Episode 15 Ethan Scherch
b"11/21/19 Our guest on this episode is Ethan Scherch. We are very excited to share this show with you, even considering its length, because Ethan had a variety of topics to go over with us, and we had some amazing conversations as a result. We started with a preview of a couple of this weekend's NFL games, including Colts/Texans, Packers/49ers, and Rams/Ravens, which Ethan and Jacob will be attending in person (0:00-28:30). We spent a few minutes getting to hear about Ethan's life as a Ravens and Spurs fan, keying in on some Baltimore history and discussing Ray Rice and Ed Reed briefly (28:30-45:40). Then came our first lengthy discussion. Ethan is a huge soccer fan, so he informed us on a lot of things regarding the MLS and the national teams. That conversation flowed smoothly into a really good dialogue about the topic of equal pay in sports for men and women. We didn't solve anything, but there was a lot worthy fodder (45:40-1:31:50). Ethan then gave us an overview of his immediate family and talked about what it has been like growing up with two older sisters and now two nieces as female presences in his life (1:31:50-1:41:55). The following conversation started with a look into Ethan's experience in seeing a therapist, and what it looks like for us as individuals to seek and receive help towards improving our mental health. The consensus: See a therapist at least once. It's worth it. (1:41:55-1:56:20). Then Ethan talked about growing up in Texas, mostly in Austin, before moving to Missouri and finishing high school there and his extensive career of playing sports along the way. He also explained how he ended up at Concordia, Irvine for college, and how influential his time studying abroad was for his personal faith and views of the world (1:56:20-2:14:45). The last portion of the show was a look into what Ethan's faith looked like as a child, how it developed through high school and college, and how he views ministry things now. We also discussed discipleship and what that looks like, and how important it is to have actual, real-life conversations with people in order to learn about them and share ideas with them (2:14:45-2:55:32). \\n\\nAs always, find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Instagram and Twitter. Let us know how we're doing, and request to be a guest for an episode or sit in on a show. And sponsor us, if you feel like it!"