Michael Easley inContext

What do you envision when you hear “beauty pageant?” Does the type of objectification and overindulgence portrayed in reality TV come to mind? After a career in pageantry and hosting, Ashley Eicher talks boundaries and the goal of empowering young women in the pageant industry. #BodyImage

We are in a war against issues of body image, the media's portrayal of beauty, food control, chronic dieting, and on it goes. Join Michael Easley in studio with Constance Rhodes, CEO/Founder of FINDINGbalance, Inc. and author of "Life Inside the Thin Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter," as they discuss how to battle these issues in your own life and how to raise healthy kids in this body-obsessed world.

You may envision red tights and pitchfork. Understand Satan from a biblical context in Episode 13 of Why We Believe What We Believe.

How to ruffle Hollywood, record "Alone Yet Not Alone." The second part of Joni Eareckson Tada's interview.

The Holy Spirit, which seals our Salvation, is a person at work. How does He empower us, fill us, indwell us? Learn more about the work of God’s Spirit in Episode 12.

One moment in time and then 47 years of chronic pain, living as a quadriplegic, and surviving cancer. Joni Eareckson Tada’s perseverance exemplifies the power of prayer. Listen to Joni’s story of strength and courage.

Do you get angry because your kids are never satisfied or lack gratitude? Do they have a sense of entitlement or you hear them say, “That’s not fair!” Did you just answer, yes? You might be a “Snowplow Partent”. Come listen to author Kay Wyma share about Comparison and Entitlement. Despite good intentions, many people in today’s culture foster a sense of entitlement in their children through comparison. Comparison, according to author Kay Wyma, was the tool used in the fall. The narcissi

Our culture has become increasingly opposed to black-and-white ideas, particularly in the area of theology. To hold firm convictions as a Christian is often difficult. Learn more about the controversial Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and the ways some academic approaches challenge our beliefs in Episode 11 of Why We Believe What We Believe.

Our struggles do not define us; they simply reflect the brokenness of man. A brokenness that can be healed only through God’s redemption. Rosaria Butterfield calls pride both a personal self-defense mechanism and a “root” sin. Learn more about Dr. Butterfield’s thoughts on community in the context of Scripture in Part 2 of our chat. Did you miss Part 1? https://soundcloud.com/michaelincontext/rosaria-butterfield-with-michael-easley-part-1

Dr. Rosaria Butterfield began her Christian life only after a pastor shared the Gospel with her through compassion over several years. Driven by an intense desire for answers, she mined the Bible for truth. Join Michael Easley in the studio with author of "The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert" as she shares her journey coming out of a homosexual feminist worldview and confronting her true identity. Listen to Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/michaelincontext/rosaria-butterfield-with-michael-easley-par