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5-2 Ministries Podcast

5-2 Ministries Podcast

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What happens when the place that once brought peace brings anxiety instead? When the Word of God, church, or prayer is a place of confusion instead of joy? The 5-2 Ministries Podcast tackles questions of mental health, how it is related to our spiritual health, and how being rooted in the historic Christian faith can give us assurance in our journey. We also will be sharing real life testimonies of at risk youth ministry, addiction ministry, and more!

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Spirituality
Episodes
  • Intrusive Thoughts- Am I Going Crazy?
    Jun 29 2026

    In this episode of the 5-2 Minsitries Podcast, host Luke opens up about his own personal struggle with intrusive thoughts, both spiritually and practically, during an intense season of anxiety and depression. Drawing on his master's degree in pastoral counseling and lived experience, Luke unpacks what intrusive thoughts actually are, why our brains produce them, and how chronic stress, trauma, and spiritual wrestling can amplify them. He walks through the neuroscience behind the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, explains why intrusive thoughts don't define your identity or beliefs, and offers a toolkit of practical and spiritual strategies for healing, from structured prayer and scripture memorization to accountability, counseling, baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Whether you're in spiritual deconstruction, dealing with anxiety or OCD, or simply want to understand your own mind better, this episode offers compassionate, grounded hope.

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    29 mins
  • #5 Spiritually Brainwashed
    Jun 24 2026

    Are you being spiritually brainwashed? Could that actually be a good thing? In this solo episode, Luke explores how every Christian is shaped by a tradition, whether they realize it or not. Drawing from church history, the early church fathers, and his own faith journey, Luke walks through three foundational questions to help you identify what tradition you're operating from: How do I know what's apostolic? How am I being spiritually formed? And what does it mean to be a doer of the Word? Whether you're non-denominational, Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican, or somewhere in between, this episode will challenge you to examine the lens through which you read Scripture, and why that matters.

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    35 mins
  • #4 Deconstruction & Restoration- A Meal That Healed (Anglican)
    Jun 17 2026

    Follow the journey of a seminary grad who experienced doubt, deconstruction and restoration. Kendall grew up Assembly of God, went to an AG seminary, furthered his education in a masters program and then found himself with a shattered faith. Thanks be to God, Kendall's story did not end there. He has experienced restoration and has found a home in the Anglican Church for the past five years He is currently pursuing a doctorate degree with Trinity Anglican Seminary. Wherever you are at in your story Kendalls story will spur on hope in your soul.

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    53 mins
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