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Open Doors is a conversation about inviting God’s love, presence, and power into our hearts. We are friends and teammates from Heart of the Father Ministries who share in the mission of setting captive hearts free through Unbound ministry. We’ll be touching on the impact of Neal Lozano’s book, Unbound, and hearing stories of lives changed through Unbound ministry. At times we’ll dig deep into the Five Keys of Unbound, simple responses to the gospel with profound impact on hearts and lives. J ...
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“This is where the real stuff happens,” says longtime Unbound partner and Polish interpreter, Gosia Wojcik. Gosia joins Matt in this informative episode that covers exciting ministry developments in United Arab Emirates and Ukraine! Hear Gosia’s Unbound story beginning with the “First-ever Unbound conference,” in Poland and how she interpreted for …
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In this conversation, Austin Noll, author, podcast host and Grief Recovery Specialist discusses his experiences growing up in a fear-based church environment and the impact it had on his relationship with God. He shares how the church's control and shame-based practices affected his view of himself and God. Austin also highlights the lack of freedo…
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Author Matt Lozano talks with Lisa Livezey and host Jacqueline Harper. Tempted to jump out a window when it comes to holiness? In this final episode of our Free to Be Holy book study, the author himself speaks! We discuss Chapter Seven where Matt invites us to learn from his own mistakes. He shares his personal backstory of realizing he had believe…
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Curtis Reed, an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist and Transition Coach, shares his journey of healing and growth. He grew up in a broken home with addicted parents and experienced a toxic and dysfunctional environment. After hitting rock bottom, he found faith and joined a church community that initially provided support and transformation.…
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He’s Right Here!! Jenn hosts Neal and Lisa for a distinctive discussion during Week Three of our Free to Be Holy book study. Free to Be Holy means being “free to walk in holiness,” says Neal and “free to grow in holiness,” adds Lisa. One reason we fail is because we aren’t free. Hear Neal’s story about a prayer recipient exclaiming at The Father’s …
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In this conversation, Sandi shares her personal journey of encountering the Father's heart and the transformative power of His love. She discusses her background of abuse and addiction, and how God intervened in her life. Sandi emphasizes the importance of healing and sanctification in the Christian journey, and the need to reflect the Father's hea…
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“The J’s are in the house” this week as Jenn and Janet Lozano along with Jacqueline Harper sum up Chapters Three and Four of Matt Lozano’s book Free to Be Holy. “Reading Chapter 3 was like going into the throne room. I just encountered the Lord,” said Jenn. God is totally other – completely unique and excellent in every way. And yet He’s excellentl…
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On this Holy Thursday, we begin studying Matt Lozano’s book Free to Be Holy. What is Holiness? The Hebrew word kadosh translates as “set apart, sacred, holy.” This applied to items used in the temple vessels and nothing made holy could be returned to ordinary service. Proper ritual allowed outward participation, but not interior restoration. Throug…
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As we approach Palm Sunday, Matt and Lisa discuss the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from Mark 11: 1-10. See parallels to the crowning of King Solomon, who was placed on David’s mule and cloaks laid down. What was symbolized by laying down cloaks before Jesus? Zechariah 9 prophecies about the king entering on a colt. What might have been t…
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Grab a cuppa and enjoy some time with Jacqueline and Jenn as they continue our Lenten series, reflecting upon Jeremiah 31:31-34 where the word ‘covenant’ is mentioned four times. Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, felt so sad about the condition of his people. Amidst Israel’s failure, he offered hope – a promise that God would forgive all our sins and …
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What a treat to hear Matt and Jenn Lozano together for Week Four of our Lenten series as they cover the story in John 9 about Jesus’ healing a man born blind! Jesus makes room in His day to heal this man and he does the same for us! During Lent, we consider the darkness and undergo self-reflection. Why is there so much brokenness in the world? We j…
