The Ordinary Christian Podcast

What are your parenting plans after the pandemic? How will you apply the lessons learned from this slow down? Here are five steps you can take to utilize the lessons learned during this unique time. Prioritize discipleship at home. Prioritize church attendance. Reduce busyness. Keep academics in their place. Push extracurricular activities to the edges.

Are you participating in online or parking lot worship services right now? For many people, these experiences have been an important lifeline during the coronavirus crisis. However, most people acknowledge that these online or parking lot experiences leave them a bit dissatisfied. Why is that? On this episode of the Podcast we hear from Dr. Ricky Stark about why it is that online and parking lot s...

But, this time of forced sabbath should be teaching us all the value of rest and the importance of simple joys. There are lessons to learn. What are you doing to remember them?

Parents, read the Proverbs and take them to heart. Train up a child in the way that he or she should go. But, beware of how you may be leading your children astray. Beware, because for those who lead others astray, it would be better if they were drowned in the sea with a giant stone around their neck. Beware, because by leading your children to sin, you may lead them to hell. These are hard truth...

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, church buildings are shuttered. But, in hard days, the church is still the church. Here are 8 ways you can continue being the church, even in social isolation.

Some of you are going to have extra time on your hands over the next several weeks. It might be a good time to consider some reading. Many of you who listen this podcast don’t enjoy reading as much as I do, so I thought I could help you by suggesting some books I’ve enjoyed or found useful. I limited this to non-fiction only.

COVID 19 is the disease of the day right now. Hopefully in a few months or years, COVID 19 will be a distant memory. But, regardless of what happens with COVID 19, we will always have sickness among us, and people who are sick need our ministry. In Matthew 25:36, Jesus said, “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

Have you ever felt disconnected from your church? Do you struggle to feel like you fit in? Try these steps to help you get the most out of your church. Attend Regularly Join a LifeGroup Be a Friend Prepare for Worship Remember that community is messy...and so are you. Invest in others and invite them to attend worship with you. Show up early and stay late.

Do you struggle to have regular and meaningful devotions. Are you ever tempted to believe that everyone else seems to have this figured out except you? Today on Episode 2 of the Ordinary Christian Podcast, I hope to help you improve your devotional life and take steps to grow in your Christian faith over the next several year.

Have you ever noticed that many of the important or significant events in your life are unplanned or unexpected? Some of those are negative events: a health scare, the death of a family member, or a car accident. Some are positive like a pay raise or a surprise visit from a friend. The same thing is true for our discipleship opportunities as Christians. Many of our most rewarding spiritual ex...