No Sanity Required
No Sanity Required is a weekly podcast hosted by Brody Holloway and Snowbird Outfitters. Each week, we engage culture and personal stories with a Gospel-driven perspective. Our mission is to equip the Church to pierce the darkness with the light of Christ by sharing the vision, ideas, and passions God has used to carry us through 26 years of student ministry. Find more content at swoutfitters.com.
Episodes
321 episodes
Navigating Change On and Off the Field | Interview with Katie Cousins
In this episode, Brody and Katie Cousins share their annual update. Brody reads and responds to listener comments from the last episode, leading into a conversation about staying informed without getting lost in cultural noise and outrage. Kati...
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A Biblical Response to Immigration
In this episode, Brody will approach the immigration debate by asking a better question: what does the Bible actually require of us? We clarify biblical categories, separate compassion from chaos, and explore how justice, order, and human digni...
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Everyday Carry, Everyday Faith
In this episode, Brody connects everyday carry with everyday discipleship and talks about what real preparedness looks like. The gear you carry matters, but so do the habits and beliefs you practice every day.Brody covers what he actuall...
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Rebuilding a Life After Abuse | Interview with Denise Morris Pt. 2
This episode includes conversation around mature and heavier subjects. Listener discretion is advised.In this Part 2 episode, Brody and JB continue their conversation with Denise about how childhood abuse shaped her marriage and l...
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Rebuilding a Life After Abuse | Interview with Denise Morris
This episode includes conversation around mature and heavier subjects. Listener discretion is advised.In this episode, Brody and JB sit down with Denise Morris as she shares her testimony. Denise speaks honestly about her experien...
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Campus Ministry vs. the Local Church
Campus ministries can be helpful, but they can’t replace the local church. After reflecting on the recent college retreat, Brody and JB talk about how students can stay grounded in their faith during the transient season of college and young ad...
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Identity Beyond Victimhood | Interview with Katie Hays
On this episode, Katie Hays shares her story of growing up around cultural Christianity, walking through anxiety and depression, and experiencing a sexual assault by someone she trusted. We talk honestly about the aftermath of false guilt, comp...
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10 Things We Learn From the Letters of John
In this episode, Brody shares updates from around Snowbird, including recent transitions, answered prayers, and the growing anticipation for Winter SWO retreats. He also gives a preview of the teaching focus for Winter SWO, walking through 1 Jo...
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An Advent Christmas Reading
Merry Christmas! We hope you’re all enjoying Christmas day and spending time with your families. In this episode, Brody reads through some Scripture of Jesus’s coming. Let’s take time today to thank the Lord for sending His Son to the world to ...
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Is Lying About Santa Worth It?
In this bonus episode, Brody and JB talk all things Santa—sharing funny stories about how they found out and using them to explore what Christmas traditions teach kids about belief, trust, and faith. Brody explains why his family moved away fro...
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Christ’s Genealogy and Why It Matters | Advent Series Pt. 2
See Advent in a whole new way! In this episode, Brody and JB unpack the previous episode's sermon, exploring why Jesus’ genealogy matters and how Advent reveals unexpected depth. Brody traces Jesus’ baptism, genealogy, and wilderness temptation...
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Christ’s Genealogy and Why It Matters | Advent Series
Brody explores Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew 1 and connects it with Isaiah 9, seeing how God keeps His promises through broken and unexpected people. From Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth to Mary, We see how Jesus’ family line tells a story of grace, mercy...
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A Detailed Update on Greg Helm's Health Crisis
In this episode, Brody gives an honest look at the medical crisis involving Greg Helms, starting with the ministry work that brought Greg and Kilby to Uganda. He then walks through Greg’s sudden collapse, hours of convulsions, an induced coma, ...
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How Small Traditions Shape A Grateful Heart
Brody pauses before the holiday rush to look at the small, steady habits that actually shape a grateful life. He shares childhood holiday memories and the new traditions he and Little are building with their family. He also highlights recent gu...
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An Athlete’s Identity Crisis and an Unexpected Pregnancy | Part 2
In this Part 2 episode, Gwyn picks up right where she left off—right after whispering to her teammate, “I’m pregnant.” She shares candidly about the fear, shock, and sense that her life was beginning to unravel.We follow Gwyn through her...
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An Athlete’s Identity Crisis and an Unexpected Pregnancy | Interview with Gwyn Andrews
Growing up as a pastor’s kid and a standout athlete gave Gwyn a strong sense of identity...or at least it seemed that way. But once she left for college, the structure she’d relied on fell away, creating space for secrecy, fear, and choices she...
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Staying Faithful in the FBI | A Wife’s Perspective
In this episode, Clay and Brenda Hicks share a candid look at marriage, family, and faith under the weight of a high-risk calling. Clay shares some unbelievable stories from his years in federal law enforcement, while Brenda offers perspective ...
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Staying Faithful in the FBI | The Sovereignty of God
Clay Hicks joins us again to talk through the hard-earned lessons that shaped his understanding of God’s sovereignty in the midst of chaos. From active shooter responses to years embedded with special operations, Clay shares how faith and humil...
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Staying Faithful in the FBI | Interview with Clay Hicks
In this episode, Brody sits down with former FBI agent Clay Hicks, whose journey runs from small-town Arkansas to the depths of a Navy submarine and the battlefields of Afghanistan. Through stories of submarine crises, evidence gath...
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Her Loss is Great, But God is Greater Pt. 2 | No Sanity Story
Anne grew up dodging addiction, chaos, and a revolving door of men who called her mother’s house home. She found rides to church, worked to keep the lights on, and learned to survive without going numb at a young age. Anne never knew her biolog...
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Beyond the Teaching | Diving Into The Son of Man
In this episode, Brody sits down with Rob, JB, and Zay to recap this year’s Fall Retreats at Snowbird, where the theme was The Son of Man. Together, they follow that title from Daniel’s vision to the Gospel of Mark and on to Revelation...
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Her Loss is Great, But God is Greater | No Sanity Story
Before Snowbird had cabins or kitchens, it had creek showers, porta potties, and a small group of people committed to building something that would last. Anne (Tully) Tuttle was one of them. A quiet new believer who first came as a student, she...
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Martyred, But Not Silenced Pt. 2 | The Price of Making Jesus Known in a Muslim Country
After a missionary was martyred in Africa, his family chose forgiveness over revenge and everything changed. Their story of grief, grace, and obedience sparked transformation in places no one expected.In this part two episode, Lewis and ...
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Martyred, But Not Silenced | The Price of Making Jesus Known in a Muslim Country
In this episode, we sit down with Emily Foreman to hear her story, from a small town in the U.S. to an African city that calls itself 100% Muslim. Emily and her late husband, Stephen, began their mission work in prisons and by giving microloans...
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