Christian Men at Work Podcast

Selah11-2 Critical Work Relationships-CMAW070

S - Something on My Heart 5 key relationships 1) those lower than, don't show partiality, romans 12:16 says dont' think you're better, hang out with ordinary people, from my book, if you compare yourself to others you can fall into 2 traps on opposite ends of spectrum (envy and judgment), don't look down on them, seek out those who are lower and get to know them, value them and respect them (janitors, employees of company vs. contract employees (don't get same pay and benefits), salary vs....

Green and Growing with John Putnam-CMAW069

What You'll Hear: John was raised in a big family in a Christian household, he went through confirmation class and that is when he became a Christian 30 years later, John had a reawakening when a friend of his asked him to join him in a Bible Study called Foundations, that was the springboard for him to live out his faith on a day-to-day basis John's first job was working on a farm with his brothers, but his first real job was pumping gas at an old fashioned gas station, he learned ...

Selah9-Single Minded Obedience-CMAW068

S - Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Bod4God by Steve Reynolds E - Ronald Reagan - "The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in need of an ready for a spiritual renewal" L - Philippians 3:13-14 A - Production schedule moving forward will be Selah Episode first Monday of the month and Interview episode 3rd Monday of the month H - Rule of 13 (21 segments per week, if you are committing more than 13 of them...

Social Media and Real Estate with Jeremy Weaver-CMAW067

What You'll Hear: Jeremy joined Facebook about 12 years ago and found he was spending a lot of time on it and often got into an argument about politics or college football He ended up canceling his accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram John McArthur said social media exists for one reason: self promotion You can stumble onto wicked content easily on social media especially Twitter Jeremy connects with clients and people he used to work with through LinkedIn, he find LinkedIn p...

Christ in Avengers:Endgame and other Summer Movies with Jim Papandrea-CMAW066

What You'll Hear: Listen to the first interview Episode 51 where we talk about how to analyze SciFi movies and the extent to which they deviate from the true story of Christ The highest score from the book was Dr. Who, the lowest score was Star Trek Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Luke Skywalker varies in terms of being more or less Christ-like Spiderman starts out as a regular guy and becomes something greater but gets a higher score than most because his powers are of a kind that ar...

The Power of a Testimony with Barry Washington-CMAW065

What You'll Hear Barry was running with the wrong crowd as a young man.  He was selling drugs to help pay his way through college and he was apprehended and was waiting on a bail bond. He felt like his life was over, but it was the best thing that ever happened to him because on Dec. 21, 1992 at age 26 he gave his life to Christ when a stranger who had a sense of peace led Barry to Christ. Men can bond so quickly over something like sports, and a testimony can be an even more powerful w...

Selah8-Focus on What Will Last-CMAW064

Selah8- S - invest your life in what will last for eternity-people, first light 8/29/19-"People are the only eternal thing on this planet"don’t build sandcastles, C.S. Lewis - why people are greater than institutions or government because they are eternal and made in the image of God E - Bryce at a retail store, very helpful, not pushy, remembered my name, then he said he was blessed and so we talked about our faith, but before that I knew he was a Christian L - john 6:27-"Do not labor...

Always Near with Robert Morgan-CMAW063

What You'll Hear:   Robert grew up in Elizabethtown, TN in a Christian environment.  He doesn't remember a time when he wasn't trusting Jesus as his savior.  When he was 11-12 yr old, an evangelist challenged him to make sure, so he prayed that night and gained assurance of his salvation His teen years were pretty lonely and confused.   Robert knew God wanted him to go to Columbia International University.  When he got there his new roommate Bill McCoy showed up and he was ful...

Selah7-Early Bird Registration, Mission, Second Chances-CMAW062

A = Announcement - Earlybird Registration on/or before Sept. 1 is $39.95 for Christian Men at Work Retreat on Oct. 4-5. Go to www.LivingHisDream.com S =  Something on My Heart - What is your mission statement? - Raleigh Sadler interview on non-profit the importance of a clear mission statement - For this ministry - "We are a movement of men bringing heaven to earth, living God's dream for our daily work, casting aside the last brick between God's will and ours, imperfectly but fully and co...

Transhumanism with Jacob Shatzer-CMAW061

What You’ll Hear:   Jacob became a Christian at a young age.  At age 5, the Pastor came to their house to share more details and he gave his heart to Christ Jabob's first job was at a Fairway Grocery Store in Iowa Through college Jacob worked as interim youth pastors Jacob learned a lot of lessons working at a young age Jacob wrote his book after discussing the moral dilemmas imposed by virtual reality with a fellow theology student, for example whether it was wrong to kill someon...

