The Glass Between Us
By Matt Gordon I went to Starbucks the other day. So did everyone else. The earth’s population is 7.75 billion people. I know because I counted them all at this…
Waiting . . .
By Dillan Mitchell Dillan and his wife Hannah met in Columbia, MO and moved to Kansas City, MO in March of 2020, where they now live with their dog, Como.…
The Jesus Juke
By Ellen Nimmo What do you think of when you hear the phrase, “Jesus Juke”? I think of a gal I used to play rugby with. This gal had w…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXVI – The guys talk baby names after Matt reveals the name of the Gordon family’s latest addition. As well as a dose or two of Sports, all in…
Time
By Walt Walton No Time Let me set the scene in 2013 I would always carry my Bible, & always carry some tracks I was on fire for the Lord,…
Book It: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Book It returns from break with a new book and a new feature: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles and a video component, respectively. Check out the book and the…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXV – The guys apologize for the year and talk NFL playoffs. Sorry from SPORTS!!!!! 0
Ten Year Challenge
By Matt Gordon I’m not against the #tenyearchallenge. But I can’t particularly say I’m for it either. Especially after looking at some old photos of myself juxtaposed with some newer…
A Christmas Road Trip
By Ellen Nimmo It started out as a wish. Or a loosely held plan. But it turned into a wild hunt for a van. Only it wasn’t the heavily market-researched,…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXIV – The guys talk the state of college football, the Winter Classic, and promise an overdue apology on . . . SPORTS!!!!!! 0
Labor Pain
lucky for my wife, she’s got me to birth some quality into this whole birthing process . . .
#Enough
By Matt Gordon My 2022 Resolution to Maximize Every Fiber of My Being -3:59 – Wake Up (beating those 4 AM losers to the jump) -4:00 – Cardio (6-10 miles,…
Arrival
By Walt Walton There was peace on earth the day He arrived A star in the sky led the way to the Way, for some this was no surprise Word…
The Ever Present Arrival
By Matt Gordon One of my favorite Christmas memories was the night we found out Santa wasn’t real. After months of speculation, chimney checks, and makeshift debates, my sisters and…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode XLVIII – The guys talk Christmas, sports gifts, cuisine and more on this holiday edition of . . . . SPORTS!!!!!!! 0
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
By Matt Gordon As the end of the year nears, there are three things you have heard about in 2021. Because you are human. Where you live matters not. From…
2021 with Faith & Community
The past year brought a lot. A return to some things and a transformation of others. We adventured through some events here and some events there as well as a…
This Gift
By Walt Walton The most important tree is the family tree Matthews 1 the book Jesus Christ Genealogy, a lot of generations deportations Herod heard about a new born king…
Receive
By Brock Bondurant John 1:11-12 – He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in…
Odds and Ends
Week of December 13, 2021 0
Simply Advent – Receive
By Kelly Wright “Let earth receive her King!” The opening line to Joy to the World is a bold declaration: “Joy to the world, the Lord has come.” It’s a…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode XLVII – The guys assess the state of the State of Missouri sports. Also Matt matches the mood with some Christmas tunes that are sure to ruin your day.…
Odds and Ends
Week of December 6, 2021 0
Prepare & Wait
By Walt Walton Are you trying to apply more things in this season of life? Or are you just trying to adapt? Life can get busy from all the outside…
Exploring the Enneagram – Gift Giving
Welcome to Exploring the Enneagram – the conversation podcast! Kelly Wright is a certified Enneagram Teacher and Facilitator as well as a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Facilitator and…
Simply Advent – Waiting
By Kelly Wright Waiting…Waiting…Waiting… When I have to wait for something, I feel annoyed, impatient, and uptight. Each of us has something that we are waiting for. It might be…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode XLVI – Matt eats an entire roll of Sweet Tarts as the guys talk candy, college football madness, and MLB contracts. It is the sweetest time of the year…
