Open Doors: Conversations with Heart of the Father

For our Lenten series kick-off, join Matt as he hosts Fr. Boniface Hicks , Benedictine monk, spiritual director, and co-author of Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love. This deep and practical book brings the depth of human experience together with the traditions of Christian prayer to present the path to an intimate and vulnerable relationship with God. God so longs for this intimacy with us! Fr. Boniface describes different types of conversations and how they relate to sh...

“My heart just longs to see freedom in the body of Christ,” shares Emily Wilson in this intimate conversation with Jacqueline Harper about helping a friend, and how the gospel invites all of us into the work of setting hearts free. Drawing from John 11 and the story of Lazarus, we reflect on Jesus’ powerful command: “Unbind him and let him go.” While Jesus brings life, He also invites His people to walk alongside one another in the ongoing work of unbinding. Together, we explore the hea...

In this episode Matt speaks with Pastor Jakob Kerlin of Victory Church and Dave Hall from the Pittsburgh/Greensburg Unbound team about ministering together at a maximum security prison. The conversation offers a rare and honest look at what it’s like to bring the light of Christ into one of the darkest places, and to witness deep spiritual freedom where physical freedom is absent. Pastor Jakob and Dave share their impressions beginning with the security process, the sense of darkness inside, ...

Meet David and Anne Trufant, married 44 years, Emeritus Executive Directors for two camps, and still serving the Lord!! We hear the Trufants' tale of how they first met. “I probably was the last person on his list,” Anne quips. Early in their family life, with four young children, the Trufants dreamed of owning a summer camp, but “we didn’t have any money,” said David. We learn the amazing way in which God opened doors and made a way, including Anne receiving a word from the Lord in the...

Join Jacqueline, Janet, and Lisa for the third week of our Advent series as we explore something we’re all craving these days: real joy. With so much heaviness in the world, joy can feel distant or even confusing. So what is this kind of joy we’re meant to experience, and why can it feel so hard to hold onto? In this episode, these three dig into the meaning of joy from a faith perspective, but also through personal stories that show what it looks like in real life. Janet provides several hel...

Welcome to a new Advent season on Open Doors! In this first Advent episode , host Jacqueline joins friends Jenn and Lisa to explore the rich theme of hope. Together, they reflect on the difference between hope and optimism, drawing from this Sunday’s Advent readings in Isaiah, Romans, Thessalonians, and the Gospel call to “stay awake.” Through stories, scripture, and lively conversation, including a few fun “Would You Rather?” Christmas questions, the trio unpacks hope as an active, expectan...

Listen as Jenn and Matt Lozano sit down to unpack a powerful homily by Fr. Mike Schmitz on “Nunc Coepi”, Latin for “Now I Begin.” Together, they explore what it means to begin again as followers of Christ, even after failure, discouragement, or doubt. Jenn and Matt share candid stories from their own lives, from breakfast table reflections to lessons learned through Unbound Ministry, and discuss how lies we believe about ourselves and about God can quietly shape our hearts. Drawin...