Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk NCAA Tournament and a close encounter with Coach Gates. Now on Spotify!
Lent 2023: Blind Love
By Kelly Wright I cannot see anything without the help of my contacts. When I say anything, I’m not exaggerating. I’m grateful to live in a time where there are…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Missouri Basketball and the SEC Tournament, March Madness predictions and more on Sports!
Lent 2023: Extraordinarily Ordinary
By Kelly Wright It’s the third week of Lent and I’m feeling it. It’s the “in-between time.” Liminal space. The anticipation of starting Lent is over and Easter seems like…
Sports!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk umpires, Hardee’s, Burger King, Wind, MIssouri Basketball, and Cardinals Baseball.
Lent 2023: Receiving
By: Brock Bondurant Lent is not something I’ve practiced a lot since coming to know Christ. Admittedly, my practice of Lent currently doesn’t mirror much of a change in my…
Sports!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Peloton Bikes, Die-Hype-Guys, All-Star Game, Slam-Dunk Contest, Bone Crusher, Missouri Basketball, Peloton Bikes again and again
Swims On Eternal
By Matt Gordon The world is upside down. Madness, I tell you—we’ve gone mad. I’m a stranger in a strange land. Although, if I’m honest, that undersells it. Here is…
Lent 2023: Giving
By Walt Walton The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided…
Sports!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Zelda and more Zelda, Super Bowl, half time shows, Missouri blowouts…
American Revival
By Matt Gordon I’m going on revival! That’s right, there is a full-on American Revival (AR™) going on in Kentucky. Apparently, there is an aura of the very Spirit of…
Lent 2023: What’s with Lent
By Kelly Wright Up until a few years, Lent was a mystery to me. I knew Lent had something to do with giving up pleasures like Diet Coke or chocolate…
Book It: Demon Copperhead
This is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a…
Sports!!!!!!
Matt and Zach talk SUPER BOWL, Missouri Men’s Basketball, Massages and more…
The Garden
By Brock Bondurant Genesis 2:8 – The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. I listened to…
Member of the Jury
By Matt Gordon I’m a simple man. Since I know I’ll never be smart, rich, or famous, my dreams in life have been reduced to two things. The first I’ve…
Slow. The. %$#@. Down
By Matt Gordon The other day I was driving my family home. It was ordinary: kids were yelling and fighting and crying, while I drove on in some Walter Mitty…
Book It: The Advantage
Matt and guest Brad Harris talk about “The Advantage” by PATRICK LENCIONI.
Run Away Success
By Matt Gordon I’ve taken some time off from Friday Follies because I was busy writing a book. But you probably already knew that, didn’t you? Who hasn’t heard of…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk about their favorite Coach Dennis Gates and the new Missouri tradition – Gates Out.
Book It: The Two Towers
Morgan and Matt review The Two Towers
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt discuss Missouri Basketball and a challenging fan.
Book It: Renovation of the Heart
Zach and Matt talk Draugr Overlords and Wildcard Weekend along with Missouri Basketball.
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Draugr Overlords and Wildcard Weekend along with Missouri Basketball.
Book It: The Cold Millions
The Cold Millions
Sports!!!!!!!
Annual Apology
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk coaches, mountain dew, coaches, mizzou, coaches…and Missouri Men’s Basketball.
All is Calm – VU Worship Night Videos 2022
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and hoping that All Is Calm.Video 1:We hope you find some calm among the chaos of the Christmas season realizing that, “for unto us a…
All is Calm: The Journey from Chaos to Calm
By Kelly Wright Christmas time is hereHappiness and cheerFun for all that children callTheir favorite time of year by Lee Mendelson Christmas time is here. Lots of exciting parties, presents,…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk World Cup PK’s, Cardinals, Missouri vs. Kansas and sharing water.
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
By Rhonda Maydwell Despite the songs that depict Christmas as a rocking around a tree, holly-jolly, everyone telling you to be of good cheer, chestnut roasting, winter wonderland, most wonderful…
All is Calm – The Wise Men
By Brock Bondurant The Gospels according to Matthew and Luke are known, especially at this time of year, for their accounts of Jesus’ birth. But gospel writer, John, also has…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Cardinals, World Cup and Missouri Basketball. Will there be a Christmas miracle?
All is Calm: The Shepherds
By: Walt Walton People struggle during this time of year. We occupy a broken world where there’s chaos, disease, gossip, death, thorns and thistle. Seasons come and seasons go, ever-changing…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk about World Cup, The greatest football player of all time and Mizzou Basketball.
