A Theology of Hustle: Recent Episodes
Currey Blandford
It has always been my contention that even in the New Creation we will work. Adam and Eve were put on the earth to work, and God said it was good. Work today however, has become a dirty word. We live lives devoted to saving enough to not work. This podcast is about people who see their work as God's work. It is not always pretty. It is not always easy. It is what God has called us to. At the end of the day all we can do is God's work.
[ep 8] Everyone wants healthier relationships. They are the key to lives that are more fulfilled an every other way. However, many times we can neglect the simple tools that...
[ep 6] Did you know that your ability to co-regulate others around you is a secret superpower? Especially with the kids in our lives, co-regulation is a powerful force for...
{No. 23} If you have not heard, we are doing something new. JJ is starting her own counseling practice! It is called With Counseling and we could not be more...
[ep 158] Dan and I go way back. We have journeyed together since 2007 or so when we were in a small group. We have done a lot of ministry...
{No 22} Goal setting is about accomplishments and getting things done in the future but remembering is also an important part of the process. Remembering looks at the things that...
{No 21} Well it has been quite a while since we last did this whole podcast thing. Actually, it’s been about a year and in that year everything in our...
[ep 157] Dr. Michaela O’Donnell is the Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership where she oversees the center’s vision, strategy, program, and team, all with the...
[ep 156] Dr. Alan Bandy is the Associate Dean of Research Doctorate Programs and The Robert Hamblin Chair of New Testament Exposition, Professor of NT and Greek at New Orleans...
Stephen McNeill is a songwriter, musician, and music teacher who lives just outside of Memphis. He has produced four solo albums including his latest, The Art of Repair. The Art...
[ep 154] Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the...
{No 20} Finding out you have a chronic illness can be devastating. Then you have the long road of changing your life to meet these new requirements. We talk about...
[ep 153] Shannon K Evans is the author of the newly released book Rewilding Motherhood: Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality. A writer in the contemplative Catholic tradition, Shannon is...
[ep 152] Dr. O. Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, Editor-in-Chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and author of You Are Not Your Own: Belonging...
[ep 151] Drew Dyck is an editor at Moody Publishers and the former managing editor of Leadership Journal. His work has been featured in USA Today, The Huffington Post, Christianity Today, and CNN.com. Drew is...
[ep 150] For this special 150th episode and the release of the prime documentary called LuLaRich we have decided to sit down and tell our retailer story. JJ was a retailer...
[ep 150] It has been so fin to get to talk through Revelation with everyone. I hope you have enjoyed talking about the practical implications of this book. We finish...
[ep 148] Today we are talking Revelation 17-18 and the Harlot of Babylon. Many times it can seem like Revelation has no practical implications for us. I think today I...
[ep 147] We have now talked about the genres of Revelation and the throne room in the last two episodes. This week we talk about a profound shift that happens...
[ep 146] Last week we introduced the concept of work and talked about the genre of Revelation. I hope you go back and check out that episode. This week we...
[ep 145] I love getting to delve into people’s stories. It is such a joy to just create that space for people. Sharing those stories does mean I have not...
[ep 144] Jon Tyson is a pastor and church planter in New York City. Originally from Adelaide Australia, Jon moved to the United States over two decades ago with a...
[ep 143] Gaelin Elmore had a variety of experiences in his childhood; foster care, kinship care, failed adoption, guardianship, group homes, and more. Because of those experiences, Gaelin wrestled with...
[ep 142] A son of the US South (Mom) and Puerto Rico (Dad), Dr. Nathan Luis Cartagena is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College (IL), where he teaches...
{No 19} As we get back into the swing of seeing people it can be really easy to stay alone. We have grown so accustomed to not being with people...
Leanne Dzubinski is Interim Dean and Associate Professor in the Doctoral Department of the Cook School of Intercultural Studies at Biola University. She teaches and researches on leadership, gender, and...
