Everyday Reformation

A tyrannical man abuses responsibility. A passive man abandons it. Both failures leave a household carrying the consequences. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins confront several sins to which men are especially vulnerable: tyranny, passivity, blame-shifting, and the failure to govern their own appetites. Beginning with Adam’s failure in Genesis, they...

Can Christians love their enemies and still sing, “O LORD, God of vengeance, shine forth”? The imprecatory Psalms contain some of the strongest language in Scripture—prayers for God to judge evil, defeat wickedness, protect His people, and vindicate His name. Yet many Christians are uncomfortable singing them at all. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter is joined by Pastor Brandon...

Are young men returning to church—and are churches prepared to disciple them? Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins examine church attendance, biblical masculinity, and the responsibility to form men into faithful followers of Jesus Christ. Returning to their earlier episode, “Why Men Are Leaving the Church—and What Our Worship Is Teaching Them,” Nick and Brandon address listeners who reported...

Were the Crusades really a sudden, unprovoked act of Christian aggression—or does that version of history begin the story centuries too late? In this follow-up to our 9/11 episode, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins go back before 1095 to examine the Christian world that existed before Islam and the centuries of conflict, conquest, and cultural change that preceded the First Crusade. Nicaea....

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, an entire generation remembers exactly where they were when America changed. Another generation knows 9/11 only as history. But did we ever really understand what we were watching? In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins look beyond the memories of 9/11 to the deeper questions surrounding Islam, Sharia, public li...

Christians often fall into one of two ditches. On one side is legalism—using the law, rules, or outward performance in ways God never intended. On the other side is licentiousness—turning Christian freedom into an excuse for self-indulgence and lawlessness. But Galatians presents another way: Christian liberty through a life led by the Holy Spirit. Pastor Brent Madding returns to Everyday Reformat...

After 100 episodes, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins look back—not at favorite moments or milestones, but at the convictions that have become more deeply rooted through the life of Everyday Reformation. They walk through ten core beliefs that define the podcast: Christ’s lordship over all of life, the authority of Scripture, the necessity of the local church, the formative power of worship...

What does faithful Christian fatherhood actually look like in the ordinary grind of family life? In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Brandon Scroggins and Nick Carter sit down with Dylan Heartsill to hear the story of how God began reshaping his understanding of marriage, fatherhood, family worship, church life, and biblical responsibility. Dylan grew up in church, attended Christian school,...

Children don’t learn to worship by waiting until they are old enough. They learn to worship by worshiping. In the final episode of our three-part series on preparing the household for worship, Nick and Brandon discuss what it looks like to bring children into the gathered worship of the church—and patiently train them to participate. Beginning with Deuteronomy 31, we trace the biblical pattern of...

Why Most Fathers Never Start Family Worship | Preparing the Household for Worship (Part 2) Many Christian fathers know they should lead their families spiritually. The problem isn't a lack of desire—it's the fear that they aren't qualified. Somewhere along the way, family worship became something many men associated with seminary-trained pastors, perfectly behaved children, and lengthy devotional...

Sunday morning chaos rarely begins on Sunday morning. Christian families prepare for vacations, weddings, sporting events, and work responsibilities—but many arrive at church rushed, frustrated, and spiritually distracted. What would change if we began treating the Lord’s Day as the best day of the week and prepared for it accordingly? In Part One of our series, Preparing the Household for Worship...

Why is Alfred the Great largely forgotten, and what made him truly great? Most people know the names of celebrities, athletes, and politicians. Yet few have heard of Alfred the Great—the only English king ever given the title "the Great." In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins explore the remarkable story of King Alfred, the unlikely ruler who inherited a...

When culture begins to unravel, our instinct is almost always the same: fix politics, fix education, fix the economy, or fix the courts. But throughout Scripture, God tells a very different story. Before He restores a culture, He reforms His church. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins discuss why the book of Malachi is one of the most important—and mos...

When does a man become truly strong? In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins discuss one of the most powerful passages in Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. Modern culture tells men that strength comes through success, wealth, influence, and self-sufficiency. The Apostle Paul teaches the exact opposite. Through Paul's thorn in the flesh, we discover that Go...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we often remember the Founding Fathers, the Declaration of Independence, and the Revolutionary War. But what kind of people were capable of building a nation that has endured for nearly 250 years? In this special America 250 episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins explore a forgotten part of America's story—the Christia...

Did pastors help build America? Most Americans know George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, but few know the story of the Black Robe Regiment—the pastors who preached biblical principles, shaped public opinion, and helped prepare the colonies for independence. During the American Revolution, British leaders considered churches strategic targets because they understood something many modern Christi...

What does the armory of the man of God look like? In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Brandon Scroggins and Nick Carter unpack 14 weapons every Christian man needs to lead his household, fight spiritual battles, build for future generations, and walk faithfully before Christ. Using the life of King David as a framework, they explore the biblical armory of godly men: the Book, the Altar, the H...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, many of the stories we've inherited deserve a closer look. Abraham Lincoln is often presented as America's untouchable hero—the Great Emancipator who saved the Union and freed the slaves. But is that the whole story? In this extended Everyday Reformation conversation, Brandon Scroggins, Nick Carter, and Pastor John Huffman examine Lincoln's legacy, the...

Your children are being discipled every day. The question is not whether they will be shaped. The question is by whom and into what. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Pastor Martin shares how the Lord convicted him as a husband and father to stop outsourcing the spiritual formation of his home and begin leading with greater intentionality. We discuss family worship, spiritual passivity, fat...

Soft men don’t destroy what is good overnight. They simply refuse to defend it. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick Carter and Pastor Brandon Scroggins discuss why weak men, passive leadership, and moral neutrality create disorder in homes, churches, communities, and nations. Using the quote, “A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men. It is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend wh...

What would it look like for Christian men to build businesses that strengthen their families, support their churches, and bless their communities? In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Brandon Scroggins and Nick Carter sit down with Jim Bazzell, a faithful husband, grandfather, churchman, and owner of Bazzell Lawn Care. Jim shares how he started with a push mower as a teenager and built a succe...

What can one man actually do in a collapsing culture? Most Christians see the corruption, feel the tension, and ask: “What am I supposed to do?” In this episode, we sit down with Bryan Dawson, President and CEO of 1819 News—a man who went from prison to building one of the most influential media platforms in Alabama—to answer that question. This is not theory. This is a real story of: Breaking gen...

Most men complain about leadership. Few take responsibility for it. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Brandon turns the table and interviews Nick on his decision to step into the public arena—not as a career move, but as an act of obedience. If Christ is Lord over every sphere—family, church, and civil government—then disengagement isn’t neutrality. It’s abdication. This conversation moves...

Most men don’t collapse loudly—they drift quietly. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, we confront one of the most dangerous realities facing modern men: isolation disguised as strength. Men know they are responsible before God—but many try to carry that responsibility alone. Others dilute it through passivity. Both are dangerous. This episode lays out a biblical framework for responsibility,...

Illegal immigration is one of the most emotionally charged issues in our culture—but what does the Bible actually say about it? In this episode of Everyday Reformation, we cut through the noise and return to biblical clarity. Instead of reacting to headlines or political narratives, we examine what Scripture teaches about: Authority and government Borders and nations Compassion and justice The rol...