Unfiltered with Stephen & Lydia
Welcome to Unfiltered - a faith podcast for people who love Jesus but have questions for the church. Every week we get real about scripture, culture, doubt, deconstruction, leadership, and what it actually looks like to follow Christ in today's world. No fluff. No performance. Just honest faith.
Episodes
10 episodes
EP.10 | CHURCH HURT
CHURCH HURT. Let's talk about it.The place that was supposed to heal you is the place that broke you. The people who were supposed to cover you talked about you. The leaders who were supposed to protect you used you. We’re not sugarc...
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EP.9 | Dangerous Idols: MONEY
Let's be honest — most of us don't want a Savior, we want a safety net. As long as He doesn't mess with our schedule, our sleep, our money, our plans. Money is the most acceptable idol in the room. We don't bow to statues anymore, modern-day id...
EP.8 | The Interview: Apostle Alvin Alladin
In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Apostle Alladin opens up about his journey into ministry, the cost of the calling, what it really means to walk in apostolic authority, and how God is moving in this generation. From behind-the-pulpit st...
EP.7 | Dangerous Idols: GOSSIPING
Your idol isn't on a shelf. It's in your group chat.Gossip is not "venting." It's not "just being real." It's idol worship. You worship being in the know. You worship being liked. You worship tearing someone else down so you feel taller. It...
EP.6 | Deconstruction: Dead Faith or Honest Questions?
Deconstruction isn’t a trendy phase. It is a controlled demolition of the religious propaganda, cultural brainwashing, and inherited guilt that kept you compliant. We were told asking questions was dangerous. They lied. They just knew that the ...
EP.5 | Dangerous Idols: COMFORT
Let’s be honest — most of us don’t want a Savior, we want a spa day.We want Jesus as long as He doesn’t make us uncomfortable. As long as He doesn’t mess with our schedule, our sleep, our money, our plans, our comfort.We say we’re all i...
EP.4 | Prosperity Gospel
God is not your financial plan.In EP.4, we go unfiltered on the Prosperity Gospel - the most successful con in church history. From private jets and $1000 prayer cloths to the "sow a seed" manipulation keeping broke people funding rich p...
EP.3 | State of the Church: Faith V Works
In this week episode, did the church lie to you and tell you Paul and James disagreed. They don't. Paul says you're justified by faith apart from works (Romans 4) — he's killing legalism. He's telling the religious crowd you can't earn salvatio...
EP.2 | Jezebel Phenomenon: Women's Role in the Church
The Jezebel Phenomenon | Ep. 02: Women's Role in the ChurchEveryone quotes Jezebel. Almost no one quotes the context.In this episode, we connect Revelation 2:20 to Paul's warnings to Timothy — two churches, two cities, same infiltration...
EP.1 | Programmed Christianity
Join Stephen and Lydia as they disrupt the norms of Church Culture and unpack scripture. In Ep.1, we dive into deep beliefs we inherited, the traditions we never questioned, and the difference between a real relationship with God and just runni...