[ep 140] Dr. Camden Morgante is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice and an adjunct college professor. She writes and speaks about Christian sexuality, purity culture, and gender equality. She...
[ep 139] Douglas S. Bursch is copastor of Evergreen Foursquare Church in Auburn, Washington. He serves on the US Doctrine Committee, International Doctrine Committee, and Education Commission of the Foursquare Church, and he has...
[138] Joyce Koo Dalrymple is the Pastor of Discipleship and Connections at Wellspring AllianceChurch, where she trains and equips home group leaders, writes sermon-based Bible studies, and leads several Bible...
[ep 137] Timothy McMahan King is the author of Addiction Nation: What the Opioid Crisis Reveals About Us. After a near-fatal illness led to his doctor’s prescribing him opioids for...
[ep 136] Meghan Tschanz is the host of the Faith and Feminism podcast and the author of the newly released bestseller “Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our Voice.” She...
[no 18] Today JJ and I sit down to talk about Christians and Emotional Intelligence. There is a lot to be said on this topic and we discuss some of...
[ep 135] We love a good celebration! Today we celebrate three years of the podcast. I could have never believed three years ago that we would be doing this episode...
[ep 134] If you don’t know Chef Kibby, he’s a professional chef, culinary instructor, and online content creator. He has combined his 25 years of food experience with 12 years...
[ep 133] I’m an apprentice of Jesus who seeks to understand the practical implications of this in the nuances of all aspects of everyday life. It is my prayer that...
[ep 132] Dr. A. J. Swoboda (PhD, Birmingham) is assistant professor of Bible, theology, and World Christianity at Bushnell University. As well, he leads a Doctor of Ministry program around...
[no 17] On today’s Magic Table we just talk about life right now in light of Easter. I have just been feeling like the hope that was there for the...
[ep 131] Dr. Paul D. Miller is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He serves as co-chair of the Global Politics...
[ep 130] Beth Allison Barr (PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is associate professor of history and associate dean of the Graduate School at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where...
[ep 129] Liuan Huska is a freelance writer and speaker focusing on topics of embodiment and spirituality. Her writing, on everything from chronic pain to evangelical fertility trends, appears in...
[ep 128] Tiffany Bluhm is the author of She Dreams and Never Alone, their companion Bible studies, and the forthcoming book Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can...
[ep 127] Ryan Burge is an assistant professor of political science and the graduate coordinator at Eastern Illinois University. He teaches in a variety of areas, including American institutions, political...
[ep 125] A. D. “Lumkile” Thomason is a speaker, poet, and award-winning filmmaker. He has spoken around the nation and in places such as Sudan, South Africa, China, and Palestine....
[no 16] We are asking this question very tongue in cheek. It is obviously a strange question, but it is one that is constantly playing itself out in marriage. To...
[ep 124] Zawadi Morrow is UPC’s Associate Director of Worship with an emphasis on contemporary services. Most recently, Zawadi has served as the Director of Worship at A Seattle Church,...
[ep 123] Devi Abraham is a freelance writer, thinker and podcaster, and she co-hosts Where Do We Go From Here? a weekly podcast that untangles sexual ethics for a new...
[ep 122] Dr. Walter Strickland is the founder of The Strickland Institute and serves as Associate Professor of Systematic and Contextual Theology & Associate Vice President for Kingdom Diversity Initiatives...
[No 15] Can Christians see a counselor is an important question. Today on The Magic Table we talk about counseling. As you may know from other episodes, JJ is a...
[ep 121] Makoto Fujimura (b. 1960, Boston) is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of New York Times as “a...
[ep 120] Bri McKoy is a writer and home cook. She first worked with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) in journalism and then at Compassion International. She currently serves as...
[ep 119] Sean Palmer is the Teaching Pastor at Ecclesia Houston, one of America’s most innovative and vibrant multi-site churches, serving a predominance of Millennials and young adults. Previously profiled...