Odds and Ends
Week of November 29, 2021 0
Simply Advent – Prepare
A Video and Advent Reflection with Kelly Wright I didn’t grow up observing advent. Except that one year we had a Charlie Brown Advent calendar that hung on the fridge…
Simply Advent – Preparing Our Hearts for Christmas
By Kelly Wright I didn’t grow up observing advent. Except that one year we had a Charlie Brown Advent calendar that hung on the fridge that was more or less…
The Indicator Light: Gratitude Over Anxiety
By Kelly Wright I have been a hit-the-ground-running person for as long as I can remember. I wake up ready to go, usually before anyone else in my house does.…
Along the Way
By Matt Gordon Each year, I get to stand in front of a gathering of people and share some gratitude. I’ve spoken about my wife, my kids, and my job.…
Life Together Thanksgiving with Brock Bondurant
From one coffee shop to another, two lives are becoming one. Listen as Brock shares about his recent engagement to Christy, the distance their relationship endured, the intentionality in which…
Odds and Ends
Week of November 22, 2021 0
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXV – The guys talk Texas Roadhouse, bdays, Mizzou and Blues, and share some non-sentimental gratitude on . . . SPORTS!!!!!!!! 0
Sewn into Time: Gratitude Over Circumstance
By Ellen Nimmo Doing? Oh. Wait, you said, “going?” As such? You mean like, as it is? “Currently?” Like, “Currently, how’s it going?” Oh. Yeah. Right. Hmmm. Like uh, like,…
Life Together Thanksgiving with Hartley and Kelly Wright
Smooth sailing. Sorta. Well not really. This week, as we continue our series on Gratitude, we’ll hear from our teammate, Kelly Wright and her husband Hartley as they share about…
Exploring the Enneagram – Gratitude
Welcome to Exploring the Enneagram – the conversation podcast! Kelly Wright is a certified Enneagram Teacher and Facilitator as well as a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Facilitator and…
Odds and Ends
Week of November 15, 2021 [Thoughts on Gratitude] 0
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXIV – Zach apologizes (sort of) for his mistakes. Plus the guys talk taunting, fighting, Aaron Rodgers, and the man who saved football. Thanks for listening on . .…
Waiting for the Next Thing: Gratitude Over Impatience
By Morgan Stoecklein I’ll start by sharing this: I’ve gotten everything I’ve ever wanted. That’s not intended to be a brag, in fact, that’s just an embarrassing truth. The college…
Life Together Thanksgiving with Walt Walton
The birth of a child is often filled with celebration, wonder, and thanksgiving. The birth of Hezekiah Shepherd was to be no different, but the long journey which proceeded his…
Thunder Rolling Down a Mountain
By Ellen Nimmo Tell me if this ever happens to you. You’re going along, it’s an ordinary day, but then someone says something to you with what feels like an…
Odds and Ends
Week of 11/08/2021 0
Living a Quiet Life
By Brock Bondurant 1 Thessalonians 4:11 – “… aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,” “Living a…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXIII – Derek or David? Confusion ensues. Plus the guys talk through a tragic accident, breakdown the Missouri-Georgia “match-up,” and size up MPJ’s early season struggle. Fruit flies in…
A Song in the Night: Gratitude Over Entitlement
By Matt Gordon Having read Game of Thrones, I was intrigued when the books were adapted as a television show. Rather than watch it, I watched the world watch it.…
Crowd Control
By Matt Gordon Life gets crowded, doesn’t it? I ventured to a LEGO store recently, which is always good for a laugh. I admire the diminutive yet solid structures, the…
Life Together Thanksgiving with Cole and Morgan Stoecklein
Know what doesn’t spell gratitude? Cat poop. On the other hand, sometimes the crappier scenes in life can lead us past the poop to something else, something different, a grateful…
Exploring the Enneagram – Fours
Welcome to Exploring the Enneagram – the conversation podcast! Kelly Wright is a certified Enneagram Teacher and Facilitator as well as a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Facilitator and…
Wonderfully Made, Intricately Woven
By Brock Bondurant Psalm 139:13-16 – “13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and…
Odds and Ends
Week of November 1, 2021 0
Auntie!
