Oops I Missed Church

This conversation was recorded on July 24th, 2024. I met Emily at a dear friend's engagement party in San Antonio. She is a local student at University of the Incarnate Word. She is studying theology and we had a delightful time discussing what we believe and why we believe it! Please enjoy!

This conversation was recorded on July 12th, 2024. I was able to share this special conversation with my dear brother in law, Rémi! Rémi is from France and we have officially been family since July of last year. He is wildly generous and kind and I am so glad he joined me! What a gift to have gained him as a brother and to have had him as my guest on the show! We cover a wide variety of topics and...

This conversation was recorded on June 13th, 2024. My wife and I met William and his wife at a garage sale they were hosting just up our street. They were so very kind and invited us to join the neighborhood association meeting. William is a passionate about history and politics and I had a wonderful time getting to know him. He has a book being released later this month and I hope to have him on...

This is the fourth and final conversation recorded on May 30th, 2024, outside of Tandem coffee shop. Clifton is a local comedian, health care advocate, wedding officiant, and master of ceremonies. He is the founder of the Tandem open mic night and I'm so grateful for his desire to bring people together and create places of community. We had an excellent conversation and I'm excited to have...

This is the third conversation recorded on May 30th, 2024, outside of Tandem. I was unable to watch Jordan's set so I assumed she was a comedian but she was actually the feature act and she sang some songs. She is currently studying acting and I'm excited to see where she goes! Enjoy!

This conversation is two of four recorded on May 30th, 2024 outside of Tandem coffee shop in San Antonio. Joseph is a San Antonio comedian I met through attending various comedy nights. He is originally from Mexico and I'm so glad we got a chance to sit down for awhile. All of these conversations are shorter than I prefer but enjoyable nonetheless. Enjoy!

This conversation is one of four recorded on May 30th, 2024, outside of Tandem coffee shop in San Antonio. Every Thursday night they host an open mic comedy night. Elliott is a local comedian and camera man in San Antonio. I met Elliott through my good friend Will Chappell last year. We were only able to sit down for one segment of conversation and I hope we can talk more soon. Enjoy!

We're back! Ian Fucich is a new friend in San Antonio and our first guest since my return to the United States. I met Ian through my good friend Will at a comedy open mic. He is a carpenter and we quickly connected over our common interests in comedy and faith. I am so grateful he was willing to join me and I'm excited to share part of his story! Enjoy!

This conversation was recorded on February 20th, 2024. Kiruba is my delightful sister in law and she so graciously shared what she has been learning and experiencing this year. Kiruba is one of the kindest people I've ever met and I am so honored to be able to call her sister. It was such a treat to create this conversation and I am so encouraged by Kiruba's creativity and wisdom. Enjoy!

This conversation was recorded on February 17th, 2024. Anthony is a mechanical engineer based in Sydney, Australia. He is married to one of Rupa's best friends and he has become a dear friend to me. I really appreciate his perspective and thoughtful nature. We had a delightful time discussing him as a person and our shared faith. Enjoy!

This conversation was recorded on February 14th, 2024. Mark is a beloved new friend from Sydney and I am so glad he was able to join me for a conversation. Mark kindly officiated my Aussie wedding celebration on January 27th of this year and he did such a phenomenal job. He has known my wife, Rupa, since she was in high school and I feel so honored to have met him and his family. He currently teac...

This conversation was recorded on December 4th, 2023. I met Troy at a Friendsgiving celebration here in Sydney. He used to work with Rupa and he is an absolute delight. We discuss a variety of topics, as always, including a significant accident he had in 2020. I am so grateful for all of the new friends I continue to make here in Australia and I am thankful for Troy's encouraging perspective....

This conversation was recorded on November 22nd, 2023. Richard Jenner is the host of REACH, the podcast of WEC Australia. He has conversations with people who are actively sharing their faith in Christ and invites them to share their stories. He speaks with a variety of cross cultural workers and even folks like me. Richard has traveled all over the world and I am so grateful to have met him! We c...