[No 14] The season of Advent is really special to us for a lot of reasons. We thought it would be a great time to sit down and talk through...
[ep 118] Meg and Alex Bruzan host the 53206 Cast podcast. They have lived with their two kids in the 53206 zip code for the last 14 years. 53206 is the...
[ep 117] After graduating college, Laurie Krieg, someone who has experienced attractions toward her same gender from a young age, felt like she was faced with two choices: End her...
[ep 116] My name is Katelyn Beaty. I’m a Midwest native, an oldest child, and an INFJ / Enneagram 3w4. But the most important thing you should know is that...
[no 13] The Magic Table is all about people. Sometimes conversations are hard and deep because that’s sometimes what people need. The conversations are also really fun when those are...
[ep 115] Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Julianna Rubio Slager is originally from Spring Arbor, Michigan. Slager began her dance training with Mrs. Lori Ladwig and went on...
[ep 114] Today I talk to Suzie Lahoud and Sy Hoekstra about their book called, Keeping the Faith: Reflections on Politics & Christianity in the Era of Trump & Beyond. We...
Mark Gregory Karris is a licensed marriage and family therapist, adjunct professor, ordained pastor, husband, best-selling author, and recording artist. He’s a voracious reader, researcher and all around biophilic. Mark is...
[no 12] JJ works with people navigating mental health during this time. It seems like at first it was ok to struggle, but as time as gone on it is...
Marlena Graves is a writer and adjunct professor. She worked at the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) with migrant farm workers and urban youth, in non-profits, and in pastoral associate...
[ep 111] We’re Beth and Sarah of Pantsuit Politics, a podcast for real conversations that help us understand politics, democracy, and the news – while still treating each other like...
[ep 110] Tori Hope Petersen is a former foster youth hoping to let her Abba Father be known and loved through her stories. She is a national speaker, writer, and...
[no 11] The task of caring for kids from hard places can be challenging. These kids get put into systems like Safe Families, foster care or adoption and need people...
[ep 109] Dr. Barbara L Peacock is an author, teacher, spiritual leader and speaker. She is the founder of Barbara L. Peacock Ministries (BLP Ministries). BLP Ministries is committed to...
[ep 108] Paul J. Pastor is a writer and editor living in Oregon. His writings on spirituality and culture blend a love of the Christian Scriptures with wide-ranging interests in...
[ep 107] Dr. Erica Bryand Ramirez is Auburn’s Director of Applied Research. Before joining Auburn, she was the Richard B. Parker Assistant Professor of Wesleyan Thought and Heritage at Portland...
[no 10] We have talked a lot about how JJ and I function on “The Magic Table.” We have not, however, talked about one really important aspect of the magic...
[ep 106] H. R. Hutzel never aspired to be a writer or dreamed of writing a book. But that all changed when she prayed a very dangerous prayer—she told God...
ep [105] Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Co-Founder and President of the AND Campaign, which is a coalition of urban...
[ep 104] HOUSE PEACE is led by founder Tara Bremer, who has been bringing peace into homes for over six years. She holds a BA in Psychology from Purdue University,...
This week at the magic table we are talking about a huge milestone we are about to hit. Fifteen years of marriage seems like forever. I know that in that...
[ep 103] My name is Jon Guerra, and I’m a singer-songwriter who writes devotional music – less Sunday morning worship music and more Monday morning prayer music. Devotional music is...
[ep 102] Dr. Carmen Joy Imes is professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Three Hills, Alberta. Her passion is to help Christians reconnect with the Old Testament and...
[ep 101] Chuck DeGroat (LPC, PhD) is professor of pastoral care and Christian spirituality at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, and senior fellow at Newbigin House of Studies in San Francisco....
[ep 100] We cannot believe that 100 episodes have come and gone. It is really cool that Theology of Hustle is still around and just getting better all the time....
