Spirit Living

In this final episode of the podcast, Cale and Reid reflect back on their 68 episodes that included dozens of guests, deep conversations, and great growth personally, relationally, and spiritually. They include clips from some of the best moments of the show throughout, and they end with a rallying message to continue keeping in step with God as we continue our eternal mission of Spirit Living.  F...

In this abbreviated update, Reid discusses what God does when we make plans…which is change them! He announces the birth of Cale and Emily Petrie’s son Henry who has arrived just in time to delay the podcast’s final episode which is coming soon!  Follow us on social media: Instagram: @spiritlivingpodcast Facebook: spiritlivingpodcast Twitter: @spiritlivingpod Email us at spiritlivingpodcast@gmail....

After generations of the Old Covenants being ineffective because of us, Jeremiah 31 promises something new and radically different. Cale and Reid finish their discussion on God’s covenants by highlighting all godly relationships from marriage to friendship as covenants. Finally, they show how the entire Bible ties together with the new covenant in Jesus’ blood on the cross. Everything is radically...

Erik Walther has been on staff with Cru for 12 years, and he has seen the transforming power of the gospel to college students. He joins Reid to discuss his background in legalistic churches and how to get out of that mindset, developing personal habits of abiding in Christ, and how we can so often be doing things for God while not having that deep relationship with Him.  Follow us on social media...

Just as the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the promised land, so can believers in Jesus cross into the eternal life He gives us. Cale and Reid discuss this aspect of God’s promises and how Jesus ultimately delivered us from being vagabonds. They also describe our tendency to grumble despite God’s miracles and how to live like we’re citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven.  Follow us on social...

College freshman Caleb Ryan spent much of his life casually following Christ. When he came to college, he realized his need to completely follow God, so Caleb has joined the podcast to talk about this transformation. He also describes casting anxieties onto Christ, mission trips to Türkiye and Utah and how persecution invigorates the gospel. Finally, Caleb discusses carrying the missional mindset...

Continuing on with the series on God’s covenants, Cale and Reid reach Exodus 24 when Moses seals a promise with blood between the Israelites and God which the people could never keep. Jesus then bled on the cross for us to fulfill this promise. They also discuss being saved in order to serve, God being outside of time, and Reid tells a personal story describing why God’s personal name of I AM (Yah...

Engineering project manager Zach Moore has had a fierce battle with cancer which he has seen God miraculously deliver him from. Zach joins Reid to discuss this medical story along with the many divine appointments he has had to share his story which he does out of a duty to glorify God. Finally, Zach talks about the power of faith and how we can all just be a friend for hurting people in our lives...

As Abraham’s legacy passes on to the next generations, so does God’s promise. Cale and Reid connect this change with how we can live for future generations. They also describe God’s timing being different from ours, Jesus being torn on our behalf, and how Abraham’s belief in the resurrection was what saved him. Finally, they declare that when it comes to faith and sharing it, retirement is not an...

A bizarre yet amazing event occurs in Genesis 15 as God seals His covenant with Abram on Himself! Cale and Reid describe this process and how the LORD was the initiator of the entire promise with Abram that involves every nation. They also talk about Abram being renamed, him being justified by faith, and how the right response to all of this for us is to worship and serve God even more.  Follow us...

After retiring from a decades-long career with the Department of Agriculture, Ted Collins now focuses on officiating football alongside Cale. He joins the podcast to discuss Spirit Living in these contexts as well as trusting his kids into God’s hands, the life of Paul, and how we can question God in an appropriate way. Finally, Ted discusses his wife Andrea’s five brain tumors and the miracles he...

God’s promises begin in the first chapter of the Bible. Exploring this theme, Cale and Reid look at the cycle of the first thirteen chapters of Genesis where God blesses us, then commands us to be fruitful and multiply, we disobey the command, and we experience the consequences. This hopeless pattern leads into God’s promise with Abraham of blessings to every family on earth which is fulfilled in...

