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Friends In The Word
Friends In The Word is a Christian podcast where two friends open the Bible together and help each other and their listeners, apply God’s Word to everyday life.
Hosted by Cyndi Weeks and Jen Pam, each episode blends biblical teaching, theological depth, and real-life application in a way that seeks to be practical and stirring.
With recurring segments like “Big Fat Word of the Week” (breaking down rich theological terms like aseity, effectual calling, and depravity) and “Do You Understand What…
Episodes
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Episode 53 : Hospitality For Eternity Q&A
This week on Friends in the Word, Jen and Cyndi talk about hospitality and why this often-overlooked Christian duty has eternal significance. What if something…
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Episode 52: Let Me Be Your Influencer
Do you realize that every time you unlock your phone, you’re stepping onto a battlefield. Whether we realize it or not, we’re constantly being shaped by the…
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Episode 51: Get In There!
In this Episode Cyndi and Jen return after a long hiatus to discuss how we want to motivate you to GET IN THERE! We recap what we've been up to and then…
Friends In The WordEpisode 50: Take Courage Dear Heart!
In our 50th episode, WE'RE 50!!! Jen and Cyndi spend some time talking about encouragement. You might be surprised to learn all that goes into Encouragement…
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Episode 49: Just Say NO! to the "NO Face!"
In this episode of Friends in the Word, Jen Pam and Cyndi Weeks discuss approachability! Or saying no, to the "no face." As Christians we desire to be people…
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Episode 48: Whatchu Wearin'?
In this episode of Friends in the Word, Jen Pam and Cyndi Weeks discuss what it means to dress like a woman who professes godliness... (please forgive Cyndi's…
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Episode 47: It's Good! Tell it!
In this episode of Friends in the Word, Cyndi Weeks and Jen Pam discuss creating a culture of evangelism in your church and in your circle of friends. The Big…
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Episode 46: Adjusting Expectations for a Romans 1 World
In this episode of Friends in the Word, Jen and Cyndi discuss ways we need to adjust our expectations as we are seeing the moral decline of society laid out in…
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Episode 45: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss why the Christian can and should have fun... it's in the Bible ;) We spend sometime discussing the word Jollification for…
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Episode 44: Let's Just Call It What It Is...
In this episode of Friends in the Word Jen and Cyndi discuss... well we discuss... uhhhhh... sin. This should be our most popular episode to date. BUT we…
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Episode 43: Big, Fat-Heartedness
In this episode of Friends in the Word Jen and Cyndi discuss what is looks like to have a truly big heart. The Big Fat Word of the Week is Munificence - make…
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Episode 42: Never Enough, Never, Never!
In this episode of Friends in the Word Cyndi Weeks and Jen Pam break down the guilt and shame the world and sometimes we as Christians walk around with. We…
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Episode 41: Build the Arky Arky!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss how we can be busy as women building the ark rather than hunkering down in our bomb shelters just waiting for the end!…
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Episode 40: Livin' for Likes
In this episode of Friends in the Word Cyndi Weeks and Jennifer Pam discuss the ways we get caught up "livin' for likes" and also the way God desires us to…
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Episode 39: She Works Hard For No Money!
Hey friends! Jen and Cyndi are so happy to return to the podcast after a much needed hiatus with returning to homeschooling for Cyndi and degree finishing for…
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Episode 38: Christmastime is here!
In this episode Jen and Cyndi discuss all things Christmas... We delve into the incarnation and spend some time covering the meta-narrative of Christ's coming…
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Episode 37: Yo Momma!
In this Episode Cyndi and Jen discuss Susan Hunt's idea of Spiritual Mothering. Everybody needs a Momma! Especially in the life of a believer, discipleship is…
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Episode 36: Safety Dance!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss the ever increasing desire to do the "Safety Dance!" As Christians how do we evaluate risk and is God opposed to it? The…
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Episode 35: AWKWARD!
In this episode Jen and Cyndi discuss how to navigate the ever increasing awkwardness of what is life today... especially as Christians how do we insert…
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Episode 34 : Fight Fest! Why Can't We Just Get Along!?
In this Episode Jen and Cyndi discuss how, what and why we fight as Christians. It's probably not exactly what you're thinking... but we pray it will be…
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Episode 33: Pump Up the Wisdom Volume!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss how important pursuing wisdom is in our current time. Lady Wisdom and Dame Folly offer two houses, which one will you…
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Episode 32: I Get So Emotional Baby!
In this episode of Friends in The Word Jen and Cyndi discuss emotional stewardship. We are living in emotional times and the Word addresses us in the totality…
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Episode 31: Hitch Up to the Old Testament!
In this episode of Friends in the Word Jen and Cyndi discuss passages from the Old Testament that had a profound effect on them. The Big Fat Word of the Week…
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Episode 30: A Conversation About Conversations
In this Episode Cyndi and Jen discuss discussions, converse about conversations... you get the idea... The Big Fat Word of the Week is Apologetics... We bring…
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Episode 29 : Conviction That Grips Through Thick and Thin.