Selah6-Jonah Moment, Center of God's Will and Driving the Holy of Holies-CMAW060

S= Something stories of Jonah, Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar_II Daniel 4:30-31 30 The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?” 31 While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!" went on to live in nature like an animal Herod received praise (as a God) Acts 12:21-23, 21 So on a set day He...

Working with Partners with Jason Davis-CMAW059

What You'll Hear:   Started writing songs at age 6 and was always writing songs, started first serious band at age 15 In his early 20's at the time he was a door-to-door salesman selling windows/doors/roofs/vinyl siding It was great training for being an entrepreneur "I went to college for literally 45 minutes" At age 23 one of his songs landed on the desk of a record producer and 6 months later he had a #1 hit on the radio Later he had placed more of Jason's songs on records ...

Selah 5-3 Covenant Relationships, Men's Retreat Update, and Empty Inbox-CMAW058

S= Something on My Heart - Covenant relationships 1) Paul and 2) Timothy (mentorship) and friends - have 2 kinds of mentors 1) faithful their whole life, great fruit, older, 2) recent Christian but zeal and passion for Christ (Dan Mohler) - Jason Davis' pastor encouraged and challenged, so Jason uses this as a measure of spiritual health, How are you dealing developing covenant relationships through and at work? - Lunches!, see 1 Samuel 18 and 19 for description of Jonathan and David E = E...

No Jelly Fish with Jeremy Weaver-CMAW057

What You'll Hear: Jeremy made a confession of faith in the Presbyterian Church but on May 24, 2009 he came to know and trust Christ.  He had stresses and sin patterns and had a half-hearted commitment and came to the conclusion that he didn't have the new birth. His eyes were opened and he was reading Isaiah 55. We get things from low points that we can't get from a mountain top Jeremy works for Ronald Blue Trust Company as a wealth manager/financial planner, walking with clients throug...

Being Lost, Evernote, and Thanking Others-CMAW056-Selah4

S = Something on My Heart - Story of meeting Scott who was homeless and trying to get to Montana combined with lost dog showing up, Jesus is always looking for us when we're lost E = Example of Faith at Work - Take time to thank others at work L = Libros - 2 Thess 3:10 (NKJV) - "If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat." - look at positive not the negative, need to work to eat therefore work is good, allows you to eat as well as flourish A = Jesus is at Work - hardcopy available b...

Police Liaison with Theo Schaffer-CMAW055

What You'll Hear: He always remembers going to church, at the age of 4 or 5 he knew God was calling him to preach On 9/11, he heard God audibly tell him to run (which he knew to mean surrender) and on the following Sunday he gave his life to Christ He has heard from God audibly 2 or 3 times, normally God gives him visions and dreams.  It's an unction so even when he's mentally unsure, he knows When you're a kid and your parents call you, depending on how hard they called you knew what...

NBA Finals and What Makes You Different-CMAW054-Selah3

S=Something on my Heart and L=Logos-what makes you different-See https://www.unionchurch.co/ (not good works but Jesus, just like church is different from organizations like Red Cross)-Measuring where we are at based on our stage of life-Titus 2:1-9-sound doctrine refers to health and is the healthy diet of a disciple , of being a healthy Christian 5 groups-Older Men-3 marks of maturity-Temperate, worthy of respect, self-control (they have substance, anchored in the faith, walked through sea...

Get Quiet with Jesse Wilder-CMAW053

What You'll Hear: Jesse became a Christian at the age of eleven.  His father struggled with alcoholism and his mother struggled with depression. His Dad was in and out of jail and his Dad wouldn't let Jesse and his sister talk to each other Jesse was in his room while his parents were arguing and he heard a voice in his head that he had spiritual gifts and he just needed to stick to life and to read the Bible Once he got to high school he started going to church and learned that he wa...

Selah2-Lifeway Closings, Email Request, Faith in the Public Square, and Work Verse-CMAW052

1. Lifeway Closings In March of this year Lifeway announced they were closing all 170 of their brick and mortar stores My thoughts on this loss and trend it represents 2. Email me [email protected] 1. If you want to be interviewed 2. Give me feedback 3. Faith in the Public Square and Workplace - commentary 4. Work Verse 1 Thess 4:11-12

Christ in SciFi Films with James Papandrea-CMAW051

What You'll Hear: Jim was baptized in the church as an infant in the Catholic Church. They moved to Wisconsin and attended a Lutheran Church.  They met an Evangelical Christian family in the neighborhood who invited them to a Bible Study in their home and Jim made a personal commitment to Christ He went to Seminary after college, did some full-time ministry, then returned to get his PhD and now is a part of the Catholic church. Those who are blessed to have jobs to talk about God as t...

