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Faith in Focus: A Palominas Chapel Podcast
Hosted by Dr. Nathan Harding, pastor · EN
Unpacked. Undiluted. Unashamed.
Faith in Focus is the podcast home of Palominas Chapel.
The Bible doesn't need a filter. It needs people willing to open it, study it, and let it say what it says. That's what Faith in Focus is about.
Some episodes bring our written blog posts to life through studio voices, so you can engage with the Word in a fresh way, wherever you are. Other episodes are the live audio from our Wednesday night Bible study, recorded straight from the studio and going out to you just the way it happened. Real conversation, honest questions, and straight-from-the-Bible answers, with Pastor Nathan Harding alongside rotating member co-hosts and guests.
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Ai dating and Losing Sight of the Advocate
May 100:50:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Pastor Nathan Harding and the Faith in Focus panel take on a wide-ranging conversation covering the rise of AI-generated relationships and what they mean for human connection, the quiet but powerful influence social media is having on the minds of children, and a biblical look at sin as an archer - how people sometimes miss the mark and why the Advocate is so easily lost from sight. The episode closes with a fascinating story about an MIT professor and his knowledge about a world war II death ray.
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Bottled Tears: From the Bible to God's Hands
Apr 2100:15:03Tap to summarizeA Family Memory from Margaret HardingAustin and Adeline sit down with a piece that is part family history and part testimony, written by Margaret Harding about her mother-in-law, Leora. It's the story of a woman hardened by poverty, an abusive home, and decades of loss, who knelt at an altar at sixty-five years old and was never the same again.Along the way: a grandmother who slipped a dollar to a six-year-old boy and told him a dime belonged to God, a tear-stained Bible left on a nightstand, a hospital room where a woman came back from death because her son had prayed, and a goodnight kiss that was the first of its kind.Psalm 56:8 asks whether God puts our tears in His bottle. Margaret Harding says yes. She watched Him do it.Juan Carlos has an announcement about something new happening Wednesday nights. You won't want to miss it, but you will have to show up live to catch it.
Transcribe →The Power of God
Apr 1600:54:08Tap to summarizeFaith in Focus — Live Bible Study | Episode 1Join host Pastor Nathan Harding for the inaugural episode of Faith in Focus Live, the live Bible study edition of the Palominas Chapel podcast. In this first episode, Pastor Harding opens from Isaiah 40 as the foundation for a wide-ranging conversation covering a recent Supreme Court victory for freedom of speech in counseling, the power of God as revealed through nature, and reflections and takeaways from the 2026 Palominas Chapel Campmeeting.Featuring guests Deacon Shawn Lohnes and Sister Jodee Harding, with Sister Anna McKinley as Executive Producer and Leah McKinley as Technical Director.
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Do you realize how much God cares about YOU?
Apr 300:09:53Tap to summarizeMost of us know, in a general sort of way, that God loves us. But knowing it and actually feeling the weight of it are two different things. Jodee Harding takes one of Jesus' most overlooked illustrations, the wildflowers of the field dressed better than Solomon in all his glory, and turns it into something deeply personal.In this episode, Adeline and Juan walk through Sister Jodee Harding's post, looking into the question the title asks directly: do you actually realize how much God cares about you? Not people in general. You.They trace the passage from Luke 12 through its practical and biblical implications, talk about why anxiety is so often a failure of sight rather than a failure of faith, and land on what it means to be valued by a God who clothes the grass of the field and thinks about you far more than that.The full post is at palominaschapel.com
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Know Your Pronouns
Apr 300:12:42Tap to summarizeThe pronoun debate has the whole world twisted up, but what if it was already settled in the first chapter of the Bible? Genesis 1:26-28 contains eight pronouns, and not one of them was placed casually. In this episode, Austin and Adeline walk through what those words actually mean, what is lost when they are redefined, and why the positions God assigned to every person from birth point to something real and holy about who He is.Juan Carlos also drops in from the producer's chair, and Austin has thoughts about birds, ranching, and which end of the pony matters. The Word has not changed, and neither has Austin's opinion on foolishness.
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What in the World is Happening in Iran?
Apr 200:10:18Tap to summarizeThe news out of the Middle East can feel overwhelming, and everyone seems to have a strong opinion about whose side we should be on. But before you pick a team, it helps to know the whole story. And this one starts in Genesis.In this episode, Austin and Adeline walk through Pastor Nathan's post "What in the World is Happening in Iran?" tracing the conflict back to Noah's three sons, following the line through Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, and asking the question the church doesn't always stop to ask: are America's wars automatically God's wars?They also take an honest look at the theology that frames political support for modern Israel as a biblical requirement, why Jesus' own words about wars and rumors of wars are more stabilizing than any news anchor, and where the only real answer to all of this has always been found.The full post covers the Temple Mount, the Sunni-Shia split, the Table of Nations, and closes with a pastoral charge worth reading slowly. Find it at palominaschapel.com.Wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled.
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The Sign at the Cross in the Road
Mar 2600:10:31Tap to summarizePastor Nathan dreamed of a traveler lost in the dark, lantern nearly out, walking right past a sign pointing to safety without ever raising his light to see it. He woke up, wrote it down as a poem, and then looked something up he had never studied before. What he found stopped him cold. Austin and Adeline discuss the poem, the dream behind it, and what it means that the cross has been standing at eye level all along, waiting to be seen.
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Heaven and How to Get There
Mar 2600:08:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Faith in Focus, Austin and Adeline bring Pastor Nathan's latest blog post to your ears. "Heaven and How to Get There" explores what it really means to fix your heart on God, not just the idea of heaven. Through the story of Paul running to his execution, the prodigal son coming home, and a fresh look at what streets of gold actually tell us, this post asks one honest question: are you planning for eternity? Read the full post at the Palominas Chapel blog.
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Faith in Focus: A New Season, A New Format
Mar 1300:02:31Tap to summarizePastor Nathan kicks off Season 2026 with an introduction to the all-new Faith in Focus format — a weekly livestreamed Bible study featuring co-hosts, special guests, live call-ins, and a live chat community. In this episode, Pastor Nathan breaks down what listeners can expect this season and how to be part of the conversation.
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Important updates
Dec 13, 202400:02:29Tap to summarizeJoin Faith in Focus for an important update as we take a short break to prepare for our annual special worship meeting, happening December 18th–22nd. Discover what makes this time so meaningful, hear about our guest minister, and get a sneak peek of our next episode on rewriting the Bible. Don’t miss this chance to connect and grow in faith—visit palominas.church for all the details!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/faith-in-focus/donations
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