Abide in My Love
By: Brock Bondurant John 15:9 – As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. Part of Jesus’ last discourse with his disciples before…
All is Calm: From Chaos to Calm
Christmas shopping, parties, programs, decorating, gift wrapping, baking, more shopping, calendar coordination, family conflict, babysitter and dogsitter acquiring, travel plans, last minute shopping…. What’s filling your Christmas season this year?…
Book It: The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Smaug the Magnificent and more with The Gordon Boys.
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk: LD Probation, Tickets, Death, birthdays, World Cup and More.
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Parking Passes and death, Coin shortages, Fires, Soccer tickets, Missouri Basketball, Green Shirts and Mike Leach…ALL on Sports!
Book It: Crime and Punishment
Classic Novel of murder and redemption. Truly a deep dish! Matt with guest Cody Graham.
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk – Mizzou Football, Halloween, Power Ball, Shrunken Shirts, Tom Brady, World Cup and VISORS!
Book It: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ghosted
By Ellen Nimmo This Halloween I’m going as a ghost. A ghost is a simple, classic costume. All one really needs is a sheet to cover oneself and a pair…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk: Laundry, World Series, Missouri Football Coaching, Clowns and Jerry Jones Jello. This week on Sports!
Book It: Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of…
The True Vine
By Brock Bondurant John 15:1-17 v.1 – I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. In most stories, when a character has comprehension of their soon-coming death,…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk: Purchasing clothes and dogs at “The Club”, Matt’s clothes washing or lack thereof, Tom Brady again…, Steelers, Bills, Favorite Sports Movies and a hot take on…
Confessions of a Counselor: The Enneagram – What’s the Big Deal?
By Kelly Wright Personality has intrigued me most of my life. All the characteristics that make up who we are – how we think, feel, and behave, have been a…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Cardinals baseball, funerals, confusing Christmas decorating and more on Sports!.
Meant to Reign
By Brock Bondurant Revelation 5:10 – and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth. As a Christ-follower, I find…
Book It: Amusing Ourselves to Death
Replace television throughout this book with YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc – and see that it may be more relevant than ever!
Sports!!!!!!!
This week Zach and Matt write Matt’s Sunday sermon at the Cardinals game. That and much more this week on Sports!
Book It – From Strength to Strength (with special guest Augie Nielsen)
In his book From Strength to Strength, Arthur Brooks creates a possible roadmap for the rest of your life. Matt discusses this book and more with Veterans United VP of…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk Potty Training, MU Football, Bills/Dolphins, Cardinals, Pujols, Cheating in sports, weight lifting, predictions and the temperature of the Miami field. All this and more on Sports!
Confessions of a Counselor: When Grief Comes to Your Door
By Kelly Wright A counselor once told me that he believed that at the foundation of many mental health issues was unresolved grief. Grief is the price we pay for…
Knowledge from a Sushi Chef
By Brock Bondurant Psalm 34:8 – Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! I learned a lot about following Jesus from an unlikely source recently. I watched a…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk: Fandom Missouri Expectations, Welcome to Wrexham, Wales, Tom Brady Game Show Marriage, Chad Powers, Cardinals Slump and Flash Card Trauma.
What a Messi
By Matt Gordon A week ago, we celebrated my son turning three. He asked for soccer cleats. In addition to those, he got a full Lionel Messi Argentina kit—shorts, socks,…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk – sleeping positions (weird)…Matt’s relationship with Sports is like reality TV, Bills/Rams predictions, the Cardinal run…and the next game for Missouri Football changes EVERYTHING! This week…
Interview with Dr. Cooper
From the archives! Two doctors sit down and chat. Listen in as Dr. Kelly Wright and Dr. Rodney Cooper talk about life, leadership, and Earth, Wind, & Fire.
Book It: Fall Preview with MJ and Amelia Bedelia
Matt and MJ Gordon kick off the new season with some can’t miss books. Amelia Bedelia and Dinosaurs!
Trust in Him
By Walt Walton Trust in Him God & man, what a mystery Heaven on earth, he came to rescue me “To whom the Son sets free, will be free indeed.”…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk: Missouri Football, NFL Picks and Window shades this week on Sports!!!.
Confessions of a Counselor: Getting Fired
By Kelly Wright Counselors get fired. Sometimes it’s subtle, like when a client doesn’t reschedule, and you never hear from them again. Sometimes it’s not so subtle – a face-to-face,…
Gravitational Pull
By Kayla Kauffman Kayla Kauffman joined Veterans United in 2020 and currently works as a loan coordinator. She has a passion for family and women’s ministries. She supports her husband…
What Are You Watching?