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss what it looks like to live in light of your convictions. The Big Fat Words of the Week are Conviction and Piety. We…
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Episode 28: How Will I Stand for Christ if I'm Worried About My Outfit!?
Ooooh doggie... You ready to talk about fear of man? In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss the trap that the fear of man is and how we have a glorious…
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Episode 27: How Big is Your God in a Global Pandemic?
In this week's episode of Friend's in The Word, Jen and Cyndi discuss some really important concepts when you find yourself just hanging on while the earth is…
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Episode 26 : With My "By Myself"
If you haven't seen the tiny hands SNL skit we apologize for the title, but we don't apologize for the episode in which Cyndi and Jen discuss what you say to…
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Episode 25 : Can Women Do That?
In this episode Jen and Cyndi discuss women of church history and with a little cheek, figure out if women can do that? The Big Fat Word of the Week is…
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Episode 24: I'm Singing! I'm in the church and I'm Singggginnnggg!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss one of their very favorite topics! Singing! The Big Fat Word of the Week is DOXOLOGY. We talk about how there are 50…
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Episode 23: My Conscience is Clean!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen dive into the wonderful gift of the conscience. So many of us as Christians live with guilt and shame that we shouldn't or many…
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Episode 22: Biblical Authority in a "Live Your Truth" World
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss the issue of issues for the Church, Biblical Authority. If the Bible isn't the ultimate authority, the question must be…
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Episode 21: But I Still Love Technology, But Not as Much as You, You See!
In this Episode Cyndi and Jen discuss our relationship with the ever present and never without complications, technology! And our goal is to use it well but…
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Episode 20 : The Holistic "ISTICS"
Don't worry if you're confused by the title of this week's episode... We WILL clarify how important the 3 istics are in our Bible reading, our counseling a…
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Episode 19 : Your Church Needs You! Who? You!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss why you matter to your church. Did you know that God has made you a body part to which Jesus is the head? Or that you are…
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Episode 18: We Got to Pray Just to Make it Today!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss one of thee most powerful tools we as Christians have, PRAYER! Yet we all know the struggle to pray is real! Maybe you…
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Episode 17 : Aging in the OC & NZ
In this episode Jen and Cyndi talk through how to approach aging in a godly manner. The Big Fat Word of the Week is Adiaphora- an important word that helps us…
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Episode 16 : Together We Fight the Bitter Root!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss the powerful and dangerous root of bitterness. We encourage each other in fighting it off and having faith that God is…
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Episode 15 : Hear Ye! Do Ye!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss being Hearers and Doers of the Word. The Big Fat Words of the Week are Justification and Sanctification. This is such an…
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Episode 14 : So You Think You Can Decorate!?
In this week's episode Cyndi and Jen drill down into the depths of rich theological discourse to examine decorating our homes, it's for glory and for beauty…
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Episode 13 : Your Suffering Ain't for Nothin'
In this episode of Friends in the Word Jen and Cyndi discuss the really important topic of suffering. It's so important to have your theology of suffering in…
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Episode 12 : Friends are Friends Forever if the Lord's a Lord of Them!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss Biblical friendship and there is no Michael W. Smith sing-a-longs incase you were worried. The Big Fat Word of the Week…
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Episode 10: Greet with a Holy Kiss... or maybe a warm pat.
In this week's episode, Cyndi and Jen discuss the sometimes awkward topic of greeting one another in the church! Our Big Fat Word of the Week is "Fellowship"…
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Episode 9 : Food Freedom
In this episode Jen and Cyndi talk about the much consumed but little discussed, (from a Biblical viewpoint) issue of food. In our Big Fat Word of the Week we…
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Episode 8: Repent for Joy!
In this episode Jen and Cyndi break down an often the misunderstood or the under represented concept of repentance. Its our Big Fat Word of the Week, its in…
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Episode 7: The Glorious Good News Gospel!
In this episode Cyndi and Jen discuss a really Big Fat Word - Propitiation. We delve into Gal. 1 and being sure we not only understand what we're reading but…
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Episode 6 : Pastors in Pulpits who Preach Oh My! Part 2
In this episode Cyndi and Jen continue the discussion of why expositional teaching and good exegesis is so important in the life of a believer. We further…
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Episode 5: Pastors in Pulpits who Preach, Oh My! Part 1
In this episode Jen and Cyndi talk about why going to a church that has expository preaching is so important for your soul. In their Big Fat Word of the Week…
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Episode 4: Bonus - Better Together
In this episode Jen and Cyndi discuss often misunderstood words like Submission and Complementarianism and how we whole heartedly believe in God's…
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Episode 3: That's So Meta!
In this episode Jen and Cyndi discuss a Big Fat Word of the Week that Cyndi's never heard of before, we decide whether we should read David and Goliath like…
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Episode 2: Becoming Cross-Shaped Readers
In this episode we discuss how the gospel impacts our Bible reading, after we totally bungle our intro and have a good laugh about what we're enjoying right…
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Episode 1 : Read yo Bible!
Hey we're two friends that love the Bible and talking about how it applies to our everyday lives with each other! In this episode we introduce ourselves and…