[ep 99] Dr. Anthony Bradley professor of religious studies, chair of the program in Religious and Theological Studies, director of the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing at The...
On today’s episode of the Magic Table we talk about our own journey of understanding racism, social justice, and white privilege. With all that is going on in the world...
[ep 98] In The Courage to Suffer, Daryl and Sara Van Tongeren introduce a new therapeutic framework that helps people flourish in the midst of suffering by cultivating meaning. Drawing from...
[ep 97] Aaron Niequist is a liturgist, writer, and pastor currently attending General Theological Seminary in NYC. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Willow Creek Church...
[ep 96] Vince Bantu joined the Fuller faculty as assistant professor of church history and Black church studies in 2019. Dr. Bantu teaches primarily on Fuller’s Houston campus, where he...
[ep 95] I cannot believe that I am doing the 2 year anniversary post. It seems like not that long ago that we were casting a vision for the podcast...
[ep 94] Molly Stillman is the founder and creator of Still Being Molly, a life and style blog started in 2007, and the host of the Business with Purpose podcast. With over 600,000 readers...
[ep 93] Micah Fries serves as Senior Pastor of Brainerd Baptist Church. Prior to serving at Brainerd, he served at LifeWay Christian Resources. He has also served as a Senior...
[ep 92] Knox McCoy loves laughing and making people laugh. Really anything that’s laughter-adjacent, he’s into. He’s also super into the word swashbuckling, and his dream is to one day use...
[No 7] Today on the magic table we talk about a topic that is really important to us. We have been using TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) for parenting for many...
[ep 91] Lisa Qualls is the author of the new book, The Connected Parent, which she co-wrote with the late Dr. Karyn Purvis. She is the mom of 12 kids...
[ep 90] Steven Garber is professor of marketplace theology and director of the program in leadership, theology, and society at Regent College, Vancouver, BC. Through his many years as a...
[ep 89] Jasmine L. Holmes has written for The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, Fathom Mag, Christianity Today, and The Witness. She is also a contributing author for Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of...
[No 6] Today we are taking on a listener question. She asks, “How do you encourage each other to be the best version of yourselves you can be?” This is...
[ep 88] Bryan Dik, Ph.D., is a vocational psychologist, professor of psychology at Colorado State University, and co-founder and Chief Science Officer of jobZology. Bryan studies meaning and purpose in the...
[ep 87] I can’t wait for you to hear from my buddy Theo today. I have known him for six years and have seen him doing amazing things. I think...
[ep 86] Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass MD, Ph.D. is a physician, scientist, and Associate Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine at Washington University in Saint Louis. He leads a computational...
[No 5] We have talked a lot about the sabbath recently because it has been so transformational for our lives. Today we sit down to talk about the why and...
[ep 85] Marc Montgomery stands as a forward thinker with a mandate to see people embrace the present truth of God’s Word. He is one who stands against ideologies that...
[ep 84] Sunny Sue Chang Jonas is an administrator at Chicago Public Schools, and student mentor at the Wheaton in Chicago program at Wheaton College. The five years prior, she...
[ep 83] A.J. Swoboda (PhD, Birmingham) is associate professor of Bible, theology, and World Christianity at Bushnell University. As well, he leads a Doctor of Ministry program around the Holy...
[No 4] Today we are talking goal setting. This is a new practice for us as a couple, but we have found it transformational. I truly believe that if you...
[ep 82] Nicole Zasowski is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer, and speaker based in the state of Connecticut where she lives with her husband and two young boys....
[ep 81] Cam, trans-racially adopted from Korea, holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a licensed professional clinical counselor. In addition, he is trained in...
[ep 80] Christine Aroney-Sine is the founder and facilitator for God Space, an online community that grew out of her passion for creative spirituality, gardening, and sustainability. She and her...
[No 3] Well we know that going into the holiday season can be tough. Many times we are too busy and all over the place, but many times we just...
