The King of the Universe Counts the Hairs on Our Head with Neal Lozano and Jacqueline Harper

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 join the disciples in asking Jesus why bad things happen.

In the Scriptures, the Torah conveys the idea of divine retribution, but then we see righteous Job questioning God about suffering. God’s answer to Job, coupled with Jesus’ reply to the disciples in John 9 shows that suffering allows the works God to be made visible. “That’s the why,” says Matt. We all are blind and Jesus is doing something in time that gives us sight.

God created light on the first day but brings salvation on the seventh day – the day of rest. Jesus proclaims His kingdom on the Sabbath by doing things like restoring sight to the blind and casting out demons.

Just as the blind man received mud on his eyes and obediently went to the pool of Siloam, we each can be touched by Jesus and we too can participate in our own healing. Learn what the word “Siloam” means and how that applies to each of us!

At Lent we live in the darkness, knowing that sight is coming. The answer is Jesus – He is the Light of the World!

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Release: March 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
Production by Henry Aquino

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 explains the difference between hope and optimism.

We hear of an early Unbound session when a deeply painful story brought about weeping by all participating. God’s love was spoken, poured out and the recipient experienced freedom to forgive, saying, “Thank you. Now I have hope!”

Tissues are kept handy in an Unbound session because tears of both sorrow and joy often spring forth. These tears help water the seeds of the gospel.

Listen with us to these deeper examples of hope, love, and faith, and also a lighter story of how Lisa found hope in a gift shop!

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Release: February 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
Production by Henry Aquino

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 to do what God the Father would do.

Such an amazing story of faith.

Neal and Jacqueline converse about Abraham and more including life's purpose,  the uniqueness of our destiny, and knowing who we are as sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father.

You will want to listen over and over again.

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Release: February 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
Production by Jacqueline Harper

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, and a sign and each relates to these “light” moments in Scripture.

PROMISE: At Creation, consequences are promised if eating the forbidden fruit. After the flood, God promises never to flood to world again. Jesus offered promises such as eternal life, the Holy Spirit, and the sharing in His sufferings.

FAMILY: The Creation family was Adam and Eve. Noah’s family was saved at the flood. With Jesus, we have the family of Christ. Jenn reminds us that Jesus’ invitation is for all people.

SIGN: A sign is the Holy Spirit being present at each event. The Spirit of God hovered over the waters at Creation, the dove of the Holy Spirit brought an olive branch to Noah, and the descent of the Dove at Jesus’ baptism.

Don’t miss Lisa’s story about seeing a literal “sign from God.”

This episode is a treasure – a spiritual pot of gold surrounding God’s rainbow of hope.

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Release: February 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
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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 from Unbound ministry in 2012 and how he was set free from fear. He continued on to make major life decisions, including a marriage proposal!

We hear Matt extol the hospitality of the Mexican people and the goodness of heart he witnessed there, saying, “The Father’s blessing is imbedded in them.”

Stories are shared about individuals set free through Unbound prayer with joy, even to the point of abounding laughter! Gilbert relates a funny memory involving caramel at a Cathedral and Matt follows up with a tale about a stolen Rolex watch. We even learn of a skeptical priest who was won over, saying the Unbound session he witnessed was “like heart surgery!”

This encouraging episode reminds us that Unbound ministry is growing amidst our southern neighbors in Mexico. Listen and enjoy!

Release: February 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
Production by Jacqueline Harper

“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 and encountered Christ on a Young Life retreat. Hear then how Dr.
Hahn’s presence at Dr. R.C. Sproul’s Bible studies shaped his approach
towards God.

Holiness became a topic of primary interest culminating in Dr. Hahn’s book,
Holy is His Name: The Transforming Power of God’s Holiness in Scripture
which represents years of research and biblical study, but also draws one to
the cross. “We are free to be holy, and we are only truly fully holy when we
are freed,” he states.

Learn what Dr. Hahn considers to be the job description of a theologian and
hear his comparison between holiness and righteousness.

This deep discussion mentions Greek words like “caritas agape” and
individuals like Augustine, Aquinas, King Uzziah, and the prophet Isaiah.

