Batify

Rachel Engstrom joins Ben, Travis, and Will for “Wife, Widow, Now What: Part 2” on this week’s episode of the Helping Healing Humor Podcast. In part 2 Rachel shares several practical tips for those who are going through cancer in their family and for those who are attempting to serve those with chronic illnesses. Many of those practical helps are simple and inexpensive but help preserve the energy of those who are struggling. She shares about Caring Bridge and how it helps families relay the information to all those who are concerned. In addition, she also shares how she cared for herself during her husband’s illness and death. Rachel reveals the struggle of planning a funeral at such a young age and the all too common guilt of enjoying the good things of life after his lost. Rachel briefly gives insight in the podcast (and more detailed information in her book) about how to navigate the various issues that arise in the first few years. Part 2 closes with ideas of things people can do and especially things

This week, Rachel Engstrom, author of the book "Wife Widow: Now What?" join Ben, Travis, and Will to share part one of her journey through her husband's diagnosis of cancer, the treatment, the remission, and ultimately the grief of losing him to the affects of the treatment. She shares the ups and downs that so many families experience and shares how much it means to have family and friends at your side during those times. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis Rep the show here: https://ben-and-travis.creator-spring.com/ Wife, Widow, Now What? by Rachel Engstrom: https://kit.co/BenandTravis/travis-recent-reading-list/wife-widow-now-wha www.instagram/wifewidownowwhat https://www.facebook.com/wife.widow.now.what/ This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Ben and Travis are joined by longtime friends Ray Reynolds and Travis Harmon on the campus of Heritage Christian University for the annual TITUS (Teens in Training for Useful Service) Camp. The fellows tackle the question of "What is the first thing you tell a new Christian?" Ray tells us how he helps new Christians who have just made a public declaration of war against the devil by giving their lives to King Jesus. Travis H. shares how the devil turns up the heat on those that have just given their lives to Jesus which culminates in the idea of "never quit." The church needs to fight for our people and especially our young people. We need to be prepared for a lifetime of temptation. Ray shares how difficult it might be for those who were not raised in the church to understand the things that we do in our worship and work. Travis C says this could be the case even for those who were raised in the faith. Churches should consider a new convert classes. Travis H encourages churches to create a culture of expe

Ben kicks off the episode with the question of how Pam serves people who are single now. She says that she is very sensitive to those who are sitting alone in public. Will brings up the temptation to compromise their beliefs to have a relationship that it hurts one's relationship with God. Pam brings up how important it is to pray for those people to have discernment in making sure they are at the center of God's will for their lives. She then encourages people to bring up their serious misgivings to the person with tact and care. Even if they are upset with you it is worth it to express your thoughts. She reiterates that God's timing is perfect but it's difficult to wait on his timing. Travis speaks about the victory in Jesus that we have is worth all the struggle. So much of the Bible is about God's timing! Pam brings up how our friendship might not have happened if she was not on the specific journey she has been on. Loving people for who they are and not what they do. The temptation to categorize people i

Ben, Travis, Will and Pam return for another episode recorded on location at Maywood Christian Camp. Will introduces the topic of singleness. Pam starts the conversation by giving details on her experience with being single at a Christian university. Pam leads the conversation to God's perfect timing. She also discusses some of the not so great things people say to you when you are single. She talks about the battle of feeling inadequate and how hard family holidays/moments were. Pam talks about how she filled her time serving young people and choosing to serve God in different ways. Ben says that he encourages people who are single to use those times to travel and serve God wherever they find themselves. Pam shares a story of a friend who ministered to the widows in her congregation and how that was her gift. She says it is important to fight the negative thoughts and get in the mix. Be present and involved with your church. She stresses that everyone has a place to serve in the Kingdom of God. Pam then shar

The guys kick off the episode discussing Maywood Christian Camp's impact on their lives and Pam Lenz' story of coming to attend Maywood. Pam shares an embarrassing story involving Travis inserting his foot straight into his mouth. The conversation transitions into Pam's favorite aspects of camp and how she loves discipling female campers to become teachers of the Word of God and being leaders. She shares her passion for teaching her campers and the way they encourage her. Travis brings up the Q&A portion of class time at camp and how challenging the female camper questions are. Ben brings up the glue and backbone of the church are the women who serve in so many capacities that often go unnoticed. Ben also talks about how much the adults benefit from a week at camp. Pam stresses the importance of her students being able to read God's Word and apply it in everyday life. Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis Will's Maywood Lesson https://you

Ben and Travis once again come to you from a houseboat on Dale Hollow Lake in northeast Tennessee near the Kentucky border. Ben discusses the beauty of Celina, Tennessee area. Travis discusses the awesome congregations represented at the youth rally. Travis reminds everyone of the Golden Girls #SquadGoals mug. Ben is grateful for all the awesome things they get to do in service to the LORD. Travis talks about the BATify Freedom 5k and Fun Run this weekend (July 10, 2021). Travis opens up with his stay in Jamaica and follows it up with the one night stay in Singapore. Ben brings up that Singapore is one "fine city". Ben follows that up with his Scotland trip with Wess Howell and camping in a tent. On their return home they stayed in right next door to the Twin Towers. Travis speaks of his adventure on the sleeper car in India. Ben speaks to the beauty of the Himalayas. Ben and Travis wrap up the podcast speaking of some of their most visited and cherished places on the planet! Ben encourages you to join us at

