The Unbroken Ground
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? The Unbroken Ground Podcast explores ways to follow Jesus. Sometimes answers are presented and sometimes the episode ends with more questions than answers. Just like following Jesus, producing this podcast is a journey - one I hope you will join and invite others to participate in. Follow for news and updates on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theunbrokenground If you have questions or future topics - theunbrokenground@gmail.com For speaking engagements or to request me as a guest on your podcast, email: theunbrokenground@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_unbroken_ground_/ I also write a blog; you can find it here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/unbrokenground/
Episodes
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Ep.49: Hope - Advent 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! This Sunday marked the beginning of the Advent season. Maybe your church celebrated and lit a candle; perhaps they didn't. Either way, the podcast will finish the year by discussing Advent themes and starting with the first candle, which represents the hope that Jesus's birth brings.
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Ep. 48: Darkness
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! The last episode was silence; this episode is darkness. All must deal with two realities of human life and existence. Jesus promised trouble to those in this world. The Psalms are filled with questions of God going missing. Prayers wondering why the world is the way that it is. This week, we think through the connection between darkness and light and Jesus.
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Ep.47: Silence
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! Six podcasts to go before 52 full podcasts and my year-long goal of podcasting. And I know what the final six topics will be. The first one is a look at silence. From the silence of broken relationships to the silence of 400 years before Jesus' birth, we cannot escape the implications. We hate silence. Most of us are unnerved by it. The holiday season can be a time for great joy, hope, and family, but it can also be a time of grief and silence. This podcast and the next will focus more on the complex parts and challenging questions. Then, the last four podcasts of the year will take on the season of Advent.
Here is the link to the Rich Mullins song I mentioned - https://youtu.be/UFNB2oVcNgg
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Ep. 46: Seasonal Prodigal
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! One way to turn our eyes from Jesus is to look at the waves and the turmoil around us. We most commonly think of the negative parts of life that will often distract us. But what if we are equally capable of being distracted by the good things in this life? What if we make it our passion to chase after the gifts rather than the giver? One of the areas from Ep. 45 that caused worry was the false belief that we were in control of everything. Similar to that false belief is believing we should constantly be experiencing material blessings and seeing ministry success. What if we instead viewed things as a more natural rhythm? What if we cried out not for the gifts but instead found the heart of the Father?
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Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Ep. 45: Worry
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Hello fellow travelers! Worry is not a new issue. Jesus addressed it when he spoke to the crowd in the Sermon on the Mount. But how do we avoid allowing worry to crowd our thoughts and hearts? I have a couple of thoughts and a solution I hope will encourage you.
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Ep. 44: Why Aren’t You a Pastor?
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! Promise this is the last bio episode. I tackle the question that many people have thought, though most don't ask me directly. Yes, I have a master's of Divinity, and I am an ordained minister. But I followed a different path than even I had imagined. Not unlike my Christmas course correction on where I was going to college, after graduation, I was once again in a place to reconsider everything. Here are the highlights of how I went from interviewing for a church to moving to another state in less than 30 days.
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Ep.43: The One About A Girl
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers!! If you have been following along with the life of Paul and wandering when my wife enters the story, the wait is over. How we met and got married is in this episode—also, just a few thoughts about marriage in general and relationships. And continuing the theme of God directing and guiding us everywhere, we have been and will go.
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Special Guest - Trav and Odawg answer the Potato Question
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! I was joined by two of my friends. I had them explain Be Real to me. And then we all answered the most important question in all of life. You have to listen to find out what it was. Thanks to Travis and Olivia for hanging out with me and chatting.
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
The Interview: Jim
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Hello Fellow Traveler! Jim has been a guest in a couple of different episodes. We have done the goofy would you rather, but this one, Jim got to share what God is doing in his life. It is an interview and the chance to learn more about what makes Jim, well, Jim.
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Ep. 42: Mountain Top Experience
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Hello Fellow Travelers! Unofficially, Paul season 2. One of the most impactful experiences of my life was spent at 11,000 ft in elevation, living outside a mountain town in southern Colorado. God brought me to a crucible that shaped me and exposed me to different ways of thinking about the world. This was no longer the deep south, conservative Christian country - I got to meet people who would forever change how I see God and the world.