Providing a Reference for Truth. Promoting a Refocus on the Gospel. Provoking a profound Reminder of Grace for our lives, today.

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How about another interview? This episode we sit down with Beth Thompson for a wonderful conversation. We talk about passion for studying the Word, the rise in faith deconstruction and recent news surrounding the landmark case of Roe vs Wade.(***Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on Thursday 6.23, MUCH changed in 24 hours***)Beth is the owner and administrator of the Instagram account: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simply_bible/" rel="nofollow">@simply_bible</a> that holds a following of 21,000+. In just a short time, has become a dear and respected friend and I know that you will be helped by our time together.Find and Follow her: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simply_bible/" rel="nofollow">here</a>Connect and Engage:Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 209 - Interview with Beth Thompson

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We&#39;re diving into part 6 of our Subtle Strongholds series. We&#39;re stepping on our toes and walking into conviction with a conversation about idolatry. It&#39;s a major afront to who God is and the worship that He deserves and demands, so let&#39;s address it, and by His Grace, tear this stronghold down. Apple Music: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/clear-the-stage/956294479?i=956294596" rel="nofollow">Clear the Stage - Jimmy Needham</a>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6GQZ5WNHhqs6b0BD0lUK96?si=5cf92f6eb2484929" rel="nofollow">Clear the Stage - Jimmy Needham</a> Connect and Engage:Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 208 - Subtle Strongholds: Idolatry

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Our host takes us into part 5 of our Subtle Strongholds series. We&#39;re engaging in a conversation about Fear. Fear is mentioned in some way over 500 times in Scripture. That must mean that it&#39;s worth the time to dive into for better understanding. Let&#39;s address this stronghold and seek to tear it down. Connect and Engage:Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 207 - Subtle Strongholds: Fear

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Derek, our host, dives into part 4 of our Subtle Strongholds series. We&#39;re engaging in a conversation about Doubt. Doubt can so easily become a fortified place of supposed security for us. But it needs to be addressed and removed. Connect and Engage:Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 206 - Subtle Strongholds: Doubt

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Derek, our host, moves into part 3 of our series entitled: Subtle Strongholds. We&#39;re getting real about the things in our lives that have become fortified places but don&#39;t belong. On this episode we&#39;re brief but expressly focused on that nagging habit we all have of, Complaining Song Recommendation:Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3wB2woMJ78WzKEixJmY8hO?si=4fc7289f6a3647e6" rel="nofollow">How Good Is He - Vertical Worship</a>Apple Music: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-good-is-he-live-from-chicago/1588122428?i=1588122438" rel="nofollow">How Good Is He - Vertical Worship</a> Connect and Engage:Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 205 - Subtle Strongholds: Complaining

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Derek, our host, continues our series Subtle Strongholds. We&#39;re getting real about the things in our lives that have become fortified places but don&#39;t belong. On this episode we&#39;re pulling weeds and talking Bitterness.Connect and Engage:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>

Episode 204 - Subtle Strongholds: Bitterness

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Derek, our host, kicks off a series entitled, Subtle Strongholds. Coming face to face with the things in our lives that have settled in, but frankly don&#39;t belong. First up...Anger. Connect and Engage:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>

Episode 203 - Subtle Strongholds: Anger

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Derek, our host, walks through the always difficult, yet ever-important conversation around the unsettling subject of Suicide. Resources:<ul><li>Suicide Prevention Hotline: #988</li><li>Text: &#34;TALK&#34; to 741741</li><li>American Federation for Suicide Prevention: afsp.org</li><li>#BeThe1To: bethe1to.com</li><li>Hope Gate Keepers: <a href="http://www.hopegatekeepers.com" rel="nofollow">www.hopegatekeepers.com</a></li></ul> Connect and Engage:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>Website:<a href="https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.podpage.com/remindersofgracepodcast/</a>

Episode 202 - Suicide

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We&#39;re back for Season 2 on the Reminders of Grace Podcast! Derek walks through an often misunderstood &#34;F&#34; word; maybe, it&#39;s not what we think. Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 201 - the 'F' word - it's not what you think

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Derek, our host, sits down for a heart-to-heart about a way we can navigate tragedy. What can we learn? Can we really experience Triumph in Tragedy? Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 112 - Finding Triumph in Tragedy

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On this episode, Derek takes some time to help us strive to find and maintain unity in a culture that, on both ends of the spectrum, seeks to condemn, cancel or criticize anyone that doesn&#39;t exactly match up to its perspective. Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 111 - Unity in a Culture of Uniformity(Conformity)

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On this episode, Derek sits down with Worship Leader, Kyle Walker for an encouraging conversation about worship. Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 110 - Worship for the Ages, Interview with Kyle Walker

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On this episode of the Reminders of Grace Podcast, our host Derek, continues our series on our Identity Crisis. Once we get, who we are, set rightly, why does that matter, what does that do for us. Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 109 - Identity Crisis, Part Two, Why Does It Matter?

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On this episode of the Reminders of Grace Podcast, Derek, explores our identity crisis. Who we are has become convoluted and hi-jacked and we need to set it right. Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 108 - Identity Crisis, Part One - Who Am I?

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On this episode of the Reminders of Grace Podcast, Derek continues an introspective study with Part 2 of Race and the Gospel. Connect and Engage on Social Media:Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/derek_2024/</a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/derek.barksdale.5/</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1_DQylwHKrQRrgs4svzDw</a>Email:<a href="mailto:remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">remindersofgracepodcast@gmail.com</a>

Episode 107 - Race and the Gospel, Part 2

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Host, Derek, begins an introspective study into the subject of Race and the Gospel, with a Biblical look at Race.

Host, Derek, begins an introspective study into the subject of Race and the Gospel, with a Biblical look at Race.

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Episode 106 - Race and the Gospel, Part 1

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On this episode, we take a look at the intersection of Politics and Faith, and discuss how important it is to have proper perspective otherwise there&#39;s a traffic jam.

Episode 105 - Political Christianity vs. Gospel-Centered Citizenship

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Host, Derek, gives us a look at just a few of the countless undeniable truths regarding the Anvil that is the written Word of God

Episode 104 - Where Did All the Anvils Go?

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On this episode, Derek takes us on an inquisitive journey to learn about the Church, the way it was intended.

Episode 103 - Tell Me About Your Church

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On this episode we walk through some life-level statements that will help us understand: What is the Gospel?

Episode 102 - What is the Gospel?

Providing a Reference for Truth
Promoting a Refocus on the Gospel
Provoking a profound Reminder of Grace for our lives, today.