Podcast Episodes
Transformative Truth is also a weekly podcast exploring topics like forgiveness, surrendering to God, and how to experience Jesus in your life and relationships.
New episodes are available every Monday on your favorite podcast platform
Episode 55 - When Waiting on God Feels Meaningless
Sometimes waiting feels meaningless, but we can learn from Scriptures how God uses times of waiting to transform us.
Episode 54 - Burn the Plow! A Call to Radical Obedience
In this episode, we learn about the prophet Elisha, and Torben challenges listeners to live lives of radical, immediate obedience to God.
Episode 53 - Meant for Evil, Turned to Good
Torben shares insights about God's sovereignty centered around the song "Sovereign Over Us" by Aaron Keyes. He highlights how God is capable of turning evil into good as we surrender to His sovereignty.
Episode 52 - Bruce
This episode is dedicated to a good friend of Torben's named Bruce.
Bruce lived with cerebral palsy and was non-verbal. He recently went home to be with Jesus, and Torben shares what Bruce taught him about our spiritual connection to God as Christians.
Episode 48 - There's No Such Thing as Switzerland
Are there neutral spaces in this world? This episode is a war cry for all Christians to step into the reality that we live in a kingdom as children of God that is at war with the world.
Episode 44 - Is Confession of Sins Necessary?
Torben pokes at a hornet's nest by discussing whether we as believers are required to confess our sins over and over.
Episode 43 - Stuck in the Mud
What do you do when you're stuck in the mud of life and no matter how much help you get from others, you're still stuck?
Episode 38 - Sharing in the Grief of Others
Walking into the deep places of grief with other people requires the ability to not take offense, and to be comfortable with unanswerable questions.
Torben shares about various types of grief and how to stay present with those who are grieving.
Episode 37 - Hell, Arrogance, and Trust in God
Tackling some hefty topics, Torben talks about the reality of hell and encourages believers to trust in how God defines everything, especially the things that are difficult for us to comprehend.
Episode 36 - More than a Theory
Torben shares everyday life stories of Jesus being a transformative reality
Episode 35 - God’s Waiting Room
Inspired by his favorite song, Hard to Get by Rich Mullins, Torben shares about how to keep going and keep trusting when it feels like you're in God's waiting room.
Episode 34 - Jesus’ Unreasonable Teachings
Some of Jesus' teachings seem to be not just challenging, but unreasonable, and may even feel irresponsible. We dive into some of these Scriptures and wrestle with Jesus' challenge to 'count the cost' of discipleship.
Episode 33 - Thou Shalt Be Nice
"Thou Shalt Be Nice" seems to be a commandment that many people live by today. Torben shares the difference between niceness and kindness, and gives examples of radical kindness.
Episode 32 - A Good Reminder
Why do so many Christians have so little to share about Jesus? Why are most devotions a "good reminder" at best?
Episode 30 - Spiritual Warfare
Sitting in a ditch in his car, Torben got inspiration for this episode about practical spiritual warfare and the need to fight back against the enemy's lies.
Episode 29 - The New Earth
In this episode, Torben shares the incredible true story behind the hymn "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus", and discusses the John Eldredge book All Things New in the light of Torben's deep excitement about life on the New Earth.
Episode 26 - Is Jesus Lord of Your Life?
"I don't need your money, I want your life"
Torben uses this line from Keith Green's song "To Obey is Better than Sacrifice" to passionately discuss the lordship of Christ.
Episode 25 - Why I'm Not a Progressive
What is progressive Christianity? Is it necessary to update Christianity to fit the times? Why bother with church at all? These are some of the questions that Torben explores in this episode.
Episode 21 - Work Out Your Salvation
"Work out your salvation with fear and trembling" is a verse that brings fear and uncertainty to many Christians. In this episode, Torben explains the beautiful meaning of this verse, and he also shows how each of us can grow in exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit.
Episode 19 - Playful Jesus
Do you experience Jesus as someone with a great sense of humor?
In this episode, Torben explores different sides of Jesus' personality, and talks about experiencing Jesus as both humorous and playful.