Returning To Your First Love | Upstream Life Podcast Thanks for tuning in to this week's episode of the Upstream Life Podcast. We are bringing you an old podcast today because we thought it was a great conversation and could be benefited from again! We hope your affections are stirred for Jesus as we talk about returning to your first love in Christ. Connect With Us! https://upstreamlife.org/ https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

What Did You Say? | Upstream Life Podcast Welcome back to this week's episode of the Upstream Life Podcast! Because of travel this week we are unable to bring you a new episode, but this gives us the opportunity to go into the archives and pull out an old good episode! In this episode, Sami and joe talk about words and the power they can have to build up or tear down. This is a humbling and transparent episode and we hope it blesses you! Enjoy. Connect With Us: https://upstreamlife.org/ htt...

What The Word of God Produces | Upstream Life Podcast In this week's podcast episode, Sami and Joe catch up on what they have been thinking through and battling regarding Scripture and what it produces in us! Connect With Us: https://upstreamlife.org/ https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

GROWING UP IN THE FAITH W/ DORIAN RIGELSKY | Upstream Life Podcast Welcome back to this week's episode of the Upstream Life podcast. We are excited for you to hear about our interview with Dorian Rigelsky son of Sami and Joe. I sat down with Dorian with the intention of peeling back the layers to see why he is the incredible kid he is and what shaped him as a kid growing up to know Jesus. We hope this can offer insight to any parents out there trying their best to raise kids that know and fo...

A Story From Mercy International | Upstream Life Podcast We are so grateful to be able to bring you this guest podcast from our friends at Mercy International! Check them out below! https://mercyintl.org/ Connect With Us! https://upstreamlife.org/ https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

What We Have Been Wrestling Through... | Upstream Life Podcast Hey everyone! In this episode, we just wanted to get real with y'all and share what's been on our hearts lately. We hope you can relate and find the organic nature of this podcast fun and interesting! Connect With Us! https://upstreamlife.org/ https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

WHY STORIES MATTER W/ Jon Reiner | Upstream Life Podcast This week we are joined by Jon Reiner. Jon is someone who has been on the podcast before, but this week we are picking his brain about the power of stories. Jon is an avid storyteller and we get to hear how his passion for stories pours into the rest of his life and how stories have the power to shape us drastically. Specifically, we dive into how stories can cause us to live an Upstream life. We hope you enjoy it. Connect With Jon: h...

DANGEROUS PRAYERS | Upstream Life Podcast Connect With Us: upstreamlife.org https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

HOW DO I BE A DISCIPLE OF JESUS? W/ Jedidiah Haas | Upstream Life Podcast This week we are joined by Jedidiah Haas as we look at what it is to be a disciple of Jesus. Jed leads Plethos Global, an organization committed to resource and equip church leaders to multiply disciplemakers. In this conversation, we talk about some practices he and his team have implemented that have worked well and what we can do no matter where we are at to be a disciple and make disciples for Christ! Connect With...

CONTENTMENT... HOW DO WE FIND IT? | Upstream Life Podcast How do we find contentment in the world when there are things pulling for us to envy and be jealous of? How do we stop looking at the perfected life we dream of and thank God for the one we have right now? We dive into this concept in this episode of the Upstream Life Podcast and we share our personal context of this struggle. We hope it helps you as you continue to live a life upstream. Connect With Us: https://upstreamlife.or...

Following Jesus Out of College Into the World | Upstream Life Podcast We hope you are encouraged by this conversation with Blake Stanely. He has been on the podcast before, but this time specifically we wanted to dive into what it looks like to live for and follow Jesus as a young adult. We look at what Blake has learned and we hope it encourages you to live life against the flow. Connect With Blake: PROCO (T-SHIRTS)👇 https://proclamationcoalition.com/ BIBLE MEMORY PROJECT👇 https://pr...

WHAT ARE MUTE IDOLS & DISCERNMENT | UPSTREAM LIFE PODCAST Connect With Upstream Life: https://upstreamlife.org/ Connect With Upstream: https://upstreamint.org/ In this episode of the podcast, Sami and Joe sit down to discuss “mute idols” a term found in 1 Corinthians 12:2 they discuss what it means in the context, what mute idols we could be following, and more on discerning God's will. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast! Support the show

MISSION HERE & THERE WITH COLTON WAGNER | Upstream Life Podcast In this episode of the Upstream Life Podcast, we are privileged to be joined by Colton Wagner. Colton is a Physician Assistant in La Crosse Wisconsin, he deeply loves his local church and the global mission of the church. In this episode we talk about discipleship, being a missionary where you are planted, and the global mission field. We hope this conversation blesses you as it did us! Connect With Colton: https://w...

An RV Upstream Life PT 2 | Upstream Life Podcast In this episode of the Upstream Life Podcast, we pick up where we left off in the conversation last week around the new change of pace for Sami and Joe, leaning into God even in the hard parts, and being authentic on the podcast. Let us know what you think about the episode! Connect With Upstream Life: https://upstreamlife.org/ Connect With Upstream: https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

An RV Upstream Life PT 1 | Upstream Life Podcast In this episode of the Upstream Life Podcast, we catch up! It's been a while. We wanted to give you a real-life episode of what has been going on, how we have been doing, and how we are trying to pursue an Upstream life!!! Connect With Upstream Life: https://upstreamlife.org/ Connect With Upstream: https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

How Are We Pursuing God Right Now? / A Step of Faith Pt. 2 | Upstream Life Podcast In this episode of the podcast, we start right where we left off in the last part as we discuss all the new changes and faith steps we are taking. We hope this two-part series encourages you to reflect on your life and listen to God as He calls you to take your own faith steps! Connect With Upstream Life: https://upstreamlife.org/ Connect With Upstream: https://upstreamint.org/ Support the show

Where is God leading us? / A Step of Faith Pt. 1 | Upstream Life Podcast In this episode of the Upstream Life Podcast Sami and Joe sit down after wrapping up the "This Means War" series to discuss where God is leading them and the step of faith they are taking. We hope this honest raw conversation where these two reflect on the last couple of years can be helpful on your walk with Jesus upstream. Connect with Upstream Life: https://upstreamlife.org/ Connect with Upstream International: htt...

The Gospel, Haiti, and T-Shirts / Blake Stanley | Upstream Life Podcast Welcome to this week's episode of the Upstream Life Podcast where we are privileged to sit down with Blake Stanley, founder of The Bible Memory Project, and Proclamation Coalition! Joe and Blake sit down at the end of a trip to Haiti to reflect and dream about the future. God is doing something in Haiti so check out this episode to see some of the reflections from the trip! Connect With Blake: T-SHIRTS: https://proclam...

Welcome back to the Upstream Life Podcast! In this episode, we are privileged to be joined by someone super close to us... Guy Morelus! Mr. Guy is known by anyone who has taken a trip to Haiti with Upstream. He is the country director for Upstream International and Joe has known him for over 11 years now! In this episode of the podcast Guy shares about his life, the work being done in Haiti, the challenges we face, and what the future may look like! Upstream Life: https://upstreamlife...

HOW THE ENEMY WORKS IN CHURCH | Upstream Life Podcast Church. Sometimes this can be a trigger word for people. Because of past experiences of "church hurt" many people want nothing to do with anyone who talks about church. The enemy has done his work to try to divide us and make us turned off to the very bride of Christ. We don't have to let this be the reality though! Check out this episode as we highlight the areas we have seen the enemy work in the church and we give some thoughts ...