Weekday Worship

A conversation about Thanksgiving celebrations, twins in our lives, Caleb's dream job, a whole bunch of name dropping and some clarity about God's will for your life. 

A conversation with a special guest about the development of our own self-understanding, the importance of curiosity in understanding others, and some helpful feedback for the massive weekday worship production team.

A conversation considering a Ph. D topic for Caleb, the hard work of show prep put in by James, and how we should approach hearing the reading and preaching of God's Word.

Recurring guest Scottie Finlayson joins the podcast for a conversation about how things are going after 1 year on staff. James and Scottie reflect on the state of the church and what it's been like working together over the last year.   

A conversation about what kind of movies moves us, why they move us and how to think critically about what we watch; plus, Caleb gets schooled on show intros.

A conversation about famous people from Norcross, the implications of Christianity for our physical bodies, and the extraordinary godliness of sleeping.  

A conversation about Caleb's refined tastes, James' physical defects, and a universal source of angst and frustration. 

A conversation reminiscing about Christian Music over the last 40-50 years, which may or may not include Caleb doing a Mac Powell impression.  

A conversation about the urgency of Christian mission, representing Jesus in our vocation, and some thoughts on the best dressed at Generations.

A conversation in which we reminisce about the beginnings of COVID, imagine what we're becoming as a community, and consider a pressing but often ignored need which the church is surprisingly positioned to meet.      

A conversation touching on our political doppelgangers, our theologian headshot t-shirts, and the very real need of the Holy Spirit for all of life and ministry. 

A conversation exploring the connection between the gospel and theological clarity, the origins of the internet and the resilience and relevance of God's Word. 

A conversation with special guest, Dr. Ray Ortlund Jr., articulating a compelling vision for masculinity, a beautiful hope for what a church can be, and a million pearls of dignifying insight and wisdom.    Show notes:  You can pre-order Dr. Ortlund's new book, The Death of Porn , here.   You can find more content and resources from Ray and his wife, Jani, at Renewal Ministries...

After a summer hiatus from Weekday Worship, we're back for a new season. Listen in as we sort out a lingering interpersonal conflict, Caleb's cosmic ministry ambitions, James' return from Sabbatical, and the long-awaited relaunch of a new ministry year at Generations.  Click here for a visual aid to this week's episode.  

Weekday Worship is featuring messages from a year ago when our culture was in turmoil, we were not meeting in person as a church, and there was a lot of conflict over how Christians should be responding to our painful and uncertain times. The series is titled How Should We Then Live? and it is still very timely for us. We are featuring the last message in that series this week, which is from Isaia...

Over the rest of July, Weekday Worship is featuring messages from a year ago when our culture was in turmoil, we were not meeting in person as a church, and there was a lot of conflict over how Christians should be responding to our painful and uncertain times. The message we're featuring this week is from Mark 14:1-9 and it's called, A Word of Encouragement.

Over the rest of July, Weekday Worship is featuring messages from a year ago when our culture was in turmoil, we were not meeting in person as a church, and there was a lot of conflict over how Christians should be responding to our painful and uncertain times. The message we're featuring this week is from John 11:38-53 and it's called A Word of Caution.

A conversation with Maegan Cody about growing up in the Wilson house, ministry in the Cody house, Eminem and the hopes and fears of raising children on the mission field. 

A conversation with Michael Cody about the twists and turns of life and campus ministry which are taking their family from Florence, AL to Johannesburg. 

A conversation about puppet ministry, little known college mascots and spiritual formation in the local church.  

A conversation with pastor and church planter, Eduardo Fergusson, about life and ministry on the Northern Coast of Colombia and gospel partnership between churches. 

A conversation about vacations, church softball, youth sports and sabbath. 

A conversation about summer, returning to normal, academy awards and the gathering of the church.

A conversation about the the weightiness of God, the casualness of the Church and the appropriateness of impractical Christianity.

A conversation correcting and clarifying some myths about church history including Santa's temper tantrum at Nicea. Church History Made Easy by Timothy Paul Jones In the Year of Our Lord by Sinclair Ferguson 2,000 Years of Christ's Power Series by Nick Needham