 29, 2023
Neighboring Well Episode 2 - Responding to Spiritual Needs
Mar 22, 2023
Neighboring Well Episode 1 - Answering Practical Needs
Mar 15, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 8 - Work
Mar 08, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 7 - Generosity
Mar 01, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 6 - Spending
Feb 22, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 5 - Saving
Feb 15, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 4 - Budgeting
Feb 08, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 3 - Debt
Feb 01, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 2 - Contentment
Jan 25, 2023
Faith + Finance Episode 1 - God’s Ownership
Jan 18, 2023