Chats Under the Sun

In this episode, I talked with Wilf and Sharon Bout about their work with the migrant workers here in Niagara Ontario. They told me about the incredible influence their families had on them growing up and their formative years leading youth groups and doing evangelism during their early 20’s. We talked about their time living in Guatemala and what it is like to serve with the migrants that come he...

We laughed. We cried. I thought Ben Franklin was president (he wasn’t) and we talked about books for a ridiculous 4.5 hours. The end-of-the-year book recap we did in 2021 was an absolute riot and I couldn’t wait a whole year to talk books again. I love these bois, chatting with them is a pleasure. This is part three of three. Owen is on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer Jesse is on Instagram @boutjess...

We laughed. We cried. I thought Ben Franklin was president (he wasn’t) and we talked about books for a ridiculous 4.5 hours. The end-of-the-year book recap we did in 2021 was an absolute riot and I couldn’t wait a whole year to talk books again. I love these bois, chatting with them is a pleasure. This is part two of three. Owen is on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer Jesse is on Instagram @boutjesse...

We laughed. We cried. I thought Ben Franklin was a president (he wasn’t) and we talked about books for a ridiculous 4.5 hours. The end-of-the-year book recap we did in 2021 was an absolute riot and I couldn’t wait a whole year to talk books again. I love these bois, chatting with them is the best. This is part one of three. Owen is on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer Jesse is on Instagram @boutjesse...

Sam Oosterhoff is the MPP of Niagara West and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. We talked about the books that were formative for him during his education, the work he did as a policy advisor in Ottawa, winning the race for MPP at 19, and some of the work he has done in Anti-Sex Trafficking Policy for schools in Ontario and hospice care in the province. I have a lot o...

I love Fred. I always go to him (and his brother Marcel) when I have a systematic or philosophic theology question. In this chat, we talked a bit about the New Testament languages, why creation ex nihilo is important, and we walked through and discussed some of the attributes of God. I always love the conversations that we have in private and I’m stoked when we can get a good talk recorded. Fred i...

We just got back from filming part of our documentary Into The light with Heath Lambert in Florida and Jeremy Pierre in Louisville. I sat down with JM again and we chatted about the last couple of weeks of filming and how stoked we are to be working on a project like this. This film is so hopeful, it’s incredible. It would mean so much to me if y’all would donate to get this documentary off the gr...

Aaron is a serial entrepreneur and owner of Tall Post Craft Cider. I have had him on the podcast before but since then he has built a home out of several shipping containers on the farm he manages. We talked about the process of building the sea can home and an update on how things are going with Tall Post, Windward Drones, and the other businesses and projects he is working on. Aaron is a good fr...

We are filming a teaching documentary on pornography. John-Michael and I spent most of this week in DC and Philadelphia filming with Garrett Kell, Deepak Reju, & Ellen Dykas who are all speaking in the documentary. We talked through our week, talked a bit about the project, how we prepared for three tightly-packed film days, and how epic our speakers are. Here is the outline of the documentary if...

I doubt that Owen needs much of an introduction at this point. He is one of my favorite conversationalists, one of the most insightful men I know, and a close friend. We talked a little about the deep cynicism we have all developed toward any form of establishment, doing meaningful work, the limits of humor, what books we are working through at the moment (shocker), and a fascinating chat about ho...

In 2007 Rachelle Starr founded Scarlet Hope as a ministry to share the hope and love of Jesus with women in the adult entertainment industry in Louisville. Since then they have expanded to seven cities across North America. I got to sit down with Rachelle and talk about how she got involved in helping women in the sex industry, the lessons she learned from years of running Scarlet Hope, and how th...

Tim Jones, Holden Wynn, Josiah Blan, and I are Supervising Coordinators at Recenter ministries here in Louisville. Recenter is part homeless shelter, part drug recovery program, and part affordable housing. Re:Center is wholly dedicated to presenting the Gospel to the hurting and downcast in Louisville. Our responsibilities are to essentially run the shelter over the weekends. We sat down and talk...