Will returns to the podcast along with Ben and Travis. This brings out Travis' inner Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as he introduces Will. The guys talk about how they prefer their coffee or lack there of in Will's case. Ben gives us a little introduction into our discussion of anxiety. Ben encourages to determine the frequency and intensity of your anxiety. People with extreme anxiety need to see a counselor. He discusses the nature of anxiety. Travis mentions the importance of breathing properly, hand placement and being intentional about breathing. Travis laments that he didn't take Michael Rosenblum's idea to journal his journey in the hospital but has recently started in his blog posts. Ben also mentions how journaling helps you process the events, facts and how far you've come in the journey. It can also be valuable tool to your counselor and loved ones. Ben brings up being mindful and connection. Travis brings up coloring as a way to focus on what is in front of you. Ben says he draws and helps him enjoy t

Ben and Travis come to you from a houseboat or a boathouse on Dale Hollow Lake to talk a little "do's" and "don'ts" of conflict resolution! Ben and Travis joined the New Hope Church of Christ for their youth rally this past weekend and took some time from their awesome lodgings for the night to drop some tidbits about solving rifts that some times come up in this life. The guys are almost in Kentucky and Travis is drinking from a "Golden Girls" mug which might be the greatest mug of all time. Ben mentions our newest sponsor "TKM Inc." and the great hats they gave us to represent. Ben takes on the "do's" of conflict resolution and Travis delivers the "don'ts". Ben's first point should be the first point in all of life's circumstances that arise... PRAY! It is never going to be perfect but get started. Have the foundational conversation with God. Travis' first "don't" is "Don't throw feathers in the wind" and specifically on social media. Travis follows that up with a last ditch effort to keep from hearing gos

Ben, Travis and Will return to discuss the amazing journey of fatherhood. Ben has 5 kiddos, Travis has 2 and Will has 1 at home. Will discusses how awesome it is to experience being a girl dad and having his expectations change every day. Travis discusses how his understanding of mercy and his increasing prayer life has impacted his relationship with his children. Ben reminds us of the importance of being intentional. Travis talks about how mindful he is about how he spends his time and Ben mentions that we only get so many sunsets. The questions of "how much time do we have?" is such an important question ask. Will and Ben reminisce about some of the awesome things their dad did when they were growing up. Will mentions how he noticed his dad being intentional about being present and some good advice his dad gave him as Will started college. Ben brings up some advice his dad gave him that he used to instruct his kids. Travis tells a story involving Ben's dad and his southern hospitality. The show devolves int

Lonnie Jones returns to the podcast to answer your questions! As the name of the podcast reveals you can ask him anything. And we've got some great ones on this volume. Travis says he uses Lonnie's podcast to protect him when he is out running. Ben encourages everyone to check out Lonnie's podcast and compares him to a legendary radio voice. Travis discusses the ongoing 30 Day Challenge that you can join right here: www.facebook.com/groups.benandtravis. Travis kicks off with a question about Mount Everest and yeti poop. Ben follows that question up with asking Lonnie if he would ever climb Mt. Everest. Lonnie spills the beans about his inspiration to start his own podcast. He reveals an awesome podcast update coming on Father's Day. Lonnie proceeds to drop some dating advice after being asked about the best "pick-up" line. Lonnie gives the goods on his favorite restaurant and food that he would eat all the time. Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benan

Lonnie Jones returns to the podcast to answer your questions! As the name of the podcast reveals you can ask him anything. And we've got some great ones on this volume. Ben and Travis discuss the "Keeping Up with Jones: Podcast Adventure" and how great it is. Lonnie discusses the day he was baptized into Christ and a great story that has followed throughout his ministry. Lonnie also reveals his current favorite topic to teach. Lonnie is asked an impossible question of favorite song so he names a few. Lonnie also answers the question about how his SWAT co-workers respond to his relationship with Christ. Of course all kinds of other things get talked about. You can get the lightly edited full interview in video format by subscribing at www.benandtravis.com before 7 PM CT on release day (6/1/21). Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis https://www.benandtravis.com/friends https://ben-and-travis.creator-spring.com/ https://www.facebook.com/donate/1

Ben, Travis and Will begin the countdown to the June 2021 thirty day challenge. Travis reminds everyone of the Freedom 5k and Fun Run and reveals the event's new in-person location. Ben and Travis discuss how your business or organization can sponsor the event and all of the different levels. The guys then discuss the particulars of the 2nd edition of the Summer 30 Day Challenge. Ben discusses the importance of the "B.M.A.P." and Will reveals which book of the Bible will provide our daily readings this year. Join in at the links below and let us encourage you as you push a little harder into the Word, increase your physical and mental health. Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis https://ben-and-travis.creator-spring.com/ https://www.facebook.com/donate/146233010630038/146233023963370/ (Ben) http://heroes.stjude.org/benandtravis83 (Travis) https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?px=5830504&pg=personal&fr_id=131089&fbcl

