Upstream with Jim and Jon

By Jim and Jon

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Episodes: 160

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Father and son conversations about following Jesus in post-Christian America. New episodes on the first Friday of the month.

Episode Date
Season 2 Finale - How to Build a Life You Love
Mar 07, 2025
Season 2, Episode 11 - Why is Change so Rare Among Christians?
Feb 07, 2025
Season 2, Episode 10 - Looking Back, Looking Forward
Jan 03, 2025
Season 2, Episode 9 - What the World Wants from the Church (A Conclave Analysis)
Dec 06, 2024
Season 2, Episode 8 - Letters to our Past Selves
Nov 01, 2024
Season 2, Episode 7 - All About Meaning
Oct 04, 2024
Season 2, Episode 6 - The Will of God, and the Power of the Spirit
Sep 06, 2024
Season 2, Episode 5 - Marriage, Anxiety, and Christian Excellence
Aug 02, 2024
Season 2, Episode 4.5 - More on Free Grace and Abiding
Jul 12, 2024
Season 2, Episode 4 - Free Grace, Abiding, and Ambition
Jul 05, 2024
Season 2, Episode 3 - Sabbath Living, Authority, and the De-Churched
Jun 07, 2024
Season 2, Episode 2 - Boundaries, Assurance, and Meaning
May 03, 2024
Season 2, Episode 1 - We're Back!
Apr 05, 2024
Episode 147 - Goodbye For Now!
Feb 21, 2022
Episode 146 - The Listener Q&A Special!
Feb 14, 2022
Episode 145 - Truly, the Heart of the Matter
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 144 - What Makes Up Human Nature?
Jan 31, 2022
Episode 143 - Jon's Thoughts on 'Lessons From the Saints'
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 142 - The One Thing That Can Change Everything
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 141 - Let's Talk About the Wrath of God
Jan 10, 2022
Episode 140 - What is Really Worth Fighting For?
Jan 03, 2022
Episode 139 - The New Year's Special
Dec 27, 2021
Episode 138 - How to Be a Great American
Dec 20, 2021
Episode 137 - A Fresh Look at 'Bearing Fruit'
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 136 - What it Looks Like to Live by Faith
Dec 06, 2021
Episode 135 - Exploring the Inner Life
Nov 29, 2021
Episode 134 - How Culture Gets Made
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 133 - Where is the Abundant Life Jesus Promised Me?
Nov 15, 2021
Episode 132 - Some Things are Just Plain Obvious
Nov 08, 2021
Episode 131 - Christianity is Not, and Never Has Been, the Majority Culture
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 130 - The Western Church is Dead, but You can Resurrect it!
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 129 - The Three Temptations You Must Overcome
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 128 - The Gift Jesus Wants for You
Oct 11, 2021
Episode 127 - Christian Influencers and Other Oxymorons
Oct 04, 2021
Episode 126 - A Whack on the Side of the Head
Sep 27, 2021
Episode 125 - What is Holiness?
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 124 - Are There People Whom God Hates?
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 123 - The Blind Spots of American Christianity, ft. Tim Southerland
Sep 06, 2021
Episode 122 - Finding the Humanity of The Other
Aug 30, 2021
Episode 121 - A Guide to Finding Your Purpose, pt. 3
Aug 23, 2021
Episode 120 - The Un-American Response to Sinners
Aug 16, 2021
Episode 119 - Jon Thoughts, August 9
Aug 09, 2021
Episode 118 - How to Know You're Ready for the Return of Jesus
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 117 - Why Would I Become a Catholic? ft. Jon Corcoran
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 116 - A Guide to Finding Your Purpose, pt. 2
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 115 - A Guide to Finding Your Purpose
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 114 - What is a Disciple? Are You One?
Jul 05, 2021
Episode 113 - Learning to Let Jesus Lead
Jun 28, 2021
Episode 112 - What's the Deal with Faith and Works?