Welcome to Selah and Tribute to Jeff Kisiah-CMAW050

What You'll Hear: Introducing the first Selah episode As most of you probably know, the word Selah is primarily in the Psalms, in fact it's used 71 times in Psalms and 3 times in book of Habbakuk, Will continue with biweekly interviews Selah episodes will replace the other activities I have been doing or or you could say these other activities will be incorporated into my Selah episodes.  While in my standard interviews, I try to let the men I interview tell their story and I try not t...

Powerful Symbols with Ron Kitchens-CMAW049

What You'll Hear: Ron grew up very poor.  His parents were aged 14 and 15 when they got married Their landlord Mr. Countryman, farmer, invited his Mom to church, she said no but then he offered to take her kids to church He took Ron to church and paid for him to go to camp and gave him a shirt for Ron's baptism Someone brought a Chiquita Banana box to Ron's home with Christmas dinner including a can of mandarin oranges The can has been a symbol to him of the cost of a lack of education ...

Care First with Jason Davis-CMAW048

What You'll Hear:   12 years ago at 33 yrs old Jason was on a mountain top in life, having everything he ever wanted, but he checked himself into a hotel intending to kill himself because he was so lost spiritually He got a call about a business opportunity.  At a meeting the next day the man asked him if he knew Jesus Jason had been asked this before, but this man shared Bible scriptures that were deeply profound to Jason The man wrote down the verses and Jason looked at them later...

Mental Health for Men with Kenny Luck-CMAW047

What You'll Hear:   What the Bible calls our inner being is the matrix of what makes up how we think, our character, our affections, we live out of our heart That inner being has a view of self, God, and others and sometimes has wounds The relative health of what's on your inside will get projected to your life, relationships and profession To the degree pyschology is a truth process, it's good and helpful. The truest thing about us is what God says is true about us We're create...

Tribute to My Dad-CMAW046

Being Vulnerable with Raleigh Sadler-CMAW045

What You'll Hear:   Raleigh wasn't growing up in a Christian household. He was invited to a vacation Bible School and they had cookies He later prayed to receive Christ at 8 years old, though he doubted it for years He is the founder and Exec Director of Let My People Go, a non-profit dedicated to stopping human trafficking which is the exploitation of vulnerability for commercial gain He had his dream job as a campus pastor in West Virginia when they phased out his job.  At the sam...

Healing Charlotte with Greg Jackson-CMAW044

What You'll Hear: Greg became a Christian at a young age with the guidance of his mother. He later spent a year in jail, where he learned more about God He reverted to his old ways, and about 3 years ago he rededicated his life to Christ and got baptized and hasn't looked back He's been rapping since age 12 and was rapping for the world. His grandmother said you better have a backup plan, so he went to the Art Institute of New York and worked at several restaurants in Charlotte as a ...

Stewardship with Bill McGee-CMAW043

What You'll Hear: Growing up in a traditional church in a small town, Bill just thought about his faith as something you do.  When he went to college, through FCA he heard about Jesus as someone to have a relationship with instead of someone who wants to have their thumb on you The atmosphere his daughter is now in at college is very different and against Christianity Bill took a job with IBM.  The more he hung around people who were more concerned with lifestyle and money the more he be...

Fortitude Amidst Disasters with Dr. Jamie Aten-CMAW042

What You'll Hear: Dr. Aten grew up in a small farming community.  He was baptized at age 8.  His faith didn't become his own until college. His college professor asked him why he was a Christian and he didn't have an answer He was given a bunch of books starting with "Mere Christianity" and he ended up with frequent talks with his professor As a result, he was mentored in his faith by an agnostic. He continued that tradition of meeting weekly He is the founder and Exec Director of Huma...

Spirit-Filled Jesus with Mark Driscoll-CMAW041

What You'll Hear: Mark Driscoll was born in North Dakota and grew up in Seattle, WA. His Mom was a born again Catholic and loved Jesus but Mark did not.   Mark's girlfriend gave him a Bible and he started reading it when he went to college. In his Freshman year, he was on a men's retreat on a walk by himself and God spoke to him audibly and told him to marry Grace, preach the Bible, train men, and plant churches. He's been married 26 years and they have 5 kids He pastors at Trinity C...