By Matt Gordon It happens to all of us. We are born. Then we begin forging relationships. We marry—or we don’t. Get a job—or we don’t. Then, at some point…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXII – Zach visits a fake doctor who tells him he has “head issues.” Despite the phoniness of his physician, Zach proves her diagnosis correct when a good old-fashioned…
Good Grief
By Walt Walton My heart is heavy and I don’t know exactly how to deal with this grief I can’t even find the words to encourage my wife, when I…
Ring of Sin
By Matt Gordon This morning I had a text from a proud friend. His son had chosen a Halloween costume to this friend’s liking—or perhaps the costume had chosen him.…
Book It (Halloween Edition): Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Odds and Ends
Week of October 25, 2021 0
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LXI – Sports is . . . BACK. So it the NHL, NBA, and Mizzou (?). The guys talk all of this and have an inside scoop/guess/fabrication about the…
Sunday Rides
By Karen Grindler Karen Grindler founded Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center in 1988, and has devoted her life to providing equestrian therapy to the people of Mid-Missouri ever since. Karen,…
Exploring the Enneagram – Harmony Triad
Welcome to Exploring the Enneagram – the conversation podcast! Kelly Wright is a certified Enneagram Teacher and Facilitator as well as a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Facilitator and…
Odds and Ends
Week of October 18, 2021 0
God is God. I Am Not.
By Brock Bondurant Psalm 16:6 – The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Everywhere I look I am being told how great…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LX – The guys talk over the Gruden emails and plan Matt’s Survivor audition video and strategy once he’s on the show, which of course includes intentionally getting diarrhea.…
I Like Big Words
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…
Up and to the Right
By Matt Gordon I helped with an event last week. I’m not good at much, but over the years I’ve found an almost flawless expertise at holding a door open…
Odds and Ends
Week of October 11, 2021 0
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LIX – DOOOOOMMMMMMM! And poetry. The guys reflect on the Cards loss, recent travels to see Mizzou lose, and put their hope, ironically, in a team called the Blues.…
Segue
By Walt Walton Now days it seems that every moment is pivotal The worlds still dealing with forbidden fruit, the enemies digital You have to watch what you say and…
My Dusty Companion
By Ellen Nimmo I won the horse on a bet. The bet was rigged and far less interesting a story in itself. But the horse? What a ride. When I…
Sports!!!!!!! – Special Edition
On this special edition, the guys preview Cards-Dodgers and make predictions. Back Friday for a regular episode of . . . SPORTS!!!!!!!! 0
Odds and Ends
Week of October 4, 2021 0
Open Windows
By Brock Bondurant Daniel 6:10 – When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward…
Exploring the Enneagram – Sub-Types
Welcome to Exploring the Enneagram – the conversation podcast! Kelly Wright is a certified Enneagram Teacher and Facilitator as well as a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Facilitator and…
Odds and Ends
Week of September 27, 2021 0
Window Pain
By Walt Walton Hard to see clear through the window pain, it often made my judgment so cloudy Like judging a book by its cover, there’s nothing that they know…
Even the Winds and Waves Obey Him
By Kelly Wright Even the Winds and Waves Obey Him Holding on through the Storm I hate storms. Recently I watched as Hurricane Ida ripped through Louisiana, eerily on the…
Exploring the Enneagram – Sixes
Welcome to Exploring the Enneagram – the conversation podcast! Kelly Wright is a certified Enneagram Teacher and Facilitator as well as a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Facilitator and…
Odds and Ends
Week of September 20, 2021 0
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LVIII – The guys talk being the fan of the away team, Mizzou football’s chances of going undefeated as they sit at (1-1), the Chiefs’ video game offense, and…
You Got Served
By Matt Gordon I have a new favorite server. She is my favorite server because you can’t say “waitress” anymore and because she is totally nuts. I’ve had the honor…
Odds and Ends
Week of September 13, 2021 0
Fasting
By Brock Bondurant Luke 4:1-4 – 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit… was led by the Spirit into the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the…
Sports!!!!!!!
Episode LVII – Zach ranks fruit and calls Matt out for “being all over the place.” Plus more Mizzou football talk, Cardinals baseball, and all the Jacksonville Jaguars talk you…
A Waking Dream Come True
By Matt Gordon Yesterday I witnessed an amazing spectacle. Years ago my entire company stopped everything to watch an especially noteworthy eclipse. I’ve stood on the rim of the Grand…
Taking Offense . . . Wisely
By Matt Gordon I read an article this week about a group of people who were offended about something. That is a vague sentence because by the article’s finale, I…
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