Conversations with Buddy

JD Shinn and I did 3 podcasts together in one day. It was awesome and this was the first of the 3! 👍 In this podcast, JD and I talk about his personal podcast, “ Christianese with JD Shinn ”! If you want to have a conversation on what it means to be a Christ follower, this podcast is for you! Labeling yourself as a Christian does not save you, UNLESS you have accepted Jesus as your Savior like wh...

This podcast episode, Mike shares the difficulties or challenges in the different  seasons of life.  We also talk about God given gifts and how he thinks he is gifted! Mike is a first class marketing/business owner! He realizes the value in coaching people and also being coached. He is a continual learner, which shows his humility!  He cares about his family and also the clients he works with! Cre...

In this podcast, Kary shares his life as a coach! Coaching is a gift and a calling he has been given… knowing that early on, watching his dad coach sports, that he had a desire to be around athletes with his dad, and one day become a leader and a coach! Like father, like son! 🙌 To be given a National Hall of Fame award as a wrestling coach, is truly amazing! Well done, Coach Kary!!! 💪 The impact...

Kyle is an incredible human being! He has compassion for life, talent for basketball, love for family and faith in Jesus!  Growing up in Salem, playing basketball in high school, D1 in College and now a professional player in Spain! Living out his childhood dream! 🏀  Being away from family this past year helped him grow to depend more on his faith in Jesus and close friends who help him stay shar...

A must listen… In this episode, we have our very first husband and wife on here sharing their life… Ashley and T.G. are honest and transparent about how they have agreed to do life and interact with each other. They are super respectful and intentional about their marriage! Making their priorities focused on family and fun!  Ashley is a marriage and family counselor and T.G. is a detective…. They...

In this episode, Kevin talks about the “ripples in the pond” being the good or bad decisions we make that affect everything and everyone around you! Kevin talks about growing up in Salem, family life, marriage, kids, grand kids, ministry, building homes and next chapters! This will challenge you to show up better in your life as a man of God, husband, father, friend, brother and mentor! To connect...

This episode with Rob is part 2. If you missed part 1, go back and listen to it as well.  Rob knows the Gospel and has for most of his life, and admits that he struggles to continuously follow Jesus daily by surrendering to Him… we all do at times in our lives!  Learning to live the authentic Christ centered life, the way God designed us, provides joy and peace… if we live out the calling God has...

In this episode, Ryan shares his life… Growing up in Oregon, working with his dad in the family business, learning how to “work hard and play hard”, raising kids and the calling to minister to people on mission trips…. being willing to traveling far and wide to serve people they are going through hard times!  Life on this side of heaven is not perfect, but God uses each one of us that say yes to H...

This episode with Rick and Sam was great! The calling of God to be a preacher is just that!  To obey God is to pray, trust and do what He has called each one of us to do!  The conviction that Rick has toward his faith in Jesus, his love for his family and the calling God has on his life is incredible to see!  The trust that Sam has put in God to move himself, his wife and 3 kiddos to Oregon and be...

Yes, this is my podcast, but my friend, Nick McWilliams, asked if he could interview me on the podcast!  Of course, I am an open book and want people to see and know the real me… the good and the bad!  To be authentic and transparent about my faith in Christ is what really matters! I hope you enjoy this episode! 🙏 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have...

Adopted at birth… Todd shares the joys and also the pains of being adopted! Wondering if he was really loved! He also shares his journey to faith, marriage, family, servanthood and also the loss that occurs with divorce. God is still on the throne of Todd’s life and you will see redemption in his story! To connect with Todd, and learn more about his story, you can reach him at (971) 304-9284 or em...

Andy is a great man of God who deeply loves Jesus, his wife and kids!  Pay attention to a man who has his priorities in place! 🙏 “ Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. ” 2 Cor. 5:17 He’s also a first born who is entrepreneurial with goals of building wealth through real estate. 🙌 God created all of us in HIS image! 🙏 G...

Mark shares his life from really bad decisions that left him feeling empty! The world promises much, but always delivers less than what God promises!  We are all ONE decision away from doing something that isn’t God’s best! But, thankful for the grace of God that is always available to each one of us!  Listen to Mark’s transparent and authentic story that causes him to make some drastic changes in...