[ep 79] Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an author, speaker, and board-certified internal medicine physician. She has an active medical practice in Alabama (near the Birmingham area). She received her B.S....
[ep 78] Kendall Vanderslice is a writer and baker who studies the intersection of food and theology. She is a graduate of Wheaton College (BA Anthropology), Boston University (MLA Gastronomy),...
[ep 77] Carrie was born and raised in Colorado. She believed if you worked hard, you could achieve your dreams and things would work out. This attitude allowed her to...
[No 2] We are back with another magic table podcast. We appreciate the support everyone had for our first episode and this one only gets better (even if we do...
[ep 76] James Grout grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His clear calling from God at age 18 was to teach the Bible to teenagers. After graduating with a Bible...
[ep 75] Shundrawn A. Thomas is a gifted teacher, writer and executive. Professionally, he serves as President of a trillion-dollar global investment management business and is a management group member...
[ep 74] A former journalist, Nicole Taylor, has spent much of her life telling stories of vulnerable children and families. In 2009, she began working with a non profit that...
[No 1] This is the first in a mini series we are doing called The Magic Table. The idea behind this is that our table has been called magic because...
[ep 73] Raj Lulla husband, father of three, and a former pastor who now does brand strategy at a design and marketing firm he co-owns. He finds lots of crossover...
[ep 72] Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman is the publicity manager at Independent Publishers Group. Previously she served for over nine years at IVP’s publicity manager, where she worked on a range of...
[ep 71] Dawn Wright joined Esri as Chief Scientist in October 2011, after 17 years as a Professor of Geography and Oceanography at Oregon State University. As Esri Chief Scientist,...
[ep 70] Scott W. Sunquist (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Previously, he was a professor and dean at the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller...
[ep 69] Keith Howard is the President and CEO of Oklahoma United Methodist Circle of Care for Children and Youth. He has seen every side of the foster care world...
[ep 68] Chad Hauge has served as the beverage director for 7-time Michelin-starred Longman & Eagle in Chicago, designed drinks for bars from NYC to Austin, and his cocktails have been...
[ep 67] Justin became a follower of Jesus in 1999 as a college student. After an inauspicious start as an engineering major, he made the completely illogical jump to psychology,...
[ep 66] Torie’s bio: Hi there! I’m Torie. I’m a doctoral student in Sociocultural Anthropology at Indiana University studying domestic transracial adoptions. I’m a spoken word poet and an aspiring...
[ep 65] James Cary is a bit of an odd mix. He is a writer of situation comedy for BBC TV (eg. Miranda, Bluestone 42) and Radio (Think the Unthinkable,...
[ep 64] Rhonda Kelloway’s bio: “An interesting mix of professional training, skills and life experience adds a unique richness to what I offer clients. A crossroads experience in my late...
[ep 63] Dan Cumberland’s bio: My story is long and meandering, but there are poignant moments along the way where I sacrificed too much for what I was “supposed” to...
[ep 62] Michael Thornton is a guy I have known for a while from afar. We know a lot of the same people and will chat every time we walk...
[ep 61] Adoption, foster care, and advocacy were not part of Jami’s dreams for her life, but God changed her heart when He made her aware, and she is passionate...
[ep 60] Dominic Geralds is a professional drummer based in Charlotte, NC, raised in the small town of China Grove, NC,. He started honing on his skills at the age...
[ep 59] Simon Walker is a designer and lettering artist living in Austin. He has an impressive resume of designs he has done including Nickelodeon, American Eagle, and Austin East...
[ep 58] Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy as well as the Vice President of the Davenant Institute. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
[ep 57] My name is Stevie, and I am the chief woodworker here at Built by Stevie! My furniture building started when I was gifted a miter saw upon the...
[ep 56] It all started for me with a few attempts at the corporate world, but after a while I decided to leave that all behind to start a life...
[ep 55] Greg Buzek is the Founder and President of IHL Group and one of the Founders of the Retail Orphan Initiative (www.retailROI.org), a charitable foundation that seeks to help...