Travis kicks off the episode with updates about he BATify Youth Group Challenge and Freedom 5k! Be sure to register at the links below. Ben brings up what a great match the Hope Dealer Pete Key and the Helping Healing Humor podcast is. Ben moves the discussion into where Pete has appeared in a motivational role. Pete discusses the importance of planting seeds of hope wherever we go. Ben and Travis realize they are in the presence of greatness. Pete speaks about the power of love and the ability to find value before you can add value. A great discussion that involves finding agreements even though we know differences exist and moving forward together begins. Pete wraps up the episode with another great motivating minute (or two). Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis https://ben-and-travis.creator-spring.com/ https://www.facebook.com/donate/146233010630038/146233023963370/ (Ben) http://heroes.stjude.org/benandtravis83 (Travis) https://fundrais

Pete Key joins Ben and Travis for a helping, healing, humor dose of hope!

The Sons of Blunder return to talk about mission trips and food fails. The Sons of Blunder return with a special edition of the Helping Healing Humor podcast talking about their world travels. This episode was recorded during the North Bradley Youth Weekend in March 2021. The fellows share their misfortune of the culinary nature during their travels abroad. Travis admonishes the wonderful cookies that were included in their goody bag during the youth weekend in Cleveland, Tennessee and then moves to talk about the different uses for cheese in Wisconsin. Travis' first missions food pain was during his stop in India. Ben follows with his battle with Thai rice. Both Blunder Mifflin members discuss their struggle with balut. Many more stories are told and you can listen in and laugh. Let us know what interesting things you've eaten. Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis https://ben-and-travis.creator-spr

Ben, Travis and Will talk about ministry during Covid and what it taught them. The hosts with the most return to discuss ministry during the Covid 19 pandemic and the hope that we are closer to a return to most activities. Will discusses the difficulties that have been weathered over the last year for ministry and specifically youth ministry. Overall the autonomy of the churches has been a blessing but the challenge is making sure our brothers and sisters feel cared for. We discuss the pressure to get the activities of the church going as things open up. We discuss the importance of churches making decisions based on the dynamics of their church family. Will talks about respecting boundaries and how impressed he is with the teens wanting to be together. Travis mentions how impressed he had been with the creativity of ministers and elders throughout the church. Ben talks about how keeping communication lines open and maintaining connection can be a struggle but worth it. We encourage y

Ben, Travis and Will discuss the info regarding the 2021 Youth Group Challenge and Freedom 5k! The crew gives the details about their upcoming events for the Summer months. Both the BATify Youth Group Challenge and Freedom 5k return for second renditions. Both events' proceeds will benefit St. Jude in Memphis, Tennessee. After experiencing the hospitality of St. Jude in ministering to his son Ben and Will created a running team for the Marathon weekend held annually in December. Last year's event was virtual but Team Ben and Travis hopes to return in person this year with an extra team member. Early bird registration is now open for both events and can be accessed by the links below. We will also include the links to join Team Ben and Travis or to just donate directly to the cause. Registration for the Youth Group Challenge includes a finisher's medal. The winner of the challenge will receive a custom wrestling championship belt. Registration for the Freedom 5k includes a finisher's m

Colten and Gillian return to finish the discussion of Walk4Water. Did you know that every day millions of people all over the world get up and walk several miles to search for water? Not to mention that more times than not, the water they do find is dirty and causes them to get sick.For the past 20 years, churches and individuals have been partnering with Healing Hands International to help bring an end to the water crisis, by drilling water wells and distributing water filtration systems. HHI empowers Christians to live out their calling to "do good to all," by providing local opportunities to make a global difference. If you want to be a part of this effort, you can get involved by coordinating a Walk4Water event. Walk4Water is a simple concept. If you want to host a Walk, you only need to do three things: Pick a date, find a location, and get people there. Healing Hands is going to take care of everything else.If you want to learn more about how you can help people get clean water,

Gillian and Colten join us to discuss Walk4Water! Did you know that every day millions of people all over the world get up and walk several miles to search for water? Not to mention that more times than not, the water they do find is dirty and causes them to get sick.For the past 20 years, churches and individuals have been partnering with Healing Hands International to help bring an end to the water crisis, by drilling water wells and distributing water filtration systems. HHI empowers Christians to live out their calling to "do good to all," by providing local opportunities to make a global difference. If you want to be a part of this effort, you can get involved by coordinating a Walk4Water event. Walk4Water is a simple concept. If you want to host a Walk, you only need to do three things: Pick a date, find a location, and get people there. Healing Hands is going to take care of everything else.If you want to learn more about how you can help people get clean water, please visit wa