Great podcast with Mike! Anyone who has lived long enough knows that life will have its challenges, which he shares in this episode!  Mike had a great upbringing with wonderful parents and siblings, but that does not translate into smooth sailing with no problems in life!  He is transparent and authentic and shares the ups and downs he has faced and remains positive about where God has him at… 🙏...

Craig and I have a great friendship and it was awesome to have him on the podcast to share his journey of faith, marriage, kids, grandkids and discipleship! He’s an all in kind of guy!  If you want to be challenged, meet up with Craig! He will encourage you in ways you may not have thought of and there will also be some Biblical exhortation!  Through our bi-weekly coffee meetings at Starbucks over...

Phillip and I had a great conversation and I really appreciate his transparency!  His conviction about his faith, family, filmmaking and more were the topics we covered! His main passion is filmmaking and he is the co-founder/producer at Ambition Pictures.  Mt. Adam’s is a sci-fi film he was a part of a few years ago and they have a new film that is close to being done.  Check out the full podcast...

Rian is a long time Jesus follower, but is vulnerable enough in this episode to share an addiction he had and how he overcame it.  Listen to the podcast to hear the full story! He’s also a husband and a father with a deep conviction to love his wife and bless his children! His passion is around men’s ministry.  He works for Salem Leadership Foundation and also involved in several Bible studies. To...

David Brown in not just a guy I know, but a longtime friend of 45+ years!  He shares his upbringing, growing up Catholic… and the feeling something was missing as a young man!  But in 1984, he gave his life to Jesus Christ! “ Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. ” Proverbs 27:17 As David talks about in the podcast, knowing and accepting Jesus as your Savior, does not mean you never sin...

Jaffet and I have enjoyed deep conversations and this episode will prove to be no different.  He’s a deep thinker, similar to Jordan Peterson, with lots of questions about life, consciousness and walking in God’s truth!   He admits that he struggles with this stuff… just like the rest of us!  🙏 The hope is that this will encourage you, the listener, to walk through Jaffet’s “Three sentence framew...

Arjay talks about life… being adopted, his track and field identity and his view of God before and after accepting Jesus Christ as his Savior! Life without Christ and feeling like he did not belong led to confusion and ultimately an attempt at suicide.  Arjay was very open and transparent about his personal life…  reach out to him through social media and hear his story! The Good News… God continu...

This is a great podcast with Matthew!  This is part 2 of his journey in this life!  Make sure and go back to also listen to our first conversation in Episode 97. Learning to lean on the Holy Spirit who desires to produce fruit in each of our lives is the topic of our conversation! Question…. • How is God working in your life? • Have you accepted the free gift of    ETERNAL LIFE that only Jesus Chr...

Zak shares his life growing up with awesome parents, his amazing marriage, awesome kids, outdoors, hunting, wakeboarding, photography and so much more! Referred by a mutual friend, Billy Botieff…. 🙌 A near death experience while down in Florida became a wake up call for Zak… Make every day count! You never know when it’s your last one!!! Reach out to Zak and consider hiring him for your photograp...

Gary shares his life, marriage, kids, ministry and being semi-retired…  Concern for the body of Christ: Easy believism False teaching Lack of discernment Lack of knowledge.  Romans 6:6-11 dead to sin, alive to God 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 reconciled to be ambassadors Christ...  Colossians 2:6-9 firmly rooted with gratitude Ephesians 4:11-16 no longer children tossed by false doctrine, Christian matur...

Great conversation with Brandon!  Growing up without his real dad in the house and his deep desire to have a father figure in his life… he did grow up with a younger brother and a loving mom! Thank God for moms! God does provide opportunities and in this episode you will hear how his Grandpa also played a major role in his life! I appreciate the transparency Brandon has in this episode.  Though it...

Cary shares his life growing up with a great family in Southern Oregon and without the hope of Jesus… but God was calling him all along like He does all of us and eventually came to faith in his late 20’s! His story is profound because God is always putting someone in our life to share the Good News of Jesus!  Listen to Cary’s story to hear who God was using to lead him to a relationship with Chri...