[ep 54] Gwen Hicks is the executive director of Amarillo Angels. Their mission is to support families doing the work of foster care in the Texas panhandle. This interview is...
[ep 53] Marcie Alvis-Walker is the writer behind Black Coffee with White Friends, a blog that chronicles her experiences as a black woman navigating white-dominant spaces. Through the use of...
[ep 52] Sarah Vander Neut has spent some serious time thinking about the hustle. About 8 years ago she started a company selling handmade running jackets. You can tell from...
[ep 51] Amy Wolff is a highly-rated senior trainer, executive coach, and event speaker. In addition to coaching corporate lawyers to non-profit advocates, corporate managers to sales teams, shoes designers...
[ep 50] I cannot believe that we are at 50 episodes. It really does feel like just yesterday that I was starting the podcast. It has gone so fast and...
[ep 49] The Noseminster family began when Cody Fields started Westminster Effects in 2015 with the aim of equipping worship guitarists. In 2017, Fields acquired NosePedal (established in 2011 in...
[ep 48] Jonathan P. Walton is an area ministry director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s New York/New Jersey region. He previously served for ten years as director of the New York...
[ep 47] When people ask me where I’m from, I don’t have a good answer. Just like millions of other Army Brats around the world, I moved somewhere new every...
[ep 46] For most people, there is a point when they decide that they’d like to play an instrument or learn to sing, and what follows is years of lessons...
[ep 45] I had so much fun interviewing Mandy Osbourne from Milk and Honey Tees. In this interview we get into how a small business works for the Kingdom of...
[ep 44] This interview with Tamekia and Ryan Swint is so good. We have met at a few adoption conferences, and I knew I had to have them on the...
[ep 43] Amy Jackson started The Perch a few years ago. The mission is to provide space and skills for soul care so you can engage God, others, and yourself...
[ep 42] Susan Ramirez is the founder and CEO of Austin Angels, which she started in 2010 with the hope of improving the lives of every child in the foster...
[ep 41] Nikki Lerner is a cultural coach and translator and a gifted musician whose primary instrument is voice. Bridging divides between people of different cultures through music and conversation...
[ep 40] We discovered Erin Hicks Moon through The Popcast and Bible Binge (both of which you can find in mentions below). She is the COO of The Popcast Media...
[ep 39] Ruth Ann Moss has a really cool story. After retiring from teaching, she became a coach for teaching in their first and second years of teaching. Ruth Ann...
[ep 38] Since 2001, Raleigh Sadler has served in Christian ministry. Currently, he is the founder and executive director of Let My People Go, headquartered in New York City. His...
[ep 37] I met Yahir Vergara while running the Refresh Chicago conference (refreshchicago.net) at Wheaton Bible Church (wheatonbible.org) in October. It can sometime be strange brining an entire conference into...
[ep 36] Jamie Aten (Ph.D., Indiana State University) is the Founder and Executive Director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and holds the Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership. His...
[ep 35] Hallie Brand has a great story. In her early twenties she started a non profit called Dot for Schools. It grew like crazy and did amazing things. God...
[ep 34] Wynne Elder has just some amazing insight. She has walked a really amazing vocational life. We get into everything that she has done in this interview. Right now,...
[ep 33] Helen and Jeff Smith have been family friends for a long time. They are amazing people that have both experienced more than their share of loss. Helen’s story...
[ep 32] Andrew Schneidler has such an inspiring story. I have known Andrew and his wife Michele for a few years now. They are people with real passion for the...
[ep 31] John Mark McMillan has been one of may favorite musicians for a long time. His songs simply speak deeply to me. It was a really amazing experience to...
[ep 30] Today you get to hear my interview with Dr. Christina Crenshaw. This episode is great because cover a ton of topics. We talk moms in the workforce, her...
