On this episode of CWF, Friend of the Show™ and Chaperone of the Year™ MattGPT joins the Boys for a bonafide nerd fest. This discussion is centered around Church History. We discuss Church History facts and figures, what's interesting to us, and most importantly we answer this question: why is learning church history important? History is important, and it's really important for Christians. You will also learn pretty quickly how and why Matt has earned his nickname. Long live John Harmon Melton!
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 #7: Merry Christmas!
On this episode of Coffee With Friends, the Boys are back with Friend of the Show™ Gabe Short to discuss all things Christmas. Specifically, we get into the traditions and implications of the Christmas Holiday. But that all comes after a debate over the future of the Chiefs and the Panthers playoff hopes. Also, for about 8 minutes in the middle, the microphone is picking up someone's heart beat, so don't freak out when you hear it. Anyway, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! #EggNog
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 #3: Roundtable — Christian Music
Join the Boys plus Gabe Short on this episode to discuss Christian Music. There are some hot takes, some good discussion on best practices, and some general banter. (0:00-3:00) — Intro & Special Guest (3:01-4:25) Is music in the Bible? (4:30-End) Christian Music Hot Takes & General Discussion
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?
Coffee With Friends #1: The Boys
Welcome to the Coffee With Friends podcast. Join Lucas, John Harmon, and Cooper as they introduce themselves, introduce the pod, and talk about where and how God has called them into vocational ministry.
Jesus, our bright and glorious Savior
Photo by rovenimages.com on Pexels.com In the opening words of John’s gospel, he says this: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was … Continue reading Jesus, our bright and glorious Savior
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?
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