Cedar & Cypress Podcast
A real, relevant, and relatable Christian podcast dedicated to growing your faith like the strength and durability of trees. Your host Allison breaks down theological topics, analyzes cultural trends, and provides everyday insight from a biblical lens. New episodes every Sunday.
Episodes
Happy Mother’s Day! Today, we bring you a special episode about the biblical beauty of motherhood, including a critique of culture’s common standpoint on motherhood and the family. As Christians, we dare to be countercultural and challenge the worldview that motherhood hinders a whole, beautiful, and fulfilled life. We reject the world’s wisdom, which is foolishness, and pursue God’s plan and design instead. Whether you’re a mother...
Are environmentalism and eco-friendliness noble pursuits from a biblical perspective? Should Christians care or make efforts to contribute toward this ever-growing movement? And what did the secular humanists get wrong about environmental conservation? We answer all these questions and more today in a sincere endeavor to understand how we can honor the Creator based on how the biblical authors described and considered creation.
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In February, Asbury University in Kentucky took the news by storm with its spontaneous and continuous worship service, which continued for over two weeks after a routine chapel service should have ended. What are we to make of spiritual revivals? Should we be joyful, cautious, or both? Are spiritual revivals even biblical? The scroll of Nehemiah has much wisdom to offer about revival, reform, and how God-followers should approach t...
The podcast is back and better than ever! After a two-month hiatus, Allison returns with a (belated) Holy Week meditation on the Christian calling to approach death with the resolve, love, service, obedience, and humility of Jesus. What would compel someone to sacrifice himself for others willingly? We will explore that today!
Scriptures
- Ecclesiastes 8:15
- Isaiah 22:13 50...
Have you ever wished you could hear from God about something you’re experiencing? Maybe what job to pursue, if you should date that person, how you should handle conflict, or feeling like you’re at a crossroads with something in your life? Wouldn’t it be nice if the sky opened up, the clouds parted, and you heard a voice telling you exactly what to do and how to go about your life? The truth is that God is much more complex than ju...
Did you know how much David’s life can convict you about sin in your life and your need for a perfect, holy Savior? Have you ever wondered if David’s story has more to offer than a trivialized message about a sling, a stone, and a giant? We’ve shaped many conceptions about King David by imposing our culture on him and our desire to cherry-pick stories from his life so we can identify with him. Today, we will journey together throug...
Eschatology (the study of the end times) is an incredibly broad and challenging topic in the Bible. What should we think of final judgment, the end of the world, armageddon, the new heaven and earth? What about the troubling images of the beast, dragon, lamb, and other spiritual beings? Today, we skip the drama and debates about when certain events will take place and return to the roots of Revelation. Revelation is the vision give...
Today’s episode is all about the spiritual beings (the Elohim) we encounter in the Bible – angels, demons, and the Satan (the Adversary). Spiritual beings are somewhat of a mystery to us, but Scripture is very clear about some aspects of spiritual beings. In this episode, we will dive into their characteristics, abilities, and their position with their Creator. We will tie it all together at the end by discussing the commonalities ...
Welcome to our three-part series on spiritual warfare. What is spiritual warfare, and where did it come from? Where is it mentioned in Scripture, and what does it look like? How can we identify and fight the reality of spiritual warfare in our world today? Tune in for answers to these questions and more.
Thank you for joining us! Below, you can find the information we studied for this episode.
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Prayer is a sometimes baffling part of our journey and lives as Christians. How do we know we’re doing it right? How do we hear back from God? How often should we pray? What is the purpose of prayer, anyway? In this episode, we welcome the new year and answer all these questions – and more!
Thank you for joining us! Below, you can find the information we studied for this episode.
Scriptures
- Nehemiah...
Merry Christmas! Welcome to the fifth and final installment of Advent with Allison. Today, we’re having a casual conversation about hearing from God, feeling restless and unsettled during the holiday season, and why we need to stop pursuing happiness and “self-love” as the highest good in our lives.
(Also, a quick correction on my John 16 commentary – I stated this was before Jesus’s ascension, but it was before his arrest and cruc...
Welcome back to Advent with Allison, a five-part series where we anticipate the annual commemoration of Jesus’s birth. This episode is part four, covering the perfect forgiveness that Jesus modeled in his birth, life, death, and resurrection. Our almighty God extends salvation, freedom from sin, and eternal security to those who accept it. Tune in to explore Jesus’s forgiveness made available to you and why Christ-followers must ex...
Welcome back to Advent with Allison, a five-part series where we anticipate the annual commemoration of Jesus’s birth. This episode is part three, covering humility and meekness. We will examine humility from the example set by Joseph, Jesus’s father. Tune in to discover the richness of humility and why Christ’s followers must also pursue humility.
Thank you for joining us! Below, you can find the information we studied for this ep...
Welcome to Advent with Allison, a five-part series where we anticipate the annual commemoration of Jesus’s birth. This episode is part two, covering the Messianic prophecies God gifted to humanity to signal Jesus’s birth, life, death, and resurrection. There are over 300 prophecies, and we will explore just four of them, including their fulfillment. Tune in to rediscover the incredible wonder of the Christmas story!
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Before we get much further in our Advent series, we encourage you to slow down and live with more intention. The holiday season’s tendency to be all “hustle-and-bustle” can be an insidious distraction from God’s presence in our lives. God commands your awareness of him, observation of his handiwork, and participation in his Kingdom work. In this episode, Allison explains the necessity of solitude with God and provides tips on seeki...
Welcome to Advent with Allison, a five-part series where we anticipate the annual commemoration of Jesus’s birth. This episode is part one, covering the picturesque universe God created. From the overflow of love, God creates humans to enjoy his good world and work the earth for its prosperity. But this perfect relationship is shattered when humans disobey God’s instruction. Humanity has been doing the same ever since. Tune in to l...
Happy Thanksgiving! Gratitude practices are often shallow and surface-level. People will say, “Keep a gratitude journal!” where you are meant to write down a list of all your circumstantially “good” things. The problem with this gratitude approach is that circumstances outside your control define it. Thus, gratitude ebbs and flows with how you feel each passing moment. How can we maintain thankfulness and joy amid hard times? Tune ...
Identity is an essential facet of our lives. Everything we believe is rooted in our view of God and ourselves. When we operate with warped “realities” about who God is or who we are, the burden of seeking security, satisfaction, and significance falls on us. However, when we build our lives upon the foundation of Christ, not even the worst storms of life can shake us. Tune in this week to hear about how we can accept our identity i...
Some of us have had great experiences with women’s ministries, and some have not. Allison and Liv have had less-than-ideal experiences with women’s ministries since they lacked theological depth, biblical accuracy, and discipleship. Biblical truth is edifying, constructive, and challenging. In this episode, we will share our personal experiences and offer recommendations for improving women’s ministries.
Thank you for joining us! B...
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Today, we wade into the deep waters of controversy! Join us as we compare Halloween’s dark history with its modern context, discuss our personal convictions on the spooky autumn holiday, and warn Christians from passing judgment on each other for their choices.
Thank you for joining us! Below, you can find the information we studied for this episode.
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