Welcome to Steve and Paulette’s Place!

When it comes to various church experiences, Steve and Paulette Kozar have done it all: youth group leaders, worship band, prophetic prayer team, and more. After seeing a parade of young people abandon their faith upon entering adulthood, including their ow...

In this episode, Steve & Paulette discuss and expose the “Dream Destiny Thingy” in the Pop Evangelical world. They explain their own difficult experiences in multi-level marketing (Amway) which ushered them into the world of Charismania. After years of confusion, debt, and failed dreams, they fin...

In this episode, Steve and Paulette begin a more in-depth look at the how and why a movement from 300 years ago has caused contemporary Evangelicalism to reject sound, Christ-centered theology and over-emphasize our own good works and devotion.

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In this episode, the big topic of “revivalism” is addressed. The modern Evangelical movement began in the 1730’s with a series of revivals that came to be known as “The Great Awakening.” The immense influence of George Whitefield is still being debated today, and this video tries to explain why a...

This is the second episode on the big topic of “revivalism.” The modern Evangelical movement began in the 1730’s with a series of revivals that came to be known as “The Great Awakening.” The immense influence of that movement is still being debated today, and this video continues to delve into th...

In this third installment of the series on Revivalism, Steve and Paulette talk about the most influential preacher from the Second Great Awakening, Charles Finney. This is the man whose message truly altered the state of Evangelicalism up until this very day. What’s amazing to learn is that Finne...

In this episode, Steve and Paulette go through an old hymnal from the church they attended as teenagers. They examine the effects of emotionalism, mysticism, and of course, Revivalism in some very popular hymns and compare those lyrics to hymns that are older and more theologically grounded. Ther...

In this episode, Steve and Paulette talk about the role of marketing and promotion in Revivalism. Also, we will dissect some (really) bad modern revivalism videos from Bill Johnson and others. Plus, we’ll delve into the topic of Billy Graham, The CCM industry and the prominent place that nostalgi...

Steve and Paulette’s Place Episode 9

In this episode, Steve and Paulette have a long and more casual conversation about a handful of related topics that were triggered by real-life events in their lives; both recent and going back to the early 1970s. The problems of mysticism and superficial spi...

In this practically-focused episode, the Kozars give some thoughts on how to think about all of the different denominations out there. Yes, we should have very carefully considered theological standards for ourselves, but we shouldn’t count on everyone else having those same standards. As much as...

In this episode, Steve and Paulette go into more detail about the effect of our fallen nature on our decision-making ability. Modern psychology has done some of the background work in helping us to describe and explain why people join and then stay in bad groups with bad leaders who don’t tell th...

In this episode, Steve and Paulette tell their story of growing up in the same neighborhood, becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, and then getting married at a young age. They give more details about their background than ever before, as they try to explain some unusual and mystical experiences tha...

In this follow-up to the previous episode, Steve and Paulette discuss the ideas that shaped their adult Christian lives through the influence of the Christian books that they read over the past 40 years. Both good influences and bad can be used by God to teach us what He wants us to know.