“Hey, are you still there?” Life at the intersection of Marriage, Family, Careers, and Ministry.

“Hey, are you still there?” Life at the intersection of Marriage, Family, Careers, and Ministry.

Join Mike and Beth each week as they examine life at the intersection of MARRIAGE, FAMILY, CAREERS, and MINISTRY. Through 29 years of ministry, 27 years of marriage, 24 years of professional careers, and 21 years of being parents to 3 kids, their fun and honest discussions promise to have something for everyone.

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July 17, 2025 65 mins

In this special travel episode, Mike and Beth discuss their recent trip to Krakow, Poland, which included a visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp memorial and the famous salt mines. 

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This week, Mike takes the pod on the road as he serves with Group Mission Trips in Elizabeth City, NC. During this episode, Mike describes his connection with GMT along with interviewing volunteers Stephanie, Jeremy, and Helen about their experiences with Group. Mike also has a chat with Thom Watson, youth pastor at Metro North Church in Goose Creek, SC about the impact these mission trips have on students and adults. 

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In this special travel edition of the, “Hey, Are You Still There?” podcast, Mike & Beth are back from their recent trip to the Czech Republic. In this episode they’ll discuss their time visiting three towns on their way to Poland. Below is a hopefully helpful timeline of the travel that is discussed in the podcast.

Czech Republic (new country, new currency)

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In this special travel edition of the, “Hey, Are You Still There?” podcast, Mike & Beth are back from their recent trip to Austria. In this episode they’ll discuss their time in Vienna and the surrounding area. Lots of travel insights for vacationers from the US such as places to visit, where to eat, and how to get around. Below is a hopefully helpful timeline of the travel that is discussed in the podcast.

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    This week Mike and Beth discuss her technological difficulties, Mike’s credit card frustrations, Beth’s love of credit card points, buying a new couch, sharing the same back account, trusting spouses with phone/email passwords, Mike’s visit with a high school friend, what makes the good ol’ days good, and a new milestone for the podcast.

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    This week Mike and Beth celebrate their 40th episode with a hot discussion of getting a spouses permission and approval, the origins of hobbies, what hobbies have Mike & Beth taken up, and they take a deep dive into the idea of the “5 Hobby Rule”. 

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    This week, Mike and Beth are joined in studio for the first time with their youngest son, Joshua. It’s clearly a two-one-one as they discuss Josh’s taste in music, how Beth killed a cat, a recent trip to visit Jacob in South Carolina, Mike’s visit with “Mr. Number One” George South, top zoos and aquariums we’ve visited, and the ReCon board game convention. 

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    This week Mike & Beth discuss her new found fame, poll results, old sayings that don’t make sense now, Mike’s newest conspiracy about Jimi Hendrix, should Milli Vinilli get their Grammys back, what they would do for careers if they knew then what they know now, how jobs have changed, what kills a ministry, and does purpose matter in a job. 

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    Beth returns this week as her and Mike discuss his recent trip to Charlotte and the PGA Championship, an almost confrontation with a lady, escape rooms, Beth’s trip Disney and Universal, her fascination with the Beluga spy whale from Norway, and how we needed more wisdom when our kids were younger. 

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    Mike goes solo this week as Beth is moving their daughter into the Disney College Program. This week he discusses recents trips to see Pearl Jam in concert, reclaiming his bonus room, his daughter’s car crash and move into the Disney College Program, their son’s internship with the South Carolina Audubon Society, and the trials and tribulations of trying to support your kids and not lose your sanity 

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    This week, Mike & Beth discuss her recent magazine feature, poll results from spouse friendships, Mother’s Day, and things we experienced at teens that our kids will never have to. 

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    This week Mike and Beth discuss her big award, the challenges with career peers, why Mike hates other pastors, the fact that spouses can’t be best friends, the end of the world poll results with comments, and wrap up with Mike’s lessons learned from comedy. 

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    This week, Mike & Beth discuss their hectic Easter weekend activities, Mike’s shallow social bucket, adult egg hunts, restaurant disagreements, pickleball, the tv show “Yellowjackets”, and wrap up with feeling judge by other Christians for entertainment choices. 

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    This week, Beth’s back and shares about her reunion weekend, she and Mike discuss high school vs college friends, how friendships have seasons, and why it seems to be hard to make friends as an adult. 

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    This week, Mike goes solo as Beth attends events at Salem College. Mike updates the listeners on his improv at The Idiot Box and his current CPAP progress. Mike then rants on corporate churches, describes the start of Project:Re3 and their Hope Center. He wraps it up with what happens when you mix board games and church. 

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    This week, Beth shares about her first pickleball experience, Mike gives an update on Improv classes, they discuss bucket list, and wrap up with marriage commandments and trivia. 

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    This week, Mike & Beth go a bit longer as they discuss which Harry Potter house they’d be in, The Righteous Gemstones, Beth updates her big 12, Mike finally reveals his big 12 which includes a tattoo and naked 5k. They wrap up with Mike sharing about his recent improv class. 

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    On this week’s special Enneagram pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth discuss the healthy and unhealthy sides to our Enneagram numbers along with where we go number wise when we’re resourceful and which number we go to when we’re less resourceful. 

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    This week, Mike & Beth discuss the insane amount of books Beth has read, what their Mount Rushmore of children’s books are, they dissect the book, “We’re going on a bear hunt”, and finally wrap up with a rant on lawnmower parents. 

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    On this week’s special Enneagram pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth discuss wings and their importance to your core number and helping determine what number you are. They also revisit the Enneagram triads while looking at the ramifications of sharing two different triads.

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