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Amidst the cold of winter, enjoy warm conversation and memories shared by Janet and Lisa as they discuss Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. God poured out His Word into our hearts. Pouring relates to our baptism and God himself infuses the virtues of faith, hope, and love into us when we are open to receive them. Through our faith, we rejoice in hope. Janet explai…
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Are you going deeper this Lent? Join Neal and Jacqueline as they reflect on the liturgical readings for this coming Sunday. You'll be blessed as they discuss many beautiful themes, beginning with a word on testing. The first reading is from Genesis chapter 22. Sometimes we complain about the testing we are going through. Yet, here Abraham is asked …
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Jenn and Lisa kick off our Lenten series! Join us as Lent begins, talking about God’s covenant in Genesis 9: 8-15. We start with the theme of light in the Scriptures. Light bursts from darkness in creation, the post-flood prism of light is the rainbow, and Jesus comes as the Light of the World. A covenant offers three aspects: a promise, a family, …
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Join Matt Lozano and Gilbert Rodriguez as they share details from the Freedom In Christ conference held in San Juan, Mexico, last summer. Gilbert is Associate Director of Adult Faith Formation in the New York Archdiocese and has extensive ministry experience. He helps run Freedom in Christ conferences in Spanish. Gilbert tells of first benefitting …
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“We want to be saints, not celebrities!” In this meaty episode, we hear from popular author and theologian Dr. Scott Hahn, founder and president of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Dr. Hahn chronicles his personal understanding of holiness beginning with his earliest experiences as a juvenile delinquent and how he discovered scripture a…
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Do you ever think about angels or just wonder about divine mysteries? In this fascinating episode, we hear from Msgr. Brian Bransfield who served as the General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2015 to 2020. He's a priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has his doctorate in moral theology, and is the author of …
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“And then the beginnings of Unbound began!!” Get ready for this exciting second part of Neal and Janet’s story about the beginnings of Unbound. Hear how God used a prophetic word spoken over Neal to help him find someone’s name in his Rolodex! Neal shares of the exciting 30-Day Renewal and Reconciliation event that brought people from various ethni…
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In this sweet episode, Neal and Janet describe their individual spiritual journeys in the early years leading up to Unbound. They tell of specific people and places where they experienced God’s call on each of their lives. Neal reveals what event caused him to begin searching for spiritual answers and how the prayer of his cousin Fr. Mike Scanlan w…
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To kick off the New Year, we thought it would be a great time to discuss hope. Since the beginning of a New Year often is a time filled with hope, joining Jenn today is a friend who is infectious in her hope and her fervor for the Lord. With the grace of God and inspired by the love of Christ, Terry Riggins has been on evangelistic trips all around…
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Amid your Advent busyness, take some time for joy and reflection with Heart of the Father Ministries! Jenn hosts Matt and Jacqueline in this final podcast of our Advent series. Scripture Luke 1:26-38 In this episode, Matt reflects on how God shows up and delivers Israel at a very low point. We learn how Miriam and Leah in the Old Testament relate t…
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Looking for a way to find joy amid the hustle and bustle of the Advent season? Meet Heart of the Father’s newest servant team member, Lisa Livezey as Jacqueline hosts this second episode in our Advent series. Jacqueline references Gaudete Sunday, from the liturgical calendar, meaning joy and signified by the Advent wreath’s pink candle. We read I T…
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Jenn hosts Neal and Jacqueline as the Open Doors Advent series begins. The text is Isaiah 40:3-5 with Neal reflecting on the richness and beauty of Advent and the meaning of the Latin word Adventus. Hear Neal’s favorite definition of faith and a lively discussion surrounding the Advent themes of Preparation and Promise with Jenn relating these to h…
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In this episode Matt and Jenn speak with Sister Miriam Heidland, former Division One college athlete whose life was revolutionized by encountering the love of Christ, resulting in her entering the Society of the Most Holy Trinity in 1998. Sister Miriam shares her story of growing up Catholic, falling away in college, her history of trauma, brokenne…