[ep 29] This interview with Anne Marie and Roger Jackson is so incredible. They are both designers. Anne Marie is a British surface designer and trend consultant based in Seattle. ...
[ep 28] This is an episode I have been looking forward to for a long time. I think a job like a sportscaster might get lost in the “working for...
[ep 27] Annie B. Jones owns The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in downtown Thomasville, Georgia, where she and her husband Jordan have lived since 2013. A Tallahassee, Florida, native, Annie...
[ep 26] Brandon and I first met playing basketball. He was known as a cool dude that did some rapping at church. I have also dabbled in some church rapping...
[ep 25] This interview with Shay Bocks is a really powerful one. She has such an amazing story of God’s grace and the reason behind the church. Shay is not...
[ep 24] I have been super excited about this episode for a while. Tish is a really good friend of mine. In fact, she was one of the first couple...
[ep 23] Skye Jethani is an award-winning author, speaker, consultant and ordained pastor. He also serves as the co-host of the popular Holy Post Podcast, a weekly show than blends...
[ep 22] Alison Cook, M.A., Ph.D. is a counselor, speaker, and writer who helps people become comfortable in their own skin and fully live out their God-given potential. She is...
[ep 21] Michelle McKinney is a “Dream Architect.” That title is just one example of the intentionality and wisdom with which she approaches her business. Michelle is a coach for...
[ep 20] John Van Sloten is a Calgary pastor, teacher and writer. For 22 years he’s been living into an ancient/new Christian worldview that seeks to discern God’s voice in...
[ep 19] I can’t wait for you to hear from Cathey. She is my mother-in-law and has an incredible story. I am excited because she is my first episode to...
[ep 18] This interview with Jared Byas is a real can’t miss. We actually went to high school together and are different people today than we were then. Jared was...
[ep 17] Shawn Okpebholo is a really great guy to talk to. In addition to being very genuine he is a widely sought-after and award-winning composer. He has an amazing...
[ep 16] As soon as I saw Crystal Stine’s book Holy Hustle I knew that she had to be on the podcast. She is an author, speaker, and does marketing. I...
[ep 15] Hugo Saltijeral is the Associate Director of the Overnight Emergency Shelter at Hesed House. He has a passion for people going through homelessness. His ministry is serving people...
[ep 14] Sarah is someone JJ and I have gotten to know over the last couple of months. She is new to Life Church and we have found her to...
[ep 13] I am so excited to share this interview with Timothy Larsen with you. Tim is someone I have known and respected for a long time. He has been...
[ep 12] Jenn Hook is the director if Replanted Ministry and Refresh Chicago. She is also someone that I have learned a lot from. Jenn and I met about 4...
[ep 11] Dean Storelli is a writing teacher at Duke University, but he also works for a faith-based organization, The Navigators. Dean also writes and travels, giving workshops and making...
Here is a small section from my interview with Bill. This is just a little bonus content that I found super interesting. Let me know what you think!
[ep 10] (Interview with William Struthers) You are going to really enjoy hearing from Bill. He is a really inspiring and humble guy. Neuroscientist is a really fancy title. You...
[ep 9] Andrew Timbie is a divisional director for world relief meaning he does a lot of stuff. He has an amazing story from growing up in Egypt as an...
[ep 6] Matt has spent over a decade as a Professional Counselor and a Marriage & Family Therapist. I got to really dig into the background of what really makes...
During Ray and Kelly’s interview we had a really great discussion on the Enneagram and what it has meant to them. It was so good that I had to find...
[ep 3] Ray and Kelly are our earliest couple friends. They now live in Wisconsin and have an amazing wedding photography business. They are really fun, genuine people that use...
[ep 2] I thought it would be fun to make sure y’all knew more about my wife JJ. Our ministry is never alone no matter what we are doing. We...
A Theology of Hustle goes live in a little less than a week. I wanted to take a couple of minutes and give you a real brief intro to the...