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 111 - Long Distance Family Dynamics, feat. Tim Ladd
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 110 - Our Greatest Concerns for the Country
Jun 07, 2021
Episode 109 - Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
May 31, 2021
Episode 108 - When Should a Christian Take a Stand?
May 24, 2021
Episode 107 - How Does God View My Sin?
May 17, 2021
Episode 106 - Finding God's Help in Life's Disruptions
May 10, 2021
Episode 105 - Jim Thoughts, May 3
May 03, 2021
Episode 104 - Two-Year Listener Q&A Special
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 103 - How do I Discover Who I Am?
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 102 - Following Jesus is a Life of Tension
Apr 12, 2021
Episode 101 - Understanding the 'Anxiety Generation'
Apr 05, 2021
Episode 100 - Why You Should do the 12 Steps
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 99 - What is the Role of the Church in Culture?
Mar 22, 2021
Episode 98 - Fumbling Your Way to God ft. Jon Corcoran
Mar 15, 2021
Episode 97 - The Awesome Power of 'And'
Mar 08, 2021
Episode 96 - 10 Questions that Inform Your Identity
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 95 - Jim and Jon Debate on Cancel Culture
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 94 - Is America a Christian Nation? Should it Be?
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 93 - Jon Thoughts, February 8
Feb 08, 2021
Episode 92 - How to Make Real Change in Your Life
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 91 - Why did Jesus Talk About Money so Much?
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 90 - Should Christians be Optimists or Realists?
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 89 - Trying to Explain the Ravi Zacharias Story
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 88 - Why is Being a Human so Hard?
Jan 04, 2021
Episode 87 - Approaching 2021 with Confidence
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 86 - Jon Thoughts, December 21
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 85 - 8 Ways to Practice the Presence of God
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 84 - Healthy Sexuality ft. Rodney Wright
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 83 - Practicing Boundaries in Committed Relationships
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 82 - Jim and Jon's 10 Rules for Life
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 81 - Three Ways Jesus Brings Clarity to the Old Testament
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 80 - Why We Love America and You Should Too
Nov 09, 2020
Episode 79 - Some Biblical Bad News that is Actually Good News
Nov 02, 2020
Episode 78 - Is Belief all I Need to be Saved?
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 77 - Is 'The Social Dilemma' Legit?
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 76 - Three Inspiring Metaphors
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 75 - Why isn't Everybody Doing the Francis Chan Thing?
Oct 05, 2020
Episode 74 - Finding the Father in Your Pain
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 73 - The Four Essentials for Mental Health
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 72 - Bringing Order to a Chaotic Life ft. Ryan Betz
Sep 14, 2020
Episode 71 - Are Dana Coverstone's Dreams Prophetic?
Sep 07, 2020
Episode 70 - Do I Need to Forgive to be Forgiven?
Aug 31, 2020
Episode 69 - 3 Crucial Questions
Aug 24, 2020
Episode 68 - Can I Fall out of God's Grace?
Aug 17, 2020
Episode 67 - The Cost and Reward of Following Jesus
Aug 10, 2020
Episode 66 - Millennial Men feat. Michael Womack and Jordan King
Aug 03, 2020
Episode 65 - Can Faith and Doubt Coexist?
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 64 - Jim Thoughts, July 20
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 63 - What to do When You Can't Please Anybody
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 62 - Jon Thoughts, July 6
Jul 06, 2020
Episode 61 - Is Real Change Even Possible?
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 60 - The Power of Personal Responsibility
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 59 - How "Counter-Culture" Should Christians Be?
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 58 - 6 Small Conversations on Race
Jun 08, 2020
Episode 57 - How to go Big by going Small (Oikochurch)
Jun 01, 2020
Episode 56 - How Culture Thinks About Right and Wrong
May 25, 2020
Episode 55 - Will I Ever Not Struggle with Sin Management?
May 18, 2020
Episode 54 - Should Christians Own Guns?
May 11, 2020
Episode 53 - Should Americans Risk Their Lives for the Economy?