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With the American Thanksgiving holiday coming up next week, we thought this would be a great time to talk about gratitude. We love our Thanksgiving tradition , but the heart behind it is really taking time to be grateful and to express our thanksgiving to the Lord. Have you ever considered that gratitude is a profound response to God's love and goo…
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In this episode, Matt interviews Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, President of Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, who speaks forthrightly about seeing God’s freedom at work in the students and really all of God's people. In the context of discussing freedom in Christ, Fr. Dave tells the story that led Franciscan University to offer new students …
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In this episode, Jenn Lozano and board member Ann Stevens explore the art of listening in an Unbound session or simply to a friend or someone in need. Ann describes three overall ways one can respond when listening to hard things shared. Responses of fear or pride may be human responses, but God will give us grace to respond in humility, extending …
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In this episode, Janet, Jenn, and Jacqueline offer a beautiful exploration of grief, examining some of its deepest challenges. As they share personal stories, you'll hear about the growth, grace, and gratitude that can emerge from loss. Join them as they look at Jesus and Mary for inspiration. In this conversation they also touch on the importance …
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Join Rachel, Jenn, and Jacqueline as they dig deeper into the impacts of trauma and loss. Together, they explore how to identify specific instances of pain, opportunities for forgiveness, and the processing of grief. In this episode, we "piggyback" on last week's conversartion with traumatologist Margaret Vasquez. We hope our reflections, insights,…
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Have you ever wondered why some of us get stuck, as in really stuck? Did you know that sometimes we are held back from living our best selves, the person we were made to be, by our past hurts and traumatic experiences? Back in the spring, our Heart of the Father team had the opportunity to attend a workshop on trauma informed care in ministry, host…
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Join Matt as he and our dear friend Miriam Wright recount their recent mission to Cameroon in this episode packed with tales of faith, forgiveness, and freedom during their 9-day adventure. Miriam has been an active part of our ministry here at Heart of the Father as she travels around the globe with us, teaches several of our ecourses, leads an Un…
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Have you ever felt like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Ever want to fix a problem for someone else and struggle to know what is yours and not yours to carry? Sometimes, life can seem like a never-ending battle, and it's tough to remember to give God our burdens, even the struggles of our friends and family members, inste…
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Have you missed us? We are so excited to be back for Season 3 and can't wait for you to hear all the special episodes we've lined up for you! Today we kick off this season "Swinging for the Fences" as Matt and Jenn take a deep dive into the heart of surrender. Surrender, though often so challenging, is a central expression of faith to give the Lord…
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Have you ever thought, "This wasn't the life I expected?" You thought you'd be farther along in your career by now. You thought you'd be married by now. You thought you'd have more money saved by now. You didn't think that your children would be going in these different directions that you don't believe are healthy for them. You didn't think that y…
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Today Neal hosts a dear friend John Doman. Neal has known John and his beautiful wife Michele for over 35 years. Together they have 10 children and 56 grandchildren. WOW! These superheroes have led an amazing life, bringing their family up to know the Lord and to know the truth. Among their children (who are all grown) are worship leaders, Christia…
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Matt and Jenn have two special guests joining them today, good friends Michael and Alicia Hernon. The Hernons are on a mission to empower parents to embrace their sacred calling, which they believe is the key to the renewal of the Church and our society. Learn how Unbound has greatly impacted them both personally and as a family. Their ministry The…
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Join us for our final Summer Podcast Book Study as we explore Jesus's promise to show us His Father--and ours. Do you know that your Heavenly Father loves you, that you belong to Him, that He longs for you to be FREE to be FULLY yourself? Have you recognized the enemy's tactics in your own life, and what does that look like for you? How does Jesus …