Dr. Kyle D. Claunch is an Assistant Professor of Christian Theology here at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. This podcast took nearly 6 months to schedule but it was 100% worth the wait. We talked about his journey to the ministry and to Southern, the value of systematic theology for the local church, some hilarious stories about chasing alligators in Louisiana with his family, and the books...

Dr. C. Berry Driver, Jr. is the Associate Vice President of Academic Resources, Seminary Librarian, and Professor of Church History here at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. As far as I am concerned, he has one of the most fascinating jobs in the world. We talked about how he got into ministry and library science, growing up in the Civil Rights Movement, and the value that church history has...

Jonathan Started SWAT Ministries with his wife in 2011 to combat human trafficking in Thailand. They primarily train rescue agents and trafficking victims in self-defense. The work that Jonathan is doing is incredible and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to him. Learn more about SWAT Ministries here: https://www.swatministryintl.org Watch You Are Beautiful: https://redeemtv.com/ Watch Contraland: http...

I spent an introspective hour with two of my closest friends as we talked about how we understand ourselves as creative people, whether the term “Creative” is helpful or mega pretentious, and how we go about the various projects we are involved in. I absolutely love these kinds of conversations. I thoroughly enjoy digging into the psyches of creative people and learning about what makes them move....

John-Michael Bout and I have spent the last few months working on a teaching resource to combat pornography. This topic is incredibly important to us and we are thrilled to tell you guys what we have been up to. Here is a link to the outline that we built. It explains the documentary very well. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A5Q4RZP4rZNxgk47HfkXlvppCCQQ0Qr2/view?usp=sharing JM is on Instagram @a...

David & June taught Jiu Jitsu and self defence to sex trafficking survivors in Thailand and other parts of the world while working for an organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking. Their stories are absolutely incredible. I don’t think I have teared up in any podcast I have done so far, but I did in this one. I can’t recommend this episode enough. This is the 50th episode of CUTS an...

Laurens is one of the few authentic Dutchman here at Southern. It was fascinating talking to him as a lot of my cultural and church heritage is Dutch, though I am a few generations removed from the homeland. We chatted about a few theologians we like, the process of translation for 9marks, and Biblical Theology. Laurens is a thoughtful dude, and I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. Follow Laure...

Wilf Wikkerink is the CEO of Book Depot, the largest bargain book wholesaler and retailer in North America. In 2021 Book Depot was awarded the prestigious “Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation.” Needless to say, I was incredibly stoked to be able to sit down with Wilf and ask him some questions. We talked about his time at Dordt College, the lessons he learned from various internships, sell...

FINAL EPISODE. I hope y'all have enjoyed this colossal podcast. Here is the final part. I sat down with two of my favorite men and talked about why we read, the genres of books we have been into, and the books that we read in 2021. I LOVED this conversation. I thoroughly enjoy talking about books and in this case we talked for nearly 4.5 hours. I figured that dividing this podcast up into three pa...

PART 2. I don't think I have laughed as much in any other podcast as I did in this one. I sat down with two of my favorite men and talked about why we read, the genres of books we have been into, and the books that we read in 2021. I LOVED this conversation. I thoroughly enjoy talking about books and in this case we talked for nearly 4.5 hours. I figured that dividing this podcast up into three pa...

PART 1. I have been looking forward to this podcast for months. I sat down with two of my favorite men and talked about why we read, the genres of books we have been into, and the books that we read in 2021. I LOVED this conversation. I thoroughly enjoy talking about books and in this case we talked for nearly 4.5 hours. I figured that dividing this podcast up into three parts would be the best wa...

Jesse and I recorded a quick episode about the song he recently released: Am The Moon. I am a colossal fan of the song and Jesse’s music and I love deep analysis of creative work. Stream Am The Moon basically anywhere.  Follow Jesse on Instagram @boutjesse I am on Instagram @itsthevalk Cheers. 

Davin visited Pan de Vida in Santiago de Queretaro Mexico for the first time on a missions trip when he was 15. Since then he has spent a couple of years there on and off and has recently been promoted to a position managing the home and maintaining the relationships and funding between Canada and Mexico. Davin is planning on going down and running the orphanage for the next ten years and I think...