Dr Eddie Thompson

Chewing the Frat

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This PODCAST contains the ramblings of Pastor Eddie Thompson, the Men's Fraternity Pastor of First Assembly Memphis. Daily, Eddie will bring a word of insight, encouragement or thought for the day geared to each and every man.

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Dr Eddie Thompson

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Nov 10, 2026

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#106 "Work Week: Qualities of a Great Worker" 28.06.2018

It is so hard to get good workers these days. Matter of fact, the most difficult area to find good workers are those areas that are considered mid level jobs. These are jobs you need more than a High School Diploma and less than a 4 year degree. The Bible has some great ideas on being a great worker. Let's talk about art

#105 "Work Week: How to Handle Negative People" 27.06.2018

Over 70% of all workers are negative about their job. With that being said, it seems that there is a lot of negativity to go around. How should we handle negativity in the workplace. As a Godly man, should we be different? Let's see what the Bible says about handling negative comments and thoughts here on Chewing the Frat.

#105 "Work Week: How to Handle Negative People" 27.06.2018

Over 70% of all workers are negative about their job. With that being said, it seems that there is a lot of negativity to go around. How should we handle negativity in the workplace. As a Godly man, should we be different? Let's see what the Bible says about handling negative comments and thoughts here on Chewing the Frat.

#104 WorkWeek: When you are hit with the UNexpected" 26.06.2018

When a 120 foot ship on the Bearing Sea looses all navigational ability in the middle of the night, you can say they were hit by the UNEXPECTED. In our lives as men there are times when we are hit with the unexpected in our work place. Does the Bible have anything to say about that. Let's talk about that on Chewing the Frat.

#104 WorkWeek: When you are hit with the UNexpected" 26.06.2018

When a 120 foot ship on the Bearing Sea looses all navigational ability in the middle of the night, you can say they were hit by the UNEXPECTED. In our lives as men there are times when we are hit with the unexpected in our work place. Does the Bible have anything to say about that. Let's talk about that on Chewing the Frat.

#103 "Work Week: When the Daily Routine becomes ROUTINE." 25.06.2018

According to a Gallop Poll in 2013, less than 20% of people were truly engaged with their work. How many times do we hear of people who attribute their problems or addictions to problems at work. If you find that your daily routine is only routine, there are some questions that you need to ask. Let's talk about that here on Chewing the Frat.

#103 "Work Week: When the Daily Routine becomes ROUTINE." 25.06.2018

According to a Gallop Poll in 2013, less than 20% of people were truly engaged with their work. How many times do we hear of people who attribute their problems or addictions to problems at work. If you find that your daily routine is only routine, there are some questions that you need to ask. Let's talk about that here on Chewing the Frat.

#102 "Are you DREAMING?" 21.06.2018

All of us dream at night when we are in the REM mode of our sleep. We have all had the dreams of falling, being chased and the every haunting being in public without clothes or in our underwear. While these dreams may not have any earth shaking meanings, the dreams for our future do. Let's see what God has to say to us about dreams on Chewing the Frat.

#102 "Are you DREAMING?" 21.06.2018

All of us dream at night when we are in the REM mode of our sleep. We have all had the dreams of falling, being chased and the every haunting being in public without clothes or in our underwear. While these dreams may not have any earth shaking meanings, the dreams for our future do. Let's see what God has to say to us about dreams on Chewing the Frat.

#101 "How To Deal With Negative People.' 20.06.2018

We can't go very far without being around negative people. We can't get away from them, but we can be an agent of change around them. A study at Notre Dame found that students who were put with negative roommates became more negative and even became depressed because of the negativity of the roommate. Let's see what the Bible says about our involvement with negativity right here on Chewing the Fra...

#101 "How To Deal With Negative People.' 20.06.2018

We can't go very far without being around negative people. We can't get away from them, but we can be an agent of change around them. A study at Notre Dame found that students who were put with negative roommates became more negative and even became depressed because of the negativity of the roommate. Let's see what the Bible says about our involvement with negativity right here on Chewing the Fra...

#100 "What can I do when I lack Faith?" 19.06.2018

The biggest fear that Christian men face is not the fear of spiders, the dark or even elevators. The biggest fear we need to watch out for is the fear of man as mentioned in Proverbs. What do we do when we are faced with a fearful situation and we seem to lack faith. Let's talk about that here on Chewing the Frat.

#100 "What can I do when I lack Faith?" 19.06.2018

The biggest fear that Christian men face is not the fear of spiders, the dark or even elevators. The biggest fear we need to watch out for is the fear of man as mentioned in Proverbs. What do we do when we are faced with a fearful situation and we seem to lack faith. Let's talk about that here on Chewing the Frat.

