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Crossroads

Being a kid can be confusing! Young people today are being bombarded with half-truths and outright lies. In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz talks to parents (and anyone who works with kids) about how to train them to recognize truth.

Recognizing the Truth

Are the kids in your life thankful for how God designed them as young men and women? In spite of such confusion today, Elizabeth Urbanowicz gives pointers to parents and teachers on how to help kids appreciate God’s good design in their sexuality.

Appreciating God’s Design

Words and definitions matter. We live in a time when basic terminology is being questioned. In this conversation, Elizabeth Urbanowicz shows parents how to help their children recognize the war of words and think rightly based on God’s truth.

Fighting the Word War

In the second of our talks on Seasons Change, Rebekah talks about the lessons she's experienced from becoming a parent for the first time, seeing life through her child's eyes and bringing him in community.

Seasons Change, Part Two: It takes a village

“Because She Cares” is a heartfelt ballad from a parent to a daughter, celebrating her empathy, gentleness, and love of all living things. With tender lyrics and warm melodies, the song paints a portrait of a young spirit whose kindness toward both people and creatures will guide her into the future and help her light up the world.

Because She Cares

This song is an ode to my unborn daughter. My wife and I are now days away from meeting her and I’ve never felt more overwhelmed with love, hope, and excitement. Being a dad has always been a dream of mine and I wanted to capture this moment in a song she can hold onto forever. I already get teary imagining it playing during our daddy-daughter dance at her wedding someday. The title 'soul of my soul' comes from Khaled Nabhan - a Palestinian man who lost his grandchildren before losing his own life to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. He described his granddaughter, Reem, using these words.'

soul of my soul (prod. Aldwin Cajili & IconicBeats)

On this week’s episode of The Black Men Think Podcast, the crew dives deep into how fatherhood has completely changed the way we see life. From learning patience to realizing that disciplining our children often ends up teaching us a lesson, we explore how parenting has reshaped our perspectives as Black men.

We also get real about how our spouses navigate the complexities that come with loving and understanding us, especially while we’re still learning ourselves. It’s honest, relatable, and full of those “been there too” moments every parent will feel.

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Episode 141: My Kids Made Me Soft

A quiet confession of a father looking back on the lessons he shouldn’t have taught—maps, exits, and how to leave. This song lives in the space between silence and forgiveness. Recorded simply, played slowly, meant for late nights and empty kitchens.

How to Stay

CYBER CHORD writes songs the way a porch light holds a night: small, steady, and impossible to ignore. I work with AI as a true co-writer, then carve the lyric by hand and shape the track in Suno. The sound leans bare and human—country roots in the soil, a little rock grain in the teeth, and a faith-lit lift that chooses hope without preaching.

These are ordinary-room hymns: rings hidden in cotton, receipt-tape strings, a dress behind rain glass, a sink that cools while you find the words. Silence is an instrument here; sometimes there’s a full bar where the house gets to breathe. If a line can’t survive a campfire and a cracked mug, it doesn’t make the song.

If you’re new, start with the heartbreakers. They don’t shout. They stay. I believe in the holiness of the everyday, and in the quiet bravery of saying the thing before “later” takes it away.

No paid promo, no playlist buys, no cover-art pitches, no dance offers, no cold DMs. If it’s a pitch, the porch light’s off. If you’re a real listener, come in soft: pick one song, leave a genuine note (lyric or timestamp welcome), and hand it to one friend. That’s how this fire stays lit.

May your road stay open, your coffee stay warm, and your day be peaceful.

This podcast contains the weekly talks from Oasis Church Waterloo, from our ministers Nathan Jones and Rebekah Gibson, and the rest of the team.

Them Alone is an indie folk duo formed by Juan Arencibia (lead vocals, guitar) and Steven van der Steen (backing vocals, guitar). They are influenced by a wide range of artists: Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sigur Rós, Ryan Adams, and Kings of Convenience, to name but a few. Juan's songs draw on relatable aspects of his life, including parenthood, love, and friendship, without resorting to cliché.

Juan is a singer-songwriter from the Canary Islands (Spain). When he lived in Spain he dreamed of playing big stadium arenas with his rock band, Climax. But after the drummer suffered a psychotic episode, the band disintegrated and its members went their separate ways. Juan moved to London where he performed with Mean Business in some of the city’s most famous venues, including The Water Rats and St. Moritz. He now lives in Amsterdam and is a father of two. He has released two EPs under his name. His music is available for sync licensing; in 2019, one of his songs featured in the low-budget movie My Alien Girlfriend.

Steven was born and raised in Alkmaar (Netherlands). When his father (a skilled carpenter) built his own electric guitar, Steven taught himself how to play and fell in love with the instrument. He started to write and record his own songs and play in bands whose style varied from noise punk (The Bent Moustache) to alternative rock (Stark). He has played stages both in The Netherlands (including storied Amsterdam venues like Melkweg and Paradiso) and abroad (Italy, UK, China). Steven has also released five albums and an EP under the name Earial.

Independent singer/songwriter based in Melbourne. Just tryna express my feels through music 🎶

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Bran-Doni is an independent recording artist, music producer and technologist. His passion for innovation often bleeds into his music, where songs become sonic reflections of a technophile’s view of the world—sometimes pondering what it means to be human in a machine-driven age, and other times simply letting loose with raw, spirited energy. Bran-Doni’s music is emotionally charged and vocally driven, telling stories of hope, struggle, curiosity, levity, and gratitude.

Influenced by a wide spectrum of artists—including Stone Temple Pilots, Muse, Foo Fighters, Collective Soul, Green Day, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, Sting, George Michael, Elton John, Billy Joel, and Elvis Presley—Bran-Doni crafts songs that resonate deeply while embracing both the analog and the digital. Whether exploring existential questions or just vibing on a groove, he invites listeners into a space where emotion meets invention.

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