You’ll find out why Dr. Hahn considers his book, Holy is His Name, and Matt’s
book, Free to Be Holy a “one-two combination.”

The episode concludes with Dr. Hahn sharing what he believes to be a slice
of Heaven on Earth.

You won’t want to miss this deep discussion on a topic relevant to all
Christians.

Release: February 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
Production by Henry Aquino

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 many books including his recent Angels: Our
Guardians in Spiritual Battle, which he describes as “a user-friendly, easy to
read map” that can help us see where the angels lead us.

Msgr. Bransfield tells of first meeting angels as a child and continues with an
exploration of the role angels play in our lives, their power, and what their
invisibility suggests to us.

We learn what angels aren’t - ghosts, phantoms, fiction - and what they are
- real, personal beings, created by God who are present to assist us.
“The holy angels always begin something in us and they beckon us farther and
they serve as our guardian,” states Msgr. Bransfield. He lists the three
common misconceptions regarding angels and how misguided expectations
can place a burden upon us.

Jesus was ministered to by angels when he hit rock bottom and we can be
sure that God has given us these special helpers as well to challenge, coach,
protect and help us to follow the light of Jesus.
Don’t wing it in your assumptions about angels. Listen and understand the
the reality of these unseen beings.

Find Msgr. Bransfield's book  Angels: Our Guardians in Spiritual Battle
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Release: January 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm
Production by Henry Aquino

“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 ethnicities, cultures, and denominations together. Janet expounds, saying, “This is what the church is supposed to be!”

Hearing more teachings on deliverance helps Neal refine the pattern of prayer he had already been developing when ministering to people.

From there, we go to Poland where Neal leads a conference and sees extraordinary results when applying this specific prayer pattern. Neal receives prophetic words about being a father to people, even to the soles of his sandals!

Upon return to the States, Neal hears the same question from two different sources, “When are you going to write your book?” Neal describes what he pictured as he wrote and prayed.

You won’t want to miss this second episode celebrating the Platinum Anniversary of Unbound!

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Release: January 2024
Music by Christian Harper
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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 was later followed by his own sincere prayer and how he experienced God’s loving presence.

Janet shares her story of being invited to a prayer group in college, responding to God, and finding Christian community in the process.

Neal and Janet continue their story together, sharing what inspired them to begin living in community with other Christians. After some years, Neal sought God amidst the ups-and-downs and shared the moment when God melted his heart allowing him to identify unexpectedly with the prodigal son’s older brother.

Hear how Janet received a surprising prophetic word that seemed strange and random but has indeed proven true.

In the end, we discover who the mystery person was who invited Janet to her first prayer group meeting!

Join us in the first of two episodes with our beloved Neal and Janet Lozano hosted by Jenn Lozano.

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Release: January 2024
Music by Christian Harper
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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 the world, most notably to the underground church in China.  She worked with the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia as coordinator of Deliverance Ministry, bringing Unbound Ministry to the diocese, as well as served as liaison for the Charismatic Renewal for 10 years until her recent retirement.

Some of the highlights of this episode:

"If God wants me to do it, He's going to equip me. So that was the trajectory that Unbound just completely changed. Because then, here I became the person who received every phone call from everybody in the diocese that wanted deliverance. And I had to evangelize them, catechize them, love them, talk to them, just be there for them, as well as present their case to the team and figure out what approach we were going to take with those individuals.

And 90 percent of the time it was Unbound prayer. And we prayed with folks and we trained teams. Heart of the Father came down to help me train teams and  I would train teams on my own. We prayed with thousands of people and we never got a complaint to the Bishop about unbound prayer ever. That's awesome. Isn't that amazing?

Yes. It's amazing when we open ourselves up to God and allow Him to come in and remove those obstacles. That's what He can set us up to do! "

Listen to more wonderful stories as Terry shares about her mission trips to the underground church in China, walking through cancer,  and more.

Guaranteed, you will not be the same after this episode!

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Release: January 2024
Music by Christian Harper
Artwork by Rosemary Strohm