This conversation was recorded on November 16th, 2023. I had the pleasure of first meeting Mike at SXSW Sydney and he was endlessly kind. We were able to host him for dinner and share a beautiful conversation which left me feeling inspired and encouraged. Mike is the former CEO of Open Doors, a ministry focused on serving the persecuted church and he is now the founder of Charitabl. The Charitabl...

I met Jafet in San Antonio at the Lonesome Rose. He was there with JT and I told them both I'd like to have them on the show. Jafet is a local musician in San Antonio and he recently released an album titled, The Early Years, a collection of older tracks he re-crafted and remastered. Jafet and I connected over our shared faith and I'm so grateful we were finally able to record a conversati...

Scott is another new Aussie friend and we had a delightful time. I met Scott at an OnCue talent agency information session. I first overheard Scott speaking with another curious attendee and I immediately thought he might make a good guest on the show. After the session I had the chance to officially meet him outside of the venue and we exchanged numbers. Scott grew up in Tasmania and I so appreci...

Sam is a brand new friend here in Sydney and I met him through my beloved wife, Rupa. Rupa and Sam met in University and were fast friends. He is passionate about theology and the gospel and I am so grateful he was able to join me! Enjoy!

I met Daniel my first Sunday at church in Australia. We hit it off immediately and I'm so grateful he was so willing to come and be my guest. We had a terrific time and I really appreciate his openness and willingness to share his heart. Thank you for listening!

Hallelujah! Our first Australian guest recorded in Australia! I met Chris my first evening in Sydney and he is such a delight. He's even lended me a guitar for my time here in NSW. Chris is a local photographer and we had a lovely time chatting about faith and all sorts of things. We were also joined by my lovely wife Rupa as a co-host and I am so thankful he was willing to be my first Aussie...

This conversation was recorded in February of 2020. This was the first of several conversations recorded as a video broadcast, at Brick, in San Antonio. Ston is a treasure of a human and an excellent local musician in the Alamo City! Ston the Band recently released a full length record, Loper, and I encourage you to purchase the album on Bandcamp: https://stontheband.bandcamp.com/album/loper Oops...

This conversation was recorded on June 20th, 2023. JT is a local drummer in San Antonio and plays in the bands Chavela and The Wild Sweet. I met JT in 2019 or early 2020 and I've been wanting to record a conversation ever since. JT is an excellent drummer and I'm so glad we finally had the chance to share a conversation. I really appreciate how kind-hearted and creative he is and I'm e...

This conversation was recorded in August of 2021. Erik is a local artist and photographer from San Antonio and I met him in Southtown. He takes terrific photos and captures the beauty and diversity of San Antonio so well. We covered a multitude of topics and it was such a delight sharing some time with him! You can see Erik's photos on his instagram account @moneyshotphoto. Thank you for liste...

This conversation was recorded on June 15th, 2023. I met Matt before 2020 as I was a frequent patron of Blue Star, in Southtown San Antonio. I always enjoyed speaking with Matt and it was such a delight to enjoy a conversation and catch up with him. We cover a variety of topics, as per usual, ranging from drug addiction to fatherhood, time in the military, growing up in the south and religion. I&#...

This conversation was recorded on June 13th, 2023 and it has been a long time coming. Isaiah is an exceptional local musician in San Antonio. He plays in a variety of terrific bands and also works as a music teacher at sagemusic.co . He also leads worship at a church in the San Antonio area. I first met Isaiah at a local concert where I had the pleasure of playing a solo set. We had a few mutual f...

This conversation was recorded in June of 2019 and first aired on the radio, June 9th, 2019. Hallie is a dear friend a San Antonio native. She reached out to me about being on the show and we had such a delightful time. It's so wild to listen back to conversations gone by when so much has changed in the last three years. We cover a wide variety of topics, as per usual and I hope you enjoy! Tha...