After IV

If you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that your future was secure, would it feel easier to say yes to Jesus wherever he led you in your calling? We've all wished at one time or another that we could sit down with our future self and say, “How does this part of my life end up?” We want to know that we can step boldly and confidently into opportunities (or avoid certain failures…). But it doesn’t work like that. Saying yes opens us up to a unique set of mysteries that we uncover as we go. And sometimes that mysterious future can make it really hard to say yes to Jesus.Today, we’re wrapping up our series on common barriers to calling with a conversation about the future. Joanne and Lucas have returned one more time to help us wrestle with this particular barrier. And they’re going to encourage us to say yes to the one who firmly holds our future in his hands and has invited us to trust him with it.RELATED EPISODE(S)Post-Graduation Disorientation and the Power of Perseverance (E173) - Apple, YouTube, Spotify, STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

If you obey God, everything will go right… Right?Well, that’s not how it went for Selah. We’re continuing our OOPS series on reframing failure this week and we’re excited to be joined once again by Selah Magruder! On this episode, Selah shares about the time she literally did everything right. She worked hard, she prepared, and obediently followed Jesus into life after graduation… And then experienced rejection after rejection after rejection. And it was here, when her very best couldn’t get her where she needed to go, that she met Jesus in a powerful new way.RELATED EPISODE(S)Oops! I Didn't Actually Graduate (E202) - Apple, Spotify, YouTubeSTAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

What would you do if your greatest passion turned out to be a failure?We’re kicking off our first series of 2026 and it’s all about… Failure? Yes! It’s a guarantee that at some point after graduation you will experience failure. It’s part of life. And it’s a part of life that exists within the loving hands of God. Over the next few weeks, you’re going to hear your fellow alumni share stories of failure after graduation and the way God redeemed them for his own purposes.This week, InterVarsity Alumna Nkao Hle Hang shares about going all in on her passion for the world of fashion after graduation. She was good at it, it was fun, and she even wanted to use it as a ministry. But… it became clear that it was not the right path for her. And it all fell apart. Listen in as she tells the story and shares how God was there to pick up the pieces with her.RELATED EPISODECelebrating 5 Years and 200 Episodes of After IV! (E200) - Apple, Spotify, YouTubeSTAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

Merry Christmas, alumni! We have one last special episode for you as we round out 2025. We are joined once again by Ekemini and Christina from Get in The Word with Truth's Table and they are going to gift us with a reading of Luke 2:1-20. Enjoy, have a Merry Christmas, and we will see you in 2026, alumni!And don't forget to check out Manuscript.Bible! Use code AFTERIVPOD for a free month!RELATED EPISODEE194: The Truth About Listening (Apple, Spotify, YouTube)Follow Get in The Word with Truth's TableExploreApple, Spotify, YouTubeSTAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy engaging with Andrea's example of using scripture as a guide for prayer using Nehemiah 1:5-11.And don't forget to check out Manuscript.Bible! Use code AFTERIVPOD for a free month!RELATED EPISODEE197: The Provocation Toward Praying (Apple, Spotify, YouTube)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

Which verses do you know by heart? In the beginning God created... For God so loved the world... Jesus wept... The invitation to hide God's Word in our heart is scattered throughout Scripture. But how much time and attention do we give to memorizing Scripture? And why is it such an important practice?This week, we continue our series Six Ways to Engage Scripture After Graduation with a conversation about memorizing. We're joined by Jacob Thies, an InterVarsity alum from UW-Whitewater who's had a very unique experience with Scripture memorization. While in school, Jacob had the opportunity to play the role of Jesus in The Mark Drama*, which required a significant amount of memorizing. On this episode, Jacob is going to share about his tender encounter with Jesus while memorizing, and a few of his best tips for memorizing Scripture for ourselves.And don't forget to check out Manuscript.Bible! Use code AFTERIVPOD for a free month!(*If you're unfamiliar, The Mark Drama is exactly what it sounds like: a dramatization of the entire book of Mark. See below for more info.)RELATED EPISODEE195: The Path for Exploring (Apple, Spotify, Youtube)RESOURCESThe Mark DramaSTAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★