Eight years on mission in Guatemala will certainly shape a person, and Susan Fulton knows this well. She, along with her late husband Gary, led their family of eight to surrender to God’s call to foreign missions in Guatemala. Susan has come onto the show to discuss this journey, what it taught her about God, and how she had no resistance to saying “yes” to the call. She also describes complete de...

In this bonus episode of Spirit Living, we release Reid’s first sermon which was preached at the youth service of Farmington First Baptist Church on 1/24/24. Based on John 10, Reid answers the questions, how do we know and hear the voice of Jesus? What does it mean to submit to Jesus? What must we give up to follow Jesus?  Follow us on social media: Instagram: @spiritlivingpodcast Facebook: spirit...

After establishing our relationship with God, Paul finishes the book of Galatians by showing how we ought to treat each other. Cale and Reid discuss this along with why vulnerability is contagious, how to correct others with gentleness and love, and our tendency to put our trust in “hired hands” that flee when difficulty comes. Finally, they note our need for both Jesus and community to ease and b...

College freshman Micah Goeke has learned to worship Jesus in spirit and in truth, and as a pastor’s kid, he has spent his life trying to love God more fully. Micah joins the podcast to discuss this as well as his passion for evangelism which we should all imitate, thanking God for the things we have even when circumstances are hard, and how we can grow more through trials. Finally, he describes hi...

The things of the Spirit are against the natural things of our flesh. Galatians 5 lays out this distinction, and Cale and Reid discuss the wartime mentality it demands where we devote everything to the wartime effort. They also talk about idolatry, eliminating hurry from our lives, freedom leading to real love, and battling busyness. Finally, they recognize that a day will come when this wartime m...

Our concept of freedom and the Bible’s aren’t exactly the same thing. Speaking from Galatians 5, Cale and Reid discuss the liberating restrictions that Christ has given us to operate within. They also highlight being all in or all out for Jesus and following His voice in the midst of so many others. Finally, they analyze running the race set before us while not being distracted by the “flashy thin...

This week, Reid sits down with Cale and his mother Kristi to discuss how worry is a lack of faith in God along with her lifelong experience with fighting against it. They also talk about the importance of intentionally pursuing community and hospitality as well as maintaining patience with God’s timing. Finally, they discuss how we so often view things as inconveniences that are actually God’s pro...

After suffering countless trials and near-death persecutions, the apostle Paul continued to share the gospel with unrelenting resolve. We ought to have this same attitude today and not fear evangelism but embrace it out of a reverent fear of God. Cale and Reid discuss being unashamed of the gospel along with our attitude of thinking we know better than God. Finally, they talk about not having divi...

This week, Reid sits down with Becky Ober as she talks about Spirit Living in a public school which Reid saw firsthand while he was in her kindergarten class! They also discuss her cancer diagnosis and having supernatural peace throughout the process, the power of prayer and seeing those prayers answered in miraculous ways, sharing Jesus while being treated at the hospital, and how we can stay fai...

As children of God, we are promised an inheritance from Him. Cale and Reid discuss how God Himself is our promised inheritance as well as the comfort of living out our identity as God’s children. They talk about perseverance through doubt in the midst of silence from God, how His timing is far greater than ours, and how we cannot earn our inheritance but are instead graciously given it based on ou...

Cale and Reid’s grandpa John Moore joins the podcast to talk about the unwavering faith of his late wife that was passed down through generations. They discuss his coming to faith in the early 1950’s, his time in the military, and how we can respond to the changing world. In the end, they discuss watching his wife lose her ability to speak due to Primary Progressive Aphasia in her final years and...

Paul calls for unity among the churches at Galatia, and this call still applies as we are told to stay united among a divided culture. Cale and Reid discuss this call along with the divisive power of gossip and of the tongue, learning right from wrong through constant use, and how the natural world reflects the things of God and His Kingdom. Finally, they tell the story of their baptisms and the c...

Kevin Kopps is a Golden Spikes Award winner among many other accolades from his continuing time in baseball: first as a pitcher for the Arkansas Razorbacks and now as a pitcher in the minor leagues. This week, he joins Cale and Reid to talk about seeing God lead him and make His plans known, how to battle the temptation of sudden success and stay humble through it all, passing through the valley o...