May 04, 2020
Episode 52 - The Past, Present, and Future of Upstream
Apr 27, 2020
Episode 51 - Predictions for a Post-COVID World
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 50 - How Radical Should My Life Be?
Apr 13, 2020
Episode 49 - The Psychology of Crisis
Apr 06, 2020
Episode 48 - Choosing God's Plan for your Life over your Own
Mar 30, 2020
Episode 47 - Tips to Keep You Sane During Quarantine
Mar 23, 2020
Episode 46 - Faith Over Fear During COVID19
Mar 13, 2020
Episode 45 - Why are Faith-Engaged People Attending Church Less?
Mar 09, 2020
Episode 44 - What's the Deal with 'Fear and Trembling?'
Mar 02, 2020
Episode 43 - The Difference between Christians and Disciples
Feb 24, 2020
Episode 42 - Nine Lies You Believe About Work
Feb 17, 2020
Episode 41 - On Fate, Empathy, and Human Complexity
Feb 10, 2020
Episode 40 - Help My Unbelief
Feb 03, 2020
Episode 39 - How can I Choose Happiness?
Jan 27, 2020
Episode 38 - Gen. Z Career Aspirations feat. Alex Cloninger
Jan 20, 2020
Episode 37 - How should Christians feel about Donald Trump?
Jan 13, 2020
Episode 36 - How to do New Year Resolutions Right
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 35 - Millennial Womanhood ft. Bethany Ladd
Dec 30, 2019
Episode 34 - Tips for Tough Christmases
Dec 23, 2019
Episode 33 - Is American Christianity going Extinct?
Dec 16, 2019
Episode 32 - Do I Need to Observe the Sabbath?
Dec 09, 2019
Episode 31 - I know Jesus, why am I still Depressed?
Dec 02, 2019
Episode 30 - What's the Deal with Sin Management?
Nov 25, 2019
Episode 29 - On the John Crist Scandal
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 28 - Are there Moral Absolutes in Life?
Nov 11, 2019
Episode 27 - On the Conversion of Kanye West
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 26 - Should Christians go to Bars?
Oct 28, 2019
Episode 25 - Is there a 'Standard of Living Limit' for Christians?
Oct 21, 2019
Episode 24 - What are God's top priorities for my Life?
Oct 14, 2019
Episode 23 - Are Some Christians going to Hell?
Oct 07, 2019
Episode 22 - Conflict and Support in Relationships
Sep 30, 2019
Episode 21 - Help, I'm in a Quarter Life Crisis!
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 20 - How do I Help Family who don't know Jesus?
Sep 16, 2019
Episode 19 - How do I Witness to my Friends?
Sep 09, 2019
Episode 18 - Why Don't Most Adults have Good Friends?
Sep 02, 2019
Episode 17 - Finding God in your Suffering
Aug 26, 2019
Episode 16 - Am I Allowed to have Doubts?
Aug 19, 2019
Episode 15 - What is the Meaning of Life?
Aug 12, 2019
Episode 14 - Why is the Holy Spirit so Divisive?
Aug 06, 2019
Episode 13 - What is Modern Masculinity?
Jul 29, 2019
Episode 12 - Should Christians watch Game of Thrones?
Jul 22, 2019
Episode 11 - Why are our Generations so Different?
Jul 15, 2019
Episode 10 - Can you trust the Wisdom of Non-Christians?
Jul 08, 2019
Episode 9 - Help! I have all these Feelings!
Jul 01, 2019
Episode 8 - Is Your Job a Calling from God?
Jun 24, 2019
Episode 7 - Why is Making Decisions so Hard?
Jun 17, 2019
Episode 6 - What are the Secrets of a 35-Year Marriage?
Jun 10, 2019
Episode 5 - What Your Favorite Movies Say About You
Jun 07, 2019
Episode 4 - How Does Free Will Work Under a Sovereign God?
May 27, 2019
Episode 3 - Is The Church Necessary?
May 27, 2019
Episode 2 - Why Does Jon Hate Politics?
May 16, 2019
Episode 1 - Does God Want Abundance For Everyone?
May 14, 2019