Outside of Sunday

I’m joined by Aleisha Liebezeit for a fun and very honest conversation about growing up Christian and the tangle of Christian dating. We’re reminiscing on growing up as a millennial Christian, making her faith her own as a teenager, and even how she “stalked” her future husband and got his number at 13! But behind the funny stories is a much deeper conversation about teenage relationships, heartbreak, and learning to keep God at the centre.
We talk about getting emotionally dependent on another person, dating non-Christians, the influence of romantic books and movies, and what Aleisha now thinks about “not awakening love before its time.” We also chat about prayer and the beautiful reminder that God cares about the little things in our lives. This is an honest, funny and encouraging conversation about faith, relationships and trusting God with our desires.
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0:00 - Welcome & Introducing Alicia 
2:55 - Growing Up Christian: Faith, Family & Answered Prayers
8:00 - Growing Up as a Christian & Making Faith Your Own
17:00 - Secret Dating: Navigating Teenage Relationships
21:20 - Christian Romance Books: Helpful or Harmful?
24:09 - Christian Dating: Navigating Relationships as a Teenager
32:50 - Can Relationships Get in the Way of Your Relationship With God?
34:00 - Alicia’s Thoughts on Christian Romance Books & Movies
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What if finding your purpose isn’t about discovering one big thing God wants you to do?

In this ‘Insights’ episode, we’re starting today by discussing the recent spectator ban at Saturday netball in Tauranga. Then Laura and I unpack what purpose really looks like for a Christian, reflecting on Ine-Marí Venter’s story of identity, netball and learning to glorify God through her sport. We explore why we can put so much pressure on ourselves to “figure out” our purpose, why purpose doesn’t equal importance, and why both Christians and people in the world can have such a deep craving for purpose and significance.

Your purpose isn’t necessarily a title, career or big calling. It’s bigger than that - and it starts with knowing Christ, glorifying God and faithfully living for Him right where you are. You don’t have to wait for a special calling or anointing to start living out God’s purposes for your life.

0:26 - Welcome
0:58 - Tauranga Netball Drama & Christian Perspectives on Sport
4:52 - Transparency Around Our Podcast Funding
15:04 - Recap: Faith, Netball & Finding Your Purpose
15:39 - When Sport Becomes Your Whole Life
18:43 - What Is Our Purpose as Christians? To Glorify God
20:58 - Purpose vs Importance: What’s the Difference?
23:08 - Why Are We Searching for Purpose? Culture, Christianity & Identity
24:39 - Do Christians Have One Big Purpose? Understanding God’s Calling
28:34 - Keep Your Eyes on God: Finding Stability When Life Changes
32:15 - Where Does Your Identity Come From?
34:09 - Is Finding Your Purpose Why We Come to Christ?
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In Part 2 of our chat with professional netballer Ine-Marí Venter, we dive deeper into her journey in professional sport, from the highs of representing South Africa at the Commonwealth Games to the disappointment of being benched, losing her contract and eventually reaching a point where she almost walked away from netball. Ine-Marí shares how God changed her why when it comes to netball, and how she has learned that her identity and worth cannot be found in her performance, selection or success.
We also chat about what it looks like to be unashamed about your faith in the sporting world, and of course, why she kneels after every single game - whether she wins or loses. Thank you Ine-Mari for this beautiful testimony! 
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0:52 – Ine-Marí Venter’s Journey to the Commonwealth Games
6:26 – What Is It Like Playing Netball at the Commonwealth Games?
7:19 – Did Ine-Marí Meet Netball Legend Irene van Dyke?
10:11 – The Future of Ine-Marí’s Professional Netball Career
10:35 – How Does Faith Affect Her Netball Career?
12:27 – Why Ine-Marí Kneels After Every Netball Game
15:26 – Christian Faith in Professional Sport: South Africa vs New Zealand
18:08 – Facing Negative Reactions to Being Open About Faith
19:55 – What If God Took Netball Away?
25:11 – Can Your Faith Impact Others Through Sport?
26:57 – What Does Ine-Marí Want People to Know About Jesus?
27:55 – How Does Ine-Mari Live Your Faith Outside of Sunday?

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In this Insights episode, Laura and I are going places we honestly never thought we’d go on the podcast...

Starting today by reacting to some intense videos from Abolitionists Rising and the discussion around abortion, conviction, compassion and the beautiful truth that forgiveness is found in Christ. Then we're unpacking our conversation with Ine-Mari Venter, particularly her incredibly honest story about pornography, masturbation, and finding freedom in Christ. 
This gets real, awkward and probably a little more personal than usual as we talk about sexual sin, lust, marriage, temptation and why Christians need to be willing to talk about the things we’d rather keep hidden. We look at what Scripture does (and doesn’t) say, why purity is a fight of the faith, and most importantly, why you are not alone in your struggle. Sin loses its power when we bring it into the light, and there is forgiveness, grace and freedom in Christ. 
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Click here to go to the article from got questions.org and click here to watch the teaching from John Piper mentioned in this episode.

0:40 – Welcome back
1:07 – What’s going on in the online Christian space
10:07 – Reacting to Ine-Mari’s episode: a recap
11:35 – Laura’s initial thoughts
13:30 – Can women struggle with pornography & masturbation addiction?
15:50 – All sin is shameful
16:50 – Why is sexual sin so taboo?
17:45 – Purity is a fight
20:17 – “I never thought we’d be talking about masturbation…”
21:43 – Sin is gross, not you
22:05 – Is masturbation a sin? My thoughts
24:41 – The negative effects of masturbation addiction
27:00 – Have Laura and I struggled with masturbation?
30:21 – Does masturbation promote self-centred pleasure?
34:11 – What does the Bible say about masturbation?
41:44 – Laura’s final thoughts
47:04 – Conclusion
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In this episode, I’m joined by professional netballer Ine-Marí Venter for a VERY honest chat about faith, netball, purpose and a secret struggle she carried for years.

Ine-Marí shares her journey growing up in a Dutch Reformed Church and not really understanding what it meant to have a relationship with God, before discovering a deep and personal faith in Christ. We chat about her professional netball journey, the disappointments and doubts she faced along the way, and how she came to realise that netball isn’t her purpose - it’s simply one of the ways she can glorify God.

Ine-Marí also bravely opens up about her long-term struggle with p*rnography, lust and m*sturbation. She shares about the shame and isolation she experienced, the moment she finally found the courage to tell others, and how freedom wasn’t an overnight experience but a gradual journey - walked through with the Lord.

I absolutely loved this conversation and Ine-Marí’s honesty, humility and passion for Jesus. There’s so much more to her story, so make sure you come back for Part 2! Part 2 will be out: 18.08.2026

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0:00 – Coming Up
0:40 – Welcome & Introducing Ine-Marí Venter
3:10 – Why Is Ine-Marí So Open About Her Faith?
6:14 – Growing Up in South Africa
10:43 – From Religion to Relationship with God
11:43 – How Ine-Marí Got Into Netball
16:39 – From No Games to 11 Tournaments
19:37 – When Faith & Netball Compete for Attention
21:41 – Walking Through Hard Seasons
23:12 – Ine-Marí’s Struggle with P*rnography & M*sturbation
26:19 – The Long Journey to Freedom
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Outside of Sunday is part of the Outsider Network and is made with the help of Inspirational Media.