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Join us for a terrific episode you don't want to miss...but... bear with us as one of our tracks had some minor technical issues so you have to listen a little more closely to what Janet is sharing, We've included the beginning of the transcript here in our show notes and click the TRANSCRIPT tab for the rest. Jacqueline: So welcome everyone to wee…
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If this is your first time tuning in and you are thinking, "What are they talking about? What is this Abba's Heart book study? " don't worry, don't turn this off. This podcast is for you, even if you haven't been reading Abba's Heart along with us. Today Matt, Jenn, and Rachel Lozano are talking about life in the Father's house, and don't we all wa…
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“Everything written in the book (Abba's Heart), every great idea about what home could be, should be, is waiting for us in the Father’s heart. “ “What will it be like to hear His voice without any veil between us? " Join us today for our Abba's Heart Summer Book Study- even if you have not read the book! Neal joins Jenn and Rachel for a beautiful c…
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Do you know that your Heavenly Father loves you, that you belong to Him, and that He longs for you to be FREE to be FULLY yourself? Listen today, and you'll leave with some gold nuggets to ponder and reflect on as we discuss chapters 4-6 of Abba's Heart. "What is the ultimate and complete self revelation of God? ... It was the sending of the Son- t…
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Join us on this journey back to the Father's delight. Before we kick off the discussion of Chapters 1-3 of Abba's Heart , Rachel sets up the framework of Abba's Heart so you have a vision of where we are going. The book is split up into four sections. The first is the Way Home, where we look at our separation from our home in God the Father, and ho…
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The gospel is the answer to the deepest questions of the heart. In this episode, Jenn and Neal discuss the power of the gospel as a transformational proclamation, one that carries a personal invitation to respond from the heart. It is the fulfilment of a promise, in the form of Jesus Christ our Savior. The power of the gospel is the love of God. Wh…
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What does living in freedom mean? In this episode, Rachel sits down with Dan Gahagan, Unbound board member and Baltimore native, to discuss Dan's ties with Unbound Ministry that began fifteen years ago. They reflect on Dan's personal experience of renouncing the enemy's lies and choosing to walk in the freedom of the Gospel every single day. "I dev…
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Before starting her own Unbound team, Bucks Unbound in Pennsylvania, Anita Colahan was part of our local Heart of the Father team. Now she serves on two Unbound teams when shes not doing Spiritual Direction, wearing many other hats in her parish, or spending time with her family. Listen as she shares insight into one of her deeply buried wounds tha…
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In today's episode, Matt and Jenn Lozano sit down to discuss Matt's new book, Free to Be Holy. Instead of teaching us how to "become holy," this book boldly proclaims that we are already made holy by the blood of Jesus. Why is freedom important to holiness? How does God make us holy? How do we live a lifestyle of holiness? How are we limited by the…
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Be awakened, empowered and equipped as you listen to Matt and good friend Dan DeMatte, founder and Executive Director of Damascus Catholic Mission, the Catholic Youth Summer Camp and Mission in Columbus, OH that reaches young people, enabling them to encounter Jesus and raise up missionary people to live missionary lives. Together, Matt and Dan dis…
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You won't want to miss this week's episode with special guest Dr. Bob Schuchts of Restore the Glory Podcast and the John Paul II Healing Center. What is healing? What is deliverance? We cannot understand one without the other. Dr. Schuchts defines healing as an "ongoing encounter with the love of God that brings us into wholeness and communion." In…
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A short conversation in her counselor's office ultimately led Priscilla Strapp of New Life Philly to bring Unbound to her church. Before long, she found herself across the world leading an Unbound conference in Japan -- the same place her journey of faith began as a child of missionaries. Priscilla's experience with Unbound is a story of deliveranc…
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In today's episode, join Neal as he and ChristLife's Dave Nodar (Neal's longtime friend) reflect on this Holy Thursday gospel passage in John 13:1-15. Here we find that Jesus, the Son of God, rose from supper, laid aside His garments, and girded himself with a towel. His service was based on who He was in the Father. This is God who becomes man, hu…
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