#99 "What To do When You are Misunderstood" 18.06.2018

We all thought that the song was talking about patriotism, but Born in the USA was talking about the involvement of the U.S in war. I thought the song by War, "Why Can't We Be Friends," had no meaning and yet the entire song was made to promote unity. Boy did I misunderstand. What should we do when we are misunderstood. Let's see what the Bible says about that here on Chewing the Frat.

#99 "What To do When You are Misunderstood" 18.06.2018

We all thought that the song was talking about patriotism, but Born in the USA was talking about the involvement of the U.S in war. I thought the song by War, "Why Can't We Be Friends," had no meaning and yet the entire song was made to promote unity. Boy did I misunderstand. What should we do when we are misunderstood. Let's see what the Bible says about that here on Chewing the Frat.

#98 "Lessons learned from my Father: God's Plan is for my Utmost Good." 15.06.2018

There were over 5000 "plans" people sent in for the 9-11 Memorial in New York City. They came from over 60 countries and 49 states. Although everyone thought their plan was perfect, some were downright strange. Just as everyone seems to have a plan for the memorial, often many people have what they think is the "plan" for our live. My dad always taught me that God's plan was always for my Ultimate...

#98 "Lessons learned from my Father: God's Plan is for my Utmost Good." 15.06.2018

There were over 5000 "plans" people sent in for the 9-11 Memorial in New York City. They came from over 60 countries and 49 states. Although everyone thought their plan was perfect, some were downright strange. Just as everyone seems to have a plan for the memorial, often many people have what they think is the "plan" for our live. My dad always taught me that God's plan was always for my Ultimate...

#97 "Lessons learned from my Father: Do not repay others when they do Wrong to you." 14.06.2018

Swiss researchers tell us that the feeling we get when we are able to get revenge will give us a good sensation, but only for a few minutes. They also said that the facts show that this feeling that only lasts for a few minutes will actually prolong the hurt associated with the original situation. Advice that I was given by my dad and that I watched him live out was, "Don't repay evil that is done...

#97 "Lessons learned from my Father: Do not repay others when they do Wrong to you." 14.06.2018

Swiss researchers tell us that the feeling we get when we are able to get revenge will give us a good sensation, but only for a few minutes. They also said that the facts show that this feeling that only lasts for a few minutes will actually prolong the hurt associated with the original situation. Advice that I was given by my dad and that I watched him live out was, "Don't repay evil that is done...

#96 "Lessons learned from my Dad: Discipline is greater than talent." 13.06.2018

When you look at the list of NFL first round draft picks that were the greatest players in college, yet were major disappointments in the NFL, the list unfortunately is long and has so many who had talent, yet at times did not have the discipline to go with it. Today on chewing the frat, we discuss the third lesson that I learned from my dad. He told me that discipline will always take you further...

#96 "Lessons learned from my Dad: Discipline is greater than talent." 13.06.2018

When you look at the list of NFL first round draft picks that were the greatest players in college, yet were major disappointments in the NFL, the list unfortunately is long and has so many who had talent, yet at times did not have the discipline to go with it. Today on chewing the frat, we discuss the third lesson that I learned from my dad. He told me that discipline will always take you further...

#95 "Lessons learned from my Dad: Living beyond your means." 12.06.2018

Over 57% of all Americans have less than $1,000.00 in their savings account. Now I know that some of that number are dealing with financial hardships due to situations not of their making, but some men in in that number simply because they do not use wisdom in the area of money. One of the great lessons that my dad taught me was to leave within in your means. Lets talk about that on Chewing the Fr...

#95 "Lessons learned from my Dad: Living beyond your means." 12.06.2018

Over 57% of all Americans have less than $1,000.00 in their savings account. Now I know that some of that number are dealing with financial hardships due to situations not of their making, but some men in in that number simply because they do not use wisdom in the area of money. One of the great lessons that my dad taught me was to leave within in your means. Lets talk about that on Chewing the Fr...

#94 "Lessons I learned from My Father. Excuses" 11.06.2018

In looking at Father's day weekend coming up, we will take this entire week and Pastor Eddie will share lesson's he has learned from his father over the past 54 years. The first lesson is about excuses. The world is filled with excuses for why we don't do what we need to do, but Dad had some very interesting ideas on excuses. Let's talk about being a great father, here on chewing the frat.

#94 "Lessons I learned from My Father. Excuses" 11.06.2018

In looking at Father's day weekend coming up, we will take this entire week and Pastor Eddie will share lesson's he has learned from his father over the past 54 years. The first lesson is about excuses. The world is filled with excuses for why we don't do what we need to do, but Dad had some very interesting ideas on excuses. Let's talk about being a great father, here on chewing the frat.

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