A Christian Man at Work with Dave Hilgendorf-CMAW040

Replay of "Real Men Connect" Podcast interview, used with Permission What You'll Hear: Dave grew up in a home with a loving family that faithfully went to church every Sunday, but faith was considered a private matter In College Dave continued to go to church but led a sinful lifestyle He got a great job as an engineer at General Mills, but wasn't satisfied with his job or relationships and quit his job to try and get rich quick in real estate flipping homes 8 years later Dave hit a ...

3 Worldviews with Bill Brown-CMAW039

What You'll Hear: Bill became a Christian during his senior year of high school when he got invited to a speaker and some pizza He majored in math and wanted to become an astronaut He got married He started teaching theology at Bryan College He later went to become President at Bryan and then Cedarville University The best part was the ongoing discipleship of the students Most churches don't prepare students well for what they're going to experience at university Many student...

Being Dangerous with Goodness with Kenny Luck-CMAW038

What You'll Hear:   Kenny was the last of 7 children.  His Dad was in the military and was like a ghost Kenny felt ignored and was on a broken quest for recognition and visibility By age 17 Kenny made a lot of money and had friends but was very empty.  He came home from a party and prayed a prayer of desperation and said to Jesus "I need to see you", he felt an incredible presence in his mind and heart of acceptance and had a burning bush moment. 2 months later he went to UCLA, start...

How to Live Beyond with Dr. David Vanderpool-CMAW037

What You'll Hear: Dr. Vanderpool accepted the Lord at age 12.  The Lord was present in his house in a great way and his parents modeled Christ since he was an infant.  He was surrounded by believers for generations since he was born His Dad is a surgeon and there are many doctors in his family.  It's been a goal for him forever and it never wavered. The Lord annointed him to be a surgeon. He doesn't feel any negative stress and enjoys his work. His parents did mission medical vision work...

The Beginning of the End of Abortion with Shawn Carney - CMAW036

What You'll Hear: Shawn was raised Catholic in Tyler, TX and is still Catholic When he was in the 8th grade he went to a large Pro-life event and heard a woman speak about how she had run abortion clinics originally, and Shawn got convicted to get involved in the Pro-life movement In college Shawn was dating his future wife and she would pray at abortion clinics and offer alternatives so he joined her He got hooked and become a sidewalk counselor They did the first 40 Days for Life camp...

Called to Politics with Dan Forest - CMAW035

What You'll Hear: Dan went to a church as a kid but didn't hear the Gospel and wasn't a Christian.  When he heard the Gospel he became a Christian, but his life didn't change much.   He got married and they went to the Billy Graham crusade. His wife accepted Christ and got involved in a Bible study.  Dan wasn't following God.  In early 1997 he got down on his knees and turned his life over to Him. As an architect he worked on moving Billy Graham's organization from Minneapolis and buildin...

Revelation Unraveled with Bill Villanueva - CMAW034

What You'll Hear: Bill surrendered his life after hitting a low point in Florida and living with ex-cons and being kicked out by his parents for drug and alcohol issues He moved back to Massachucetts and witnessed to his old party buddies, 9-10 took to heart what he shared and attended a Bible class, he also made some impact witnessing to his siblings Bill has had 23 jobs and worked with the highs and lows and can now relate to many different types of people and have empathy with those wh...

Being Jewish 101 with Jeremiah Zaretsky - CMAW033

What You'll Hear: The Jewish community does not have consensus on the question "Who is a Jew" In "Jews for Jesus" from a messianic perspective, a Jewish person is someone who is a physical descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  We define being Jewish as an ethnicity According to the Bible, if your father was Jewish you were Jewish Over times, the Rabbis changed that law so that your mother being Jewish made you Jewish. This was in response to rape and pillaging of the Jewish people and...

A Biblical Answer to Poverty with Art Lindsley - CMAW032

What You'll Hear: Art Lindsley in 4th grade at a summer camp committed his life and felt forgiveness and closeness to the Lord He got a BS in Chemistry, a Master of Divinity and PhD in Religious Studies. He worked at the Ligonier Valley Studies Center with R.C. Sproul for 6 years as Director for Educational Initiatives and for 25 years at the C.S. Lewis Institute partly as President and has been at The Institute for Faith, Work and Economics for 6 years In his book "For the Least of The...

Motorcycle Ministry with Gary Burd-CMAW 031

What You'll Hear: Gary became a Christian when he was 9 years old in a small church in 1960 in OK.  A women evangelist was preaching He answered the call to be a minister at age 15 and began a traveling ministry to hundreds of youth In 2005 Gary started BALNAM which stands for Be a Light Not a Mouth.  He started showing compassion and listening and serving and finding unique ways to let them know you care. Dying to yourself through selfless serving Phil 3:10, conforming to His death...

