The Brother Cousins

The Brother Cousins are embarking on a journey into the Psalms for our next theme, and who better to kick it off than our sister-cousin, Elise Fleming. Okay, she's not related to any of us (hard to believe, I know), but we count her as family. Jared and Christopher interview Elise as she shares her "WHY" for loving the Psalms so much and give us some practical tips for how we can beg...

Have you ever wanted to find a better way to help children engage the Word of God and learn from your church's preaching? Look no further. Brother Ben Soto joins us in this episode to discuss his new book, "My Sermon Journal." It's a church note-taking system specifically designed to help young people learn and grow in Christ. After the show, swing by www.mysermonjournal.net to p...

Happy 2024! The BROCOs share the plan for the next few weeks and did into Psalm 34 as an encouragement to start taking some steps towards a life to experience the goodness of God.

In this last episode of 2023, the team had some illness/scheduling conflicts which prevented us from finishing out like we planned. So, Jared takes the mic to bid our listeners a sincere thank you to our listeners. We thank and love you all, and offer our genuine thanks for your support, listenership, prayers, and feedback. If God wills, we will see you in 2024. The Peace of Christ to you.

In this episode we continue our series talking about the songs that move and inspire us. Don't forget to submit your favorite songs to the Q&A. We might even mention your pick on the show. Jared's pick: "Who Can Satisfy My Soul?" by Praise And Harmony Christopher's pick: "Love (Joseph)" by Poor Bishop Hooper

In this episode is the introduction of the December series, “Songs, Hymns and Spiritual Songs” where the BROCOs break down some of their favorite songs. In this episode, they look at 2 songs, “Goodness of God” and “O Holy Night”. Enjoy! To listen to the Goodness of God, follow this link: https://youtu.be/ZUPwC3AEQOs?si=GKnbHPkSxkMGEq7p

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 This week, we hope you are able to gather with family, friends, and/or other loved ones to devote time in feasting and gladness to God for his manifold blessings to us. In this episode, Jeffrey, Jared, and Christopher discuss praise, thanks, and a whole lot more good stuff. Also, a reminder that we won't be dropping an episode on Monday 11/27, as we are tasking a break r...

In this episode, the BROCOs approach a question asked about the assembly. The provide some interesting thoughts about Sunday pm and Wednesday pm assemblies and gospel meetings. Enjoy!

The Brother Cousins answer more questions from listeners on Part 3 of our 100th Epiversary celebration. The focus is on how Christians can release pride and embrace humility. In addition to reading some good Scriptures, we also quote some C.S. Lewis on this topic (no surprises there, eh?).

The Brother Cousins answer more questions from listeners on Part 2 of our 100th Epiversary celebration. The focus is on parenting and how we cultivate a deep, stable faith in our children.

Join Jeffrey, Jared and Christopher as they celebrate EPISODE #100! In today's episode we reflect on this milestone and give Christ all the glory. THANK YOU to everyone who listens, encourages us, shares links and prays for our work on this project. It makes a BIG difference. Discussion includes life updates and we tackle a kinda big question form one of our listeners. We got more questions, and w...

On this week’s episode the BROCOs discuss some new hobbies and proper perspective about using your downtime to glorify God and re-center. Enjoy!

This episode finds us in-between our previous two months' theme and our next one... What to do? Invite a random guest to discuss a random topic, that's what! We hope you enjoy some thoughts on fasting form return guest (although it's been a minute), brother Jackson Lindgren. He and Jared will bring you some thoughts about this often-overlooked Biblical practice which will leave you hun...

Today's episode features elder and evangelist, Marlon Cole. Marlon brings several decades' experience to bear on the topic of engaging people in the body of Christ. We discuss what it takes for a church to successfully disciple new converts--even from "alternative lifestyles." We think you will enjoys Marlon's seasoned take and reasonable manner. Thank you for joining us.

In today's episode, we continue our Area Wide Meeting bonus content coverage with another difficult and thorny issue: abortion. For this we interview brother Brent Benoit. Brent serves as an Elder at the Baytown Church of Chris in Baytown, TX, and as an attorney by trade. You will enjoy his Biblical perspectives and wisdom, couples with a precise and thoughtful communication style.

In the second installment with Trevor Teel, we go further in our description of identity and covenant relationships/LGBQTIA+ issues. This time, we focus on the issue of transgenderism and how to affirm the truth of God's Word and the power of the gospel while maintaining compassion and respect for all people.

For the next 2 episodes we will interview returning guest, Trevor Teel. His topic was "Identity and Covenant Relationship." In his talk, Trevor discussed LGBTQ+ issues from a Biblical perspective, alongside grace and compassion.

Ian Jones joins the Brother Cousins for part 2 of the coverage for the 2023 Area Wide Meeting. In this episode they focus more on the protective factors against sexual misconduct. Enjoy!

CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains frank discussion about sensitive, sexual topics, including sexual sin, pornography, addiction, and related behaviors. In this episode, which is part 1 of 2, the Brother Cousins interview evangelist Ian Jones regarding his topic at the 2023 Church of Christ Area Wide Meeting (AWM): "Intimacy and Covenant Relationship." We discuss how making certain...

In this episode Jared and Christopher interview evangelist Timothy Fleming. Timothy opened the meeting series discussing "Truth and the Self." We discuss questions about the nature of truth and how we can know what's true. You'll enjoy Timothy's clear communication style and easy demeanor in this interview. Also, Timothy spoke to us about his YouTube channel which hosts sermo...

Join us for season 3! We kick it off discussing the Area Wide Meeting and the speakers that were involved. This week we discuss an overview of the meeting with Michael McCorkle.

Jordan Danser from the podcast 15 Minutes and a Big Idea and the Mended Collective joins the Brother Cousins for an episode to wrap up the “Take Heed” series with a statement from Paul in Galatians. Enjoy!

This week Trevor Teel joins the episode to discuss the warning about being like the Pharisees. Hope you enjoy!

Hello friends, and welcome to today's episode. Today we continue our "Take Heed" series with Jesus warning against drunkenness and excess. The primary text is located in Luke 21:34-36 In this episode, we explore the context of this warning and why Jesus emphasized it. We also contract the commands of Jesus with several common tropes often lauded in internet "meme culture" a...

The Brother Cousins explore the concept given by Jesus in Luke 12 about taking heed about a covetous heart. Enjoy!