In No Hurry with Cole Douglas Claybourn

I don't know if it's because we've spent most of the past year on our phones and away from our normal communities, but it seems like I'm seeing more people than usual open up about their struggles with comparison. As you know, I'm no stranger to that struggle and many conversations on this show have focused on it. This week I wanted to share some thoughts I've had on my heart lately about my own s...

It just feels good to laugh sometimes, doesn't it? Especially after the year we've all gone through. Making people laugh is what Kerri Pomarolli does best, and I'm excited to welcome her on my show this week. Kerri is a Los Angeles-based comedian who performs clean comedy and shares the gospel during her shows. In this conversation we discussed what it's like to be a Christian entertainer in a cit...

We all want to know what our calling is in life. Many people search for years to try and decipher what their calling is. Our calling can indeed change in different seasons of our life , but whatever it is we're being called to do, discerning God's will is often the toughest part. That's the topic of my conversation this week with Marsha DuCille, founder and editorial director of CALLED Magazine ,...

I'm happy to joined on this bonus episode by Jackie Bledsoe, author of "The 7 Rings of Marriage," which was the In No Hurry Podcast Book of the Month for February. This book is full of practical advice and steps that couples can take to help improve their marriage. If you've missed any of our conversations during February with couples as we talked about marriage, I definitely recommend going back...

We close out the series on marriage with one final couple, and this is such a special episode for us! This week Emily and I talked to her aunt Allison Fuller and her husband Tommy. I'm so blessed to be able to share their story and welcome their perspective on marriage to the show. One thing I've really enjoyed about this series is how it's shown that marriage looks different for every couple. The...

This week Emily and I got to sit down (over Zoom) with my parents Doug and Christi Claybourn and talk about marriage. I've had many conversations with my parents individually and together over the years when dating about relationships and marriage, but this is the first time I've gotten to do that alongside my spouse. I hit on this in last week's email newsletter, but so much of what I know and be...

After hearing from two younger couples, I'm excited this week to bring on a couple that's been married for 20 years. Matt and Leslee Holliday have both been on my show individually — Matt was on Episode 39 talking about his Major League Baseball career (go Cardinals!) and Leslee was on Episode 55 talking about faithfulness and following her passions — but I was excited to talk to them together abo...

We are back this week talking about marriage with a couple of friends from our life group at church, Tyler and Dena Lindsey! Tyler is the worship pastor at our church and Dena also helps lead worship. They've been married for a little over two years. My wife Emily is back on the show with me as well, and one of the cool aspects of this conversation is that Tyler and Emily had interesting perspecti...

We are kicking off a new series this month all about marriage and relationships, and I could not be more excited to have our friends Nick and Cristen Lawson on the show!  They are in our life group at church and just two people Emily and I do life with. They are newlyweds — they got married in October — so I loved hearing the perspective of such a young married couple. Don't be fooled by that...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many churchgoers to have to do church in new ways. Most of it happened at home, either through live streams or in small groups on Zoom. It put a heightened focus on how important the home is as a place of worship and prayer. Author Winfield Bevins just released a timely book entitled Living Room Liturgy that he hopes will help us reclaim the home as a place of prayer a...

We all have dreams for our life. What happens when the one you planned to share them all with is no longer here? In August 2018, that became the reality for Kayla Stoecklein. In her first book, Fear Gone Wild , Kayla bravely and vulnerably shares the story of her husband Andrew's battle with depression and subsequent suicide and all the emotions that surround it. She lives in southern California w...

Here at In No Hurry, we love talking about the intersection of faith and creativity, especially when we get people like Peter Craig and Kristin Schroder of Moving Works.  Moving Works describes itself as "a non-profit organization that makes short films to tell the world about Jesus." More specifically, they are missionary filmmakers who travel the world to tell stories of faith and share the...

We are called to model our lives after Jesus, but sometimes we forget how deep that calling goes. Obviously our actions toward others and honoring God are hallmarks, but what about the minutiae of every day life like managing our technology, our creativity, and daily tasks?  Elijah Bowling set out to examine and explain all of that in his new book titled "The Jesus Life: Living the Best Life...

