Conversations About Life

Jason pastors a church in Jefferson County, Missouri.  We talk about his journey in Christianity and making disciples of Jesus. Jason

Schottgun Corey lives in the Missouri Ozarks seeking a graceful lifestyle of agriculture and art. Corey

Lincoln’s father was a pastor and he grew up in church.  He was a faithful church goer all his life, and then he realized that he has missed the main think all along.  Now Lincoln is involved in helping others gain traction in the Christian life. Lincoln

Tasha opened The Drip community coffee house in South Saint Louis.  It’s a special and welcoming place.  There’s a lot of art work on the walls and the place itself seems like a work of art.  We talk about Tasha’s passion and beliefs. Tasha  

Yue is from Beijing, China, but she’s been all over.  We talk about that, atheism, rock climbing, caving, growing old, meaning in life, and other things as well 🙂 Yue

Nandini and I enjoyed a conversation about her background, the things she enjoys, and her approach to life. Nandini

Rylan had experienced a desire for God but was seemingly trapped in a bad lifestyle that kept him from God.  Cancer helped break that cycle and helped Rylan leave the past way of life behind him and draw near to God.  Now he has a desire to help others who are where he was. Rylan

Jim Thurmond is well known in the rock climbing community and has helped with the development of rock climbing crags in the Midwest.  In recent years he has purchased Fountain Bluff in Southern Ill and made that available to rock climbers. Jim Thurmond

CiCi is from Indonesia.  She enjoys rock climbing, and she enjoys her religion of Islam.  We talk about Islam and some of the ways it contrasts or is similar to my religion, Christianity.  And we also talk a bit about Indonesia and rock climbing. CiCi

After my conversation with Sydney, we trade places.  She was a very good guest host! Will  

Sydney talks about her history with abortion, conversion, and how she values truth. Sydney

Dan and Alex grew up in American Evangelicalism.  Dan is a skeptic.  Alex is still a Christian.  We talk about the Christian story … is it good?  How Evangelical Christians regard the Christian scriptures, especially in America.  And we touch just a bit on politics. Dan and Alex’s coffee cups. I forgot to take a picture when they were here.

Sedric has a rare skin disease called scleromyxedema that effects his body and caused him to have both legs amputated.  Sedric has grown through this experience and has a positive view of life at this point.  He’s 63, climbs rock, cycles, and is active. Sedric

Rob is a Christian with a particular viewpoint of the return of Jesus, the kingdom of God, and things pertaining to the “end times”.  The study of this type of thing is called eschatology.  Rob’s viewpoint is called premillennialism and dispensationalism. Rob

Francesc is a young woman who enjoys climbing, is studying computer science in Germany, and enjoys talking about Jesus. Francesca

Jana is an apologist and the host of ex-skeptic podcast, where former atheists and ex-skeptics tell their stories. Jana’s website exskeptic.org Jana

Mac just turned 80.  He enjoys contra dancing, pickle ball, and volunteering at the zoo, and being around happy people. Mac  

Ed is director of Men’s Ministry at Healing Hearts International.  We talk about gaining freedom from sin. healinghearts.org Will and Ed

Stuart lets me ask him a bunch of questions about St. Louis. Stuart

Jay has a post millennieal view of escatology.  Jay gives a very good overview of his viewpoint and then I ask him some questions about it. Jay

My Aunt was a guest in 2019, but a lot has happened since then.  My Aunt had a fall that changed her way of life and the things she is able to do.  We talk about that and about still experiencing the joy of the Lord. Elsie’s previous conversation from 2019 – https://willjackson.com/aunt-elsie-a-life-impacted-by-god/

John works as a welder and enjoys riding motorcycles.  John values peace and we talk about it. John

John is a husband, dad, and in the middle of transitioning with his family into a fix-it-upper with some land around it.  We talk about overcoming secrect sin, transparency, and resting in God.  We also talk about mold and some health issues John’s family has struggled with. John

Norm has been rock climbing since the 70’s.  He has experienced the tragic fall and death of a rock climbing partner.  Norm talks about recovering from that and seeing God’s providence. Norm  

Brandon enjoys bowling, as well as soccer and other sports.  We talk about spiritual beliefs, Christianity, the future, influences, and a book I recently read called, “The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is and Neither Are You?” Brandon