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Make It Simple

Make It Simple

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Matt Popovits and Rachel Ryder take complicated issues and break them down into ideas we can understand, truths we can apply, and questions worth pondering--and they do it all through the lens of faith.


With thought-provoking insights and engaging conversations, they explore everything from parenting and anxiety to racism, gender identity, the Enneagram, politics, and more.

© 2025 Make It Simple
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Episodes
  • How to Pray with Tanner Olson
    May 30 2025

    For the last episode of Season 9, Matt and Rachel welcome back their friend Tanner Olson to talk about his new book All the Things I Say to God. They discuss prayer and our tendencies to overthink and over-complicate what comes down to a conversation. They share their experiences with prayer, their favorite ways to pray, and why prayer is complicated sometimes.


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    43 mins
  • Changing Your Mind
    May 13 2025

    In this episode of "Make It Simple," Rachel and Matt explore the concept of changing one's mind as adults, noting how challenging it can be. They discuss personal examples of shifting perspectives on things like food, politics, and pop culture, highlighting that deconstruction and maturing often involve this process. They discuss how difficult it can be as adults to admit when we're wrong and the importance of discerning which beliefs should be held firmly versus those we should remain open to reconsidering.

    Things Referenced in this Episode:

    Maya Angelou: "Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better."

    Knox McCoy, All Things Reconsidered: How Rethinking What We Know Helps Us Know What We Believe

    Pop Culture: Friends, Ted Lasso, Hamilton, Back To The Future

    Dungeons & Dragons

    Support the show

    For more information on Make It Simple Ministries, head to https://makeitsimple.org/

    To support Make It Simple, head here: Support the show

    Buy your copy of Junk Drawer Jesus wherever books are sold.




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    41 mins
  • Understanding Trauma
    May 7 2025

    This week Rachel and Matt explore the concept of trauma, distinguishing between significant and everyday hurts that create emotional wounds. They discuss the importance of acknowledging these wounds without letting them define us, advocating for a middle ground between denial and over-identification. Through a Christian lens, they emphasize honesty with God and the need to tend to our pain. Matt proposes three steps for healing: recognizing our wounds, differentiating our identity from them, and inviting compassionate witnesses to share our burdens.

    Referenced in this episode:

    Chuck de Groot's book "Healing What's Within"

    Support the show

    For more information on Make It Simple Ministries, head to https://makeitsimple.org/

    To support Make It Simple, head here: Support the show

    Buy your copy of Junk Drawer Jesus wherever books are sold.




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    40 mins

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