Surrender Only to One with Lt. Col. Damon Friedman - CMAW030

What You'll Hear: Dr. Damon Friedman had good people in his life who talked about Jesus and he even understood Jesus as Lord but hadn't embraced Him as his personal savior.  He was born and raised in LA. His Mom was born in Puerto Rico. He got a full scholarship to college for running but then he dropped out. In his sophomore year in college he accepted Jesus as his personal savior but didn't grow spiritually. He graduated with honors with a double major in psychology and criminal s...

Citizen Legislator with Bert Jones-CMAW029

What You’ll Hear: Bert Jones gave his life to Christ at the age of 8 at a Grady Wilson crusade at the football stadium in Reidsville, NC. Later in life he recommitted his life many times As a boy and young man, Bert had a lot of jobs, he worked mowing yards, bagging groceries, bussing tables, and spent summers working for the local Parks and Rec and for the local can plant. He also was a substitute teacher teaching all grades and did inventory for drug stores and grocery stores. Bert we...

Surrender Every Day with Ed Kilby - CMAW028

What You'll Hear: Ed became a Christian at age 9.  His Mom took him to an 8 day revival service.  He went forward on the last night. God saved him at 9 so he wouldn't have to go through his whole life without Jesus like his father did. His father didn't become a Christian until he was 55.  He was always there but didn't see a need for Christ in his life. Ed graduated from Clemson University and worked for Owens Corning. He found he liked the customer relationships and went into sales an...

Needing God with Ken Helser - CMAW 027

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A Life in Radio with Ru Rose - CMAW026

What You'll Hear: Ru was raised knowing the Lord, but didn't have a personal encounter until he got in a car accident in 1979, running into a bridge going 55 mph, after which he was watching The Crystal Cathedral and got saved It took a while for Ru to get out of the habits he had, and on the way to work one day he heard the Lord speak to him telling him to preach and teach Ru started his career in radio right out of high school, working at WCBS in New York City He worked in B...

Reweave Shalom with Hugh Whelchel - CMAW 025

What You'll Hear: Hugh always remembers knowing the saving grace of Jesus Christ Worked in the environmental industry, owned a construction company, worked in the IT industry Then ran a seminary in Wash DC for 7 years before starting the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics Hugh put himself through college as a pilot with a crop dusting business, including wrecking 2 airplanes Hugh remembers "I really began to wonder, why doesn't God care what I do every day" "Martin Luther sai...

Worship and Obey with David Barker - CMAW 024

What You'll Hear: David grew up in South Africa in the early '70's.  He became a believer around 6 years old.  He didn't really grow up Jewish, he only embraced that later.  To have Jewish identity, you need community and Jewish identity is not generally recognized in the church, though that has changed in recent years Many Jews when they become believers, within a generation or two, they don't even know they're Jewish In the early 2000's and when he had children, it became important to...

Military and Mentorship with Mike Westrich - CMAW 023

What You'll Hear:   Mike was baptized in the Catholic church as an infant.  In college his faith was re-invigorated after attending non-Catholic Christian churches He attended Miami University of Ohio and joined ROTC to help pay for college.  After college he went to intelligence school His scariest moment in the military was when he was in Iraq the 2nd time.  A large rocket landed 100 ft away from him.  At least a dozen were killed.  If you don't hear rockets or artillery you kn...

The Lord Watches with Jeremiah Zaretsky - CMAW 022

What You'll Hear: Jeremiah's Mom grew up in Budapest, Hungary.  Both of her parents were Holocaust survivors.  She came to faith in Yeshua while in college, so Jeremiah grew up in Canada knowing his Jewish roots and came to saving faith at 6 years old and was baptized. He went to Ambrose College, a Bible College in rural Canada. Jews for Jesus is a non-profit mission organization which for the last 44 years has been about relentlessly pursuing God's plan for salvation for the Jewish...

True Friends Are Worth the Effort - CMAW 021 with Jeff Carter

What You'll Hear: Jeff was born again on at age 13 at an old timey spiritual revival and was close to God "A lot of times it's just easier to put God on the shelf somewhere and try to do things on my own" Jeff got away from God as a young man and made some mistakes 10-12 years ago Jeff was re-anointed with the Holy Spirit and started growing close to Christ again Small things and decisions in our lives can totally redirect us Jeff started working as an engineer for a natura...