By Matt Gordon Right now, my wife, father-in-law, and I are watching through Better Call Saul. It is a terrific show, and at our two-episode per week pace, we should…
Sports!!!!!!!
Zach and Matt talk about: Kickball, Four Square, Nine Square, Tetherball, Cardinals Baseball, Albert Pujols and the coming NFL Season picks. Also – looking for Fernie this week on Sports.
Salvation: A Process
By Brock Bondurant Philippians 2:12-13 – 12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out…
Back to Basics
By Kayla Kauffman Kayla Kauffman joined Veterans United in 2020 and currently works as a loan coordinator. She has a passion for family and women’s ministries. She supports her husband…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXXX – Not an apology so much as an, “You’re Welcome” from Zach. And, as the saying goes, you can lead a Matt to water, but you can’t put…
Down (and Out) Town
By Matt Gordon Nine years ago, I moved to a new city. At first it was all tingly exploration and romanticized feels—treading new trails in new boots, exploring an unfamiliar…
March On
By Walt Walton Due to the fall Incompatible, Incapable, Incomplete Deception, Division, due to Deceit, & Disbelief Disconnect, Separated, for God so Loved the world His only Son He Dedicated;…
Harmons, Jamaica
By Katie Choi God willing, I’m headed back to Harmons, Jamaica in January. It will be six years since I’ve been on the island and to this community. A pandemic…
Confessions of a Counselor: The Privilege of Knowing Another
By Kelly Wright I begin this confession with two personal truths. I admire anyone who has ever gone to counseling.I believe everybody needs to go to counseling. Starting with the…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXXIX – Texting while driving, Zach joining the Cardinals, Brady Cook, Mizzou, Potheads, Fraggle Rock, NFL Picks, New Baseball Rules (Matt style), 15 New Producers for the show.
Formation from Creation
By Brock Bondurant Psalm 139:13-16 – 13For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.…
Sports!!!!!!!
The guys talk: Microsoft Excel, Finding things, Easter egg hunts, The Tooth Fairy Hack, Golf, Tiger Woods, Street Tacos, The Harshest Letter in the Alphabet, MLB Trades, Cardinals, Swimming and…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXXVII – The guys talk electrolytes, the correct age to start calling someone “sir” and baseball trades. This week on SPORTS!
Trucker Hat
By: Matt Gordon Someone recently gave me a new hat. It is called a trucker cap, I think. My normal headwear is a baseball cap. I don’t know what this…
Sad Truth
By Walt Walton Highly favored, highly educated But due to his circumstances, he never got situated His future was so bright & anticipated, everyone thought he make it To grow…
Confessions of a Counselor: Not a Part, But the Whole
By Kelly Wright When my kids were toddlers, we spent a lot of time playing on the floor together. While the playing was fun, getting up off the floor, for…
The Turn
By Brock Bondurant 2 Chronicles 7:14 – 14if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,…
You Are Valuable
By Philip McCarty By Philip McCarty Philip retired from Shelter Insurance and has a Masters in Christian Thought (which is Christian apologetics) from Bethel Seminary. For over twenty years he…
Don’t Miss It!
By Heather Cox Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith… Hebrews 12:2a Last week, I had the opportunity to run along the Pacific…
Simply, Real Love
By Kayla Kauffman Kayla Kauffman joined Veterans United in 2020 and currently works as a loan coordinator. She has a passion for family and women’s ministries. She supports her husband…
Promise of Peace
By Brock Bondurant Hebrews 6:15 – And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. My wife’s favorite verse in Scripture is the verse above. Until I met her, I…
When Everything Settles Down
By Rhonda Maydwell Rhonda Maydwell works at Veterans United and is part of the Home Buying Concierge team. She currently lives in Columbia, MO. Rhonda studied English and Religious Studies…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXXV – With the long weekend ahead, the guys talk food and freedom. Corn on the cob. Fried chicken. Doors off, drawers off. Peeing in pools. And more. This…
When Does Life Begin?
By Matt Gordon When does life begin? That is not the only question swirling in our country, but it is a pressing one. One’s answer to that could shape their…
Confession of a Counselor – Scared to Sleep
By Kelly Wright When I was five, a huge tornado ripped through my hometown, Sedalia. Thankfully our elderly neighbors had a basement that kept my mom, baby sister, cousin, and…
Simple Choices, Big Impact
By Chris Raymond Chris works in Quantitative Strategy at Veterans United Home Loans in Columbia, MIssouri. After graduating from Mizzou, he spent nine years in academia, first in New Orleans,…
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