Author: Cooper Short

I'm the mastermind behind Caffeinated Christianity. I enjoy Christian rap, black coffee, fishing, disc golfing, podcasting, talking, doughnuts, Minecraft, and the outdoors. I'm an Oregon Ducks fan, associate pastor, and most importantly, Sydney Kate's husband. I also detest mayonnaise. I know, I know... sue me.

Coffee With Friends #6: Christian Athletes & Celebrities

There are famous people online and on television constantly referring to their faith, to God, to Jesus, to various other things related to or adjacent to Christianity. How is it that we should think about these things? Do we need to think deeply about this? Does it really matter? Should Jameis Winston pastor my church? Join the Boys plus friend of the show Gabe as they think through famous Christians and what that means for us-- not-so-famous Christians.

Coffee With Friends #5: Spiritual Discipline — Prayer & Meditation

On this episode, we talk about prayer, mediation, and some other things. Prayer and mediation-- what are those? Is meditation something Christians do? Does my prayer life need to be ceremonial and routine? What does it mean to pray without ceasing? We answer those questions and more on this episode of Coffee With Friends. #Pray #Praysomemore #MeditationIsntHumming

Coffee With Friends #4: Spiritual Discipline — Bible Intake

If you have been around a local church-- or around the three of us-- then you have likely been encouraged to read your Bible. What does that look like? What does it accomplish? How do you pull it off? Is it easy to read or hard to read? We talk about all that and more on this episode. #ESV #JohnsAHeretic (0:00-5:40) Intro and Christmas Chatter (5:45-13:41) Biblical foundations (why read the Bible?) (13:45- 24:59) What our daily routines look like (25:00-32:00) How to get started reading the Bible (32:01-38:00) Bible Translations (38:01-End) Other Bible intake methods and more conversation

Coffee With Friends #2: Evangelism & Discipleship in Gen Z

On this episode of Coffee With Friends, special guest, friend of the show, and Cooper's little brother Gabe joins The Boys for a lengthy discussion on evangelism and discipleship in Gen Z and the local church in general. Gabe talks about his time at UNCW and his local church there, their evangelism efforts, and what he sees on the ground. Then, there's a round-table discussion on mission, tactics, what we see happening, and what local churches can do to get in on the harvest. If you want to skip the football banter, start listening at about 10 minutes. Times: (0:00-9:15) — College football banter (10:30-17:50) — Gabe’s experience with church and Evangelism at UNCW -  (18:00-25:30) —Biblical foundations for evangelism and discipleship  (25:31-26:40) — what is evangelism and discipleship? (26:45-44:00) — What actually works in evangelism and discipleship? Why is the “harvest plentiful”? (44:05) — What doesn’t work and what does to reach the next generation?

Denominations are dying… should you even care?

Photo by sergio souza on Pexels.com I think it is safe to say that, though many of us experience this anecdotally, it's a general trend to hear someone say that "less people are going to church than they used to." This is true. It's well-documented that most Christian denominations in the United States are shrinking … Continue reading Denominations are dying… should you even care? →