As we close out 2020 and look ahead to 2021, there’s no guest on the show this week. We’ve already recorded five episodes for 2021, which I am so excited to share with you all starting in January, but this week I just wanted to take some time to share some thoughts that I’ve had on my heart this year and reflect on some of the events that shaped me in 2020. This year has been a bear, without quest...

It's wedding anniversary week for my wife Emily and I, which means this podcast gets to be graced with her presence again! We celebrate three years of marriage on December 23, so we used this time to reflect on the past year of our marriage and on 2020 as a whole. We've had plenty of hard moments this year, like everyone, but one thing we agreed on was how much closer we became because of it all....

It started with a simple prayer for Leland Wetzel. In July of 2012, he had the idea to make a wooden baseball bat as a gift for his nephew. It felt much deeper than just a gift, though, and he sensed it. He felt prompted to pray a simple prayer: "Lord, if you want this to be a hobby for me or maybe something even more than a hobby, give me a passion for it." It's blossomed into a full-blown wooden...

Leslee Holliday is proof that it doesn't matter what age you are or what season of life you're in, it's never too late to pursue your goals or go where God is calling you.  Quite literally and figuratively speaking, Leslee and her husband Matt — a former Major League Baseball player — have gone through a number of seasons in their life. A lot of change and uncertainty can surround the life of...

I'm excited this week to introduce you to an up-and-coming poet and artist named Lo Alaman. I had the honor of sitting down with Lo to talk about some incredibly important stuff — racial reconciliation, what we as humans and Christians can learn from the racial events of 2020, and what it looks like lament injustice and other difficult things.  We also talked about how important art is to hel...

What are the most pressing issues facing young adults right now? How can the Church respond to meet those needs, and what should we be teaching young adults to help fix it? How can we promote and achieve unity in the Church and in our nation? I spoke with Wayne Dickens about all of that and much more this week. Wayne is the Campus Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Western Kentuc...

Today we are celebrating one year of the In No Hurry Podcast! What a year it has been. Those of you who have supported this show since its inception, I truly cannot thank you enough! What better way to celebrate than to bring Ryan Ahlwardt back on? Ryan was my first guest and he also created the theme music that we use each week! We had such a great conversation reflecting on the last year for us...

If you're a thinking person, you'll definitely enjoy this conversation. Thane Marcus Ringler is a former professional golfer who now is a writer, podcaster, thinker, and thought leader. His latest book, Catalysts for Hope: Unlocking Energy, Optimism, and Your Full Potential, just released last month and is available on his website for free. He's also just about ready to launch two only courses: Ta...

It would seem as though prayer would be a fundamental part of a Christian's life. While most would say it is, the truth is many Christians struggle to build solid rhythms and habits when it comes to their prayer life.  We aren't as intentional at making prayer a priority as we could be, for a number of reasons. I unpack that and much more this week with Val Woerner, founder of ValMarie Paper...

The element of faith has been a highly discussed part of the upcoming presidential election. Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are looking to court the Evangelical vote as well as votes from others who identify as people of faith.  Journalist Adam Wren, a Christian himself, has covered this and all aspects of the election for Politico and Indianapolis Monthly. He joins the show to talk about co...

This week we're talking all about writing on the podcast — specifically book writing. Whether you're a writer/aspiring author or not, I think you'll find this conversation with author Barnabas Piper interesting. Aside from being the first repeat guest on the show — check Episode 18 for his first appearance — Barnabas has written four books and also worked for a number of years on the publishing si...

One of my favorite people ever gets to join me on the show this week!  Author Hannah Brencher's writing has resonated with me an incredible amount, perhaps more so than any author. I'm not sure if it's the Enneagram 4 wing 3 in both of us or the fact that we both met our spouses online, but at times reading her writing made it feel like we're kindred spirits. I also went through her Summer Wr...